Category: Sacrifice
-
Keep Showing Up | John Ortberg Sermon Illustrations
My friend Eugene has a black belt in martial arts. During a sermon taping, I once held a block of wood as tightly as I could, right in front of my face, while Eugene did a 360-degree spin and splintered the wood with a roundhouse kick. I will never do that again. I did not…
-
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…
-
When you forgive, you pay | Tim Keller Sermon Illustrations
Biblical exposition Keller explains the three shocking aspects of the death of the suffering servant in Isaiah 53:The violence of His death.The vicarious nature of His death.The voluntary nature of His death.He then explains how Jesus could voluntarily suffer in our place to forgive our sins.He draws on a statement by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Illustration –…
-
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…
