Acceptance – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Faith Not Luck

Acceptance, Community, experience forgiveness, Faith, have faith, Love

In his novel The River We Remember, William Kent Krueger explores the pasts of multiple characters and how in the present they struggle with…

The People We Least Expect

Acceptance, Love, Redemption, Testimony, Unlikely

In his guest blog post, Scott Sauls tells the story of a recovering addict who brought her two boys to worship, only to embarrass…

Rejection

Acceptance, Costs, Following Jesus, Rejection, Relationships

Has following Jesus ever left you feeling like an outcast from your friends, family, or those you interact with in your community? There are…

Unprepared

Acceptance, Being Used By God, Doubt, Preparation, Readiniess

Have you ever showed up somewhere only to realize you are unprepared for the situation? Maybe you didn’t bring the right tool to perform…

Choosing Faith

1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Timothy 1:12-14, Acceptance, Acts 10:15, Faith, Galatians 5:14, Grace, Gracious, Judgment, Matthew 22:39, Over-Achievement, Pressure, Struggle, The Gospel

One of Shauna Niequist’s books is called Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living. She seeks to…

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…

An Unconventional Family

1 Corinthians 12:26, 1 John 3:1-2, Acceptance, Choice, Difference, Embrace, Ephesians 2:19-22, Family, Family of God, Galatians 6:10, God's Love, John 13:34, Odd, Unconventional, Unique

Everyone has an unconventional family member. Call them what you will—odd, crazy, or unique. Here’s the big problem. You didn’t get to choose for…

The Marriage Premium

1 Corinthians 7:1-16, Acceptance, Children, Cohabitation, Culture, Ephesians 5:22-33, Flourishing, Genesis 2:22-24, God's Design, Marriage, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 5:18-19, Stability, Study, Truth

Christianity Today spoke with a sociology professor, Bradford Wilcox, and his colleagues about a study titled, “The Cohabitation-Go-Round: Cohabitation and Family Instability Across the Globe.”…

Living In Community

Acceptance, Colossians 3:12, Community, Empathy, Hospitality, Humility, James 2:13, Kindness, Luke 6:36, Mercy, Micah 6:8, Sacrifice, Selflessness, Titus 3:5, Welcome

One episode of the podcast Invisibilia highlighted the efficacy of community-based treatment for mental illness. In Geel, Belgium, families have “fostered” those with mental…

It Is Well With My Soul

1 Peter 5:10, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Acceptance, Courage, Faith, Future Glory, Gratitude, Hope, Humility, Psalm 147:11, Psalm 43:5, Romans 8:18, Suffering, Trial, Trusting God

“Hymnologist Kenneth Osbeck tells the story: ‘Desiring a rest for his wife and four daughters as well as wishing to join and assist Moody…