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What If Jesus Was Serious? | Week 5 | Freedom From Worry | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Ecclesiastes 5:10 (CSB) If Jesus was serious... He is our SECURITY. If Jesus is our security... we can experience FREEDOM from worry. Matthew 6:19-34 (CSB) The PURSUIT of POSSESSIONS The BLINDING of MATERIALISM The DOUBT of God's POWER to PROVIDE TRANSFORM to a SPIRIT-LED heart instead of a "STUFF" led heart TAKE ACCOUNT of what you are TRULY SERVING TRUST God's POWER to PROVIDE The Mathematics of Worry: Worry ADDS nothing Worry SUBTRACTS your faith Worry MULTIPLIES anxiety Worry DIVIDES life

“She's in a better place.”  Statements like this tend to pop up at funerals and in Facebook comment threads memorializing a lost loved one. But do people really mean what they're saying? Is cultural commentary on life after death merely an attempt at comforting the bereaved or a statement of belief?  Enter Skye Jethani, co-host of The Holy Post Podcast and author whose newest title asks the question What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven? During his conversation with Russell Moore, Jethani talks about views on heaven, including whether it's a real place or a mere platitude. He and Moore discuss the human desire for judgments and rewards, theories on near-death experiences, and when eternal life actually begins. They consider biblical passages on life and death, miracles, and setting our minds on heavenly things. And they ask one another what it looks like to commune with God and when they feel closest to heaven.  Tune in for a thoughtful conversation on how earthly lives interact with heavenly futures and what it looks like to live according to the reality of eternity. Resources mentioned in this episode include: What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?: A Visual Guide to Experiencing God's Kingdom Among Us by Skye Jethani The Holy Post Podcast  “Training for Reigning” series by Dallas Willard A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly “Morning Prayer” from The Book of Common Prayer Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to questions@russellmoore.com. Click here for a trial membership at Christianity Today. “The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producers: Erik Petrik, Russell Moore, and Mike Cosper Host: Russell Moore Producer: Ashley Hales Associate Producers: Abby Perry and Azurae Phelps Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio engineering by Dan Phelps Video producer: Abby Egan Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3/12/23 Pastor Don continues our series on What If Jesus Was Serious, with a sermon about the fruits of the spirit from Matthew 7:13-23

03/05/23 Pastor Don continues our new serious What If Jesus Was Serious with a sermon about judging others.

