God’s Will – Page 2 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

I’ll Do It Myself!

God's Plan, God's Timing, God's Will, Obedience, Trusting God

Like Thanos putting on the infinity gauntlet and saying, “Fine. I’ll do it myself” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu_hw963AG4), we like to take the reins and make our…

Scripted

Ambition, God's Will, Idolatry, Trust

Have you written a script for God, indicating many of your life steps, thinking he’ll automatically read it, approve it, and sign off on it?…

The DIY Try

Ability, God's Plan, God's Strength, God's Will, Strength, Trutsting God

Have you ever tried to fix something yourself? Give it that DIY try! If you watch any of those home improvement shows, they make…

Rate of Success

Effort, God's Plan, God's Will, Growth, Patience, Preparation, Process, Quick Fix, Sanctification

Isn’t it incredible to think that, in our day, we have access to just about anything and can get just about anything we want…

Law & Poetry

Creation, Freedom, God's Plan, God's Will, Worldview

In the classic novel A Wrinkle in Time, the angel Mrs. Whatsit is talking to the character Calvin about God’s laws for creation: “In…

Out From The Shadows

Confusion, God's Will, Grief, Jesus' Humanity, Jesus' Teaching, John The Baptist, Matthew 14, Matthew 14:1-22, Ministry, Out From The Shadows, Pain, Trauma

We must allow ourselves to fully experience and traverse the journey of grief, anger, or confusion in the wake of trauma, while also keeping…

Knowing God’s Will

Conviction, Counsel, Decisions, God's Plan, God's Will, God's Word, Guidance, Isaiah 30:21, James 1:5, Path, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 24:4-5, Psalm 32:8, Romans 12:1-2, Wisdom

“Often I am asked, ‘Anne, I have a major decision to make. How can I know if it is in God’s will? In response,…

Hidden Realities

Colossians 2:1-3, Deuteronomy 29:29, Ephesians 1:9, God's Plan, God's Will, God's Wisdom, Hidden Things, Isaiah 40:28, Jeremiah 33:3, Job 11:7-9, Knowledge, Mystery, Proverbs 25:2, Reality, Secret

There’s an old magic trick that involves making a woman disappear after she’s entered a life-sized box. The audience is led to believe she…

Room In The Jar

Desires, God's Plan, God's Will, Heart, Loving God, Luke 10:38-42, Luke 12:34, Mark 8:36-37, Matthew 22:37-38, Matthew 6:33, Plans, Priorities, Proverbs 21:21, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 37:4, Putting God First, Romans 12:2, Surrender, Trust, Will

We cannot pursue both God’s will and our own independent will. We have to empty ourselves of one in order to fully embrace the…

Man of Sorrows

1 Corinthians 15:31, Dying to Self, Faith, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:24, God's Will, John 12:24, Lamb of God, Luke 9:23, Mark 8:35, Matthew 10:38, Philippians 2:1-30, Righteousness, Romans 6:1-23, Sacrifice, Sin, Suffered, Surrender

Now Jesus, the perfect and final sacrifice, would die for the sins of all humanity in order to deliver all who believe from sin…

Where Are You Going

Captain, Choice, Christian Life, Direction, Goal, God's Will, James 1:5, Moving Forward, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 25:4-5, Psalm 31:3, Psalm 5:8, Purpose, Steer, Wind

“When a captain is without direction no wind on Earth will take him there.”- Ami Ayalon, Source: NPR.org, All Things Considered, October 27, 2003…

Voice Recognition

2 Timothy 3:16-17, Family, God's Voice, God's Will, Hearing, Identity, John 10:27, John 16:13, John 8:47, Prayer, Recognition, Romans 10:17, Scripture, The Bible, Word of God

There are certain people in your life whose voice you could recognize anywhere. For most people, you could be in a crowded mall, but…

God Is Worthy

1 Thessalonians 5:18, 2 John 1:6, Faith, God's Will, Holiness, James 1:5, John 15:9, Missions, Obedience, Proverbs 16:4, Sanctification, Suffering, Trial, Trusting God, Unlimited Grace

Elisabeth Elliot was considered one of the most influential Christian women in the 20th century. She was the wife of martyred missionary Jim Elliot…

The Center of His Will

Constancy, God As Refuge, God's Immutability, God's Omniscience, God's Will, Isaiah 25:4, James 1:2-3, Joy, Prayer, Proverbs 10:28, Psalm 46:1-3, Psalm 71:3, Safety, Seeking God, Trials

“There are no ‘if’s’ in God’s world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only…

God Moves

Dependence, Faith, Genesis 50:20, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Hope, Job 42:2, Miracle, Mystery, Proverbs 16:4, Providence, Psalm 90:2, Psalm 97:9, Refuge, Trust

“God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform He plants His footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm Deep in…

Absolute Surrender

Colossians 1:9, Control, Ephesians 5:18, Faith, Galatians 2:20, God's Will, Hebrews 11:6, Isaiah 64:8, Mark 10:28, Mark 8:35, Matthew 16:24-25, Psalm 37:7, Purpose, Surrender, Trusting God

“When a soldier bows to his general, or a scholar to his teacher, he is yielding his will—his life—he gives himself to the rule…