Community – Page 3 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

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…

A New Chapter

Baptism, Christian Life, Community, Faith, Growth, New Life, Witness

Just as the commencement ceremony marks the beginning of a new chapter in life, so does baptism. It testifies that we have heard and…

Connected

Community, Connection, Health, The Body of Christ, The Church

“Within a shrouded New Zealand forest, a tree stump keeps itself alive by holding onto the roots of its neighboring trees, exchanging water and…

Church Family

Church Family, Community, Family, Family of God, The Church, Unity

The human family unit is meant to be a small model of how the family of God works. Christians are called to treat each…

Family Is Family

Church, Community, Family, Family of God, Relationships

Church is a bit like a family reunion. You don’t get to pick who is invited. Family is family. The church family is sometimes…

We’re All Equal Here

Church, Communion, Community, Equality, Unity

In an article on a general overview of the Lord’s Supper, John Armstrong gives a brief story showing how Communion brings all to the…

On The Same Team

Christian Life, Christian Unity, Community, The Church

The Christian life is a team sport, not an individual event. Imagine if a soccer team were full of players more interested in winning…

Making A Mess

Christians, Church, Community, Fellowship, Harmony, The Body of Christ, The Church, Unity

Toddlers can be funny to watch eat. They are still developing the coordination to hold their fork or spoon and then bring it to…

The Perfect Place to Hide

Community, Honesty, Relationships, Social Media

Social media has become the photo album of the day, highlighting everyone’s best times and memories—and it feels upsetting. Why isn’t anyone being real?…

Collateral Damage

Community, Damage, Sin, Temptation

In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Edmund Pevensie allows jealousy and anger to bring him to betray his siblings to the White Witch, even…

Disciples Making Disciples

Community, Discipleship, Great Commission, Maturity

Remember that part of being a disciple is making disciples—obeying Jesus’s Matthew 28 command (which applies to us, as it endures “to the end…

Costume Party

Church, Community, Connection, Vulnerability

Can you imagine hosting a dinner party where instead of having friends come over and share their lives with you, they came dressed for…

In Person

Church, Community, Gathering, Technology

While the internet provides very valuable tools, tutoring for our children, directions on fixing the washing machine, and online Bible studies galore, nothing can…

Better Together

Community, Journey, Opposition, Strength, Teamwork, The Church, Unity, Warfare

We are in a spiritual war (Ephesians 6:12–18) against our Enemy, the devil, who is out to devour us (1 Peter 5:8–9). If we…

Becoming Human

Beauty & The Beast, Church, Community, Human, Humanity, Individualism, Love, Movies, Redemption

In the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, we see the challenges that isolation and an unhealthy community can cause. “Initially, the most…

Meeting Needs

Belonging, Community, Generosity, Love, Loving Others, Needs, Serving Others, The Church, The Early Church

A benefit from the communion of the saints is the benefit of provision. That is present in Acts 2:44–45. This is a description of…

A Foretaste

Church, Community, Eternity, Foretaste, Hope, Now And Not Yet, Waiting

Christian communities are a place where we can have a foretaste of heaven here on earth. What’s a foretaste? Have you ever cooked bacon…

Into The Fire

Abuse, Addiction, Community, Death, Faith, God's Plan, Into The Fire, Others, Perseverance, Poverty, Preemeptive Love Coalition, Spiritual Growth, Testing, War

It is simple to talk about faith through the fire, but are we equipping ourselves now with the determination and willingness to advance His…

Every Part Matters

1 Corinthians 12, Community, Cooperation, Function, Part, Purpose, Serving Others, The Body, The Church, Unity

Have you ever had a car break down? A car has many parts that make it run effectively—like an engine, transmission, brakes, and electrical…

Lift Your Voice

1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:23-24, Community, Culture, Evangelism, Faith, Galatians 6:9, Isaiah 1:17, Job, Post-Christian, Proverbs 12:24, Psalm 34:14, Secular, Values, Work, Work Place

Mike Cosper interviews Christians working in various fields on his podcast Cultivated. He has interviewed musicians, a football player, a record producer, a judge,…