Gospel Wabi Sabi: Good News For Imperfect People

Long before Tom Petty sang it, Jesus lived it. He didn't back down in the face of opposition. As soon as Jesus announced that he was the Messiah conflict came at him left and right. See how Jesus responds to conflict in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

What Jesus said in his first sermon at the synagogue in Nazareth was a booster rocket that launched him into public ministry! See why this was so important in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi. 

Jesus and Satan played their own version of "Hunger Games" in the desert. If Jesus failed here the rest of the Gospel never would have happened. The whole salvation story could have dissolved into dust like an ancient manuscript exposed to air for the first time in centuries. So, this could be the most important story in the Bible.

The Gospel writer Luke gives us a ringside seat to one of the most important events recorded in the Bible - the moment Jesus embraces his calling from God the Father to be the Anointed, the Messiah, Savior of the world!

You don't have to watch the movie "Dune" to find a hero from the desert. Luke introduces us to a man from the desert who bristles with the presence of God - John who baptizes. He’s is the opening act getting the crowd ready for the main attraction. The Messiah is coming!

Welcome to a new season of Gospel Wabi Sabi - a journey to believing as we explore the carefully crafted, historically researched Gospel of Luke, where we encounter Jesus in all his dynamic power and beauty. Join in the journey!

The Apostle Paul wraps things up with the personal touch and shows us that the strength of the net was in the knots - the strength of the church was found in the quality of the relationships among believers which allowed them to live out Jesus' challenge to "be in the world but not of the world" (John 17:16).

Simple fact: it takes money to do ministry. But more than just trying to fund a budget Christian stewardship is an exploration of the heart. As Jesus said, “For wherever your treasure is, you may be certain that your heart will be there too!” Matthew 6:21. This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi explores the heart of the issue.

What is heaven like? Is it, as Hamlet said, "that undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.” (Hamlet III.I .79-80) Or are Jesus' words true? "I am going there to prepare a place for you?  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." (John 14:3) See why heaven is more about a person than a place in this episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi.

There are a lot of ways to get Jesus wrong - Docetists, Gnostics, Ebionites, Dualists, Monophysits - to name a few. Getting Jesus right means starting with understanding his essential nature. 100% God and 100% human. This episode of Gospel Wabi Sabi explores why this makes a difference.