A Foretaste
Christian communities are a place where we can have a foretaste of heaven here on earth. What’s a foretaste? Have you ever cooked bacon before?
Waiting On God
Waiting is part of our ongoing walk with Jesus. We aren’t comfortable with waiting, because we feel like it’s pointless—or worse, that we are missing out on key opportunities as we wait.
Restless In Waiting
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 Waiting Hearts”, Courtney Doctor talks about her own struggles with waiting.
Body and Soul
“Not everything you read on the internet is true,” Abraham Lincoln is often quoted as saying.
Tested And Proven
Our faith is not only tested, but it is tested to the point of being proven genuine. Persecution and suffering may feel like they are too much to handle many times,
Blessed Are The Unsatisfied
Writer Amy Simpson told a story a lot of us can relate to when she declared, “Blessed are the Unsatisfied.”
Tamed
Until Jesus comes again, we will still face threats of spiritual attack. But there’s an important way to distinguish
18 Faith Sermon Illustrations
Are you preaching on faith? Check out these great illustration ideas that bring biblical truths to life through word pictures, stories, and everyday examples.
God Restores
In Ephesians 1, Paul emphasizes God’s sovereignty and his work as a master planner who can restore
Seeing With New Eyes
Margaret Philbrick, author of Back to the Manger, shares about how seeing the Christmas season through the eyes of her children has opened her eyes
He’s Done Enough
“Sometimes I go to God and say, ‘God, if Thou dost never answer another prayer while I live on this earth, I will still worship Thee as long as I live
Miraculous Intervention
Though films about miracles and the miraculous abound, one example is Henry Poole Is Here. Henry, played by Luke Wilson, is diagnosed with a terminal illness
Persevering Through Darkness
“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
The Beauty of Adoption
“It has been said that adoption is more like a marriage than a birth: two (or more) individuals, each with their own unique mix of needs, patterns, and genetic history,
A Just Gospel
In an article for the Reformed African American Network, Charles Holmes Jr. shares how the gospel can inform the church’s call to social justice.
Taking the Long View
Keith & Kristyn Getty’s song By Faith is a powerful anthem for Christians to remember the story of our faith and how God calls us to be part of his story.
Disenfranchised People
In the book, God’s Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights, Charles Marsh shares the stories of men and women of faith and how they impacted the civil rights movement.
Hope Is Powerful
Hope is powerful. In this clip from the film To End All Wars, prisoners of war tell us just how important hope is to those who are lost and in bondage.
A Covenant-Keeping Government
“The State of California has a covenant with the people. State government will foster the conditions for a high quality of life if voters, the economy, and sound fiscal administration allow.
Not the Answer
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” – Jim Carrey