Home Not by Works of Righteousness – Mercy Did What Morality Could Not
August 7, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: 1 Corinthians 15:1–4, Believe the Gospel, Bodily Resurrection, Christ Died for Our Sins, Death Burial and Resurrection, Empty Tomb, Finished Work of Christ, Gospel of Grace, KJV Sermon Outlines, Not by Works, Paul’s Gospel, Pauline Doctrine, Rightly Dividing, Saving Gospel, The Gospel That Saves Today
Book: 1 Corinthians
The Gospel That Saves Today is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on 1 Corinthians 15:1–4. This study explains Paul’s clear declaration of the gospel by which sinners are saved: Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, He was buried, and He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. The outline shows that the saving gospel today is not religion, law-keeping, baptism, sacraments, church membership, moral reform, emotional experience, social activism, or human merit, but the finished work of Jesus Christ. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource explains substitutionary death, burial, bodily resurrection, justification, salvation by grace through faith, and the danger of mixing the gospel with religious additions. With strong King James Bible emphasis, it defends Paul’s gospel of grace and points sinners to Christ alone.
August 6, 2026
Series: Not by Works of Righteousness, Titus 3:5
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: According to His Mercy, Finished Work of Christ, Good Works After Salvation, Gospel of Grace, KJV Sermon Outlines, Not by Religion, Not by Works, Not by Works of Righteousness, Pauline Doctrine, Renewing of the Holy Ghost, Rightly Dividing, Salvation by Grace, Titus 3:5, Washing of Regeneration, Works Cannot Save
Book: Titus
Not by Works of Righteousness is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on Titus 3:5. This study explains that salvation is not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to God’s mercy. It shows why sinners cannot be saved by morality, law-keeping, baptism, sacraments, church membership, charity, reform, or religious discipline. The outline examines man’s ruined condition before salvation, the mercy of God as the source of salvation, Christ’s finished work as the basis of mercy, the washing of regeneration, the renewing of the Holy Ghost, and the proper place of good works after salvation. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource defends the gospel of grace, magnifies Jesus Christ, exposes religious self-righteousness, and shows that true holiness is the fruit of salvation, not the price of it.
August 5, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Acts 16:31, Believe and Live, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, Death Burial and Resurrection, Eternal Life, Gospel of Grace, Household Salvation, Jesus Christ the Only Saviour, KJV Sermon Outlines, Not by Works, Pauline Doctrine, Philippian Jailer, Rightly Dividing, Salvation by Faith, What Must I Do to Be Saved
Book: Acts
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on Acts 16:31. This study explains Paul and Silas’s direct answer to the Philippian jailer’s question, “What must I do to be saved?” The answer was not religion, law-keeping, baptism, sacraments, church membership, moral reform, emotional experience, or human merit, but faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource explains what it means to believe, who Jesus Christ is, why He alone can save, and how His death, burial, and resurrection provide complete salvation in the present dispensation of grace. It also clarifies the phrase “and thy house,” showing that salvation is personal, not by proxy. With strong King James Bible emphasis, this outline clearly presents salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone.
August 4, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Baptismal Regeneration Exposed, Born of Water and Spirit, Flesh and Spirit, Gospel of Grace, Holy Spirit, John 3:3–7, KJV Sermon Outlines, New Birth, Nicodemus, Not by Religion, Regeneration, Rightly Dividing, The New Birth Without Religious Fog, Word of Truth, Ye Must Be Born Again
Book: John
The New Birth Without Religious Fog is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on John 3:3–7. This study explains Christ’s words to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again,” without the confusion of baptismal regeneration, sacramental religion, denominational tradition, or human effort. It shows that Nicodemus had religion, rank, morality, and Bible knowledge, yet still needed life from above. The sermon distinguishes flesh birth from Spirit birth, explains why flesh can only produce flesh, clarifies “born of water and of the Spirit,” and points sinners to the gospel of Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this outline magnifies regeneration by the Spirit through the word of God and exposes the failure of religion to create spiritual life. It presents the new birth plainly, biblically, and rightly divided.
August 3, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: 1 Peter 1:23, Born Again by the Word of God, Gospel of Salvation, Incorruptible Seed, James 1:18, John 3, KJV Bible, KJV Sermon Outlines, Living Word, New Birth, Not by Religion, Rightly Dividing, Romans 10:17, Spirit and Word, Word of God
Book: 1 Peter
Born Again by the Word of God is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on 1 Peter 1:23. This study explains that the new birth is not produced by religion, baptismal water, sacraments, church membership, family heritage, moral reform, emotional experience, or human effort, but by God through His living and abiding word. It shows why the natural birth leaves man in Adam, sin, corruption, and death, while the new birth comes from the incorruptible seed of Scripture. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource explains the Spirit’s work through the word, the gospel of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, the permanence of salvation, and the believer’s need to desire the sincere milk of the word. With strong King James Bible emphasis, it magnifies the preserved word of God as the seed God uses to bring sinners to life in Jesus Christ.
