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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
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.
Nehemiah 4: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
When Luke 16:19-31 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Psalm 30 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Revelation 1:4-8 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 73: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Isaiah 64:1-9 79:1-9 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
When John 20:1-18 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Revelation 21: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Timothy 6:6-19 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Matthew 3:1-12 14:25-33 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 12:32-40 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—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?
Colossians 3:1-4 Luke 18:1-8 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.