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Michigan Ministry Network L3 PodcastS3 EP13 featuring Raymond Marshall: Integrating STL and BGMC into the culture of the local churchWelcome to the L3 Podcast! We hope this podcast will be helpful to both you and your ministry.Today, we have Raymond Marshall, Michigan Student Ministries Director, sharing with us on how to integrate Speed the Light and BGMC into your church culture. STL and BGMC both have tremendous merits not just in the resources we're able to provide to missionaries around the world, but also to instill the heart of generosity and selflessness into your kids and students. If you're looking to start giving towards STL or BGMC and need some help, please reach out to...2025-04-1422 min

Comm Talk by Geek DevotionsBGMC Trading Card Game - Teaching Kids about Missions through Games | CT184Are you looking for an fun and exciting way to teach your kids about missions and mission giving? Recently, BGMC (Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge), a program created by the Assemblies of God to teach children about Missions, launched a Trading Card Game to achieve this goal! Join us as Dallas sits down with BGMC Director David Alexieff and game creators Lewis and Stacey Lux to discuss what it is, how to play, and how you can get your hands on it! Learn more about BGMC Trading Card Game: https://www.bgmctradingcards.tv/ Learn more...2024-06-0949 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Christian Life in Paradox - Hope and DisappointmentContinuing our series The Christian Life in Paradox, this talk explores, in a very personal way, living with hope and disappointment alongside each other and the implications for our faith journey. Trigger warning: this talk covers issues of grief, illness, loss and mental health challenges and is emotionally raw in places. If you are impacted by any of the themes in this talk, the leadership team of BGMC would be happy to talk to you further.2024-04-1429 min

OAG PodcastFruit that Lasts/BGMC CelebrationThe service includes music, children's involvement in BGMC, and a message emphasizing the importance of making choices that align with God's word. Special guests David and Mary Boyd share about their missionary experiences, including encounters with baby lions during travels to different countries. They highlight the impact of BGMC projects worldwide and encourage continued support for missions.2024-03-1047 min

We Will TellEpisode 5: Why STL & BGMC?Episode 5: Why STL & BGMC?Show Notes:Speed The Light and BGMC are one of the most important components to discipleship for our kids, youth, and young adults!Missions Is A GREAT Discipleship ToolWhen we teach missions generosity and missions support to our students we are helping develop a passion for the Great Commission while at the same time helping them see that the world doesn’t revolve around them. Many students who lea...2023-12-0512 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed In...The Strangest Exodus StoryOur WWMI series takes us deeper into the unfolding drama of Moses and Israel. The story of Moses and Zipporah on their journey to Egypt is one of the weirdest and puzzling in the Old Testament. What does this divine threat and confrontation in the middle of the desert mean? Why does Zipporah's strange words and actions avert this threat? We offer some possible meanings and reflection on how this mysterious story might be relevant to us.2022-10-1639 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed In...Moses' BirthExodus chapter 1 ends on an ominous and dark note. The Egyptian empire strikes back. Yet, in the hostile, killing waters of the Nile, there seems to be something emerging which continues the trajectory of resistance and rebellion, started by the courageous Shiphrah and Puah. The beginnings of Moses' life and the unlikely conspiracy of three audacious women who resist empire brims with irony, literary beauty and theological meaning. In the light of their example, what can we learn from the dark and challenging times we experience?2022-10-0235 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchHinterland Habits - The Practice of Yes'Yes' is a powerful word. In the context of faith, it provides a rich context for the way in which God works in the world and our response. It implies partnership, consent, and covenant. What does it mean for people of faith to practice saying 'yes' as a habit of spiritual formation and what examples from the bible can we learn from?2022-09-2540 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchHinterland Habits - Storytelling"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” - Sue Monk Kidd In this second talk of our Hinterland Habits series, James explores storytelling as a spiritual practice and how it can be a spiritual discipline that not only connects us with ourselves but also has the potential to be subversive to oppressive structures around us.2022-09-1816 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchHinterland Habits - CuriosityHinterland Habits are those far off, distant habits of spiritual formation that we may have not considered before. How might we practice curiosity as a spiritual discipline? Looking at how this connects with Moses, Mission, Creativity and Communion, we ask how we can follow Jesus in openness and vulnerability; letting go of our boxes and fears and embodying the strength of this Love in faith.2022-09-1131 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed in....Resisting EmpireThe book of Exodus is about how a family became a nation. We encounter this community of people flourishing and multiplying in Egypt, living out what creation was intended to do in Genesis. Yet a new dynasty of empire sees this