York Alliance Family of Churches Podcast

Using the metaphor of a vine, the call of Jesus is that we abide in Him. In the midst of a world filled with smartphones, hurry, and all forms of digital and tangible distraction, how can we obey this call? The answer comes in the form of another metaphor: a trellis, or as the ancients called it, a "rule of life." By establishing a rule of life, personally and communally, we establish a framework to abide in Christ.

Developing a rule of life is less about the activities that we do than it is about the loves and desires that act as the foundation of our lives. The world around us often teaches us that we're at the mercy of our desires and that our loves are just animalistic urges. However, both the Bible and the history of the church teach us that we are able to curate our desires through the way that we live

The vitally important reminder as we engage formation is that we are called to stand in faith, but that God is the one who does the heavy lifting. Formation starts and ends with the work of God but must necessarily include our action. This mysterious tension is at the heart of true discipleship.

In an LGBTQ+ world, how do we live as faithful followers of Jesus? In a world that is upside down regarding gender, what does the Bible actually have to say to us? How do we love the world around us well?

The vitally important reminder as we engage formation is that we are called to stand in faith, but that God is the one who does the heavy lifting. Formation starts and ends with the work of God but must necessarily include our action. This mysterious tension is at the heart of true discipleship

In an LGBTQ+ world, how do we live as faithful followers of Jesus? In a world that is upside down regarding gender, what does the Bible actually have to say to us? How do we love the world around us well?

Freedom from is only part of true freedom; it must give way to freedom for something as well. In God's message to Moses we find out that deliverance is the precursor to formation, and that formation is necessary for us to truly inhabit the Promised Land.

In an LGBTQ+ world, how do we live as faithful followers of Jesus? In a world that is upside down regarding gender, what does the Bible actually have to say to us? How do we love the world around us well?

The Passover story is a clear precursor to the atoning work of Jesus. Through layers of symbolism, the deliverance story is told right before it happens, and the story of leaving Egypt is layered with signs of the goodness of God. In the same way, we tell the story over and over as we remember the power of Jesus' sacrifice and the true place of our hope.

In an LGBTQ+ world, how do we live as faithful followers of Jesus? In a world that is upside down regarding gender, what does the Bible actually have to say to us? How do we love the world around us well?