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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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Psalm 65 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Psalm 65 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
Psalm 65Progressive/Social JusticeCreation PraiseGod's Provision
Matthew 24:36-44 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Matthew 24:36-44 Psalm 107:1-9, 43, compassion isn’t optional—it’s the shape of faithful discipleship—today, not someday.
Matthew 24:36-44
Numbers 6:22-27 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Numbers 6:22-27 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 threatens your “normal,” ask who your normal has been hurting.
Numbers 6:22-27
John 21:1-19 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
John 21:1-19 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
John 21:1-19
Jeremiah 31:27-34 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
In Jeremiah 31:27-34, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 31:27-34
Psalm 52 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 52 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Psalm 52
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Timothy 6:6-19 names what we avoid: neutrality in injustice is still a choice—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Isaiah 63:7-9 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Isaiah 63:7-9 1:4-10 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Isaiah 63:7-9
Psalm 95:1-7a — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Psalm 95:1-7a 1 Timothy 1:12-17 threatens your “normal,” ask who your normal has been hurting—today, not someday.
Psalm 95:1-7a
Luke 13:10-17 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
In Luke 13:10-17, compassion isn’t optional—it’s the shape of faithful discipleship—today, not someday.
Luke 13:10-17
Luke 6:39-49 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Luke 6:39-49 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Luke 6:39-49
Luke 4:1-13 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Luke 4:1-13 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Luke 4:1-13
Matthew 2:1-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Matthew 2:1-12 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:1-12
Colossians 2:6-15 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
In Colossians 2:6-15, compassion isn’t optional—it’s the shape of faithful discipleship—today, not someday.
Colossians 2:6-15
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
In Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable.
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Luke 12:32-40, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Luke 4:1-13 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Luke 4:1-13 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Luke 4:1-13
Psalm 19 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Psalm 19 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Psalm 19
Lamentations 1:1-6 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Lamentations 1:1-6 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Lamentations 1:1-6
Isaiah 52:7-10 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Isaiah 52:7-10 Luke 13:10-17, compassion isn’t optional—it’s the shape of faithful discipleship—today, not someday.
Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 79:1-9 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
In Psalm 79:1-9, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Psalm 79:1-9
Luke 6:17-26 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Luke 6:17-26 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Luke 6:17-26
Psalm 67 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Psalm 67 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Psalm 67
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 137 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
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End Times
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