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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
Romans 13:11-14 1-21 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.
Psalm 146:5-10 12:49-56 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Acts 11:1-18 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 14:1, 7-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
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.
When Psalm 126 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Psalm 65 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Amos 5: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Matthew 4:1-11 18:9-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Hosea 11:1-11 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Revelation 7:9-17 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Philippians 3:17-4:1 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
When John 16:12-15 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Exodus 24:12-18 Jeremiah 2:4-13 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 15:1-10 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 31: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Ecclesiastes 3: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 121 12:18-29 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
If Hosea 11:1-11 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Ephesians 5:8-14 16:1-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 18:9-14 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Romans 13:11-14 Hosea 11:1-11 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.