Comparison – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Social Comparisons And Negative Well-Being

Comparison, Envy, Guilt, Mental Health, Negative Emotions, regret, Social Media

“Social media and teens using these platforms for comparison have a big downside: it can be detrimental to self-esteem, self-image, and well-being. In addition,…

Feeling Inadequate By Comparison

Comparison, God's Righteousness, Inadequacy, Relationships, Righteousness

In the sitcom The Good Place, Tahani Al-Jamil is beautiful, intelligent, a wonderful hostess, and a philanthropist with connections to many celebrities. However, she…

The Danger Of Envy

Comparison, Danger, Envy, Jealousy

Unchecked envy will inevitably blind us to the good gifts God has already given us. It will undermine our ability to fulfill the role…

The Competition

Comparison, Competing, Competition, Differences, Division, Marketing, The Church, Unity, Welcoming

In his article, “A ‘Different’ Kind of Church…’, Dave Terpstra observes that marketing techniques are frequently entering the church and putting many churches in…

Competitive Nature

1 Peter 4:10, 1 Samuel 18:7-9, Character, Colossians 3:23, Comparison, Envy, Gifts, James 3:16, Jealousy, John 3:27, Matthew 25:14-30, Others, Perspective, Philippians 2:3, Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 27:4, Sin, Stewardship, Talents

There are some crazy competitions out there, like pumpkin sailing and outhouse racing. See this article for more ridiculous competitions: https://www.si.com/more-sports/photos/2009/07/08-1most-ridiculous-competitions#21 . These competitions seem so…

Empowered To Sacrifice

Comparison, Contentious, David Livingstone, Empowerment, Explorer, Gain, Hebrews 10:34, Love, Luke 14:27, Luke 18:22, Luke 9:24, Matthew 10:37, Missionary, Respect, Sacrifice

David Livingstone is one of the more well-known missionaries and explorers to southern Africa. Though he is also known for being contentious and a…