Journey Church

Suzie Lind - Spiritual formation is commonly limited to the practices that grow our individual relationships with God. Today we consider the end of formation is to actually cultivate a more faithful community.

Kevin Dixon - Our love for each other is directly connected to how we experience the Love of God. How we practice loving our neighbor is really an expression of our faith.

Mike Erre - We look at Paul’s teaching about how the church is to be reconfigured social space, resisting the cultural divisions around us.

Mike Erre discusses the implications of Jesus' teaching on siblingship in his kingdom community, emphasizing the importance of vibrant communities over individual conversions. The podcast explores collectivist identity, ancient family dynamics, redefining loyalty in Jesus' teachings, communal living in the early church, and embracing God's family as one's own.

This week we look at the communal nature of the New Testament’s vision of sin, salvation and spirituality.

Mike Erre - Bad religion so idealizes the past that it misses God’s movement in the present.

Mike Erre - Jesus explores the damaging results of hypocrisy— when there is a difference between outward appearance and inward reality.

Mike Erre, an expert in religious observance and mercy, discusses the tendency to prioritize religious practices over showing mercy. He explores the metaphor of gnats and camels, highlighting the Pharisees' fixation on minor details while neglecting essential values like justice and compassion. The podcast emphasizes the importance of balancing personal holiness with caring for others and warns against prioritizing rules over compassion. It calls for embodying love and empathy in religious practices and focuses on the significance of personal piety leading to justice, mercy, and faithfulness.

Mike Erre discusses how the Pharisee's evangelism obscured God's heart, critiquing coercive tactics and emphasizing genuine conversations. Exploring Jesus' role in personal fulfillment vs. true gospel, transformation, kingdom-centered faith, acceptance in religious settings, and navigating relationships while proclaiming faith.

Kevin Dixon - Why we practice our religion is a reflection of the overflow of our hearts.