Podcasts about Disputation

Herausforderungen und Erlebnisse beim Promovieren: Tina hat trotz ihrer Erkrankung ihre Promotion abgeschlossen. Dennoch ist es für Wissenschaftler*innen mit Behinderung schwer, am akademischen Leben teilzunehmen.

00:00:00 Hello Listeners00:04:59 Learn to apply Thomas Aquinas's method00:12:35 Free Will.00:16:45 Independent Thought.Lessons From Critical Thinkers: Methods for Clear Thinking and Analysis in Everyday Situations from the Greatest Thinkers in HistoryHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3WWDFqzDiscover the powerful insights of St. Thomas Aquinas and his contributions to critical thinking in this engaging episode. We'll explore Aquinas's method of Scholastic Disputation, its practical application in everyday situations, and how it can help us navigate complex issues like free will, diversity, and more.Learn about the balance between faith and reason, the importance of independent thought, and how Thomistic Disputation can lead to clearer thinking and analysis. Whether you're a student of philosophy or simply seeking wisdom for your daily life, this episode offers invaluable lessons from one of history's greatest thinkers.Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your critical thinking skills and gain new perspectives on the world around you. Get your copy of "Lessons From Critical Thinkers: Methods for Clear Thinking and Analysis in Everyday Situations from the Greatest Thinkers in History" today and start applying these timeless insights in your own life.This book is available on Amazon, and its audiobook version can be found on Amazon, iTunes, and Audible. To learn more about the author and his work, visit newtonemg.com.In this episode, we'll explore Aquinas's contributions to critical thinking, applying Aquinas's critical thinking method, scholastic disputation in Aquinas's writing, free will, diversity, narrow-mindedness, equality, risk, independent thought, faith, and reason. We'll also dive into the practical application of Thomistic disputation.In this video, we delve into the intellectual heritage of Saint Thomas Aquinas, a towering figure in the realm of critical thinking and scholastic disputation. Through his seminal works, such as the Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica, Aquinas demonstrates the importance of rational inquiry and critical disputation in the pursuit of knowledge. We explore how his theological principles, as outlined in the Summa Theologica, continue to influence scholastic insights and aquinas scholarship to this day. By examining the lessons from this great thinker, we can gain a deeper understanding of the value of critical thinking and intellectual rigor in our own pursuit of truth. Join us as we unpack the wisdom of Aquinas and uncover the relevance of his ideas for modern scholars and critical thinkers alike.

In July of the year 1263, the Dominican friar Pablo Christiani met to debate Rabbi Moses ben Nahman, sometimes known as Nahmanides, to discuss whether Jesus was the messiah, and thus whether Christianity or Judaism had a greater claim to truth. They conducted this debate in the court of King James of Aragon, who famously guaranteed the rabbi's freedom of speech, allowing Nahmanides to advance even arguments that, being regarded as heretical by Christian clergy, would have otherwise caused him to be imprisoned or worse. These proceedings are known, famously, in history as the Disputation of Barcelona. To understand fully the context of this debate, one has to know something more about the Dominican friar Pablo Christiani: he was not born Pablo Christiani. In fact, he was born as a Sephardi Jew with the birth name of Saul. Only later in life, having lived as a Jewish man and having been exposed to some Jewish learning, did he convert to Catholicism. Joining the Dominican order as a friar, Saul—newly dubbed Pablo—dedicated his life to converting the Jews, possibly with argument and persuasion—he liked to use statements from talmudic texts as evidence for Christian theology—but also through the threat of violence and force. What is it that would so compel a person to turn against his own family, his own teachers, his own neighbors, his own religion—and not as a matter of indifference but as a matter of revenge on the sources of his own formation? That is one of the questions that runs underneath a new story by the legendary essayist, novelist, and short-story writer Cynthia Ozick. This work is called “The Conversion of the Jews,” and it was published in Harper's in May 2023. Ozick's “The Conversion of the Jews” follows a twenty-four-year-old scholar of words and languages named Solomon Adelberg, as he, in the early 1930s, attempts to discover how and why Christiani undertook his conversion. These questions lead Adelberg to a hollowed-out monastery in the Judean desert, through the occult world of mysticism and magic, and eventually to attempting a séance with the icon of a saint in his Lower East Side apartment. To discuss that story, and the many ideas, themes, and questions it raises, Cynthia Ozick joins Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver on our podcast (originally broadcast in 2023).

Joining Jill and Doron on the 32nd episode of the podcast, the fourteenth of our second season, to tell us his story is British artist Richard Franklin. Richard, known as Vivian at Carmel, is the son of the late Lady Nina and merchant banker Sir Roland Franklin, a former Chairman of Carmel's Board of Governors.  He grew up in Hampstead Garden Suburb.  In the 1980s, he was associated with the family merchant bank, Keyser Ullman, and worked in NY with his father and the late Sir James Goldsmith during the heyday of corporate takeovers.  These days, he is based in Los Angeles, and is an entirely self-taught photographer, who - after many years of shooting hundreds of Hollywood glamor models - now focuses on creating complex and vivid abstract images of the cosmos.  His art has been exhibited at Bloomingdales and Art Basel.  Richard also produced the Hyam Maccoby play “The Disputation”, based on a scholarly book about the historic proceeding in the court of King James I that put the Jewish religion on trial.  He lives in a storied house in the Hollywood Hills with the love of his life, a 130lb male Newfoundland. Hear Richard talk about childhood depression; his famous aunt; Sir Yehudi Menuhin's visit; the impact on him of the 1968 movie ‘If'; his late father's retirement island; and life in ‘The Kardashian House of Sin'. Thank you, Richard Franklin, for turning us again to Carmel days!   Personal mentions in this episode: David Stamler (Headmaster) Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster) Tim AJ Healey (History & Cricket Master) Joe Buchko (English Literature) Martin Fogel (Music) Joshua Gabay (French & Junior School Headmaster) Jonathan Franklin David Dangoor Philip Green   Feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you liked about this episode, and rate us on your favorite podcast platform

In this episode of Leading and Growing Your Real Estate Business, I welcome back Denis Preston from True Color People Solutions. The episode focuses on: Identifying Top Salespeople: Denis explains how individuals with a low kinetic score (0-4) are less emotional, handle rejection better, and excel in sales and telemarketing roles, making them valuable assets for real estate teams. Sales Success Linked to Kinetic Scores: Backed by Dr. Martin Seligman's research, Denis highlights that lower kinetic scores strongly correlate with higher sales revenue, particularly in high-pressure industries like real estate. Optimism and Performance: The episode introduces the ABCDE model (Adversities, Beliefs, Consequences, Disputation, Energization) from positive psychology to help salespeople overcome challenges, build resilience, and increase productivity. Boosting Sales Teams: Profiling employees and integrating strategies like the ABCDE method can transform sales teams, helping real estate leaders improve hiring decisions and team performance. Further Learning: Denis references resources such as Dr. Martin Seligman's Authentic Happiness for those looking to explore these strategies in more depth. Tags: #RealEstateBusiness #SalesStrategy #KineticScore #PositivePsychology #Leadership #Optimism #SalesTeamSuccess #DrMartinSeligman #BusinessGrowth

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Diese Folge ist wieder eine Folge „Coachingzonen Intern“, in der ich hinter den Kulissen von Coachingzonen berichte, meine Gedanken teile und einen Einblick gebe, was bei Coachingzonen und mir so los ist.

61 MinutesPG-13Paul Fahrenheidt is a husband, father, podcaster, writer, and founding member of the Old Glory Club.Paul joins Pete to start a series on Spain's Golden Age. He begins by talking about what can be known of the Disputation of Tortosa.A Country Squire's NotebookOld Glory Club YouTube ChannelOld Glory Club SubstackPaul's SubstackPaul on TwitterAntelope Hill - Promo code "peteq" for 5% off - https://antelopehillpublishing.com/FoxnSons Coffee - Promo code "peter" for 18% off - https://www.foxnsons.com/VIP Summit 3-Truth To Freedom - Autonomy w/ Richard GroveSupport Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's Substack Pete's SubscribestarPete's GUMROADPete's VenmoPete's Buy Me a CoffeePete on FacebookPete on TwitterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-quinones-show--6071361/support.

