That's What She Said

Jesus fucks with the economy. Another time Jesus sends somebody home (to his friends! v. 19), all that man’s neighbors beg Jesus to leave them the hell alone. He’s messed with sacred systems – the family system with an identified patient who’s no longer sick; the economic system (when he sent somebody’s livelihood over a seaside cliff). Yep, he’s scary.

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Jesus can’t go home again. As much as he’d like for you to be reconciled with your FOO, he himself didn’t find it possible to stay with his. He was way more interested in his FOC, and he didn’t care who knew it. Even his own mother.  

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Jesus needs help. Saving the world is overwhelming. Some days Jesus could not even. So he figured out who he liked, and trusted, and asked them to pick up some of the burden. And maybe one (or more) of the ones he chose were rotten… but he didn’t seem too worried about that. The man just needed some help.

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Jesus is bad at religion. You can keep all the rules, or you can be a better human. Probably not both at the same time.

Editor’s note: due to technical difficulties, the audio for this week had to be recorded with an iPhone rather than through our soundboard.

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Jesus attracts losers. The guest lists at parties in Jesus’s honor are full of inappropriate people – maybe because he lets people like Levi (like us?) make the guest list. Rev. Sarah Almanza join us for her #firsttime guest-preaching at Galileo!

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Jesus wants you to go home. That “follow me” invitation isn’t for everyone; some people who get what Jesus has got just need to go on home. Or to the synagogue. Whichever he discerns is the restoration of relationship they need more than anything.

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Jesus is a bully. Jesus has no patience for demonic possession (and they’re everywhere! v. 25, v. 34, v. 39). There’s no negotiation, there’s no compromise, there’s no “both sides.” 

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Cultivation of spiritual gifts: “I am the true vine,” John 15:1. And we are the branches, intended to “bear much fruit,” i.e. be useful in the field! How can the church help each branch flourish? What ways do we have of recognizing and encouraging the giftedness of each other? This is the day that we say “yes” to the co-conspiracy, commission our leaders, and celebrate our 8th birthday!

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Presence, physical and emotional, at gatherings of the church: “I am the resurrection and the life,” John 11:25. Katie and Remi engage in a dialogue about what it means to be present in gatherings of the church in the age of virtual connection and community. In part they’ll riff about Martha and Mary’s accusation of Jesus: “If you’d’ve been here, our brother would not have died.” 

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Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Discernment for our next steps together: “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” John 14:6. Let’s imagine our life together as a journey rather than a destination, the same way that following Jesus is meant to make us light on our feet rather than stuck in static doctrine, practice, and tradition. If our life together is meant to be progressive, moving us toward God’s beautiful future, we need some lookouts for the blaze that marks the trail.

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