Journey – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Not Barbie World

Journey, Maturity, Status, Struggle, worldly systems

Barbie was a blockbuster movie and caused a lot of commentary on gender roles, patriarchy, and matriarchy. “Rather than offering a blind affirmation of feminism…

The Father

Calling, Father, Following God, God's power, Guidance, Journey, Relationship with God

The process of God empowering us as he calls us is like a father helping his young son learn a trade skill, like carpentry….

Love Overcomes

Forgiveness, Forgiving Others, Journey, Love, Loving Others, Loving Our Neighbor, Peace, Truth

NPR interviewed Koko Kondo, a woman who was just eight months old when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on her city, Hiroshima….

Taking Small Steps

Decisions, Diligence, Ecclesiastes, Journey, Progress, Wisdom

Sometimes it can be hard to know what to do or what step to take next. Kenneth Morefield’s thoughts on Ecclesiastes give us some…

The Weight We Carry

Burdens, Christian Life, Journey, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Health, Weight

Thru-hikers focus on and spend lots of money on packing low-weight items in their packs. The goal weight is twenty pounds of items to…

Better Together

Community, Journey, Opposition, Strength, Teamwork, The Church, Unity, Warfare

We are in a spiritual war (Ephesians 6:12–18) against our Enemy, the devil, who is out to devour us (1 Peter 5:8–9). If we…

Grace For The Process

1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Change, Colossians 3:10, Grace, Hebrews 2:11, Journey, Marriage, Now And Not Yet, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 2:13, Process, Romans 12:2, Salvation, Sanctification, Transformation

When a bride and groom get married, the bride’s name (usually) changes immediately. One or both of their addresses change and often so do…

Our Trusted Compass

2 Timothy 3:16, Compass, Direction, Guidance, Hebrews 2:1, Isaiah 30:21, James 1:5-6. Psalm 25:4-5, Journey, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 32:8, The Bible, The Way, The Word, Truth

In the article “A Compass Saves the Crew,” Owen Edwards tells the story of a WWII sailor who saved lives when he used a…

Sacrificial Friendship

1 John 4:12, Courage, Endurance, Faithful, Friendship, Hero, Isaiah 57:15, John 14:16, Journey, Lord of the Rings, Movie, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 18:24, Strength, Support

Frodo is one of many heroes in The Lord of the Rings. One overlooked hero is Samwise Gamgee, his hobbit companion and friend who…

Anxious Faith

Anxiety, Assurance, Belief, Certainty, Doubt, Faith, John 20:27, John 5:44, Journey, Jude 1:22, Mark 9:24, Matthew 14:31, Sanctification, Trusting God, Word of God

“Surely, while we teach that faith ought to be certain and assured, we cannot imagine any certainty that is not tinged with doubt, or…

The Road Traveled

1 Corinthians 10:23, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Freedom, Fulfillment, Galatians 5:14, Grace, Journey, Love, Matthew 7:12, Renewal, Romans 6:15, The Law, Traveling, Voyage, Walk

In N.T. Wright’s book, Surprised by Scripture, he writes about how Christ came to fulfill the law and how this changes the interpretation of…

The Master Storyteller

Conflict, Deuteronomy 32:39, Faith, God's Sovereignty, History, Journey, Justice, Omniscience, Proverbs 16:33, Psalm 135:6, Psalm 139:16, Reliance, Romans 12:19, Trusting God, Walk

“Somehow we realize that great stories are told in conflict, but we are unwilling to embrace the potential greatness of the story we are…