Peace | The Podcast

Church Is...A Story of Healing

More than a building.
More than a religion.
More than potlucks and Christmas pageants.
Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls.
October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25)
November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6)
November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5)
November 17 | Church Is… A Story of Grace (Mark 8)
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This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
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Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service
 

Church Is...A Story of Liberation

More than a building.
More than a religion.
More than potlucks and Christmas pageants.
Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls.
October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25)
November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6)
November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5)
November 17 | Church Is… A Story of Grace (Mark 8)
_____
 
This podcast is from Peace, A United Methodist Community in Shoreview, MN. 
Our intro and outro music is Unstoppable by Ketsa.
Additional music is by Three Music.
_____
Peace | United Methodist Community
OUR MISSION:
reconciling and growing for everyone
VISION:
partnering with God to experience the flourishing of all things
INCLUSION:
affirming all people as a gift of God’s love through a careful use of language in our liturgy and music, while celebrating and including all people at every level of leadership and service
 
 

Church Is... A Story of Abundance

More than a building.
More than a religion.
More than potlucks and Christmas pageants.
Over four weeks we will envision a church that is called beyond the walls.
October 29 | Church Is… A Story of Abundance (Leviticus 25)
November 3 | Church Is… A Story of Liberation (Joshua 6)
November 10 | Church Is… A Story of Healing (2 Kings 5)
November 17 | Church Is… A Story of Grace (Mark 8)

Sex and Power | Retrace | Pt 5

Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of how we are to love one another and become a grace-infused people.___
Sex and Power | 1 Timothy 1.10 and 1 Corinthians 6.9 | Translating a passage that is over 2,000 years old is hard. And these passages are an incredible example of that. Words that our modern translators have translated as 'men sleeping with men' or 'homosexuality', are words that even in their own setting were hard to unpack and understand. So let's sit in the complexity of these words for a minute and ask what they could mean.
Then, let's ask what Paul may be doing in these verses if we take them as part of a whole. We might find that Paul isn't condemning a 21st century loving relationship between two committed partners, but instead Paul is challenging communities and people to stop trying to assert power over one another. 
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Some books that have been used to help give shape to this sermon series...
God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines
UnClobber by Colby Martin
Changing Our Mind by David Gushee
 

Idols and Partisanship | Retrace | Pt 4

Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of how we are to love one another and become a grace-infused people.___
Idols and Partisanship | Romans 1.26-27 | The church in Rome is fractured between Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians. Paul is trying to help them unify. His tactic? Help them recognize that BOTH groups are in need of Christ. To do that, he deploys a crafty rhetorical tactic that sets-up the Jewish Christians. But that tactic hinges on utilizing some cultural customs prevalent at that time and using their own biases against them. 
This passage is probably the toughest to retrace. It comes across as the most straight forward. But maybe there's more to it than what we read on the surface. Maybe this passage is an effort to bring people together.
And we could use some of that in our world, in our politics, in our families right now.
 

Law, Rules, Codes, and Community | Retrace | Pt 3

Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of how we are to love one another and become a grace-infused people.___
Laws, Rules, Codes, and Community | Leviticus 18.22 and 20.13 | Israel had laws, codes, and rules for how they were to live. And some of those expectations seem to exclude people. Do those apply to us today? How should we understand these expectations? What can they teach us about how we are called to live today?ALSO...This was John Kerns' last Sunday leading worship! We have been so grateful to have John with us for the past year. He has been energetic, thoughtful, and creative. John has truly helped bridge the space between the retirement of Dave Tidball and the next season of worship at Peace. THANK YOU JOHN!!
 

Hospitality and Harm | Retrace | Pt 2

Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of how we are to love one another and become a grace-infused people.___
Hospitality and Harm | Genesis 19 | The story of Sodom being destroyed is one of the most common passages used to exclude and shame the LGBTQ+ community. Though this interpretation is largely critiqued, even by conservative scholars, there is still a stigma attached to this story. It's violence and total disregard for human decency leaves us asking many questions. 
But contrasted in the larger context of the story of Abraham, there's possibly a different message for us. It's more than a story of harm, warning us not to be power-hungry, violent people. But there's a posture of hospitality we can learn from this story. 

God-Breathed and Useful | Retrace | Pt 1

Retrace | There are six passages in the Bible that are often used to harm and exclude people in the LGBTQIA+ community. This fall we will retrace these passages, diving into the context and cultures in which they are found. Through this process we may find that these passages aren't condemning or shaming, but they illuminate our understanding of how we are to love one another and become a grace-infused people.___
God-Breathed and Useful | 2 Timothy 3.16-17 | This passage will likely be familiar to many, as it often is used to give legitimacy for our use of the Bible as a way to correct and teach about what is true. But is that how this passage (and more importantly the Bible) is meant to be used? Diving into this passage may unlock how we can see the Bible differently.
 

The Road to Kingdom Come | The Music That Made Us

What songs have resonated with you? What lyrics have put words to your longings and your struggles? How has music touched your soul and impacted your faith? This summer we will highlight the music that has made us.
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In this final part of our Summer Series called The Music That Made Us, Dave Tidball leads us on a musical journey. Through song and scripture reflection, we are able to reflect on the journey towards the coming Kingdom of God. 
 

An Interview with John Kerns | The Music That Made Us

As we near the conclusion of our series on The Music That Made Us, we sat down with John Kerns to discuss how he got his start in music, why music and faith are so powerfully linked, and what the future of music in the church might look like. 
Enjoy this expansive and thoughtful interview!