Evil – Sermon Illustration Ideas

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Change, Christ's Return, Evil, Good, Jesus returns, Triumph

In the Disney+ series Andor, Cassian Andor undergoes a transformation from a self-centered person with a dark past to someone willing to put others…

In Their Own Eyes

condemned, define, Evil, Mad Max, morality

Our culture today can be defined by a people who do what is right in their own eyes. Describing the Mad Max movie universe, author Brain…

Bad To Worse

Betrayal, Dishonesty, Evil, Wrongdoing

Have you ever prayed for something, and instead of getting what you asked for, things got even worse? In the movie Monsters, Inc. (directed…

The Magnifying Glass of Truth

Confession, Evil, Humility, Mercy, Repentance, Truth

The film Promising Young Woman (directed by Emerald Fennell [Focus Features, 2020]) provides a powerful example of what it looks like when the magnifying…

A “Perfect” Community

Community, Evil, Fallen World, Jealousy, Sin

The movie The Village shows the struggle to create a “perfect” community in a fallen world (directed by M. Night Shyamalan [Touchstone Pictures, 2004])….

The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament

Death, Evil, Hope, Lament, Lamenting, Pain, Patience, Perseverance, Reward, Sorrow, Suffering

In her book The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament, Aubrey Sampson shares her story of chronic, degenerative illness, the…

The Secret History

Commandments, Disobedience, Evil, Following God, Hate, Obedience, Sinful Nature, Ten Commandments

In the novel The Secret History by Donna Tartt, a group of affluent college students decide to murder a close friend of theirs. As…

Led Not Into Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 2:16, Evil, God, God's Character, God's Goodness, Good, Hebrews 2:18, Hebrews 4:15, James 1:12-16, James 4:7, Luke 22:40, Mark 14:38, Matthew 26:41, Overcoming, Temptation, Victory

How would you feel if your personal trainer, who is supposed to hold you accountable to your health goals, began to tempt you with…

Repay Evil With Love

1 Peter 3:8-16, Colossians 3:13, Do Good to Those Who Hurt You, Ephesians 4:32, Evil, Forgiveness, Love, Matthew 18:21-22, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 6:14-15, Persecution, Pray for Your Enemies, Repay Evil, Revenge

Christ has called us to love one another and to repay evil with good. During the civil rights movement, many African Americans, inspired by Martin…

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

1 Thessalonians 4:13, Blessed, Evil, Grieve, Injustice, John 11:25-26, John 11:35-36, Luke 19:41-44, Matthew 5:4, Mourn, Pain, Psalm 119:136, Restoration, Revelation 21:4, Sin, Suffering

When you see sin in a blatant form it is easy to react. We can become sad, angry, confused, and display a variety of…