Trusting God Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

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…

Edited Photos

Constancy, Fake, Trust, Trust in God, Trusting God, Unchanging

One reliable way to determine if a photograph has been tampered with is by looking at the shadows to see if they match the…

Travel Worries

Burdens, Fear, Trusting God, Worry

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

At Dawn

God's Timing, Help, Hope, Rescue, Trusting God

In the second movie of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Two Towers (directed by Peter Jackson [New Line Cinema, 2002]), the people of Rohan…

Living By Truth

God's Word, Scripture, The Bible, Trusting God, Trusting Jesus, Truth

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about fake news, media bias, and how social media drives information, for better or worse….

Trust The Process

Big Picture, Faith, God's Plan, God's Will, Process, Trusting God

If we were to drive to work every day and observe the daily progress of a unique building being constructed, we might be a…

Our Trusted Guide

Direction, God's Word, Guidance, Scripture, The Bible, Trusting God

Imagine trying to get directions in a big city you’ve never been to before. You could ask the locals, but they’ll give you street…

He Knows Our Frame

Children of God, Creator, Dependence, Depending On God, God Our Father, Strength, Trusting God

We all need to be reminded of our utter dependence upon God for all things. At times, we suffer because we won’t admit our…

He Will Help Us

Encouragement, Help, Provision, Strengthened, Trusting God

We aren’t always certain what kind of effort our tasks will require of us, but we can trust that God is always present to…

Our Lighthouse

Darkness, Faith, Hope, Light, Trusting God

For centuries lighthouses have been beacons of hope for seafarers. Trusting God is much like trusting the beckoning light of the lighthouse—a hope amid…

His Word Is His Bond

God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, God's Word, Promises, Trusting God

Captain Robert Campbell was a British POW captured by Germany during World War I. When his mother became gravely ill, he begged to visit…

The Task At Hand

God's Plan, Sharing the Gospel, The Gospel, The Kingdom of God, Trusting God, Work

It is hard to remain hopeful when we can’t see the full picture of how or when God will redeem the whole world. We…

Trust God In Prayer

Faith, Persistence, Prayer, Praying, Trusting God

We must not give up or stop praying. There is a pastor who, rightly or wrongly, would pray regularly that attendance on Sunday would…

Obedience Transforms Us

C.S. Lewis, Obedience, Submission, Transformation, Trusting God

In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C.S. Lewis tells the story o fEustace Scrubb, who turns into a dragon as the result of…

Faithful God

Abraham, Faithfulness, God's Faithfulness, God's Promises, Trusting God

In the United States, when a leader is sworn into public office, they often place a hand on the Bible as they take their…