Relationship with God Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

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…

Under Construction

Building, Christian Life, Christian Walk, Construction, Relationship with God

To be a Christian is to be under construction. If you ever build something, don’t expect it will go smoothly. You’ll probably be disappointed!…

Confession Brings Relationship

Confession, Honesty, Relationship, Relationship with God

The movie The Kissing Booth 2 (Netflix) shows us how easily a relationship can unravel when we are not honest with our partners. Small insecurities, mistakes,…

Love Triangle

Love, Marriage, Relationship with God, Relationships

One of the great ways that biblical marriage has been portrayed is with the picture of a triangle. The husband and wife form the…

When Things Feel One-Sided

Relationship with God, Relationships, Seeking God, Silence

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

Someone To Love

Contentment, Loneliness, Love, Relationship with God, Satisfaction

American pop band Fountains of Wayne has a song called “Someone to Love” that tells a story a lot of people today can identify…

A Friend

Friend of God, Friendship, Love, Relationship with Christ, Relationship with God

Former Detective Adrian Monk lives alone. He has no friends. He is awkward in social situations but yearns for a friend. So when he…

The Attachment Cycle

Children of God, Father, God Our Father, Love, Relationship with God

Psychology and emerging neuroscience highlight the reality of this innate need for connection through the attachment cycle. This cycle demonstrates that for a growing…