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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
Jeremiah 1:4-10 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Galatians 3: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 66:1-12 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 23:33-43 1:1-4; 2:1-4 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
When Ephesians 3:1-12 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Colossians 3: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 2:6-15 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 73: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Matthew 26:14-27:66 Jeremiah 2:4-13 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Luke 15:1-10 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Luke 6:39-49 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 112:1-10 3:1-11 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Job 1–2: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
John 17:20-26 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
In Luke 9:28-36, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
If Exodus 34:29-35 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Isaiah 2:1-5 Luke 18:1-8, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Jeremiah 23:1-6 2:6-15 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Revelation 21: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Ecclesiastes 3: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Revelation 5:11-14 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 138 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Isaiah 6:1-8 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.