Word of Life Church http://www.wolc.com Weekly Podcast of Word of Life Church services Word of Life Church is a 4,000 member church in St. Joseph, Missouri founded by Pastor Brian and Peri Zahnd. Word of Life Church is uncompromisingly committed to the gospel message of the Bible, and strives to be relevant to contemporary culture, boldly declaring that Jesus still saves, delivers and heals. en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss © 2006 Word of Life Church Caleb Zahnd websupport@wolc.com Pastor Brian Zahnd In the fifth Beatitude, Jesus says, "Blessed are the merciful." But the mercy beatitude doesn’t stand by itself. It stands in tension with the fourth Beatitude. In this Beatitude (see previous week's message), Jesus blesses those who ache for justice. But as we long for justice, there are disagreements over what constitutes justice. This is what people fight about in the political arena: for competing ideas of justice. Passion for justice can become a vicious battleground and even separate good friends. When the longing for justice banishes mercy we have abandoned the Jesus way. This is why Jesus followers need to be merciful as they hunger and thirst for justice. Justice without mercy is cruelty -- and is not like God because God is like Jesus! Mercy triumphs over judgment would be a good motto for how to treat others. This cruel world needs more mercy, and where is this cruel world to find more mercy if not from the followers of Jesus? But if our protest heritage prevents us from being the people of God’s mercy, we have then betrayed the name of Christian. In the fifth Beatitude, Jesus says, "Blessed are the merciful." But the mercy beatitude doesn’t stand by itself. It stands in tension with the fourth Beatitude. In this Beatitude (see previous week's message), Jesus blesses those who ache for justice. But as we long for justice, there are disagreements over what constitutes justice. This is what people fight about in the political arena: for competing ideas of justice. Passion for justice can become a vicious battleground and even separate good friends. When the longing for justice banishes mercy we have abandoned the Jesus way. This is why Jesus followers need to be merciful as they hunger and thirst for justice. Justice without mercy is cruelty -- and is not like God because God is like Jesus! Mercy triumphs over judgment would be a good motto for how to treat others. This cruel world needs more mercy, and where is this cruel world to find more mercy if not from the followers of Jesus? But if our protest heritage prevents us from being the people of God’s mercy, we have then betrayed the name of Christian. In the fifth Beatitude, Jesus says, "Blessed are the merciful." But the mercy beatitude doesn’t stand by itself. It stands in tension with the fourth Beatitude. In this Beatitude (see previous week's message), Jesus blesses those who ache for justice. But as we long for justice, there are disagreements over what constitutes justice. This is what people fight about in the political arena: for competing ideas of justice. Passion for justice can become a vicious battleground and even separate good friends. When the longing for justice banishes mercy we have abandoned the Jesus way. This is why Jesus followers need to be merciful as they hunger and thirst for justice. Justice without mercy is cruelty -- and is not like God because God is like Jesus! Mercy triumphs over judgment would be a good motto for how to treat others. This cruel world needs more mercy, and where is this cruel world to find more mercy if not from the followers of Jesus? But if our protest heritage prevents us from being the people of God’s mercy, we have then betrayed the name of Christian. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 7 Mar 2010 23:00:00 -0600 14:04 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd Things are changing. Western Christianity is at a critical juncture. At times it feels like everything is changing. Long held certitudes are being challenged. As a result it's easy to succumb to nostalgia and pine away for "the way it was." But if we attempt to address the challenges of the a secular 21 century with the same strategy used by 16th century Christendom (a protest movement), the results will be disastrous. Protestant reform is no longer the issue and it's not the problem. The problem is our ugly and uncharitable protest attitude. We're in danger of being reduced to angry protesters sitting in the station on a train going nowhere and shouting at people who long ago stopped listening to us. It's time to disembark and find the new platform. Things are changing. Western Christianity is at a critical juncture. At times it feels like everything is changing. Long held certitudes are being challenged. As a result it's easy to succumb to nostalgia and pine away for "the way it was." But if we attempt to address the challenges of the a secular 21 century with the same strategy used by 16th century Christendom (a protest movement), the results will be disastrous. Protestant reform is no longer the issue and it's not the problem. The problem is our ugly and uncharitable protest attitude. We're in danger of being reduced to angry protesters sitting in the station on a train going nowhere and shouting at people who long ago stopped listening to us. It's time to disembark and find the new platform. Things are changing. Western Christianity is at a critical juncture. At times it feels like everything is changing. Long held certitudes are being challenged. As a result it's easy to succumb to nostalgia and pine away for "the way it was." But if we attempt to address the challenges of the a secular 21 century with the same strategy used by 16th century Christendom (a protest movement), the results will be disastrous. Protestant reform is no longer the issue and it's not the problem. The problem is our ugly and uncharitable protest attitude. We're in danger of being reduced to angry protesters sitting in the station on a train going nowhere and shouting at people who long ago stopped listening to us. It's time to disembark and find the new platform. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0600 58:57 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd It's a misnomer to think that that Jesus wasn't interested in politics. Jesus challenged both the politics of Rome and the politics of the Sanhedrin, and to that end, Jesus was executed by the state for political reasons. The fourth beatitude is a very political beatitude. Jesus is saying, "Blessed are those who ache for the world to be made right, for them the government of God is a dream come true." The kingdom of God is all about God’s alternative government. But the politics of Jesus cannot be summed up in our partisan politics of the left or the right. Neither reactionary conservatism nor trendy liberalism represents the politics of Jesus. The politics of Jesus is a prophetic challenge to both conservatives and liberals. The politics of Jesus is summed up in his own sermon, the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus proposes a completely different arrangement because of the brokenness of the world, and this is good news for those who ache for a broken world to be made right. It's a misnomer to think that that Jesus wasn't interested in politics. Jesus challenged both the politics of Rome and the politics of the Sanhedrin, and to that end, Jesus was executed by the state for political reasons. The fourth beatitude is a very political beatitude. Jesus is saying, "Blessed are those who ache for the world to be made right, for them the government of God is a dream come true." The kingdom of God is all about God’s alternative government. But the politics of Jesus cannot be summed up in our partisan politics of the left or the right. Neither reactionary conservatism nor trendy liberalism represents the politics of Jesus. The politics of Jesus is a prophetic challenge to both conservatives and liberals. The politics of Jesus is summed up in his own sermon, the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus proposes a completely different arrangement because of the brokenness of the world, and this is good news for those who ache for a broken world to be made right. It's a misnomer to think that that Jesus wasn't interested in politics. Jesus challenged both the politics of Rome and the politics of the Sanhedrin, and to that end, Jesus was executed by the state for political reasons. The fourth beatitude is a very political beatitude. Jesus is saying, "Blessed are those who ache for the world to be made right, for them the government of God is a dream come true." The kingdom of God is all about God’s alternative government. But the politics of Jesus cannot be summed up in our partisan politics of the left or the right. Neither reactionary conservatism nor trendy liberalism represents the politics of Jesus. The politics of Jesus is a prophetic challenge to both conservatives and liberals. The politics of Jesus is summed up in his own sermon, the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus proposes a completely different arrangement because of the brokenness of the world, and this is good news for those who ache for a broken world to be made right. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0600 44:10 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd The glory of God should not be contrasted to the ordinary. The glory of God is found in the ordinary. The glory of God completely encompasses the ordinary. The psalmists understood that the glory of God is clearly seen in all of creation; in nature, the seasons, humanity, our conversation and our culture. All of it is infused with the glory of God. When Jesus healed the sick, turned water to wine, multiplied loaves and fishes, He was reminding us what a miracle it is to have health and enjoy food and drink. So when we sit at table and enjoy good friends, good food and good health, we are enjoying the glory of God. The glory of God should not be contrasted to the ordinary. The glory of God is found in the ordinary. The glory of God completely encompasses the ordinary. The psalmists understood that the glory of God is clearly seen in all of creation; in nature, the seasons, humanity, our conversation and our culture. All of it is infused with the glory of God. When Jesus healed the sick, turned water to wine, multiplied loaves and fishes, He was reminding us what a miracle it is to have health and enjoy food and drink. So when we sit at table and enjoy good friends, good food and good health, we are enjoying the glory of God. The glory of God should not be contrasted to the ordinary. The glory of God is found in the ordinary. The glory of God completely encompasses the ordinary. The psalmists understood that the glory of God is clearly seen in all of creation; in nature, the seasons, humanity, our conversation and our culture. All of it is infused with the glory of God. When Jesus healed the sick, turned water to wine, multiplied loaves and fishes, He was reminding us what a miracle it is to have health and enjoy food and drink. So when we sit at table and enjoy good friends, good food and good health, we are enjoying the glory of God. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:30:00 -0600 46:33 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching the way that makes life livable and not destructive. Yet what he saying is contrary to the conventional wisdom of the day. Jesus says the meek shall inherit the earth. The kingdom of God is a completely different arrangement than the empire of Caesar. In the Caesar way it is the rich, the smart, the powerful, the clever, the aggressive who inherit the world. But this is not the Jesus way! The way of Jesus is the way of meekness. Meekness is humble, quiet and gentle; non-aggressive, non-greedy and non-violent. The Caesar culture does not esteem meekness (it's misunderstood as weakness). But meekness is essential to the Jesus way; it's how the Jesus way wins its battles. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching the way that makes life livable and not destructive. Yet what he saying is contrary to the conventional wisdom of the day. Jesus says the meek shall inherit the earth. The kingdom of God is a completely different arrangement than the empire of Caesar. In the Caesar way it is the rich, the smart, the powerful, the clever, the aggressive who inherit the world. But this is not the Jesus way! The way of Jesus is the way of meekness. Meekness is humble, quiet and gentle; non-aggressive, non-greedy and non-violent. The Caesar culture does not esteem meekness (it's misunderstood as weakness). But meekness is essential to the Jesus way; it's how the Jesus way wins its battles. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching the way that makes life livable and not destructive. Yet what he saying is contrary to the conventional wisdom of the day. Jesus says the meek shall inherit the earth. The kingdom of God is a completely different arrangement than the empire of Caesar. In the Caesar way it is the rich, the smart, the powerful, the clever, the aggressive who inherit the world. But this is not the Jesus way! The way of Jesus is the way of meekness. Meekness is humble, quiet and gentle; non-aggressive, non-greedy and non-violent. The Caesar culture does not esteem meekness (it's misunderstood as weakness). But meekness is essential to the Jesus way; it's how the Jesus way wins its battles. