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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?”
23,374 sermon illustrations through the Anabaptist lens
Isaiah 63:7-9 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Acts 5:27-32 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
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.
2 Kings 5:1-14 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Nehemiah 4: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Isaiah 43:16-21 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
When Luke 16:19-31 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Acts 11:1-18 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
If Psalm 32 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Hebrews 2:10-18 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Galatians 4:4-7 2 Timothy 2:8-15, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
When Psalm 126 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
James 1: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
In 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Matthew 17:1-9 Isaiah 5:1-7 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
When John 20:1-18 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Isaiah 50:4-9a anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
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.
Isaiah 52:7-10 14:25-33 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 12:32-40 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Revelation 7:9-17 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 9:28-36 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.