Dave Shrein – Page 2 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

The Farmer and His Field

Harvest, Heavenly Father, Kingdom of God, Soil

Our dependence on God shows the relationship we have with him. In the movie Gladiator, Maximus, though he is at first a general and then later…

Concentration

Attention, Image

Have you ever heard the saying that concentration breeds conformity? When you concentrate on something long enough, you begin to conform to that something. You…

Breathing Again

Breathing, David, Forgiveness, Redemption, Restoration, Sin

Have you ever almost drowned or known someone who has been in that position? It’s a pretty frightening scenario to be in. In that situation,…

The Perfect Place to Hide

Community, Honesty, Relationships, Social Media

Social media has become the photo album of the day, highlighting everyone’s best times and memories—and it feels upsetting. Why isn’t anyone being real?…

The Tyranny of the Urgent

Busyness, Distractions, Perspective, Prayer

In the 1960s, Charles Hummel wrote a small pamphlet that became widely used in business networks. It was entitled The Tyranny of the Urgent, and…

What We Deserve

Discipleship, Examination, Lent, Repentance, Sacrifice, Suffering

We do not live in a culture that elevates self-denial. Most often we are told we “deserve” to indulge, to be happy, to put…

Divine Work of Art

Divine, Salvation, Sanctification

In The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis writes of how pain can refine us and how though we would wish for it less, yet…

Collateral Damage

Community, Damage, Sin, Temptation

In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Edmund Pevensie allows jealousy and anger to bring him to betray his siblings to the White Witch, even…

Believing The Unseen

Belief, Christianity, Faith, Jesus

Do you believe in Santa Claus? While the idea of Santa can seem strange for a discussion about Jesus it brings up a good point…

Imitations

Imitations, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Life, The Heart

In our highly processed food society, it is easy to find goods that are cheap, fast, and lack any nutritional substance. You can get imitation…

Like A Boss

Humility, Servant, Servant-leadership, Washing Feet

True leadership is servant-leadership. Have you ever noticed a boss fulfilling a “small” task when no one else was there to do it? That’s servant-leadership….

Handle With Care

Scripture, The Bible, The Word, Truth

In battle, an unskilled swordsman runs the risk not only of injuring himself with his own blade but of injuring his comrade fighting next to…

The Infinite Gap

Redemption, Salvation, The Bridge

It is thinking that salvation is a human action that causes all our problems. In every decade and every century of history, humans have…

A Safe Escape

Escape, Overcoming, Provision, Temptation, Trusting God

The Lord’s way of escape always accompanies every temptation we face. “God is faithful … but with the temptation he will also provide the way…

The Lure of Sin

Overcoming Sin, Sin, Temptation, Trap

The fishing lure is an enticing bait designed to attract fish, yet it hides a dangerous hook. In the same way, the devil wants to…

Founder and Perfecter

Encouragement, Faith, Following Jesus, Hebrews, Parenting

Jesus is “the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). We may be able to understand this more in terms of a parent and…

Disciples Making Disciples

Community, Discipleship, Great Commission, Maturity

Remember that part of being a disciple is making disciples—obeying Jesus’s Matthew 28 command (which applies to us, as it endures “to the end…

Proof of Purchase

Christian Life, Discipleship, Salvation, Sanctification

Have you ever tried to return something to the store without a receipt? It can sometimes be a hassle, because your receipt is the easiest…

A Better Shepherd

Dependence, Guidance, Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Trusting God

On his blog, Tim Challies shares a story about four hundred sheep dying by walking off a cliff, one after another, while their shepherds…

Know His Voice

Dependence, Following Jesus, Knowing God, Sheep, Shepherd, Trusting God

Consider the relationship between a herd of sheep and their shepherd. A shepherd guides, nourishes, and protects the sheep of his flock. The role of…