Distractions – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Life Distractions

Control, Distractions, fast-forward, Life, reality of loss, remote, rewind, successful, what really matters

We all have difficulty seeing what really matters in life. With so many distractions, the things that should be our greatest treasures get overlooked…

Ticket to Ride

Distraction, Distractions, Focus, Goals, Life

In the board game Ticket to Ride, each player selects a path from one city to another and works to build the railroad connecting…

Chasing Squirrels

Attention, Distractions, Focus, screens, Technology

In the Pixar film UP, Dug the dog is a lovable character. He is an eager-to-please dog, but Dug’s weakness is his distractibility anytime…

Eyes On Wisdom

Distractions, Focus, Proverbs, Wisdom, Wise

When we are walking or driving, we tend to drift in the direction we are looking. We get distracted by the latest fashions, the…

The Tyranny of the Urgent

Busyness, Distractions, Perspective, Prayer

In the 1960s, Charles Hummel wrote a small pamphlet that became widely used in business networks. It was entitled The Tyranny of the Urgent, and…

Pay Attention

Distracted, Distractions, Eyes on Jesus, Falling, Focus, God's Plan, God's Purpose, Pay Attention, Priorities, View

How many times have we done something clumsy while looking at our phone? If we’re not paying attention, we can fall off the track…

Eyes on the Prize

Distracted, Distractions, Endurance, Focus, Following Jesus, Priorities, Prize, Race, Running The Race

We fix our eyes on Jesus by doing the following: (1) Remembering Jesus; he has run and endured the most difficult race ever. (2)…

Tangled Up

Distractions, Endurance, Hindrances, Running, Running The Race

Sin entangles and ensnares us (Hebrews 12:1). Sin hampers us from moving forward in our race for God. That is why we need to…

Too Easily Pleased

C.S. Lewis, Complacency, Distractions, God's Love, Idols, Love

Far too often, we are far too easily pleased. Even though God offers us uncoditional love, we satisfy ourselves with something far less than…

Getting Away

Attention, Devotion, Distractions, Jesus, Phones, Pray, Praying, Time With God, Withdrawing

Throughout Scripture, we read about Jesus withdrawing to a place to pray. He would go where no other people or things could compete or…

Consumers

Consumerism, Distractions, Give Thanks, Grace, Gratitude, Thanksgiving

Every year, in the month of November, households across America will gather with family and friends for a meal on a holiday called Thanksgiving….

People Are The Point

Brad Paisley, Distractions, Instagram, Interruptions, Jesus, Nathan Alexander, Netflix, Others, People, People Are The POint, Priorities, Productivity, Time Well Wasted

Sometimes before you can get to “the point,” you have to meet the need first. Professor Nathan Alexander did just that when a student…

Eyes On The Road

1 Corinthians 7:32, Danger, Distractions, Focus, God's Plan, Hebrews 12:1-2, Marriage, Matthew 19:12, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 6:34, Philippians 4:8, Psalm 119:15, Seasons, Singleness

According to DMV.org, “26% of all car crashes in 2014 involved cell phone use” while driving. In the United States, at least 9 people…