The Word – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Batteries Not Included

Scripture, The Bible, The Word

Is there anything more irritating than receiving a gift, opening it, reading “batteries not included,” and realizing that you have to go out and purchase…

Training For Godliness

1 Timothy, Godliness, Scripture, The Word, Training

If you have ever played baseball, you had a coach who taught you how to hold a bat. When you stepped up to the…

Handle With Care

Scripture, The Bible, The Word, Truth

In battle, an unskilled swordsman runs the risk not only of injuring himself with his own blade but of injuring his comrade fighting next to…

Deep & Shallow

Deep, The Bible, The Word, Theologians, Theology, Truth, Understanding

“Someone has said that ‘the Bible is deep enough for a theologian to drown in and yet shallow enough for a child of God…

Your Guide

Direction, God's Word, Guidance, Guide, Light, Scripture, The Word, Truth

When you travel to an unknown region, whether domestically or internationally, it can be helpful to get a tour guide. A tour guide can…

Soak Up

Hearing from God, Meditation, mind, Scripture, The Bible, The Word, Thought life, Thoughts

Think of the process of preparing tea. You fill a cup with boiling hot water, then put the tea bag of your choosing in…

Taste and See

Blessing, Meditation, Psalm 1, The Psalms, The Word, Thoughts, Worldview

One word that teaches us how to cultivate a biblical worldview is the word “meditate.” The Hebrew word here is hagah, and in Eat…

In the Shallow

Conflict, Confusion, Connect Groups, Discussion, God's Word, In the Shallow, Interpretation, Shallow, Small Groups, The Word, Theologian, Theological, Theology, Word of God

There is good theology and bad theology. Some Christians think wrongly that the best way to avoid bad theology is to avoid theology altogether….

The Basics

2 Timothy 3:16, Bible Study, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Hebrews 4:12-14, Isaiah 40:8, John 1, Joshua 1:8, New Testament, Old Testament, Pentateuch, Psalm 119:105, Romans 10:17, Romans 15:4, Scripture, The Bible, The Word, Word of God

Science textbooks are full of all the basic ideas, formulas, and information needed to move on into any field of scientific study or profession….

Our Trusted Compass

2 Timothy 3:16, Compass, Direction, Guidance, Hebrews 2:1, Isaiah 30:21, James 1:5-6. Psalm 25:4-5, Journey, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 32:8, The Bible, The Way, The Word, Truth

In the article “A Compass Saves the Crew,” Owen Edwards tells the story of a WWII sailor who saved lives when he used a…