The Cross – Sermon Illustration Ideas

A Volunteer For Sacrifice

Christ's Sacrifice, Jesus' Death, Sacrifice, The Cross, Volunteer

In The Hunger Games, each district sends a randomly selected tribute to fight to the death in an arena-style reality show. The winning district…

Good Friday, Godly Sorrow

Godly Sorrow, Good Friday, Jesus' Death, Sadness, Sorrow, The Cross

Good Friday, the low point of Easter weekend, is a time to remember the sacrifice that Jesus gave and our absolute need for him…

The Cross Has Made You “Flawless”

Change, Following Jesus, God's Saving Grace, New Creation, Sharing the Gospel, The Cross

The music video for MercyMe’s song, “Flawless”, does a good job of showing visually how changed we are by God’s grace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjLlLPZderk. God’s good…

A Gift Achieved By Death On A Cross

Celebration, Hopeful, Jesus' Death, The Cross, Victory

We all have to reach a place where we understand that all we have in life is the gift of Christ to us. This…

From Tragedy to Triumph

Christ's Death, Death, Easter, Life, Resurrection, The Cross, Triumph, Victory

N. T. Wright explains the seed analogy that Jesus used in John 12. “Jesus’s death will be like sowing a seed into the ground….

At Just The Right Time

Debt, Redemption, Repaid, Salvation, The Cross

Salvation in Jesus arrives at just the right time, but it was ready from the earliest days. In Mary Poppins Returns (directed by Rob Marshall [Walt…

We Can Fix It

Bicycle, Broken, Brokenness, Clock, Culture, God's Faithfulness, God's Healing, God's Wisdom, God's Work, Healing, Redemption, Salvation, Society, The Cross, Tools, We Can Fix It, World

A grandfather was working in his workshop on a warm spring afternoon. He watched out the window as his grandson rode his bike in…

Wonderful Accomplishment

1 Peter 3:18, Boast, Charm, Contempt, Crown, Crucifixion, Gain, Galatians 2:19-20, Isaiah 53:3-5, John 19:30, Love, Philippians 2:5-11, Prince of Glory, Sorrow, The Cross

Though there are many hymns and songs about the crucifixion, one of the most powerful is “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” by Isaac…

Colliding Stories

1 Corinthians 1:18, Boast, Comfort, Crucifixion, Galatians 2:20, Glory, Hebrews 12:2, John 3:16, Pain, Pleasure, Power, Resurrection, Romans 8:1, The Cross, Wisdom

“Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to…

Propitiation

1 John 2:2, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Forgiveness, Galatians 2:16, God's Anger, Grace, Isaiah 43:25, Justification, Propitiation, Redemption, Refuge, Rescue, Romans 3:25, Sacrifice, The Cross

There’s a word used in the Bible to describe God’s anger against us being appeased: propitiation. “To understand [propitiation], think about how a mother…

The Life Of Christ

1 Peter 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:14, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, Christ's Humility, Christ's Love, Confidence, Faith, God's Wrath, John 11:25-26, Mark 16:6, Ransomed, Resurrection, The Cross, Truth, Victory

The resurrection is so powerful and essential for us to grasp as believers. One song that exemplifies the power of the resurrection is “In…

Vast Love

2 Timothy 1:13, Affection, Assurance, Christ's Blood, Christ's Character, Christ's Love, Ephesians 3:18-19, Ephesians 5:2, Eternity, John 14:21, John 15:9, Kindness, Ocean, Ransom, The Cross

The love of God can never be matched nor perfectly described. Yet we have so many songs that try to illustrate how great and…

Dad’s Squad Car

2 Corinthians 9:7, Acts 20:35, Car, Enemies, Generosity, Gift, Love, Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:21, Prize, Proverbs 11:24-25, Reconciliation, Sacrifice, Strangers, The Cross

This article shares a touching story of a son wishing to buy the cop car his father drove before his untimely death. At the…