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Why Have You Forsaken Me – Bonnie St. Jean
Bonnie looks into Jesus’ experience of abandonment on the cross to explore a more adequate atonement theory and a clearer picture of God the Father in relationship to the Son of God.
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Here Is Your Son – Terri Churchill
One of the last things Jesus did while on the cross was to make sure his disciples took care of his mother. This was a sign that the church is not an event or a loose affiliation, but a family who cares for one another as kin.
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Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise – Terri Churchill – Third Way
Terri helps us understand the significance of when Jesus assured one of the thieves on the cross that he would be with Jesus in paradise. While the first Adam caused humanity to lose paradise, we now are invited back to the garden through the second Adam (Jesus). This means that all our fears and suspicions that we’re not invited need to be met with God’s beautiful embrace of forgiveness and love.
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Father, Forgive Them – Josias Hansen
Josias expounds on Jesus’ powerful prayer from the cross for God to forgive those who abandoned, shamed, and tortured him. Within this short prayer, we can see the heart of God as being other-oriented, self-sacrificial, and enemy-loving. Furthermore, we discover that one of the most important dimensions of the atonement is that Jesus took on our sin and freed us from the kingdom of darkness which enslaves us to sin.
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Stewarding the Kingdom – John Murray
John digs into the parable of the wicked tenants to show how we are to be good stewards of God’s kingdom to produce good fruit for our good Master.
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The Good Samaritan – Terri Churchill
Terri goes through the parable of the Good Samaritan to show that offering and receiving help can be messy but still good. Since we can find ourselves in each of the characters within the parable, Terri shows how much there is to glean from this story if we are attentive.
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A Very Loving Father and His Two Imperfect Sons – Kim Becker
By looking at the parable of the prodigal son, Kim shows that the kingdom of God is not structured around boundary lines that designate who’s in and who’s out. Instead, the kingdom is centered on Christ, and individuals are to be oriented not toward boundary lines, but toward Jesus. As these false boundary lines are erased, loving relationships can be experienced by individuals who may not have the same beliefs or lifestyle. This love is
reflective of God’s generous and forgiving nature portrayed in the parable through the father’s love for his two imperfect sons.
The Worker in the Vineyard – Terri Churchill
Terri looks at the parable of the worker in the vineyard and shows how our human concepts of fairness do not govern God’s kingdom. God governs his own kingdom. Yet, so often we compare ourselves to others and feel that we deserve more. This often creates disappointment, resentment toward God, and disdain toward others. Instead, God is asking us trust him, be thankful and be wiling to celebrate God’s generosity and the successes of others.
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The Unforgiving Servant – Chris Senkler
Chris examines Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving servant to reveal the true nature of forgiveness in God’s kingdom.
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Wheat and Weeds – Terri Churchill
Terri explains how to understand the problem of evil and divine judgment from Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the weeds.
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