By the Well

By the Well

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By the Well episodes

  • A152 – All Saints / Pentecost 22 (1 John 3; Rev 7; Matt 23:1-12)
    Rev. Dr. Sunny Chen joins us for a conversation about the Greek words for love, resurrection promises, preaching for All Saints (All Souls) day, and Christian leadership. 
    The All Saints readings discussed are: 1 John 3:1-3, Revelation 7:19-17, and Matt 5:1-12. Those following the regular Sunday passages can hear a discussion of the Matthew 23 passage in the second part of the episode. 
    Hyperlink:  For those wanting to explore the Matthew 5 reading for All Saints day, please check out episode A111 with Sally Douglas. 
    https://bythewell.com.au/a111-epiphany-4-matthew-51-12-the-beatitudes-with-sally-douglas/
    33 min
  • A151 - Pentecost 21 (Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90; 1 Thess 2; Matt 22:34-46)
    Rev Dev Anandarajan joins us for a conversation about Moses’ humble leadership in the story of his death in Deut 32. Moses is not heard bargaining with God over not getting into the promised land. The story stresses, instead, the centrality of the journey of obedience for a people ‘on the way’. Dev explores psalm 90 for our (covid) context. We note differences in leadership between Moses and Paul (in Thessalonians), and note the radical newness of Jesus’ leadership/messiahship in bringing us over, in him, to the new creation. We explore the nature of the love to which we’re called in Matthew 22.
    33 min
  • A151 – Pentecost 21 (Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90; 1 Thess 2; Matt 22:34-46)
    Rev Dev Anandarajan joins us for a conversation about Moses’ humble leadership in the story of his death in Deut 32. Moses is not heard bargaining with God over not getting into the promised land. The story stresses, instead, the centrality of the journey of obedience for a people ‘on the way’. Dev explores psalm 90 for our (covid) context. We note differences in leadership between Moses and Paul (in Thessalonians), and note the radical newness of Jesus’ leadership/messiahship in bringing us over, in him, to the new creation. We explore the nature of the love to which we’re called in Matthew 22.
    33 min
  • A150 - Pentecost 20 (Exod 33; 1 Thess 1; Matt 22:15-22)
    Kylie Crabbe returns as guest co-host to discuss Moses’ request to see God (Exod 33:12-23), Paul’s opening thanksgiving and affirmation in 1 Thessalonians (1:1-10), and Jesus’ “test” about paying Roman taxes (Matthew 22:15-22). Exodus invites us to explore how we discern divine presence - how do we know God is with us? Jesus’ teaching to “render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s…” is not an argument for separation of church and state. Rather this passage invites us to explore the complex, inseparable relationship between religion and politics. 
    Find out more about Kylie Crabbe and her scholarship here:
    https://www.acu.edu.au/research/our-research-institutes/institute-for-religion-and-critical-inquiry/our-people/kylie-crabbe
    31 min
  • A150 – Pentecost 20 (Exod 33; 1 Thess 1; Matt 22:15-22)
    Kylie Crabbe returns as guest co-host to discuss Moses’ request to see God (Exod 33:12-23), Paul’s opening thanksgiving and affirmation in 1 Thessalonians (1:1-10), and Jesus’ “test” about paying Roman taxes (Matthew 22:15-22). Exodus invites us to explore how we discern divine presence – how do we know God is with us? Jesus’ teaching to “render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s…” is not an argument for separation of church and state. Rather this passage invites us to explore the complex, inseparable relationship between religion and politics. 
    Find out more about Kylie Crabbe and her scholarship here:
    https://www.acu.edu.au/research/our-research-institutes/institute-for-religion-and-critical-inquiry/our-people/kylie-crabbe
    31 min
  • A149 - Pentecost 19 (Exod 32:1-14; Matt 22:1-14)
    Kylie Crabbe steps in as co-host to discuss the episode with the Golden Calf (Exod 32) and the difficult parable of Matthew 22. No one in the parable gets it right. Many are invited to the wedding banquet but few are “chosen,” inviting us to ponder what a response worthy of acceptance would look like? 
    Find out more about Kylie Crabbe and her scholarship here:
    https://www.acu.edu.au/research/our-research-institutes/institute-for-religion-and-critical-inquiry/our-people/kylie-crabbe
    34 min
  • A149 – Pentecost 19 (Exod 32:1-14; Matt 22:1-14)
    Kylie Crabbe steps in as co-host to discuss the episode with the Golden Calf (Exod 32) and the difficult parable of Matthew 22. No one in the parable gets it right. Many are invited to the wedding banquet but few are “chosen,” inviting us to ponder what a response worthy of acceptance would look like? 
    Find out more about Kylie Crabbe and her scholarship here:
    https://www.acu.edu.au/research/our-research-institutes/institute-for-religion-and-critical-inquiry/our-people/kylie-crabbe
    34 min
  • A148 - Pentecost 18 (Exod 20:1-20; Matt 21:33-46)
    Megan Turton, a specialist on law in the Hebrew Bible, joins us to talk about the Decalogue and legal narrative in Exodus. Holiness, identity, and mutual covenant are key themes to explore.
    In the gospel reading, conflict continues between Jesus and the other Jewish leaders. We discuss the parable of the vineyard in Matthew 21 and the challenge of preaching such passages without repeating the anti-jewish sentiments of the text.
    Willie James Jennings, The Christian Imagination
    https://www.amazon.com.au/Christian-Imagination-Theology-Origins-Race/dp/0300171366
    The lecture Fran mentioned by Jennings:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5ZGwuwcHV0
    40 min
  • A148 – Pentecost 18 (Exod 20:1-20; Matt 21:33-46)
    Megan Turton, a specialist on law in the Hebrew Bible, joins us to talk about the Decalogue and legal narrative in Exodus. Holiness, identity, and mutual covenant are key themes to explore.
    In the gospel reading, conflict continues between Jesus and the other Jewish leaders. We discuss the parable of the vineyard in Matthew 21 and the challenge of preaching such passages without repeating the anti-jewish sentiments of the text.
    Willie James Jennings, The Christian Imagination
    https://www.amazon.com.au/Christian-Imagination-Theology-Origins-Race/dp/0300171366
    The lecture Fran mentioned by Jennings:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5ZGwuwcHV0
    40 min
  • A147 – Pentecost 17 (Exodus 17:1-7; Matthew 21:23-32)

    Questions of Jesus’ authority – an ongoing focus in Matthew –  now come to the fore in the parable from chapter 21, as Jesus’ challenge to the temple authorities escalates. The theme of consistency, being publicly honest about what one believes, emerges. The gospel is real about our ongoing failure to be consistent. We point to the grace in Christ, the faithful consistent one, and in God who is with us as he is in Godself. We warn against simplistic supersessionist readings of this parable of the two sons.

    Themes of God’s faithfulness & provision continue in the Exodus passage, as the Israelites’ fear, anxiety and grumbling continue. We speak of leadership in trying times – Moses’ and God’s and how they relate. We refer to an interesting New Testament link to the water in the rock. We suggest the Exodus passage contains an excellent title for a sermon, especially in covid times (when our gathering is so compromised): “Is the Lord among us or not?”.

    28 min

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By the Well is a weekly lectionary-based podcast for preachers. Each week we take a deep dive into some of the texts from the Revised Common Lectionary, exploring their ancient setting and how we might preach them today. We aim to take the Bible seriously, but not literally, bringing the best biblical scholarship into conversation with lived experience, pastoral need, and theology.

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