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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?”
24,413 sermon illustrations through the Anabaptist lens
1 Peter 1:17-23 139:1-6, 13-18 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:10-18 29:1, 4-7 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Ephesians 3:1-12 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Exodus 24:12-18 Luke 16:19-31, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Nehemiah 4: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 13:1-8, 15-16 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 2:4-13 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Psalm 97 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 2:15-21 5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
In Luke 4:21-30, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Isaiah 7:10-16 17:5-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Numbers 6:22-27 18:1-11 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Luke 8:26-39 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
2 Timothy 1:1-14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Mark 16:1-8 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
Luke 9:51-62 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
1 Samuel 16:1-13 15:1-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
John 1:1-14 15:1-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
In Isaiah 62:1-5, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Matthew 4:12-23 17:11-19 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 65 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Revelation 21:1-6 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
John 10: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.