Disciples Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

Earth-Shattering

Disciples, Good News, Jesus' Teaching, Nature of Christ

The emotional and psychological chaos the disciples must have been experiencing can be illustrated visually with a couple scenes from the movie Inception (directed…

Choosing The Right Type Of Clay

Disciples, Following Jesus, God's Plan, Purpose, Spiritual Life

Artists choose the type of clay for a project based on the end product, cost, kiln type, skill level, and construction methods to be…

Finding An Identity

Disciples, Discipleship, Identity, Identity in Christ, Spiritual Identity

In the novel Taran Wanderer, Taran is an orphan who doesn’t know his heritage. He sets out on a quest to discover who he is, and…

Reflection Of Christ

Character, Christian Life, Disciples, Following Jesus, The Church

If you look into a handheld mirror you will see your reflection. Your reflection is what the world sees (that’s why you look in…

You Follow Me

Calling, Challenge, Disciples, Discipleship, Following Jesus, Peter

As a child did you ever try and deflect responsibility from yourself to another by asking, “What about So-and-so?” Do your children ever do…

Christ’s Example

Disciples, Discipleship, Example, Humility

The idea of one providing an example for another is very common in media. One of the greatest instances is Mr. Miyagi from The…

Discipleship Parable

Christian Life, Disciples, Discipleship, Dr. Strange, Movies, Parable

In the movie Strange, the main character (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is shown a new world that he had yet to believe existed by…

Fruitful Discipleship

Authority, Authority of Jesus, Bear Fruit, Disciples, Discipleship, Fruit, Fruitful Discipleship, Proof of Purchase, Receipt

Have you ever tried to return something to the store without a receipt? It can sometimes be a hassle, because your receipt is the…

With Us To The End

Deuteronomy 31:6, Disciples, Discipleship, Evangelism, Hebrews 13:5, Isaiah 41:10, Jesus is always with us, John 14:17, John 20:29, John 6:55-59, Joshua 1:9, Luke 11:9-10, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 28:20, Matthew 6:25-34, Ministry, Missions, Spread the Gospel, Trials, Tribulation

Jesus gave us the common assignment of going into the world and making disciples, but he did so with a promise. Jesus said, “I…