S3E8: “Bending Knees and Breaking Cycles” with Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby Wednesday, April 1, 2020PreacHer PodcastPreacHer: Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby Summary: When Stephen is put on trial before the council in Acts 6-7, he does not seek to defend himself. Rather, he retells Israel’s history in order to expose their pattern of rejecting prophets and leaders. In a moment of…
New #preacherpodcast episode is live! Jennifer Reinsch Schroeder, children’s minister in Atlanta, joins today with a sermon entitled “No Matter What.” This is her VERY FIRST public sermon (outside of preaching class) – thank you for your courage, Jennifer!
“Where in our lives are we so committed that we follow through no matter what? In this sermon, we look closely at Peter and John’s arrest and how committed they and the early church are to pursuing God’s purposes no matter what.”
What might it look like to do/be church *without* religion?
I’m wondering about that today on our patron-only exclusive video. If you’re seeing this post but you’re not able to access the video, it’s time to join our Patreon community! (https://www.patreon.com/jenhalechristy)
We pick up where S3E4 left off – watching to see how the religious leaders will respond to Peter and John and the lame man. Will they accept and affirm that this is the work of God? The questions are for all of us too (especially the religious leaders among us): Will we set aside our insecurities and our defensiveness? Will we admit that we aren’t really in charge? Or will we grasp at our illusion of power? Will we reject this sign and try to silence them? (Acts 4.1-22)
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