Es ist ein historisches Ereignis erster Güte: Der Theologieprofessor Johannes Eck und der Reformator Martin Luther streiten über die Legitimation päpstlicher Macht.

Der Podcast wird mit der heutigen Episode 5! Höchste Zeit, einen Blick zurückzuwerfen auf die beliebtesten Episoden aus fünf Jahren Podcast. In dieser Episode verrate ich dir die Plätze 6 bis 10. Es ist eine ziemlich große Überraschung dabei, mit der ich wirklich nicht gerechnet hätte und auch eine meiner absoluten Lieblingsepisoden. Infos, Quellen & Ressourcen zur Episode #142 (inkl. Auflistung aller erwähnten Podcast-Episoden): https://promotionsheldin.de/top-10-podcast-teil-1/ Blog-Artikel "Alles über die Disputation": https://promotionsheldin.de/disputation/ Alle Infos zum Disputationscoaching: https://promotionsheldin.de/disputationscoaching/ Zur Anmeldung für den Newsletter: https://promotionsheldin.de/glueckspost/

About the GuestDr. Brian A. Williams is Dean of the Templeton Honors College, Associate Professor of Ethics & Liberal Studies, and Dean of the College of Arts & Humanities. Before coming to Eastern, he was Lecturer in Theology and Christian Ethics at the University of Oxford and Director of Oxford Conversations, a collection of curated video interviews with leading Christian academics and scholars at Oxford.He holds an MPhil and DPhil in Christian Ethics from the University of Oxford (UK), where he was a Clarendon Scholar; an MA and ThM in Systematic and Historical Theology from Regent College (Vancouver, Canada); and a BA in Biblical Studies from Ozark Christian College (Joplin, MO).His current research examines the tradition of Didascalic Christian Humanism, focusing on the works of Hugh of St. Victor, Philip Melanchthon, and John Henry Newman. Dr. Williams' broader academic interests include virtue ethics, Christian and Muslim political thought, Karl Barth's theology and politics, classical education, and Dante Alighieri's Commedia. He is the author of The Potter's Rib: The History, Theology, and Practice of Mentoring for Pastoral Formation (Regent College Publishing); co-editor of Everyday Ethics: Moral Theology and the Practices of Ordinary Life (Georgetown University Press); and General Editor of Principia: A Journal of Classical Education.Dr. Williams is also a National Alcuin Fellow and a Research Fellow with the Institute of Classical Education.He is married to Kim Williams and has three children: Ilia, Brecon, and Maeve.Show NotesWonder and great questions about Classical Education are beautifully described in this interview with Dr. Brian Williams. Adrienne Freas presents the questions that parents are asking. What exactly do we mean by the Tradition of Classical Education? Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode Include: Frescoes can be used to vividly describe the Classical Tradition and why Classical Education is beautiful. The spirit of inquiry and how scholars benefit from an education rooted in questions Great questions bring about compelling conversations.  How to find a classical school that reflects the Tradition?-- What are we looking for that reflects the tradition? What is beauty?-- How materials and culture provide a way to flourish as human persons Resources MentionedPrincipia: A Journal of Classical Education: Volume 2, Issue 1, 2023: Editor's Introduction: Principia Tradition & Classical EducationCair Paravel Latin School, founded in 1980Templeton Honors CollegeThe Great Books of the Western WorldRaphael Frescoes discussed that are in the Vatican: Scuola di Ateni or School of Athens La Disputa or Disputation of the Holy Sacrament II Parnaso or Parnassus Chris Hall (the bird expert)... here is the episode we interviewed him on in Season 1.KierkegaardDostoevskyPoetic Knowledge by James TaylorDivine Comedy by Dante_______________________________________________________Want to learn more about Classical Education?  Check out our NEW Snapshots Series! ________________________________________________________Whether you are a teacher or a parent, ask yourself… What is the purpose of education?   What is the beginning of education, AND does it ever come to an end?  What type of education is best, and what type of education might I or my child pursue in the future?  Let us help you discover what a beautiful education should look like. Where Should I Start? Subscribe to this Podcast on your favorite podcast app! Meet our Team, Explore our Resources and Take advantage of our Services! This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2023 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

Die Abschlussphase der Dissertation kann eine echte Herausforderung sein. Es gibt oft noch so viel zu tun, obwohl man bereits mental mit der Arbeit fertig ist. Ein Kampf zwischen Geist und Papier!

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Rev. Mark Trigsted preached on Malachi 1:6-14.

Today's Topics: 1) Finding the Fallacy: Appeal to Authority Meet the Early Church Fathers: Theodoret of Cyr 2, 3, 4) Interview

Discover what experience disruption is and how you can reimagine everyday routines to disrupt your industry with Allen Adamson, Author of Seeing The How.

In July of the year 1263, the Dominican friar Pablo Christiani met to debate the rabbi Moshe ben Nachman, sometimes known as Nachmanides, to discuss whether Jesus was the Messiah, and thus whether Christianity or Judaism had a greater claim to truth. They  conducted this debate in the court of King James of Aragon, who famously guaranteed the rabbi's freedom of speech, allowing Nachmanides to even advance arguments that, being regarded as heretical by Christian clergy, would have otherwise caused him to be imprisoned or worse. These proceedings are known, famously, in history as the Disputation of Barcelona. To fully understand the context of this debate, one has to know something more about the Dominican friar Pablo Christiani: he was not born Pablo Christiani. In fact, he was born as a Sephardic Jew with the birth name of Saul. Only later in life, having lived as a Jewish man and having been exposed to some Jewish learning, did he convert to Catholicism. Joining the Dominican order as a friar, Saul—newly dubbed Pablo—dedicated his life to converting the Jews, possibly with argument and persuasion—he liked to use statements from Talmudic writing as evidence for Christian theology—but also through the threat of violence and force. What is it that would so compel a person to turn against their own family, their own teachers, their own neighbors, their own religion—and not as a matter of indifference but as a matter of revenge on the sources of his own formation? That is one of the questions that runs underneath a new story by the legendary essayist, novelist, and short-story writer Cynthia Ozick. Her newest story is called “The Conversion of the Jews,” and it was published in Harper'slast month. Ozick's “The Conversion of the Jews” follows a 24-year-old scholar of words and languages named Solomon Adelberg, as he, in the early 1930s, attempts to discover how and why Christiani undertook his conversion. These questions lead Adelberg to a hollowed-out monastery in the Judean desert, through the occult world of mysticism and magic, and eventually to attempting a séance with the icon of a saint in his Lower East Side apartment. This week, to discuss that story, and the many ideas, themes, and questions it raises, Cynthia Ozick joins Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver on our podcast. Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.

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Series: A Faithful God to a Faithless People; A Study of 6 Minor Prophets to Judah (Part 7) Scripture: Malachi 3:13-4:6 Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Ich spreche mit Dr. Annica Lau über ihre berufsbegleitende Promotion in England und darüber, wie die Phase nach der Disputation war.

In today's podcast episode, we dive into the case study of clothing nudes. We specifically discuss Joe Brown's controversial sculpture, Gymnasts or Two Athletes. We uncover and discuss the history of Princeton, New Jersey, and Temple University, where Joe both worked and lived, unraveling the meaning behind his works.

