Sermon Illustrations

Category: Kris Vallotton

  • grasshopper stupidity

    For example, Moses sent 12 spies into the Promised Land to develop a plan to inhabit their inheritance. But 10 spies came back with a bad report: “There we saw the giants… and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight” (Numbers 13:33 NKJV). Consequently, the Israelites became…

  • psalm 23 insights

    Where there’s a shadow, there has to be light! In our distress, Jesus is nearer to us than we might think. Although we sometimes lie down in green pastures, when we’re in the valley of the shadow we keep walking. We don’t stop and make that journey a destination. When we don’t have the strength…

  • Peace in the storm

    Bill Johnson says “You only have power over the storm that you have peace in.” This statement references the story of Jesus sleeping in the boat during a storm. He wakes up and calms the wind by saying, “Peace, be still.” (Luke 8:23-24). The Lord spoke to me and told me that I was going…

  • Death has no sting

    One day I called Bob, who had survived kidney cancer several years before after being told by the doctors that he wasn’t expected to live. I asked him,”Were you ever afraid to die?” “No!”he said. “Why not?” I asked. “You can’t threaten me with Heaven!” he proclaimed Kris VallottonClick to TweetFrom the book “The Supernatural…

  • Enforcing the kingdom

    Enforcing the kingdom

    The enemy has already been judged, found guilty and sentenced to a powerless existence through the victory of the cross. When we confront his hold on an individual’s life, we are only enforcing the decision that has already been made in Heaven. Kris VallottonClick to TweetFrom the book “The Supernatural Ways Of Royalty” Available on…

  • True Humilty

    True Humilty

    True humility is born out of an awareness of God’s greatness, grows in a heart full of gratitude, and matures in the awe of His passionate love for us Kris VallottonClick to TweetFrom the book “The Supernatural Ways Of Royalty” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Why do the demons have permission?

    Why do the demons have permission?

    The first question in my mind was, “Why do the demons have permission to torment this woman? Was she a prisoner who had sin and/or forgiveness issues in her life, or was she a captive who believed a lie?” I got on the floor and began to ask the Holy Spirit for insight into her…

  • Forgivess the standard

    Forgivess the standard

    Forgiveness also restores the standard in our lives. I remember one time when our kids were all teenagers. I became angry with Kathy in front of them and then treated her disrespectfully. The next day I gathered the kids together in the front room and asked Kathy and each of the kids to forgive me.…

  • Wanting and willing

    Wanting and willing

    When you want the wrong thing and will the right things, that’s righteousness. I’m not the temptations I resist, I am only the virtues I’m embracing. Doesn’t matter what you want, it’s what you will Kris VallottonClick to TweetFrom the book “Building a Discipling Culture, 2nd Edition” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • When Exhausted

    I think when we are exhausted we shouldn’t talk or try to think. Both are dangerous! Kris VallottonClick to Tweet