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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?”
25,621 sermon illustrations through the Anabaptist lens
Psalm 85 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Luke 2:15-21 Timothy 1:12-17 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Exodus 24:12-18 3:1-11 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
2 Peter 1:16-21 80:1-2, 8-19 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Isaiah 7:10-16 17:5-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
In Luke 12:32-40, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Psalm 112:1-10 Luke 12:13-21, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Hebrews 2:10-18 5:1-7 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
1 Timothy 6:6-19 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Isaiah 7:10-16 Timothy 3:14-4:5 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b 11:1-3, 8-16 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Matthew 26:14-27:66 5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Ephesians 5:8-14 29:1, 4-7 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
If Jeremiah 18:1-11 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Amos 8:1-12 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Matthew 3:13-17 Luke 18:1-8, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Isaiah 5:1-7 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Luke 11:1-13 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.