growing immigrant community as threat and seeks to enslave and diminish it. From where will deliverance come? Can an empire the size and power of Egypt be ever outwitted and resisted? Exodus 1 gives us some insight.2022-09-0735 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchSeekers, Saints and Sinners - Matthew 16.13-20Jesus was great at asking people who they thought he was. This segment of Matthew provides one of the most acclaimed public confessions of the entire gospel. Jesus's response has equally resonated throughout history. What does it mean for us?2022-09-0739 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed In....Sibling RivalryAncient storytelling in Genesis is a beautiful and complex thing. What have we missed in the bizarre and bemusing and sometimes, sordid stories of Israel's beginnings? We find clues in this drama that point us to the authors' wider intention and perspective. One of these is the struggle of sibling rivalry. What can we learn from the struggle of family dysfunction, favouritism, trickery, deceit and violence about God's purposes for Israel and humanity?2022-07-2137 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed in...The Binding of IsaacThe Binding of Isaac looms large in Jewish and Christian storytelling. Much of our struggle with this passage is with the portrait of God it depicts and the nature of the test that Abraham is given. Is God asking for total obedience, a show of loyalty or proof of faith? In this talk we unpack possible alternative readings of this encounter and wonder if Abraham is unlearning and re-learning who God is and what he actually requires from him? After all, isn't that an integral part of our faith journey?2022-07-1034 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchSaints, Sinners and Seekers - Matthew 15.21-18urgan Möltmann said: “Christianity…is hope, forward looking and forward moving and therefore also revolutionary and transforming of the present.”The Canaanite woman mentioned in this story was seen as a sinner, part of an unclean ‘other’ group, but she refused to be silenced. She knew who she was and understood more deeply than the disciples, the mission of the Messiah. Where and in what ways can we be true to and persist in the transformative hope of the upside-down-all-included Kingdom of God?2022-07-0328 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed In...Abram, Sarai and HagarThe story of the great patriarch and matriarch of Israel, Abram and Sarai is brimming with the beauty of God's call, promise and blessing, right? Yet, how do we reconcile this also as a story of dysfunctional and destructive relationships, of injustice and trauma? How can this messy, ancient and inspired story speak to us and what have we missed from the encounters between God and Abram, Sarai and Hagar?2022-06-2649 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed In...God's RestIf God's work of making creation good, in Genesis, is not about a perfect paradise but about relational order and well-being, what does it mean for God to rest on Day 7 after his work? We might be surprised to consider a new dimension to the concept of Sabbath rest when we understand what God was doing in the first place. Is rest relaxation, or stopping work or is it participating in what God did, where God went and how he rested?2022-06-1234 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed In...Adam and EveGenesis is a stunning piece of ancient literature but how does it behave and what it is going on? Three millennia of Jewish midrash and church history about the meaning of Genesis 1 and 2 is not being attempted in this episode. However, by digging a bit deeper into the ancient meaning of several words in these chapters, we might be surprised by what we have missed. It might also challenge us to reconsider previous assumptions about power, goodness and the making of men and women in this ancient story of creation.2022-05-2138 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhat We Missed In.......The BibleOur new series will explore how we have missed in our reading of the bible - the boring bits, obscure bits, difficult bits - and there are a lot of these. Perhaps we have missed so much because we have failed to understand what the bible actually is and it how it behaves as a God's word in human words. This inspired, complex, diverse and ancient literary product requires our hard work and attentiveness and only by doing this, will we experience a deeper encounter with The One it points to.2022-05-0738 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchSaints, Sinners and Seekers - Matthew 8.1-13The beauty of the gospels is located in their rich stories of Jesus' encounters with many different people. What does the good news of God's Kingdom mean for these diverse Saints, Sinners and Seekers whom Jesus met? Today we explore Jesus' encounter with a man with a skin disease.2022-05-0134 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - The Real Divine PotterWe reach the end of our series on Rescuing Romans and tackle a much misunderstood and misinterpreted subject - foreknowledge and predestination. Does God really choose some people for very different eternal destines based on his random choice? Whilst some Christians can be ambivalent or confused, there is no doubt there is a lot at stake for holding to particular versions of these theologically heavyweight issues - namely, what kind of God do we claim to follow and how does he work in the world?2022-04-0337 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchMatthew 7. 1-6We live in a world that judges. Our words, body shape, instagram posts, politics, and food preferences are among those things we judge others and are judged by. What does Jesus call the church to be and do in a world where judgement is often the currency of relationships?2022-03-2734 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Justification is EnoughRighteousness and Justification. You can't get much bigger in heavyweight theological themes in Romans. For most Christians, to even mention these subjects is to induce a catatonic state. How can some of Paul's favourite themes be rescued from irrelevancy? In this talk, we bring together Paul's first century Roman context with some important observations made by David Zahl in his recent book, Seculosity.2022-03-2040 min

