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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
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Luke 14:25-33 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Philippians 3:17-4:1 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Mark 1:9-15 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
1 Kings 18: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
1 Peter 2: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
In Psalm 82, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Colossians 1:1-14 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
In Psalm 99, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
In Luke 12:13-21, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Romans 13:11-14 14:25-33 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Acts 2:1-31 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Psalm 97 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 8:26-39 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—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.
John 10:22-30 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 14 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Exodus 34:29-35 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Joel 2:23-32 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Luke 24:13-35 Luke 18:1-8, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Philippians 2:5-11 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
John 20:19-31 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
If Psalm 30 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.