By Josh Read on Mar 11, 2026
Grace might be the most preached-on topic in the history of the church and the least understood. Every pastor has a grace sermon in their back pocket. The problem isn't that we preach it too rarely. The problem is that we've filed it under "God is nice to us" and moved on.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer identified this seventy years ago and named it precisely: cheap grace. Grace as doctrine, as principle, as system. Grace without discipleship, grace without the cross. Most congregations have heard enough grace sermons to believe God accepts them. Far fewer have heard one that made them uncomfortable.
This outline is for that second sermon. Not grace as comfort but grace as disruption. The kind that doesn't just forgive what you were but refuses to leave you there.
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By Peter Mead on Jun 26, 2020
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How many gospel preachers really preach the radical message of God's grace, and how many feel the need to qualify it?
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By Ron Forseth on Mar 31, 2025
Some pastors fear that preaching grace can lead to pitfalls, a license for sin, or even a lack of sacrificial giving. Here are five frequently raised objections to preaching grace and why they don't work.
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By SermonCentral .com on Sep 27, 2024
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You can be a charismatic, skilled communicator and still promote the performance-driven, legalistic trap of pharisaism.
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By Carey Nieuwhof on Aug 29, 2023
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Jesus said Christians should be known for how deeply we love. Yet studies show that in the eyes of many non-Christians, we’re known for how deeply we judge, not for how deeply we love.
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By Nathan Aaseng on Nov 1, 2021
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Even though law and grace are opposites in many ways, both have their place in the pulpit.
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