Episode 35: Remain

Join Kevin, Brandon, and Rachel on the podcast as they revisit last week’s sermon and process what it means to remain. They also talk through the importance of slowing down and letting go of the overreliance on efficiency in our fast-paced world.

 

Highlights

 

There’s no shortcut for the formation of the soul - 8:33

• The myth of easy everywhere.
• The god of efficiency.

Remaining - 16:47

• Mutual indwelling with Christ
• What it means to remain in him.

How do we know if we’re abiding? - 26:40

• Discipline joins desire.
• Practicing the presence of God.
• Digging into the Rule of Life.

 

Quotables 

“Some things are worth work, are worth effort that are harder to get to. I think that transition statement I used in there was just like,there's no way to short circuit the formation of our souls. And when we map that myth of technology onto spiritual formation, we come up drastically short. But it just takes time. Like there's just, there's no shortcut for the formation of a soul.”

 

Resources & References

• Last week’s sermon at CPC
• A Turkish sausage dish (for anyone wanting to try one)
• Tech Wise Family by Andy Crouch
• Amana Colonies - Amana, IA
• John 15:5
• The Cultivated Life by Susan S. Philips
• Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence