Serving Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

Gaining Perspective

Helping others, Perspective, Selflessness, Serving, Serving Others

In the Netflix docuseries Down to Earth, Zac Efron and Darin Olien visit locations all around the world. In Puerto Rico, Zac witnesses the…

Being The Hands Of Christ

God's Kingdom, Ministry, Serving, Serving Others

Matthew Eldridge was a body double for actor Jason Bateman. He compares his experience on a movie set—working alongside hundreds of others to make…

Where Credit Is Due

Gifts, Glory, God's Glory, Serving, Spiritual Gifts

Have you ever accomplished something, only to have someone else steal the credit for your hard work? Few things are more annoying! In the…

Using Our Gifts

1 Corinthians 12, Church, Serving, The Body

We have to see that God is diverse in his expectation of how we will use our gifts to serve others. Paul reminds his…

The Way of Humility

Humble, Humbling Ourselves, Loving Others, Philippians, Servanthood, Serving, Serving Others

As believers, we are to live just like Jesus by choosing the same mindset and attitude as Jesus. “Let each of you look not…

Brother Lawrence

Brother Lawrence, Faithfulness, Humility, Service, Serving, Serving God, Serving Others, Work

The story of Brother Lawrence provides an illustration of how to intergrate our faith and work together. He served for nearly fifteen years in…

Heading West

Christians, Greatest Commandments, Love, Loving Others, Neighbors, Serving, Serving Others, Unconditional Love

A teacher tells a story about one her students named Billy: “Billy was the resident cowboy of my kindergarten class, coming to school each…

Contagious Obedience

Example, Inspiration, Leadership, Leading, Servants Heart, Serving

Have you ever considered the greater effect of your everyday decisions? How your individual acts of obedience and faithfulness to Christ can lead to…

Take Your Child To Work Day

1 Peter 4:10, 1 Timothy 4:12, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Timothy 2:15, Children, Children of God, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 4:11-13, God's Work, Serving, Serving Others

God invites his children to learn his desires and his ways by joining him as he works in this world. This may not be…

All Eyes On Me

1 Peter 4:10, Attention, Colossians 3:23, Ephesians 2:10, Fasting, Focus, Giving, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:1-34, Ministry, Motivation, Philippians 2:1-11, Recognition, Reward, Service, Serving

Have you ever tried to draw attention to yourself? Like a child who acts out in order to get attention from their parents, or…

Denying Our Desires

1 John 3:1-3, 2 Peter 1:3, Denying Ourselves, Following Christ, Galatians 2:20, Giving, Helping others, Luke 14:27, Luke 9:23-24, Matthew 16:24, Sacrifice, Self-Sacrifice, Serving

In 1986, Alan and Eric Barnhart started a crane-and-rigging company. They viewed their company as God’s company, though, and decided to cap their income…

The Essence of God

2 Corinthians 9:7, Acts 20:35, Benefit, Cost, Giving, God's Essence, Imago Dei, Joy, Love, Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:1-34, Meeting Needs, Proverbs 11:24-25, Serving, The Giver

“The same writer of John 3:16 says in 1 John 4:8, “God is love.” Which I take to mean at least this: giving what’s…