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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?”
23,332 sermon illustrations through the Anabaptist lens
Romans 10:8b-13 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Psalm 27:1, 4-9 12:32-40 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 13:11-13 1 Timothy 1:12-17, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
If Isaiah 5:1-7 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Luke 9:51-62 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Psalm 139: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Daniel 3: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Matthew 4:12-23 18:9-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Luke 6:17-26 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
John 1:1-14 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 66:1-12 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 4:21-30 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Isaiah 50:4-9a is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 66:1-12 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Romans 10:8b-13 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Isaiah 43:16-21 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Matthew 28:1-10 Hosea 11:1-11 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
James 1: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Ephesians 1:15-23 15:1-10 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
John 17:20-26 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 23:1-6 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Genesis 1:1-2:4a 1-21 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
In Joshua 5:9-12, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?