Confidence – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Shocking Boldness

Boldness, Confidence, Faith, Prayer, unconcerned

By most people’s standards, the disciples should have been scared after the experience of persecution they had just been through. Their boldness shocks us,…

Power of Trust

Confidence, Failure, Faith, Help, hesitant, Trust

Young children often seem to be fearless. They jump off couches or out of trees without hesitation. They believe they can run faster than…

The Right Decision

Confidence, Decisions, spiritual depression, Wisdom, Wrong

Earlier in the book, James warns the reader to ask God for wisdom and not be “double-minded” (James 1:5, 8). Like Jo March in…

Hope of Afterlife

Afterlife, Confidence, Eternity

Several recent television shows have tackled the question of eternal life with(very) limited success. The title of Ricky Gervais’s Netflix series After Life issome…

Sheep’s Perspective

Confidence, Eternity, Perspective

In a reflection on a walk in the English countryside, writer Laura Smit describesthe experience of seeing sheep. At a distance, they are “spectacularly…

A Confident Watchman

Confidence, Psalm, Psalm 130, Waiting, Watching, Watchman

Meditating on Psalm 130, Eugene Peterson tells a story about a job he had as a night watchman in a big building. He writes, “If…

Starting Something New

Anxious, Comfort, Confidence, Discomfort, Learning, New Beginning

Have you ever started something new and felt out of your depth? Whether it’s starting a new job or hobby or beginning at a…

Known By Your Decisions

Confidence, Decisions, Second Guessing

In the show Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David goes to the optometrist. While the doctor tests his eyesight with two different lenses, he can’t…

An Invisible Bridge

Belief, Certainty, Confidence, Faith, Trust

A scene from the 2020 animated movie Onward (directed by Dan Scanlon [Walt Disney Pictures, 2020]), shows the timid brother Ian being encouraged on…

Trust Fall

Belief, Chrsitianity, Confidence, Faith, Trust Fall, Trusting God

Have you ever tried a “trust fall”? It’s when a person will free-fall backward into the arms of someone or a group of people….

Faith In The Face of Fear

Confidence, Faith, Faith in God, Fear, God Is In Control

Our brains have chemical reactions to fear. The amygdala is a part of the brain that activates when we sense a threat stimulus and…

True Confidence

Confidence, God's presence, Hebrews, High Priest, Mediator, Prayer

The way we walk projects to the world the confidence we do—or don’t—have within. This video coaches’ men on how to exhibit a more confident…

Serenity Now!

Confidence, Contentment, Peace

In a Seinfeld episode, Kramer adopts the mantra “Serenity now!” to calm himself down. Things come to a head when some children in the…

Lean On The Truth

Confidence, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Identity, Identity in Christ, Mistakes, Truth

Have you ever made a mistake at work? Maybe it was a day that you were just off or were having a bad day….

Trust

Anxiety, Confidence, God's Character, God's Plan, Hebrews 13:9, Mark 5:36, Matthew 6:25, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 112:7, Psalm 37:5, Psalm 46:10, Psalm 9:10, Romans 8:28, Trials, Trust, Trusting God

In this clip from Despicable Me, Gru needs his adopted daughters to jump from a flying ship so he can save them from crashing. Though…

Right On Time

2 Peter 3:8, Confidence, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Galatians 6:9, God's Omnipresence, God's Sovereignty, God's Timing, Habakkuk 2:3, Isaiah 40:31, Jeremiah 29:11, Micah 7:7, Psalm 27:14, Psalm 90:4, Time, Timing, Trust, Waiting

If you’ve ever taken a trip out of the country, you’ve noticed that the time changes as you travel across different borders and countries….

Trusting The Coach

2 Timothy 3:16, Confidence, Faith, Fear, God's Guidance, Isaiah 26:3-4, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:26, Obedience, Perception, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 56:3-4, Romans 8:28, Trust, Wisdom

Children learning to play baseball are often afraid of the ball when it is their turn at bat. Their instinct is to duck or…

Getting Ready

2 Timothy 1:7, Challenges, Confidence, Deuteronomy 31:6, Fear of God, Fear of Man, Isaiah 41:10, Jeremiah 1:17, Joshua 1:9, Perspective, Philippians 4:6-7, Preparation, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 19:23, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 34:4, Readiniess, Strength, Victory

Some athletes have bizarre pre-game rituals that get them ready for a game. During the 1998 World Cup, the French team believed that their…

Confidence In Christ

Behalf, Christ, Christ's Work, Confidence, Deserve, Faith, Genesis 15:6, Grace, Habakkuk 2:4, Justification, Romans 4:5, Romans 5:1, Romans 8:28, Satisfaction, Suffering

“So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: ‘I admit that…

The Stockdale Paradox

2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Comfort, Confidence, Endurance, Isaiah 40:29-31, Joy, Perseverance, Psalm 119:50, Psalm 22:24, Psalm 23:4, Running The Race, Seeking Truth, Suffering, Trust

In this video (3 minute mark), Dr. Dennis Charney explains the “Stockdale Paradox,” a way of thinking that acknowledges the challenge being faced while…