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0600 41:30 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd "Judge not, lest you be judged." For those who are not disciples of Jesus, this may be their favorite thing Jesus ever said. Though we don't like to identify with the Pharisees, we almost all find ourselves privately passing judgment over others. In no other way are we more like the Pharisees than in our irresistible urge to judge. When we judge, we nearly always judge with the categories of good and bad. But Jesus seems not to do that. When Jesus does divide, he divides into proud and humble. It’s nearly impossible to judge others as less good than yourself and stay humble. "Judge not, lest you be judged." For those who are not disciples of Jesus, this may be their favorite thing Jesus ever said. Though we don't like to identify with the Pharisees, we almost all find ourselves privately passing judgment over others. In no other way are we more like the Pharisees than in our irresistible urge to judge. When we judge, we nearly always judge with the categories of good and bad. But Jesus seems not to do that. When Jesus does divide, he divides into proud and humble. It’s nearly impossible to judge others as less good than yourself and stay humble. "Judge not, lest you be judged." For those who are not disciples of Jesus, this may be their favorite thing Jesus ever said. Though we don't like to identify with the Pharisees, we almost all find ourselves privately passing judgment over others. In no other way are we more like the Pharisees than in our irresistible urge to judge. When we judge, we nearly always judge with the categories of good and bad. But Jesus seems not to do that. When Jesus does divide, he divides into proud and humble. It’s nearly impossible to judge others as less good than yourself and stay humble. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0600 56:25 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd We live in a fallen world. And in our journey through life, we will surely encounter grief and sorrow. This is to be expected, and Jesus addresses this in the Sermon on the Mount when he declares "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." In the second beatitude Jesus seems to be saying it is those who have given up being comfortably numb through shallow contentment, and have instead engaged in the real work of grief who are the ones that will encounter the deep comfort of the kingdom of God. But this is where we encounter a problem. As a culture we don't want to mourn. When it comes to sorrow and grief, America has long cultivated a culture of denial. This is sad, but that the American Church doesn't know how to grieve and lament is a tragedy. Much of the American church world is an artificial facade of happiness. The symbol of the Christian Faith is a cross, a symbol of death transformed by the resurrection. Any attempt to live in Easter Sunday while avoiding Good Friday and Holy Saturday is an attempt to cheapen Christianity to a shallow and trite happiness. We live in a fallen world. And in our journey through life, we will surely encounter grief and sorrow. This is to be expected, and Jesus addresses this in the Sermon on the Mount when he declares "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." In the second beatitude Jesus seems to be saying it is those who have given up being comfortably numb through shallow contentment, and have instead engaged in the real work of grief who are the ones that will encounter the deep comfort of the kingdom of God. But this is where we encounter a problem. As a culture we don't want to mourn. When it comes to sorrow and grief, America has long cultivated a culture of denial. This is sad, but that the American Church doesn't know how to grieve and lament is a tragedy. Much of the American church world is an artificial facade of happiness. The symbol of the Christian Faith is a cross, a symbol of death transformed by the resurrection. Any attempt to live in Easter Sunday while avoiding Good Friday and Holy Saturday is an attempt to cheapen Christianity to a shallow and trite happiness. We live in a fallen world. And in our journey through life, we will surely encounter grief and sorrow. This is to be expected, and Jesus addresses this in the Sermon on the Mount when he declares "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." In the second beatitude Jesus seems to be saying it is those who have given up being comfortably numb through shallow contentment, and have instead engaged in the real work of grief who are the ones that will encounter the deep comfort of the kingdom of God. But this is where we encounter a problem. As a culture we don't want to mourn. When it comes to sorrow and grief, America has long cultivated a culture of denial. This is sad, but that the American Church doesn't know how to grieve and lament is a tragedy. Much of the American church world is an artificial facade of happiness. The symbol of the Christian Faith is a cross, a symbol of death transformed by the resurrection. Any attempt to live in Easter Sunday while avoiding Good Friday and Holy Saturday is an attempt to cheapen Christianity to a shallow and trite happiness. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0600 43:12 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd Salvation is a story. It's not a formula. The Bible is not a "how to" manual of goal setting, life principles and success formulas. The Bible is a book which tells an epic story; a story of sin and grace, of loss and recovery, of alienation and reconciliation. Unfortunately, in recent times, Christians have often turned their Christianity into something very formulaic. Formulaic Christianity is artificial and a cheapening of authentic storied Christianity. What we need to understand is this: We're saved by a person, not by a formula. But the story of our salvation is an ongoing story because it's an ongoing salvation. Salvation is a story. It's not a formula. The Bible is not a "how to" manual of goal setting, life principles and success formulas. The Bible is a book which tells an epic story; a story of sin and grace, of loss and recovery, of alienation and reconciliation. Unfortunately, in recent times, Christians have often turned their Christianity into something very formulaic. Formulaic Christianity is artificial and a cheapening of authentic storied Christianity. What we need to understand is this: We're saved by a person, not by a formula. But the story of our salvation is an ongoing story because it's an ongoing salvation. Salvation is a story. It's not a formula. The Bible is not a "how to" manual of goal setting, life principles and success formulas. The Bible is a book which tells an epic story; a story of sin and grace, of loss and recovery, of alienation and reconciliation. Unfortunately, in recent times, Christians have often turned their Christianity into something very formulaic. Formulaic Christianity is artificial and a cheapening of authentic storied Christianity. What we need to understand is this: We're saved by a person, not by a formula. But the story of our salvation is an ongoing story because it's an ongoing salvation. