Sin – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Celebrating Sin

Atonement, celebrate, Grace, holy day, recognize the problem, Sin

Can you imagine a holiday whose point is to recognize the wrong that we’ve done? Perhaps as a society, instead of celebrating a victory,…

Bad Habits Catch Up

accumulation, catch up with you, Consequences, delayed, Sin

Some consequences take a long time to happen. The delay between our actions and their consequences can convince us that nothing will happen. Over…

Reaping the Consequences

Redemption, rejecting God, Salvation, Sin

Did your parents ever give you an ultimatum? Perhaps your family was preparing to go somewhere fun, like an amusement park. You and your…

Shredding Confessions

Confessions, forgivness, Prayer, Sin

Sometimes confession is hard to say aloud. Writing things out with pencil and paper seems a little less scary. Although confessing with our mouths…

Freedom from our Debts

Debt, Fear, Freedom, Sin

Financial debt is something with which many families struggle. The averageAmerican household carries thousands of dollars in debt. Freedom from debt is away to…

Fractures in Our Relationships

Adversity, Sin, Temptation

After sin entered the world, work shifted from being an activity completed alongside the Creator and became a curse borne apart from him (Genesis…

A New Creation In Christ

Baptism, New Creation, Relationship with Christ, Repentance, Savior, Sin, Struggles

T. B. was homeless after his struggle with alcohol led him to lose multiple jobs and destroy his relationships. But when a believer of…

Sins Hidden In Plain Sight

Clean, Heart, Hidden, Outward Appearances, Plain Sight, Pure, Sin

Most retail redo shows (like Kitchen Nightmares) will have the infamous black light scene. It may seem like an area is clean, but when…

Idleness

Idleness, Lazy, Productivity, Sin, Stewardship

When thinking about the relationship between idleness and mischief, a fun and light example that comes to mind is Winnie the Pooh. As lovable…

Judgment And Redemption

Christmas, Consequences, Greed, Judgment, Redemption, Sin

Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol offers a familiar and seasonal illustration of the arc of judgment and redemption through the eyes of Ebenezer Scrooge….

Authentic VS. Counterfeit

Authenticity, Counterfeit, God's Creation, Jesus' Incarnation, Sin

If you’ve ever worked in a job where you handle a lot of money, you know you become familiar with the differences between counterfeit…

Hiding

Forgiveness, God Knows All, God sees all, Grace, Hiding, Shame, Sin

According to this HuffPost article, kids hide things from their parents for three reasons: they don’t want to share, they think the parents won’t…

A Way Out

Addiction, Forgiveness, Jesus, Saved, Sin

The Hulu miniseries Dopesick (2021) depicts the impact of opioids on American communities and the fight to make them illegal or better controlled. The…

Mankind And Technology

Babel, Humanity, Independence, Purpose of Life, Rebellion, Sin, Technology, Worldviews

The story of Babel highlights the desire for human independence from God. “Babel is a monumental, communal attempt by Adam’s race to wrest human…

Set Free

Calling, Forgiveness, Freedom, Guilt, Jesus' Healing, Set Free, Sharing the Gospel, Sin

Prison is a place a lot of us may feel reluctant to go. But in prison there are many people yearning to be set…

Idolizing Family

Family, Idolatry, Serve, Sin, Trusting God

In 2019, Lori Laughlin’s family was among many privileged families charged with bribery of college admissions offices. Laughlin and her husband spent hundreds of…

Integrity

Idolatry, Integrity, Sin, Unity, Worship

In Letters to my Children, Daniel Taylor discusses integrity. He writes that integrity “means wholeness, unity.” When we sin, we become divided and less…

Christ Cleanses Us From Sin

Baptism, Cleanse, Demonstrate, Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Sin, Washed Clean

The attached link includes a “scientific” object lesson, using a basic chemical reaction to demonstrate how Christ heals us of our sin. Combining a…

Freedom From Condemnation

Condemnation, Forgiveness, Freedom, Gospel, Grace, Kindness, Second Chances, Sin

An illustration of our freedom from condemnation can be seen in the novel Do We Not Bleed? In that novel, the character Jon Mote…

Christians, Consider Your Words

Church Family, Effects of Sin, Honoring God, Injustice, Responding to Others, Sin, Spiritual Growth, Words

Author and pastor Dhati Lewis shares a story about an uphill battle he and his wife faced within the church as an interracial couple…