Trusting God Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

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…

A Bird’s Feathers

God's Care, God's Love, Jesus's Teachings, Trust in God, Trusting God

Seeing birds survive the coldest winter days may raise questions about how they keep warm. Learning about the intricate nature of a bird’s feather…

Voice Of Reason

God's Plan, Protection, Redeeming Love, Redemption, Riot, Trusting God

In the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey is about to depart for his honeymoon just as the stock market crashes on…

Traveling Fears

Anxiety, Burdens, Fear, Trusting God

Sometime traveling means experiencing the unfamiliar, and it can bring up big feelings, such as worries about having a bad experience, and a whole…

Biscotti

God's Plan, God's Timing, Life, Perfect Timing, Trusting God

Biscotti, an Italian cookie frequently enjoyed by plunging it into hot coffee or tea, is harder to make than one might think. It requires…

Cries for Help

God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, Relationship with God, Trusting God

In Nashua, New Hampshire, a woman and her dog were rescued from a sewer system they had fallen into while out on a walk….

The Wrong Kind of Reliability

God's Plan, Redemption, Reliable, Trusting God

The movie A Christmas Story (directed by Bob Clark [MGM, 1983]) features, among other things, a dad who is continually at war with his…

Trust in the Force

Faith, Trust, Trust in God, Trusting God

In the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (directed by Gareth Edwards [Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2016]), Chirrut Îmwe famously says, “I…

Saving Power

Faith, God's power, Trust, Trusting God

How well do we trust God’s saving power in our lives? Luke Aikins is a professional skydiver who jumped from twenty-five thousand feet without…

Finding Unity

Faith, Trust, Trusting God, Unity

In the movie The Great Wall (directed by Yimou Zhang [Universal Pictures, 2017]), William is challenged; in order to beat the opposing forces, he…