Provision Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

God’s Care

Children of God, God's Care, God's Love, Provision

In 1982, while competing in a race in the African desert, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s son Mark disappeared. As depicted in the fictionalized…

An Intersting Donation

Donation, God's Work, God's Provision, Meeting Needs, Provision

God will provide for our needs, but he may do so in unusual or roundabout ways. An illustration of this is found in a…

A Father’s Care

Care, God's Provision, Provision

The Homecoming is a movie that tells the story of family living during the Great Depression in Appalachia. The movie focuses on Christmas Eve,…

He Will Help Us

Encouragement, Help, Provision, Strengthened, Trusting God

We aren’t always certain what kind of effort our tasks will require of us, but we can trust that God is always present to…

Sleeping On The Job

God's Promises, Protection, Provision, Psalm 121, Security, Trusting God

Psalm 121 tells us that ‘He [God] who watches over you will not slumber.’ Much unlike the armed security guard from the Atlanta area…

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…

Not Quite Lions

Care, Dependence On God, Guidance, Protection, Provision, Sheep, Shepherd

When you see a picture of sheep, you notice that they aren’t very big animals. They don’t have sharp teeth or large claws. They are…

The Snail’s Journey Towards The Ark

Help, Parable, Provision, Trusting God

Charles Spurgeon wrote, “By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” Breaking the analogy down in a children’s book, Dorothy M. Stewart writes about the highs and lows…

A Safe Escape

Escape, Overcoming, Provision, Temptation, Trusting God

The Lord’s way of escape always accompanies every temptation we face. “God is faithful … but with the temptation he will also provide the way…

The Main Thing

Children, Father, First, God's Promises, Priorities, Provision, Seeking God, The Kingdom, Worry

When babies are born, they don’t spend any time worrying about where their clothes, food, and shelter are going to come from. They are…

Forgetful

Doubt, Forgetful, Forgetfulness, God's Faithfulness, Israel, Provision, Rebellion, Remembering, Trust, Trusting God

The character of Dory, in this scene from Finding Dory, is a lot like how Israel interacted with God through the Old Testament: https://youtu.be/i3kIpCzLzEo….

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Care, Provision, Psalm 23, Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Trust, Trusting God

When we think about a shepherd and sheep, we have to think of an arid environment, like modern-day Palestine, and not the lush green…

Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy)

1 Timothy 4:4, Blessing, Dwelling, God's Promise, Goodness, Hebrews 12:10, Help, Love, Mercy, Presence, Provision, Psalm 135:3, Psalm 34:8, Psalm 73:1, Song

“Surely goodness surely mercy right beside me all my days and I will dwell in Your house forever and bless your Holy Name”- Shane…