Work – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Working to Point Others to Christ

Christ, Garden of Eden, Work

Feeling unsatisfied by work or flat-out hating our jobs isn’t a new concept. For most people, work is something we feel forced to do…

A Psalm For The Overlooked

Frustration, Overlooked, Prayer, Psalm, Work

Have you ever been passed over for a promotion by someone who doesn’t deserve it? They slack off at work and cut corners, hurting their…

Hope For The Future

Future Hope, Hope In Christ, The Church, Work

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream, a hope for the future, that directly impacted the way he lived his life in the present….

The Truth Will Be Found

Exposed, Found, Preparation, Truth, Wicked, Work

If you played sports in high school, you may have had a coach who told you to run but didn’t pay attention to your…

Work Less And Rest

Body, mind, Rest, Soul, Work

How important is rest to our bodies? “Counterintuitive as it may be, the real secret to increased efficiency at work might actually lie in working less—and…

Next Assignment

Jesus, Jesus's Teachings, The Life of Jesus, Work

Teachers plan their lessons with the assumption that their students will take a certain amount of time to finish the assignments. This frequently leads…

Workplace Conflict

Conflict, Disagree, Job, Work

If you want to get people talking, ask them to share about the worst job they ever had. Everyone has a story about a…

Acting Purposefully

Helping others, Intentionality, Serving God, Work

In the Netflix docuseries Down to Earth,Zac Efron and Darin Olien visit locations all around the world. In Puerto Rico, Zac witnesses the lasting…

We Can’t Do it All

Burning Out, Burnout, Tired, Work

No matter how hard we try, we can’t do it all. This is something mothers have been aware of for many years, but it…

Our Best Work

Inspiration, Purpose, Service, Serving, Serving God, Work

Martin Luther King Jr. gave the illustration of a street sweeper and urgers the worker to be such a great street sweeper that “all…

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…

Waiting For Job Charming

Calling, Gifts, Purpose, Vocation, Work

There’s a danger in trying to make a calling—and the exercise of the gifts associated with it—something more exciting, or just sensationalizing it. But…

Join the Work

Evangelism, Parables, The Kingdom, The Kingdom of Heaven, Work

Farming takes a lot of work. Growing takes a lot of work. The kingdom of God is like a field where a farmer planted…

Brother Lawrence

Brother Lawrence, Faithfulness, Humility, Service, Serving, Serving God, Serving Others, Work

The story of Brother Lawrence provides an illustration of how to intergrate our faith and work together. He served for nearly fifteen years in…

A Spiritual Discipline

Choice, Disciplines, Feeling, Growth, Intention, Practice, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Growth, Work

Prayer, like any other discipline, requires…well, discipline. Richard Foster writes in, Celebration of Discipline, “Prayer is like any other work; we may not feel…

Lift Your Voice

1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:23-24, Community, Culture, Evangelism, Faith, Galatians 6:9, Isaiah 1:17, Job, Post-Christian, Proverbs 12:24, Psalm 34:14, Secular, Values, Work, Work Place

Mike Cosper interviews Christians working in various fields on his podcast Cultivated. He has interviewed musicians, a football player, a record producer, a judge,…

Active Recovery

Active Rest, Exercise, Exodus 20:8-11, Exodus 34:21, Hebrews 4:9, Luke 14:1-6, Luke 4:31, Luke 6:1-20, Mark 2:28, Priorities, Rest, Sabbath, Work

In the article, “Why Science Says You Should Take More Rest Days,” Lauren Bedosky explains that many times when we work out and exercise,…

Lift Your Voice

1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:24-25, Community, Culture, Evangelism, Galatians 6:9, Isaiah 1:17, Job, Proverbs 12:24, Pslam 34:14, Values, Work, Work Place

Mike Cosper interviews Christians working in various fields on his podcast Cultivated. He has interviewed musicians, a football player, a record producer, a judge,…