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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
Luke 4:21-30 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 81:1, 10-16 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Psalm 99 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Colossians 1:11-20 107:1-9, 43 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 65 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 130 Psalm 119:97-104 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.
Acts 5:27-32 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Isaiah 64:1-9 32:1-3a, 6-15 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Acts 10:34-43 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
If Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief.
Acts 10:34-43 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
In Isaiah 5:1-7, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Psalm 79:1-9 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Luke 2:15-21 79:1-9 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 130 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
2 Kings 5: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 12:49-56 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Matthew 24:36-44 31:27-34 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Amos 7:7-17 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Hebrews 11: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Isaiah 55:1-9 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Luke 18:9-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
When Genesis 45:3-11, 15 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.