Jedes Jahr erkranken in Deutschland ungefähr 2.200 Kinder an Krebs. Durch intensive Therapiemöglichkeiten liegt die Überlebensrate der erkrankten Kinder bei ungefähr 85 Prozent. Aber die monatelange Therapie in der Klinik macht sich bemerkbar. Viele Kinder fühlen sich während und noch lange nach der Behandlung müde, können sich schwer konzentrieren und sie bewegen sich viel weniger. Sport hilft den Kindern dabei, die Nebenwirkungen der Behandlung besser zu verkraften, schneller wieder fit zu werden und: Der Sport schafft Lebensfreude. Dr. Vanessa Oschwald forscht zu den Effekten des Sports in der Therapie von krebserkrankten Kindern. In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kölner Kinderkrankenhaus Amsterdamer Straße setzten sie und ihre Kolleg*innen Sportprogramme in der Klinik um. Aber wie genau sieht Sport auf einer Krebsstation aus und welches Training zeigt die besten Effekte? Eine Sonderfolge anlässlich des Internationalen Kinderkrebstages am 15. Februar. 00:00:00-00:02:10 – Intro: Die Themen der Folge 00:02:10-00:09:17 – Im Überblick: Wie viele Kinder erkranken und welche Folgen hat die Krebstherapie? 00:09:17-00:15:48 – Sport im Krankenhaus: Wieso sollten an Krebs erkrankte Kinder schon während der Behandlung körperlich aktiv werden? 00:15:48-00:29:14 – Forschung: Welche Effekte hat die Sporttherapie und wie macht man sie mit Hilfe von Daten sichtbar? 00:29:14-00:39:22 – Eine Frage des Geldes: Wer bezahlt Sport im Krankenhaus und wo gibt es Angebote? 00:39:22-00:45:53 – Von der Disputation mit Babybauch bis zur Forschung mit Familie: Wie schafft man den Spagat als junge Mutter? 00:45:53-00:46:32 – Outro Link zum Sportprogramm für an Krebs erkrankte Kinder: https://www.dshs-koeln.de/hochschule/projekte-initiativen/sportprogramme-fuer-kinder-und-jugendliche-mit-einer-onkologischen-erkrankung/ Link zum Spendenkonto: https://www.betterplace.org/de/organisations/51734-sport-und-bewegungsfoerderung-kinderonkologie Link zum Netzwerk ActiveOncoKids: https://www.activeoncokids.org/ Weitere Informationen: https://www.dshs-koeln.de/einerundemit

Sermon #245 We begin a new series based on the five "solas" of the Reformation. It was five hundred years ago on October 31 that Martin Luther nailed his protest, titled "Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," more commonly known as the Ninety-Five Theses, to the door of the castle church in Wittenburg, Germany. Five hundred years later, we mark the occasion by examining the principles of the Protestant Reformation and how they apply to us today. We begin with a foundational principle, Sola Scriptura - scripture alone is the final authority. 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Recorded at Hudson UMC on October 1, 2017 (Originally published October 23, 2017) S.D.G.

At two medieval disputations, a famous Midrash was invoked to argue that Moshiach had already come. The rabbinic approaches to this Midrash unveil different approaches to Talmudic Aggadah. The Barcelona Disputation: Was Moshiach Born on Tisha B'Av?

July 15: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor1221–1274Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of those with intestinal problemsHe seemed to have escaped the curse of Adam's sinThe scholarly heft of Saint Bonaventure legitimized the eccentric Saint Francis of Assisi. Saint Bonaventure was to the Franciscans what Thomas Aquinas was to the Dominicans. These contemporaries form twin summits of scholastic thought, first-rate intellectuals whose eminent writings lent their young, revolutionary religious orders credibility. Aquinas and Bonaventure received their doctorates on the very same day and are shown as equals in Raphael's Disputation of the Holy Sacrament. Both Thomas and Bonaventure were also pious, poor, humble, and holy, giving their theological work even greater weight. Saint Bonaventure was part of that huge influx of second-generation Franciscans who never knew their founder. He joined the order in 1243, received his doctorate in theology from the University of Paris, and became master of the Franciscan school at Paris in 1253. In 1257 he was elected minister general of the entire Franciscan order. He was just thirty-six years old.The pressing responsibilities of religious leadership constrained Bonaventure from total dedication to the life of the mind. He had limited time to read, write, and do research once he was elected head of his order, making the first half of his life his most prolific period of scholarship. But that scholarship was so comprehensive as to be a complete system of thought. He wrote on everything—fundamental theology, the nature of dogma, Scripture and history, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, angels, creation, the virtues—and all of it was suffused with a mature spirituality focused on the individual soul progressing toward God. With this intensely spiritual focus, Bonaventure is said to be more Augustinian in his theology than Aquinas, who is more Aristotelian. The former's goal was to love, the latter's to speculate and to know. Bonaventure's writings on dogma were influential at the Council of Trent and continue to be read.Bonaventure led his order in a period of sharp tension among Franciscans over the legacy of Saint Francis. Should the order own property directly or just use property owned by others? Should the brothers be educated and teach or remain simple and only preach? Should the brothers live in the growing cities of the medieval world or stay in the country like Francis himself? Should the brothers in Northern Europe be allowed to wear shoes or must they go barefoot like Saint Francis commanded? These, and many other questions, cleaved the body Franciscan. Many of the diverse interpretations of Francis' legacy were unresolvable, and, in the early sixteenth century, the order morphed into three entities, each embodying a particular spiritual emphasis.Saint Bonaventure navigated these sharp tensions with great skill. His erudition, great patience, and love of others sewed the diverse patches of Franciscanism into a whole cloth. He had to chastise, punish, and correct too. But he was outstanding in listening to every side before making his final decisions. That Franciscanism survived is thanks to today's saint, who has been called the Franciscans' “Second Founder.”In 1273 Bonaventure was made a cardinal bishop by the pope. Knowing of this Franciscan's humility and his refusal to accept a previous episcopal appointment, the pope inserted into his bull an order that Bonaventure could not decline the honor. Bonaventure was in the kitchen washing dishes when the papal envoys arrived with the news. Saint Bonaventure died with his boots on, while participating in and aiding the pope at the Council of Lyon in 1274. Aquinas had died on the way to the same Council. Bonaventure was buried in Lyon, canonized in 1482, and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1557. Unfortunately, his tomb was desecrated by French Protestants and revolutionaries in later centuries, and his body has been permanently lost. His first professor at Paris, Alexander of Hales, gave him a supreme compliment. He said that Bonaventure “seemed to have escaped the curse of Adam's sin.”Saint Bonaventure, you had few equals in knowledge, love, prayer, and virtue. Through your heavenly intercession, help all Catholics to progress toward union with God by the many paths you yourself walked so long before us.

Rabbi Yechiel of Paris was forced to defend the Gemara before a Christian tribunal. Despite his courageous efforts, the Talmud was condemned to the flames. Paris 1240: Disputation and Devastation

Welcome back to Militant Thomist. Basics of Scholastic Disputation, pt. 1 In this video I go over my article starting a series of articles on the basics of Scholastic Disputation. SPONSOR Use the code “Militant” for 20% off to learn Greek here: https://fluentgreeknt.com/ SUPPORT Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5DQ8zCOmeAqOcKTbSb7fg Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/MilitantThomist Donate: https://linktr.ee/ApologiaAnglicana FOLLOW Discord: https://discord.gg/3pP6r6Mxdg Website: https://www.christianbwagner.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MilitantThomist Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/543689120339579 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilitantThomist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/militantthomist/ LISTEN Podcast: https://www.christianbwagner.com/podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0exZN1vHDyLuRjnUI3sHXt?si=XHs8risyS1ebLCkWwKLblQ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/militant-thomist/id1603094572 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/militantthomist SHOP Book Store: https://www.christianbwagner.com/shop Mug: https://www.redbubble.com/i/mug/Militant-Thomist-Radical-Newmanite-by-MilitantThomist/102625027.9Q0AD?fbclid=IwAR0_1zGYYynNl2gGpMWX6-goToVQ-TAb2gktO5g8LbxczFTR0xRvcz3q-oQ

