Gospel Rant

Hey, it's Christmas again and time for Gospel Rant's annual Christmas podcast series. This year we want to expand our typical children's Christmas pageant stage to bring out some of the lesser known things about the story and characters that should make the story jump off the usual small 12x12 pageant stage.

What do we know about Herod--really? What was going on in that region and time that made it so dark? Have you ever heard a Christmas sermon about the shamed priest Zechariah? What about the unnamed Magi and the unclean shepherds--what important role did they have? All of this will have modern rings to it.

Make this part of your Advent devotional tradition and help us get the word out. Thanks. Merry Christmas from Gospel Rant.

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Welcome to Gospel Rant. Dr. Bill is continuing on this eye-opening radical journey through the Sermon on the Mount (not a sermon or a mount). It is not a sermon or a lecture, it is a dialogue. Feel free to agree or disagree. It is a rant. In this Podcast we are in a new section of the sermon on the mount. Jesus is addressing the accepted three pillars of Judaism, almsgiving, prayer and fasting. He begins each section, “When you…” What is the accepted godly way to do acts of righteousness (i.e., almsgiving)? Do you mean that it is not enough to give to charity? There is more? Yes and no. Check it out.

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In this Gospel Rant podcast we are wrestling with one of the strangest, maddening and troubling verses in all the Sermon on the Mount, or anywhere for that matter. How you understand this will tell you how you understand the rest of the Sermon on the Mount and the rest of Matthew. Don’t miss it. You will be encouraged.

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Carrie Despres, a dear friend and a recovering addict tells her story. She was a leader in my church plant in the Vancouver region in 1995. Does the Gospel have the power to make a difference in the life of a addict? You may be surprised.

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Tough passage in the Sermon on the Mount. Historically, it has been the source of a lot of misunderstanding and harm. Is Jesus telling a rape victim to not resist? A black teen who is being treated unjustly that they shouldn't do something? Or a spouse that he/she should go back and submit to an abusive spouse because of obedience to Jesus???? GOD HELP US! NO. There is another way of understanding Jesus' comments in light of the entirety of the Sermon on the Mount. Help us get this podcast out there to people who have been so hurt by teaching on this that enables abuse and injustice.

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Is Jesus teaching a new law--a ramping up of the Old Testament already severe law about oaths, or swearing, or lying, or misrepresenting the truth, or little white lies? He puts it after his comment on murder and rape and divorce. Will another law make a difference? Or does he have something else in mind. Have we buried the real headline again?

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Hi, Ranters! Today I’m sharing a special episode of “The Happy Rant” podcast hosted by Barnabas Piper, Ronnie Martin, and Ted Kluck! This show is also on the LifeAudio Podcast Network and is rooted in Christian values, similar to Gospel Rant.

In the episode, these friends share:
1. Who they are
2. What they love about podcasting together
3. How they would describe their show: The Seinfeld of podcasts, a Piper family dinner party, and a description to aspirational college students

To hear more episodes of The Happy Rant, listen and subscribe for free at https://www.lifeaudio.com/the-happy-rant.

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Friend and co-conspirator in the faith, Blane Despres created a fantastic rite of passage for his son that is worth checking out. We don't do much of this in our country--too bad. It is smart and powerful. Would be powerful for a young man or young woman as well.

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Dr. Bill gave a sermon, Jesus Enough? at Bergen Park Church in Evergreen Co. on Aug 28th. It was both an introduction to the Beatitudes and an encapsulation. It contains his unique perspective on the core of Jesus' message. Please pass it on. You can watch it on our website, Gospel-app.com.

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Ranters, I am headed to Greece soon as part of a tour to visit the places Paul walked in this second missionary journey. Before I go, I wanted to get into Paul's head. What was he thinking? What was he feeling? How was he adapting his strategy from the previous journey as he was going into a very different environment, far from supporters and benefactors? What were the signs of the Spirit moving?
I figured that since I was doing all of this research for myself, I might as well share it with my rant family. It is an eight part series. In the fourth podcast, I will review for you my expanded translation of 1 Thessalonians. It is in my opinion, the most transparent, humble and naked of all of Paul's letters. It badly needs an editor. It is as if Paul is speaking off the cuff, pouring out his heart, sharing his anxiety, fears, doubts and joys with these new converts who he thought would have turned their backs on him. Great stuff. Hope you enjoy it.
We will get back to our journey through the Sermon on the Mount in due time.

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