Compelling Missional Disciples: Cultural Renewal - Jon Tyson
Nov 13, 2023
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Pastor Jon Tyson discusses the biblical mandate for creating and stewarding a culture that glorifies God. He emphasizes the importance of living out Jesus' good news outside of the church walls and explores the influence of laws, legal systems, and art on society. Tyson also delves into the power of storytelling in culture and sports, the role of sin in the world, and the impact of creation care, technology, and global issues. Additionally, he discusses the growing popularity of paganism and the brokenness of the world.
Christians are called to steward and create culture that glorifies God and blesses others.
Cultural renewal requires active engagement in every aspect of life, incorporating Jesus' teachings and values.
The ultimate trajectory of human culture is towards a redeemed state where God's presence illuminates all, and Christians are called to participate in building God's kingdom on earth.
Deep dives
The Importance of Trusting God
This podcast episode starts by expressing gratitude to the audience for their trust in the Church of the City New York podcast. It highlights the remarkable growth of the podcast audience and emphasizes the honor of sharing God's work with listeners. The episode introduces the Christmas offering called 'Living the Liturgy', aimed at bringing more theological resources into people's lives and fueling ministry in New York. The podcast also reminds listeners that the church's mission extends beyond the podcast and into actively engaging in cultural renewal. It explores the challenges the church faces in today's culture and encourages believers to be agents of cultural renewal by participating in and influencing the world.
Understanding Culture and Its Importance
The episode delves into the definition and significance of culture, explaining that culture encompasses beliefs, behaviors, values, language, achievements, and ways of life. It highlights the human capacity to create culture and stresses that Christians are called to steward and create culture that glorifies God and blesses others. The discussion explores various aspects of cultural expression, including music, fashion, laws, economics, art, sports, and technology, as examples of how culture is shaped and impacts society. It reaffirms that culture matters and emphasizes the importance of Christians participating in cultural renewal.
The Impact of Sin and the Need for Redemption
Drawing from the biblical narrative, the episode acknowledges the presence of sin and brokenness in the world, resulting in the distortion and dissonance of human culture. It explains that sin entered the world through satanic temptation, leading to the rebellion of Adam and Eve and the subsequent fall of humanity. The podcast emphasizes the significance of Jesus as the second Adam who came to rescue and redeem. Jesus' life, death, and resurrection are presented as the means of salvation, restoring the original purpose of humanity and offering the opportunity for a renewed culture. The importance of faith and trust in Jesus' work of redemption is highlighted.
Discipleship and Cultural Renewal
The episode underscores the role of discipleship in cultural renewal. It explores how discipleship involves shaping hearts and lives to align with Jesus' teachings and way of life. It encourages believers to go beyond the confines of the church and actively engage in renewing culture, incorporating Jesus' teachings and values in every aspect of life. The podcast emphasizes that cultural renewal is not about control or coercion but influence, with Christians using their gifts and participating in various spheres of society for the glory of God and the betterment of humanity. The importance of community, dream sharing, and supporting one another is highlighted.
The Future of Human Culture
The episode concludes by discussing the ultimate trajectory of human culture. It points to the renewed heaven and earth as the destination of human society. The vision of the new Jerusalem is presented as a city filled with the glory of God, where the nations bring their splendor and the glory and honor of God is celebrated. It affirms that culture is moving towards a redeemed state where God's presence illuminates all, and emphasizes the call for Christians to participate in this future and contribute to the building of God's kingdom on earth.
This Sunday, Pastor Jon Tyson continued our Compelling Missional Disciples series by surveying the current cultural landscape, and pointing us to the Biblical mandate God has given us to create and steward a culture that glorifies Him. As the only creatures with the distinct ability to acknowledge what is beyond ourselves, Pastor Jon invited us to live with God’s vision of cultural renewal in our time, brought about by our intentional stewardship of God’s gifts to us.
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