Jason Thornton and Connor Bryant

Amazed and Perplexed

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Ever been afraid to read the Bible because there were parts you couldn’t understand. We were, but then we realized Jesus’ apostles didn’t understand much of what he said either. They were amazed and perplexed. When they shared Jesus with others, those people were amazed and perplexed too. Join us as we look at what amazes and perplexes us about Jesus. Doubt, questions and wonder are all welcome.

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Jason Thornton and Connor Bryant

Episodes

We are Not the Main Character (1 Kings 20) 07.05.2023 29:45

Send us Fan Mail 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝟏 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟐𝟎) Elijah Episode-8 Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Standing in His Presence (1 Kings 19:10-21) 30.04.2023 34:14

Send us Fan Mail 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝟏 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟗:𝟏𝟎-𝟐𝟏) Elijah Episode-7 Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Elijah and Depression (1 Kings 19:1-9) 23.04.2023 41:10

Send us Fan Mail 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝟏 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟗:𝟏-𝟗) Elijah Episode-6 Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Elijah on Mount Carmel Pt.2(1 Kings 18:16-46) 02.04.2023 25:10

Send us Fan Mail 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐭. 2 (𝟏 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟖:𝟏𝟔-𝟒𝟔) Elijah Episode-5 Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Elijah on Mount Carmel Pt.1(1 Kings 18:16-46) 26.03.2023 31:37

Send us Fan Mail 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐭.𝟏(𝟏 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟖:𝟏𝟔-𝟒𝟔) Elijah Episode-4 Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Holy Conflict (1 Kings 18 1-15) 19.03.2023 32:21

Send us Fan Mail 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 (𝟏 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟖 𝟏-𝟏𝟓) Elijah Episode-3 Jason and Connor discuss what happens when two God honoring people come into honest conflict. Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Perfect Decisions in Imperfect Situations(1 Kings 17:17-24) 12.03.2023 34:37

Send us Fan Mail 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬(𝟏 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟕:𝟏𝟕-𝟐𝟒) Elijah Episode-2 Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

A Great Drought and a Dying Widow (1 Kings 17:1-16) 06.03.2023 31:57

Send us Fan Mail 𝐀 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐃𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰 (𝟏 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏𝟕:𝟏-𝟏𝟔) Elijah Episode-1 Why would God allow a great drought to occur? What can faith look like in such a crisis? Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Introduction to Elijah 26.02.2023 21:30

Send us Fan Mail 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 Jason and Connor set the scene for Elijas's story. What is the context surrounding his life and the life of God's people? Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

What Interests Jesus? (Luke 7:31-35) 06.02.2023 29:12

Send us Fan Mail 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬? (𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟕:𝟑𝟏-𝟑𝟓) Welcome back! We are so excited to be back and processing the scriptures together. Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Mary, Joseph, and Jesus Flee Persecution (Matthew 2) 23.12.2022 31:48

Send us Fan Mail 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝟐) This will be the last episode of 2022. Thank you to all of our listeners for joining us this year. We're so excited to see what God has for Amazed and Perplexed in 2023. Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Christmas!(Matthew 1:18-24) 19.12.2022 36:38

Send us Fan Mail 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬!(𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝟏:𝟏𝟖-𝟐𝟒) We discuss Joseph's part in the Christmas story. Modern depiction of Mary and Joseph discussed in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CmWuEZ6uuiv/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

The Parable of the Weeds(Matthew 13:24-30) 12.12.2022 36:59

Send us Fan Mail 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀(𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟭𝟯:𝟮𝟰-𝟯𝟬) Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

The Last Shall Be First(Matthew 19:25-30) 05.12.2022 34:24

Send us Fan Mail 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭(𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝟏𝟗:𝟐𝟓-𝟑𝟎) Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Grieving With Hope 09.11.2022 29:58

Send us Fan Mail Jason's mother recently passed away. In this episode, we sit down to process this moment in his life. Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Does God Allow Sin in Certain Circumstances? (1 Samuel 19:9-16) 06.11.2022 43:13

Send us Fan Mail 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬? (𝟏 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝟏𝟗:𝟗-𝟏𝟔) Today we answer a listener-submitted question about whether God is okay with sin in certain circumstances. Thank you to Johnathan Odle for the question! Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

The Miraculous in the Mundane (John 21:1-14) 25.10.2022 40:34

Send us Fan Mail 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐞 (𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟐𝟏:𝟏-𝟏𝟒) Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 8:9-14) 17.10.2022 37:46

Send us Fan Mail 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 (𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟖:𝟗-𝟏𝟒) Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Jesus Calls Levi (Luke 5:27-32) 09.10.2022 43:42

Send us Fan Mail 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢 (𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟓:𝟐𝟕-𝟑𝟐) What lessons can we learn from how Jesus calls his disciples? Is Levi the perfect example of how the Rich Young Ruler should have responded to Jesus? We discuss that and much more in this week's episode. Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Is Discipleship Predictable? (Luke 9:57-62) 02.10.2022 35:00

Send us Fan Mail 𝐈𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞? (𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟗:𝟓𝟕-𝟔𝟐) Jesus wants to challenge our assumptions of discipleship. Today we discuss a passage where Jesus refuses to view kingdom work through rose-tinted glasses. Which causes us to struggle with the practical applications of this passage. Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://...

Jason Returns From Sabbatical 25.09.2022 48:16

Send us Fan Mail 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 Jason returns to tell us about his sabbatical experience. Timestamps for the various subjects we cover are below. Sabbatical Talk (1:09) The Church's responses to Church hurt (29:43) One thing God has been teaching us this summer (40:59) The Future (46:32) Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Hea...

Jesus is Willing to Wash Anyone's Feet (John 13:1-17) 03.08.2022 27:14

Send us Fan Mail 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐭 (𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟏𝟑:𝟏-𝟏𝟕) 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑱𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒔' 𝑭𝒆𝒆𝒕 You don't have to be saved for Jesus to serve you. Jesus washes the feet of Judas just a short while before his ultimate betrayal. What do we do with this story? What does it mean that Jesus is willing to do such a lowly chore with his precious remaining time? Website: http://amazedandperplexed.c...

Rebuked then Sent (Mark 16:14-20) 02.07.2022 31:15

Send us Fan Mail 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟒-𝟐𝟎) Why is Jesus so comfortable sending out the disciples when it's clear they still don't get it? Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Holy Spirit (John 16:12-15) 01.06.2022 38:55

Send us Fan Mail 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 (𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟓) What happens when the Holy Spirit comes? How does Jesus live in the moment while also keeping the eternal perspective? Are we excited by the idea of living by the Spirit or do we see it as a challenge? Website: http://amazedandperplexed .com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by: Heavensense https://soundcloud.com/hvnsen

Jason is on Sabbatical 22.05.2022 26:34

Send us Fan Mail 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 As the title says Jason is currently on sabbatical. His church has been gracious enough to provide this opportunity to him over the next few months. In this episode, we talk about what that is going to look like for Jason and touch on what that will look like for A&P. Website: http://amazedandperplexed.com Contact: amazedandperplexed@gmail.com Music by:...