I was so tempted to conclude my sermon last week with a poem that Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote while in prison one month before his execution, which was ordered by Adolf Hitler for Bonhoeffers involvement in a failed assassination attempt on Hitlers life. In light of the time we have spent in the Sermon on the Mount, I would like to share Bonhoeffers poem with you: Who am I? They often tell meI stepped from my cells confinementCalmly, cheerfully, firmly,Like a Squire from his country house.Who am I? They often tell meI used to speak to my wardersFreely and friendly and clearly,As thought it were mine to command.Who am I? They also tell meI bore the days of misfortuneEquably, smilingly, proudly,like one accustomed to win.Am I then really that which other men tell of?Or am I only what I myself know of myself?Restless and longing and sick, like a bird in a cage,Struggling for breath, as though hands were compressing my throat,Yearning for colors, for flowers, for the voices of birds,Thirsting for words of kindness, for neighborliness,Tossing in expectations of great events,Powerlessly trembling for friends at an infinite distance,Weary and empty at praying, at thinking, at making,Faint, and ready to say farewell to it all.Who am I? This or the Other?Am I one person today and tomorrow another?Am I both at once? A hypocrite before others,And before myself a contemptible woebegone weakling?Or is something within me still like a beaten armyFleeing in disorder from victory already achieved?Who am I? They mock me, these lonely questions of mine.Whoever I am, Thou knowest, O God, I am thine! Throughout our time in the Sermon on the Mount, many of you have asked questions not unlike the ones Bonhoeffer asked in his poem. I trust that you have concluded, Whoever I am, Thou knowest, O God, I am thine! It is my hope that by the end of this sermon, your heart will soar over what that final statement in Bonhoeffers poem really means for you. Although I preached on the last paragraph in the Sermon on the Mount last week, this sermon is my final sermon in the series even though I will not be preaching on Jesus sermon itself. Instead, I would like you to think of this sermon as an epilogue to this sermon series I have called, Something Greater. As a springboard into my epilogue, consider the response of those who heard the Sermon on the Mount when it was first preached: And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes (Matthew 7:2829). We will spend most of our time in John 1:1-5, 9-14, but before we can get there, I want to reflect upon what it was about Jesus that astonished those who heard him. In the two chapters that follow the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus demonstrates why he was able to teach as one who had authority. In Matthew 8:1-4, Jesus healed a leper with a single touch demonstrating his authority over disease. In the same chapter, Jesus calmed a great storm with the word of his mouth demonstrating his authority over nature (vv. 23-27). In Matthew 8:28-34, we read of how Jesus was confronted by two demon possessed men who cried out: What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time? Jesus cast the demons out of the two men and into some pigs who then ran off a steep bank and drown into the sea; in doing so, Jesus demonstrated his authority over demons. Jesus also demonstrates his authority over death after raising Jairuss daughter from death to life (see Matt. 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56). The Authority of Jesus as the Word of God Where did Jesus authority come from? It obviously came from within his own person. This is why the apostle John began his gospel with these words to describe Jesus: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-5, 9-14) What John states about Jesus in the first chapter of his gospel reveals that Jesus authority flowed from his divinity. According to John, Jesus was there when the universe and the millions of galaxies it contains were created. The opening words of Johns gospel should immediately take us back to Genesis 1:1, In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. God spoke, and Jesus, as the Word of God and the second person of the Trinity, took the anvil of his omnipotent power and struck that which did not exist to make something that did. According to John, Jesus was there when, as the Psalmist states, By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their hosts (Psalm 33:6). The one who delivered the greatest sermon ever preached was and is the Word made flesh! As the Word of God, All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In Colossians 1, the apostle Paul said of Jesus something not at all dissimilar than that of the apostle John: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rules or authoritiesall things were created through him and for him (Col. 1:15-16). To be the firstborn of all creation is not a statement of origin, but a statement of preeminence and honor. Jesus is preeminently above all kings that he is the King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev. 19:11-16). This is the reason his authority superseded that of the scribes, it is the reason he could cure disease, rebuke storms, make demons tremble, and raise the dead. The Authority of Jesus as the Kinsmen Redeemer Jesus as the Word of God also became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). There was nothing that men saw that seemed extraordinary about Jesus with the exception of those who witnessed him do the extraordinary. From a distance, he seemed just like everyone else. As the ancient creed that so many generations have recited in the Church states: He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. The one of whom holy scripture testifies, is before all things, and in him all things hold together (Col. 1:17) grew up like any other child, learned language like any other human, attended school, worked a job for the first part of his life, lived a life without once violating Gods Holy law, while remaining perfect we are told in Hebrews 4:15, For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. However, as the apostle testifies: He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him (John 1:10-11). Oh, do not miss the point, that although they did not know him, they were amazed by him. They marveled over his authority to teach, but as we have seen in Jesus final four statements, amazement is not enough. Jesus came not to be amazed or marveled at, but to be received! This is why John continues: But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:12-13). Later on, in the gospel of John, Jesus said of himself: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him (John 3:1617). The Word of God took on flesh to fulfill the role of Kinsmen-redeemer to redeem what was lost due to Adams sinful rebellion that resulted in the curse of creation. In the Old Testament, a Kinsmen-redeemer had