Soma Downtown Podcast

Kent sums up the definition of the spiritual gifts from 1 Corinthians 12 and discusses how one taps into their spiritual “gifts.”

Kent discusses what the Bible actually says about the difference between men and women, why women can teach in the church, and what being an elder or pastor of a local church actually means as compared to any other member.

Kent describes his experience growing up and living with OCD and draws out how it has brought him closer to God the Father. WARNING: this episode contains some explicit subject matter.

Kent, Alli DeBruyn, and Michael Kineman sit down to discuss the gift of discerning God’s Spirit from your own, and other spirits present in our world. The hit a wide spectrum on how to approach this topic including emotional discernment (1:10) and rational discernment (46:39).

Kent tells a story from his families life where God seemed to step in and heal miraculously.

Bobby Barbour of Soma NW sits down with Dr Pat Maier who is the Medical Director & Co-chair of Emergency Services at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, as well as a member of Soma NW. Bobby and Pat discuss what to expect as Indy continues reopening (2:48), miraculous spiritual healing from the point of view of a doctor who is also a Christian (17:51), and what the gift of healing looks like in t...

In Christianity we often view maturity as immaturity and vice versa. How do we balance theological correctness with Jesus‘s command to love one another and The apostle Paul‘s vision of a unified church.

To our community as we continue to lament the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Dreasjon Reed, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.

Kent talks about the paradigms of blue collar church vs white collar church, how, trolls, quidditch, the meaninglessness of preseason football, how to sacrificially love people, and the type of person you need WAY more than a spiritual mentor.

Kent zooms in with Nate Dunlevy, pastor at Soma Northwest, to discuss what prophesy looks like in the Bible and in 2020.

Kent sits down with Ian Brown, Alli DeBruyn, and Tim and Julie Landrum to discuss receiving direction and hearing from the Spirit. They discuss things like what would you say to the skeptical toward if one can truly "hear" from the Spirit (1:27), their personal experiences of what hearing the Spirit is like (32:45), and how one can grow and practice hearing the Spirit (59:28).

Kent tells his story of hearing direction from the Spirit and having it confirmed by a prophetic dream.

This week we are continuing our Holy Spirit series. In this podcast Ta’Sean (a member of our body) is sharing a teaching on what it mean to engage in Spirit Filled Worship.

Kent shows a common technique Ancient Near Eastern authors would use to place hidden emphasis and meaning into their writings called a chiasmus or chiastic structures. This was a Live Mini-pod so Kent was simulcasting on Instagram Live and interacts with comments and refers to things that people watching could see, but if you're listening grab a bible and flip to Genesis 11:1-9.

Kent sits down with a group of Soma Downtown members (Julie & Tim Landrum, Ryan Sawrie, and Michael Kineman) for this weeks larger teaching on the spiritual gift of unity & maturity. The front portion is more theological, and the back portion gets into some practicals.

Kent walks through the Enneagram self awareness tool and why it can be helpful for spiritual formation. He gives common traps that he sees people fall into (0:00), and walks through the 9 types and makes practical application to Spiritual formation (32:31). This episode was recorded during an Instagram live video, so Kent interacts with comments throughout.

Kent teaches on what it means to walk in/live by/keep in step with the Spirit in Galatians 5 & 6 by caring for root (1:50), tending to the fruit (46:32), and learning to art of “standing” and “dancing” in the Spirit (1:03:56). Don't worry, the lawn mower goes away by about the 12 min mark!

Kent proposes 4 ways that social distancing and Covid 19 don't inhibit The Church from bringing The Kingdom but are actually a sneaky advantage.

Kent tries to make the mystery of the Spirit more accessible by teaching through the language, purposes, and metaphors of the Spirit as displayed in scripture. | This is the larger teaching that the meditation is based on for the 4/26/2020 digital gathering.

In a week when people are likely hitting a wall in social distancing and Covid, Kent gives the best advice he's received in dealing with relational conflict.

Easter 2020 | Kent Livingston | Matt 7:24-27 | Why the hope of the resurrection applies more to us this easter than, possibly, ever before. Originally taught 4/12/2020.

Kent lays out Soma Downtown's plan for Easter Sunday, why Good Friday wasn't great, and he processes his philosophical approach of DT's digital gatherings and why Downtown is making hot digital messes for the sake of experimenting with "connection" over professional digital gatherings during Covid 19.

Kent Livingston | John 15:9-17 | The audio from our first live digital gathering during the COVID 19 pandemic. Kent teaches on how the Cross of Jesus uniquely empowers the Church to lay down our lives for others in times of crisis. Originally taught 4/5/2020.

Ta'Sean McKinley | Mark 9 | Originally taught 3/29/2020

Kent Livingston | Ephesians 4:11-16 & Various | Originally taught on 3/22/2020