The 180 Church Podcast with Dr. Sammy and Friends

The Father's call for the church is to protect and restore beauty, but we often miss the beauty in ourselves and others. Despite this, the gospel and the community of God reminds us of our worth and original design. We are certainly not perfect, but the church has been called to preserve and cultivate the best of who God created us to be.

In this weeks episode, join Joe and Pastor Lydia as we traverse the hills and valleys of relationship together. It’s not a matter of if, but when we are at some of our highest and lowest moments that we see with pristine clarity the ones who love us and represent the love of the father. It’s the vision that Jesus had for the local church and the ecclesia: that we could join together to be a community that displays the glory of God through our commitment to one another as friends in the hour of our greatest suffering and moments of lavish celebrations.

In this weeks episode, join Joe and Pastor Lydia as we traverse the hills and valleys of relationship together. It’s not a matter of if, but when we are at some of our highest and lowest moments that we see with pristine clarity the ones who love us and represent the love of the father. It’s the vision that Jesus had for the local church and the ecclesia: that we could join together to be a community that displays the glory of God through our commitment to one another as friends in the hour of our greatest suffering and moments of lavish celebrations.

As we continue our Vision series, Pastor Lydia chats with guest Ahnmin Lee about Clarity. What is the purpose of the church and who are we, as her members, called to do? Is it to become holier? To become trendy and hip? To become more successful? Dr. Sammy reminds us that the mission of God is clear and simple: to go after lost sons and daughters and bring them back home. In fact, the ethos of the church is the antithesis of success—leaving the ninety nine to go after the one lost sheep does not yield maximum results and benefits. But it does require sacrifice, empathy, and deep compassion. And it is the heart of Christ that we are called to imitate.

As we continue our Vision series, Pastor Lydia chats with guest Ahnmin Lee about Clarity. What is the purpose of the church and who are we, as her members, called to do? Is it to become holier? To become trendy and hip? To become more successful? Dr. Sammy reminds us that the mission of God is clear and simple: to go after lost sons and daughters and bring them back home. In fact, the ethos of the church is the antithesis of success—leaving the ninety nine to go after the one lost sheep does not yield maximum results and benefits. But it does require sacrifice, empathy, and deep compassion. And it is the heart of Christ that we are called to imitate.

The podcast team is kicking off 2020 with the Return of the Prodigal Son. It’s in the cross section of vulnerable resolutions and previous mishaps and the tension of being lost and found that the heart of the father speaks the loudest. This year, we are invited to join God in a new-old vision, but the same mission that we’ve always been engaged in: to be a community that remains hopeful and loving for when our brothers and sisters return home.

The podcast team is kicking off 2020 with the Return of the Prodigal Son. It’s in the cross section of vulnerable resolutions and previous mishaps and the tension of being lost and found that the heart of the father speaks the loudest. This year, we are invited to join God in a new-old vision, but the same mission that we’ve always been engaged in: to be a community that remains hopeful and loving for when our brothers and sisters return home.

We often misconstrue love as sentiment and romance, rather than a commitment we abide by regardless of how we feel. Similarly, we focus on the warm sentimentality of Christmas and overlook the fierce commitment that believers like Mary and Joseph made to God, even at the great cost of scandal. Tune into this week's sermon as Dr. Sammy discusses the true nature of love as a hard call to responsibility and a soft tenderness and vulnerability we must courageously embrace.