Growing – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Growing Our Spiritual Muscles

Growing, Laziness, Spiritual Growth

Michael Green writes, “There is a fascinating parallel between spiritual and natural laws. If we develop our muscles, our reward is that we can…

Dry Sponges

Children, Growing, Influence, Parenting

As a visual illustration, consider having a table with three large, dry sponges and three large pitchers of water. Two of the pitchers should…

Babies in the Olympics

Discipline, Following Jesus, Growing, Perseverance

This funny clip of babies acting like they are in the Olympics provides an opportunity to talk about how important training is for great…

Rootstock

Fruit, Fruit of the Spirit, Growing, Spiritual Growth

When growing apple trees, farmers can’t simply drop a seed in the ground and expect to grow a tree identical to the parent; this…

Growth Is Endless

Growing, Growth, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Life

Most believers are familiar with the biblical metaphor of the new birth (John 3:7), but birth or belief is just the beginning for the…

Running The Race

1 Corinthians 9:24, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Acts 9:1-19, Colossians 1:11, Endurance, Growing, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 12:1-3, Matthew 24:13, Paul, Philippians 3:12, Philippians 3:13-14, Salvation, Sanctification, Strength

Olympic runner Dave Wottle can teach us something about running a race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=120Bi0vhRPg. In the Bible, the Apostle Paul describes the process of sanctification (growing…

Building Healthy Churches

1 Corinthians 14:3, 2 Corinthians 3:10, Building, Edification, Ephesians 4:12, Ephesians 4:16, Equipping, Growing, Healthy Church, Local Church, Ministry, Resources, Romans 14:19, The Gospel, Thriving

Since the late 1990s, 9Marks has been committed to connecting believers with healthy local churches that are centered around the gospel. Their web site…

Put Your Mask On First

2 Peter 2:1-2, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Christian Walk, Faith, Growing, Holy Spirit, James 1:22, Joshua 1:8, Knowledge, Psalm 119:105, Responsibility, Safety, Self-Care, The Gospel, Witnessing Effectively

Whenever flight attendants review airplane safety before the plane takes off, they always say some version of, “In case of an emergency if oxygen…

Trusting Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16, Conclusion, Deep, Growing, Impact, James 1:23-25, Joshua 1:8, Learning, Logic, Reliable, Romans 10:17, Romans 15:4, The Bible, Trust, Witness

Pastor Greg Gilbert wrote a book called Why Trust the Bible? In an interview about his book, he said, “If the Bible is reliable,…