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The Jesus TacticsHas the Gospel Changed?In this episode, Gabe and Phil debrief their interviews with Brandi and Kelly plus they talk about how the Gospel has changed for them. In reality, the Gospel hasn't changed, but our understanding of it has changed, but how? As we grow closer to God and Jesus our understanding of who He is should grow and change as well. He doesn't change, but we do. How has the Gospel changed for you?
2021-10-2616 min
The Jesus TacticsHope When Your Faith Falls Apart - Kelly BaldwinThe journey from an ordered faith through disorder (deconstruction) can feel like a very dark and difficult journey. But it is a journey that is Spirit-led. It is a time of questioning, doubting, and re-discovering a more beautiful God. In this episode, Kelly Baldwin shares her journey as well as advice on how to parent adult children through this journey. We also explore the question of whether we should prioritize the great commandment over the great commission.
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2021-09-2740 min
The Jesus TacticsHope When Your Faith Falls Apart - Brandi's StoryStories are powerful. They can bring us hope and inspire us to keep going. On this episode, Brandi shares her story from moving from an ordered faith through disorder (deconstruction) and how she is reorienting her life in a new way. Brandi's story is raw and real, plus she shares great wisdom for those who are going through disorder. Brandi also shares what was important and not important in her journey. Finally, if you know someone who is going through a faith crisis, Brandi shares how to help you walk with someone through these difficult times.
2021-09-1538 min
The Jesus TacticsHope When Your Faith Falls ApartDo you feel as though you are going through a crisis of belief? You don't know that you believe what you were taught growing up in the church? You may feel scared, confused, uncertain based on what you are going through? You are not alone. In season two, we will be talking to people who have gone through a crisis of belief and have deconstructed their faith, and found hope through the process.
It is a process driven by the Holy Spirit, who is pulling you to a much deeper, richer, fuller life with Jesus, even if...
2021-09-1016 min
The Jesus TacticsRe-discovering Church - Part 2It's not a mistake that people are leaving the church in droves, never to come back. Most are leaving the church, but they aren't leaving Jesus. We need to rediscover what church looks like. Maybe the church is no longer in the four walls of a church building, but what would it look like? Take a listen and see what might be possible.
2021-06-1116 minThe Jesus TacticsRe-discovering Church - Part 1Have we raised the bar on what it means to be the church, but lowered the bar on what it means to be a Christian? If so, we need to flip this paradigm. In this episode, we begin discussing other valid ways we can be the church that God intended, where we can love God, love others, and make disciples without all of the weight and expectation of church as we know it.
There is no doubt that many people, especially millennials are leaving the church, never to return because the church is not satisfying a...
2021-05-0612 minThe Jesus TacticsFree From The Fear Of DeathOur fear of death and what happens after death can impact many aspects of our lives, especially parenting. When we fear death and even hell, our parenting style or even our relationships with others who we believe might be going to hell can change our demeanor towards our own kids and others. If we are gripped by this fear of death and hell, do we really believe that Jesus has conquered death? Do we really believe that Jesus has won the victory? Or do we still believe that death, not Jesus has the final word? In this episode, we...
2021-04-2121 minThe Jesus TacticsRe-Discovering EasterWhat happened on the cross and the resurrection of Jesus? Did the cross reveal God's wrath or his self-giving, radically forgiving co-suffering love? There are many theories about what the cross and resurrection mean and on this podcast, we discuss our thoughts on what we believe happened on the event of Easter. It really is good news for today, not just when we die.
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2021-03-3025 minThe Jesus TacticsPlaying Improv With GodJesus has called us to give to our enemies. But let's be honest; giving, in general, is a challenge. Maybe giving is challenging because we live out of the belief of scarcity. We look at our resources and think there isn't enough to give to our friends, let alone our enemies! We believe that there isn't enough. But we are reminded by Jesus that there is always enough in the Kingdom of God, even for our enemies.
What if we were to see life through the lens of the Kingdom of God? What if we lived in...
2021-03-1019 minThe Jesus TacticsThe Enemy Prayer ExerciseHow can we be praying for our enemy? Here are two prayer exercises.
