Christianity – Sermon Illustration Ideas

A Modern-Day Blasphemy

Blasphemy, Christianity, Dangerous, Salvation, Sin

A modern-day accusation of blasphemy took place in 1966, when John Lennon stated in an interview, “Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink….

Starter Pack

Christian Life, Christianity, Community, Conformity, Culture, Stereotype

Social media offered up some hilarious takes on a starter pack for whatever stereotype, trend, or subculture someone might identify with. Like the “hip…

Boiling A Frog

Christianity, Complacency, Cultural Idolatry, Idolatry

Folk wisdom used to say that when you boil you a frog, you don’t throw it directly into the boiling water. Instead, you throw…

What Makes A Christian

Christian, Christianity, Church, Faith, Genuine Faith, Nationalism

Imagine a child thinking they’re a car because they spent the night in a garage. This, of course, would be comical and immature. However,…

If There Was No Resurrection

Christian Life, Christianity, Faith, Hope, Meaning, Resurrection

Let’s say you knew it was going to rain and you even saw the storm clouds on the horizon. But you decide you are…

Build-A-Faith

Belief, Christianity, Faith, Following Jesus, genuine

Have you ever had been to a Build-A-Bear store? At these attractions throughout the United States, you can customize a teddy bear or other…

Visible Gospel

Adoption, Child of God, Christianity, God's Love, Love, The Gospel

Christian music artist Steven Curtis Chapman has adopted three daughters from China. He calls adoption “visible gospel” and says, “Until we adopted Shaohannah, I…

Missing Pieces

Christianity, Perception, Reality, Theology, Worldview

Puzzles are a great way to view worldviews, especially because they’re made up of many individual pieces. When all the pieces fit together, you’re…

Believing The Unseen

Belief, Christianity, Faith, Jesus

Do you believe in Santa Claus? While the idea of Santa can seem strange for a discussion about Jesus it brings up a good point…

Tune-Up

Beliefs, Christianity, Doctrine, Faith, Heresy, The Bible, The Church, Truth

Do you give your car a tune-up every year? You check the oil, fluids, tires, and make sure that everything is working properly. If…