Motivation – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Motivating Factor

Motivation, perfecting, Practice, preparing

Motivation is key for our lives. Consider the number of people who spent hours in the weight room preparing for the next season because…

New Year’s Day

Burnout, Motivation, New, Spiritual Life

When we look at New Year’s Day, we often see it as a fresh start, a time to begin anew. As the weeks wear…

Tantrums

Actions, Discipline, Love, Motivation, Obedience, Self-Care

A great illustration of not doing what we should be doing is seen in small children. Tantrums, which are caused by a number of…

Endure To The End

Endurance, Faith, Motivation, Strength

Most of us have no idea what it means to endure extremely difficult circumstances. The show Alone on the History Channel places people in the wilderness…

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…

Style & Function

Behavior, Christian Life, genuine, Holiness, Motivation, Righteousness, Salvation, Surface, The Heart

Imagine yourself going to a computer store and asking to see the latest MacBook Pro. The salesman shows you the computer and points out…

Golden Faith

1 Chronicles 16:11, 1 John 5:14, Christian Life, Dependence, Encouragement, Ephesians 6:18, Faith, Family, Humility, Influence, James 5:13, Motivation, Prayer, Praying, Psalm 17:6, The Olympics

The Olympics continue to be an anticipated spectacle of human ability, strength, and courage. More encouraging is watching athletes of Christian faith live it…

All Eyes On Me

1 Peter 4:10, Attention, Colossians 3:23, Ephesians 2:10, Fasting, Focus, Giving, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:1-34, Ministry, Motivation, Philippians 2:1-11, Recognition, Reward, Service, Serving

Have you ever tried to draw attention to yourself? Like a child who acts out in order to get attention from their parents, or…

Motivated By Love

1 Chronicles 16:29, Duty, God's Anger, God's Beauty, Isaiah 33:17, Joy, Love, Motivation, Obedience, Penalty, Practicality, Psalm 118:24, Psalm 27:4, Psalm 50:1-2, Striving

In answering a question about the motivation for obeying the Lord, Tim Keller said, “In the long run, you should always do the right…

Golden Faith

1 Chronicles 16:11, 1 John 5:14, Christian Life, Dependence, Encouragement, Ephesians 6:18, Faith, Family, Humility, Influence, James 5:13, Motivation, Prayer, Psalm 17:6, The Olympics

The Olympics continue to be an anticipated spectacle of human ability, strength, and courage. More encouraging is watching athletes of Christian faith live it…