Perseverance – 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…

“Long Live the Champion”

Faithfulness, God's Promise, Perseverance, Promise

Persevering in the faith is not easy, especially when circumstances are out of your control. Christian hip-hop artist KB released a song titled “Long…

Babies in the Olympics

Discipline, Following Jesus, Growing, Perseverance

This funny clip of babies acting like they are in the Olympics provides an opportunity to talk about how important training is for great…

The Importance of Honesty

Failure, Honesty, Perseverance, Struggle, Transparency

It’s important for Christians to realize and express with humility both their failures and their perseverance to grow as believers. It is easy to…

Resilience In The Life of Faith

Faith, Faithfulness, Hebrews, Perseverance, Resilience

“Life is not like a school exam that we can finish ahead of time if we are especially clever. We can’t retire early from…

The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament

Death, Evil, Hope, Lament, Lamenting, Pain, Patience, Perseverance, Reward, Sorrow, Suffering

In her book The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament, Aubrey Sampson shares her story of chronic, degenerative illness, the…

Unexpected Resistance

Obedience, Opposition, Perseverance, Resistance, Trusting God

Sometimes unexpected resistance can stop us from doing something God has asked us to do. Isn’t that the way it always is when you…

Finish The Race

Endurance, Faithfulness, Finish the race, Perseverance, Race, Run The Race

“Prior to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania was just another marathon runner. An Olympic caliber runner, yes. He…

Finish The Race

Endurance, Faith, Father, God's Strength, Help, Perseverance, Promise, Race, Run The Race, Strength

Unlike most races, our spiritual race is not about coming in first. It’s about finishing. If we don’t give up, if we don’t quit,…

Tension

Already And Not Yet, Grief, Hope, Joy, Perseverance, Perspective, Suffering, Tension, Trials

Living with joy and hope amid pain requires an ability to live in tension. We can’t just deny the pain and pretend like all…

When The Storms Come

Following Jesus, Foundation, Luke 6, Obedience, Perseverance, Sand, Storms, Struggles, The Rock

There is a parable many of us are familiar with in Luke 6, about two men who build houses for themselves. One builds on…

Into The Fire

Abuse, Addiction, Community, Death, Faith, God's Plan, Into The Fire, Others, Perseverance, Poverty, Preemeptive Love Coalition, Spiritual Growth, Testing, War

It is simple to talk about faith through the fire, but are we equipping ourselves now with the determination and willingness to advance His…

The Power of Confession

1 John 1:9, Acts 3:19, Confessing Sin, Confession, Faith, Hardship, Humble Ourselves, James 4:8, James 5:16, Perseverance, Proverbs 28:13, Psalm 32:5, Romans 10:10, Submit to God, Suffering, Trials

“Confession is a powerful spiritual practice in our lives. However, when we hear or think about the word confession, we might have a negative…

The Benefits of Self-Control

1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Corinthians 9:25, 2 Timothy 1:7, Benefit, Fighting, Love, Perseverance, Proverbs 16:32, Reward, Romans 12:1-2, Self-Control, Sin, Struggle, Temptation, United

In the 1970s, psychologist Walter Mischel conducted an experiment where he gave a group of children the choice to either eat a cookie immediately…

Blessed Are The Persecuted

1 Peter 4:12-14, 2 Timothy 3:12, Church, Eternity, Faith, John 15:18, Love, Luke 6:22, Matthew 5:10, Persecution, Perseverance, Religious Freedom, Remembrance, Shelter, Suffering

In a review from Christianity Today on the book They Say We Are Infidels: On the Run from ISIS with Persecuted Christians in the…

Taking the Long View

1 Corinthians 2:9, Anthem, Covenant, Faith, God's Story, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jeremiah 29:11, Perseverance, Promise, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 8:28, The Church, Trials

Keith & Kristyn Getty’s song By Faith is a powerful anthem for Christians to remember the story of our faith and how God calls…

Safety First

1 Peter 5:7, Accident, Avoidance, Feature, James 1:12, James 1:2-4, Perseverance, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 5:3-5, Safety, Suffering, Survival, Tragedy, Trial, Wisdom

Most safety features in your car are not meant to prevent an accident, but instead are there to make sure you survive through the…

The Stockdale Paradox

2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Comfort, Confidence, Endurance, Isaiah 40:29-31, Joy, Perseverance, Psalm 119:50, Psalm 22:24, Psalm 23:4, Running The Race, Seeking Truth, Suffering, Trust

In this video (3 minute mark), Dr. Dennis Charney explains the “Stockdale Paradox,” a way of thinking that acknowledges the challenge being faced while…

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

2 Corinthians 12:8-9, 2 John 1:9, Abiding, Debt, Endurance, Faith, God's Goodness, Grace, John 15:4, Legalism, Love, Perseverance, Romans 1:1-5, Romans 3:20-24, Salvation

“O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be! Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee….

Brother Yun

Acts 4:31, Boldness, Evangelism, Faith, Faithfulness, Hebrews 13:16, Joshua 1:9, Persecution, Perseverance, Proverbs 28:1, Purity, Romans 12:1-2, Sacrifice, Saint, Witness

“Brother Yun is a Christian missionary who was saved at age 16 and felt called to witness in different parts of China. He was…