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I'll cover…Three main questions to ask when faced with negative, uncontrollable feelings & circumstances.Is this permanent or impermanent?Is this pervasive or specific?Is this personal or impersonal?How to get out of a learned helplessness rut and move into learned optimism. Setting personal KPIsThe "ABCDE" method for changing your mind – for the better!  From  Dr. Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology.BTW… Here's the link to all the things mentioned today & more! CLICK HERE Below is the Q's for the ABCDE" method 1. Adversity: Describe a recent Adversity. Include the Who, What, When, and Where of the situation. Be specific and accurate in your description. Don't let your beliefs about Adversity creep in! Be objective.2. Beliefs: Record what you were saying to yourself amid the Adversity. What was running through your mind? Write it down verbatim. Don't worry about being polite!3. Consequences: Record the Consequences of your Beliefs (what did you feel and do?). Be specific. List all of the emotions you experienced and as many reactions you can identify. Ask yourself: Do your Consequences make sense given your Beliefs? If you don't have the Aha! Experience, see if you can identify other Beliefs that you may not have been as aware of initially.4. Dispute: Generate one piece of evidence to point out the inaccuracy in your Beliefs, generate a more accurate/optimistic Alternative belief about the Adversity, or Put Into Perspective your Belief. You can use the tag lines below to craft your responses:a. Evidence: That's not entirely true because…b. Alternative: A more accurate way of seeing this is….c. Putting It In Perspective: The most likely outcome is…, and I can… to handle it.5. Energy: Write a few sentences about how your Disputation changed your Energy. What happened to your mood? How did your behavior change? What solutions did you see that you didn't see before?Referenced in this episode:1. The interview with Caroline Myss about how you know you are on the right path when you are not betraying yourself. Full Episode: “Intuition, Power and Grace” (Ep. 303) | SuperSoul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q6txrSPWyA)2. https://wishfulthinkingworks.com/what-2/the-quotabcdequot-method-for-changing-your-mind-for-the-better/

The Wayward Watch rushes to stop a plot against their patron, Lady Krestor. Can they save her in time? Will they learn anymore about her backstory? Does Victor have what it takes to go against a member of the onyx wing? Music Attributions: Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Angevin 120 loop by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200111 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400022 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400051 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talesofaneria/support

This sermon focuses on Reformation Hermeneutics, but also highlights many other ways in which the Evangelical Church has abandoned the Protestant Reformation. It is a call to go back to the "old paths" (Jer. 6:16).

 the ABCDE Model is great for when you find yourself being overtaken by your emotions. I use it when I have a panic attack, or when I'm feeling particularly stressed out and my mind is going crazy. Which I'll admit happens more than I'd like. But it happens less and with less intensity since I've been putting in serious effort and work on being more mindful. This is a mindfulness technique that lets you examine your thoughts and how your thinking is affecting you. I like it because you can count the steps right on your hand and it is also a grounding technique that helps give you a sense of control. It only takes a few minutes to go through all the steps.Support the show (https://paypal.me/vibrantlifepodcast)

Is the Lord's Supper really a big deal in the Christian life? The Reformers thought so - arguably, more so than the Roman Catholics. Yet we seem to have lost that in the Reformed world today. This week, Onsi and Rhys and joined by Brad Littlejohn, President of The Davenant Institute (i.e. their boss) to talk about the distinctives and importance of the Reformed view of the eucharist.NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon.Currently ReadingOnsi: Luther's Works Vol. 26 (Lectures on Galatians Ch.1-4) by Martin Luther Rhys: Scriptureas Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church by Hans Boersma  Brad: What's Wrong With Rights? by Nigel Biggars Texts Discussed"The Real Presence and the Presence of Reality: In Defense of Reformed Sacramentology" by Brad LittlejohnThe Oxford Treatise and Disputation on the Eucharist by Peter Martyr VermigliGiven For You: Reclaiming Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper by Keith A. Mathison"Of the Lord's Supper, And the Benefits Conferred By It" - Book 4.17 of Institutes by John Calvin"Of the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ" - Book 5.67 of Laws by Richard HookerDavenant SpotlightPolitics and Faithful Citizenship: Living as Dual Citizens - Davenant House residential with Brad Littlejohn, July 26-30 2021 ($375 before June 12; $500 after)Theme Music"Midnight Stroll" by Ghostrifter. Free to use under Creative Commons. Available here.

This is the third episode on our serious about trauma. We go over the process of how to challenge maladaptive thoughts.

Wow:  Finally a new episode!  In this episode, we explore Martin Luther's Sermon on Indulgences and Grace and the Heidelberg Disputation.  Happy Listening!