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0600 51:26 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd This week begins the start of an eight week series on the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes form the prophetic prelude to Jesus' most important sermon, the Sermon on the Mount. Often times, when we think of the Beatitudes we define them as "nice things Jesus said that I don't really understand what they mean." However, we can be sure that the Beatitudes are not commonsense platitudes. In fact, they are the very opposite; they are radical and subversive. The Beatitudes undermine the assumptions of power and might with which Babylon is built upon. What Jesus says in the first Beatitude is shocking: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Jesus is announcing the Kingdom of Heaven is completely open for those no good at being spiritual. This was just the opposite of what people thought. Jesus isn’t telling us to be poor at spiritual. He is simply making an announcement of good news for the spiritually poor: that this is a kingdom for those who are poor at being spiritual. This week begins the start of an eight week series on the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes form the prophetic prelude to Jesus' most important sermon, the Sermon on the Mount. Often times, when we think of the Beatitudes we define them as "nice things Jesus said that I don't really understand what they mean." However, we can be sure that the Beatitudes are not commonsense platitudes. In fact, they are the very opposite; they are radical and subversive. The Beatitudes undermine the assumptions of power and might with which Babylon is built upon. What Jesus says in the first Beatitude is shocking: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Jesus is announcing the Kingdom of Heaven is completely open for those no good at being spiritual. This was just the opposite of what people thought. Jesus isn’t telling us to be poor at spiritual. He is simply making an announcement of good news for the spiritually poor: that this is a kingdom for those who are poor at being spiritual. This week begins the start of an eight week series on the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes form the prophetic prelude to Jesus' most important sermon, the Sermon on the Mount. Often times, when we think of the Beatitudes we define them as "nice things Jesus said that I don't really understand what they mean." However, we can be sure that the Beatitudes are not commonsense platitudes. In fact, they are the very opposite; they are radical and subversive. The Beatitudes undermine the assumptions of power and might with which Babylon is built upon. What Jesus says in the first Beatitude is shocking: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Jesus is announcing the Kingdom of Heaven is completely open for those no good at being spiritual. This was just the opposite of what people thought. Jesus isn’t telling us to be poor at spiritual. He is simply making an announcement of good news for the spiritually poor: that this is a kingdom for those who are poor at being spiritual. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0600 38:02 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd As Christians, we talk a lot about Jesus being "The Way". This is a metaphor given to us directly from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. But we have a tendency to over literalize Jesus' metaphor of "the way." Jesus is not primarily the way to a place, but rather, Jesus is the way to be. The Jesus way of living saves us from the dehumanized way of living, especially the way inherited in the dominant script of the "American Dream." The American Way of consumerism is almost irresistibly seductive. But the American Way is also absolutely destructive. it destroys our soul and erases the image of God from our being. The only viable alternative is to adopt the Jesus Way. But to adopt this alternative lifestyle based on the fundamentally different values as presented in the Sermon on the Mount is radical, and it can only be entered through a daring leap of faith. As Christians, we talk a lot about Jesus being "The Way". This is a metaphor given to us directly from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. But we have a tendency to over literalize Jesus' metaphor of "the way." Jesus is not primarily the way to a place, but rather, Jesus is the way to be. The Jesus way of living saves us from the dehumanized way of living, especially the way inherited in the dominant script of the "American Dream." The American Way of consumerism is almost irresistibly seductive. But the American Way is also absolutely destructive. it destroys our soul and erases the image of God from our being. The only viable alternative is to adopt the Jesus Way. But to adopt this alternative lifestyle based on the fundamentally different values as presented in the Sermon on the Mount is radical, and it can only be entered through a daring leap of faith. As Christians, we talk a lot about Jesus being "The Way". This is a metaphor given to us directly from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. But we have a tendency to over literalize Jesus' metaphor of "the way." Jesus is not primarily the way to a place, but rather, Jesus is the way to be. The Jesus way of living saves us from the dehumanized way of living, especially the way inherited in the dominant script of the "American Dream." The American Way of consumerism is almost irresistibly seductive. But the American Way is also absolutely destructive. it destroys our soul and erases the image of God from our being. The only viable alternative is to adopt the Jesus Way. But to adopt this alternative lifestyle based on the fundamentally different values as presented in the Sermon on the Mount is radical, and it can only be entered through a daring leap of faith. