Faithfulness Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

Old Faithful

Faith, Faithfulness, God's Faithfulness, Reliable

Old Faithful is one of the most famous geysers in Yellowstone National Park. While its eruptions are predicted on a daily basis (you can…

“Long Live the Champion”

Faithfulness, God's Promise, Perseverance, Promise

Persevering in the faith is not easy, especially when circumstances are out of your control. Christian hip-hop artist KB released a song titled “Long…

Invented Drama

Faithfulness, God's Love, Love, Relationship with God, Relationships

In the teen rom-com The Kissing Booth 2 (directed by Vince Marcello [Netflix, 2020]), main characters Elle and Noah are long-distance dating. Noah was previously known to…

The Light of Eärendil

Faithfulness, Gift, God's Faithfulness, God's Love, Presence of God

In The Lord of the Rings, as the Fellowship is getting ready to continue their journey, the Elven queen Galadriel gives them gifts for…

Finding Nemo

Children of God, Faithful, Faithfulness, God's Faithfulness

The movie Finding Nemo (directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich [Buena Vista Pictures, 2003]) is a great illustration of God not giving up…

Sacrificial Love

Faithfulness, Love, Redemption, Restoration, Sacrifice

A great illustration of sacrificial love for the Trinity and the Son of God is in Avengers: Endgame. At the end of the movie,…

Faithful God

Abraham, Faithfulness, God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, Trusting God

In the United States, when a leader is sworn into public office, they often place a hand on the Bible as they take their…

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…

Derek Redman

Dependence On God, Faithfulness, God's Faithfulness, Struggle, Struggles, Trials, Trusting God, Weakness, Weaknesses

During the 1992 Olympic Games, runner Derek Redman was injured as he rounded the final turn and was unable to complete his race, until…

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…

Frozen II

Christ's Love, Commitment, Everlasting, Faithfulness, God's Faithfulness, God's Love, Love, Steadfast Love, Unchanging, Unconditional Love

So we must keep “God is love” together with the unchangeableness of God. This reveals a God who shows an everlasting love toward people….

Jurassic Park

Consistency, Constancy, Faithfulness, Fear, God's Faithfulness, God's Love, Love, Steadfast, Steadfast Love

“He left us! He left us!” This is what Lex screams in the thriller Jurassic Park (directed by Steven Spielberg [Amblin Entertainment, 1993]). The…

Finish The Race

Endurance, Faithfulness, Finish the race, Perseverance, Race, Run The Race

“Prior to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania was just another marathon runner. An Olympic caliber runner, yes. He…

On Track

Christian Life, Direction, Faithfulness, Following Jesus, Path, Race, Run The Race, The Way

In car races, even the smallest errors can cause the difference between being favored and winning or losing. In the 2018 Formula 1 season…

Brother Lawrence

Brother Lawrence, Faithfulness, Humility, Service, Serving, Serving God, Serving Others, Work

The story of Brother Lawrence provides an illustration of how to intergrate our faith and work together. He served for nearly fifteen years in…

The Victorious Limp

Brennan Manning, Calvary, Christ's Victory, Emotional Pain, Exhaustion, Faithfulness, Jesus' Death, Mental, Pain, Physical Suffering, Spiritual Health, The Victorious Limp, Victory, Willing

Jesus’ physical, mental, and spiritual exhaustion did not damper his determination to remain faithful to God’s will. Brennan Manning suggests that “the New Testament…

Saints of Old

1 Corinthians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, Attendance, Church Life, Faithfulness, Fellowship, Frustrations, Grief, Hebrews 12:1, Ordinary, Proverbs 28:20, Psalm 119:90, Sin, Trials, United

In an article for Her.meneutics, Megan Hill shares her experience getting to know older “church ladies,” who have persevered in the church through trials…

Following God’s Will

1 Peter 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Efficacy, Faithfulness, Future, Glory, God's power, Hebrews 13:20-21, Jeremiah 29:11, Micah 6:8, Obedience, Promises, Stewardship, Trust, Will

In a post entitled, “Do God’s Will, Not His Work”, Bethany Jenkins writes, “In other words, we can work—make sandwiches, balance budgets, preach sermons—but…

Faithful Marriage

1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Commitment, Deuteronomy 23:21-23, Endurance, Faithful, Faithfulness, God's Glory, Hosea 2:20, Image of God, Joy, Love, Marriage, Pixar, Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 12:9

In the opening scenes of the Pixar movie Up, Carl and Ellie’s marriage is summed up by just a few moments, with no one…

Gaining By Losing

Acts 13:47, Counting the Cost, Death, Eternity, Faithfulness, Hostility, Jim Elliot, Mark 16:15, Mark 8:35, Matthew 5:15-16, Missionary, Perspective, Romans 1:16, Sacrifice, Salvation

Jim Elliot was an evangelical missionary who attempted to reach out to a small Indian settlement in Ecuador with a team. Unfortunately, the entire…