The Goodness of God

By Trey Comstock

Every week, Pastor Trey and Pastor Emily talk about Scripture and what it means to try and be the Church in the 21st Century.

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December 13, 2024 How to Restart a Church: (Movie Review) Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
Angel Studios decided to tell the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and we decided to go see it. Neither of those decisions were great ones. The movie is more earnest, better acted, and more in line with Bonhoeffer's life and theology than one might imagine. Does that make it a good film? No, no, it does not.
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December 11, 2024 Luke 1:68-79
After naming John the Baptist, Zechariah gets his voice back and belts out a prophecy of his own. Those promises from of old, that felt like they dwindled over time, are back with a vengeance. God will speak. A king from the House of David will rule God's people. God will make all things well. It's going to look way different than before, but that difference is its strength. Christ's birth kicks off a mighty movement of God.
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57min
December 05, 2024 Luke 21:25-36
Every Christian year begins with a scripture about the end of the world. This isn't to scare people, but to give people hope. In the end, God wins handily. It won't always look like that's what's going to happen, but God has kept every other promise. So, we being every year with a reminder of the promise still hanging out there unfilled, and God's history of righteousness. We can carry this with us as a spark of hope in a dark world.
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37min
November 27, 2024 John 18:33-37
Jesus's trial before Pontius Pilate does start to feel like two men quipping at each other about the nature of true. Pilate gets portrayed as hapless or spineless, but history reveals him to be absolutely ruthless. On the other hand, Christ won't even raise a hand in his own defense. He dies willingly out of love. This conversation functions on a symbolic level for the difference between earthly empire and the Kingdom of God. Who do you want to be your ruler? What Kingdom do you want the world to look like?
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51min
November 23, 2024 How to Restart a Church: (Movie Review) 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture
1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture, on one level, is a film about how the word "homosexual" entered the canon of Scripture less than a lifetime ago. It was done via the translators for the Revised Standard Version (RSV), and its use has only risen with later translations. However, the team behind the RSV retracted its usage. That shift reveals one of the real themes of the movie that should resonate throughout modern Christianity: humility. The film centers on our addiction to certainty and the ways that we damage people with it.

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43min
November 20, 2024 1 Samuel 1:4-20
Most people with Depression would recognize Hannah's story. She's crushed by a weight that she can't shake. Some people in her life try their best to help. Others go out of their way to make it worse. Hannah seeks help from her religious leader and gets accused of being drunk. Fortunately for Hannah and all of us, God always sees clearly our need and situation and always responds with love.
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45min
November 13, 2024 Mark 12:38-44
In our attention obsessed world, it's easy to feel forgotten and left out - that no one sees or appreciates what you're doing, and that you don't matter. The real nature of the universe doesn't work that way. God has perfect sight and sees perfectly what you are doing. For the most important audience, your devotion is always seen and appreciated.
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47min
November 08, 2024 How to Restart a Church: Central UMC, Galveston, TX
Ten years ago, Central UMC in Galveston restarted with four people, a young pastor, and a dream to be more connected to their community. Instead of building a mountain of plans, the got to listening and learning. Out of that came a mission to serve folks without homes and folks who for whatever reason don’t fit into church as normal. They rip out half the pews, replaces those with couches, started a bike repair ministry, worked with the local med school to open a full service clinic, built a ton of relationships, and became the keepers of even more stories. Their journey is tale of what is possible if you dig openheartedly into your specific context.

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56min
November 05, 2024 Mark 10:46-52
God sure does seem to love a good irony. The blind man sees Jesus most clearly and walks away from the encounter completely healed and inspired to follow Christ. However, due to his faith, he had a different kind of wellness long before his direct encounter with Christ. His soul knew God so intimately that he lived spiritually well even as his blindness limited other aspects of his life. Our world today has these same kind of people, who see God clearly even though no one believes them. We should have better hears to hear.
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46min
October 25, 2024 How to Restart a Church: Interview with Lovett Weems Jr.
Lovett Weems Jr. and F. Douglas Powe Jr.'s book Sustaining While Disrupting leans into the tension of trying to do something radically different with church. You have all these people tied and attached to the old way being. However, you need to be doing things that are radically different to reach folks who aren't interested in what you are doing. Navigating that requires intentionally leading folks challenging, listening, communicating, and cheerleading in equal measure.

Sustaining While Disrupting: The Challenge of Congregational Innovation
https://www.amazon.com/Sustaining-While-Disrupting-Congregational-Innovation/dp/1506479200/

Lewis Center for Church Leadership
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