Category: God
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Big Father On The Beach | John Ortberg Sermon Illustrations
A few weeks ago, when I was out surfing, there was no one else in the water. In fact, there was no one around at all, except a guy the size of Goliath doing tae kwon do on the beach. After I’d been out a little while, a tiny wisp of a kid came paddling…
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The solar system with too many centres | Tim Keller Sermon Illustrations
Biblical exposition Keller explains that humanity was created to live with God at the centre, to love one another and to care for creation. When humanity rejected God’s authority, relationships became damaged: between nations, social classes, races, families and friends. Illustration – A solar system with everyone at its centre Keller compares human relationships to…
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The metaphysical second-chance comedy | Tim Keller Sermon Illustrations
Biblical exposition Keller explains that the Gospel does not merely tell us to change our behaviour. It gives us a new understanding of ourselves through the work of Christ.He refers to a movie review in The New York Times. Illustration – A second chance to become a new personThere was a recent movie review in…
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The artist and the bulldozer | Tim Keller Sermon Illustrations
Biblical exposition Keller explains why worship changes the heart. Christian transformation happens when we grasp how much Jesus Christ loves us and what He sacrificed for us.He compares Christ’s sacrifice to an artist’s love for his work. Illustration – The artist and the bulldozer > If you saw an artist who’d done a beautiful sculpture…and…
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The musical Oklahoma! Tim Keller Sermon Illustrations
Biblical expositionJesus describes a younger son demanding his inheritance while his father is still alive. Keller explains how shocking this request would have been in the ancient Middle Eastern world. The father’s land was not simply property or money. It represented his identity, family standing and place in the community. Selling a third of it…
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Murray G. Brett | The dense forest of the Pacific Northwest
The dense forest of the Pacific Northwest, and we’ve been there, we got out and walked, it’s incredible. I’ll try as best I can to describe a little bit. The dense forest of the Pacific Northwest hold unrivaled, and we use the word natural beauty, natural beauty, but they also hold danger. They’re a maze…
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The Impossible High Jump | Dr. Kevin DeYoung Sermon Illustrations
In Philippians 3, we are found in Christ with a righteousness not our own, but one that comes through faith in Christ. Here’s an analogy. I think I gave this a few years ago. I’ll do it quickly, but it helps me think about this. It’s a track-and-field analogy. You were all hoping! The high…
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The Missing Word: Justification in Eastern Orthodoxy | Dr. Kevin DeYoung Sermon Illustrations
We’re actually reading as a staff, as a faculty, at Reformed Theological Seminary this semester. We pick a book every semester, and I attend those meetings whenever I can. This semester, we’re reading a book by Timothy Ware called The Orthodox Church. It’s an introduction to Eastern Christianity. It was originally written in 1963 and…
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Degrees of Love | Voddie Baucham Sermon Illustrations
Love is always special, but the degree to which the love is special is determined by the magnitude of the one doing the loving. A dog loves its owner because the owner feeds it, and children love their daddy because he is their father. A wife’s love is different because she had a choice. However,…
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The King’s Acknowledgment | Voddie Baucham Sermon Illustrations
There is a great story of the musical piece Handel’s Messiah. When Handel finally finished and presented this piece of music, the King of England was in the audience. When the orchestra began to sing the Hallelujah Chorus, the king stood up, acknowledging the kingship of Christ. When the king stood up, everybody else stood…