Victory Christian CenterNational BGMC Day with Rev. Debbie GillispieNational BGMC Day with Rev. Debbie Gillispie 2022-03-1540 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Living Our In-Christ Status and StoryWhat is Paul's vision for the in-Christ community of diverse Roman believers? Jewish and Gentiles Jesus followers now participate in the cosmic story of God's renewal of all things. Their status signals new ownership, new family and a new mission. If this is our new location, what does it mean to live out this in-Christ status and story?2022-03-1335 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchMatthew 6.25-34 Do Not WorryIn an uncertain world, Jesus' command for his followers 'not to worry' is seemingly impossible to live out on face value. If this is the case, what does he mean? How can we strive to let go of worry whilst recognising that the Christian life is not a blissful, care-free existence?2022-03-0641 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Being In-Christ ResurrectionistsWhat we have learnt about Paul's letter to the Romans is that the issues of identity formation in that 1st century church are not too dissimilar to our struggles in the 21st century. Paul relentlessly stressed that this diverse church now existed, pivoted, lived from and in a new permanent location - that of being 'in-Christ'. This re-location means living under a new realm, with a new allegiance and with new possibilities as we share in the resurrection life of Jesus. What are the implications for living at this new address?2022-02-2731 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - What is True of Jesus, is True For UsWho are we? One of Paul's most celebrated ideas about the identity of the church is about Christians being 'in-Christ'. Our journey through Romans continues to teach us that theological truth has to be a lived truth, embodied in our behaviour. Theological truth doesn't come much bigger than the concept of being in-Christ, but why did he share this with the Roman church and what bearing does it have on our posture and formation?2022-02-2039 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchMatthew 6.19-24 - You Gotta Serve SomebodyJesus reserves much of his hard-hitting teaching for the warning against how money (and other earthly treasures) can steal our affections and allegiance to God. How can we faithfully follow Jesus within our challenging 21st century culture of accumulation? Bob Dylan famously sang, 'You gotta Serve Somebody", who and what is our master?2022-02-0638 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Adam Solidarity, Jesus SolidarityRomans chapter 5 is about ancestry and lineage and how two central characters affect the status and condition of human life. Paul presents the cosmic consequences of Adams way - sin, death, and condemnation and contrasts that with the revolutionary way of Jesus - faithfulness, life and grace. But can we locate in Paul's words something deeper and more powerful than just a contrast and comparison between Old Adam and New Adam? What does it mean to live in solidarity with Adam or Jesus?2022-01-2336 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchHonour and Shame in Jesus' EthicWhat are we doing this for? Public honour or hidden reward? Our inner lives and the outward actions, how do they match? In Jesus' expose of the social norms of surrounding 'righteous acts', he seems to be flipping the concepts of honour and shame. In doing so, it questions the motives behind our actions.2022-01-1625 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Honour and ShameWho gets to be honoured? Who are we shaming?The theme of honour and shame in Romans is rarely considered as an important context to Romans. However, Paul's language is saturated with this concept as he seeks to address the identity struggles of the Jewish and Gentile believers in Rome. Can Paul's reconfiguration of the first century concepts of honour and shame help us to navigate 21st century world of virtue-signalling and cancel culture?2022-01-0944 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchAdvent - ZephaniahThe world of the bible authors was most often filled with struggle, turmoil and uncertainty. During this Advent, how can the words of the prophet Zephaniah help us to live faithfully during our 21st century period of uncertainly and turmoil?2021-12-1240 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchAdvent - Isaiah 9Isaiah 9 is often one of the main bible passages to be read in carol services during Advent. How is this ancient text relevant to our lives in 21st century?2021-12-0539 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - The Alls of Paul Part 3Paul's fascination with the word 'all' reaches a climax in his questions to the Roman church in chapter 8. The foes and forces that condemn and judge were coming from within and without the church and they were tempted to ask, 'who is our ally, who is rooting for us'? Paul's unanimous response is that in the death of Jesus, God definitively shows that he is 'for' humanity. The universal threat from all things in all realms in met by the universal, all-conquering