August 2, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Blood of Christ, Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners, God Be Merciful to Me, God Justifieth the Ungodly, Gospel of Grace, Justification by Faith, KJV Sermon Outlines, Luke 18:13, Mercy of God, Not by Works, Pauline Doctrine, Publican and Pharisee, Religious Self-Righteousness, Rightly Dividing, The Sinner’s Only Hope
Book: Luke
The Sinner’s Only Hope is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on Luke 18:13. This study examines the publican’s cry, “God be merciful to me a sinner,” and contrasts true repentance before God with the Pharisee’s religious self-righteousness. It shows why the sinner’s only hope is not morality, fasting, tithing, church membership, sacraments, law-keeping, self-reform, or comparison with others, but the mercy of God provided through Jesus Christ. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource explains guilt before God, the failure of religious pride, justification by grace, the mercy seat truth behind the publican’s prayer, and the gospel of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. With strong King James Bible emphasis, it points sinners away from their own righteousness and directly to the blood-bought mercy found in the Lord Jesus Christ.
August 1, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Eternal Life, Eternal Security, Everlasting Life, Finished Work of Christ, Gift of God, Grace and Holiness, KJV Sermon Outlines, No Condemnation, Not of Works, Pauline Doctrine, Rightly Dividing, Romans 6:23, Salvation by Grace, The Gift God Will Not Take Back, Wages of Sin
Book: Romans
The Gift God Will Not Take Back is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on Romans 6:23. This study explains the contrast between the wages of sin and the gift of God. Sin pays death, but God gives eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The outline shows that eternal life is not a wage, probation, temporary blessing, religious reward, or fragile possession dependent on human merit, but the free gift of God secured by the finished work of Christ. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource defends salvation by grace, eternal security, justification by faith, the believer’s standing in Christ, and the difference between grace and law. With strong King James Bible emphasis, it also shows that eternal security is not freedom to sin, but freedom from condemnation so believers can serve Christ in gratitude and holiness.
July 31, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Cancelled Debt, Colossians 2:13–14, Complete in Christ, Finished Work of Christ, Forgiven All Trespasses, Gospel of Grace, Handwriting of Ordinances, KJV Sermon Outlines, Nailed to His Cross, No Condemnation, Not Under the Law, Paid in Full, Pauline Doctrine, Rightly Dividing, The Cross That Ended the Debt
Book: Colossians
The Cross That Ended the Debt is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on Colossians 2:13–14. This study explains how the sinner was dead in sins, guilty before God, and under the handwriting of ordinances that stood against him. Through the finished work of Jesus Christ, God quickened the believer, forgave all trespasses, blotted out the accusing record, took it out of the way, and nailed it to Christ’s cross. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource clarifies the believer’s complete forgiveness, freedom from condemnation, deliverance from the law as a condemning system, and victory over every accusation. With strong King James Bible emphasis, this outline exposes religious systems that try to revive the debt Christ cancelled and magnifies the finished cross as God’s declaration that the account has been paid in full.
July 30, 2026
Speaker: Paul Tackett
Topic: Blood of Christ, Bought With a Price, Curse of the Law, Ephesians 1:7, Eternal Redemption, Finished Work of Christ, Forgiveness of Sins, Gospel of Grace, KJV Sermon Outlines, Pauline Doctrine, Precious Blood, Redemption Through His Blood, Riches of His Grace, Rightly Dividing, The Blood That Bought Redemption
Book: Ephesians
The Blood That Bought Redemption is a detailed KJV sermon outline from VerseQuest Ministries built on Ephesians 1:7. This study explains the saving doctrine that believers have redemption through the blood of Jesus Christ and forgiveness of sins according to the riches of God’s grace. It shows why sinners need redemption, what redemption means, why Christ’s blood is the only sufficient price, and how His finished work delivers believers from sin, guilt, bondage, the curse of the law, and condemnation. Designed for pastors, preachers, teachers, Bible students, and believers, this sermon resource clarifies redemption, forgiveness, the blood of Christ, grace, eternal security, and the believer’s new ownership in Christ. With strong King James Bible emphasis, this outline exposes bloodless religion, rejects salvation by works or rituals, and magnifies Jesus Christ as the only Redeemer who paid the sinner’s debt in full.