Sermon Illustrations

Read our curated selection of sermon illustration for your next sermon. Preaching with an illustration will make your sermon memorable and help drive the point home.

Illustration: Thanksgiving in Any Language

J. Michael Shannon

What God gives to us always is straight from His upright heart.

Illustration: Thanksgiving and Gratitude from the Humble

J. Michael Shannon

Our thanks to God for all He has done is pitiful compared to His riches toward us.

Illustration: Sin, Intentionally Embracing It?

J. Michael Shannon

Why do we run headlong into that which is debilitating for us?

Illustration: Prayer, a Refuge for Believers

J. Michael Shannon

Do you consider prayer your first and final refuge?

Illustration: Opportunity, Made the Most Of

J. Michael Shannon

What do you do with the opportunities that are offered to you? Do you max them out or squander them?

Illustration: Kingdom of Heaven, Brought to Earth

J. Michael Shannon

God's Word says His Kingdom already has come, but do we see evidence of this truth here on earth?

Illustration: Church, the House of God?

J. Michael Shannon

As Christians, we are the Temple of God. He cares more for us than brick-and-mortar buildings.

Illustration: Christmas, Its Significance too Often Forgotten

J. Michael Shannon

Do you rush through Christmas or allow it to mark you and your behavior throughout the year?

Illustration: Christmas, More than a Sale Event

J. Michael Shannon

When you think of Christmas, do you think of the mall or the origin of what the holy day means?

Illustration: Christmas, Born in Bethlehem

J. Michael Shannon

The event that forever would change the world happened in Bethlehem.