Summit Church

Join us as we continue our meditative journey through Lent. Last week, we reflected on it means to be seen by God, and now we turn our gaze to his heart for us, and the strength of his love. He is not overwhelmed by the weight of our emotions or needs.

This podcast is a part of a six-week series inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth, an ancient geometric shape that symbolizes a journey. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. Each week's meditation will take us deeper into the Season of Lent as we move toward the hope and joy of Easter.

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Chad Buel // During the Season of Lent, we're walking through a series called The Affections of Jesus and taking a closer look at the moments where Jesus responded emotionally to the people around him. In these very human moments, God's own heart for us is clearly displayed.

This week, as we look at an interaction between Jesus, a man with a shriveled hand, and a group of pharisees, we'll see that Jesus gets angry when the people he loves are treated as "less than." Through Jesus' response, we'll discover that our emotions—even our anger—don't have to stand in the way of our holiness. Rather, our anger can be a catalyst for good and godly work in our world. Following Jesus will lead us to fight for those who who face injustices and guard ourselves so we don't treat others as "less than."

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Join us as we continue our meditative journey through Lent. Last week, we reflected on our need for God, and now we shift our gaze to the person of Jesus, bringing his response to our need into focus.

This podcast is a part of a six-week series inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth, an ancient geometric shape that symbolizes a journey. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. Each week's meditation will take us deeper into the Season of Lent as we move toward the hope and joy of Easter. 

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Keely Hardaway // As we continue in our Lenten series, The Affections of Jesus, we’re taking a closer look at the times in Scripture when we see Jesus emotionally moved. These moments of strong emotion are so human and, at the same time, reveal God’s heart for us.

This week, we see Jesus surrounded by a sea of people with varying levels of need and worldly importance. Among them are families bringing little children to be blessed by him. What about the them leads the disciples to respond so harshly? And what does Jesus’ indignation toward his disciples and welcome of the children tell us about God’s heart and God’s kingdom? Join us as we learn from Mark 10:13–16 and explore the value of children and childlikeness in the family of God.

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Over the next six weeks of Lent, we’ll be releasing a brief, weekly podcast called “Meditations for Lent” inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth. Each week, you’ll find guided meditations to help bring our need for God and God’s heart for us into focus. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. 

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Over the next six weeks of Lent, we’ll be releasing a brief, weekly podcast called “Meditations for Lent” inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth. Each week, you’ll find guided meditations to help bring our need for God and God’s heart for us into focus. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. 

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O.J. Aldrich // Jesus was fully human and fully God. It’s an amazing, incredible, and challenging truth to wrestle with. So often, we focus on his power—which we shouldn't disregard—but what did he care about as a man? What made his heart beat fast? What caused him to stop what he was doing in order to care for someone? If Jesus is God with skin on, we should pause and reflect on these deeply human moments so we can more fully know the heart of God.

This week, we see Jesus in the midst of one of his busiest times. He’s on the move, and his disciples need rest, but the people he came into the world to save are right in front Him. What does he do? How does he handle the interruption? How does he respond when those closest to him are maxed out? Join us as we look at Mark 6:30–44 to see the affections of Jesus and experience more of God's heart for us.

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Garry Abbott // When asked what commandment is the greatest, Jesus quotes a verse every Hebrew child would have memorized. Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. But what is our “strength?” Is it muscles? Is it money? The word the Hebrews used was me’od, which means “very” or “muchness.”

We’re supposed to love God with our muchness. Why do we translate it strength? It’s a call to love God with everything we possess strongly. Love God with our strong influence, our strong curiosity, our strong compassion, our strong faith. We love God with every single thing he has given us much of.

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Garry Abbott // In the old testament, God’s people didn’t talk about souls and bodies like they were separate things. They didn’t think of faith as something we do up in the clouds, while the rest of our body walks around on the ground. All faith was embodied faith. In fact, we are supposed to love God with our whole self—what the Hebrews called the “nephesh,” and what we call the soul—and it requires every part of our being.

Faith that never makes it out of our head into our hands and feet in the form of loving service, is a disembodied faith. And to the ancients, that is no faith at all.

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Garry Abbott // When asked which commandment was greatest, Jesus responds with a child’s first prayer—the Shema. This prayer is based in Deuteronomy 6:4-5, in which Israel is commanded to love the Lord their God with everything in them. This kind of whole-hearted love requires me to submit every part of myself to God—not just everything except my anger, or my addiction, or my fear, or what I eat and drink.

To withhold any one of these parts would make love occasional. But love was never meant to be an occasional act. It wasn’t for God, and it shouldn’t be for us.

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