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Radical discipleship, pacifism, and the church as a distinct counter-cultural community.
Key question: “How does this text call the community of faith to live as a distinct, counter-cultural witness to the Kingdom?”
24,413 sermon illustrations through the Anabaptist lens
In 2 Kings 5:1-14, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
In Isaiah 62:1-5, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 65 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 31: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Numbers 6:22-27 Luke 14:25-33 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
In Isaiah 60:1-6, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Psalm 139: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
In Psalm 32, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Isaiah 5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Matthew 28:1-10 2 Timothy 2:8-15, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Ephesians 2: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Romans 5:1-5 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
John 2:1-11 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 22:14-23:56 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Job 1–2: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Galatians 3: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 146:5-10 79:1-9 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 16:1-13 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
John 10:22-30 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
2 Peter 1:16-21 14:25-33 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 14 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Micah 6: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.