Cross – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Not a Metaphor

blood, Calvary, Cross, Flesh, God's Plan, real, the Last Supper

Francis Schaeffer was said to have remarked that if you had been on Calvary the day Jesus was crucified and touched the cross, you…

The Invitation

Belonging, Cross, Gospel, Heaven, Invitation, Surprise

Surprise parties are fun. The surprise party has two elements of surprise. The person the party is for is surprised overall by the party,…

Jesus is the Passover Lamb

Cross, Forgiveness, Passover, Sacrifice, sacrificial lamb

The Passover lamb that each family sacrificed died so that the family could live. In fifteenth- and sixteenth-century England, there was a position of…

Jesus, A Different Kind Of King

Cross, Different, Jesus, Jesus' Death, King Jesus, King of Kings, Kingship

If you work at the same company for a long time, you will likely work under a number of different managers. It’s always shocking…

All Sins Washed Away

Baptism, Cross, Forgiveness, Grace, Healing, Purity, Salvation, Washed Clean

Marilynne Robinson’s novel Lila follows the story of a young woman—a drifter from birth, without home or family—who finds hope in the church and…

Grace + Nothing

2 Corinthians 12:8-9, Acts 15:11, Cross, Ephesians 2:8-9, Ephesians 4:7, Forgiveness, Grace, Hebrews 13:9, James 4:6, Jesus, Jesus' Death, John 1:14, Mercy, Redemption, Romans 1:1-5, Romans 1:16, Romans 3:20-24, Romans 6:14, Titus 2:11

Truly believing something changes our behavior. The issue some people get confused about is which comes first: works before salvation or salvation before works?…

Costly Forgiveness

2 Corinthians 12:8-9, Acts 15:11, Cross, Ephesians 2:8-9, Ephesians 4:7, Forgiveness, Grace, Hebrews 13:9, James 4:6, Jesus, Jesus' Death, John 1:14, Mercy, Redemption, Romans 1:1-5, Romans 1:16, Romans 3:20-24, Romans 6:14, Titus 2:11

Matthew West’s song “Forgiveness” is a radio hit because of its powerful message. It was inspired by an amazing true story about a woman…

Supplemental Faith

2 Corinthians 12:8-9, Acts 15:11, Cross, Ephesians 2:8-9, Ephesians 4:7, Grace, Hebrews 13:9, James 4:6, Jesus, Jesus' Death, John 1:14, Mercy, Redemption, Romans 1:1-5, Romans 1:16, Romans 3:20-24, Romans 6:14, Titus 2:11

Research by experts at Johns Hopkins University has found that half of all American adults take a multivitamin every day, spending a total of…

Calling Out

Cross, Easter, Emotional Pain, Good Friday, Hurt, Jesus' Death, John 19:17, John 19:18, John 19:32-33, Luke 23:33, Luke 23:47, Mark 15:24, Matthew 27:54, Pain, Physical Suffering, Suffering

This account from a medical doctor details the physical suffering of crucifixion: “The legionnaire … drives a heavy, square, wrought-iron nail through the wrist…

Superhuman?

Cross, Easter, Fully Human and Fully God, Galatians 4:4, Good Friday, Hebrews 2:9, Jesus, Jesus's Death, John 17:1-5, John 19:17, Mark 15:34, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 27:46, Philippians 2:7, Psalm 22:14-18, Sacrifice, Suffered

The following clip from the movie Batman v Superman displays the otherworldly strength of Superman(just play the first minute of the video). We might…

Son of Man

Acts 7:56, Christ's Humanity, Cross, Crucifixion, Humanity, Jesus, John 1:51, John 12:23, John 13:31, John 5:27, Mark 8:38, Matthew 16:13, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 8:20, Matthew 9:6, Son of God, Son of Man

In this article, John Piper explains why Jesus referred to himself as the Son of Man more than anything else. He was purposefully pointing…