Justice – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Patience And Perspective

Injustice, Justice, Patience, Perseverance, Perspective, Waiting, Waiting on God

Whenever we encounter injustice and feel that God is doing nothing about it, we need to spend time in God’s presence to gain his perspective. This…

A Bigger Perspective

Actions, Eternal Perspective, God's Perspective, Injustice, Justice, Perspective

Parenting children in different life stages can be difficult because they see justice in black-and-white terms. If a seven-year-old gets a certain consequence for…

Godly Anger

Anger, Conflict Resolution, God's Anger, Injustice, Justice, Solution

The old adage says “There’s a time and a place for everything.” This includes anger. When we witness an injustice and the resulting anger…

Enacting Vengeance

Anger, Justice, Revenge, Vengeance

In this scene from Despicable Me (directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud [Universal Studios, 2010]), Gru takes (imperfect) vengeance when his daughter, Agnes,…

God’s System of Justice

Forgiveness, Justice, Redemption, Repentance

In some of the states in America, if you commit a felony and are found guilty, you lose your right to vote. It doesn’t…

Ministering to the Marginalized

Compassion, Justice, Ministry, Oppression, Society

As an example of someone currently working to minister to the marginalized, Michelle Reyes writes about how to minister to the marginalized in our…

To Kill a Mockingbird

Good Works, Goodness, Integrity, Justice, Kindness, Righteousness, Strength

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a lawyer in the American South who defends Tom Robinson, a Black man…

Well Defined Character

Character, Control, Divine, Doctrine, Job 11:7-9, Job 14:5, Justice, Lordship, Matthew 10:29-31, Omnipotence, Providence, Psalm 139:16, Romans 8:28, Rule, Sovereignty

The words “sovereign” and “providence” are often used interchangeably. However, Paul Miller at The Gospel Coalition reminds us that they are different. He writes,…

Diverse Church

1 Corinthians 12:12, Cause, Civil Rights, Colossians 3:11, Diversity, Embrace, Justice, Malachi 2:10, Matthew 28:19-20, Racism, Revelation 7:9, The Gospel, Unity, Violence, Vision

In 2015, the movie Selma was released, highlighting how the leaders of the Civil Rights movement organized the march on Selma, Alabama, for African…

A Just Gospel

Acts 20:35, Community, Galatians 2:10, God's Love, Hope, Justice, Justification, Loving the Poor, Loving the Vulnerable, Luke 14:12-14, Matthew 5:42, Neighbor, Proverbs 19:17, Social Justice, The 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….

A Doubting Faith

1 Corinthians 15:5-8, Acts 14:15-18, Atheism, Doubt, Faith, James 1:5-8, John 20:24-29, Justice, Matthew 11:4-6, Right, Rules, Suffering, Unjust, Worldview, Wrong

“You have to show people that it takes faith to doubt Christianity. C. S. Lewis argued with God before his conversion that the universe…

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…

Forgiving Their Daughter’s Killer

Advocacy, Amos 5:24, Forgiveness, Grace, Isaiah 30:18-19, Justice, Kindness, Luke 17:4, Matthew 5:44, Mercy, Peace, Receiving, Restoration, Romans 12:17-21, Self-Control

In an interview with Christianity Today, Kate Grosmaire describes how she and her husband went through the process of forgiving their teen daughter’s murderer,…