Mystery – Sermon Illustration Ideas

The Mystery of the Kingdom

Faith, Growth, John 18:36, Kingdom, Luke 17:20-21, Mark 1:15, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:33, Mystery, The Church, The Gospel, The Kingdom of God

There is something incomprehensible about gardening. You can do all of the right things—plant the seed at the right time, in the right soil, under…

Hidden Realities

Colossians 2:1-3, Deuteronomy 29:29, Ephesians 1:9, God's Plan, God's Will, God's Wisdom, Hidden Things, Isaiah 40:28, Jeremiah 33:3, Job 11:7-9, Knowledge, Mystery, Proverbs 25:2, Reality, Secret

There’s an old magic trick that involves making a woman disappear after she’s entered a life-sized box. The audience is led to believe she…

Multifaceted

1 Corinthians 1:30, Colossians 2:1-3, Ephesians 3:10, God's Plan, God's Wisdom, Isaiah 28:29, Isaiah 40:28, James 1:5, James 3:17, Mystery, Proverbs 2:6, Redemption, Romans 11:33, Salvation, The Gospel, Wisdom

In the Bible (Ephesians 3:10), Paul describes the wisdom of God as “manifold,” a word that can be understood to mean “multifaceted,” like a…

The Community of Communion

1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Acts 2:42-46, Acts 20:7, Communion, Community, Experience, Foretaste, Future Glory, Holy Spirit, Lord's Supper, Luke 22:19-20, Luke 24:30, Mystery, Presence, The Church

In a dispatch for The Local Church, Derek Rishmawy reflects on how the Lord’s Supper is a rehearsal dinner for the ultimate wedding feast…

Uncomfortable Miracles

Acts 3:16, Comfort, Discomfort, Faith, Healing, Jeremiah 32:27, Job 5:8-9, Luke 18:27, Matthew 19:26, Miracle, Mystery, New Life, Order, Rules, Transformation

“Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature. It’s true: They rebut every rule all we good citizens take comfort…

Ex Nihilo

Creation, Ex Nihilo, Faith, Genesis 1:1-2, Hebrews 3:4, Insight, Intelligent Design, Jeremiah 32:17, John 1:1-4, Mystery, Romans 11:36, The Universe, Trusting God, Wonder, Worship

Blow up a balloon, and mark two “X” marks on it with a permanent marker. Place the marks a short distance away from each…

God Moves

Dependence, Faith, Genesis 50:20, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Hope, Job 42:2, Miracle, Mystery, Proverbs 16:4, Providence, Psalm 90:2, Psalm 97:9, Refuge, Trust

“God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform He plants His footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm Deep in…