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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 Luke 22:14-23:56, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
In Jeremiah 8:18-9:1, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Joel 2:23-32 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Acts 2: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 90: In the way of Jesus, it 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.
Genesis 9:8-17 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Nehemiah 4: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Colossians 3: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Revelation 1: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
If Psalm 67 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Proverbs 1: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
James 1: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 71:1-6 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
1 Peter 1:3-9 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
1 Corinthians 15: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
James 1: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 36:5-10 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Luke 21:5-19 1 Timothy 6:6-19, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
In Luke 16:19-31, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Timothy 3:14-4:5 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 6:27-38 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.