Trusting God – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Purpose for Giving

blessings, Giving, Jesus paid, Redemption, Sacrifice, Trusting God

Rick Moranis became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 1980s and 1990s. His last live-action movie released in 1997; after that, he took…

How God Moves

Accident, Plan, Timing, Trusting God

We’ve all heard stories of perhaps bad circumstances that are one part of a series of events that can change the course of someone’s…

Ready and Waiting

painful, ready, suffer, timer, Trusting God, Waiting, Waiting on the Lord

We don’t make much of timers counting down until we start getting close to the end. Consider how you felt waiting for a timer…

Unexpected Good

Ahab, Do Good, Jezebel, Obadiah, Prophets, Redemption, Servant, Trusting God, Unexpected

The TV show Undercover Boss offers executives at large companies the opportunity to see what it’s like to work at the lowest levels of their businesses….

Control Freak

Control Freak, Controlling, God's Sovereignty, Moral Will of God, Trusting God

In the TV series Silo (created by Graham Yost, AMC Studios, 2023), people live in a large underground silo, adhering to strict regulations that they think…

An Illustration of Grace

Forgiveness, Foundation, Grace, Jesus, Suffering, Trusting God

God’s grace is the foundation for the formation of Christian character. Our ability to persevere through suffering and develop the hope that Paul describes…

Knowing the Lesson Plan

Bible, Faith, Time With God, Trust, Trusting God

Picture the difficulty a substitute teacher has when enacting an absent teacher’s lesson plans. Without spending a considerable amount of time with the real…

But Wait, There’s More… With Jesus

Jesus, John, Trusting God

Infomercials often play late at night. The purpose is to quickly build your interestin a product so you’ll purchase it. They will usually throw…

Small Obedience

Available, Obedience, Trusting God, Waiting on God

“As long as we expect big to come now and on the world’s terms—whether in our churches, in our cities, or in our own…

Use What You Have

Available, Resources, Trusting God, Willing

Have you ever met someone who can do amazing things with very little? One famous character who comes to mind is the super-skilled adventurer…

Leadership in Meekness

Humility, Leadership, Meekness, Trusting God

In the book LEAD…forGod’s Sake!: A Parable for Finding the Heart of Leadership, a basketball coach befriends the school janitor, who teaches him about…

Power of Love of Money

Finances, Love, Love of Money, Trusting God

Search online for the word embezzlement and see what comes up. When preparing this guide, the top result returned was a Catholic priest accused…

Trusting God’s Presence

God's presence, Prayer, The Presence of God, Transformation, Transformation in Prayer, Trusting God

Scotty Smith reflects on the beauty of trusting God’s presence and our transformation in a prayer. He speaks of how we need to learn…

Following Jesus Into the Unknown

Endurance, High Priest, Jesus, Jesus's Example, Trials, Trust, Trusting God

Children taking swimming lessons are instructed to jump into the water from the edge of the pool. For many children, this is terrifying. It’s not…

Authority Of Christ

Authority of Jesus, Power of Jesus, Trusting God

Imagine showing up to a business to pick up something you left there—your credit card or glasses, for instance. However, someone you don’t know…

God Will Provide

God's Provision, Provision, Trusting God

The Chosen is a television show about Jesus with a unique funding model: trusting in God’s provision. The show is entirely funded from donations…

God Will Never Abandon Us

Love of God, Never Alone, Never Leave, Prayer, Trust, Trusting God

Maritime law demands that a commanding officer must go down with the ship. In both culture and practice, it is considered a sacred duty…

Loving Neighbors and Trusting God

Learning, Loving Others, Loving Our Neighbor, Trusting God

D. L. Mayfield documents her years in mission work to immigrant communities in her book Assimilate or Go Home. She hopes that many of…

Using Truth For Political Agenda

Consequences, Political, Power, Trusting God, Truth

Don’t Look Up (directed by Adam McKay [Netflix, 2021]) tells the story of two astronomers who discover a deadly comet approaching earth. The president…

Our Views Are Not God’s Views

God's Will, Limits, Trusting God, View

In the animated film Luca (directed by Enrico Casarosa [Walt Disney Pictures, 2021]), Mr. and Mrs. Paguro, the title character’s parents, have a myopic…