Christian Walk – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Finishing The Race

Christian Walk, Finish the race, Hard Circumstances, Hope, Race, Reward, Training

When Paul described the Christian walk, he sometimes likened it to a race. Using the images of the Roman Colosseum, he pictures us running…

Hiking

Christian Life, Christian Walk, Community, Walk

Hiking alone can be very dangerous for a number of reasons. Most of the dangers can be summed up with this: If you get…

“Florida or Bust”

Christian Walk, Focus, Mindfulness, Scripture

Ruthlessly keeping God in the center of our mind is like the “Florida or Bust” bumper stickers. Roadtrippers are known for declaring their destination…

Simple Practices

Christian Walk, Discipline, Disciplines, Faith, Spiritual Disciplines

The church and her people are imperfect. One of the first things the Holy Spirit impresses upon us as we move toward salvation is…

Under Construction

Building, Christian Life, Christian Walk, Construction, Relationship with God

To be a Christian is to be under construction. If you ever build something, don’t expect it will go smoothly. You’ll probably be disappointed!…

Expectation vs Reality

Christian Life, Christian Walk, Difficulty, Expectations

The Christian life can be like an expectation vs. reality meme or a DIY show, where people think they have it all figured out,…

Searching For Treasure

Christian Life, Christian Walk, Seeking, Seeking God, Treasure

When geocaching (searching for hidden treasures in your community, placed there by other people who like to geocache), it is often easy to lose…

Navigating Our World

Christian Walk, Corporate Worship, Spiritual Life, The World, Worship

When you walk in a room in your home, you don’t usually have to think about where the furniture is. Your brain doesn’t have…

Stagnate

Christian Walk, Complacency, Destruction, Faith, Growth, Maturity, Sin, Soul, Stagnate, The Heart

When water stagnates and is not active in any way, there is all kinds of potential for rotten things like diseases and the insects…

An Abundance Of Love

Abundance, Chaos, Christian Walk, Conversion, Expression, Followers, Galatians 2:20, Imagination, John 13:34-35, Love, Psalm 136:26, Romans 5:2-5, Romans 5:8, Searching, Triune

Joseph Loconte’s book, The Searchers: A Quest for Faith in the Valley of Doubt, is an exploration of what happened during the conversion on…

A New Temple

1 Timothy 3:15, Acts 20:28, Christian Walk, Corporate, Earth, Ephesians 2:20-22, Equipped, Heaven, Hebrews 3:6, Holy Spirit, Individual, Kingwood of God, New Temple, Romans 12:5, The Church

“Those in whom the Spirit comes to live are God’s new Temple. They are, individually and corporately, places where heaven and earth meet.”– N.T. Wright,…

Put Your Mask On First

2 Peter 2:1-2, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Christian Walk, Faith, Growing, Holy Spirit, James 1:22, Joshua 1:8, Knowledge, Psalm 119:105, Responsibility, Safety, Self-Care, The Gospel, Witnessing Effectively

Whenever flight attendants review airplane safety before the plane takes off, they always say some version of, “In case of an emergency if oxygen…

The Shepherd’s Voice

Body of Christ, Christian Life, Christian Walk, Discipleship, Flock, John 10:14, Leading, Luke 6:40, Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 9:36, Psalm 119:176, Service, Sheep, Shepherd, Teaching

In a guest blog post for Christianity Today, Carol Pipes wrote, “Sheep get a bad rap for their flock mentality, but God created them…