1 Corinthians 10:13 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Fishing For You

1 Corinthians 10:13, Bait, Ephesians 4:27, Ephesians 6:11, Fishing, Hebrews 2:18, James 1:12, James 4:7, Lure, Mark 14:38, Matthew 26:41, Patience, Spiritual Life, Temptation, The Devil

Have you ever been fishing? Patience is a key virtue to good fishermen. It’s hard to be a good fisherman and have “fisherman’s ADD.”…

Distractors

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Corinthians 7:35, 1 John 2:15, Colossians 3:1-2, Distraction, Ephesians 5:15-16, Evangelism, Friendships, Hebrews 12:2, Influence, Like 8:7, Luke 10:38-42, Mark 4:19, Matthew 14:28-31, Matthew 7:7-11, Obedience, Prayer, Praying, Proverbs 4:25, Relationships, Romans 12:2, Technology

Technology advances have played a vital role in resources that have enhanced our quality of life, but technology has also become a significant distractor…

Led Not Into Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 2:16, Evil, God, God's Character, God's Goodness, Good, Hebrews 2:18, Hebrews 4:15, James 1:12-16, James 4:7, Luke 22:40, Mark 14:38, Matthew 26:41, Overcoming, Temptation, Victory

How would you feel if your personal trainer, who is supposed to hold you accountable to your health goals, began to tempt you with…

Changing What You Crave

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Desires, Discipline, Flesh, Hebrews 2:18, James 4:7, Lust, Psalm 119:11, Psalm 37:4-5, Removing, Resisting Temptation, Romans 12:1-2, Sinful Nature, Temptation

In his article, “Want to Be Healthier? Change Your Taste Buds,” Michael Greger shares that our taste buds can change once we remove certain…

Battles We Continue To Fight

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Battle, Galatians 2:20, Identity, New Life, Now And Not Yet, Philippians 2:13, Romans 7, Romans 8:1, Salvation, Sanctification, Sinful Nature, Struggles With Sin

Romans 6:8-14 captures the central tension of the Christian life on earth: we have died to sin, but we still sin. Why do we…

Temptation Spiral

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 4:4, 1 Peter 5:8-11, Apathy, Effects of Sin, Hebrews 2:17-18, James 1:14-15, James 4:7, Jesus, Matthew 26:41, Matthew 26:411 Corinthians 10:13, Overcoming Temptation, Sin, Strength, Temptation, Victory

Temptation is everywhere! It can be easy to succumb, but there’s a lesson to be learned from this humorous sketch from the TV show Portlandia….

Tamed

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 John 5:4, Already And Not Yet, Conquer, Fallen World, Genesis 4:7, God's Love, Hope, John 16:33, Protection, Romans 8:37, Romans 8:38-39, Spiritual Attack, Tamed, Victory

Until Jesus comes again, we will still face threats of spiritual attack. But there’s an important way to distinguish these continued threats from the…

Stranger Things and the Power of Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13, Deception, Gradual, James 1:13-18, John 8:6, Luke 11:4, Luke 22:40, Matthew 6:13, Relationship, Sin, Temptation

In the Netflix show Stranger Things (Season 2, Episode 3), Dustin finds a strange little creature in his trash can. He takes it home…

The Benefits of Self-Control

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Corinthians 9:25, 2 Timothy 1:7, Benefit, Fighting, Love, Perseverance, Proverbs 16:32, Reward, Romans 12:1-2, Self-Control, Sin, Struggle, Temptation, United

In the 1970s, psychologist Walter Mischel conducted an experiment where he gave a group of children the choice to either eat a cookie immediately…

Distractors

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Corinthians 7:35, 1 John 2:15, Colossians 3:1-2, Distraction, Ephesians 5:15-16, Evangelism, Friendships, Hebrews 12:2, Influence, Luke 10:38-42, Luke 8:7, Mark 4:19, Matthew 14:28-31, Matthew 7:7-11, Obedience, Praying, Proverbs 4:25, Relationships, Romans 12:2, Technology

Technology advances have played a vital role in resources that have enhanced our quality of life, but technology has also become a significant distractor…

Temptation Avalanche

1 Corinthians 10:13, Consequence, Disobedience, Faith, Grace, James 1:13-18, James 4:1-4, Luke 11:4, Luke 22:40, Luke 4:13, Matthew 6:13, Pride, Redemption, Sin, Temptation, Trouble, Trust, Trust in God

Giving in to one temptation can lead to an avalanche of more and more trouble. This video from CBS News shows one snowboarder’s bad…

Unrealistic Expectations

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 1:8-10, Authenticity, Confession, Expectations, Grace, Hebrews 4:16, Honesty, James 4:6, Love, Mistakes, Propitiation, Romans 3:23, Sin, The Law

“‘Our findings indicate that in a society that emphasizes academic excellence… parents may set unrealistically high expectations on their children,’ Hong said in a…