Providence – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Serendipity

chance, guiding, Providence, serendipity, unexpected triumphs

In his analysis of the 2017 movie La La Land, writer Charles Morris describes Sebastian’s song “City of Stars” as describing divine providence and the…

Life Changing Providence

Change, Circumstances, everyday occurrences, Providence

We’ve all heard stories of perhaps bad circumstances that are one part of a series of events that can change the course of someone’s…

God Provides

Encouragement, God's Timing, Need, Providence, Provision, Trusting God

God is gracious to provide what we need most. Gloria Furman speaks of a time when she and her family had traveled to the…

Well Defined Character

Character, Control, Divine, Doctrine, Job 11:7-9, Job 14:5, Justice, Lordship, Matthew 10:29-31, Omnipotence, Providence, Psalm 139:16, Romans 8:28, Rule, Sovereignty

The words “sovereign” and “providence” are often used interchangeably. However, Paul Miller at The Gospel Coalition reminds us that they are different. He writes,…

Stop, Wait, Don’t Panic

1 Chronicles 29:11-12, Assurance, Isaiah 46:9-10, Panic, Plans, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 19:21, Providence, Psalm 115:3, Resting in God, Safety, Secure, Sovereignty, Surprise, Trusting God

“There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.” – Corrie ten Boom Even when we are caught by surprise, the Lord…

Out of Control

1 Chronicles 29:11-12, Accountability, Choice, Colossians 1:17, Control, Disobedience, God's Character, Hebrews 4:13, Jeremiah 32:27, Providence, Psalm 90:2, Sin, Sovereignty, Trust, Unchanging

Psychologist Julian B. Rotter developed the concept of “locus of control” in the 1950s. A person has either an internal (life events result from…

God’s Best

1 Peter 2:1-5, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 2 Peter 3:9, Doubt, Future Hope, Glory, God's Plan, Isaiah 40:28-31, Outcomes, Proverbs 3:5-6, Providence, Sanctification, Sovereignty, The Future, Trusting God

“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to…

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…