Loading...
Loading...
12 illustrations for sermon preparation
Both old cloth and new cloth share the nature of cloth; similarly, old wine and new wine share the nature of wine.
His gaze pierced beyond mere physical suffering to discern spiritual disease—the scattered, fainting condition of sheep without a shepherd.
This narrative reveals the desperate calculus of faith.
You cannot bring forth the best in someone if you do not believe the best exists within him.
The phrase *paides tou nymphonos* (children of the bridegroom) reveals the spirit reigning in Jesus's circle—not accident or temperament, but the natural radiance of new life imparted to those joined in His society.
Adonai alone possesses power to send forth laborers into His harvest—we rely too heavily upon our own agencies.
Christ asserted Christianity's novelty with uncompromising boldness—not the apologetic tone of uncertain reformers, but the conviction of one remaking the world.
The Heavenly Physician addresses those who neglect His healing: those depending upon their own moral virtue, those trusting in religious duties alone, and those resting in correct doctrine without transformation.
Our Lord forgave the sick man's sins for his own sake, yet healed his disease for the sake of those who stood by—a distinction revealing His intimate knowledge of human need and skepticism.
Christ quoted Hosea 6:6 to challenge the Pharisees' misaligned devotion.
Yet Christ's call came sovereignly, without miracle or earthly inducement—only the attraction of personal authority and divine grace.
These men's healing was not incidental to their belief—it was its direct fruit.
SermonWise.ai generates complete sermon outlines for any passage across 17 theological traditions. Try it with Matthew 9.
Generate a sermon →