love of God at the cross. But what type of conquering is this and how does the church...2021-11-2838 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - The Alls of Paul Part 2Paul is obsessed with the wider, deeper, broader, creation-wide, cosmic-breadth of both the problem of sin and death and God's work of salvation in Jesus. Romans 8 is a window into Paul's sense of 'all' - all creation and all things. How does the wrecking ball of evil, sin and death touch creation and how does God labour for good in the midst of its groaning?2021-11-2136 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Blessed Revolution - Matthew 5.27-30Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount direct us to the orientation of our minds and hearts when it comes to the summary of the law. How does our interior world shape our embodied life and can we face the challenge of Jesus to love God with all our hearts and love our neighbour as ourself?2021-11-1439 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Paul's Favourite Word Part 1There are plenty of words and concepts that you might normally associate with Romans, but the word 'all' might not seem one of them. Paul uses the word frequently in order to convey many big theological themes, but he always uses it with the pastoral challenges of the diverse Roman church in mind. Over three weeks we will explore 10 'alls' of Romans and see how Paul's favourite word challenges our 21st century church life.2021-11-0743 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Blessed Revolution - Matthew 5.21-26You idiot! It is not uncommon to hear a phrase of abuse in day-to-day life - on the streets, on social media and in political discourse. It maybe a flippant and casual form of put-down or an insult prompted by fierce anger at injustice. The Sermon on the Mount raises the bar for our interaction with people and how we treat our neighbour, whether that is a colleague, a sporting rival or political opponent. How does Jesus' warning and words shape our Christ-like posture in the world?2021-10-3120 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Resisting the MatrixChristoformity is the aim of Romans (thank you Scot Mcknight). This task is a constant renewal of our worship, our minds and our bodily posture in the world. Yet there is a Matrix, a world of schemes and patterns that seek to influence and shape our identity, which Paul's calls Christians in Rome to resist. How do we resist such schemes in 21st Century and be rejuvenated in the image of Christ?2021-10-2440 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Embodied WorshipHow we live is determined by what or whom we worship. That seems to be Paul's premise in Romans Chapter 1 and 12. Paul gets physical in his understanding of worship and presents the Roman church with a vision of a radical community of living sacrifices who embody the person of Jesus. What is the shape of such worship and how is it acceptable and pleasing to God?2021-10-1734 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Blessed Revolution - Matthew 5.8-12The Beatitudes are intended to be embodiment of God's Kingdom come - the formation of a society of peace and justice in the midst of power plays and violence. Is it possible to imagine such a world and what does it mean to be a person of Shalom?2021-10-1028 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Subversive SubmissionPaul's injunction to Roman Christians to submit to the governing authorities in Chapter 13 has been misunderstood and misused for centuries. It lies in the middle of Paul's ethical instructions for behaviour and the obligation to adopt a cruciform posture of blessing and loving ones enemies. Is obedience unconditional for life under any and every sick, violent and unjust despot and tyrant or are occasions when our allegiance to Jesus obliges us take up forms of resistance to these rulers?2021-10-0734 min

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Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Blessed Revolution - Matthew 5.1-5The beginning of the famous sermon on the mount steeped in Israel’s history: a statement of intent or a crash course in what it means to live in the Kingdom of God. We question who we understand the poor in spirit to be, what Jesus may be referring to in terms of mourning and what a meek person might look like. Continuing a theme from recent weeks of lived theology, we consider a calling to act and where, or with whom, we might position ourselves to learn and live a humble, dependent, trusting and laid down life.2021-09-1930 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - The Struggle of the Self-identifying ChurchHow can peace be established in the church of Rome that is so diverse and different? That is Paul's agenda in the book of Romans. Jewish and Gentile believers were at loggerheads over what made them the people of God, and who was 'in' and who was 'out'. Each group sought to assert the privileges and power of their specific identity markers, leading to disunity and destruction. What did Paul offer as basis for the church's identity and what orientation was necessary to bring about peace? What lessons can the 21st century church learn from this crisis?2021-09-1240 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Romans - Paul's Lived TheologyPaul's letter to the Roman church has been one of the most debated and argued over in the New Testament. It has given us many big theological concepts and some classic, well known verses but but it has also confused and frustrated us. We are embarking on a journey to 'rescue Romans' from the perception of it being so doctrinally dense that is has very little relevance to us. We hope to see how Paul's letter, performed by Phoebe, contains