Join Rick and the Becky-nator for Episode 8 of Season 8 - “Losing Our Chaff” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his just-released book titled Editing Jesus. In this episode they continue their deep dive into the “core” of Jesus’s mission—it’s not to plant a new religious movement, or to reset our moral compass, or to warn us of the consequences of rejecting a relationship with God. The mission of Jesus is, simply, to restore what is broken in our relationship with God—our ability to trust, and to be trusted. Once trust is broken in that ancient encounter with the serpent in the garden, it can’t be forced or coerced or controlled into alignment. It has to be romanced. So let’s explore what trust really looks like, and how we can recover intimacy in our relationship with Jesus…
Check out Rick’s new book, Editing Jesus. Go to its Amazon page here: https://tinyurl.com/48erume9
Here’s a link to the clip from a BBC nature documentary called “Devoted Hornbill Delivers Food to Mate” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxgLmDWeMOM
And here’s a short (15 minutes) interview that Randy Robison of Life Today did with Rick—it’s a great overview/primer on the message of Editing Jesus, buried in an interesting conversation: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/life-today-live-on/twisted-scripture-rick-pmYPAcw2xMD/
And don’t forget to check out Rick’s daily devotional Jesus-Centered Daily—go to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it:
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Daily-Touch-Smell-Taste/dp/1470759608/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jesus-Centered+Daily&qid=1599794429&sr=8-1
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Related Books & Resources:
The Jesus-Centered Life
https://tinyurl.com/yxmdbafx
Jesus-Centered Daily
www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Da…1593117629&sr=8-1
Following Jesus
A 40-lesson, interactive and experiential curriculum for youth or adult ministry, created by Rick Lawrence.
https://vibrantfaith.org/product/following-jesus/
The Suicide Solution
https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+Suicide+Solution&qid=1628897750&sr=8-2
Spiritual Grit: A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope.
www.mylifetree.com/shop/spiritual-grit/
Growing Spiritual Grit for Teenagers: 40 Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…s-40-devotions/
Growing Spiritual Grit: 52 Personal Devotions
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The Jesus-Centered Bible
www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/
The God Who Fights for You: How He Shows Up in Your Suffering
www.amazon.com/God-Who-Fights-Yo…ing/dp/073697704X