1 Corinthians 12:27 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

1 Corinthians 12:27

Spiritual Ancestry

1 Corinthians 12:27, Ancestry, Children of God, Christ's Sacrifice, Colossians 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:5, Family, Genesis 1:27, Grace, Identity, Jeremiah 1:5, John 1:12, Our Future, Past, Restoration, Romans 15:7, Romans 6:6

In recent years, discovering family trees has grown in popularity. People want to know where they come from to help them understand who they…

Live In Community

1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Acts 9:31-32, Body of Believers, Body of Christ, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Church, Colossians 3:16, Community, Ephesians 4:11-13, Forgiveness, Hebrews 10:24-25, Living in Community, Matthew 18:20, Psalm 133:1, Romans 12:4-5, Unity

In one of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues, the St. Crispin’s Day speech from Henry V, King Henry inspires his soldiers in the face of…

The Church Is Faulty

1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:13, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Church, Colossians 1:18, Colossians 1:24, Community, Ephesians 2:19-22, Ephesians 4:4, Imperfect People, Loving God, Loving Others, Relationships, Romans 12:4-5

“The church is faulty, but that is no excuse for your not joining it, if you are the Lord’s. Nor need your own faults…

Past Acceptance

1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 John 3:1-2, Abundance, Acceptance, Colossians 2:9-10, Faith, Forgiveness, Future, John 1:12, Life, Love, Movie, Past, Promise, Romans 15:7

In the movie Hitch, Will Smith’s character says, “You can’t really know where you’re going, until you know where you’ve been.” In Christ, we…

Side By Side

1 Corinthians 12:27, Colossians 1:24, Community, Engagement, Ephesians 1:22, Ephesians 2:19-22, Local Church, Ministry, Parachurch, Partnership, Plan, Purpose, Romans 12:4-5, Unity, Vision

When speaking of churches, parachurches come to mind, as well. Parachurches are meant to work alongside the local church to help reach a wider…

Who Are You?

1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 John 3:1-3, 1 Peter 2:9, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Answer, Certainty, Challenge, Confidence in Christ, Confrontation, Galatians 2:20, Identity, Proposal, Purpose, Response, Thoughtful

A priest was confronted by a soldier while he was walking down a road in pre-revolutionary Russia. The soldier, aiming his rifle at the…

Shifting Identity

1 Corinthians 12:27, Accomplishments, Colossians 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:5, Genesis 1:27, Identity, Identity in Christ, Insecure, Jeremiah 1:5, John 1:12, Purpose, Romans 15:7, Self-Confidence, Value, Worth

All other sources for our value, worth, and purpose are transient and unstable except for our identity in Christ. We might be tempted to…

Disenfranchised People

1 Corinthians 12:27, Advocate, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 3:15, Community, Ephesians 2:19-22, Ephesians 4:15-16, Faith, Faithful, Gospel, Hope, Local Church, Love, Pro-Life, Support

In the book, God’s Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights, Charles Marsh shares the stories of men and women of faith and…

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