Jesus Christ – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Christ At Work Through Every Page And Every Day

Active, God's Word, Grace of God, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Story of David, Work of Jesus

Gerald Manley Hopkins wrote a poem called “As Kingfishers Catch Fire.” In the poem, the author describes a world saturated in the grace of…

Withstanding The Toughest Storms

Calamity, Faith, Firm Foundation, Jesus Christ, Storms, The Rock

There have been many intense and deadly storms in the United States in the twenty-first century—maybe none more horrific than Hurricane Katrina in 2005:…

Hope In Jesus Christ

Faithfulness, Hope, Hope In Christ, Jesus Christ, Obedience

In a moving scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jyn Erso asks the rebels to join her in fighting an unwinnable battle….

Christ Cleanses Us From Sin

Baptism, Cleanse, Demonstrate, Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Sin, Washed Clean

The attached link includes a “scientific” object lesson, using a basic chemical reaction to demonstrate how Christ heals us of our sin. Combining a…

Linchpin

Christ centered, Creation, God's Creation, Jesus Christ

A linchpin is a pin that passes through the axel to keep a wheel in place, https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/linchpin. If there was no linchpin, the wheel…

Look-a-likes

Character of God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus' Humanity, The Person of Jesus

This video of celebrities and their historical look-a-likes can serve as a light-hearted illustration to talk about how Jesus is the perfect representation of…

The Humble King

Humility, Jesus, Jesus Christ, King Jesus, Kingship

In The Avengers (directed by Joss Whedon [Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2012]), Loki terrorizes a crowd after having publicly killed a man. He…

Deadly Concepts

Christ, Jesus, Jesus Christ, The Person of Jesus

It is important to have the right concept about who Jesus is. Steven Cole writes, “Correct concepts are crucial. Wrong concepts can be fatal….

Incredible Prophecies

God's Plan, God's Plan of Salvation, Jesus Christ, Old Testament, Prophecies, The Gospel, The Messiah

A magician makes their magic trick more impressive by making things more difficult on themselves. He or she will be blindfolded. They’ll have their…

The One

Divinity, Jesus Christ, John The Baptist, Messiah, Prophecy

Many movies describe a hero who is set to fulfill a role or a prophecy. Throughout the story, some doubt if the hero is…