Redemption Church KC Sermon Podcast

1. One of Tim’s slides in his sermon today read, “the trajectory of our lives will shape the way we react when Messiah shows up.” How do you understand what this means? How would you describe the trajectory of your own life, relative to this concept? What has it looked like or would it look like for you to orient or position your life on a trajectory that is or would be better able to receive Mess...

1. When Tim reviewed the story of artist Phil Hansen, he said that a doctor advised Hansen to “embrace the shame… so he did.” Hansen’s story, when quickly summarized, boils down to a single sentence what was no doubt a drawn out time of harrowing struggle and evolution for Hansen, both professionally and personally. Yet, this is often how our own life’s stories are for others on the outside, and s...

1. When telling the story of Phil Hansen’s learned wisdom and artistic process, Tim said, “his limitation fired his imagination.”  What limitations have you experienced or are you experiencing in your life at present? Are any of these limits in areas in which you also feel like you could really benefit from some firing of your imagination? Have you seen ways in which your Christian faith (or...

1. What does it mean to be a witness? 2. Is there a space in my life where I feel challenged to go against culture to follow Christ? 3. Where does my story intersect with the story of Perpetua and Felicitas (social conventions, crossing lines, advocating for others, speaking up, resilience, hope in another kind of life, seeing suffering in a different light, telling my story)?

1. In his sermon, Tim talked about two parallel lines of church history. The first, the Historical Tradition, is characterized by dogmatic theologians and the general domination of men within its points of significance. In contrast, the Wisdom Tradition is characterized by mystical theologians, and women take a much more significant role in its history. The slide showing the two timelines is below...

1. In his sermon today, Tim talked about the ways in which St. Guinefort was embraced as an example of two of Christianity’s core values: cruciformity & solidarity. Do you have people in your life who exemplify cruciformity and solidarity especially well in your eyes? In what ways do they do say? Why are they such exemplars for you? In what areas of your life are these two values particularly...

1. In the first sermon in this year’s Saints series, Tim taught about Jürgen Moltmann’s life, work, and theological legacy. What jumped out at you during this sermon and its stories? What ideas impacted you or caught your attention? What were some of the big ideas you heard as you listened? 2. When Moltmann, interred in a POW camp, first read the Bible, and read about Jesus’ cry from the cross, “m...

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1. In her sermon, Marina McClure spoke about the often unconscious assumptions we might make while we read the Bible. She specifically pointed out assumptions we might make about the underlying motives behind social interactions and/or the tone of voice being used in different exchanges. What are your thoughts about these ideas and the examples she gave from today’s scripture reading? To what exte...

1. Today, Nick Pickerell taught about Zacchaeus’s repentance and immediate commitment to making reparations as told in Luke 19. He paralleled some of Zacchaeus’ likely activities as a tax collector to some of the unjust practices of excluding and exploiting black people, native people, and other people of color that have long been codified in our country’s governmental and social structures. ...

1. Pastor Tim Keel began his teaching today by framing some ideas around politics and citizenship. He said: “Politics is about… * How we belong to each other * What we owe one another * What we owe society & * Who holds ultimate loyalty” What do you think of these summarizing statements? Does one or another capture something significant in your view or just jump out to you? Which and for what...

1. In his sermon about the story of Hagar in Genesis 16, Dr. Taylor Johnson talked about the difference between anxiety and fear. Of anxiety, he said, “Anxiety is a response to a potential threat that may or may not occur at some point in the future.” He also noted that anxiety gets its power from the unknown, and that we often try to give ourselves a sense of control by predicting the future - ev...

1. In his sermon on Mark 8:22-35, Dr. Brady Braatz pointed out that this story, in which Jesus restores sight to a blind man, stands alone as the only miracle Jesus performs in the gospels in which he has to give it a 2nd try to fully complete the miracle.  What do you make of the fact that Jesus essentially tries again in this story? What do you think the different groups of people (disciple...

1. What might you discern, in this final third of the year, that God might be asking you NOT to do? “Stress is a perverted relationship to time…we become [time’s] victim.” John O’Donohue She also asked (paraphrased) “do you think the way you live your life (and the way you engage with time) reflect God’s vision for your life in the world?” “You are not a machine. Your life is a garden, and it’s a...

1. Pastor John Bowles centered his sermon today on John 12:28. This verse includes this succinct prayer from Jesus: “Father, glorify your name.” John shared that this prayer can make him feel uncomfortable at times. He attributed that to the fact that, a lot the time, this doesn’t align with what he really wants. Then he asked us all a simple question to begin: how does this prayer make you feel?...

1. In his sermon, Andy shared about the three Transcendentals: The True, the Good, and the Beautiful. He taught that the true is correlated with the practice of Christian apologetics, and that apologetics should be the articulation of the view that Christ is the truth. He also said that much of discipleship in the modern church has been focused on a misapplication of apologetics, in which the focu...

1. While sharing about his experiences dealing with infertility, Cole shared that though he deeply loved and cared for the church he was a part of in the past, he also had a sense that in that place and at that time, he didn’t have a community, a faith, and an understanding of God that were deep enough to support him.  What’s your response to this idea? Does it resonate for you? Does it seem...

1. In preaching about John 6, and Jesus’s directive to “eat [his] flesh,” Mandy shared a quote from Lauren Winner:  "In calling himself 'the bread of life,' — and not, say, crème caramel or caviar — Jesus is identifying with basic food, with sustenance, with the food that, for centuries afterward, would figure in the protest efforts of poor and marginalized people. No one holds caviar riots;...

1. In his talk today, Jonathan Foster shared this definition of love: “Love is an uncontrolling, nonbinary, non-violent, non-scapegoating energy in relationship with God and others, meant for the flourishing of everyone.” Consider this definition. What are some of the ideas and thoughts that surface for you? If you were able to hear his sermon, what did you think when you first heard the definitio...

1. Christina taught today about the relationship between  place, YHWH, and Israel. She suggested that the land is a co-partner in the covenant between Israel and YHWH, and taught us that part of the significance of the land is that “the land is the place that Israel exists with God.”  With that as background, Dr. Bohn asked, “What does it look like to co-partner with the land as Israel d...

1. Quoting Walter Brueggemann, Tim taught about the “doable character of Torah,” and that this nature “frees the community of the faithful from from excessive preoccupation and anguish about how and in what ways obedience might be done.” How does this resonate with your own experiences of  Torah, whether that’s been over this summer at RC, over the last five summers, or in other contexts? How...

1. Tim talked about a couple very significant words in scripture, referencing Exodus 2:24: “God  shema’d  (hear, listen, respond) their cries,  zakar’d  (remember) his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob….” He went on to say that “every time it seems like there’s no hope for the world, the story turns on the memory of God.” He then gave numerous examples of God rememberin...

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