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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
Psalm 146:5-10 12:49-56 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
John 7:37-39 Timothy 2:1-7 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 29:1, 4-7 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Isaiah 49:1-7 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step.
James 1: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Amos 8:1-12 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
In 2 Timothy 2:8-15, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Psalm 27 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Acts 9:1-6 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step.
John 13:31-35 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Colossians 1:15-28 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
1 Peter 1:17-23 32:1-3a, 6-15 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Psalm 107:1-9, 43 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Psalm 112:1-10 3:1-11 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Psalm 73: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in.
Psalm 27:1, 4-9 Psalm 65 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Colossians 3: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.