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Unscripted

Evangelism, Faith, Improv, Script, Sharing Faith, The Holy Spirit, Theater, Trust, Trusting God

In the world of theater, actors are given a script they can memorize and rehearse before they go out to perform. But when an…

What Prayer Is Not

Circumstances, Genie, Praying, Relationship with God, Trusting God, Vending Machine

The purpose of prayer is not to access the vending machine of God’s blessing. He’s not a Genie of the lamp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1at7kKzBYxI) or a…

The Danger of Burnout

Burning Out, Burnout, Honesty, Performance, Resting, The Heart, Tired, Transparency, Trusting God, Vulnerability

An article in the Wall Street Journal warns that there is an epidemic of doctors burning out that eventually causes situations that harm the…

Looking Back

God's Faithfulness, Knowing God, Meditation, Memory, Reflection, Remember, Remembering, Trusting God

In a National Geographic piece, writer James Owen details an investigation that explored the short-term memory of many popular animals. “Covering 25 species that…

Remember To Remember

Giving Thanks, God's Faithfulness, Grace, Grateful, Gratitude, Remember, Remembering, Thanks, Trusting God

For her sixth birthday, a little girl was going to get her ears pierced. But on the day of the piercing, nothing was going…

Gaining Strength

Challenges, Faith, Solid Foundation, Storms, Strength, Strong, Trials, Trust, Trusting God

“I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to…

Forgetful

Doubt, Forgetful, Forgetfulness, God's Faithfulness, Israel, Provision, Rebellion, Remembering, Trust, Trusting God

The character of Dory, in this scene from Finding Dory, is a lot like how Israel interacted with God through the Old Testament: https://youtu.be/i3kIpCzLzEo….

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Care, Provision, Psalm 23, Shepherd, The Good Shepherd, Trust, Trusting God

When we think about a shepherd and sheep, we have to think of an arid environment, like modern-day Palestine, and not the lush green…

Restless In Waiting

Anchor, Colossians 1:11, Disappointment, Galatians 6:9, God's Character, God's Goodness, God's Promises, God's Sovereignty, God's Timing, Hope, Impatience, Isaiah 40:31, James 5:11, Lamentations 3:25, Micah 7:7, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 27:13-14, Psalm 33:20-22, Psalm 35:4-5, Restlessness, Romans 8:25, Timing, Trusting God, Waiting, Waiting on God, Waiting on the Lord

There’s a certain restlessness that comes in those times we find ourselves waiting for God’s promises to be fulfilled. In the article, “Hope For…

Trust

Anxiety, Confidence, God's Character, God's Plan, Hebrews 13:9, Mark 5:36, Matthew 6:25, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 112:7, Psalm 37:5, Psalm 46:10, Psalm 9:10, Romans 8:28, Trials, Trust, Trusting God

In this clip from Despicable Me, Gru needs his adopted daughters to jump from a flying ship so he can save them from crashing. Though…

18 Faith Sermon Illustrations

Belief, Believing, Faith, Hope, Trusting God

Are you preaching on faith? Check out these great illustration ideas that bring biblical truths to life through word pictures, stories, and everyday examples….

11 Sermon Illustrations on Prayer

Hearing God, Pray, Prayer, Praying, Relationship with God, Spiritual Disciplines, Trusting God

Are you preaching on prayer? Check out these great illustration ideas that bring biblical truths to life through word pictures, stories, and everyday examples….

Kindess Grows

2 Timothy 2:15, Acts 1:8, Boldness, Evangelism, Harvest, Kindness, Love, Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 9:37-38, Paying It Forward, Salvation, The Gospel, Trusting God, Witnessing

The film Pay It Forward imagines what can happen if everyone gave someone an act of kindness that could not be paid back and…

Living Without Fear

1 John 4:18, Boundaries, Condition, Emotion, Fear, Inability, Isaiah 41:10, Joshua 1:9, Limits, No Fear, Proverbs 29:25, Psalm 56:3, Trusting God, Unique, Urbach-Wiethe Disease

What would you do if you had no fear? “NPR podcast Invisibilia tackled that question in its second episode by talking to Antonio Damasio, a…

Mindfulness

Active, Attentive, Distraction, Focus, Luke 12:24-34, Matthew 6:25-34, Meditation, Mindfulness, Philippians 4:6-7, Present, Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 8:38-39, Sacrifice, Single-Minded, Trusting God

In this time when multi-tasking is so popular, we often forget how valuable being single-minded can be. When we focus on one mission, we…

Anxious Faith

Anxiety, Assurance, Belief, Certainty, Doubt, Faith, John 20:27, John 5:44, Journey, Jude 1:22, Mark 9:24, Matthew 14:31, Sanctification, Trusting God, Word of God

“Surely, while we teach that faith ought to be certain and assured, we cannot imagine any certainty that is not tinged with doubt, or…

Stop, Wait, Don’t Panic

1 Chronicles 29:11-12, Assurance, Isaiah 46:9-10, Panic, Plans, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 19:21, Providence, Psalm 115:3, Resting in God, Safety, Secure, Sovereignty, Surprise, Trusting God

“There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.” – Corrie ten Boom Even when we are caught by surprise, the Lord…

“The Calling”

Calling, Change, Circumstance, Dreams, Gifts, God's Sovereignty, Isaiah 46:10, Job 42:2, Nehemiah 9:6, Path, Placement, Plans, Psalm 135:6, Trusting God, Zechariah 14:9

One episode of The Jim Gaffigan Show, “The Calling,” examines how one’s calling can vastly differ from one’s gifts or placement. In this video,…

God’s Promises

1 John 1:9, Exodus 14:14, Fulfillment, Gifts, God's Promises, Growth, Happiness, Isaiah 40:29, Isaiah 41:13, James 1:5, Needs, Security, Trusting God, Truth, Wants

“God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.”…

Adversity

2 Timothy 3:12, Acts 4:20, Adversity, Comfort, Isaiah 43:2, James 1:12, Joy, Luke 9:23-25, Overcoming, Redemption, Suffering, Trial, Trusting God, Victory, Witness

“Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.” – Billy Graham The Lord is able to redeem difficult situations…