Loading...
Search, filter, and discover the perfect illustration for your sermon
Free to browse · Sign up free to unlock most illustrations · Premium ($9.95/mo) for the full library of 50,000+ illustrations
Psalm 29 Psalm 71:1-6, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
In Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, we remember: trouble can’t cancel God’s promises—today, not someday.
1 Peter 2: Under God’s sovereignty, it doesn’t flatter us—magnifies grace and summons covenant faithfulness to God’s glory.
Isaiah 58:1-12 Luke 17:11-19, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 challenges powerless religion—if nothing ever changes, what are we calling “Spirit-filled”?—today, not someday.
Isaiah 63:7-9 12:32-40 exposes vague spirituality; only Christ saves—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:1-12 points beyond itself to the person and work of Jesus—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Jeremiah 31:27-34, the Spirit comforts, heals, and guides with real help for real people.
2 Samuel 7: In God’s mission, it sends the Church to embody the Kingdom in word and deed.
Colossians 1: In God’s mission, it doesn’t flatter us—sends the Church to embody the Kingdom in word and deed.
Acts 10: Under God’s sovereignty, it magnifies grace and summons covenant faithfulness to God’s glory.
Ephesians 1:15-23 65 exposes control: we want a manageable God, but Scripture gives us a sovereign one.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 invites a next step: repentance today, obedience tomorrow, love always—today, not someday.
Psalm 90: On the path of theosis, it invites healing communion with God and a transfigured life.
Daniel 7: In the red thread, it meets us gently—leads us to Jesus—the center and fulfillment of Scripture.
Romans 5:1-5 exposes performative religion—devotion without charity is spiritual theater—today, not someday.
Matthew 3:1-12 1:2-10 calls for readiness—live faithful today because the King could come any moment—today, not someday.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 16:1-13, Christ meets us as Physician, tending wounds we can’t name—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
2 Samuel 7: As Law and Gospel, it meets us gently—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.
Isaiah 6: By prevenient grace, it meets us gently—invites a real response that grows into holy love.
John 4:5-42 Luke 16:19-31, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Galatians 3: In the red thread, it meets us gently—leads us to Jesus—the center and fulfillment of Scripture.
If Luke 13:10-17 feels demanding, remember: love is demanding because it is real—today, not someday.