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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?”
23,510 sermon illustrations through the Arminian/Wesleyan lens
2 Corinthians 5: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 15 1:2-10 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Isaiah 42:1-9 14:1, 7-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 2:1-16 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
James 2: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Revelation 21:1-6 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 22:14-23:56 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Acts 11:1-18 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Psalm 1 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Philippians 3:4b-14 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
1 Corinthians 13: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
If Romans 8:14-17 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 19:1-10 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
In Psalm 137, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Luke 12:13-21 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Philemon 1-21 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
John 1: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Hebrews 11: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Luke 24:13-35 119:137-144 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 4:11-12, 22-28 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Luke 11:1-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 30 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Matthew 24:36-44 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.