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1 Timothy 1 LensLines™

54 illustrations for sermon preparation

1 Timothy 1:12-17 humbles pride—if salvation depends on you, you’re trusting the wrong savior—today, not someday.

1 Timothy 1:12-17 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.

1 Timothy 1:12-17 frames history under God’s plan—promises unfold and Christ will return as King.

In 1 Timothy 1:12-17, salvation is a journey: justified by grace and formed through faithful practice.

1 Timothy 1:12-17 exposes pious excuses—if faith never costs power, it’s probably not liberation—today, not someday.

1 Timothy 1:12-17 comforts us: the future is not chaos; it is held in God’s sovereign timeline.

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