Luke 12:54-13:9

Our brains are incredible at recognizing patterns, reading signs, and interpreting events. Our brains figure out shortcuts. It's what makes us incredible!!! It's how we master skills. And it makes us vulnerable. In between every person and event you encounter, and whatever you say or do next, your brain is interpreting....and none of us interpret everything correctly.

What does Jesus have to say about this???

Credits & Sources:

Robert B. Cialdini, Tim Geddert, Eugene Peterson, Craig Keener, Bruce Malina, Richard Rohrbaugh, Kenneth Bailey, Alred Edersheim, Robert Capon, David Wenham, Richard Longenecker, Allan W. Martens, Luise Schottroff, Stephen Wright, Greg Boyd, R. Alan Culpepper, David Garland, Edmund Burke, Josephus, Marsha Linehan, Josephus, Philo, Tertullian.

Sermon by Aaron Carlson

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(07/05/25)

Luke 12:35-53

Experiences of burnout exist along a continuum, from low-grade to severe. Is burnout a "you" problem, or an "us" problem? How do you cope when you feel trapped in a situation that feels like it set you up to fail? Most importantly, what might Jesus say or do in the midst of our experiences of burnout?

Credits & Sources:

Luise Schottroff, David Garland, Kenneth Bailey, Justo Gonzalez, Steve Cuss, Edwin Friedman, Anne Helen Petersen, Sharon Hodde Miller, Kenneth Tanner, St. Ambrose, Joshua Cohen, Greg Boyd, Alan Hirsh, Carey Nieuwhof, Alan Culpepper.

Sermon by Aaron Carlson

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(06/08/25)

Luke 12:22-34

What good does it do to tell a worrier not to worry? Are they now free, or are they now thinking about worrying....or worrying about worrying....or feeling guilty about worrying....or worry about feeling guilty about worrying?

If worry is one of the most universal experiences of people across planet earth, did Jesus simply shrug his shoulders and say, "Don't worry." (as if that would solve it?) And if Jesus did have something more to say about worry- what was he getting at?

Credits & Sources:

Tim Geddert, David Garland, Alan Culpepper, Justo Gonzalez, Marsha Linehan, Tim Jennings, James K. A. Smith, Stephanie Rigg.

Sermon by Aaron Carlson

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(06/01/25)

Luke 12:13-21

We experience emotional triangles all the time. Sometimes they complicate our life. Sometimes we think they uncomplicate our life. We involve a third person when the relationship becomes tricky. Sometimes we are the third person being involved. People tried to pull Jesus into triangles too. They tried to get him to tell someone else what to do. They tried to pressure him to TAKE A SIDE on crucial issues of justice. How did Jesus respond?

Credits and Sources:

Edwin Friedman, Steve Cuss, Roberta Gilbert, Murray Bowen, Vern Hyndman, Gerhard Lenski, Kenneth Bailey, Alan Culpepper, Richard Rohrbaugh, Bruce Malina, Luise Shcottroff, Steven Wright, Craig Keener, Mary Ann Beavis, William R. Herzog II, Ron Sider, Miguel De La Torre, Richard Lowery, Tim Geddert, Donald Kraybill.

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(05/18/25)

Luke 12:1-12

Within each of us are hidden thoughts, emotions, patterns, and desires asking to be fed. What would the results be if you really did get all that you are looking for? What would be the inevitable trajectory of those desires?

Credits and Sources:

Joel Green, Bruce Malina, Richard Rohrbaugh, Justo Gonzalez, Heidi Tillotson, Kenneth Tanner, C.S. Lewis, Brian Ross, Tim Geddert, Nathaniel Carlson, Leonard Sweet, Brian Zahnd, Austin Fischer, Brad Jersak.

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(05/10/25)

The title says it all.

Luke 11:37-54

Credits & Sources:

Alan Culpepper, Bruce Malina, Richard Rohrbaugh, Joel Green, David Garland, Lisa Cron, Steve Cuss, Brian Ross.

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(05/04/25)

Luke 11:29-32

Our brains are wired to detect patterns, to look for connections, to read relationships, and interpret the meaning of things. We do it all the time. It’s part of being human. You look for signs when you feel uncertain. When you feel lost, stuck, small. When you don’t know who you are. When you feel alone. When you don’t feel seen or known. When you want to be right. When you want to be vindicated. When you feel out of control.

Jesus doesn't just try to shut down the sign seeking. He draws our attention to something deeper that's going on within our sign seeking.

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(04/27/25)

This episode is about the way sin infects and distorts our ability to see.

Credits and Sources:

Miroslav Volf, Herbert McCabe, Steve Cuss, Brad Jersak, Brian Zahnd, Mark Baker, Ian Cron, Daniel Taylor, , Cornelius Plantinga, Brian Ross, Jr. James Bryan Smith, Anchor Bible Dictionary, Eric Miller, Book of Common Prayer.

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(04/20/25)