Loading...
Loading...
Scripture, Tradition, and Reason — the "three-legged stool" — seeking the via media.
Key question: “How do we faithfully interpret this text using the wisdom of Scripture, Church tradition, and God-given Reason?”
23,437 sermon illustrations through the Anglican lens
If Psalm 30 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Psalm 40:1-11 12:32-40 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
If 1 Kings 19:1-4, 8-15a irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Luke 13:31-35 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Luke 12:49-56 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Galatians 3:23-29 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Luke 10:38-42 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Colossians 3: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Matthew 28:16-20 1-21 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 95 13:10-17 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Acts 2: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
If Psalm 99 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
When John 20:1-18 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Revelation 21: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Timothy 6:6-19 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1:2-10 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 12:32-40 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 19:1-10 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
In Psalm 137, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Luke 12:13-21 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Ephesians 5:8-14 16:1-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.