10 Minute Bible Devotional

Music: Aaron Strumpel (After and Sanctify)

ISAIAH 61: I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness.

2 CORINTHIANS 5: For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

ROMANS 13: Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.

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“In Christ, there is one new humanity that now exists. You are part of it and you don’t have a choice. That, for Americans, isn’t always great news, because we imagine maturity as being independent of everyone else.”

“We are seated with Christ… that is such an important and often untapped resource for us as believers today. The idea, even as I go about my daily life, that in some true spiritual way, I am seated with Christ in the heavenlies.”

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In today’s episode: slavery, the supremacy of Christ, husband/wife relationships, how to read the Bible, and much more.

[0:50] Introducing Dr. Lynn Cohick

[2:25] How Do We Read and Study The Scriptures?

[3:30] God’s Word is also a human document; real people wrote to a real audience that listened

[4:50] The genre of the text carries meaning

[5:17] Be self-reflective as to what you are bringing to the text; what are you taking for granted?

[6:38] Are there any important Hebraic mindsets to consider in approaching Ephesians?

[7:11] Second Temple Jews were not individuals, they were part of a community that needed to function together as a unit.

[8:40] How was “covenant” different between the Jewish and Gentile cultures?

[10:28] Community is shaped by the understanding of a deity.

[11:06] In the Second Temple Period, there were disagreements among Jews, but no one promoted polytheism.

[12:40] Why is Ephesians important today?

[13:18] Christ is ascended on high… and you are seated with Christ

[14:19] A vision of the church in breathtaking ways: salvation by adoption into God’s family.

[16:54] Household codes have been historically misused and need re-worked.

[18:15] Submission in an honor/shame culture.

[19:20] An equal say about the marriage bed.

[21:30] Divorce and Holiness

[23:54] The dividing wall of hostility.

[27:00] It was unheard of to use a slave as someone who you could look up to as an example of Christ.

[29:50] Christ undoes injustices by being King and Servant; the empire is unraveling, the Kingdom is taking over.

[31:50] A greedy person is an idolater… so show no favoritism.

[33:30] BREAK - Teaching Ministry - www.netzer.org

[34:33] Evil cosmic powers that influence people towards disobedience

[36:45] Christ’s full dominion over all things that are created

[40:11] Dive into the Bible!

[Outro Music] Psalm 2 by Poor Bishop Hooper - www.everypsalm.com/give

[recorded: September 8, 2022]

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November 2022 Micro-Teaching from Luke 22:46, Part 2

And He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Having risen up, pray that you might not enter into temptation."

Tim Doering, Vision and Networking for netzer.org

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. - Acts 6:4 -

"After 15 years, I'm like: I think I have to slow this down a bit. I don't just want converts, I want transformed disciples. And that doesn't happen fast."

"It's not about experiencing revival so that I can feel good about myself. I am transformed so that I can be a conduit of change, a vessel to influence and impact the world around me."

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Are you part of a church that is having difficulty seeing past itself and the Sunday morning gathering? Or perhaps you’re involved in a Christian community serving the neighborhood well, but the internal integrity is lacking?

[0:48] Introducing Ernest Daniels and Phil Carnuccio

[3:00] The joy of being a dad and an empty nester

[5:17] Bless Every Person, Home, Road www.blessphilly.org/

[7:35] How are you using your words and your tips?

[10:03] Your gifts can influence wherever you are, not just in the Church

[12:00] Empowering others is not always comfortable nor controllable

[14:44] Lives are at stake, but communication is different

[18:08] Orders given that must be followed vs. bending to the Holy Spirit

[19:15] If you’re the smartest person in the room, change your friends

[20:38] Am I just trying to make converts or transformed disciples?

[22:15] BREAK - Church Visioning and Design - www.netzer.org

[25:00] Using God to escape from God

[26:22] Making sure people have the resources they need to do the things we ask

[31:38] Knowing what I’m good and not good at; covenant not competition

[33:26] Community Evangelism: I know that I can invite my friend into this group of people

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[35:01] Polarization, Loneliness, and Greed leads to desecration

[37:17] How can we whet the appetite for transformation?

[40:55] Silence, Solitude, Confession, Scripture aren’t practiced and so transformation doesn’t occur.

1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

[recorded: August 18, 2022]

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November 2022 Micro-Teaching from Luke 22:46, Part 1

And He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Having risen up, pray that you might not enter into temptation."

Tim Doering, Vision and Networking for netzer.org

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. - Acts 6:4 -

“I see God using us to relieve the suffering of people and if I can’t do that in every job that I have, I don’t want that job.”

“Are you going to plant a church like all other white folks who pretend that God doesn’t have any people in the black church?”