Audio Transcript: Hello, welcome to another online service and Mosaic Boston - Brookline. So, glad that you are tuning in with us in this truly chaotic time. We are confronted with another confluence of crises with the COVID crisis and now the racism crisis, the chaos on the streets. There's no more important time than now to turn to the Lord. Would you please pray with me over the preaching of God's word?Heavenly Father, I pray that you bless our time and the Holy Scriptures. Lord, I pray with the psalmist in Psalm 44. I pray awake, O Lord. Why are you asleep, O Lord? Rouse yourself. Why have you forgotten us? How much longer will you turn your face from us? How much longer will you forget our affliction and calamity? Lord, bless our time, the holy word. I pray, Lord, take this word and comfort us. Comfort those of us who are grieving. Comfort those of us who are fearing.Lord, send us peace in our hearts to make us agents of peace in the world, agents of reconciliation to help reconcile our neighbors with you and with one another. Bless our time in Philippians and teach us that there is a difference between grieving and grumbling, between grumbling and lament, between lament and love. I pray Holy Spirit now, fill each one of us. Give us a timely word for this crazy time. We pray all this in the beautiful name of Jesus Christ, Amen.Here in the beginning, just a word to our brothers and sisters of color, people of color, you know that we love you. I just want to extend another loud, clear articulation that we love you. You are loved. You are precious in the sight of God, and you are precious to us. We can't even begin to understand what you're going through with fear and doubt and cries for justice and we're crying with you. We love you. You have a place at Mosaic. You have a place in the body. Scripture says that when one part of the body rejoices, the whole body rejoices. One part of the body grieves, we all grieve. We are grieving with you, but we do not grieve like those without hope, because we do have a hope in Christ.This is a time for lament. Scripture has a clear distinction, a clear theological category for lament. Lament is different from grumbling. Today, the passage is about grumbling, do all things without grumbling or dispute. Lament is different. You see psalms of believers crying out to God, saying things like "Awake!" This is Psalm 44 verse 23. "Rouse yourself, O Lord!" Lament. You see a whole book in the Bible called Lamentations. We lament what's going on. The difference between lament and grumbling is this, it's about a posture of heart. Do you have a humble heart, lament, or proud heart, grumbling?Lament is when we go to God and say, "God, God, please make this right." Grumbling is going to God and saying, "You did it wrong. You're not doing it right." We place ourselves in the position of questioning God's wisdom. Do you even know what you're doing? Question God's care. Do you really love me? Do you really care? We forget God's goodness, focusing on what I don't have rather than what I do. We do lament. We are horrified by what happened to George Floyd and we're praying for his family. We're praying for his daughter. We're praying for his brother, his friends.We're also horrified by what happened to David Dorn, police officer, who leaves a widow, married 40 years, 70 years old. We grieve for him as well. We grieve over the horror of the chaos. We grieve over the media that is exacerbating this situation for their own cause and the sinister powers above that, and the ultimate sinister power above all of that is Satan and the demonic, whose job is to divide us and conquer. Satan comes to kill, steal, and destroy where Christ comes to give us life and life to the fullest. Why isn't the media showing us the peaceful protests, the Christians gathering at the protests and singing worship songs to God? That's what we're called to do, to be agents of change.Today, we're going to talk about... The text is so relevant. We're going to talk about not grumbling, and we're going to talk about how that is a cause for disunity. That's really Satan's tactic. Christ comes in the text prior to our text today. Christ says, "Humble yourselves. Make yourselves nothing. Make yourself served. Count others more significant than yourselves, in particular those who are grieving. Rejoice with those who are rejoicing. Weep with those who are weeping." That's what we're called to do. The original temptation was when Satan comes to Eve and questions God's goodness. Complaint was the sin that kept the Israelites out of the Promised Land seven times.Scripture said that they murmured, or they grumbled against God. What they're doing is they're saying, "God, fix things quickly. God, give us an immediate solution." A band aid solution is superficial solution. God brings them out of captivity, spent 400 years in captivity, brings them out of captivity miraculously, and then they start grumbling. "God, why didn't you send us water? God, why haven't you sent us food?" God sends a manna. "God, we don't have any meat. Send us meat." All the while they're focused on their circumstances and forgetting the power of God that brought them to salvation, forgetting God's redemptive power to liberate them.Sometimes when we go through seasons like this, it's so tempting to forget about the Gospel that God obviously loves us. God obviously cares, because he has provided the solution for a greatest problem that's the sin in our heart. He does that by sending his son, Jesus Christ, to absorb the justice of God that we deserve. Does God care about justice? Yes, look to the cross. Does God love us? Yes, look to the cross.A lot of people today are crying out for an immediate solution. It's tempting to turn to other weapons, be it politics or protesting, all important things to be part of it to devote part of your life to. Those are part of the arsenal, but the most important weapon we have against the evil one is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The most important weapon we have against sin is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Gospel isn't just about behavior modification, and that's really what the law wants to do. Change your behavior or else.The Gospel says "No." It's about heart transformation. Only a heart transplant can save us from ourselves, save us from our sins, save us from our wicked racism that's in every single one of our hearts. That's what we're going to talk about today. How does change happen? How does true transformation happen in our lives, in the lives of our families, in the lives our communities, our neighborhoods, our state, our nation, and the world?So, with that said, would you look at Philippians 2, 12 through 18 with me, Philippians 2, 12 through 18. "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ, I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I'm glad and rejoice with you all. Likewise, you also should be glad and rejoice with me."This is the reading of God's holy and they're infallible, authoritative word. He write these eternal truths upon our hearts. Three points to frame up our time, we'll talk about how God works in us, how we work out, work out our salvation, and then we'll talk about the gains or the fruit of that mutual work.First of all, God works in. That's verse 12. "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." For, the word 'for' here emphasizes, makes it emphatically clear that our obedience flows out of the work of God in us. We're working out our salvation that began with God beginning that salvation in us. He who began this good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Christ.Our working is only possible by God's grace. It's verse six. "I'm sure of this, that he began a good work in you will bring it to completion to the day of Jesus Christ." So, before we work out our salvation, we must possess it. He doesn't say, "Work for your salvation." He doesn't say, "Earn your salvation." He doesn't say, "Through good works, through your own personal righteousness can you justify yourself." No, he says, "Work out what God has already worked in you." The whole process of salvation is meant to humble us and that's what our culture lacks so deeply.Cries out for humility on every side, a humility that says, "Help me understand. Help me listen. Help me know what you're going through," humility to understand. I love that he uses the word 'salvation'. It's such a radical word. It's a word that points to a situation where we can't help ourselves. We are in dire straits, we need saving. It's a predicament that we ourselves can't get out of. Scripture says that God saves. Jesus saves. It's not our works, not our merits, not even our faith. Our faith does not save us. God saves us. God saves those who cry out. Faith is just a hand that clings to the ring of life, the life ring, the floating device when we're drowning, God save me. So, we are to work out what God is working in us and develop what you already have.I'm glad that our nation is crying out for justice. I love that. I love that. Why? Because it shows us that every single one of us, we have a desire for justice within our hearts. It's written on our hearts. We're in the world that we get this idea of justice, of true justice, of ultimate justice. It's not a manmade idea, it's a God invented idea. God is a God of justice. God is a God of morality. God is a God of purity and holiness and virtue. As we cry out to justice, we cry out for justice on every single level, not just social justice, but holistic justice, justice for all. That's God's heart. The problem is every single one of us in our hearts, we're unjust. We have all transgressed God's good law, every single one of us.We all need salvation. We need to be saved from our sin. We need to be saved from the wrath of God, the justice that he cries out for on account of our sin. Here he says, "Work out what God has worked in you," and this is a classic instance of the interplay between God's sovereign grace and our accountability of our responsibility. This is really important. How does change happen in my life? How does change happen in my community, my family? How does change happen globally? How does it happen?Do we sit back and say, "God, please fix things," and do nothing in ourselves? Or do we put all the emphasis on ourselves forgetting that apart from the strength of Christ, apart from Christ, we can do nothing? This God's sovereign, are we responsible? The answer's yes. It's both and not either or. We're not called to harmonize sovereignty and our responsibility. We have to believe both, receive both, and we are to obey both. Some emphasize God's sovereignty at the exclusion of human responsibility.The classic example of this in terms of salvation was William Carey. One of the first missionaries to go to India and a minister before William Carey went, before he got on the boat, the minister said to him, "Young man, sit down when God pleases to convert the heathen, he will do it without your aid or mine." Others stress our responsibility to the exclusion of God's sovereignty and guilt trip you into believing that if you don't evangelize every single person everywhere that you meet them immediately that their blood