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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?”
24,996 sermon illustrations through the Baptist lens
Revelation 21:1-6 won’t let you borrow someone else’s faith—following Jesus is personal—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:14-29 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
John 1:29-42 Luke 18:9-14, the Word confronts the individual and forms a covenant people by conviction.
John 7:37-39 Timothy 3:14-4:5 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
In 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, the Word confronts the individual and forms a covenant people by conviction.
Luke 12:32-40 exposes cheap belief—saving faith produces obedience—today, not someday.
Acts 11:1-18 calls for personal faith—repent, believe, and follow Jesus with a clear conscience—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 invites an honest response: God meets you where you are and calls you forward.
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 won’t let you borrow someone else’s faith—following Jesus is personal—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a won’t let you borrow someone else’s faith—following Jesus is personal—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15: In soul liberty before God, it calls for personal faith that bears public fruit.
2 Corinthians 13:11-13 11:1-3, 8-16 exposes cheap belief—saving faith produces obedience—today, not someday.
Luke 11:1-13 calls for personal faith—repent, believe, and follow Jesus with a clear conscience—today, not someday.
John 20:1-18 exposes cheap belief—saving faith produces obedience—today, not someday.
Psalm 66:1-12 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
Mark 13:24-37 50:1-8, 22-23 comforts the repentant: Christ receives those who come sincerely—today, not someday.
Isaiah 2:1-5 12:49-56 exposes cheap belief—saving faith produces obedience—today, not someday.
Hosea 11:1-11 invites an honest response: God meets you where you are and calls you forward.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 16:1-13, grace isn’t abstract—it’s God drawing you to trust Him today—today, not someday.
If Psalm 85 annoys you, check your heart; conviction is often mercy in disguise—today, not someday.
If Luke 8:26-39 annoys you, check your heart; conviction is often mercy in disguise—today, not someday.
John 7:37-39 11:1-11 exposes cheap belief—saving faith produces obedience—today, not someday.
Psalm 67 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
Amos 7:7-17 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.