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Fri, 5 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0600 51:19 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd This is our Father's world, but our Father's world has been invaded by a terrible evil. In the Lord's Prayer, we address this evil as we pray, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." We understand that our journey through life necessitates encounters with temptation. But we ask God to not overestimate our capacity and to provide some detours. As we pray to not be lead into trouble and to be delivered from the evil one, we expect divine intervention in our lives that we would not have had otherwise. We know that we cannot expect to live a life entirely free from tribulation, but we believe that Jesus has authority over all trials and tribulation. This is our Father's world, but our Father's world has been invaded by a terrible evil. In the Lord's Prayer, we address this evil as we pray, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." We understand that our journey through life necessitates encounters with temptation. But we ask God to not overestimate our capacity and to provide some detours. As we pray to not be lead into trouble and to be delivered from the evil one, we expect divine intervention in our lives that we would not have had otherwise. We know that we cannot expect to live a life entirely free from tribulation, but we believe that Jesus has authority over all trials and tribulation. This is our Father's world, but our Father's world has been invaded by a terrible evil. In the Lord's Prayer, we address this evil as we pray, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." We understand that our journey through life necessitates encounters with temptation. But we ask God to not overestimate our capacity and to provide some detours. As we pray to not be lead into trouble and to be delivered from the evil one, we expect divine intervention in our lives that we would not have had otherwise. We know that we cannot expect to live a life entirely free from tribulation, but we believe that Jesus has authority over all trials and tribulation. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0600 39:06 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd One of the mistaken notions about sin is what we sin against. Ultimately we don't sin against a commandment. When we sin we sin against a person: God, others, ourselves. The forgiveness of sins is therefore a personal matter, not a legal matter. The solution for a world gone wrong in sin is forgiveness. God forgives because God is love. In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray the God "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." Whether we look to the Lord's Prayer or Jesus' death upon the cross or his resurrection or the great creeds of the church, we are never far from the theme of forgiveness - for if Christianity isn't about forgiveness, it's about nothing at all. One of the mistaken notions about sin is what we sin against. Ultimately we don't sin against a commandment. When we sin we sin against a person: God, others, ourselves. The forgiveness of sins is therefore a personal matter, not a legal matter. The solution for a world gone wrong in sin is forgiveness. God forgives because God is love. In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray the God "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." Whether we look to the Lord's Prayer or Jesus' death upon the cross or his resurrection or the great creeds of the church, we are never far from the theme of forgiveness - for if Christianity isn't about forgiveness, it's about nothing at all. One of the mistaken notions about sin is what we sin against. Ultimately we don't sin against a commandment. When we sin we sin against a person: God, others, ourselves. The forgiveness of sins is therefore a personal matter, not a legal matter. The solution for a world gone wrong in sin is forgiveness. God forgives because God is love. In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray the God "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." Whether we look to the Lord's Prayer or Jesus' death upon the cross or his resurrection or the great creeds of the church, we are never far from the theme of forgiveness - for if Christianity isn't about forgiveness, it's about nothing at all. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0600 41:54 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd How we read and how we pray are the two practices that most determine our spiritual formation. We read the holy scriptures day by day, not just to know them, but to be formed by them. In the same way, we must learn how to pray. If left to our own extemporaneous praying, we will pray in a manner that is spiritually immature. The psalms, the church, and Jesus have given us crafted prayers that are spiritually mature. As we pray the Lord's Prayer, we pray "give us this day our daily bread." Jesus is teaching us that it is not "give me mine", but rather, "give us ours". Praying for "our bread" prevents us from becoming overly competitive and greedy. We don’t like to have to ask for daily bread because it acknowledges limit and need. But the desire to live without limit and need will lead us to living without God. To acknowledgment limit and need will lead us to faith and to the grace of God. How we read and how we pray are the two practices that most determine our spiritual formation. We read the holy scriptures day by day, not just to know them, but to be formed by them. In the same way, we must learn how to pray. If left to our own extemporaneous praying, we will pray in a manner that is spiritually immature. The psalms, the church, and Jesus have given us crafted prayers that are spiritually mature. As we pray the Lord's Prayer, we pray "give us this day our daily bread." Jesus is teaching us that it is not "give me mine", but rather, "give us ours". Praying for "our bread" prevents us from becoming overly competitive and greedy. We don’t like to have to ask for daily bread because it acknowledges limit and need. But the desire to live without limit and need will lead us to living without God. To acknowledgment limit and need will lead us to faith and to the grace of God. How we read and how we pray are the two practices that most determine our spiritual formation. We read the holy scriptures day by day, not just to know them, but to be formed by them. In the same way, we must learn how to pray. If left to our own extemporaneous praying, we will pray in a manner that is spiritually immature. The psalms, the church, and Jesus have given us crafted prayers that are spiritually mature. As we pray the Lord's Prayer, we pray "give us this day our daily bread." Jesus is teaching us that it is not "give me mine", but rather, "give us ours". Praying for "our bread" prevents us from becoming overly competitive and greedy. We don’t like to have to ask for daily bread because it acknowledges limit and need. But the desire to live without limit and need will lead us to living without God. To acknowledgment limit and need will lead us to faith and to the grace of God. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0600 1:00:43 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd Faith is not to be restricted to religious use or emergency use, it's what we live by! If we prayer the Lord's Prayer regularly and intentionally it becomes spiritually formative. This is Jesus' program for incorporating faith into our everyday life. "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done" is one of the most important prayers we can pray. Our greatest priority as disciples of Jesus is to bring the Kingdom of God into the world, but before we can pray this in a right way, we must understand what is meant by it. In the second session of Faith Life Weekend 2010, Pastor Brian Zahnd examines the Lord's Prayer and how we connect it to the Kingdom of God. Faith is not to be restricted to religious use or emergency use, it's what we live by! If we prayer the Lord's Prayer regularly and intentionally it becomes spiritually formative. This is Jesus' program for incorporating faith into our everyday life. "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done" is one of the most important prayers we can pray. Our greatest priority as disciples of Jesus is to bring the Kingdom of God into the world, but before we can pray this in a right way, we must understand what is meant by it. In the second session of Faith Life Weekend 2010, Pastor Brian Zahnd examines the Lord's Prayer and how we connect it to the Kingdom of God. Faith is not to be restricted to religious use or emergency use, it's what we live by! If we prayer the Lord's Prayer regularly and intentionally it becomes spiritually formative. This is Jesus' program for incorporating faith into our everyday life. "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done" is one of the most important prayers we can pray. Our greatest priority as disciples of Jesus is to bring the Kingdom of God into the world, but before we can pray this in a right way, we must understand what is meant by it. In the second session of Faith Life Weekend 2010, Pastor Brian Zahnd examines the Lord's Prayer and how we connect it to the Kingdom of God. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:00:00 -0600 1:02:18 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd To live by faith is to have faith permeate all that constitutes our day to day living. To do this means you must pray. Throughout history, people of faith have had a particular way of doing this for thousands of years. Everyday there would be fixed times to pray certain prayers. Only in modern times has this practice been abandoned by segments of the Christian church. Our American individualism causes us to resist crafted prayers, but we must understand that when we come to pray, we do not initiate the prayer, we join the prayer. The church prays unceasingly to God, and at various times we join the prayer. Whenever we pray, we are participating in the great concert of Christian prayer. To live by faith is to have faith permeate all that constitutes our day to day living. To do this means you must pray. Throughout history, people of faith have had a particular way of doing this for thousands of years. Everyday there would be fixed times to pray certain prayers. Only in modern times has this practice been abandoned by segments of the Christian church. Our American individualism causes us to resist crafted prayers, but we must understand that when we come to pray, we do not initiate the prayer, we join the prayer. The church prays unceasingly to God, and at various times we join the prayer. Whenever we pray, we are participating in the great concert of Christian prayer. To live by faith is to have faith permeate all that constitutes our day to day living. To do this means you must pray. Throughout history, people of faith have had a particular way of doing this for thousands of years. Everyday there would be fixed times to pray certain prayers. Only in modern times has this practice been abandoned by segments of the Christian church. Our American individualism causes us to resist crafted prayers, but we must understand that when we come to pray, we do not initiate the prayer, we join the prayer. The church prays unceasingly to God, and at various times we join the prayer. Whenever we pray, we are participating in the great concert of Christian prayer. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0600 55:47 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd In the final installment of the series "The Jesus Way", Pastor Brian Zahnd gives a powerful demonstration of what it means to serve others in Christlike humility by inviting an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Muslim to join him on the platform during the Sunday morning services. Samuel Nachum, a Jew born in Israel, and Ahmed El-Sherif, Muslim born in Egypt, were children on opposing sides of an ongoing conflict that they could not control. They now both reside in Kansas City and, despite vast religious and historical difference, have become close friends. In this public dialogue, Pastor Brian unveils a joint project the church will be entering in with Samuel Nachum and Ahmed El-Sherif to bring toys to children on both sides of the war-torn Gaza Strip. Our motive for joining this project are three-fold:

1. To help give children a childhood in a place where war threatens to tear it away from them is a good thing and it needs no other justification.
2. It represents ethnicities and religions who historically have not always been shown the best face of Christianity. We need to redeem the face of Christ from the ugly face of the Crusader. Christian is a word that means "Christ like". The face of Christ is a face of love, forgiveness, and mercy and we must show Jews and Muslims a different face.
3. To show Christians a different face of a Jews and especially of Muslims. In America, Muslims are often presented in a dehumanizing, demonizing way and we need to change that.