is on your hands. We are to not harmonize these. We are to live in this tension, receive both. No, no, God is in control. God is sovereign. Jesus Christ is on his throne.Yeah, I do have a responsibility to work out my own salvation. A lot of people would like to skip that part. Let's not focus on me. Let's not focus on cultivating my virtues. Let's focusing on cultivating someone else's virtue. Now, it begins with God is sovereign. He's in control. He gives me the power of the Holy Spirit to work out my own salvation, and only then can I be actually effective long term, not to provide a superficial solution but a true lasting solution. We work to obey all the while depending on God's grace. Philippians 4:13, "for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." Both to will, he's talking about the desire. God gives us the desire to change. God gives us desire to be more Christ-like.The word here for work is energy. He gives us not just desire, he gives us supernatural energy. He gives us the power to do what he calls us to do. He energizes us to will and to act. He gives us the desire and the capability to change. How does he do this? Let me just pause. I don't know about you, but this has been a very weary time, wearying time, not just worrying, wearying. I don't just feel tired. I feel something deeper in my bones, a weariness. I'll tell you this. It's a Gospel weariness. It's when you understand what God calls you to do. When you understand the person that you're supposed to be and you're not and you fall short daily.When you see all the sin and the calamity and the chaos in the world, you'll begin to grow weary by it. You begin to see that you in and of yourself, you're helpless to change things. If you stay in that spot, I will tell you this, you will get burnt out and you will want to quit. You'll get burnt out and want to check out. The only way we can keep going, keep pushing is if we're daily energized by God's Spirit. God uses four things to energize us to change us. He uses see the Bible, the Holy Spirit, the church, and circumstances.Scripture, first of all the Bible, Philippians 2:14, "Do all things without grumbling or disputing that you may be blameless and innocent children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world holding fast to the word of life." The thing that's going to keep you from grumbling, the thing that's going to keep you from disputing in the midst of all the sin around us, all the corruption around us, it's holding fast to the word. I will tell you this. Some churches, some organizations, they come, and they say, "No, the Gospel isn't enough. We need to focus on something else." Gospel isn't the only thing we do, it's the most important thing we do.True change comes when Christians devote their lives to Gospel ministry, to understanding the Gospel, and to live in a manner worthy of the Gospel of themselves, and then to share the Gospel with neighbors. Are you holding fast to the word of life, to Holy Scripture, and to the word at the center of that word, which is Jesus Christ and his Gospel? 2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness that the man and woman of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." Are you equipped? Sometimes I feel so ill-equipped in this time. How can I articulate what's in my heart? How can I articulate and speak in such a way where people are ministered to as they're grieving, as they're fearful?The Word of God, that's the answer. It's the Word of God. The more nutritious food you eat and then use that energy to work out, the more healthy you become. The more nutritious spiritual food we eat, that's God's word. The more we work that out, actually obey it, the stronger we become. Often people say, "I wish I had your faith. I don't have any faith." My response is "What's your relationship with Scripture? Do you read scripture? Do you love scripture?" Scripture says, "Faith comes by hearing and hearing comes from the word of God." Jesus said, "These things I've spoken to you that your joy may be full."We're also changed and transformed by the Holy Spirit. God puts his Spirit in us the very moment that we believe. Romans 8:11, "If the spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his spear who dwells in you." We need life, so much death around us. We need spiritual life, which then permeates through us and transforms everything around us. When you commit your life to God, he comes into your life. 2 Corinthians 3:18, "And we all with unveiled faced, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the spirit." This is where true transformation comes from, from the Holy Spirit.As you meditate in the Gospel, the Holy Spirit massage the Gospel into you gives you strength to change. Yes, we hate racism out there, but do we equally hate racism in here? Every single one of us has it in them. Jesus said, "Everything that people do, adultery, sexual morality, unrighteousness, corruption, theft, all everything, all everything that's broken in the world comes from where? From the hearts of men and women who have not been transformed, and the hearts of men and women who are not being daily transformed by the power of the Spirit."So, are you filled with the Spirit? Do you position yourself on a daily basis to be filled with the Holy Spirit? When you're running on empty, if you don't turn in to rest or if you don't go to the gas station, you have no more energy to go. That's what the Holy Spirit says, "Do you take time to refuel, to get filled with the Spirit, hoist your sails, the Holy Spirit carries you along."Transformation also comes through the church. Work out your salvation is plural. Yes, it's personal. It's deeply personal, our salvation, but we cannot work out our salvation by ourselves. We need brothers and sisters. We need a community of believers. I love that he talks about work out your salvation.This text comes immediately on the heels of the text right before from last week, Philippians 2, 1 through 11, where he talks about humility. We need humility to be united on the mission of God, and then he begins to explain how that's done practically. You will not have humility unless you are working out your salvation on a daily basis. As you do, your heart is filled with humility and you don't grumble. Even when things are tough, you lament instead of grumbling. Humility at the heart of lament, pride at the heart of grumbling.That's Philippians 2, 1 through 4, "If there's any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also the interests of others." Count others more significant than yourselves.So, my White friends, do you count your Black friends more significant than yourself? My Black friends, do you count your White brothers and sisters more significant than yourself? My Asian friends, my Indian friends, my Slavic friends, everybody. This is the only way that we can be a true church family. Everybody honors the other. Everybody serves the other. Everyone cares for the other. This is the only way to true Gospel, unity which leads to the growth of God's kingdom.God uses circumstances in our transformation as we work out our salvation. Problems, pressures, headaches, difficulties, stress, all of that, they get our attention. Hebrews 5:8, "Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered." Hebrews 2:10, "For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering." Jesus was already perfect, but he was continually transformed. He was continually filled by the Spirit through suffering. This is how he entered into our suffering. He suffered, Jesus suffered.So, God works salvation in us through scripture, through the Holy Spirit, through community and through circumstances. How many hours a day do we have circumstances? 24/7, right? We rarely change until we get desperate. We don't change too often when we see the light. But when we feel the heat or God lights a fire up under us, we begin to get moving. That's how God works salvation in us. It all starts with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that Jesus procured salvation for us on the cross as he absorbed the justice that we should have received for our sins, the punishment.Christ absorbs all of that, although he had never sinned. He received the punish for it, he had never sinned. He does that for us to extend us mercy, not justice. When we receive that salvation by grace through faith, that's when transformation begins. We get that heart transplant, and then we continue to be transformed through the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit, the church, and circumstances.So practically, how do we work out our salvation? So, we understand the distinction. God is the one who works salvation in us, then we have to work salvation out. Well, you can't work for your forgiveness. This is verse 12, "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling." Verse 13, "it's God who works in you, both to willing to work for his good pleasure." We can't work for forgiveness. Peace with God is given to us as a gift. It's important that God doesn't justify the obedient. God doesn't justify those who earned it. God justifies those who are sinners. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for our sins. This is important, because the world operates on a merit system. You're a good person, because you do good works.Every religion operates on the same system. You are justified before whatever the deity it is, because of your good works. Christianity says no, there's no good works we can do enough in order to save ourselves. You're not good enough, nobody's good enough. We are all sinners. We are all sick with sin. If you think you're good enough to go to heaven, you're probably not going to heaven. We need to repent of our sin, repent of our pride, repent of everything in us that's making the world a miserable place. Once you have been saved by grace, we work it out. The classic illustration of this is sometimes Jesus Christ heals people in Scripture, it doesn't make any sense of what he tells them to do as he's healing.For example, in Matthew chapter 12, there's a gentleman who has, a scripture says a withered hand, maybe some nerve damage. Jesus Christ tells him, he says, "Raise your hand, raise your arm." It's impossible for him to do it. Jesus says, "Stretch your arm forth." In obedience to doing something that is absolutely impossible, God gives him the power to do it. That's kind of how our salvation work. That's kind of how our sanctification works. We can't sanctify ourselves, but God says, "Work out your salvation as we do." By grace through faith, he gives us the power to do it.Another example was a man who was unable to walk for 38 years and Jesus comes up to him and says, "Take up your bed and walk." The man responds with faith. He does it and he's healed. Jesus imparts power that's required to fulfill the commandment. That's what happens with our own salvation. 