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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
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1 Timothy 6:6-19, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Ephesians 3:1-12 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Numbers 6:22-27 Luke 14:25-33 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Exodus 24:12-18 Luke 16:19-31, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
In Luke 14:1, 7-14, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Psalm 14 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Luke 18:1-8 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Luke 2:15-21 5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Psalm 40:1-11 Luke 14:1, 7-14, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
James 1: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
2 Timothy 1:1-14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 2:4-13 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Matthew 28:1-10 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—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.
Luke 10:25-37 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
In 2 Kings 5:1-14, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
John 10: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
John 10:22-30 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 97 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.
Isaiah 7:10-16 17:5-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Matthew 4:12-23 17:11-19 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.