Trusting God – Page 3 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

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…

Sleeping On The Job

God's Promises, Protection, Provision, Psalm 121, Security, Trusting God

Psalm 121 tells us that ‘He [God] who watches over you will not slumber.’ Much unlike the armed security guard from the Atlanta area…

God Provides

Encouragement, God's Timing, Need, Providence, Provision, Trusting God

God is gracious to provide what we need most. Gloria Furman speaks of a time when she and her family had traveled to the…

The Snail’s Journey Towards The Ark

Help, Parable, Provision, Trusting God

Charles Spurgeon wrote, “By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” Breaking the analogy down in a children’s book, Dorothy M. Stewart writes about the highs and lows…

Trust

Certainty, Direction, God's Will, Trust, Trusting God

Brennan Manning tells a story of John Kavanaugh and Mother Teresa. Kavanaugh was a Jesuit who in 1975 served in Calcutta for about a…

Expectations

Disappointment, Expectations, God's Plan, Trusting God

Have you ever seen kid splay pretend? Maybe they are playing super heroes or playing house. Inevitably, you will have one child tell another…

A Quiet Place

Fortress, Peace, Protection, Refuge, Trusting God

The film A Quiet Place (directed by John Krasinski [Paramount Pictures, 2018]) pictures a dystopian future where to be safe, a family must be…

Our Constant

Attributes of God, Change, God's Immutability, Trusting God

Could you imagine being lost at sea? The waves toss your boat back and forth, and as you try to grasp where you are, you…

Embracing Weakness

Christian Life, Dependence, Dependence On God, Trusting God, Weakness

“The ‘Achilles’ heel,’ as it’s called today, has become one of the most popular idioms in Western culture. It refers to a person’s point…

Trust Fall

Belief, Chrsitianity, Confidence, Faith, Trust Fall, Trusting God

Have you ever tried a “trust fall”? It’s when a person will free-fall backward into the arms of someone or a group of people….

Walk The Line

Excellence, Grace, Serving God, Trust, Trusting God

Pastor Juan Carlos Ortiz illustrates working for God while trusting in grace through the imagery of a trapeze artist who trusts in the nets…

Day And Night

Dark Night of the Soul, Darkness, God's presence, Trials, Trusting God

The scholar Walter Brueggemann points out that lots of pivotal events in the Bible take place at night. “Unlike the daytime, the nighttime is…