Sermon Illustrations

Category: Nicky Gumbel

  • Battling to triumph

    Battling to triumph

    From the moment of choice to the moment of triumph, there were many battles. This is the pattern in the Bible. First comes the call, then the problems. Finally, there is the fulfilment. In between, you need to keep persevering and trusting. Nicky Gumbel – UK Vicar, Alpha Course (1955- )Click to Tweet

  • Holiness humour and humility

    Holiness humour and humility

    Holiness is not the same thing as intensity. Intensity is not a fruit of the Holy Spirit! The ability to laugh at yourself is key to holiness. A sense of humour is the link between holiness and humility. Robby Dawkins – UK Vicar, Alpha Course (1955- )Click to Tweet

  • Regret, fear, worry, faith

    Regret, fear, worry, faith

    Regret looks back. Fear looks around. Worry looks in. Faith looks up. Nicky Gumbel – UK Vicar, Alpha Course (1955- )Click to Tweet

  • Be generous

    Make it your aim to be the most generous person you know. Be generous with your money, your possessions, your time and your love. You cannot out-give God. The more you give the more you will harvest and the more you will enjoy the favour of God on your life. Nicky Gumbel – UK Vicar,…

  • Follow me

    Jesus invited Philip, ‘follow me’. The Greek word for ‘to follow’ means not only ‘to walk in the footsteps’ but also to accompany, to be with. Jesus invites you, too, to a deep, personal friendship with him. Nicky Gumbel – UK Vicar, Alpha Course (1955- )Click to Tweet

  • Don’t remove all doubt

    Abraham Lincoln said, ‘It is better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt!’ Nicky Gumbel – UK Vicar, Alpha Course (1955- )Click to Tweet

  • Attitude to money

    As Billy Graham put it, ‘If a person gets their attitude towards money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in their life.’ Nicky Gumbel – UK Vicar, Alpha Course (1955- )Click to Tweet

  • Compartmentalised life

    James Cameron, producer of the movie Titanic, says, ‘The Titanic is a metaphor of life. We are all on the Titanic.’ When the Titanic set sail in 1912, it was declared to be ‘unsinkable’ because it was constructed using a new technology. The ship’s hull was divided into sixteen watertight compartments. Up to four of…

  • Self

    A person wrapped up in themselves makes a very small package Nicky Gumbel – UK Vicar, Alpha Course (1955- )Click to Tweet

  • Aim for perfection

    ‘Aim for perfection’ (2 Corinthians 13:11), writes the apostle Paul. This is very different from ‘perfectionism’. Perfectionism is ‘a personality trait characterised by a person’s striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluation and concerns regarding others’ evaluations’. It leads to a fear of failure and making mistakes. It…