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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
Luke 17:11-19 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Luke 6:39-49 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Luke 4:1-13 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Habakkuk 2: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 112:1-10 3:1-11 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
John 1:29-42 32:1-3a, 6-15 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Micah 6: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
When Luke 19:1-10 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
In Luke 18:1-8, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Isaiah 55:10-13 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Job 1–2: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
If Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Matthew 4:1-11 18:9-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Philemon 1-21 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
1 Peter 3:18-22 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Matthew 17:1-9 Luke 18:1-8, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Daniel 7: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Acts 16:16-34 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 12:32-40 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Luke 2:15-21 79:1-9 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Isaiah 7:10-16 13:1-8, 15-16 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.