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Individual soul liberty, congregational autonomy, and the priesthood of all believers.
Key question: “How does personal faith commitment and local church autonomy shape our Christian life?”
23,788 sermon illustrations through the Baptist lens
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 annoys you, check your heart; conviction is often mercy in disguise.
Isaiah 63:7-9 119:97-104 calls for personal faith—repent, believe, and follow Jesus with a clear conscience—today, not someday.
Acts 11:1-18 calls for personal faith—repent, believe, and follow Jesus with a clear conscience—today, not someday.
Isaiah 2:1-5 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, grace isn’t abstract—it’s God drawing you to trust Him today—today, not someday.
In Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, the Word confronts the individual and forms a covenant people by conviction.
Psalm 19 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
2 Kings 5: In soul liberty before God, it meets us gently—calls for personal faith that bears public fruit.
Psalm 130 1:1-6 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
Isaiah 49:1-7 1:1-6 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
Psalm 146:5-10 66:1-12 invites an honest response: God meets you where you are and calls you forward.
Psalm 67 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
Ezekiel 37: In soul liberty before God, it calls for personal faith that bears public fruit.
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 invites an honest response: God meets you where you are and calls you forward.
Romans 5:1-11 18:1-11 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
Ephesians 2: In soul liberty before God, it doesn’t flatter us—calls for personal faith that bears public fruit.
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 comforts the repentant: Christ receives those who come sincerely—today, not someday.
1 Timothy 6:6-19 comforts the repentant: Christ receives those who come sincerely—today, not someday.
Philippians 3:4b-14 invites an honest response: God meets you where you are and calls you forward.
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 comforts the repentant: Christ receives those who come sincerely—today, not someday.
Isaiah 42:1-9 Luke 17:5-10, the Word confronts the individual and forms a covenant people by conviction.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
James 1: In soul liberty before God, it calls for personal faith that bears public fruit.
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 won’t let you borrow someone else’s faith—following Jesus is personal—today, not someday.
Malachi 3: In soul liberty before God, it calls for personal faith that bears public fruit.