James 1:12 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Fishing For You

1 Corinthians 10:13, Bait, Ephesians 4:27, Ephesians 6:11, Fishing, Hebrews 2:18, James 1:12, James 4:7, Lure, Mark 14:38, Matthew 26:41, Patience, Spiritual Life, Temptation, The Devil

Have you ever been fishing? Patience is a key virtue to good fishermen. It’s hard to be a good fisherman and have “fisherman’s ADD.”…

Tested And Proven

1 Peter 3:7, 1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 5:10, Attitude, Challenges, Endurance, Faith, Fire, genuine, Hope, James 1:12, James 1:2-3, James 5:10, Job 23:10, Persecution, Purity, Refinement, Refining, Romans 5:3-5, Romans 8:18, Suffering, Tests, Trial

Our faith is not only tested, but it is tested to the point of being proven genuine. Persecution and suffering may feel like they…

Sourdough Origins

1 Peter 5:10, Bacteria, Challenges, Difficulty, Hardship, James 1:12, Origin, Produce, Purpose, Romans 12:12, Romans 5:3-4, Romans 8:18, Safe, Trials, Useful

“A lot of foods we eat have interesting origins. For example, the bacteria responsible for sourdough bread originally came from rodent feces. Any sourdough…

Safety First

1 Peter 5:7, Accident, Avoidance, Feature, James 1:12, James 1:2-4, Perseverance, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 5:3-5, Safety, Suffering, Survival, Tragedy, Trial, Wisdom

Most safety features in your car are not meant to prevent an accident, but instead are there to make sure you survive through the…

Adversity

2 Timothy 3:12, Acts 4:20, Adversity, Comfort, Isaiah 43:2, James 1:12, Joy, Luke 9:23-25, Overcoming, Redemption, Suffering, Trial, Trusting God, Victory, Witness

“Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.” – Billy Graham The Lord is able to redeem difficult situations…

When Trials Come

1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 5:10, Comfort, Faith, God's Faithfulness, James 1:12, James 1:2-8, John 16:33, Love, Refine, Remembrance, Suffering, Trials, Trusting God, Witness

“When trials come no longer fear For in the pain our God draws near To fire a faith worth more than gold And there…

Laughing in Trouble

2 Corinthians 1:21, Colossians 1:11-12, Conversion, Conviction, Equanimity, Forgiveness, Healing, James 1:12, Perseverance, Revelation 3:10, Romans 12:12, Testimony, Trusting God, Truth, Unbelief

In 2010, Laura Hillenbrand released a book entitled Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. She shared Louis Zamperini’s experience…