Sermon illustrations

Blog How Far Is Heaven?
- By Ronnie McBrayer
- Posted on March 11th, 2013
Jesus never described the gospel as an escape hatch, whereby we can exchange his current world for a spiritual retreat far away. Never. Rather, his gospel was: “God’s…
Blog Good All the Time
- By Ronnie McBrayer
- Posted on October 22nd, 2012
I heard humorist Jack Handey say that you should never criticize someone until you walk a mile in his or her shoes. Then, when you do criticize them, “You are a mile away…
Blog Don't Define Your Neighbors, Love Them
- By Ronnie McBrayer
- Posted on October 1st, 2012
A religious leader came to Jesus with a question. “If loving God and loving my neighbor is the totality of religious and spiritual requirement, then tell me Jesus, who is my …
Blog Olympics Sermon Ideas and More
- By Jessica Miller Kelley
- Posted on July 17th, 2012
As the number of television stations, websites, and every other diversion increases, it gets harder and harder to find cultural references that most people in your congregation…
Blog Startled by God (A Sermon Illustration)
- By Jessica Miller Kelley
- Posted on July 2nd, 2012
My eight-month-old daughter startles very easily. She'll be creeping across the floor and if I call to her or walk into her line of sight, she jolts in panic before smiling and…
Blog Doors of Opportunity
- By Missy Buchanan
- Posted on April 20th, 2012
Mother-daughter stories are legacies of love, hope, and pride. This story is told by Lucimarian Roberts, mother of ABC anchor Robin Roberts, in My Story, My Song: Mother-Daughter…