God’s Faithfulness – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Under God’s Wing

God, God's Faithfulness, Love

John Piper on seeking to be covered under the wings of God: “God is not anemployer looking for employees. He is an Eagle looking…

Depending On God

Dependence On God, God's Faithfulness, Provision

Have you ever run out of gas in your car? (If you don’t have your driver’s license yet, listen up in preparation for that…

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…

God’s Desire

God With Us, God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, Holy Spirit

In the television drama Downton Abbey, two servants named Bates and Anna fall in love. Their love is a special kind of love, one…

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…

Cries for Help

God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, Relationship with God, Trusting God

In Nashua, New Hampshire, a woman and her dog were rescued from a sewer system they had fallen into while out on a walk….

“I Can Carry You”

God's Care, God's Faithfulness, Help, Hope, Reliable

Throughout the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Samwise Gamgee continually demonstrates what reliability looks like. From beginning to end, he is right by Frodo’s…

A Special Power

Faith, God's Faithfulness, God's Plan, God's power

In the novel Inkheart, Mo discovers he has a special power. When he reads a book aloud, he brings the characters to life in…

Illuminated by the Past

Faithful, God's Faithfulness, God's Provision, Prophets

The movie Everything Is Illuminated (directed by Liev Schreiber [Warner Independent Pictures, 2005]) tells the story of an American Jew on a quest to…

Faithful in the Little Things

Faithful, God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, Promise, Promises

In the children’s book Eric Says Thank You, young Eric has a great breakfast of toast one day and thanks his mom. This leads…

His Word Is His Bond

God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, God's Word, Promises, Trusting God

Captain Robert Campbell was a British POW captured by Germany during World War I. When his mother became gravely ill, he begged to visit…

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…

Keeping Promises

God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, God's Word, Promises, Scripture

Can you keep a promise? We yearn for people to keep their promises to us. From something small, like promising to return a phone call,…

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…

Lost at Sea

Constancy, Faithful, God's Faithfulness, Guidance, Lost, Stability, Trusting God

Can you imagine being lost at sea? The waves are tossing your boat back and forth. As you try to grasp where you are,…

Faithful

Faithful, God's Faithfulness, Trusting God

Old Faithful is a natural example of consistency. This famous geyser erupts an average of every ninety minutes with incredible consistency: http://www.geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=OLDFAITHFUL. However, even…