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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
Ephesians 5:8-14 14 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 122 Jeremiah 18:1-11 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
When Amos 7:7-17 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Luke 12:32-40 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 19 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 16 8:18-9:1 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
When Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
John 3:1-17 Luke 12:13-21 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
When Psalm 67 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1:1-4; 2:1-4 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
If Psalm 71:1-6 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Isaiah 52:7-10 2:23-32 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 119:137-144 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Isaiah 63:7-9 17:5-10 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Luke 6:17-26 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Acts 16:16-34 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Luke 17:5-10 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.