Conviction – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Different Characters

against the crowd, characters, Conviction, Determination, Different

Characters in movies and sitcoms can help us understand what being different looks like. The crowd around them are going one way, and they…

Ears To Hear

Conscience, Conviction, Hearing, Holy Spirit, The Spirit

The Spirit sometimes convicts Christians toward repentance through our pangs of conscience, similar to the Christmas bells in The Polar Express (directed by Robert Zemeckis [Castle…

Advocate And Prosecutor

Advocate, Conviction, Defense, Holy Spirirt, Sin, The Spirit

We have seen how the Spirit is our Comforter and Advocate, and yet here the Spirit is also one who convicts of sin—which might…

The “Anxious Bench”

Anxiety, Anxious, Conviction, Guilt, Repentance, Sin, Sinful Nature, Sorrow

Imagine being in a church service. Everyone is praying or singing songs of praise as the pastor loudly proclaims that people need to get…

Broken Watch

Conviction, Guilt, Mistakes, Shame, Sin, Sinful Nature, Sorrow, Trouble

A boy was told by his father not to play with his father’s watch. While his father was away, the five-year-old initially decided he…

Treated As Children of God

Children of God, Conviction, Correction, Discipline, God Our Father, Repentance

“If a parent leaves a child without training, without discipline, without checking and correction, we begin to wonder … if they have a problem…

Knowing God’s Will

Conviction, Counsel, Decisions, God's Plan, God's Will, God's Word, Guidance, Isaiah 30:21, James 1:5, Path, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 24:4-5, Psalm 32:8, Romans 12:1-2, Wisdom

“Often I am asked, ‘Anne, I have a major decision to make. How can I know if it is in God’s will? In response,…

The Law: An Impossible Standard

Conviction, Galatians 3:24, Imperfection, James 2:10, Missing the Mark, Philippians 3:4-9, Romans 3:9-20, Romans 5:12, Romans 7:7, Romans 8:7-8, Sin, Standards, The Law

We need to learn that the law was never intended to function as a standard that we can actually meet, but as Paul says…

Dedication

1 John 3:13, 1 Peter 5:8, Acts 14:22, Acts 4:27-29, Advocacy, Civil Rights, Conviction, Dedication, Freedom, Imprisonment, Jail, John 15:18, Persecution, Protest, Suffering

When Martin Luther King Jr. was imprisoned in Birmingham for non-violent protests, he wrote the famous “Letter From Birmingham Jail” in reply to southern…

New Beginnings

Confession, Conviction, Faith, Growth, Holy Spirit, Hosea 6:1, Luke 18:13, Matthew 19:25-26, Ownership, Psalm 38:18, Psalm 38:4, Redemption, Salvation, Sanctification, Sin

“The recognition of sin is the beginning of salvation.”- Martin Luther We remember that without the Holy Spirit first convicting us of our sin…

Laughing in Trouble

2 Corinthians 1:21, Colossians 1:11-12, Conversion, Conviction, Equanimity, Forgiveness, Healing, James 1:12, Perseverance, Revelation 3:10, Romans 12:12, Testimony, Trusting God, Truth, Unbelief

In 2010, Laura Hillenbrand released a book entitled Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. She shared Louis Zamperini’s experience…