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Book of Hebrews Part 1 - Are You Listening?
4 december 2017 · 37 min
This is a letter that doesn’t actually behave like a letter. There is no proper introduction. So what this first letter does is orient us towards the question “what is the letter to the Hebrews?”. It is kind of like an early Christian sermon, but kind of like a letter too. We talk about what we know (and don’t know) about this letter in this lecture. Lees meer
We also talk about what it means to be the divine identity of Jesus and what that means to be disciples of Jesus.
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I am who I am Part 10: Born of the Spirit
29 november 2017 · 57 min
In this last episode, we are going to look at a phrase that appears in one of the four gospel accounts about Jesus. It’s a phrase that Jesus uses called “being born again” or “born of the spirit”. The phrase comes from Jesus and a conversation that he had with Nicodemus (John Chapter 3), and what Jesus means and what Nicodemus means by this phrase are two different things. We’ll learn more about what they each mean in this episode. Lees meer
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I am who I am Part 9: The Spirit & The Temple
27 november 2017 · 56 min
In this episode we are going to look at the way that the spirit’s presence in the Bible story is often connected to a physical building… the temple or the sacred space of God. It’s a major theme uniting the hebrew scriptures and a theme that New Testament authors use to talk about who Jesus is. Then, the theme continues on into the Book of Axe and the letters to the apostles in the New Testament. Lees meer
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I am who I am Part 8: The Spirit as a Voice of Love
27 november 2017 · 53 min
In this episode we explore the story of the baptism of Jesus. This story is very powerful and there are many many biblical themes colliding here. This story communicates the love of the father as a gift to the son before the son has done anything at all. This wasn’t just something that Jesus experienced, it was something that he invited his followers to experience as well. Lees meer
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I am who I am Part 7: The Spirit, Suffering, and Prayer
22 november 2017 · 48 min
In this message we are going to look at something very personal, very serious... it is the motif of how God’s spirit is particularly present in moments of human pain and suffering. There is something about suffering and pain that brings the whole human experience to this really acute pinpoint type of moment where we are participating in something very deep and very spiritual. We are going to look at a chapter in Roman chapter 8. It is one of the most beautiful depictions of the trinity at work participating in suffering in this work. Lees meer
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I am who I am Part 6: The Spirit and the Fruit
20 november 2017 · 1 uur 3 min
The longest part of the series is about God’s spirit… what does that even mean? In this teaching called the spirit and the fruit, we are looking at God’s personal creative presence as the one who creates and generates growth and life. What does it mean for the spirit to be at work? We’ll address this in this episode. Lees meer
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I am who I am Part 5: Spirit as a Life Giver
20 november 2017 · 1 uur 1 min
If someone didn’t really grow up in a tradition that emphasized the spirit of God, then these are kind of abstract and difficult things for people to incorporate into their thinking and life experience. This is going to explore different facets of the biblical portrayal of the person in work of the spirit. Lees meer
This first teaching is mostly hanging out on page one of the bible and then following the thread of the spirit as creator and giver of life throughout the Old and New Testaments.
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I am who I am Part 4: Who Can Forgive Sins?
15 november 2017 · 1 uur 6 min
In this episode we’re exploring the story of Jesus. We’re going to explore the version from the Gospel of Mark. Jesus fundamentally redefines his understanding of God by his acts of forgiveness and healing. How does forgiveness reveal something fundamental about God’s heartbeat? We address this question and more in this episode. Lees meer
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I am who I am Part 3: Jesus' Family Story
15 november 2017 · 56 min
This teaching is more like story time rather than a lecture. I wanted to try to capture the story that is driving the fist three quarters of the Bible. I begin on page one of the Old Testament and narrate the story as different people contribute with scriptures. Lees meer
The goal of this was to help us rebuild our portrait of God by grounding it in the actual biblical story.
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I am who I am Part 2: Yahweh is our Gracious Judge
13 november 2017 · 56 min
This teaching is about character and the role of God as a judge of human behavior (specifically human’s moral behavior). What does it mean to say that “God brings to bear his justice on our behavior and evaluates it according to justice”? Is that bad news or good news? We explore Exodus 34 to learn what it means for God to be a judge. Lees meer
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I am who I am Part 1: Yahweh Is Our God
13 november 2017 · 57 min
This first teaching explores the word “God” both in English and in the Bible. I discuss the divine name of God revealed through Moses to the people Israel. If you’re going to get to know someone, you have to start with their name. We explore what God’s name means in this episode. Lees meer
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Ephesians Part 5: A Household of Gospel
8 november 2017 · 52 min
This teaching is based on the last chapter of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Paul talks about how the good news about Jesus should influence the day to day relationships in the home. He talks about parents and children, and then he addresses slavery. How does slavery get re-examined and reshaped in the good news about Jesus? If the slave owner and the slave are both followers of Jesus, does that make them equal? We learn more about power and authority in this episode. Lees meer
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Ephesians Part 4: Be Filled with the Spirit
6 november 2017 · 42 min
This teaching explores how Paul challenges the Christians to explore God’s spirit. The whole debate about God’s spirit and how he expresses God’s powers is very controversial conversations. However, the Apostle Paul actually intended the exact opposite - he wanted the spirit to be something that united Christians. Lees meer
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Ephesians Part 3: A New Humanity
1 november 2017 · 54 min
This teaching comes from chapter 4. It is where Paul shifts, specifically from focusing on practical out-workings in day to day life of the grand vision of the good news about Jesus that he explored in the first half of his letter. In the first half of the letter, he shares this grand vision of Jesus as the redeemer and resurrected king of a new humanity that’s made up of every kind of person ethnically/socioeconomically/culturally. The second half of the letter, he explores what it is actually going to require. The character traits, life habits, moral commitment, and the relational commitment that is going to be required to live as this new and different kind of community together. Lees meer
Paul wanted these new followers of Jesus to live and become what they really are, adopting new identities.
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Ephesians Part 2: A New Family
30 oktober 2017 · 58 min
It was important to Paul that Jesus' followers were a diverse group of people across many ethnicities. In this teaching, we explore Paul’s vision for diversity and bridging relationships among people who are different but unified under Christianity. Lees meer
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Ephesians Part 1: Prayer for Power
30 oktober 2017 · 1 uur 7 min
This first teaching is actually from the middle of chapter 1. It’s a prayer that Paul prays for the followers of Jesus in Ephesus. It’s an amazing prayer where he prays for power. The kind of power that Paul thinks that followers of Jesus have access to is a very different conception of power. It’s a power that was expressed when Jesus gave up his life and was resurrected by the power of love and self-sacrifice. This is exactly the kind of power that Paul wants followers of Jesus to recognize. Lees meer
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Psalms - The Language of Prayer Part 4: Praying Through Doubt
25 oktober 2017 · 51 min
In this teaching we are going to explore Psalm 73, which is a prayer where the poet is expressing a crisis of faith. When he looks at the world, he doesn’t see a world that his faith can always make sense of. In fact, it is the opposite. It seems like many of the things that this poet believes about God are contradicted by what he sees going on around him. Lees meer
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Psalms - The Language of Prayer Part 3: A Prayer of Confessions
25 oktober 2017 · 46 min
This teaching was exploring what it means to talk to God when we have seriously screwed up: hurt others, hurt ourselves, dishonored others and God, etc. How can we even talk to God in moments where we’re feeling so ashamed? Lees meer
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Resurrection as a Way of Life Part 2: A Living Hope
2 oktober 2017 · 50 min
In this episode we'll explore the nature of Christian hope from 1 Peter ch.1. We'll learn the story of a Holocaust survivor named Victor Frankel and what he learned about human psychology and hope. This story gives us a profound insight into the important role that hope based on the resurrection of Jesus can play in our lives. Lees meer
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Resurrection as a Way of Life Part 1: A New Vision
2 oktober 2017 · 49 min
This episode explores a story about the appearance of the resurrected Jesus in the Gospel of Luke Ch. 24. Two disciples who spent a lot of time with Jesus are suddenly blind to his true identity; they can't recognize him! What's up with that? This beautifully told story shows how Jesus' own followers can become blind to who he really is, because of the pre-loaded assumptions about him. Truly seeing Jesus means surrendering our most cherished beliefs about the world, God, and ourselves and allowing the cross and the resurrection to redefine reality for us. Lees meer
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Why Church Matters Part 2: Sharing Grace
27 september 2017 · 53 min
In this teaching, we'll continue exploring the portrait of the first "church" community in Acts ch.2, specifically how they committed to sharing their resources with each other. This shows us a core habit of the church from the beginning, crossing over the boundary lines between ourselves and other people, and releasing our time and resources into their lives. Why is it so hard to share our stuff? Why does church play such a critical part in helping us learn this habit? We explore these questions in this episode. Lees meer
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Ecclesiastes Part 3 - The Limits of Labor
28 augustus 2017 · 47 min
In this message, I explore the concept of work and labor in the book of Ecclesiastes. The teacher wants to show us that it's impossible to create meaning in your life from one's vocation or career. But, this doesn’t mean that we should quit working. Rather, we must learn how to see our life's work in a larger context, helping us navigate through both success and failure. The teacher offers practical wisdom and guidance about having a job, and how to enjoy both the mundane and the beautiful parts of having a job. Lees meer
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The Amazing Jonah Part 5: When God Loves Your Enemy
14 augustus 2017 · 46 min
In the final episode we see Jonah's response when God forgives his enemies. He's hot with anger and chews God out for being to gracious. Lees meer
This part of the story challenges us to reconsider Jesus' teaching to love and forgive our enemies, those people in our lives who are the most difficult.
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The Amazing Jonah Part 4: Thrones & Ashes
14 augustus 2017 · 55 min
Jonah goes very much against his own desires to the ancient city of Nineveh. He utters a very strange five word sermon and the people of Nineveh have a very interesting response. Also, we discuss the meaning of the biblical word “repentance” and what it does and doesn’t mean. Lees meer
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The Amazing Jonah Part 3: A Severe Mercy
14 augustus 2017 · 47 min
In this episode we ponder the very strange and beautifully intricate poem that Jonah utters in the belly of the fish. This is a powerful and heavily ironic moment in the story. Lees meer
This poem represents a moment when one of God’s people is in crisis. Jonah discovers that his crisis is actually God’s work to bring him to the end of himself. Jonah’s experience in this story forces us to think about similar moments of crisis in our own lives.
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The Amazing Jonah Part 2: Asleep at the Wheel
14 augustus 2017 · 49 min
Jonah is ironically portrayed as God’s own prophet, but he is the only person who really refuses to listen to God. This episode explores how Jonah is “asleep at the wheel” and deaf to God and everything that God uses to communicate to him. Lees meer
This story invites us in to think about our own lack of perception and awareness of the ways that God might be trying to get through to us.
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