Understanding – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Handling Death Differently

age appropriate, Death, Grief, Life, Understanding

Loss impacts everyone, and we each manage it a little differently. The children’s show Bluey (season 1, episode 8, “Copycat,” directed by Joe Brumm, aired April…

Checking Your Rearview Mirror

cross of Christ, driving forward, faith rearview, Mirror, Understanding

When someone learns how to drive, one of the first instructions is how to use the rearview mirror. You cannot drive and move forward…

Tainted Interpretation

Bible, Interpretation, Misperception, Perception, Theology, Truth, Understanding

Have you ever thought you knew something, only to be corrected? That can be hard! Sometimes we have a misperception of people or events…

Trust And Understanding

Culture, Evangelism, Learn, Listen, Love of Others, Missions, Observe, Relationships, Trust, Understanding

Denine Blevins shared her story of working in the Dominican Republic and being called out for being arrogant and culturally insensitive: “One of my…

The Proper Key

Christ, Jesus, Revelation, Scripture, Studying Scripture, Understanding

When we use a map, a lot of information is present, but it is nearly indecipherable without a key to explain what the colors,…

Sunbeam

Jesus, Perspective, Revelation, Scriptures, Understanding

C. S. Lewis reflects on a sunbeam piercing through a shed: “I was standing today in the dark toolshed. The sun was shining outside…

Getting The Full Picture

Communication, Conflict, Listening, Perspective, Understanding

One early fall day, John was running late to work and noticed something odd: everyone had parked their vehicles in the parking lot incorrectly….

The Spirit & The Scriptures

Scripture, The Bible, The Holy Spirit, The Spirit, Understanding

The Holy Spirit guides us in understanding the truth of the Scriptures. The image that comes to mind here is of a father running…

Growing In Understanding

Communication, Listening, Relationships, Understanding

In “The One Where Joey Speaks French,” an episode of the sitcom Friends, Phoebe, who is fluent in French, attempts to teach Joey the…

Proverbs & Previews

Movies, Parables, Proverbs, The Bible, Understanding, Wisdom

A proverb is to a parable, as a trailer is to a movie. Or, to explain it further, a proverb is a concentrated statement,…

Deep & Shallow

Deep, The Bible, The Word, Theologians, Theology, Truth, Understanding

“Someone has said that ‘the Bible is deep enough for a theologian to drown in and yet shallow enough for a child of God…

Big Difference

Forgiveness, Grace, Knowing God, Relationship with God, Salvation, Scripture, Sin, Understanding

Do you know about the Lord, or do you know the Lord? The difference between these two questions is as big as the Grand…

Cracking The Code

1 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Peter 3:18, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Apocalyptic Literature, Hidden Truths, Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 2:2-5, Proverbs 3:13-18, Revelation, Scripture, Study, Truth, Understanding, Wisdom

In the film National Treasure, the two main characters, Ben and Abigail, begin a monologue including a series of thoughts and questions after hearing a…

A Conservationist’s Observations

1 Corinthians 11:1, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Action, Application, Behavior, Belief, Discipleship, Faith, Galatians 2:20, James 1:22-25, James 2:17, John 14:15, John 8:31-32, Knowledge, Luke 6:46, Matthew 28:18-20, Obedience, Spiritual Life, Understanding

Discipleship is important because our faith is not grown simply by learning more about God. Conservationist Cara Daneel explained that environmental education experts found…