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Bear Gets Trapped by Tempting Jar
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Matt Woodley relates the story of a bear who succumbed to temptation and got its head stuck in a plastic jar. The story can be used to illustrate sin, temptation, addiction, etc.
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Sin, Addiction, Disobedience, Folly
Burglar Leaves Trail of Cheetos
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"Be sure your sin will find you out," Numbers 32:23 tells us. A sermon illustration by Matt Woodley about being caught or having our sin exposed.
Numbers 32:23; Proverbs 5:22, 30:20 Ephesians 4:28
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Sin, Stealing, Punishment
Two Diverse Sources Agree on the Power of Confession
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Both ancient Christian monasticism and modern psychology agree that keeping dark secrets destroys us, and confessing them sets us free. An illustration by Matt Woodley, appropriate for Proverbs 20:9, 28:13, Luke 7:47, and other passages.
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Repentance, Sin, Confession, Psychology
Mt. Everest's Beauty Defaced by Garbage
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Matthew Woodley shares a story about the increasing pollution on Mt. Everest as an illustration of selfish ambition and how sin tarnishes the beauty of God's good world.
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Fall, Environment, Stewardship, Selfishness
Huge Sinkhole Exemplifies Our Inner Life
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In this sermon illustration, Matthew Woodley uses sinkholes as an analogy for the crisis one can experience if one does not take care of their mental and spiritual health.
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Self-delusion, Sin, Illustration, Mental Health
Judge Challenges Lawyer to a Brawl
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A judge and a public defender get into a brawl after the judge starts threatening the public defender. Suggested as an illustration for sermons on anger, violence, or conflict.
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Anger, Sin, Violence, Conflict
Fewer People Are Willing to Change Themselves
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When life gets hard, who do we blame? A sermon illustration about the decreased popularity of psychotherapy and our tendency to blame others for our problems.
Genesis 3:8-13; Romans 2:1-5 Colossians 3:5-14
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Repentance, Sin, Discipleship, Self Deception
Demise of Butterflies Results from Our Lifestyle
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The decrease in Monarch butterflies due to human behavior points to a larger spiritual reality: our actions—or more specifically, our sins—can cause more damage than we ever intended (cf., Genesis 3; Jeremiah 12:13; Romans 8:13).
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Sin, Addiction, Disobedience, Greed
Drowning People Can't Cry for Help
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This illustration provides five medical facts about drowning, which illuminate some common misconceptions. The helplessness of drowning persons becomes a metaphor for salvation and deliverance. This is appropriate for Proverbs 21:13, Romans 1:16-17 and Ephesians 2:1
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Sin, Compassion, Salvation, Drown
New Study Concludes
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In this sermon illustration, the results of a study about the effects of confessing the whole truth demonstrates the importance of confession in the Christian life.
Genesis 3:11-13; Leviticus 6:1-5 Numbers 32:23
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Guilt, Sin, Confession, Self Deception
Disney Community Rocked by a Murder and a Suicide
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This news story about a chain of violent deaths in an idyllic town in Florida illustrates that perfect towns and white-picket-fences can't hide the sin hiding in the human heart, nor conceal its longing for God....
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Death, Sin, Murder, Fall