Loving God – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Memory Is Important

God Remembers, God's Covenant, God's Love, Loving God, Memory, Remember

The Pixar character Dory, from the movies Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dori (2017), is known for her short-term memory. Throughout the movies, she…

Praise You In The Storm

Circumstances, Loving God, Praise, Worship

The song “Praise You in the Storm” by Casting Crowns illustrates what a life of worship, regardless of the circumstances, can look like. On…

Tires Out of Balance

Failure, Imago Dei, Loving God, Loving Others, Pharisees, The Church

When our theology doesn’t extend to loving action, we look a lot like the Pharisees. We see this in the high-profile exodus of folks…

Jesus Loves Me

God's Love, Jesus's Love, Love, Loving God, Loving Jesus

Loving Jesus is deeper than our words and our intentions. Many times we mean well, but we fall so short. As a result, we’re…

Embracing God-Given Zeal

Apathy, Loving God, Loving Others, Passion, Purpose, Zeal

The book Nothing to See Here (Kevin Wilson [New York: Ecco, 2019]) is a story about two children who have a tendency to spontaneously burst into…

Love Defined

Affections, Love, Loving God, The Heart

Love is a difficult concept to define and understand. Think of all the ways people use it in society: they love food, they love…

A Matter Of The Heart

Loving God, Martha, Mary, Motivation, Serving God, The Heart

Brennan Manning illustrates this point in his work The Ragamuffin Gospel. In it, he writes, “A married woman in Atlanta with two small children…

Plot Twist

Care, Loving God, Patience, Psalms, Relationships

Have you ever seen a good plot twist in a movie? This is when you think the plot is heading one direction, when all…

What Makes A Marriage?

Commitment, Love, Loving God, Marriage, Relationship, Relationship with God

Our relationship with God can be compared with a marriage. What makes a marriage? Is it posting on social media about date nights and…

Room In The Jar

Desires, God's Plan, God's Will, Heart, Loving God, Luke 10:38-42, Luke 12:34, Mark 8:36-37, Matthew 22:37-38, Matthew 6:33, Plans, Priorities, Proverbs 21:21, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 37:4, Putting God First, Romans 12:2, Surrender, Trust, Will

We cannot pursue both God’s will and our own independent will. We have to empty ourselves of one in order to fully embrace the…

The Church Is Faulty

1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:13, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Church, Colossians 1:18, Colossians 1:24, Community, Ephesians 2:19-22, Ephesians 4:4, Imperfect People, Loving God, Loving Others, Relationships, Romans 12:4-5

“The church is faulty, but that is no excuse for your not joining it, if you are the Lord’s. Nor need your own faults…