In the final installment of the series "The Jesus Way", Pastor Brian Zahnd gives a powerful demonstration of what it means to serve others in Christlike humility by inviting an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Muslim to join him on the platform during the Sunday morning services. Samuel Nachum, a Jew born in Israel, and Ahmed El-Sherif, Muslim born in Egypt, were children on opposing sides of an ongoing conflict that they could not control. They now both reside in Kansas City and, despite vast religious and historical difference, have become close friends. In this public dialogue, Pastor Brian unveils a joint project the church will be entering in with Samuel Nachum and Ahmed El-Sherif to bring toys to children on both sides of the war-torn Gaza Strip. Our motive for joining this project are three-fold:

1. To help give children a childhood in a place where war threatens to tear it away from them is a good thing and it needs no other justification.
2. It represents ethnicities and religions who historically have not always been shown the best face of Christianity. We need to redeem the face of Christ from the ugly face of the Crusader. Christian is a word that means "Christ like". The face of Christ is a face of love, forgiveness, and mercy and we must show Jews and Muslims a different face.
3. To show Christians a different face of a Jews and especially of Muslims. In America, Muslims are often presented in a dehumanizing, demonizing way and we need to change that.

In the final installment of the series "The Jesus Way", Pastor Brian Zahnd gives a powerful demonstration of what it means to serve others in Christlike humility by inviting an Israeli Jew and a Palestinian Muslim to join him on the platform during the Sunday morning services. Samuel Nachum, a Jew born in Israel, and Ahmed El-Sherif, Muslim born in Egypt, were children on opposing sides of an ongoing conflict that they could not control. They now both reside in Kansas City and, despite vast religious and historical difference, have become close friends. In this public dialogue, Pastor Brian unveils a joint project the church will be entering in with Samuel Nachum and Ahmed El-Sherif to bring toys to children on both sides of the war-torn Gaza Strip. Our motive for joining this project are three-fold:

1. To help give children a childhood in a place where war threatens to tear it away from them is a good thing and it needs no other justification.
2. It represents ethnicities and religions who historically have not always been shown the best face of Christianity. We need to redeem the face of Christ from the ugly face of the Crusader. Christian is a word that means "Christ like". The face of Christ is a face of love, forgiveness, and mercy and we must show Jews and Muslims a different face.
3. To show Christians a different face of a Jews and especially of Muslims. In America, Muslims are often presented in a dehumanizing, demonizing way and we need to change that.

http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0600 50:36 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd Part of our mission statement at Word of Life Church is to "grow in the Christian virtues of faith, hope and love." This is our goal as Christians; to become more Christlike. The Bible teaches that the supreme Christian virtues are faith, hope, and love. All of these virtues are taught and fully demonstrated in the life of Jesus. We want to have faith like Jesus, hope like Jesus, and most importantly, we want to love like Jesus taught and love like Jesus demonstrated. Part of our mission statement at Word of Life Church is to "grow in the Christian virtues of faith, hope and love." This is our goal as Christians; to become more Christlike. The Bible teaches that the supreme Christian virtues are faith, hope, and love. All of these virtues are taught and fully demonstrated in the life of Jesus. We want to have faith like Jesus, hope like Jesus, and most importantly, we want to love like Jesus taught and love like Jesus demonstrated. Part of our mission statement at Word of Life Church is to "grow in the Christian virtues of faith, hope and love." This is our goal as Christians; to become more Christlike. The Bible teaches that the supreme Christian virtues are faith, hope, and love. All of these virtues are taught and fully demonstrated in the life of Jesus. We want to have faith like Jesus, hope like Jesus, and most importantly, we want to love like Jesus taught and love like Jesus demonstrated. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0600 45:16 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Shea Strickland Pastor Shea Strickland offers a honest perspective on the parable of the salt losing its flavor. Through candid and frank stories, he shows the ineffective and often unhelpful strategies Christians have in their attempts at evangelism. Pastor Shea Strickland offers a honest perspective on the parable of the salt losing its flavor. Through candid and frank stories, he shows the ineffective and often unhelpful strategies Christians have in their attempts at evangelism. Pastor Shea Strickland offers a honest perspective on the parable of the salt losing its flavor. Through candid and frank stories, he shows the ineffective and often unhelpful strategies Christians have in their attempts at evangelism. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0600 42:38 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd In the second installment of this January series, Pastor Brian Zahnd focuses on the first of three words that are our guideposts of our mission statement. We want to connect people to the Jesus Way and to each other. It is essential, however, that we accurately understand what the Jesus Way is. It is not a ticket, nor a status, nor something that is postmortem and out of reach while on earth. We've insinuated and suggested that the the Jesus Way is merely having a set of spiritual opinions and positions. The New Testament however insists that what matters is to actually live the Jesus Way. Living this way is deeply counter-intuitive and deeply counter-cultural, and it can only be entered by a daring leap of faith. In the second installment of this January series, Pastor Brian Zahnd focuses on the first of three words that are our guideposts of our mission statement. We want to connect people to the Jesus Way and to each other. It is essential, however, that we accurately understand what the Jesus Way is. It is not a ticket, nor a status, nor something that is postmortem and out of reach while on earth. We've insinuated and suggested that the the Jesus Way is merely having a set of spiritual opinions and positions. The New Testament however insists that what matters is to actually live the Jesus Way. Living this way is deeply counter-intuitive and deeply counter-cultural, and it can only be entered by a daring leap of faith. In the second installment of this January series, Pastor Brian Zahnd focuses on the first of three words that are our guideposts of our mission statement. We want to connect people to the Jesus Way and to each other. It is essential, however, that we accurately understand what the Jesus Way is. It is not a ticket, nor a status, nor something that is postmortem and out of reach while on earth. We've insinuated and suggested that the the Jesus Way is merely having a set of spiritual opinions and positions. The New Testament however insists that what matters is to actually live the Jesus Way. Living this way is deeply counter-intuitive and deeply counter-cultural, and it can only be entered by a daring leap of faith. