Trusting God Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

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…

You Can’t Miss It!

Confidence in Christ, God's Plan, Trusting God, Waiting on God

Have you ever had someone give you directions? They tell you to take some lefts and rights and to keep going until you see…

Convictions And Calling

Calling, Caring for Others, Convictions, God's Plan, Jesus' Humanity, Mighty God, Trusting God

Sometimes valor in life comes from the most unexpected places—such as the story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who chose to serve in…

Giving Thanks

Feeling, Giving Thanks, Joy, Thankful, Trusting God

As a young woman, Joni Eareckson Tada became a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic due to a diving accident. Through her many years of suffering, Joni has…

Prayer

God's Blessings, Hearing God, Prayer, Trusting God

Jim Cymbala’s ministry at the Brooklyn Tabernacle is widely known for its music and global outreach. Before the growth of the ministry, though, Cymbala…

Be Content In Every Situation

Contentment, Dependence On God, Relationship with God, Trust, Trusting God

If you ever babysit someone’s kids or your own siblings, pay attention to their attitude about possessions. When they find a toy they like…

Idolizing Family

Family, Idolatry, Serve, Sin, Trusting God

In 2019, Lori Laughlin’s family was among many privileged families charged with bribery of college admissions offices. Laughlin and her husband spent hundreds of…