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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 104:24-34, 35b calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
James 5:7-10 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Psalm 40:1-11 14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
In Psalm 99, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Colossians 1:1-14 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Romans 10:8b-13 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.
Exodus 24:12-18 Luke 16:19-31, 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.
In Luke 12:13-21, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Matthew 28:1-10 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
1 Peter 1:17-23 139:1-6, 13-18 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
In 1 Timothy 6:6-19, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Luke 2:15-21 5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Luke 15:1-10 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 2:4-13 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Numbers 6:22-27 18:1-11 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
In 2 Kings 5:1-14, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Job 1–2: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Luke 10:25-37 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
In Psalm 82, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
John 2:1-11 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Amos 5: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.