to meet three requirements in order to purchase property that has been taken from a family. First, a kinsmen-redeemer had to be a relative of the affected family; second, a kinsmen-redeemer had to have the means to purchase the property back for the affected family; thirdly, a kinsmen-redeemer had to be willing to restore the lost property back to the affected family. Jesus meets all three requirements to serve as our kinsmen redeemer to reverse the curse of sin and restore what was once taken from creation because of his virgin birth. Jesus met the requirement of serving as our kinsmen redeemer in the following ways: By being born of a virgin, the second person of the Trinity became a member of humanity. By being the Word of God, he had the means to pay the price to redeem what was lost through Adams sin. Because, the Word became flesh and dwelt among us Jesus demonstrated that he was willing to meet the requirements of kinsman-redeemer. Amazement at Jesus words and life only is the way those on the wide road respond, the expression of the unfruitful diseased tree, the words of those whom Jesus does not know, and only fixtures that hang inside of the foolish builders house. Jesus came to redeem a people. As I stated last week, he was forsaken on the cross so that you would never be turned away by God. The axe of Gods wrath came upon him while he hung on that tree so that it would not come upon you (Gal. 3:13). If you cling to His cross, you are safe. How again are you safe if your hope and trust rests in Jesus as the kinsmen-redeemer? Oh, my dear Christian brothers and sisters, listen to Philippians 2:8-11, And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:811) What many did not realize when our Savior preached his sermon on the mount, The one before them that was the One promised long ago who would be pierced for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities on a roman cross of wood (Isaiah 53:5), and every Hebrew man and woman who would see him on that cross on the day of his execution would have rightly understood that the one who preached the greatest sermon ever preached, the one whose authority amazed them, was now cursed. What most of them did not realize in those moments as he hung dying was that he who hung there, hung for them: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for usfor it is written, Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree (Gal. 3:13). What is our hope in life and death Christ alone Christ alone What is our only confidence That our souls to Him belong Who holds our days within His hand What comes apart from His command And what will keep us to the end The love of Christ in which we stand[1] The Authority of Christ as Head of the Church How is it that we come to Jesus Christ? We come with empty hands as those who are poor in spirit (Matt. 5:3), we come as those who mourn over our sin (v. 4), we come surrendering our pride before the foot of his cross (v. 5), and in doing so, Jesus proclaims to his redeemed: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied (v. 6). This is a theme that runs throughout the Sermon on the Mount. Again, this is the point of John 1:12-13; it is worth considering the words of these verses again: But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. In his book, The Loveliest Place, Dustin Benge writes something beautifully stunning that is at the heart of why Jesus became a curse upon the cross for you dear Christian: The cross, with all of its blood flowing, lacerated flesh, and the stench of death, becomes the epicenter of cleansing for sinners, where Christ looks lovingly upon his darling bride and declares, My love you are beautiful. (Song 1:15)[2] Jesus is not an abusive husband, he is not a demeaning husband, he is not a conniving husband, he is not a manipulative husband, he is One who models love in its purest form from which all husbands who identify in Christ are commanded to model: Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her (Ephesians 5:25). It is in this vein the Bible declares: And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven. (Colossians 1:1823) Conclusion This is why it is not enough to be amazed at Jesus Sermon on the Mount or to marvel and be amazed at Jesus only. He is worthy of much more than your amazement! Skye Jethani wrote in the conclusion of his little book, What if Jesus Was Serious? something we are now forced to consider: Our problem, I think, is that pop Christianity has emphasized Jesus love but ignored His intelligence. We treat Him like a benevolent old uncle who gives us advice because He truly cares for us, but deep down we suspect He doesnt understand how the modern world really works. So, we dismiss His well-meaning input. Jesus is smart. Jesus is serious. Imagine how your life would be different if you took Him at His word. And imagine how our world would be different if those who claimed to follow Jesus actually did.[3] So, I ask you, what are you going to do with Jesus? What idols in your life need to be replaced with the Christ to whom belongs, power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing (Rev. 5:12)? You who say that Jesus is Lord and Savior how long will you dismiss what he has said? How long will you live as though his commands do not apply to you? We are now finished with the sermon series, Something Greater. But the question I want to leave with you is the same one Dietrich Bonhoeffer asked: Who are you really? I also leave you with a second question: Who is Jesus to you truly? We will be singing a modern hymn written not long ago, appropriately titled, Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me. I think it is fitting that I conclude this sermon with four verses from that hymn for reasons I believe will be clear: What gift of grace is Jesus my redeemerThere is no more for heaven now to giveHe is my joy, my righteousness, and freedomMy steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace To this I hold, my hope is only JesusFor my life is wholly bound to HisOh how strange and divine, I can sing, All is mineYet not I, but through Christ in me No fate I dread, I know I am forgivenThe future sure, the price it has been paidFor Jesus bled and suffered for my pardonAnd He was raised to overthrow the grave To this I hold, my sin has been defeatedJesus now and ever is my pleaOh the chains are released, I can sing, I am freeYet not I, but through Christ in me.[4] [1] Keith Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa. Christ Our Hope in Life and Death, (Getty Music Hymns and Songs; 2021). [2] Dustin Benge. The Loveliest Place (Wheaton, IL: Crossway; 2022); p. 52. [3] Skye Jethani. What If Jesus Was Serious? (Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers; 2020), pp. 180-81. [4] Michael Farren, Rich Thompson, Jonny Robinson. Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me (Farren Love And War Publishing, Integritys Alleluia! Music, Cityalight Music).

