Romans 8:28 – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Waiting On God

Challenges, God's Timing, Growth, Hope, James 5:11, Micah 7:7, Overcoming, Proverb 3:5-6, Romans 12:12, Romans 5:3-4, Romans 8:25, Romans 8:28, Spiritual Growth, Testimony, Trials, Waiting, Waiting on God, Waiting on the Lord

Waiting is part of our ongoing walk with Jesus. We aren’t comfortable with waiting, because we feel like it’s pointless—or worse, that we are…

What If?

Change, Decisions, Ephesians 1:11, God's Plan, God's Sovereignty, God's Timing, Jeremiah 29:11, Life, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 19:21, Psalm 115:3, Psalm 135:6, Romans 11:35-36, Romans 8:28, Timing

In this clip from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (https://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button/one-thing), Benjamin recounts a series of events that could have changed with just one decision. The scenario…

Trust

Anxiety, Confidence, God's Character, God's Plan, Hebrews 13:9, Mark 5:36, Matthew 6:25, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 112:7, Psalm 37:5, Psalm 46:10, Psalm 9:10, Romans 8:28, Trials, Trust, Trusting God

In this clip from Despicable Me, Gru needs his adopted daughters to jump from a flying ship so he can save them from crashing. Though…

Trusting The Coach

2 Timothy 3:16, Confidence, Faith, Fear, God's Guidance, Isaiah 26:3-4, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:26, Obedience, Perception, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 56:3-4, Romans 8:28, Trust, Wisdom

Children learning to play baseball are often afraid of the ball when it is their turn at bat. Their instinct is to duck or…

A Worthwhile Suffering

1 Peter 4:12-19, 1 Peter 5:10, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, Endurance, Eternity, Glory, Pain, Patience, Priceless, Revelation 21:4, Reward, Romans 5:3-5, Romans 8:18, Romans 8:28, Suffering, Trials, Value, Worth

“Would you go through all the pain of childbirth again, just to be able to have that beautiful child of yours?” For most mothers,…

Confidence In Christ

Behalf, Christ, Christ's Work, Confidence, Deserve, Faith, Genesis 15:6, Grace, Habakkuk 2:4, Justification, Romans 4:5, Romans 5:1, Romans 8:28, Satisfaction, Suffering

“So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: ‘I admit that…

Well Defined Character

Character, Control, Divine, Doctrine, Job 11:7-9, Job 14:5, Justice, Lordship, Matthew 10:29-31, Omnipotence, Providence, Psalm 139:16, Romans 8:28, Rule, Sovereignty

The words “sovereign” and “providence” are often used interchangeably. However, Paul Miller at The Gospel Coalition reminds us that they are different. He writes,…

Taking the Long View

1 Corinthians 2:9, Anthem, Covenant, Faith, God's Story, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jeremiah 29:11, Perseverance, Promise, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 8:28, The Church, Trials

Keith & Kristyn Getty’s song By Faith is a powerful anthem for Christians to remember the story of our faith and how God calls…

Humble Beginnings

1 Peter 2:9, Beginnings, Chosen by Go, Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 2:19, Grace, Humility, John 15:16, John 6:37, Lowly, Matthew 22:14, Not Seen, Overlooked, Romans 8:28, Romans 8:30, Unrecognized

Culture Cheat Sheet describes the humble beginnings of successful celebrity chefs, like “Anthony Bourdain’s dishwashing days” and “Rachael Ray’s time spent behind the Macy’s…

Embrace Differences

1 Peter 4:10-11, Acts 17:26-27, Colossians 3:11, Cultures, Difference, Different, Diversity, Evangelism, Family, Galatians 3:28, Missions, Nationalities, Revelation 7:9-10, Romans 12:6-8, Romans 2:11, Romans 8:28, Unique

Differences don’t have to divide us; in fact, if we embrace each other as God’s family members, we can grow and learn from our…

God Uses Unlikely People

Calling, Course, Ecclesiastes 8:6, Ezra 1:1-4, Ezra 5:6-12, Ezra 7:11-26, Friendship, God's Plan, Life Path, Luke 10:34, Path of Life, Proverbs 16:4, Purpose, Romans 8:28, Romans 9:17

Sometimes God will use people in our lives to change our course. Some of those people won’t be part of our community of faith. …

Divine Happiness

Creation, Disbelief, Divinity, Ephesians 2:4-5, Faith, Glory, God the Father, God's Delight, God's Love, Happiness, Isaiah 41:10, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 139:13-14, Relationship, Romans 8:28

“To please God…to be a real ingredient in the divine happiness…to be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist…