Episodes
Sunday May 07, 2023
Becoming Like Jesus: Faith, Forgiveness & Gratitude
Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
This week we have Jesus talking about forgiving those who repent, why our faith is enough, about entitlement, and a lesson about gratitude. Jesus also talks to the disciples about what to be aware of while sojourning in this world as a citizen of heaven, waiting for Jesus’ return. All this and more in Luke 17!
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Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Becoming Like Jesus: Undivided
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Luke 16 can look like Jesus affirming dishonesty, some overly black and white words on divorce, and some confusing things about Hades and the afterlife… so it's an epic long podcast this week! There’s lots to unpack as we discover Jesus has a trustworthy version of shrewdness in mind, has a reason for bold claims about divorce, and that understanding Hades isn’t the essential thing we’re supposed to get from the Lazarus parable - whew!
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Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Becoming Like Jesus: Grace & Humility
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
We’re back! It’s time to get back into Luke, and we pick things up in chapter 15, full of parables about the Father’s heart to seek the lost. We chat about how the dynamics of humility and grace play out, and how they affect us personally, and our attitudes to people around us… which has a huge impact on our ability to embody the Father’s heart to seek the lost and fill his table!
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Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Family Easter Traditions
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Easter can pass so quickly! How can we slow down to appreciate its rich meaning? This is especially hard for kids, bombarded with egg hunts and chocolate, it’s easy for the purpose of celebration to get minimized. Weston and Jenny join us to chat about some of their traditions, to spark our creativity as we grow in celebrating the cross and empty tomb.
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Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Celebrating Easter Traditions
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
If Easter’s so special, what can we do to celebrate? Other than turning up to church, how can we make space to be drawn in, to grab ahold of the story and interact with its realities? Xylecia and Ebenezer join us to talk about some of their traditions from Tennessee and Ghana - to fuel our creativity as we think about ways we can celebrate in our season and city.
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Sunday Mar 12, 2023
The Story Matters
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
During Lent we’re putting the Easter story in context of God’s wider story, and situating ourselves within it to be formed by that story. But why does story matter so much? Aren’t we all above being pushed around by narratives? Join us as we chat through why God’s story is so powerful, how we can get it wrong, and the difference it can make to us.
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Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Lent & Fasting
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
It’s Lent: a time of preparation for Easter. We tell the story of Lent, which is a tradition stretching back to the Church Fathers. It’s traditionally associated with fasting. But what’s the difference between biblical fasting and ‘giving something up for Lent?’ We chat about fasting as a pursuit of God, as a rhythm of spiritual life, and especially as a way to prepare to celebrate.
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Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Becoming Like Jesus: Prayer and Repentance
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Repentance gets a bad rap: it’s almost a dirty word. In this week’s section of Luke, Jesus elevates repentance. So, we talk about what it is, how to do it, and why it matters so much as a regular aspect of our prayers. We also have some important chat about whether we should worry about not being able to change, how the kingdom can have blurry boundaries, and what God’s heart is to those whose will is not yet repenting… which is all good news for us!
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Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Becoming Like Jesus: Prayer & Readiness
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Last week Jesus dropped a massive idea about seeking the Kingdom of God, and this week we right into some warning about being ready and interpreting the times. But ready for what? And what does it have to do with prayer? Join us as we chat through the sort of preparation Jesus is talking about, how it applies to us, and the things that can get in the way of it.
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Sunday Feb 12, 2023
B-Side: Prayer & Anxiety
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
In a week where we’re talking about anxiety, how could we not have our anxiety ace, Heather, back (she’s ace at tackling anxiety… not being anxious). Heather joins us for some supplemental chat about prayer and anxiety as we join up psychological insight from the world of therapy with the theological insights we’ve seen in Luke 12.
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This podcast is produced by A Jesus Church in Portland, Oregon.
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