2 Peter 1:10, "Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall." Confirm your calling. Confirm your election, which shows us the spiritual complacency has no part in the life of a thriving Christian. We have to strive to enter by the narrow gate.In the Old Testament, there's several passages about these cities of refuge. There are six cities of refuge, where if a person kills another person accidentally, they can run to these cities to find refuge from vengeance or retaliation. That's kind of how the Gospel works. Jesus is our city of refuge. Every day I wake up, I find myself outside that city. In my heart, unless I run to Christ on a daily basis... Maybe you're there right now. You can tell, is there grumbling spirit in you? Is there a spirit of disputation in you, disputing? Is there a spirit of division in you? Well, are you in the city of Jesus? Are you seeking refuge in him?Scripture often says, "I must do this. I must strive against sin. I must fight the good fight of faith. I must run the race so as to win. I must be active in cleansing myself defilement of sin. Put to death therefore what is earthy in use, sexual morality, impurity, passion, evil desire covetousness. Put off the old man, put on the new man. I must work out my salvation to keep in step with the spirit. Put sin to death, put on the new man." Forgiveness of sin is always followed by desire to be cleansed from sin. Justification always leads to sanctification. I have been saved, I'm being saved. This is a hard work of putting on holiness and the fear of God. He does talk about fear. Work out your salvation with what? With fear and trembling. In here, you got to pause, and you got to ask.”Doesn't scripture say in 1 John that perfect love casts out fear?" Yes, of course. Yes, God is a loving father. Why would children fear a loving father? Our sins have been cast behind God's back. They've been buried in the deepest sea. So, why fear? We have the Holy Spirit as a seal of our eternal salvation. Why fear? Scripture says that there are good fears and bad fears. They're good fears that God has ingrained in us, like a fear of fire keeps us from getting burned, the fear of an edge of a cliff, or fear of heights that keeps us from falling. There's good fears that protect us from harm, and there's bad fears that actually lead to harm.The most succinct way I can put it is good fear keeps us close to God. Bad fear keeps us far from God. Good fear keeps us far from sin. Bad fear keeps us far from God. There is a good fear that we as Christians need to develop and cultivate, a reverent fear. Here's the thing about reverent fear or honoring God, glorifying God, standing in trepidation before him and his word. It's that it does not push out inexpressible joy, it actually cultivates it. Reverent fear, inexpressible joy, they can exist in the same heart at the same time. The world doesn't know this, but it's true. The true good fear actually leads to joy. It's not a fear that enslaves, but it's a fear that emboldens. It doesn't imprison, it liberates. It doesn't paralyze, it animates.Look at Proverbs 28:14, "Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity." The word for blessed here, another translation says, "Happy". Happy is the one who fears the Lord always. When you fear the Lord, you have nothing else to fear. Last night, it was like 11:00 PM, I was trying to fall asleep. I wake up at 5:00 AM whenever I preach, like 11:00 AM and I hear loud bangs. No idea what was happening. At that moment I said, "You know what? I have a choice to make. I can fear whatever's out there, or right now, I can run to the city of refuge that is Christ. I fear him and because I fear Him, I got nothing to fear." Every single one of my days is already predestined, pre-allotted.I had a conversation with a nice lady, Susan. We have great relationship. She's in a nursing home now. She's gone through a lot of difficult things. She called me to say, "She's on the brink of death," yesterday for me to pray for her. She says, "Jan, do you think I'm going to be alive tomorrow?" I said, "I hope so, but we're not promised tomorrow." I said, "I don't know if I'm going to be alive tomorrow." We're alive today. We're alive today for a reason. We don't need to fear that which is beyond our control, because we fear God. It's a good fear.Think about it like this. I love my dad. He's a great guy. I also fear my dad, and that fears a good fear. I honor him, I respect him, I revere him. I don't want to do anything that would take joy out of his heart in regards to me. This is part of what he's talking about. When you realize that God is great, that God is so incredible, that the angels when they see God on the throne, when they see Christ on the throne, they cover their eyes, the seraphims cover their eyes with their wings. Isaiah sees God and he falls on his face and says, "I'm a wicked man. God is a great God."Ecclesiastes 12, 13 through 14, "The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this as the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil." Fear God, he will judge. Our sins will be judged either on the cross or on the day of judgment, all our sins. Sometimes I think we forget the greatness of God, because we forget the greatness of the universe because we're so focused on our phones. We spend way too much time on this one little tiny device. Because we're looking down and we haven't looked up in a while, we forget about the vastness of God, the vastness of the universe, and how small we are.I just want you to meditate for just a few minutes on the Pistol Star. There are millions and millions of stars in our own galaxy. The nearest of one would take 100,000 years to get to the current speed of space probes. The Pistol Star is 10 million times brighter than our own Sun. That star is in a galaxy with millions of stars, and our galaxy is one amongst millions of galaxies. It's so immense. The distance is so spread out, we can compute it, but we can scarcely comprehend it. We barely understand it. Here's the thing. God spoke everything into existence. Everything was created by the power of his word, God speaks and things are.If we're worried about the chaos around us, if we're worried by the clickbait news media that everything's wrong and they just focus on the chaos, if that's where we are, we lose sight of the fact that God's in control. Jesus Christ is on his throne, we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Fear God. God spoke mere utterance, effortlessly created everything, and controls every particle. Amazing. God works out our salvation and uses scripture, uses the Holy Spirit, uses the church, uses circumstances. And then we are to respond to that power by loving God's word, depending on his spirit, and commitment to the church, responding to circumstances.Do you love God's Word? This is A, because growth isn't automatic. We can't passively grow in the faith. Change is a matter of choice. Do you choose to follow God? Do you choose to spend time in Scripture? Proverbs 4:23, "Keep your heart, guard your heart with all vigilance, for flow from it flows the springs of life." Change of life, change of feelings, it all starts with a change of thought. Ephesians 4: 23 and 24, "and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God and true righteousness and holiness." How do we put on the new self? How do we transform? He says, "Are you renewed in the spirit of your mind?"By the way, this is what the word repentance means. Repentance doesn't mean to fall in sackcloth, and ashes, and all of this. It means to change your mind. That's what repentance means. In terms of God, in terms of his law, it's a change of mind, a change of predisposition, a change of perspective. When I repent on a daily basis, hourly... I need to do it hourly, great, great sinner, all of us are. What that is, is "Oh my. I'm too focused on self, too focused on circumstance, too focused on sin. I need to change my mind to get focused on the savior not on sin. When my thoughts are changed..."By the way, I've been more sensitive to this lately because it's been emotional roller coaster. And then you just go, pray. Spend some time in Scripture. Change of mind, which leads change of feelings change of heart, which leads to a change of action. That's how were transformed. The way I think determines the way I feel. The way I feel determines the way I act. The way I act determines the way I live. It all starts with thoughts. There's no action without thought behind it. If you're acting depressed, it's because you're feeling depressed. If you feel depressed, it's because you're thinking depressing thoughts. At that moment, what we got to say is we got to preach to ourselves and say, "No, mind. No, me. No, my soul. Why are you so downcast?"John 17:17, "Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth." Psalm 1, 1 through 3, "Blessed or happy is the man or the person who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. In all that he does, he prospers." Focus on God's word, spend time in God's word, love God's word, meditate upon.Colossians 3:16, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." B is dependence on the Holy Spirit. This is the way that God calls us to work at our salvation. Ephesians 5:18, "Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Holy Spirit." Be filled. God filled me with the Holy Spirit. I'm humbly asking, begging for you to do so.John 15, 4 through 5, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." A branch is totally dependent on the vine. Cut off, no resources, no nutrients, dead. Same way we were totally depend on Christ. Are you connected to him? Are you interlocked with him? We have to be plugged in. God has the power, it's not automatic.How do you know you're in the spirit? This is something I was just meditating on. I'm know I'm walking in the Spirit where I spend more time praying about things than just focusing on how I can fix those things. Whatever you're not praying about, you're not depending on God about. The most powerful thing we as Christians can do is pray. Nothing more powerful, pray and fast and cry for God to move. As you pray and fast, he will reveal to you what you are to do.God also transforms us through the church. Of course, salvation is intensely individual, but we're not saved individually, alone. Yes, we are saved individually. If you're not saved in individually, you're not saved, but we're also saved together. This is why the verbs in verse 12 and 13 are plural. Work out your salary, your own salvation, but work out you, together, in community. You work out salvation with one another. I said, "We can't live the Christian life in isolation."This is where it's important to have deep relationships, grounded in love, where if you see a brother or sister in sin, you don't grumble about their sin behind their back. You don't just dispute them about their sin in public. You go to them one-on-one, and you speak to them the Gospel. You call them to repent. We all need to do that we all need to learn how to humbly receive that.And then responses to circumstances, this is how we work out our salvation. There's a parallel in Scripture between God's resources and our choice. Will you receive those resources? God has the resource of his word. Are you in his word? God has the Holy Spirit. Do you choose to depend on the Holy Spirit? God uses the church. You choose to join the church, to join the community, to walk with other believers. God uses circumstances, you choose how to respond to those circumstances. Most