InferenceSwap

Based on the book:

Screaming in the Wind: Is the religion of Christianity keeping people from Christ?

By John Pappas

Chapter 7: Obstruction & Reduction

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Jesus did something we never do. He approached people from a posture of mercy and forgiveness. Lets explore how Jesus approached the people of the world!

This episode we continue in the grace parables. What is the meaning of "Salt losing its Saltines?" And how to it relate to the parables of the Lost Sheep and Coin that follow? All this and more in todays episode!

Christian Intellectualism - the endless cycles of sermonizing, teaching and knowledge of the church - is no different from the worlds, if we just use it to prop up our lives above others. Jesus was the word who became flesh. James warns us to be doers and not just hearers and the gospel teaching show us how this plays out. Knowledge, True knowledge is found in living out our identity and faith in Jesus.  For disciple-makers John gives us a much needed lesson on what winning really is!

This is a 2 part extended podcast about John 10 and Jesus as the Good Shepherd.

Part 1 of the podcast is about faith in Jesus as "Good" and trying to find goodness elsewhere leads to a destructive path personally.

Part 2 is about the discipleship. In Ezekiel 34 the Shepherd's of Israel left the people to themselves effectively leaving the sheep to the wolves. They were bad shepherds and Jesus came to us as a good shepherd. Disciples do as our Shepherd. Don't miss this and heck out the is extended podcast!

John 9 teaches us great principles for discipleship and missional living exemplified by Jesus right before us.  He shows us what holiness, proces, and being a bearer of good news is. Lets did in and talk about it.

Will our pursuits apart from a life of faith bring about a better life?  Is knowledge really knowledge if it is centered in ourselves as an identity?  Our view of God is linked to our choices and actions that then are playing out in the World.  We can be fooled when we do not live by faith.

As we reach our communities what is some helpful advice that can guide us reach those to whom we are called? in this podcast John breaks it down for you to help you succeed at your next table.

Having a scriptural foundation for the living everyday on mission comes with it the challenge and reality of an identity found in Christ. Understanding this scripturally really bubbles to the surface some things we may struggle with. Identity challenges who we are and what we are living for, mainly our dependency and source for life. John lays it all out heir to help you confront this with God's truth!

In this episode John asks a challenging question, "Does your current structures allow you to reach the community or people group you are called too?" Here are 10 observations that create culture that works against God's mission and then scriptures that reminds of who we are, what we are called to, and that we are empowered for the calling Jesus gives.