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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
John 2:1-11 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 126 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Mark 13:24-37 119:137-144 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.
Job 38–42: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Isaiah 55:10-13 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.
Isaiah 49:1-7 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Galatians 3: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Mark 1:9-15 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Luke 20:27-38 17:5-10 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
1 Samuel 16: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Luke 11:1-13 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Proverbs 1: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 82 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step.
Isaiah 60:1-6 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
1 Peter 2: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
If Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
If Luke 4:14-21 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
James 2: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
John 9:1-41 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.