illustrations – Page 5 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Healthy Fear

Beliefs, dangers, healthy fear

In the movie Fearless (directed by Peter Weir, Warner Bros., 1993), a plane crash survivor develops the distorted belief that he is impervious to pain and…

Discipline for Success

Discipline, Equipped, journey to sucess, Loving, prepare, sucess

In verse 5, Moses envisages Israel as a child of God whom God disciplines on the basis and for the sake of love. In…

Same Journey, Only Different

in reverse, jacob, Moses, same journey

The contrast between Jacob’s itinerary and Moses’s might remind us of the driving procedures and traffic laws in the UK, as contrasted with the…

Endless Desert

Adversity, Desert, destination, way back

Inspired by real events, the movie The Way Back (directed by Peter Weir, Newmarket Films, 2010) tells the story of a group of ravaged war prisoners,…

Human Yoke

burden, Life, Wisdom, yoke

How do we take up this easy yoke? Oftentimes, we imagine the yoke used in farming, where it is shared between two animals to…

Study Meditation

apply, meditate, Meditation, Process, Study, understand

Students already have experience in the practical aspect of meditation. If meditating is to think about things in order to process, understand, and apply…

Time for Prayer

Confession, Prayer, Reflection, stillness

Have you ever felt too busy to pray? You may find time to make a quick plea in traffic or before you take an…

Appropriately Self-Centered

adolescent, contributing members of society, Development, egocentrism, Empathy, Humility, Self-centered, Serve, Service

Did you know that our brains aren’t fully developed until our mid- to late twenties? So the idea that every person, especially adolescents and adults,…

Loneliness Vs. Being Alone

being alone, Desire, experiences, Loneliness, lonley, People, social connection

“Loneliness is the state of distress or discomfort that results when one perceives a gap between one’s desires for social connection and actual experiences…

FOMO

compulsive, concerns, Emotions, Fear, fear of missing out, fomo, Panic, scared, worries

“FOMO is a catchy acronym that stands for ‘fear of missing out.’ According to Urban Dictionary it is ‘the state of mental or emotional strain caused…

Missing the Shot

missed opportunity, overconfident, Pride, Prideful

Have you ever met someone who was confident in their ability but missed the shot when it was needed? In a scene from the…

A Pictures Worth

define, Expression, Feelings, Pictures, Thoughts

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Sometimes words fall short to express our thoughts and feelings. But we could also say that one…

Free from Chains

Chains, Freedom, help others, Prison

Envision that we are all locked in chains in a dungeon or a prison. It could look almost medieval. What would you do if…

Rooted

Foundation, never fall, Peace, Roots, Storms

How should we envision this peace we have in God? Picture a large oak tree in a field. A storm comes up and the…

Thanking God

awards, earned, ego, Pride, Selfish, Thankfulness

Have you ever found yourself desperately reaching out to God when things are going badly, but not so much—if at all—when things are going…

Returning to His Roots

abandon, celebrity, God's Purpose, Path of Life, return home, Roots

In Forever My Girl (directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf, LD Entertainment, 2018), Liam Page leaves the small town of St. Augustine, Louisiana—and abandons his bride, Josie…

Stuck in Autopilot

autopilot, Awareness, forgetting, Give Thanks, Praise, Worship

Benjamin Shaw tells of a worship service when the pastor had asked the congregation to close their hymnals after singing the opening hymn and…

Forget the Benefits

benefits, dat-to-day routine, forget, Lost, unused

Have you ever gotten to the end of the year and realized you haven’t made the most of all the benefits your school or…

Reassurance

Encouragement, Faithful, Friends, magical powers, reassurance, Timing

In the movie Hook (directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment, 1991), an adult Peter Pan returns to Neverland to save his children from a long-forgotten enemy….

Caught Being Your True Self

Bride, Bridesmaids, caught, closed doors, God Knows, Groom, misconduct, secrets, True Nature

One of the worst feelings is getting caught directly in the middle of committing misconduct, especially when we think we’re alone. People have said…