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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
Job 1–2: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Jeremiah 23:1-6 2:6-15 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
John 11:1-45 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
In Psalm 137, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
Matthew 28:16-20 1-21 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
If Luke 12:13-21 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Isaiah 2:1-5 Luke 18:1-8, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Proverbs 1: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
1 Peter 2: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
If Exodus 34:29-35 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Psalm 119:1-8 Luke 13:10-17, the text presses one question: will we trust God’s Word and live it?
1 Corinthians 15:51-58 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 19:1-10 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
John 3: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Colossians 1:11-20 Timothy 2:1-7 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
John 4:5-42 119:137-144 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
If Romans 8:14-17 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Isaiah 53: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Matthew 5:13-20 91:1-6, 14-16 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.
Matthew 25:31-46 Luke 12:49-56 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
1 Corinthians 13: In context, it doesn’t flatter us—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.