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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
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
2 Samuel 7: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
1 Peter 1:3-9 Luke 18:1-8, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Genesis 9:8-17 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
Isaiah 12 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Matthew 5–7: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
John 10:22-30 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
John 14:23-29 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Ephesians 2: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
2 Kings 5: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 139: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Isaiah 11:1-10 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
1 Timothy 1:12-17 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Romans 5:1-5 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
John 10: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Revelation 1:4-8 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Isaiah 6:1-8 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
1 Timothy 1:12-17 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Psalm 25:1-10 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.