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God's universal love, the necessity of a personal response to grace, and the importance of holy living.
Key question: “How does this text call for a personal decision of faith and empower the believer to live a holy life?”
24,459 sermon illustrations through the Arminian/Wesleyan lens
Matthew 28:1-10 Psalm 107:1-9, 43, salvation is not mere pardon; it is holiness, perfected in love.
In Luke 16:19-31, God’s love meets you before you’re ready—and strengthens you to say yes.
1 Timothy 6:6-19 refuses cheap assurance; genuine faith bears fruit in holiness—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 13: By prevenient grace, it doesn’t flatter us—invites a real response that grows into holy love.
John 1: By prevenient grace, it meets us gently—invites a real response that grows into holy love.
Psalm 98 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, God’s love meets you before you’re ready—and strengthens you to say yes.
Acts 10: By prevenient grace, it doesn’t flatter us—invites a real response that grows into holy love.
Luke 2:15-21 Luke 16:19-31, God’s love meets you before you’re ready—and strengthens you to say yes.
Psalm 130 13:10-17 whispers hope: prevenient grace is already at work, drawing you toward life—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Psalm 14, salvation is not mere pardon; it is holiness, perfected in love—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 joins personal faith with practical holiness that touches neighbor and society—today, not someday.
Psalm 148 whispers hope: prevenient grace is already at work, drawing you toward life—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a joins personal faith with practical holiness that touches neighbor and society—today, not someday.
Ecclesiastes 3: By prevenient grace, it invites a real response that grows into holy love.
Mark 16:1-8 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
James 5:7-10 71:1-6 invites a next step: repentance today, obedience tomorrow, love always—today, not someday.
Matthew 4:12-23 Luke 14:1, 7-14 feels demanding, remember: love is demanding because it is real—today, not someday.
Luke 15: By prevenient grace, it doesn’t flatter us—invites a real response that grows into holy love.
Galatians 3:23-29 challenges spiritual passivity—grace is not an excuse to stay unchanged—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 joins personal faith with practical holiness that touches neighbor and society—today, not someday.
Psalm 122 12:13-21 challenges spiritual passivity—grace is not an excuse to stay unchanged—today, not someday.
Matthew 24:36-44 12:49-56 refuses cheap assurance; genuine faith bears fruit in holiness—today, not someday.