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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
In Isaiah 6:1-8, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Luke 23:33-43 1:1-4; 2:1-4 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Numbers 6:22-27 4:11-12, 22-28 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
If Exodus 34:29-35 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
1 Kings 18: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Genesis 12:1-4a 16:1-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Romans 5:1-5 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Psalm 90: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Psalm 8 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Psalm 73: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
2 Kings 5: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
When John 20:1-18 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Revelation 21: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Timothy 6:6-19 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 12:32-40 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 2:23-32 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 16:1-13 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.