Faith Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

A Slow Fade

Apathy, Christian Life, Complacency, Faith

The Casting Crowns video for the song “Slow Fade” demonstrates how a move away from God and his righteousness doesn’t happen overnight; through little…

What Makes A Christian

Christian, Christianity, Church, Faith, Genuine Faith, Nationalism

Imagine a child thinking they’re a car because they spent the night in a garage. This, of course, would be comical and immature. However,…

Endure To The End

Endurance, Faith, Motivation, Strength

Most of us have no idea what it means to endure extremely difficult circumstances. The show Alone on the History Channel places people in the wilderness…

Resilience In The Life of Faith

Faith, Faithfulness, Hebrews, Perseverance, Resilience

“Life is not like a school exam that we can finish ahead of time if we are especially clever. We can’t retire early from…

If There Was No Resurrection

Christian Life, Christianity, Faith, Hope, Meaning, Resurrection

Let’s say you knew it was going to rain and you even saw the storm clouds on the horizon. But you decide you are…

Build-A-Faith

Belief, Christianity, Faith, Following Jesus, genuine

Have you ever had been to a Build-A-Bear store? At these attractions throughout the United States, you can customize a teddy bear or other…

Trust Fall

Belief, Chrsitianity, Confidence, Faith, Trust Fall, Trusting God

Have you ever tried a “trust fall”? It’s when a person will free-fall backward into the arms of someone or a group of people….

The Spectator Strategy

Cloud of Witnesses, Encouragement, Endurance, Faith, Hebrews 12, Race

Many marathoners and long-distance runners know what it means to “hit the wall.” One minute, they’re running with sustained energy and speed, and the…

Old Faithful

Consistency, Constancy, Faith, Faithful, Faithfulness, God's Faithfulness

Old Faithful is a natural example of consistency. This famous geyser erupts an average of every ninety minutes with incredible consistency: https://geysertimes.org/geyser.php?id=old+faithful. However, even…

“If you have enough faith, Will God heal you?”

Answering Prayer, Faith, Faith in Christ, Healing, Prayer

Joni Eareckson Tada, who has lived as a quadriplegic for fifty years, shares her answer to the question “If you have enough faith, will…

Garden Variety Faith

Faith, Foundation, Growth, Roots, Strength

Compare the difference between a mighty oak tree and a quickly growing plant, such as those grown in a summer garden. An oak tree…

Healthy Doubts

Belief, Doubt, Faith, Questions, Spiritual Health

Questioning your faith or experiencing doubt does not mean that your faith isn’t real or that you are not spiritual enough. In fact, Barna…

Well Wrapped

Christian Life, Faith, Hypocracy, Spiritual Life, The Heart

“One year at Christmastime, my wife wanted some wrapped boxes to use for decoration. She took eight empty boxes and had them wrapped to…

When God Seems Silent

Apologetics, Creation, Faith, God's presence

When it feels like God is absent, we’re tempted to believe that he really is. “Atheists will tell us that the reason God seems…

Do It Again

Childlike Faith, Creation, Faith, GK Chesterton

Perhaps in the lessons we learned when we were young, we were closer to God than we realized; perhaps we have grown old and…

Faith In The Face of Fear

Confidence, Faith, Faith in God, Fear, God Is In Control

Our brains have chemical reactions to fear. The amygdala is a part of the brain that activates when we sense a threat stimulus and…

Living In 3D

Faith, Perspective, Reality, Worldview

Have you ever tried watching a 3D movie without a set of 3D glasses? The movie is flat and unimpressive; that is, until you…

An Example of Faith

Abraham, Example, Faith, Following God, Genesis, Hebrews, Obedience, Romans, Trust

“So Abram went, as the LORD had told him” ( Genesis 12:4). This is the demonstration of faith that the author of Hebrews, as…

Believing The Unseen

Belief, Christianity, Faith, Jesus

Do you believe in Santa Claus? While the idea of Santa can seem strange for a discussion about Jesus it brings up a good point…

Founder and Perfecter

Encouragement, Faith, Following Jesus, Hebrews, Parenting

Jesus is “the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). We may be able to understand this more in terms of a parent and…