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A podcast for such a time as this. Rev. Macie Liptoi, Pastor of 723 in Dallas Texas, breaks out of the normal church boundaries by preaching to a generation sold out on justice and seeking a social and spiritual revolution. @thevirtualpulpit https://the-

Rev. Macie Liptoi


    • Feb 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    The Triumph of the Incarnation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 11:18


    Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11 Why is it so remarkable that God became human? What does it mean to fear God? What if there's more to Jesus than simply being "a friend of mine?" Rev. Macie answers all those questions and more on this first episode of the second season of The Virtual Pulpit.

    The Public Forum Ep. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 8:58


    In these bonus episodes called "The Public Forum," Rev. Macie responds to listener questions. This week's question is, "Why is God referred to in plural in Genesis? Were the writers good Methodists who believed in a triune God?"

    Healing in the Hearing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 15:09


    Scripture: Mark 10:46-52. What voices do we silence and what voices do we uplift? Does Jesus have anything to say about the importance of hearing another person's cry for mercy? Does Bartimaeus show desperation or courage in crying out to Christ? Wrestle with all this and more on this week's episode of The Virtual Pulpit.

    BONUS EP. The Public Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 7:28


    In these bonus episodes called "The Public Forum," Rev. Macie responds to listener questions. This week's question is, "Why did God kill off the dinosaurs (if God doesn't make mistakes) and why aren't they in the biblical narrative of creation?"

    Restored Flesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 16:04


    Scripture: Romans 8:1-11. Rev. Macie challenges Paul's assertion that flesh is inherently sinful by going back to the very beginning of humanity and asking what the Hebrew has to say about our embodied nature.

    Jonah: The Stubborn Prophet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 29:38


    Scripture: Jonah 1-4. In the final sermon on our series on leadership, Rev. Macie pulls back the curtain on Jonah and how God uses him to bring about transformation, in spite of his stubbornness.

    The Failure of Abraham

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 13:42


    Scripture: Genesis 18:16-33; Genesis 22:1-14. In the second sermon in our series on leadership in the face of Divine Wrath, Rev. Macie talks about Abraham; how the story that we were told was an example of his superior faithfulness may have actually been his greatest failure.

    In the Divine Warpath

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 25:13


    Scripture: Exodus 32:9-14. Is God ever wrong? Does God ask us to blindly obey orders or to stand in God's way when we think God is wrong? Are we called to intercede before God on behalf of our people? This week, Rev. Macie takes a look at Moses and how he stood in the way of the Divine Warpath.

    Empires Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 20:38


    Scripture: Romans 13:1-12. Why did Paul say to submit to authority? Was he complicit in an oppressive empire? What does this passage of scripture mean for Christian's living today, 2,000 years later? Rev. Macie tackles all these questions and more on this episode of The Virtual Pulpit.

    The World Turned Upside Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 23:32


    Scripture: Luke 12:13-21. What does the Gospel of Luke have to say about self-preservation? How did Jesus respond to the man who asked him to settle an inheritance dispute? We're told we're supposed to save for the future...but what does that have to do with working for the Kingdom of God? Rev. Macie wrestles with all those questions in this weeks episode.

    Leviticus, Tables, and Sin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 17:24


    Why are we afraid to talk about sin? Why do we have to talk about it at all? This week, Rev. Macie uses the unlikely reference to Leviticus to discuss sin and salvation.

    Nevertheless, She Persisted

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 18:38


    Scripture: John 1:1-9, John 3:1-10, and John 4:5-26 This week, we look at the story of the Samaritan Woman in John 4 and how her persistence leads to a revelation far greater than she could have ever anticipated.

    The Americanization of Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 13:36


    The scripture for this sermon comes from Matthew 25:31-45. Rev. Macie speaks to the importance of seeing Christ in others and being called to action.

    The Virtual Pulpit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 5:28


    The very beginning of podcast for such a time as this. Listen in as Rev. Macie discusses how this podcast came to be.

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