Submission – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Father Damien

God's Will, Obedience, Sacrifice, Submission, Submit to God

Father Damien was a Belgian priest who went to serve in what was considered a godforsaken place—the island of Molokai, where Hawaiians with Hansen’s…

“As You Wish”

Authority, Obedience, Submission, Submit to God

At the outset of the film The Princess Bride, a poor farm boy named Westley is constantly ordered around by Buttercup. She tells him…

Our Good Teacher

God's Kindness, Humility, Submission, Teacher, Worship

“Imagine a second-grade teacher commending one of her pupils for a good job on a one-paragraph essay and indicating that the pupil had the…

Obedience Transforms Us

C.S. Lewis, Obedience, Submission, Transformation, Trusting God

In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C.S. Lewis tells the story o fEustace Scrubb, who turns into a dragon as the result of…

The Blue Marble

Generosity, Giving Your Life, Parable, Sacrifice, Salvation, Story, Submission

“[In an article for Decision magazine], Samuel Kamaleson illustrates [the difficulty of submission] through a Christian folk story from South India. … It opens…

I Make My Own Hours

Christ, Following Jesus, Lord, Lordship, Luke 6, Obedience, Salvation, Submission

Several years back, the satirical news site The Onion ran a fake story with the headline “‘I Make My Own Hours,’ Says Man about…

Leave It To God

1 Thessalonians 5:15, Ephesians 4:26-27, Ephesians 4:32, Getting Back, God's Judgment, Hebrews 10:30, Judgment, Leviticus 19:18, Mark 11:25, Matthew 18:21-22, Matthew 5:38-39, Mercy, Retribution, Revenge, Romans 12:19, Submission, Surrender, Vengeance

At the end of the movie, Matilda, the main antagonist, Ms. Trunchbull gets what she deserves, after spending the entire movie harassing the children and…

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….

Dance Partner

1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 John 4:10-11, 1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:19-21, 1 John 4:7-21, Husband, John 13:34, Love, Loving Others, Marriage, Matthew 5:43-48, Philippians 2:3-4, Proverbs 10:12, Relationship, Submission, Submission to Spouse, Wife

In dancing, whoever takes the lead has the responsibility of guiding the dance. A recent article on dancing suggested this about the lead and…

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,…

A Model of Marriage

1 Corinthians 15:27-28, Colossians 1:18, Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 5:21, Ephesians 5:24, Hebrews 13:17, Interaction, Love, Loving Others, Marriage, Philippians 2:5-7, Relationship with God, Relationships, Romans 13:1, Submission, Titus 3:1, Unconditional Love

Michelle Obama often shared how she met Barack after she already had her career, aspirations, and connections. At the time he was actually finishing…

Submission Is Not…

1 Corinthians 15:27-28, Colossians 1:18, Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 5:21, Ephesians 5:24, Hebrews 13:17, Interaction, Love, Loving, Marriage, Others, Philippians 2:5-7, Relationship with God, Relationships, Romans 13:1, Submission, Titus 3:1, Unconditional Love

John Piper says, “I dealt with a couple one time. The wife said he demanded that she get permission to go to the bathroom. ……

The Privilege of Suffering

1 Peter 4:13, Endurance, Faith, Faithfulness, Joshua 1:9, Joy, Overcoming, Philippians 3:10, Psalm 27:1, Romans 8:17, Sacrifice, Submission, Suffering, Surrender, Trust

Helen Roseveare was an English missionary who served in the Congo, enduring imprisonment and torture during its civil war. Of that traumatic time, she…