Discernment – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Social Media Teachers

Discernment, False Teachers, preachers, Social Media

TikTok and Instagram are crowded with preachers and Bible teachers. It’s difficult to identify their affiliations or accountability partners, so discernment is vital when…

Priorities

Discernment, Guidance, Priorities

Although seen by many people, the often-used visual prop depicting prioritieskept in the correct order versus incorrect order is powerful and unforgettable. Todo this,…

Our Hearts Can Deceive Us

Cautious, Deceiving, Discernment, False Teachers, God's Will, Sinful Desires, Temptation

In the 2022 TV series Under the Banner of Heaven (created by Dustin Lance Black), based on the book by Jon Krakauer, we see…

The Belt: More Than A Fashion Statement

Armor of God, Discernment, God's Word, Protection, Truth

In the biblical world, a belt was more than a fashion statement. As we see in this Bible dictionary description, “a belt was important…

Getting To Know You

Discernment, Ephesians 14:33, Gaining Wisdom, Growth, James 1:5, Jeremiah 33:3, Learning, Philippians 4:9, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 23:12, Proverbs 3:13-18, Proverbs 31:10-31, Proverbs 4:5, Responding, Wisdom, Wise

If you go on a date and the person you are out with hands you a list of rules as soon as you meet,…

Unquestioning Obedience

1 Corinthians 15:33, Acts 20:30, Authority Figures, Conscience, Control, Discernment, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Influence, Leadership, Mark 13:22, Matthew 24:24, Obedience, Proverbs 12:26, Word of God

In 2015, a movie called Experimenter was released. It covered the life of psychologist Stanley Milgram, known for his experiment that walked the line…

Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing

2 Peter 3:14-18, 2 Timothy 4:3-4, Accountability, Acts 20:28-30, Discernment, Ezekiel 13:9, False Preaching, False Teachers, Freedom, Government, Matthew 24:24, Miracle-Workers, Quick Fix, Vigilance, Vulnerability

There have been false miracles before Jesus’s time on earth and especially after his ascension. Even churches that begin faithful to the gospel can…

Selfish Service

1 Peter 1:12, Burnout, Dependency, Discernment, Fear of Man, Galatians 5:13, Hebrews 9:14, Leadership, Love, Purpose, Romans 12:1, Romans 7:6, Selfishness, Service, Wisdom

In an article for Leadership Journal, Amy Simpson expands on the idea that service sometimes stems from selfishness. She writes, “But sometimes serving others…