a powerful and relevant message about the identity of a Christian community brimming with difference and diversity. How does Paul...2021-09-0531 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWhen Enemies Come To DinnerHave you ever thought about having your enemies around your dinner table? In this talk James explores the power of hospitality throughout the story of scripture as well as reflecting on when tables might need to be flipped rather than set. Join us to think further about hospitality as a tool for reconciliation and bringing about the Kingdom of God.2021-08-0819 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchWe Need To Talk About EvilJesus taught us to pray to be delivered from evil. Yet how do we overcome evil if he also said, 'do not resist and evildoer'? In order to understand this question and find out how we can resist the 'unholy trinity' of evil, we need to visit a garden - Gethsemane. It is here where Jesus is confronted by the dark powers of evil in all its forms. How does his response to this assault show us the path of cruciform resistance?2021-08-0123 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Lord's Prayer - Deliver Us From EvilThe Lord's prayer places us in a battlefield where there are threats to God's Kingdom coming. For us to pray, 'deliver from evil', we need an understanding of what we are praying to resist and overcome. Evil needs to be unmasked. In the context of what has gone on in this prayer, what is this evil and how does it test, enslave, corrupt and destroy? Are there ways in which we are complicit with evil and what is our posture towards this threat?2021-07-2530 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Lord's Prayer - Lead Us Not Into TemptationThe phrase, 'lead us not into temptation' is a challenging one. Does God actually lead us into temptation and what is the nature of temptation? If we are to pray for God's kingdom to come, we must be aware of the tests and trials that are part of our life as Jesus's followers. Where and how does God meet us in these times?2021-07-1832 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Lord's Prayer - Give Us Today Our Daily BreadBread in the bible is loaded with meaning - historical, political, cultural, and theological. So bread matters. What did Jesus' disciples hear when he told them to pray, 'give us today our daily bread'? If God is the source and sustainer of all life, how can we understand this dangerous phrase? What re-ordering and new posture needs to be undertaken to sincerely and faithfully pray it?2021-07-0426 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Lord's Prayer - Your Will Be DoneHow is God's will done on earth? How does it relate to God's kingdom and what posture should we take in seeing, praying for and acting to make God's will be done on earth?2021-06-2718 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Lord's Prayer - Your Kingdom ComeWhat does it mean to pray for God's Kingdom to come? In first century Palestine, there were many different expectations - religious, cultural and political - about what God's kingdom would look like. Jesus seems to defy all those expectations and present a kingdom based around a new vision and alternative set of values. How can the church have a posture which reflects this Jesus-shaped kingdom?2021-06-1327 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Lord's Prayer - Hallowed is Your NameNames are important. They are about the identity, character, reputation and presence of a person. What does it mean to hallow God's name? What would have Jesus' disciples heard when he asked them to address God in this way? Who are we invoking and what are we called to do and be when we this pray this?2021-06-0619 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchTiny Histories - Peter, Lunchtime Prayers and a DreamWhen Peter in Acts 10 went to pray on a roof, at a regular lunchtime on an ordinary day, he couldn't have imagined that his experience would change the church forever. In an era of unprecedented change and social upheaval over the past 18 months, what can Peter's experience teach us about being led by God in a new and uncomfortable direction?2021-06-0431 min

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Revival CenterSermons Ep. 80 BGMC Wednesday with David BoydJoin us for a message from Pastor David Boyd, from March 10, 2020. Pastor David is the National BGMC Director for the Assemblies of God. He tells of what BGMC provides for our missionaries and miracles that God meets in so many different ways. For more information about our church visit us on our website or our Facebook pageWebsite: http://revivalcenterag.comFacebook: http://facebook.com/revivalcenteragSupport the show 2021-03-1238 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchInto the WildernessThe season of Lent takes us on a journey into wilderness. The theme occupies a powerful place in the story of God's people and in the imagination of biblical writers, both as a geographical location and as a metaphor. In this peculiar and unique Lent of 2021, how does this wilderness theme shape our understanding of testing, temptation and our Christian identity and discipleship?2021-03-0529 min

