Jesus has a clear strategy from the beginning of his earthly ministry in creating the church, a specific community. He's going out to create his own kingdom by the preaching of his word. And that's counter intuitive in this world that is so focused on our achieving something else. It's our perception of the good life that sometimes needs to be challenged and changed through the preaching of the word.
Sometimes the church hinders our experience of the good life by packing our schedules, heaping on burdens, or trying to be cool and relevant. But the church can also help us cultivate the good life by pointing us to a kingdom that we receive—not build. In this episode of White Horse Inn, Eric Landry, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller celebrate the ordinary ministry of Word and Sacrament that leads to rest and flourishing, and they unpack how the gifts of justification and union with Christ contribute to our experience of the good life now.
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