PreacHer

Saturday, May 8, 2021
PreacHer Podcast
PreacHer: Dr. Jen Hale Christy

Summary: God tells Jonah to go. And the funny thing is, when you think about modern-day missionaries, they have a really hard time getting funding to go to places that may not be receptive. But with Jonah--he knows that they’ll turn from their ways, that they’ll repent and want to come back to YHWH. There’s no question in his mind that they’ll accept his message. He just doesn’t want to deliver it. It’s not fair. Why should they be forgiven and allowed back in?

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links
• Questions for Consideration & Conversation:
  • Share about a time in your life when you felt passionate that justice needed to be served in the form of punishment and it was carried out. 
    • What happened? 
    • How did you feel about the outcome? 
    • Can you speak to the response of the accused--how they responded to the outcome?
  • Share about a time in your life when you felt passionate that justice needed to be served in the form of punishment and it was not carried out. 
    • What happened? 
    • How did you feel about the outcome? 
    • Can you speak to the response of the accused--how they responded to the outcome?
  • Share about a time in your life when you deserved a punishment (retributive justice) but instead received grace (reconciliatory justice).
    • What happened?
    • How did you feel about the outcome?
    • How did it affect you as a person?
    • What effect, if any, did it have on your faith?
    • What effect did it have on your relationship(s) in an immediate or long-term sense? (could be relationships with people involved or not)
  • Are there circumstances where retributive justice is justified or is the best course of action? Please explain.
  • Share about a current real-life situation or something that you could realistically face in the near future where you will have a choice to make regarding how “justice will be served.”
    • In light of this conversation, how do you think you will proceed?

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S5E7: Hosea - An Uncommon Fairytale
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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PreacHer: Christine Fox Parker

Summary: The book of Hosea has long been one of my favorite stories. The first three chapters especially--though dark and haunting--contain the most beautiful story of love ever. It is not the story of Hosea loving Gomer despite her prostitution. Rather, it is God loving me despite mine. It is the timeless story of the persons and people of God believing themselves to be faithful to YHWH even as we chase false lovers and the unremitting steadfast commitment of YHWH to the bride.

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• PorchSwing Ministries, Inc.
• Reach out to Christine: [email protected] 
• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links

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S5E6: “Oh, that I knew where I might find God” with Dr. Naomi Walters

Wednesday, August 5, 2020
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PreacHer: Dr. Naomi Walters

Summary: What is the relationship between doubt and faith? Although common use of these concepts pits them as opposites, the story of Job in the Hebrew Bible gives us another way to think about it. In so doing, it frees us all to live with God more honestly, for the sake of ourselves and the world.

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• Naomi on FB
• Naomi on IG
• Rochester University’s Department of Theology and Ministry, where Naomi is Chair
• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links

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S5E5: “The God Who Sees” with Rachel Collins

Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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PreacHer: Rachel Collins

Summary: Who should be invited to sit at our table? This sermon explores the relationship between inclusive, diverse community, and God's name "El Roi" (the God who sees me). In order to create a thriving, diverse community, the church must be committed to seeing others and including them, much like God does throughout the Bible. We can feel equipped for this task by regularly reminding ourselves that God sees us and that God is delighted to include us at God's table.

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• Rachel on FB
• Rachel on IG
• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links

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S5E4: “The Gospel According to Ruth” with Claire Davidson Frederick

Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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PreacHer: Claire Davidson Frederick

Summary: Adapted from a previously preached homily on the Book of Ruth, this sermon takes listeners along the journey of two widows: Naomi (from Bethlehem in Judah) and Ruth (a foreigner from Moab). This tragic and ultimately hope-filled story gives Bible-believing people permission to both lament our misfortune and believe that God may yet have something more in store for us. The good news Frederick expounds is that God often works through the marginalized, the scandalized, and the traumatized to bring about God's ultimate redemptive purposes. God even works through an outsider like Ruth to facilitate the redemption of those inside the covenant community. 

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• Claire on FB
• Claire on IG
• All Saints Church of Christ in Nashville, TN (Claire is the worship minister)
• ENGAGE Youth Theology Initiative at Lipscomb University
• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links

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S5E3: “Lay It Down” with Dr. Jen Hale Christy

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
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PreacHer: Dr. Jen Hale Christy

Summary: How do we fix the massive problems in our world? Spoiler alert: wars, wealth, and power are not the solution. But there is hope, and it’s simpler than we might think. Today we’re focusing on the second half of Psalm 46, with the war-God who destroys weapons and ends all wars.

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links

What to do next:

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S5E2: “God is Our Refuge?” with Dr. Jen Hale Christy 

Wednesday, July 8, 2020
PreacHer Podcast
PreacHer: Dr. Jen Hale Christy

Summary: What does faith look like in the midst of chaos and loss? The book of Psalms is full of praise and lament, encouragement and conviction. In this episode, we turn to Psalm 46 for a word of encouragement. Be still and know that God is God, and we are not. This is part 1, and part 2 is coming..

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links

What to do next:

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S5E1: “We’re Not Making America Great Again” with Dr. Jen Hale Christy
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
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PreacHer: Dr. Jen Hale Christy

Summary: The prophecy of Isaiah 61 is being fulfilled right now. We are in the midst of an apocalypse - a great unveiling of the way things really are. And we who once were blind can no longer live as if we do not see. Prophets are crying out in our streets daily, #letmelive #Icantbreathe #BlackLivesMatter and freedom is on the horizon. Will the church partner with God to usher in release for the captives? Will the church embody Good News for the oppressed? How will the history books tell the story of the church in this era?

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links

What to do next:

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S4E11: “Priscilla, Pains, + Poetry” with Morgan Proffitt

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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PreacHer: Morgan Proffitt

Summary: Submission isn’t a dirty word. In the story of Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos in Acts 18, the narrative has a lot to say about not only leadership, but also learning. Let’s explore together what it might look like to submit ourselves in vulnerability.

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• Morgan on IG
• Morgan on FB
• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links

What to do next:

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S4E10: “Fear and Faithfulness: Paul in Acts 18:1-11” with Cheryl Cash

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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PreacHer: Cheryl Cash

Summary: Acts 18 marks the conclusion of Paul's second evangelistic journey as well as the beginning of the well-storied Corinthian church.  One might expect this beginning to be heroically auspicious as it derives from the ministry of the most beloved Paul. However, this particular beginning emerges far more relatable from the awareness of a suffering journey and Paul's subsequent response. Join us to hear God's reaction to fear in the life of Paul. From within these eleven verses emerges a focal point of Paul's service to the Corinthian believers that continues to resonate through Paul's words into our lives today: 

"So I am well pleased with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, and with difficulties, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak [in human strength], then I am strong [truly able, truly powerful, truly drawing from God’s strength]." 2 Corinthians 12:10 (Amplified Bible) 

Resources + Social Media Handles:

• Cheryl’s Website
• Cheryl on IG
• Cheryl on FB
• Cheryl on Twitter
• All of Jen Hale Christy’s Links
  
  

What to do next:

• Join our monthly letter list
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