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How would someone with over 50 years of ministry experience encourage and warn the coming generation?

[0:18] Links about today’s guests…

[1:33] Introducing Dr. Goode and Bill Krispin

[3:55] The importance of Christians engaging all sectors of society

[6:54] Making a Mayor’s office into a prayer closet

[9:53] Are you going to plant a church like all other white folks who pretend that God doesn’t have any people in the black church?

[15:26] Evolving into politics with redemptive principles

[20:55] Own your geography: diversity means ministering outside of the church walls

[23:13] Changing from a commuter church to a community church

[26:38] What can we do together that we’ll never do alone?

BREAK - Spiritual Discernment - www.netzer.org

[29:33] For impact to happen, the church must be a lighthouse, not a clubhouse

[32:20] Who is in the neighborhood and how can I engage in a way that is life giving with them?

[33:56] Young people need a sense of purpose with God to meet real needs

[36:00] God is using us to relieve the suffering of people

[37:56] The transformative power of the Gospel touches everything, not just the life of the church.

[recorded: August 3, 2022]

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October 2022 Micro-Teaching from Exodus 20:20

Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”

Tim Doering, Vision and Networking for netzer.org

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. - Acts 6:4 -

“We are tempted in our day like never before to talk about what we are against. The atonement reminds us again that the line between good and evil goes down the middle of every one of us.”

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[0:35] The Atonement - what it is, what it means, why it matters.

[1:23] Reintroducing Josh Bytwerk.

[2:05] Ministry Mishap - I’m not at the church, and the clock still is…

[4:10] BREAK - Conflict Resolution - www.netzer.org

[5:33] Atonement is important because…

[8:25] The central point is the big point. The middle of the Torah is Leviticus 16, the Day of Atonement.

[9:54] Major examples of atonement models.

[12:56] A prejudice towards models working together rather than in conflict with one another.

[15:14] Theories come from the cultural context and what we feel we need from God ends up being discovered in the scriptures.

[16:48] We need to be less afraid and more open. Fear is the root of our sinfulness because we lack trust in God.

[18:00] We know more than Martin Luther did because we’re standing on 500 years of history.

[19:24] We want not just knowledge of atonement, but the benefits, the effect, the possibilities through it.

[23:10] The way we speak in disagreement can show us our reception of the atonement; it is to be lived in, not just talked about.

[26:05] Personally experiencing the binding and loosing of the atonement?

[28:01] Christ’s forgiveness helps us to forgive when we don’t know how to forgive.

[31:27] Personally reading the scripture in the pathos of poetry before the logos of engineering.

[33:50] A predisposition to non-violence is a misnomer. Our humility about violence has to do with being wrong with violence as humans, but God is capable of far more.

[35:00] It takes fearlessness to be patient.

[Outro Music] Psalm 85 by Poor Bishop Hooper - www.everypsalm.com/give

[recorded: July 14, 2022]

A podcast from Netzer.org with Tim Doering (vision+networking) and Justin Ryan Boyer (producer)

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God, Church, and Everything In Between

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September 2022 Micro-Teaching from Ephesians 2:8-9

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.

Tim Doering, Vision and Networking for netzer.org

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. - Acts 6:4 -

Listen to Part 1 first. - “One of the lessons we have to learn as shepherds and pastors is to send people to the help that is going to be most helpful and not to think that I’m the answer. ”

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[0:35] What’s important to consider in shepherding through deconstruction?

[1:05] Don’t walk it alone; get as many people involved as is helpful; clarify your role.

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[4:15] The voices of pastor, prophet, and priest. Questioning in community not isolation.

[7:05] Getting on the same page with purpose.

[9:55] Is the person honestly seeking? Are they asking the question they are actually asking?

[11:23] BREAK - www.netzer.org

[12:55] Entry points of modern deconstruction: authority of scripture, atonement, gender/sexuality.

[16:14] Everyone is questioning and doubting authority in general.

[18:02] When they saw Jesus, they worshiped him; but some doubted.

[20:01] Making the Scriptures say whatever we want.

[22:55] Running with hope: This is Not the End - https://youtu.be/t5Cjt83wWDk

[23:53] The new apologetic is the best story wins: you have the greatest story ever told that sees pain and evil for what it is, that sees human glory and limitedness, that sees long term flourishing and redemption that can make sense of all other stories.

[28:55] Prayer - And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

[Outro Music] Psalm 69 by Poor Bishop Hooper - www.everypsalm.com/give

[recorded: June 30, 2022]

A podcast from Netzer.org with Tim Doering (vision+networking) and Justin Ryan Boyer (producer)

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