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April 2018

April 06, 2018

Sermon Illustration: Annual Physical & Easter Sunday

I would love to hear how some of you preachers started out your Easter sermon...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Sermon Illustration: Preacher, Please Don’t Do This

Preacher, this Sunday is April 1st. This Sunday is also Easter Sunday. Thatâ€™s right -...

March 23, 2018

Sermon Illustration: What Would YOU Do?

In an effort to explain God's harsh treatment of the Egyptians in Exodus 7-10, I...

March 16, 2018

Sermon Illustration: Talking to Yourself

Recently, I began a sermon by pointing out that our salvation is not based on...

March 09, 2018

Fridays are for Illustrations: Gary Said It Would Be Like This

I used this illustration in a recent sermon on how believers can expect situations and...

March 02, 2018

Fridays Are For Illustrations: Two Thoughts to Set Up a Sermon

Recently, when preaching from Exodus 4:1-17, I wanted to grab the congregation's attention AND put...

February 2018

February 23, 2018

Fridays are For Illustrations: Helicopter Parents

Often I will refer to articles I recently read to help emphasize or illustrate a...

February 16, 2018

Sermon Illustration: Chattahoochee

To open a sermon about Moses' time in Midian (Exodus 2:11-25), I quoted the great...

February 09, 2018

Sermon Illustration: Rachael Denhollander

To kick off an 8-week series on the first 12 chapters of Exodus, I did...

February 02, 2018

Sermon Illustration: My Meeting with “George”

I recently closed a sermon on Acts 13:1-4 with the following story. Actually, it was...

January 2018

January 26, 2018

Sermon Illustration: Can ANYONE Partake of the Lord’s Supper?

The last time we observed the Lord's Supper at The Church at West Franklin we...

January 19, 2018

Sermon Illustration: Great Quote

Okay, so this may not be a good sermon illustration. However, I have a pretty...

January 12, 2018

Sermon Illustration: The Wrong Question

Below is an illustration I used recently to conclude a Vision sermon for our campus....

January 05, 2018

Sermon Illustration: J. M. Barrie and Young Peter

I am currently reading Winn Collier's Holy Curiosity. Chapter 3, entitled "Why are You Afraid?...

December 2017

December 15, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Whadgya Git?

Recently, I begin a sermon on Isaiah 9:6 this way: I am guessing that...

December 08, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Rise and Shine

To introduce the 2017 Advent Season, I preached out of Isaiah 60:1-3. The first words...

December 01, 2017

Sermon Illustration: God and the Dog Collar

Here is an opening illustration I used recently to preach a sermon on Philip and...

November 2017

November 24, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Treating Church Like a Dance

I found this thought from Jared Wilson's The Imperfect Disciple helpful the next time I...

November 17, 2017

Sermon Illustration: The Whole Dose

In an attempt to help the congregation understand how we believers can be guilty of...

November 10, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Loving the Whole Person

Sometimes we walk away when people really just need to be loved. Southern Baptist's have...

November 03, 2017

Sermon Illustration: The Secret of the Universe

Below is an illustration about the Bible from chapter 4 of Jared Wilson's The Imperfect...

October 2017

October 27, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Relationship

In a recent sermon on Praying the Scriptures, I wanted to highlight how a benefit...

October 20, 2017

Sermon Illustration: How’s Your Soul?

To kick off a 3-week series called â€œBeing Present with God,â€ I wanted to begin...

October 13, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Old Spice

In an attempt to grab the congregation's attention, I flashed on the screens a picture...

October 06, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Twins

Without a doubt, the best book I have ever read on the Sabbath is Mark...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Sermon Illustration: What’s Your Approach?

Recently I preached a message on approach to spiritual influence. We looked at Paul's approach...

September 22, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Stay in Your Lane!

When I think of Arby's I think of two things: One, I think of delicious...

September 15, 2017

Sermon Illustration: Rest

Recently, the Campus Pastors of Brentwood Baptist preached a message aimed to help spiritual leaders...

September 09, 2017

Sermon Illustration: The Real Article

When officials are trained to detect counterfeit money, they do not study fake bills. Cops...

September 02, 2017

Sermon Illustration: The Wedding Prayer

Every time I have an opportunity to officiate a wedding, I do my best to...