2/26/23 Pastor Jordan starts our new series: What If Jesus Was Serious? With a sermon asking the question, what if Jesus was serious about the heart? Matthew 6:22-34

What If Jesus Was Serious? | Rabbi Noah | September 4, 2022 by Platt Park Church

Starting a new series diving into the sermon on the mount and the book "What If Jesus Was Serious?"

What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 11 of 11 from July 24, 2022 Big Idea: “We put Jesus first when we choose to love enemies.” Matthew 5:43-48 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks) QUESTIONS

What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 10 of 11 from July 17, 2022 Big Idea: “Tough and unfair circumstances are a prime chance to represent Christ.” Matthew 5:38-42 by John Russell (@big_jon_lawn_care) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 9 of 11 from July 10, 2022 Big Idea: “Christ followers should do what we say we're gonna do.” Matthew 5:33-37 by Ryan Gagnon (@RyGagnon) QUESTIONS

What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 8 of 11 from July 3, 2022 Big Idea: “Jesus has always been the solution to our problem.” Matthew 5:31-32 by Matthew Wheelock (@matthew.wheelock.31) QUESTIONS

What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 7 of 11 from June 26, 2022 Big Idea: “In God's Kingdom, our character counts more than our contributions.” Matthew 5:27-30 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks) QUESTIONS

What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 6 of 11 from June 19, 2022 Big Idea: “God's peace with us short-circuits our anger with our brothers.” Matthew 5:21-26 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks) QUESTIONS

What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 5 of 11 from June 12, 2022 Big Idea: “Jesus has always been the solution to your problem.” Matthew 5:17-20 by by Matthew Wheelock (@matthew.wheelock.31) DOWNLOAD A TRANSCRIPT PDF QUESTIONS

What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 4 of 11 from June 5, 2022 Big Idea: “Jesus transforms the chemistry of our soul as a sign of his plan to restore the whole world.” Matthew 5:13-16 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks) QUESTIONS Will we fix all of our hopes on Jesus? Where are we embarrassed of Jesus? Would our community be darker without us? How will we point our neighbors to Jesus? ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Chapter 27: If Jesus was serious, then our self-sacrifice should extend even to our enemies. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 28: If Jesus was serious, then prayer will transform how we see our enemies. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 24: If Jesus was serious, then we will love the people who annoy us every day. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 25: If Jesus was serious, then we will value God's words more than our traditions. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 26: If Jesus was serious, then we will love with our actions, not merely our feelings. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 23: If Jesus was serious, then we will take sin in our lives seriously. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 22: If Jesus was serious, then lust is a choice. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 21: If Jesus was serious, then we will need more than rules to be godly. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 20: If Jesus was serious, then no one should be invisible. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 19: If Jesus was serious, then we will recognize every person as valuable. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 18: If Jesus was serious, then we will not contribute to our outrage culture. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 17: If Jesus was serious, then we will not cultivate our anger. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 16: If Jesus was serious, then there is a difference between doing good and being good. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 15: If Jesus was serious, then we must engage the old testament as well as the new. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 14: If Jesus was serious, then we must not withdraw from our culture. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 13: If Jesus was serious, then both evangelism and justice matter. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 11: If Jesus was serious, then we value an ordinary life more than a famous one. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 12: If Jesus was serious, then we will seek God's glory rather than our own. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 9: If Jesus was serious, then peace is costly but worth the price. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 10: If Jesus was serious, then we will not see a loss of privilege as persecution. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 7: If Jesus was serious, then we cannot separate our relationship with God from our relationship with others. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

Chapter 8: If Jesus was serious, then our image isn't everything. This is part of our learning course discussing Skye Jethani's book, What If Jesus Was Serious? We review two chapters a week and discuss what we're reading in our missional communities. Follow along with us at http://www.knexionschurch.com/wijws-course Or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzGmMll_Ql4Ed7wE2KpnJQ

In Matthew 6, Jesus zooms in on our motives for our spiritual actions: Do we do them for intimacy wIth God or attention from others? Our spiritual actions often reveal our heart motives.In Matthew 6:19-34 Jesus also looks at our actions, unpacking how we approach wealth & worry, but I think it's psychologically deeper.Matthew 6:19-24 is a warning toward the accumulation of stuff, how we see it all & how it reveals our submission to Jesus' radical Kingdom way. What If Jesus Was Serious? Part 10: 2 Treasures, 2 Eyes & 2 Masters (6:19-24)Dusty FrizzellOctober 21, 2021http://www.shepherdchurch.comhttp://www.wearesya.com

