Support – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Run To Help Others

help others, injury, lost their way, run, Support

Certainly, we need to build our faith on the foundation of Christ. He is the cornerstone to all of Christianity and even more so…

No Shame In Extra Support

Captive, Mental Health, mind, Renewed, Shame, Support, Thoughts

Paul was not a neuroscientist, but he was on to something when he told us to renew our minds. We can change how we…

Endurance And Patience In Marriage

Endurance, Love One Another, Marriage, Patience, Relationship, Struggles, Support

The depiction of the relationship between Jim and Mae Braddock in the movie Cinderella Man (directed by Ron Howard, Universal Pictures, 2005) is an…

Slacklining

Faith, God's Timing, Support, Waiting, Waiting on God

A popular park or backyard activity is slacklining. A slackline is a three-inch-wide tightrope made from seatbelt material and stretched between two trees in…

“Crab Bucket Syndrome”

Helping others, Jealousy, Selflessness, Support

“Crab bucket syndrome,” or “crab mentality,” is observed when crabs struggle to get out of a bucket but are pulled back down by the…

Local Missions

1 Peter 5:1-5, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Timothy 2:15, Campaign, Community, Funding, God's Glory, Local, Matthew 10:40-42, Minority, Missions, Outreach, Philippians 4:16-18, Project, Support

While there are many sources of funding for overseas missions, there are few resources for local ministries outside of churches and their own efforts….

Sacrificial Friendship

1 John 4:12, Courage, Endurance, Faithful, Friendship, Hero, Isaiah 57:15, John 14:16, Journey, Lord of the Rings, Movie, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 18:24, Strength, Support

Frodo is one of many heroes in The Lord of the Rings. One overlooked hero is Samwise Gamgee, his hobbit companion and friend who…

Gracious Engagement

1 John 4:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Anxiety, Depression, Engagement, Ephesians 2:19, Freedom, Grace, Hebrews 10:24-25, Mental Illness, New Life, Romans 12:10-13, Shame, Struggle, Support

Adam4d is a popular Christian webcomic that is often shared on social media. One comic specifically addresses the shame Christians who struggle with depression…

Transformative Empathy

1 Peter 3:15, Acts 1:8, Comfort, Community, Empathy, Evangelism, Galatians 2:20, Kindness, Love, Mark 16:15, Prayer, Romans 1:16, Sharing, Support, Witness

In the May 2015 issue of Christianity Today, Richard Clark highlighted an emerging group of Christian video game-makers who were rising to prominence. Two…

God’s Suffering

1 Corinthians 15:3, Acts 3:18, Hebrews 13:11-12, Isaiah 53:3-12, Love, Luke 17:25, Omnipotence, Power, Powerlessness, Sovereignty, Strength, Suffering, Support, Sympathy, Weakness

One of the 20th century heroes of our faith is Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He was a German pastor who led several efforts to condemn, resist,…

The Prodigal Returns

2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Colossians 1:21, Connection, Enemy, Grace, Love, Luke 15:24, Mercy, Prodigal, Repentance, Romans 5:10, Sin, Support, Welcome

A recent episode of the podcast Invisibilia covered a story of how one small Danish town responded to young Muslim men leaving to go…

Disenfranchised People

1 Corinthians 12:27, Advocate, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 3:15, Community, Ephesians 2:19-22, Ephesians 4:15-16, Faith, Faithful, Gospel, Hope, Local Church, Love, Pro-Life, Support

In the book, God’s Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights, Charles Marsh shares the stories of men and women of faith and…

Sharing Grief

Comfort, Consistency, Death, Grief, John 14:1, Kindness, Lamenting, Loss, Matthew 5:4, Mourning, Presence, Psalm 147:3, Psalm 34:18, Revelation 21:4, Support

In a memorial service for five slain Dallas police officers, former President George W. Bush spoke, saying, “Those of us who love Dallas and…