Making Disciples Everyday

A replay of a previous episode on Sabbath that will help us with categories and tools to leverage technology for the kingdom rather than letting it run our lives.

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Rhythms for Life Podcast

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A great conversation about fundamental rhythms that will help us become disciples of Jesus who make disciples with Jesus.

Preston Sprinkle

Resources:

The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender, Single, Gay, Christian: A Personal Journey of Faith and Sexual Identity by Gregory Coles; Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality by Wesley Hills; Same Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life by Ed Shaw

00:00 - Who is Preston Sprinkle?

05:20 - What is the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender?

07:00 - How do we think biblically about same-sex attraction?

10:45 - How can we stand in the gap?

17:00 What is the same-sex attracted community hearing (perceiving) from the evangelical church?

19:45 - some practical approaches

22:20 - How do we start friendships with LGBTQ+ individuals?

29:00 - How did Jesus think about/deal with sexuality and sexual issues?

32:45 - Is "Love the sinner, hate the sin," helpful language?

34:23 - How do we respond if a same-sex attracted person comes to our worship service/group and asks about our views?

45:30 - Final Challenge from Dr. Sprinkle: 

     1. Get to know an LGBTQ+ person by listening to them 

     2. Read/Educate yourself on the issues (see resource list above)

Brandon Owen preaching on our Identity in Christ.

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74034.Amusing_Ourselves_to_Death?from_search=true

Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission - https://erlc.com/

Onward by Russell Moore - https://www.onward-book.com/

Colson Center for Christian Worldview - https://www.colsoncenter.org/

A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet - https://colsoncenter.christianbook.com/a-practical-guide-to-culture/john-stonestreet/9781434711014/pd/4711014?event=TCG|1012340

The Vanishing American Adult by Ben Sass - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33127125-the-vanishing-american-adult

Politics According to the Bible by Wayne Grudem - http://www.waynegrudem.com/politics-according-to-the-bible/

Jason and Paul continue the Racial Reconciliation discussion with Coach Dale Clayton (https://www.nationsofcoaches.com/our-team/). They tackle such topics as the dangers of seeing racial reconciliation as a project, coach's experience being in the first wave of High School integration in Florida, racism manifest in our various church experiences, and what it means to "stand in the gap." The topic can be uncomfortable and challenging, but God calls us to take seriously: Love your neighbor.

A discussion with Coach Dale Clayton about the biblical and theological issues surrounding our current cultural concepts and conversations on race.

Matt Pearson, pastor of The Church at West Franklin, takes us through the assumptions, ideas, and hopes for the True North Series. We are encouraged to be thoughtful about the major cultural trends and ideas confronting all of us and the church's biblical, Christlike response to them.

A discussion about the rapidly approaching future of church and the upcoming sermon series: True North.

01:10 - What is "Future Church" and how do we know when we get there?

04:30 - If the current reformation is "giving ministry back to the people," then what are we supposed to do? **HINT: hospitality**

09:40 - What's our role in others coming to faith in Jesus?

10:40 - What does True North mean and why should we care?

13:40 - We'll be talking about race, sexuality, politics, and technology . . . what do you hope comes out of this?

17:10 - How do we learn to "think" biblically again?

19:30 - What is sanctification and how do we do it?

A discussion with Dr. Ken Corr about the effects of mental health on disciple making in the every day. We discuss topics about the relationship between mental, spiritual, and physical health, what to do if you think someone might be struggling, and what practices will help us with our own mental health and discipleship of others.