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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?”
25,724 sermon illustrations through the Progressive/Social Justice lens
John 2:1-11 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Micah 6:1-8 14:1, 7-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Isaiah 49:1-7 12:18-29 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
In Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
When Psalm 8 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
Jeremiah 31: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
John 9:1-41 1:4-10 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Matthew 24:36-44 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Timothy 2:1-7 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Philippians 3:4b-14 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 8:26-39 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Isaiah 42:1-9 14:1, 7-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Psalm 15 1:2-10 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
If 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Isaiah 35:1-10 3:1-11 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Isaiah 62:1-5 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Psalm 122 80:1-2, 8-19 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Matthew 1:18-25 119:137-144 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Isaiah 42:1-9 66:1-12 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.