important in life isn't it what happens to us, but how we happen to react to what happens to us.James 1, 2 through 4, "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." You can always choose how to respond to circumstances. Will these circumstances make me bitter or better? Will these circumstances break me or make me? Will these circumstances be a stumbling stone or a stepping stone? Whatever it is, we're going through. What's most important isn't what happens to you, but what happens in you.And then finally, the gains, this is the fruit of work out your salvation which God has worked in you. It's growth in obedience, contentment in the Gospel, and concern for others' faith. This is growth in obedience. Verse 12, we do, we grow in obedience. This is what it means to obey. He says, "My beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only is my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." Love and obedience are not mutually exclusive. If you love your children, you want them to obey you, because the things you tell them to do are what's best for them. When we walk in the spirit proximity to the Lord, we want to obey, because we're beloved.Growth in contentment. This is verses 14 through 15, "Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world." Grumbling, this is when we got beef behind people's backs. We can grumble against God. We say, "God, you're not doing it right." When we grumble about people behind their backs, they're not doing it right. Disputation, disputing is when we challenged someone in a selfish way, not in a submissive way where "I do want to learn, and I do want to help you."That's the difference between that and Matthew 18 where you go, and you confront a fellow believer who's in sin. You say, "I'm a sinner. I receive grace. I repent, but I see the sin in your life." This right here is done, grumbling and disputation as I've mentioned, it's motivated by pride. Here, 'the phrase crooked and twisted generation', Saint Paul gets that from Deuteronomy 32:5, where Moses says about Israel, "They have dealt corruptly with him," with God, "they are no longer his children because they're blemished; they are a crooked and twisted generation." This is where they grumbled. There was no water, there's no food, there was no meat, and forgetting all the miracles of God before them.There is a crooked and twisted generation around us. Part of the Gospel weariness that we feel is when we see the chaos around us. We see the sin around us. We see the racism. We see the sexual perversion, the corruption, the violence, the child abuse, the crime, the hatred, the drug abuse, cheating, deceit, abortions. We see all of this. We're pained by it. It's easy to cry out to God in a proud spirit and say, "God you're not doing your job." God says, "Humble yourself before my sovereignty. I'm on the throne. I'm in control. Focus on the Gospel, focus on your responsibility and let me be sovereign."And then also complaining just doesn't work. Grumbling doesn't work. It's just a waste of time. It's a waste of energy. If we used the energy that we use to grumble and complain, if we use that productively to actually help fix problems, we get a lot more done. 1 Thessalonians 5:18, "give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." He says, "When you live without grumbling, without disputation, this crooked and twisted generation, you will shine like stars in the world," like stars in the world. I love that. We live in the cite. Every time I go out of the city at night, I'm just shocked by how bright the stars are. When are stars, the brightest? When the night is the darkest. That applies to us living our Christian lives, where we are, in the dark places where we find ourselves.Also, that applies to when we are walking through the valley of the shadow of death. When we are going through darkness, when we are going through trials, when we are being afflicted on every side and opposed. Can you be content? Can you rejoice in the Lord? If so, you're going to stick out like a sore thumb. Where everyone's grumbling, everyone's disputing and you are content in the Lord, you're walking like a lion, knowing that you have nothing to fear because you belong to God.Philippians 4:11, "Not that I'm speaking of being a need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content?" Are we content, dear Mosaic? As God works salvation in us and we work that salvation out by grace through faith in the power of the Holy Spirit, the gains, our growth in obedience, growth in contentment, and growth in the Gospel. Oh my, the Gospel is something we're not just to know. It's not just the beginning of Christianity. It's not just the A, B, Cs of Christianity. It's the A through Z. It's everything in Christianity.Philippians 2:16, "Holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain." He says, "Are you holding fast on a daily..." The word 'holdfast' implies that something's pulling you away from it, pulling you away from the Gospel. I'll tell you a story from Galatians. In the book of Galatians, Saint Paul writes about an encounter he has with a dear brother in Christ, the Apostle Peter. He says he found out the Apostle Peter stopped eating with the Gentile Christians. Saint Paul goes to him and he says, "I rebuked him to his face because he was not walking in step with the Gospel."Saint Peter, something happened in his heart. He knew the Gospel, he witnessed the resurrected Christ. He got a vision from God to go to Cornelius, the Gentile, and to share the Gospel to this Gentile, to have a meal with the Gentile. Something happened where he was pressured by other people, by Jewish Christians who said, "If you're not circumcised, if you're not of our ethnicity, you can't be a full Christian. We're not going to eat with you."Saint Paul says, "Peter, I see racism in your heart. I see racist tendencies in your heart. The way that you battle racism, Peter, isn't I'm going to force you to start virtue signaling to show people that you're a better person.” He says, "No. You're not transformed by the law, you're transformed by the Gospel. You're not walking in step with the Gospel, Peter." That's how transformation happens in our own lives. Am I walking in step with the Gospel? Is the Gospel continuing to transform me? How does the Gospel do this? You look at Christ. His blood ran, his blood bled for every single race in the universe. Every tribe, tongue, nation will be redeemed by God, worshiping Him in heaven by grace through faith.Philippians 2:22, "But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel." Growth in the Gospel starts with understanding the Gospel, and then serving in a Gospel. Finally, when God works salvation in us, and we work out our salvation, the gains, a growth in obedience, contentment, Gospel, and finally, concern for others' faith. Philippians 2:17-18, "Even if I am poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. Likewise, you also should be glad and rejoice with me." Saint Paul had every right to grumble and dispute as he's in a Roman prison in his 60s. He could have grumbled against God and said, "God, I deserve a better retirement. I've given you the best portion of my life. I've sacrificed myself for you."He could have disputed with all of his critics, everyone who was criticizing him, everyone who was undermining, impugning his ministry, impugning his motivations. Instead, he doesn't. He focuses the last part of his life on what? On the very thing that led to the transformation of the Roman Empire. He could have focused his time in fighting the unjust Roman Empire, he doesn't. He spends the end of his life writing epistles to churches, furthering the Gospel ministry. These same words are what transformed the Roman Empire. Four hundred years, it was absolutely transformed. There were more Christians than non-Christians. Only the Gospel could change our hearts. Only the Gospel can change our neighbors' hearts. Only the Gospel can transform the world.The points are God works in. He works salvation in us through Scripture, the Holy Spirit, church, circumstances. We work out that salvation by loving God's word, depending on the Holy Spirit, committing to the church, and responding to circumstances in a godly way. Finally, the gains are growth in obedience, contentment, the Gospel, and growth in concern for others' faith. A close to the story about John Wesley and George Whitefield. In the beginning, I was talking about "Is God sovereign?" or "Are we responsible in terms of salvation, sanctification, everything God calls us to do?" The answer is yes, we're not called to harmonize. We're called to believe and receive the God is both sovereign and we're responsible.I'm going to share the story because in times like this, Satan divides the church by sowing seeds of suspicion. Are you truly a Christian? Are you truly walking with God? Are you truly fighting racism as much as I am? John Wesley and George Whitefield, they were used by God to bring thousands of people to faith in the 18th century. They were good friends, although they differed in their understanding of "Is God responsible, or are we? Is God sovereign? Are we responsible in salvation?" John Wesley put so much emphasis on the human responsibility in salvation that he doubted his salvation even on his deathbed, although being used by God to reach thousands of people. Whitefield on the other hand, a firm believer in God's sovereignty and salvation.Reporter comes to Whitefield one time seeking a juicy bit of gossip, clickbait back in the day. He said to George, "Mr. Whitefield, do you think you'll see Wesley in heaven?" Whitefield's tongue in cheek says, "No." The reporter says, "What?" Do you mean you don't believe that John Wesley is converted and thus won't be in heaven?" Whitefield says, "You asked me if I would see him in heaven?" He said, "I don't believe I will, because John Wesley would be so close to the throne of God and I will be so far away that I will not get a glimpse of him."I love that story, because it shows his own humility and understanding that God saved him, that God used him, but God saves others and he uses others. This humility is the thing we desperately need if we're going to be united on God's mission, proclaiming the Gospel, extending the Gospel, expanding God's kingdom in this chaotic time.At this point, would you turn with me to prayer? Heavenly Father, we thank you for this time that you've given us in the Holy Scriptures with a timely word, always is. We thank you, God, that you are in control. Yes, we are responsible. We're responsible now for the salvation of someone else in terms of working it out, but in terms of our own salvation, which then gives us strength as we are sanctified, filled with your spirit, as we are empowered to go and help others as well as pour out our lives for their salvation.Lord, thank you for the reminder that it's not the only thing we do, it's the most important thing we do. No matter what comes out, no matter what challenges arise, the answer is always the same, Jesus. Jesus, we thank you are our strength, and we strengthen ourselves in you. We pray all this in Christ's holy name, amen.

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