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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?”
23,290 sermon illustrations through the Anabaptist lens
Psalm 73: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
2 Kings 5: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 2:23-32 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 16:1-13 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Mark 1:9-15 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
If Luke 12:13-21 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
In Luke 13:10-17, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
If Hosea 11:1-11 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Ecclesiastes 3: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Romans 13:11-14 1-21 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Matthew 4:12-23 32:1-3a, 6-15 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
In Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
When Psalm 8 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Psalm 122 80:1-2, 8-19 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
1 Timothy 2:1-7 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Matthew 5:1-12 Luke 16:1-13 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
1 Samuel 3:1-10 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Matthew 4:12-23 Timothy 2:8-15 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step.
Isaiah 7:10-16 13:1-8, 15-16 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Genesis 1:1-2:4a Luke 18:1-8, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?