The ISM ShowTwo Ways To Raise Money (for Speed The Light, BGMC, or any other charity)Whether your raising money for a charity like Speed The Light or BGMC, or any other cause-there's only two ways to raise money. What are those two and which one is better? All that and more in this week's video. If you found this content helpful, share it with friend. And subscribe to the podcast for more fun and inspiring content! --------- Illinois Student Ministries is the Student Ministries Department of the IL A/G. ISM...2021-02-0819 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - CodaThe Rescuing Revelation road comes to an end. The relevance and practically of the whole book is often hidden by inappropriate and misguided interpretations, and our intention was to, at least, address some of these. From Chapter 22 verse 6, the vision forms a 'coda' to the finale of the book with an 'alter call' or invitation by the exalted Jesus. What is this invitation and what does it really mean to 'keep the words' contained within the vision?2021-02-0117 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - Architecture For The Common GoodRevelation Chapters 21 and 22 provide a guided tour of what will happen to the earth when God dwells fully in it. It provides us with a spectacular vision of the architecture of the Garden-City of the New Jerusalem. What are the essential qualities of this future and what do we need to enact in the present to be for earth, architecture for the common good?2020-11-3026 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Guided Tour of The Garden-CityThe large canvas of Revelation 21 & 22 describes what will be absent from the earth when God is fully present in the Garden-City of the New Jerusalem. How can this stunning vision not only give us a hope for the future but a renewed sense of what we do now making a difference to the coming new creation?2020-11-2226 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - A Tale of Two CitiesRevelation reaches a climax in the highly symbolic, pulsating vision of the New Jerusalem, the radical alternative and polar opposite of Babylon. It is a majestic vision of new creation, of life in where God dwells in the midst. In these first few verses of chapter 21, we explore how this vision shapes our present life - is is just something for the long-distance future when we die or can we hope to see this future unfolding now?2020-11-1620 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Millennium Bug 1.0Chapter 20 contains some of the most misinterpreted and controversial concepts in Revelation. What is the millennium, what is the nature of judgement? When is the end of time really the end? In order to makes sense of these concepts we need to revisit the techniques John has consistently used to make his pastoral and theological point. It is only by doing this, we will fully grasp how relevant these visions are to our faith in the 21st century.2020-11-0141 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchMetaphors Be with You - FireThe concept of fire as a metaphor is common within the Bible. However, fire in both testaments can mean many different things - destruction, holiness, purification, and power for example. What does fire mean for our understanding of God and his presence and power?2020-10-2528 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Holy War and the Warrior ChristChapter 19 contains both a vision of worship and one of the most violent pictures of Jesus in the New Testament - a blood stained, sword-wielding, white-horse riding warrior. How will evil be overcome and God's enemies defeated? Is Jesus really going to resort to violence at the end of time to defeat evil and restore the cosmos ? John's consistent approach has always been to use contemporary and apocalyptic images and subvert them in order to tell his message. So, how does Jesus and the church actually wage war?2020-10-2038 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Bible and Loving Your NeighbourA responsible approach to the bible seeks to understand how it behaves and how we behave when we come to read and interpret it. We are compelled to see how our many filters and lenses - gender, colour, age, personal history, geographical location etc - inform our understanding of it. We would do well to listen to voices that are different from ours, in order to find a richer and deeper appreciation and understanding of this scared text.2020-06-2918 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Divine DanceTrinity Sunday is a chance to celebrate the relational diversity of the Triune God and to reflect on how the perfectly choreographed Divine dance of Father, Son and Holy Spirit should be the basis for our relationships. The church and wider humanity have been given an invitation to participate in the mutual indwelling and generous hospitality of God because we are made in her communal image. What does embodying the life and community of God look like?2020-06-2618 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchPentecost - Babel ReversedThe outpouring of God's Spirit at Pentecost was a momentous event in the history of the church. Willie Jennings has called this event, "prophetic boundary crossing and border transgressing". In the light of the murder of George Floyd by US police officers and the subsequent world wide protests, what does this mean for justice, diversity and unity in our churches and wider society? And what has the strange story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 have to do with it?2020-06-2618 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Eternal Wounded HealerThe meaning of Jesus's ascension to heaven, has been in some Christians traditions, largely misunderstood or even ignored. The physical wounds of violence on Jesus body remain visible in his new form. What is the significance of Jesus' healed wounds being carried into eternity? How does this have a bearing on our wounds and those of our neighbours during this pandemic?2020-06-2613 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRehabilitating ThomasThe disciple Thomas has acquired over the centuries the nickname 'Doubting Thomas'. Is this reputation justified? What does doubt mean in the context of his encounter with the risen Jesus? What does