About

I am a full-time senior pastor, and I think writing good illustrations is one of the hardest parts of preparing sermons. It has been one of the areas I have had to work on the most in attempting to become a more faithful steward of the privilege of speaking God’s Word to God’s people. My PhD from Southern Seminary was in Philosophy with a concentration in Aesthetics, which has helped me think about using stories to illustrate the beauty of the gospel.

My goal with this site is to provide illustrations for sermons, with the options to search through illustrations by topic OR by the biblical passage you are preaching. To search, use the bar at the left side, and use Arabic rather than Roman numerals for books of the Bible (2 Corinthians, for example). I spell the biblical books all the way out, so your best bet in searching (for now, at least) is to do the same.

Follow @Sermonillustr8r on Twitter if you want updates on new posts. My personal Twitter account is @matcrawford. Let me know if this is helpful to you! God bless you as you preach His Word.

Matt Crawford

Senior Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church

trinitybaptistchurch.org