Identity in Christ – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Asking For Parental Help

Child, Guidance, Help, Identity in Christ, Parents, Relationship

Children have certain privileges or “rights” in their relationship with their parents. A child wouldn’t expect a total stranger to help them with their…

Jesus Isn’t an Add On

false idols, Identity in Christ, Idols, Individualism

When you eat a meal, you might like to have condiments with it. Ketchup, pickles, mustard, and the sauces and spices that are added….

Finding An Identity

Disciples, Discipleship, Identity, Identity in Christ, Spiritual Identity

In the novel Taran Wanderer, Taran is an orphan who doesn’t know his heritage. He sets out on a quest to discover who he is, and…

Identity Theft

Identity, Identity in Christ, Protection, Safe

Here’s a story about a man so confident that he wouldn’t get his identity stolen that he shared his Social Security number with whomever…

Struggling With Identity

Christian Life, Identity, Identity in Christ, Truth

Humans are the only part of creation that struggle with identity. A tomato vine doesn’t assume it is a pine tree or struggle with…

Introductions

Identity, Identity in Christ, Loving Others, Value

Consider how you introduce yourself to someone new. In many cultures, we begin with our name, then describe ourselves based on what we feel…

Remember Who You Are

Character, Confusion, Identity, Identity in Christ

Not remembering who you are or whose you are can easily lead to things you see as good being turned for evil. In the…

Mistaken Identity

Honesty, Identity, Identity in Christ, The Heart, Transparency

Operating under mistaken identity can lead to poor decisions. In the “Alone” episode of House (season 4, episode 1, directed by Deran Serafian, aired…

Lean On The Truth

Confidence, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Identity, Identity in Christ, Mistakes, Truth

Have you ever made a mistake at work? Maybe it was a day that you were just off or were having a bad day….

Shifting Identity

1 Corinthians 12:27, Accomplishments, Colossians 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:5, Genesis 1:27, Identity, Identity in Christ, Insecure, Jeremiah 1:5, John 1:12, Purpose, Romans 15:7, Self-Confidence, Value, Worth

All other sources for our value, worth, and purpose are transient and unstable except for our identity in Christ. We might be tempted to…