2021-02-2503 minThe Jesus TacticsWhat Do Jesus, MLK Jr., and Gandhi All Have in Common?Let's face it, most of us are not happy with our prayer life. Even praying for our enemy is even harder. Yet, Jesus has asked us to pray for our enemy. So how can we pray for our enemy? Not sure what to pray for when it comes to your enemy? Prayer can be the very practice that can help us join God in redeeming and healing this world. Prayer brings both us and our enemies before God, seeking forgiveness, healing, and reconciliation.
And what do Jesus, MLK Jr., and Gandhi all have in common?
2021-02-2418 minThe Jesus TacticsThere Is More Than One Way To Raise The DeadBlessing others can seem very "churchy" or "spiritual." But what does Jesus mean when he says, "Bless those who curse you?" Blessing is speaking life into someone. It is naming the good we see in someone else, even our enemies, those we don't like, even those who have hurt us. Too often, we speak words of death, a curse. These words are meant to kill, but God has asked us to speak life. Words that can raise the dead in others. What would happen if, instead of reacting with curses towards our enemies, we responded with blessings? We would...
2021-02-1023 minThe Jesus TacticsEmpty Cup, Thirsty Soul - Prayer ExerciseIs your cup empty and your soul thirsty? Take some time in the presence of a loving and good God who wants to fill your empty cup and quench your thirst.
2021-02-0304 minThe Jesus Tactics“Hate, Violence, Injustice, Stops With Me” - Doing GoodOn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus talks about two roads, the broad road and the narrow road. It doesn’t take much to realize that we are on the broad road to destruction in our country. There is a movement that no matter what tribe you are in, you hope for the demise and destruction of the other tribe. We believe that more violence (verbal or physical) and winning arguments will bring peace to this world. We believe, either implicitly or explicitly, that by returning “violence” with “violence,” our side will “win.” We believe that if the other tribe doesn’t...
2021-02-0324 minThe Jesus TacticsHow Wide Is the Love of God - Prayer ExerciseHow wide, long, deep, and high really is God's love? Is there any place or any time that God's love cannot reach?
#prayer #Love #Godslove
2021-01-2705 minThe Jesus TacticsLoving Our Enemies Without Liking ThemHow do we love our enemy without liking them?
The Jesus Tactics are things we do to become more like Jesus, which will heal the world. The first Jesus Tactic is to Love our enemies. There is so much hate, violence, and division in our world today. Battle lines have been drawn. People are choosing sides and dehumanizing the other side. We label people out of fear, insecurity, self-righteousness. When we label someone, it gives us an excuse to not enter into a relationship with them. When we label people, we dehumanize them. Jesus never dehumanized anyone...
2021-01-2721 minThe Jesus TacticsThe Gates Of Heaven - Prayer Exercise - Part 2This is part 2 of the prayer exercise.
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2021-01-2002 minThe Jesus TacticsThe Gates Of Heaven - Prayer Exercise - Part 1Here is the prayer exercise Gabe spoke of from Episode 2.
#prayer #Heaven
2021-01-2006 minThe Jesus TacticsGod Is Love. Period. There Are No Buts.God is love. Period! Yet how often do we say, “God is love, but…” Is God really angry, pissed, and keeping score? We see God’s love most clearly in the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Christ. Why? Because Jesus is the face of God. God is just like Jesus. God has always been like Jesus. We see in Jesus what is true of God; self-giving, radically forgiving, co-suffering love. If we could all love like Jesus the way he loved, we could heal the world. This is what the world needs! To heal our world, we must understa...
2021-01-2023 min
The Jesus TacticsThe Jesus Tactics_IntroThe Sermon on the Mount is one of the most important teachings of Jesus. Yet, how often do we take it seriously and actually live it out? Is it possible that if we were to practically live the Sermon on the Mount we would be joining God in healing our world? We have identified five tactics Jesus taught through the Sermon on the Mount. But with each tactic, there is something deep and profound that we often miss and don't realize about God, ourselves, and this world.
Are we willing to dig deeper, explore the depths...
2021-01-1315 min