Sermon Illustrations

Category: Robby Dawkins

  • Doing what God wants story

    Doing what God wants story

    As she left a conference in Atlanta, Georgia, a woman was praying, “Lord, I’ll do anything for You. I’ll do anything. Just tell me what You want me to do, and I’ll do it.” In that moment she sensed something and realized, I’m supposed to turn left. It almost felt like a whim, but desperately…

  • How to be the hope of the world

    How to be the hope of the world

    Newsflash of the day: “Christians trying to be like God” are not the hope of the world. It’s Christ in us that’s the hope of glory. Robby DawkinsClick to TweetFrom the book “Do What Jesus Did” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • In Christ

    According to Thomas Torrance, former professor emeritus of Christian dogmatics at the University of Edinburgh, Being “in Christ” is not a sugary Christian metaphor—it’s a riveting spiritual reality that should send shock waves down our spine, just as it sends demons screaming. It means that we actually share in the inner relations of God’s own…

  • Authority

    Authority

    Authority in the world is fear based. Authority in God is love based. First John 4: 18 says, “The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” Christ himself was not operating on earth as an all-powerful God, but rather, He operated on the authority that comes from God. To walk in godly authority…

  • Forthtelling

    Forthtelling

    Forthtelling is speaking out to release things to happen for the benefit of others so that they will encounter God and see that He’s real. Robby DawkinsClick to TweetFrom the book “Do What Jesus Did” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Knowing your inheritance

    Over and over again throughout the prophets, the parables and the apostles’ preaching, we see that God’s heart is for us to know that we’re sons and daughters who have been given free access to the rich and full inheritance of Christ. My belief is that one of the primary battles Satan wages is his…

  • Ministering to the oppressed

    Ministering to the oppressed

    When we encounter Christians who are battling some form of unclean spirit, regardless of what the issue is or what sin is involved, we don’t judge. We minister out of love and mercy, as Jesus did, and as He does for us. Oppressed people don’t know how to battle effectively, so we battle for them…

  • Persevere in healing

    Persevere in healing

    Don’t get discouraged if you pray for someone and healing doesn’t happen, or if you must pray several times. God is not discouraged with you! Just ask yourself, Do I want to see God heal the sick? No one wins a war by firing a single bullet; it usually takes many shots. Persevere in praying…

  • Thus saint the Lord

    Thus saint the Lord

    Some Christian circles have employed more of an Old Testament prophetic style that comes across as, “Thus sayeth the Lord. . . .” If something is really from God, the power will be in what He’s actually saying and in His Spirit confirming it, not in the way we phrase it. Robby DawkinsClick to TweetFrom…

  • Give the gold, not the dirt

    Give the gold, not the dirt

    If I’m talking to prostitutes or a drunk on the streets, I ask the Father, “What’s Your heart for this person?” I often tell people going out to minister, “Dig for the gold, not the dirt.” Don’t try to give words revealing sin or failures. The dirt might impress people with my gift of the…