Good Friday – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Good Friday, Godly Sorrow

Godly Sorrow, Good Friday, Jesus' Death, Sadness, Sorrow, The Cross

Good Friday, the low point of Easter weekend, is a time to remember the sacrifice that Jesus gave and our absolute need for him…

Christ’s Humanity

1 John 4:2, 1 Timothy 2:5, Christ's Humanity, Easter, Galatians 4:4, Good Friday, Hebrews 2:9, Hebrews 4:15, Incarnation, Jesus' Humanity, John 1:14, John 19:28, Philippians 2:7, Suffering, Vulnerability

Have you ever been in a group of people who are traveling or stuck somewhere when meal time rolls around? What happens to those…

Casting Lots

1 Timothy 5:8, Caring for Others, Casting Lots, Easter, Galatians 2:10, Galatians 6:10, Galatians 6:2, Good Friday, Philippians 2:4, Proverbs 19:17, Proverbs 21:13, Romans 12:10, Selfless, Serving Others, Shepherd, Soldiers

What would you pay for used underwear? Maybe it depends on who wore it. Items used by celebrities have sold for sky-high prices by…

Calling Out

Cross, Easter, Emotional Pain, Good Friday, Hurt, Jesus' Death, John 19:17, John 19:18, John 19:32-33, Luke 23:33, Luke 23:47, Mark 15:24, Matthew 27:54, Pain, Physical Suffering, Suffering

This account from a medical doctor details the physical suffering of crucifixion: “The legionnaire … drives a heavy, square, wrought-iron nail through the wrist…

Superhuman?

Cross, Easter, Fully Human and Fully God, Galatians 4:4, Good Friday, Hebrews 2:9, Jesus, Jesus's Death, John 17:1-5, John 19:17, Mark 15:34, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 27:46, Philippians 2:7, Psalm 22:14-18, Sacrifice, Suffered

The following clip from the movie Batman v Superman displays the otherworldly strength of Superman(just play the first minute of the video). We might…

A Picture of Atoning Victory

Atonement, Christ's Death, Christ's Victory, Easter, Good Friday, John 12:23-25, John 19:29-30, John 19:5-6, King of Kings, Luke 23:26-31, Luke 23:44-47, Mark 15:29-32, Mark 8:31, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 27:33-37, Resurrection, Sacrifice

In the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis paints a picture of this atoning victory. To atone for the…

The Physical Resurrection

Christ's Death, Easter, Good Friday, Jesus, Jesus's Death, John 12:23-25, John 19:29-30, John 19:5-6, Luke 23:26-31, Luke 23:44-47, Mark 15:29-32, Mark 15:46-47, Mark 8:31, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 27:33-37, Resurrection

When it comes to believing that Jesus was literally and physically resurrected after his death, Americans differ in opinion. “Two-thirds of Americans (64 percent)…