Children of God Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

The Homecoming

Bride of Christ, Children of God, Christmas, Father, Gifts, God Our Father, Love, Sacrifice

Earl Hamner’s novel about one Christmas from his childhood, The Homecoming, is a perfect illustration of God’s love for his bride. At the height…

Total Adoption

Adoption, Children of God, God Our Father, Identity, Love, Salvation

God chose you—he knew what you’d be like, warts and all, and he chose you out of love to be his child. 4. But…

Treated As Children of God

Children of God, Conviction, Correction, Discipline, God Our Father, Repentance

“If a parent leaves a child without training, without discipline, without checking and correction, we begin to wonder … if they have a problem…

The Attachment Cycle

Children of God, Father, God Our Father, Love, Relationship with God

Psychology and emerging neuroscience highlight the reality of this innate need for connection through the attachment cycle. This cycle demonstrates that for a growing…

Keeping Our Eyes On Jesus

Children of God, Father, Focus, Hearing God, The Voice of God, Trusting God

When a young child visits the dentist for the first time, the dentist’s main goal is to help the child get used to the…

Ask Again

Asking, Children of God, God Our Father, God's Love, Persistence, Prayer, Praying, Welcome

Pastor Matt Chandler’s thoughts on prayer give us a powerful image of God’s eagerness to hear from us, His children: “[A biblical view of…

Becoming Who You Are

1 John 3:1, 1 Peter 2:2, 2 Peter 3:18, Adoption, Children of God, Christlikeness, Ephesians 4:13-16, Galatians 3:26, Growth, John 1:12, Maturity, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 2:13, Philippians 3:12, Sanctification

This video from Oprah Winfrey shows those first moments when a baby bird is nudged out of the nest by its mother and takes…

Take Your Child To Work Day

1 Peter 4:10, 1 Timothy 4:12, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Timothy 2:15, Children, Children of God, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 4:11-13, God's Work, Serving, Serving Others

God invites his children to learn his desires and his ways by joining him as he works in this world. This may not be…

Ambassadors

1 Peter 3:15, 1 Timothy 4:10, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Ambassadors, Children of God, Ephesians 2:10, Evangelism, Luke 10:2, Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19-20, Mission, Psalm 96:3, Reconciliation, Representatives, Salvation, The Church, The Lost, The World, Witnessing

A US government’s ambassador is the President’s highest-ranking representative to a specific nation abroad. She is a spokesperson for the United States to the nation…

Spiritual Identity

1 John 3:1, 1 John 3:10, Children of God, Daughters, Galatians 3:26, Identity, John 1:12, Matthew 5:9, Romans 8:16, Romans 8:17, Sons, Spiritual Identity

Knowing what the Scriptures proclaim about our identity as sons and daughters of God is vital to our Christian life. When we know the…

Spiritual Ancestry

1 Corinthians 12:27, Ancestry, Children of God, Christ's Sacrifice, Colossians 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:5, Family, Genesis 1:27, Grace, Identity, Jeremiah 1:5, John 1:12, Our Future, Past, Restoration, Romans 15:7, Romans 6:6

In recent years, discovering family trees has grown in popularity. People want to know where they come from to help them understand who they…

Friendship With God

Children of God, Fellowship With God, Friend, Friend of God, Friendship, James 2:23, James 4:4, John 15:13, John 15:15, John 15:4, Proverbs 17:17, Proverbs 18:24, Proverbs 27:17, Relationship, Relationship with God, Servant

God desires a mutually giving relationship with us—a friendship (John 15:15). “What then is the difference between a servant of God and an intimate friend…

Framily: Friends Who Are Like Family

Body of Christ, Children of God, Family, Family of God, Friend, Friend of God, Friendship, James 2:23, John 15:13, John 15:14, John 15:15, John 3:1, Proverbs 17:17, Proverbs 18:24, Proverbs 27:17

This clip (3:25-7:00) shows a group of three unlikely animal friends in Georgia. Their keeper remarks that these animals are like family to one another, and…