God’s power – Sermon Illustration Ideas

His Presence: The Cure for Exhausted and Overwhelmed

Depression, God's power, God's presence, Overwhelming

Life can be exhausting and overwhelming. Without even expecting it, our lives can turn from unwavering confidence to unyielding fear. Clarissa Moll shares her…

Doing Something With Nothing

Calling, Following Jesus, God's power, Good Works, Kingdom of God, Sharing the Gospel, Vessels

In the 1980s, there was a popular TV show called MacGyver. The title character was a genius who could seemingly do anything with nothing…

The Importance Of Power

God's power, God's presence, Power, Prayer

Have you ever had an appliance that wouldn’t work? No matter what you tried, you could not get it to operate. Once you became…

The Father

Calling, Father, Following God, God's power, Guidance, Journey, Relationship with God

The process of God empowering us as he calls us is like a father helping his young son learn a trade skill, like carpentry….

Power Of Prayer

God's power, God's Will, Prayer, Praying, Transformation, Tribulation

It’s a Wonderful Life (directed by Frank Capra [Paramount Pictures, 1946]) is a story about the power of prayer. The beginning of the film…

Struggle for Power

God's power, Power, Sin, Struggle

After the credits at the end of Marvel’s Thor movie, a hidden scene shows a conversation among Dr. Selvig, Nick Fury, and Loki. In…

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…

Chasing Dreams

Dreams, God's Plan, God's power, Plan, Pursuit

In The Pursuit of Happyness (directed by Gabriele Muccino [Columbia Pictures, 2006]), Chris Gardner realizes he has inadvertently crushed his son’s dreams. In a…

Saving Power

Faith, God's power, Trust, Trusting God

How well do we trust God’s saving power in our lives? Luke Aikins is a professional skydiver who jumped from twenty-five thousand feet without…

Always a Bigger Fish

God's power, Perception, Power, Power of Jesus, Strength, Weakness

In a scene in The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn escape the clutches of a giant fish when it is suddenly eaten…

Powerful Prints

1 Peter 4:12-13, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Deuteronomy 31:6, Difficult situations, God's power, God's presence, Hard times, Heartache, Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 41:10, John 14:26-27, Presence of God, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 34:17-18

The promise Jesus gave allows us to walk with confidence knowing that he is always with us. This is especially important when life is…

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…

On The Other Side

2 Corinthians 4:8-10, Comfort, God's Healing, God's Love, God's power, James 1:2-4, John 16:33, Loss, Preaching, Revelation 21:4, Romans 5:3-5, Suffering, Suicide, Sustain, Tragedy

When Rick Warren preached his first sermon after the suicide of his son, Matthew, the world was watching. Hearing how the pastor talked about…