Relationship with God Archives - Sermon Illustration Ideas

Relationship with God

A Friend

Friend of God, Friendship, Love, Relationship with Christ, Relationship with God

Former Detective Adrian Monk lives alone. He has no friends. He is awkward in social situations but yearns for a friend. So when he…

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…

True Health

Fitness, Health, Priorities, Relationship with God, The Gospel, The Heart

We spend a lot of money on fitness and well-being—$828 billion globally in 2018. Being mindful of our physical wellness is important. The Mayo…

A Life of Meaning

Calling, Purpose, Relationship with God, Vocation

The idea that we need to live a life that matters can be overwhelming, especially when we’re in our late teens and early twenties….

More Than A Grocery List

Asking, Prayer, Relationship, Relationship with God, Requests

Prayer is inviting God into our circumstances, into our hopes, into our fears, into our dreams, and into our pain. Prayer is not working…

Soul Mate

God, gods, Idolatry, Love, Marriage, Purpose, Relationship with God, Soul mate

The online dating company eHarmony markets the idea of a soul mate, in commercials like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qRPH-fa2tE. But sometimes the soul mate idea…

What Prayer Is Not

Circumstances, Genie, Praying, Relationship with God, Trusting God, Vending Machine

The purpose of prayer is not to access the vending machine of God’s blessing. He’s not a Genie of the lamp (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1at7kKzBYxI) or a…

Big Difference

Forgiveness, Grace, Knowing God, Relationship with God, Salvation, Scripture, Sin, Understanding

Do you know about the Lord, or do you know the Lord? The difference between these two questions is as big as the Grand…

What Makes A Marriage?

Commitment, Love, Loving God, Marriage, Relationship, Relationship with God

Our relationship with God can be compared with a marriage. What makes a marriage? Is it posting on social media about date nights and…

Smile, You’re On Camera

1 Corinthians 8:3, David, Ephesians 2:10, God's Omniscience, God's presence, Jeremiah 1:5, John 10:14, Prayer, Psalm 121, Psalm 139:13, Psalm 139:7, Psalms, Relationship with God

No matter where we are, there is always a set of eyes on us, aware of our every move and even our thoughts. Have…

Consumed

Colossians 3:2, Consumed, Ephesians 4:29, Focus, Hebrews 12:1-2, Identity, Matthew 6:33, Philippians 4:8-9, Priorities, Proverbs 4:25, Putting God First, Relationship with God, Romans 12:1-2, Thoughts

In the Bible, we read about how the Israelites were to love God wholeheartedly, in order to know him intimately, which we see is…

Get Out of Jail Free

1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Change, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:16, Heaven, Hell, Life, New Life, Philippians 1:6, Relationship with God, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 6:1-23, Romans 6:6, Salvation, Sanctification, The Gospel, Transformation

One of the best cards you can draw in the game Monopoly is the “get out of jail free” card. It completely lets you…

Recognition

1 Corinthians 11:1-2, 1 Peter 2:9, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Character, Christ's Example, Christian Life, Christlikeness, Ephesians 5:1, Faith, Fruit, Galatians 2:20, Identity, Recognition, Relationship with God, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 8:29

Do you have facial recognition on your phone? This technology allows you to unlock your phone based on the particulars of your face, in…

11 Sermon Illustrations on Prayer

Hearing God, Pray, Prayer, Praying, Relationship with God, Spiritual Disciplines, Trusting God

Are you preaching on prayer? Check out these great illustration ideas that bring biblical truths to life through word pictures, stories, and everyday examples….

License to Wed

1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 John 4:10-11, 1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:18, 1 John 4:19-21, 1 John 4:7-21, Interaction, John 13:34, John 3:16, Love, Loving Others, Marriage, Matthew 5:43-48, Philippians 2:3-4, Proverbs 10:12, Relationship, Relationship with God, Submission, Unconditional Love

County offices in Texas and Florida offer discounted marriage license fees to couples seeking to get married if one stipulation is met: premarital counseling….

‘Hangry’ For Righteousness

1 Peter 2:2, Devotional, Hungry for God, John 4:13-14, John 6:33-35, John 6:35, John 7:37, Matthew 5:6, Psalm 42:2, Psalm 63:1, Quiet time, Relationship with God, Righteousness

Have you ever been so hungry you started snapping at people? There is a real-life behavior called “being hangry”—so hungry you begin to get…

Human Love

1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:19-21, 1 John 4:7-21, Interaction, John 13:34, Love, Marriage, Matthew 5:43-48, Philippians 2:3-4, Proverbs 10:12, Relationship, Relationship with God, Submission

Gary Chapman’s popular book The Five Love Languages suggests human love is expressed in words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time,…

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…