The Heart – Page 2 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Imitations

Imitations, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Life, The Heart

In our highly processed food society, it is easy to find goods that are cheap, fast, and lack any nutritional substance. You can get imitation…

Half-Hearted Gifts

Generosity, Gift, Giving, regift, The Heart

Have you ever received a gift and thought to yourself, “How much effort went into this?” Sometimes we receive gifts we don’t really like….

Thankful For The Fleas

1 Thessalonians 5:18, Perspective, Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanks, Thanksgiving, The Heart, Trusting God

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who helped hide Jews during the advent of the Nazi regime during World War II. After being…

Style & Function

Behavior, Christian Life, genuine, Holiness, Motivation, Righteousness, Salvation, Surface, The Heart

Imagine yourself going to a computer store and asking to see the latest MacBook Pro. The salesman shows you the computer and points out…

The Danger of Burnout

Burning Out, Burnout, Honesty, Performance, Resting, The Heart, Tired, Transparency, Trusting God, Vulnerability

An article in the Wall Street Journal warns that there is an epidemic of doctors burning out that eventually causes situations that harm the…

Tip Of The Iceberg

Character, Identity, Integrity, Invisible, The Heart, Visibile

“The tip of the iceberg” refers to the reality that the majority of an iceberg lies below the surface. This is impressive when you…

Please & Thank You

Gratitude, Outlook, Remembering, Salvation, Thank You, Thankfulness, The Heart

A recent study, published by the Royal Society of Open Science, studied everyday language on five continents and found that when someone asks for…

Stagnate

Christian Walk, Complacency, Destruction, Faith, Growth, Maturity, Sin, Soul, Stagnate, The Heart

When water stagnates and is not active in any way, there is all kinds of potential for rotten things like diseases and the insects…

Cosmic Vending Machine

Church, Religion, Service, The Heart, True Worship

People often attend church, give, serve, and worship based on what they get out of the experience, hoping that their return on investment is…

Dangerous Facades

Change, Fake, Forgiveness, genuine, Inner Life, Repentance, The Heart, Transformation, True Repentance

Imagine being walked into an exam room at your doctor’s office by someone wearing scrubs, carrying a clipboard, and using the correct rhetoric as…

Means To An End

Commands, Exodus 20:8-11, God's Law, Human Flourishing, Law, Luke 14:1-6, Luke 6:1-20, Mark 2:27, Matthew 23:23, Matthew 5:17-19, Motives, Rest, Sabbath, The Heart, The Law

A New York Times article detailed the current public health crisis of chronic lack of adequate sleep. We know that a booming sleep industry has popped…

True Worship

1 Timothy 2:8, Colossians 3:14-17, Hebrews 13:15, John 4:24, Psalm 150:6, Romans 12:1, Spirit, The Heart, True Worship, Truth

Imagine getting ready to work out and then realizing the gym is closed. Do you just skip working out altogether that day? No! You…

Persistent Love

1 John 3:1, 1 John 4:19, Ephesians 2:4-5, God's Love, John 3:16, Love, Persistence, Psalm 136:26, Psalm 86:15, Pursuit, Romans 5:8Faithful, Steadfast Love, The Heart

The Arkansas River, which begins in Leadville, Colorado, snakes through the mountains for 152 miles with an elevation drop of 4,650 feet (“The Arkansas River,”…

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

1 Corinthians 11:28, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Deception, Examination, Galatians 6:4, Honesty, Lamentations 3:40, Mirror, Philippians 2:5-10, Psalm 119:59, Refelection, Repentance, Self-Deception, Self-Evaluation, Self-Examination, The Heart

Without taking the time to reflect on our desires and thoughts, we can deceive ourselves into thinking we are exempt from repentance—or even become…

16 Illustrations on Generosity

Generosity, Gifts, Giving, The Heart, Treasure

Are you preaching on generosity? Check out these great illustration ideas that bring biblical truths to life through word pictures, stories, and everyday examples….