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Progressive/Social Justice Illustrations
Reading scripture through liberation, equality, and advocacy for the marginalized.
Key question: “How does this text speak to issues of justice, equality, and the liberation of the oppressed?”
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Haggai 1:15b-2:9 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 139:1-6, 13-18 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9Progressive/Social JusticeTemple RestorationDivine Presence
Luke 4:21-30 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Luke 4:21-30 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Luke 4:21-30
John 7:37-39 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
John 7:37-39 11:1-11 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
John 7:37-39
John 20:19-31 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
In John 20:19-31, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
John 20:19-31
John 1:29-42 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
John 1:29-42 18:1-11 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
John 1:29-42
Romans 15:4-13 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Romans 15:4-13 15:1-10 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Romans 15:4-13
John 17:20-26 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
John 17:20-26 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
John 17:20-26
Matthew 2:1-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Matthew 2:1-12 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Matthew 2:1-12
2 Timothy 1:1-14 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
2 Timothy 1:1-14 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings.
2 Timothy 1:1-14
Ezekiel 37 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Ezekiel 37: Through the margins, it doesn’t flatter us—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Ezekiel 37
Psalm 32 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
In Psalm 32, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Psalm 32
Mark 1:9-15 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Mark 1:9-15 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Mark 1:9-15
Psalm 119:97-104 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 119:97-104 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Psalm 119:97-104
John 4:5-42 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
John 4:5-42 1:1-4; 2:1-4 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
John 4:5-42
Joel 2:23-32 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Joel 2:23-32 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Joel 2:23-32
Matthew 1:18-25 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Matthew 1:18-25 15:1-10 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Matthew 1:18-25
1 Corinthians 15 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
1 Corinthians 15: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
1 Corinthians 15
Matthew 3:1-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Matthew 3:1-12 16:1-13 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Matthew 3:1-12
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 17:11-19 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 names what we avoid: neutrality in injustice is still a choice.
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50
Amos 8:1-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
In Amos 8:1-12, compassion isn’t optional—it’s the shape of faithful discipleship—today, not someday.
Amos 8:1-12
Hebrews 12:18-29 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Hebrews 12:18-29 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
Hebrews 12:18-29
Psalm 42 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
In Psalm 42, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Psalm 42
Hebrews 11 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Hebrews 11: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Hebrews 11
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Living Water
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Unity in Christ
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Wise Men
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Resurrection
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