Episode 29: Disruption

For this episode of the CPC Life Together Podcast, Brandon, Kevin, and Rachel are sitting in the discomfort of how Jesus calls us to live versus what is in our human nature. Take a listen as they discuss last week’s sermon and how we can bring our discomfort to God.

 

Highlights

 

Understanding evil in a modern context - 8:20

• Processing the problem of evil.
• How do we interact with people who are acting in line with evil?
• The myth of redemptive violence

 

“The world is more complex than that” - 19:41

• How people attempt to create simple solutions for complex issues?
• The challenges of mob mentality.

 

Jesus as a disruptive force for good - 27:04

• How Jesus disrupted the life of contemporaries.
• How we can respond to Jesus’ disruptions in our own lives?
• How Jesus meets the broken and hurting.

 

Quotables

• “We have to understand the difference between someone who disagrees with us, and someone who may be actually doing evil. And, and sometimes, we can actually be under the influence, uh, and so engrossed in a particular cultural issue or whatnot, where we view the other side as evil.”
• If we try to live in his reality, it's disruptive to our current status. I feel like that's such a massive thing. I feel like embracing, following Jesus, if we really wanna become apprentices of Jesus, we have to be ready for that disruption.
• “On Sunday, you worded it as both scary and a beautiful thing. Cause I think you said if your will is bent away from the way of Jesus, he'll give you what you will, but it's beautiful because he'll always welcome you back.”

 

Resources & References

• Matthew 4:24
• Dallas Willard - The Cost of Non-Discipleship
• Romans 12:2