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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
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Matthew 5–7: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Luke 21:5-19 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Isaiah 60:1-6 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
John 12:1-8 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Luke 5:1-11 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Song of Songs 2: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 98 16:1-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
When Genesis 45:3-11, 15 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Luke 18:9-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Isaiah 55:1-9 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
2 Kings 5: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
If Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
In 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?