Promise – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Promises

disappointed, Faith, Promise, speak in faith, total control

Have you ever made a promise without being certain you could or would keep it? Not the time when you promised you would do…

Lifetime Guarantee

guarantee, His word, indefinitely, lifetime guarantee, Promise, stand by your work

Have you ever made a purchase simply because of advertising? One of the most convincing reasons to make a purchase is a “Lifetime Guarantee.”…

Promises

God's Promises, Keeping Promises, Promise

General Douglas MacArthur was a man who kept his promises. During World War 2, he was forced to flee the Philippines due to the…

Covenanting

Covenant, Promise, Relationship, Relationships

A modern-day example of covenanting with a group and valuing visible identifiable markers is the Greek system on our university campuses. Students pledge, or…

“What Are You Going to do with Freedom?”

Building, Freedom, God's Promises, Promise

“What in the hell are you gonna do with freedom?” This is what the racist character Dan Scott asks the slave and Revolutionary War…

Reunited

Faith, God's Promises, Promise, Trust

In the sci-fi drama Interstellar (directed by Christopher Nolan [Paramount Pictures, 2014]), a complex web of events causes a young astronaut trying to save…

“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…

Faithful in the Little Things

Faithful, God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, Promise, Promises

In the children’s book Eric Says Thank You, young Eric has a great breakfast of toast one day and thanks his mom. This leads…

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,…

Past Acceptance

1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 John 3:1-2, Abundance, Acceptance, Colossians 2:9-10, Faith, Forgiveness, Future, John 1:12, Life, Love, Movie, Past, Promise, Romans 15:7

In the movie Hitch, Will Smith’s character says, “You can’t really know where you’re going, until you know where you’ve been.” In Christ, we…

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…

A Covenant-Keeping Government

Covenant, Ecclesiastes 5:4-5, Equality, Everlasting, Future, Help, Hope, Matthew 5:33, Matthew 5:37, Numbers 30:2, Promise, Proverbs 28:13, Responsibility, Trust, Unchanging

“The State of California has a covenant with the people. State government will foster the conditions for a high quality of life if voters,…