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162 illustrations for sermon preparation
Matthew 5:13-20 Lamentations 1:1-6 annoys your ego, it’s because the gospel won’t let you be your own savior.
Matthew 5:1-12 5:1-7 calls our “goodness” what it is without Christ: insufficient—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:21-37 Psalm 119:97-104, the Spirit comforts, heals, and guides with real help for real people.
Matthew 5:1-12 Jeremiah 18:1-11, we remember: trouble can’t cancel God’s promises—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 12:32-40 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:13-20 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, Jesus meets us in weakness and offers Himself as our hope.
Matthew 5:21-37 1:2-10 comforts the crushed: God is not distant from your struggle; He is present as deliverer.
Matthew 5:21-37 14:25-33 joins personal faith with practical holiness that touches neighbor and society—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:13-20 2:6-15 shows that freedom is received by faith, not achieved by effort—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:21-37 31:27-34 won’t let you settle for inspiration—Jesus demands allegiance—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:21-37 Timothy 2:8-15 gives Law and Gospel: God exposes our need, then gives Christ as our righteousness.
Matthew 5:13-20 Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, we remember: trouble can’t cancel God’s promises—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:13-20 16:1-13 invites solidarity: the suffering of the poor is a holy summons—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:13-20 2:23-32 challenges untethered spirituality—without rooted worship, zeal becomes drift—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 Luke 16:1-13 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Matthew 5:13-20 Psalm 71:1-6 makes you uncomfortable, good; the gospel never made peace with Pharaoh—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 119:137-144 invites ordered love—right worship that spills into right living—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 119:137-144 exposes our control; the Spirit refuses to be managed—today, not someday.
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