Relationship with God – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Secret Ingredient

authentic relationship, Relationship with God, secret ingredient

In Kung Fu Panda (directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne, DreamWorks, 2008, 1:07:55–1:09:41), Po, is said to become the Dragon Warrior, a legend. The key…

Helpful Life Filters

Filter, harmful things, regular practices, Relationship with God, Repentance, Self-Examination

Household filters can be a simple illustration of the need for repentance. Heating and air conditioning filters, water filters, and even car air filters…

Time For God

Easter, habits, Lent, Preparation, Priorities, Relationship with God, Time

One writer broke down the average time spent on typical daily routines for an American including sleeping, eating, using the bathroom, working and schooling,…

You Can Survive Fasting

Fasting, Hunger, Prayer, Relationship with God

Have you ever been so hungry that your stomach hurts? Perhaps you’ve been so hangry that you did or said something totally out of…

Shame Into Grace

Brokenness, Burdens, Grace, Relationship with God, Shame

The Avett Brothers sing, “Shame, boatloads of shame … Please make it stop.” What is the remedy to this heavy burden? God’s movement toward…

An Invitation To Make A Move

Actions, Moving, Relationship with God, Responding

Kinesiology is “the study of mechanics and anatomy of human movement and their roles in promoting health and reducing disease” (Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, s.v.,…

A Know-It-All Attitude

God's Plans, Humility, Knowledge, Recognizing, Relationship with God

Have you ever dealt with a know-it-all? It’s incredibly annoying. If you have any reasonable amount of knowledge about something they’re describing, you will…

The Father

Calling, Father, Following God, God's power, Guidance, Journey, Relationship with God

The process of God empowering us as he calls us is like a father helping his young son learn a trade skill, like carpentry….

Be Content In Every Situation

Contentment, Dependence On God, Relationship with God, Trust, Trusting God

If you ever babysit someone’s kids or your own siblings, pay attention to their attitude about possessions. When they find a toy they like…

God’s Memory Is Not Like Ours

Forgetfulness, God Remembers, God's Purpose, Relationship with God

“Did I leave the oven on?” “Did we forget a child at the store?” When have you forgotten something important? It’s easy to do….

God Calls Us To Care

Indifference, Loving Others, Lukewarm, Relationship with God, Relationships, Taking care of others

In her song, “I Forgot That You Existed,” Taylor Swift takes the listener through getting over someone who did them wrong: “It isn’t love,…

Steadfast Love

Determination, Not Giving Up, Relationship with God, Steadfast Love

God has a goal of saving his people and being in a relationship with them. His hesed, or steadfast love, shows us his determination…

Universal Respect

God Our Father, Priesthood, Relationship with God, Respect

N. T. Wright shares the story of an Australian prisoner of war to illustrate Jesus’s role in this passage: “Tom Moore was in charge…

Proof of Our Relationship

Lament, Needs, Relationship with God, Relationships

Packiam writes, “On a Saturday morning, when my wife and I are trying to sleep in until that luxurious hour of 8am but our…

Sloths

God's Anger, Logic, Relationship with God, Slow to Anger

To many people, sloths symbolize laziness, but they are actually “energy-saving mammals taking life at a slow pace to avoid the rush and tumble…

Invented Drama

Faithfulness, God's Love, Love, Relationship with God, Relationships

In the teen rom-com The Kissing Booth 2 (directed by Vince Marcello [Netflix, 2020]), main characters Elle and Noah are long-distance dating. Noah was previously known to…

One-Sided Relationships

God's Love, Love, Relationship with God, Relationships, Seeking God

Have you ever had a relationship where you were the only one putting in the effort? Maybe it was a friendship or romantic relationship…

Cries for Help

God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, Relationship with God, Trusting God

In Nashua, New Hampshire, a woman and her dog were rescued from a sewer system they had fallen into while out on a walk….

Miraculous Conversion

Conversion, Forgiveness, New Life, Relationship with Christ, Relationship with God

Despite growing up in a churchgoing home and being baptized as a kid, Thomas Tarrants became a white supremacist. He was an unlikely convert….

Stories of Healing

Brokenness, Healing, Relationship with Christ, Relationship with God, Spiritual Healing

When considering who in the congregation would be a good candidate to share their story of healing, expand your search to anyone who clung…