Guerrilla Christianity

Guerrilla Christianity

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Guerrilla Christianity episodes

  • S6E09: Descended to the Dead (We Believe... Pt. 6)
    To say that Jesus descended to the dead seems like a redundant statement after affirming that he was crucified, dead, and buried. To say that Jesus descended to hell (another translation of the Greek version of the Apostles' Creed) seems like a theological conundrum. How could Jesus, the Son of God, sinless and holy, descend to the place of torment where people who deny God and refuse His grace end up? Although we as Methodists do not regularly recite this affirmation in the Creed, it bears examiniation.
    Text: 1 Peter 3:18-22
    Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 8, 2018
    S.D.G.
    28 min
  • S6E09: Descended to the Dead (We Believe… Pt. 6)

    To say that Jesus descended to the dead seems like a redundant statement after affirming that he was crucified, dead, and buried. To say that Jesus descended to hell (another translation of the Greek version of the Apostles' Creed) seems like a theological conundrum. How could Jesus, the Son of God, sinless and holy, descend to the place of torment where people who deny God and refuse His grace end up? Although we as Methodists do not regularly recite this affirmation in the Creed, it bears examiniation.


    Text: 1 Peter 3:18-22


    Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 8, 2018


    S.D.G.

    28 min
  • S6E08: Crucified, Dead, and Buried (We Believe... Pt. 5)
    Two major considerations face us today as we continue our examination of the Apostles' Creed. First, what is the point of mentioning Pontius Pilate? When Jesus was betrayed by so many - the crowds, the Sanhedrin, Judas Iscariot - why do we affirm that he "suffered under Pontius Pilate?" Next, we look at the dual nature of Christ and that he was fully God and fully human, as demonstrated in that he was "crucified, dead, and buried - none of which makes any sense if Jesus were only God and not human.
    Text: John 18:33-19:16
    Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 24, 2018
    S.D.G.
    34 min
  • S6E08: Crucified, Dead, and Buried (We Believe… Pt. 5)

    Two major considerations face us today as we continue our examination of the Apostles' Creed. First, what is the point of mentioning Pontius Pilate? When Jesus was betrayed by so many - the crowds, the Sanhedrin, Judas Iscariot - why do we affirm that he "suffered under Pontius Pilate?" Next, we look at the dual nature of Christ and that he was fully God and fully human, as demonstrated in that he was "crucified, dead, and buried - none of which makes any sense if Jesus were only God and not human.


    Text: John 18:33-19:16


    Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 24, 2018


    S.D.G.

    34 min
  • S6E07: Revival Starts Here (Camp Meeting)
    Something happens when I preach at the Camp Meeting, and I suspect other preachers feel it as well.  In Pitman Grove, the Camp Meeting has been continuously held since 1871, and the motto has been "Pitman and Power."  It's not the power of the camp meeting or the people who run it, but the power of God's Holy Spirit at work in the hearts of those who adore him.  This message was preached last Sunday, August 26, the final Sunday of the 2018 Camp Meeting season, and all I can say is, the Holy Spirit is still providing power to preachers at the Pitman Grove Camp Meeting.  I couldn't wait to post this one, so I'm giving us a brief intermission in the Apostles' Creed service to bring you: "Revival Starts Here."  Enjoy.
    Text: Psalm 84
    Recorded at Pitman Grove Camp Meeting on August 26, 2018
    S.D.G.
    40 min
  • S6E06: Conceived by the Holy Spirit (We Believe... Pt. 4)
    As we continue our examination of the Apostles' Creed, we come to one of the most difficult affirmations for the modern believer, that Jesus was "Conceived by the Holy Spirit" and "Born of the Virgin Mary." Such things we would be tempted to write off as superstitious nonsense and mythos but we need to be reminded that in affirming this belief, what we are saying about the birth of Jesus is that it is very special, for a child born of a very special purpose, and that it was real - and also very human.
    Text: Matthew 1:18-25
    Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on June 17, 2018
    S.D.G.
    42 min
  • S6E06: Conceived by the Holy Spirit (We Believe… Pt. 4)

    As we continue our examination of the Apostles' Creed, we come to one of the most difficult affirmations for the modern believer, that Jesus was "Conceived by the Holy Spirit" and "Born of the Virgin Mary." Such things we would be tempted to write off as superstitious nonsense and mythos but we need to be reminded that in affirming this belief, what we are saying about the birth of Jesus is that it is very special, for a child born of a very special purpose, and that it was real - and also very human.


    Text: Matthew 1:18-25


    Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on June 17, 2018


    S.D.G.

    42 min
  • S6E05: Christ, Son, and Lord (We Believe... Pt. 3)
    We begin looking at the Christology of the Apostles' Creed with three statements of who Jesus is.  First, he is Christ, the anointed of God.  Second, he is the only begotten son of God.  And third, he is Lord of all.  Third in the series on the Apostles' Creed.
    Text: John 1:1-18
    Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 10, 2018
    S.D.G.
    32 min
  • S6E05: Christ, Son, and Lord (We Believe… Pt. 3)

    We begin looking at the Christology of the Apostles' Creed with three statements of who Jesus is.  First, he is Christ, the anointed of God.  Second, he is the only begotten son of God.  And third, he is Lord of all.  Third in the series on the Apostles' Creed.


    Text: John 1:1-18


    Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 10, 2018


    S.D.G.

    32 min
  • S6E04: Maker of Heaven and Earth (We Believe... Pt. 2)
    As we continue to examine our affirmation of faith, we turn next to the notion of God as "maker of heaven and earth." What does it mean that God is the creator of all things? What does it mean for us that we are part of His creation? And how does acknowledging God as creator of the universe affect our relationship with Him and with His creation: our home, the earth?
    Text: Genesis 1:1-2:4
    Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on June 3, 2018
    S.D.G.
    32 min

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An Unconventional, No-Apologies Exposition of God’s Grace from an Evangelical-Methodist Point of View