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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
Exodus 17:1-7 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Acts 9:36-43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Mark 16:1-8 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Isaiah 6:1-8 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Luke 9:51-62 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 66:1-12 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
James 1: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Revelation 1: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
In Matthew 2:1-12, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
In 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
When Psalm 148 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
In John 17:20-26, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Psalm 42 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Revelation 1: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
When 1 Timothy 6:6-19 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
John 1:29-42 50:1-8, 22-23 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step.
If Galatians 6:1-16 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Psalm 138 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 119:1-8 Luke 13:10-17, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.