God's Promises Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

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…

Sleeping On The Job

God's Promises, Protection, Provision, Psalm 121, Security, Trusting God

Psalm 121 tells us that ‘He [God] who watches over you will not slumber.’ Much unlike the armed security guard from the Atlanta area…

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,…

Always With Us

God's presence, God's Promises, Suffering, Trials

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

Spoiler Alert

God's Plan, God's Promises, God's Will, Happy Ending, Hope, Spoiler, Story, Trials

The Christian life is not one without heartache and trial. You will not get to skip all of the conflict in your life’s story,…

The Shadow

God's Promises, Promises, Psalm 91, Refuge, Rest

On very hot days, where do you find relief? In the shade! The shadow cast by a large object or building allows us to…

A Lesson From The Crocus

Faith, God's Promises, Hope, Romans 8, Seasons, Trusting God

If you have ever lived in a place with harsh winters, you know that the coming spring is welcome with great anticipation. In some…

The Main Thing

Children, Father, First, God's Promises, Priorities, Provision, Seeking God, The Kingdom, Worry

When babies are born, they don’t spend any time worrying about where their clothes, food, and shelter are going to come from. They are…

Big Shoes To Fill

Authority, Big Shoes To Fill, Cloak, Death, Double Portion, Elijah, Elisha, God's Promises, God's Timing, J. Vernon Mcgee, Leader, Leadership, Leading, Loss, Mentor, Prophet, Prophets, Transfer

The transfer of leadership does not always happen as we plan or would prefer. But we must be prepared to take up the mantle,…

Hope Under Construction

Construction, God's Promises, Inconvenience, Kingdom of God, Present, Purpose, Traffic, Waitinng

It’s hard to not be annoyed by heavy construction in the city or on the roads. Construction, detours, and potholes make travel to our…

Restless In Waiting

Anchor, Colossians 1:11, Disappointment, Galatians 6:9, God's Character, God's Goodness, God's Promises, God's Sovereignty, God's Timing, Hope, Impatience, Isaiah 40:31, James 5:11, Lamentations 3:25, Micah 7:7, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 27:13-14, Psalm 33:20-22, Psalm 35:4-5, Restlessness, Romans 8:25, Timing, Trusting God, Waiting, Waiting on God, Waiting on the Lord

There’s a certain restlessness that comes in those times we find ourselves waiting for God’s promises to be fulfilled. In the article, “Hope For…

The Prosperity Cave

2 Corinthians 11:24-29, Faith, God's Promises, Health, Hebrews 13:5, Luke 12:13-15, Luke 6:20-26, Matthew 6:19-24, Promises, Prosperity Gospel, Romans 5:3-5, Worry

We might believe that God will always protect and provide for us in the ways that we expect. We might not say we believe…

The Prosperity Crave

2 Corinthians 11:24-29, Faith, God's Promises, Health, Hebrews 13:5, Luke 12:13-15, Luke 6:20-26, Matthew 6:19-24, Promises, Prosperity Gospel, Romans 5:3-5, Worry

We might believe that God will always protect and provide for us in the ways that we expect. We might not say we believe…

Temptation

Desert, God's Promises, Hebrews 2:18, Hebrews 4:15, John 16:33, Mark 1:13, Matthew 4:1-11, Omnipotence, Salvation, Satan, Savior, Strength, Temptation, Triumph, Withstanding

In summer 2016, a movie called Last Days in the Desert was released. The film explores Jesus’ 40 days in the desert and how…

A Way Home

2 Chronicles 15:4, Community, Connect, God's Promises, Homecoming, Hosea 14:1, Hosea 6:1, Jeremiah 15:19, Jeremiah 24:7, Job 22:23, Joel 2:13, Nehemiah 1:9, Prodigal, Redemption, Reunited, Welcoming Home, Zechariah 1:3

Homecomings renew a sense of community and connectedness to who we are despite where we have been. In the film A Knight’s Tale, the main…

God’s Promises

1 John 1:9, Exodus 14:14, Fulfillment, Gifts, God's Promises, Growth, Happiness, Isaiah 40:29, Isaiah 41:13, James 1:5, Needs, Security, Trusting God, Truth, Wants

“God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.”…