faithful Christian living look like in times of crisis?2020-06-2617 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchJesus' Heaven In-breaking Risen BodyThe materiality and physicality of Jesus' risen form seems to be very important to the Gospel writers. But this isn't about Jesus privately modelling a nice new body as way to convince the disciples to believe, this is is a new creation story of cosmic significance. This is nothing less than a resurrection revolution where Jesus' body becomes a prototype of new life breaking into the world. How can a deeper understanding of Jesus' physical and material form help us in an era of lockdown, social distancing and the restrictions on human touch? How can the church enflesh this new...2020-06-2525 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Jesus MealThe story of the disciples walking along the Emmaus Road and their meal with Jesus provides a helpful backdrop to the challenging times we currently live in. How can the simplicity of a meal with the risen Jesus become such a sacred encounter and revelation? How can Jesus' mealtime habits show us how we can live faithfully and fruitfully at this time?2020-06-2516 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Hide and Seek JesusThe risen Jesus seems to play hide and seek with the disciples that encounter him on that first Easter Sunday. The couple on walking in grief and sadness along the Emmaus Road did not, at first, recognise the stranger Jesus coming alongside them. How can a range artistic depictions of this scene help us see the playful way God works with their blindness and ignorance and ours?2020-06-2514 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchFear and Joy In the GardenThe world has been grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and with it, the suffering, fear and social and economic upheaval it has brought. The gospel writers tell us that the resurrection garden was a place of both fear and joy. What does it mean to hear the risen Jesus' words, 'do not be afraid' at this time? It is possible to experience unexpected joy in the midst of uncertainty?2020-06-2412 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchThe Divine GardenerEaster Sunday starts with a garden scene. While Mary encounters a gardener, whom she does not recognise as Jesus, John is taking the Bible's epic garden story to a new and beautiful climax. How can we find resurrection in these challenging times?2020-06-2210 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchEaster Saturday - Harrowing HellWhat is the meaning of Easter Saturday? It is just a day's depressing pause in between the huge events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday? Or is something significant happening that day?2020-06-2210 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchGood Friday ReflectionGood Friday 2020 is a remembrance of Jesus' death like no other in recent history. How can Jesus' death inform our understanding of the world amidst a global pandemic and lockdown?2020-06-1813 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Satire of John's Political CartoonsRevelation chapters 17 and 18 make uncomfortable reading for empires of all generations. They contain Revelation's most powerful condemnation of these 'Babylons' and those complicit in empire's idolatry and injustice. In the midst of this threat, John calls the church of Asia Minor to have a 'mind of wisdom'. What does this wisdom look like for the 21st century church living in Babylon?2020-06-0243 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchJesus and WomenThe significance of Jesus' interaction with women has been debated for hundreds of years. What do these encounters and his parabolic teaching mean for the church in terms for equality, inclusion and justice? What do they disclose about the character of God and the Kingdom?2020-05-2937 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Coming ArmageddonRevelation 16 concludes the sequence of disturbing visions of judgement that John has depicted throughout the book. The bowls of seven plagues and the coming Armageddon provide us with another nightmarish vision but what is their point and how do they function both in reference to John's hearers and 21st Century readers?2020-05-2833 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - Worship, Wine and WrathRevelation chapter 14 and 15 provide the sense that the picture of the unfolding cosmic warfare in heaven and earth is progressing towards a climatic finish. John poses a question for the church of Asia Minor to answer - what will be your response to the blasphemous unholy trinity before you? He uses a variety of rich and disturbing images to provoke the church to loyalty and perseverance.2020-05-2844 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchJesus and the PoorJesus had many encounters with the powerless and marginalised of first century Palestine. He What is Jesus' understanding of poverty and what example does he provide for the church to follow?2020-05-2838 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Unholy Trinity Strikes BackRevelation chapter 13 is a depiction of some the book's most graphic and grotesque images. The Dragon, God's antagonist, forms an unholy alliance with the two Beasts, a counterfeit trinity that seeks to tyrannise and seduce. How will the church of Asia Minor be faithful amidst the political, economic and military power of the Roman Empire?2020-05-2843 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchJesus and the RichWhat is Jesus' response to rich people that he encounters? Is there judgement, warning or acceptance? How do these encounters shape our understanding of money and wealth?2020-05-2838 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - An