Easter – Sermon Illustration Ideas

He Pays Our Debts

Debt, Easter, Sacrifice

The gift of Easter is Jesus’s willing payment of our debt, which is too large for us to ever pay back. We hear about…

In 2022, the average Easter basket cost $70 to fill, according to this data:https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/average-easter-basket-will-cost-70/). Take a silly poll, by the raising of hands, to…

Time For God

Easter, habits, Lent, Preparation, Priorities, Relationship with God, Time

One writer broke down the average time spent on typical daily routines for an American including sleeping, eating, using the bathroom, working and schooling,…

Coming Home

Easter, Easter Sunday, Resurrection Sunday, The Resurrection, Victory

Facebook is full of videos showing soldiers coming home from overseas to surprise their family. Chances are, if you come across one of these…

Why We Celebrate

Celebration, Death, Easter, Life, Mourning, Resurrection, Victory

There is already protocol in place for when the Queen of England passes away. One of the more interesting details is that the BBC…

A Season Of Preparation

Easter, Fasting, Lent, Sacrifice, The Heart

In the Christian tradition of Lent we are asked to give up something, but in the spring and after Easter, we can look forward…

First Fruits

Easter, First Fruit, Life, Resurrection

Jesus is “the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep”(v.20). This video about growing apples, from True Food TV, talks about the various…

From Tragedy to Triumph

Christ's Death, Death, Easter, Life, Resurrection, The Cross, Triumph, Victory

N. T. Wright explains the seed analogy that Jesus used in John 12. “Jesus’s death will be like sowing a seed into the ground….

Illustrating The Biggest Story

Easter, Illustrations, Jesus' Teaching, Parables, Preaching, Story, Storytelling, Teaching, The Gospel

Jesus used the familiar landscapes, objects, and occurrences of everyday life to describe the profound truths of the Kingdom to his disciples and the…

Christ’s Humanity

1 John 4:2, 1 Timothy 2:5, Christ's Humanity, Easter, Galatians 4:4, Good Friday, Hebrews 2:9, Hebrews 4:15, Incarnation, Jesus' Humanity, John 1:14, John 19:28, Philippians 2:7, Suffering, Vulnerability

Have you ever been in a group of people who are traveling or stuck somewhere when meal time rolls around? What happens to those…

Casting Lots

1 Timothy 5:8, Caring for Others, Casting Lots, Easter, Galatians 2:10, Galatians 6:10, Galatians 6:2, Good Friday, Philippians 2:4, Proverbs 19:17, Proverbs 21:13, Romans 12:10, Selfless, Serving Others, Shepherd, Soldiers

What would you pay for used underwear? Maybe it depends on who wore it. Items used by celebrities have sold for sky-high prices by…

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…

A Picture of Atoning Victory

Atonement, Christ's Death, Christ's Victory, Easter, Good Friday, John 12:23-25, John 19:29-30, John 19:5-6, King of Kings, Luke 23:26-31, Luke 23:44-47, Mark 15:29-32, Mark 8:31, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 27:33-37, Resurrection, Sacrifice

In the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis paints a picture of this atoning victory. To atone for the…

The Physical Resurrection

Christ's Death, Easter, Good Friday, Jesus, Jesus's Death, John 12:23-25, John 19:29-30, John 19:5-6, Luke 23:26-31, Luke 23:44-47, Mark 15:29-32, Mark 15:46-47, Mark 8:31, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 27:33-37, Resurrection

When it comes to believing that Jesus was literally and physically resurrected after his death, Americans differ in opinion. “Two-thirds of Americans (64 percent)…