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108 illustrations for sermon preparation
Matthew 2:13-23 32:1-3a, 6-15 calls our “goodness” what it is without Christ: insufficient—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:1-12 invites a living faith—God still speaks comfort and courage—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:1-12 comforts the accused conscience: the verdict in Christ is mercy, not condemnation—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, the Lord stands with the suffering and calls the Church to prophetic courage.
Matthew 2:13-23 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 traces the red thread to Jesus—He is the meaning beneath the words.
Matthew 2:1-12 exposes cheap belief—saving faith produces obedience—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 11:29-12:2 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
In Matthew 2:1-12, the Church is not a clubhouse but a sent people, embodying the kingdom.
Matthew 2:13-23 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, the Word confronts the individual and forms a covenant people by conviction.
Matthew 2:13-23 12:49-56 exposes our control; the Spirit refuses to be managed—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 71:1-6 comforts us: the Church’s remedies are for the wounded, not the perfect—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 65 shows that God’s power is for love, not spectacle—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:1-12 confronts consumer Christianity—if you’re not being sent, you’re being sold—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 Luke 15:1-10, God meets sinners with a promise strong enough to carry shame away.
Matthew 2:1-12 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 Timothy 2:8-15 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Matthew 2:13-23 4:11-12, 22-28 reminds the Church: God’s Word forms God’s people through worship, holiness, and mission.
Matthew 2:13-23 19:1-10 humbles pride—if salvation depends on you, you’re trusting the wrong savior—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 Lamentations 1:1-6 feels intense, good; Scripture intends to wake a drowsy Church—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 Timothy 1:1-14 calls for readiness—live faithful today because the King could come any moment.
Matthew 2:1-12 reminds us: God’s presence is not distant—He strengthens the weak and fills the hungry.
Matthew 2:1-12 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:13-23 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
In Matthew 2:1-12, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
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