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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
Ephesians 5:8-14 Timothy 1:12-17 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
James 5:7-10 16:1-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
In Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Mark 13:24-37 119:137-144 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
John 12:1-8 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
When Deuteronomy 26:1-11 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 17:5-10 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 119:137-144 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
2 Kings 5:1-14 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Isaiah 2:1-5 Luke 18:1-8, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Psalm 119:97-104 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Psalm 148 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Job 38–42: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step.
Luke 15:1-10 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Isaiah 12 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 2 31:27-34 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Matthew 24:36-44 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.