Faith – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Faith Not Luck

Acceptance, Community, experience forgiveness, Faith, have faith, Love

In his novel The River We Remember, William Kent Krueger explores the pasts of multiple characters and how in the present they struggle with…

Shocking Boldness

Boldness, Confidence, Faith, Prayer, unconcerned

By most people’s standards, the disciples should have been scared after the experience of persecution they had just been through. Their boldness shocks us,…

Promises

disappointed, Faith, Promise, speak in faith, total control

Have you ever made a promise without being certain you could or would keep it? Not the time when you promised you would do…

Power of Trust

Confidence, Failure, Faith, Help, hesitant, Trust

Young children often seem to be fearless. They jump off couches or out of trees without hesitation. They believe they can run faster than…

Resiliency of the Human Spirit

Encouragement, Faith, Hope, Persevere in Faith, resiliency, Sacrifice

In John 14:1–11, with the disciples distressed and disheartened by the news of Christ’s predicted departure, Jesus is encouraging them to persevere in their…

The Long Game

Direction, Education, Faith, growing faith, Learning, long obedience, Parenting, Redemption

There are many times when we have to play the long game. Victory doesn’t happen in the first quarter. The race isn’t won in…

Contrast With Christ

absolute, compare, contrast, different than Christ, eternal, Faith, Flesh, real

Plato’s famous “Allegory of the Cave” draws a contrast between that which is subjective, relative, temporal, and fake, and that which is objective, absolute,…

Knowing the Lesson Plan

Bible, Faith, Time With God, Trust, Trusting God

Picture the difficulty a substitute teacher has when enacting an absent teacher’s lesson plans. Without spending a considerable amount of time with the real…

Complete this blind spot exercise to see if you have literal blind spots in yourvision https://synergycommons.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-blindspot.pdf. When we have quality friends in our life,…

Faith More Than A Hobby

Church Life, Community, Defense, Faith

In a soccer game, one team was winning by a significant margin. The reason thegame was so lopsided wasn’t clear at first. The losing…

God’s Restoration Process

Faith, God, Redemption, Restoration

When a book ages or is damaged, a book restorer can give the book new life. This professional book restorer takes viewers through the…

God’s Protection from Unseen Dangers

Faith, God's Plan, Warning

We’re all familiar with warning signs. We see them on streets, on buildings, and on the packaging that accompanies so many of our purchases….

God’s Love for Us

Faith, God's Love, God's Intervention, Love

Brennan Manning tells a great story about a woman who was in desperate need of God’s intervention. At a silent retreat Manning hosted, the…

Think like a Farmer for Faithfulness

Faith, Faithfulness, Fruit, Parables, Spiritual Growth

The challenge of waiting for God in our lives means that we have to wait until he is finished to see what has grown…

Immortality in Faith

Faith, Fear, Immortality, Resurrection

Fear of death and the desire for immortality is real. Alcor is a business that markets resurrection. People can pay tens of thousands of…

Fear Of Death

Death, Faith, Fear, Immortality, Power of Jesus, Resurrection

Fear of death and the desire for immortality is real. Alcor is a business that markets resurrection. People can pay tens of thousands of…

“The Lord Strengthened Me”

Faith, Grief, Hope, Hope in God, Reactions, Response, Strength, Unexpected

When John Newton lost his wife, Polly, his reaction was not what people expected. The next day he resumed his duties as a pastor,…

Peace With One Another

Authority, Disagreements, Faith, Friendships, Government, Peace, Peacefully

Living at peace with governing authorities is practiced by living at peace with one another. Most leaders shy away from controversial topics in the…

Withstanding The Toughest Storms

Calamity, Faith, Firm Foundation, Jesus Christ, Storms, The Rock

There have been many intense and deadly storms in the United States in the twenty-first century—maybe none more horrific than Hurricane Katrina in 2005:…

Accusations, Faith, And Forgiveness

Accusations, Confessing Sin, Faith, Forgiveness, Renewed

In an episode of House, the title character treats a disgraced priest. The priest has been accused of molesting a teenage boy and has…