Ancient Story and War in heavenIn the second half of Revelation we see evil personified and unmasked. Clear battle lines are drawn in the cosmic war between the suffering, sovereign God and the Accuser, the Satan. Revelation Chapter 12 combines draculesque imagery, an ancient story and a view from Heaven in a bid to get the first century church to remain vigilant and to endure.2020-01-1240 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - Time, Temple and TestingChapter 11 is jam-packed with a diversity of images and themes. How do we reconcile the so-called judgements of God against evil with the suffering of the church? How long does it take this to come and what does it look like? How can the church be a witness while we wait for peace? The images here take us by surprise and even frustrate our idea of what we think God should do. Is it even possible that the Kingdom of the world can become the Kingdom of the Lamb?2019-12-1546 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Myth of Redemptive ViolenceHow will God restore and reconcile creation? Understandably, some get from Revelation that it will come through death and destruction in what is called Redemptive Violence. But is there another way, the way of the Lamb that was slain? Chapter 10 is an brief interlude to the grizzly visions and a chance to unpack the many paradoxes and mysteries of Revelation and see how they inform our Christian life and lead us to the way of the Kingdom.2019-12-0741 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - Trumpets and TerrorRevelation seems to be a first century version of Picasso's painting, Guernica; a grotesque, violent and terrifying vision of the calamities that come to earth. What is John's purpose in all this? Can these graphic and arresting visions lead the church now and then to repentance, and greater awareness of the evil and what rule they live under? If the visions are not to be taken literally, perhaps we can find their purpose in chapters 8 and 9?2019-11-2444 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Famous 4s and the 144,000Chapters 6 and 7 are the start of Revelation's visions of judgement, unveiled by the opening of the scroll. They crank up the volume of John's message. Who will bring this judgement, God? The famous 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse? John is constantly posing the church of Asia Minor (and us) questions; Who will stand? Who will persevere? Who will be faithful? The 144,000? How can William Blake help us?2019-11-1036 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - (Throne) Room With A ViewRevelation Chapters 4 and 5 signal a dramatic shift away from the letter narrative to a fully fledged, dazzling, two-panel vision of heaven's throne room. The heavenly throne room scene becomes the vantage point from which John wants his readers to asses the world and their circumstances. Who really is all-powerful, who is to be exalted? God or Caesar, God's Kingdom or the Roman Empire? The drama unfolds with a strange, comedic vision of a mighty lion and suckling lamb.2019-10-2747 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Wake-Up CallThe impregnable city of Sardis is the historical backdrop to the meaning of John's letter to the church there. He provides a stark wake-up call to address their slumber and challenge their reputation. Similarly, Laodicea's geographical and economic context provides the basis for John's call to the church there to be fit for purpose. How can what the Spirit was saying to these churches be relevant for us today?2019-10-1337 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - Unmasking the Threats to FaithfulnessThe Christians in Pergamum and Thyatira lived under a seductive and dominating culture of idol worship. Being loyal to Jesus when your livelihood was dependent on being part of the idolatrous system was very challenging. John's language is deliberately provocative to evoke a response of wisdom and faithfulness in the church where assimilation and and acceptance is a temptation. What are the lessons for the 21st Century church?2019-10-0841 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - The Church of the Upside-Down Kingdom of GodThe Christians of Ephesus lived in a vibrant ancient city of culture, booming and successful. John had a lot to commend the church but they had failed to love others as they should have. By contrast, the church in Smyrna was powerless and suffering in a city built for champions. John's words to both churches helps us discern the meaning of the upside-down Kingdom of God.2019-09-2938 min

Bethnal Green Mission ChurchRescuing Revelation - Learning to Read ResponsiblyNo other book in the bible has confused, terrified and intrigued people in equal measure as much as Revelation. No other book has been ignored, rejected, misused and abused as Revelation. So this is a journey to Rescue Revelation; from ignorance, from misunderstanding, from being weaponised, from being made irrelevant. The vision may feel like we have landed in a foreign and alien land, but by learning to read Revelation responsibly, we will ultimately encounter its relevance for the 21st century.2019-09-1551 min

GracePointeDailyEpisode 52 - Pastor Justin talking BGMC, Missions, and Kid's Ministry.Missions is something that should be apart of all of our lives including our children. Pastor Justin joins us to talk about a ministry called BGMC that encourages our children to learn and give to missions. Check out bgmc.ag.org for more information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gracepointedaily/support 2019-03-1432 min

Westpointe ChurchBGMC/Kingdom BuildersIn this message pastor Jake shares his heart behind BGMC and missions.2018-07-0135 min