My guest for The Happy Hour #429 is Skye Jethani. Skye Jethani is the host of The Holy Post podcast and an author of several incredible books, including What If Jesus Was Serious? In today's show, Skye dives into how crucial discipleship is in the church and why homogenous communities cause us to miss out on the ways God can change us through other people. So many things we consume form our views, and it causes us to look for excuses to dismiss the teachings of Christ. I really appreciated when Skye said “The real problem we're facing today is not that our culture doesn't take Jesus seriously, it's that the church doesn't. And if the church doesn't take Him seriously then why would we expect the culture to?” For the full summary and links to the show, click the link below! Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube GET ALL THE LINKS FROM THE SHOW HERE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Meek Taught by Tanner Gilpin at our Forsyth Campus.

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Peacemakers Taught by Chad Ferris at our McDonough Campus.

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Mourn Taught by Doug Campbell at our McDonough campus.

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Mourn Taught by Mark O'Quinn at our Forsyth campus.

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Peacemakers

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Meek

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Merciful

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Pure in Heart

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Pure in Heart

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Persecuted

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Merciful

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Persecuted Recorded 6.27.21 at our Forsyth campus. 

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Poor In Spirit Recorded 6.6.21 at our Forsyth Campus.

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Hunger & Thirst

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Hunger & Thirst

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Poor In Spirit

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Intro Week

What If Jesus Was Serious? :: Intro Week

“Jesus is not calling people to align themselves with heaven. He calls people to align themselves to him.”Skye Jethani is an award-winning author, former pastor, and speaker. He is also the cohost of the popular Holy Post podcast.In this episode of The Denison Forum Podcast, Jethani discusses his latest book, What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?. The conversation contrasts Christians' traditionally held views of heaven with what the Bible actually says about heaven.Jethani discusses the idea of viewing heaven as a restoration mission rather than a rescue mission. This perspective shifts the narrative from an afterlife escapism to a present-life commitment toward living in union with Jesus.Host Dr. Mark Turman and Jethani also reflect on Jesus' teachings about the earthly application of his “kingdom come” and how that should influence our lives today as Christians.Topics(01:48): Skye Jethani's journey to faith(05:24): What did Skye's father think about his choice to go to seminary?(07:25): The story behind the uniqueness of Skye's name(08:24): How did you come to meet and later work with Phil Vischer on The Holy Post?(11:12): Why did you start a series of books titled What If Jesus Was Serious About . . . ?” And why did you decide to write on heaven in your most recent book?(14:39): An accessible but challenging devotional with deep theology(18:43): A heaven-centered faith vs. a Christ-centered faith(24:06): What does Jethani mean by “thin places”?(28:05): Why we pray “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”(30:24): Is Jesus coming on a rescue mission or a restoration mission?(36:20): Scriptural fallacies that well-meaning Christians believe because of tradition(40:21): What did Peter mean when he wrote that “the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved”?(43:54): Oneness with Christ(47:39): Why does a right understanding of heaven matter to us today?ResourcesWhat If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven? By Skye JethaniIf Jesus was serious . . . then our view of heaven must match his: An excerpt from "What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?" by Skye JethaniThe Holy Post podcastMore about Skye JethaniAbout Skye JethaniSkye Jethani (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is an award-winning author, former pastor, and speaker. He is cohost of the popular Holy Post podcast, with over 600,000 downloads per month. Jethani has written numerous books, including the What If Jesus Was Serious? series, and served for more than a decade in numerous editorial and executive roles at Christianity Today. He also writes a daily devotional called With God Daily. He and his wife live in Wheaton, Illinois, with their three children.About Dr. Mark TurmanDr. Mark Turman is the Executive Director of Denison Forum and Vice President of Denison Ministries. Among his many duties, Turman is most notably the host of The Denison Forum Podcast. He is also the chief strategist for DF Pastors, which equips pastors and church leaders to understand and transform today's culture.About Denison ForumDenison Forum exists to thoughtfully engage the issues of the day from a biblical perspective through The Daily Article email newsletter and podcast, The Denison Forum Podcast, as well as many books and additional resources.