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0600 45:38 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd In the first installment of this January series, Pastor Brian Zahnd reintroduces the vision and mission of Word of Life Church. We want to wholeheartedly and passionately participate in God’s mission on earth. God’s big picture mission is to restore his world which has gone wrong through sin. Central to God’s plan is the redemption of individuals through the gospel and we must understand that the salvation of God is not escape from the world, but salvation for the world. This is a major and necessary paradigm shift if we are to be faithful to the Missio Dei, the Mission of God. In the first installment of this January series, Pastor Brian Zahnd reintroduces the vision and mission of Word of Life Church. We want to wholeheartedly and passionately participate in God’s mission on earth. God’s big picture mission is to restore his world which has gone wrong through sin. Central to God’s plan is the redemption of individuals through the gospel and we must understand that the salvation of God is not escape from the world, but salvation for the world. This is a major and necessary paradigm shift if we are to be faithful to the Missio Dei, the Mission of God. In the first installment of this January series, Pastor Brian Zahnd reintroduces the vision and mission of Word of Life Church. We want to wholeheartedly and passionately participate in God’s mission on earth. God’s big picture mission is to restore his world which has gone wrong through sin. Central to God’s plan is the redemption of individuals through the gospel and we must understand that the salvation of God is not escape from the world, but salvation for the world. This is a major and necessary paradigm shift if we are to be faithful to the Missio Dei, the Mission of God. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 3 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0600 52:08 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd Humans are acutely aware of time; we have clocks in our home, our cars, our offices, our phones, our microwaves, and even on our wrists. Anything that happens to us occurs within the boundaries of time. This is why we want to know what time it is. We anticipate and make appointments and have special times we look forward to. This is why we long for good times and wish one another a Happy New Year. On the eve of 2010, this is the prophetic message that Pastor Brian Zahnd has for the church: "The Time Has Come." There is a transformation occurring within Christianity in our time, something that is not Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, Evangelical, or Pentecostal. The upheaval we’re entering now will change the face of Christianity as much or more than the Protestant Reformation did 500 years ago. Although it may be too early to explicitly define what this thing is, we can recognize some characteristics that shape this change. Discover these and more in this New Year's Eve message. Humans are acutely aware of time; we have clocks in our home, our cars, our offices, our phones, our microwaves, and even on our wrists. Anything that happens to us occurs within the boundaries of time. This is why we want to know what time it is. We anticipate and make appointments and have special times we look forward to. This is why we long for good times and wish one another a Happy New Year. On the eve of 2010, this is the prophetic message that Pastor Brian Zahnd has for the church: "The Time Has Come." There is a transformation occurring within Christianity in our time, something that is not Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, Evangelical, or Pentecostal. The upheaval we’re entering now will change the face of Christianity as much or more than the Protestant Reformation did 500 years ago. Although it may be too early to explicitly define what this thing is, we can recognize some characteristics that shape this change. Discover these and more in this New Year's Eve message. Humans are acutely aware of time; we have clocks in our home, our cars, our offices, our phones, our microwaves, and even on our wrists. Anything that happens to us occurs within the boundaries of time. This is why we want to know what time it is. We anticipate and make appointments and have special times we look forward to. This is why we long for good times and wish one another a Happy New Year. On the eve of 2010, this is the prophetic message that Pastor Brian Zahnd has for the church: "The Time Has Come." There is a transformation occurring within Christianity in our time, something that is not Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, Evangelical, or Pentecostal. The upheaval we’re entering now will change the face of Christianity as much or more than the Protestant Reformation did 500 years ago. Although it may be too early to explicitly define what this thing is, we can recognize some characteristics that shape this change. Discover these and more in this New Year's Eve message. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0600 59:21 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd In the classic carol "Joy To The World", author Isaac Watts proves he understands what Christmas is really about. This theological carol comes to its great crescendo in the forth verse when we sing, "He rules the world with truth and grace / And makes the nations prove / The glories of his righteousness / And wonders of his love." It is made clear that it is not about the birth of a baby who will simply save our souls and take us to heaven; it's about the birth of a baby who is the world's true king and who rules the nations. In the final installment in the Joy To The World series, Pastor Brian Zahnd teaches what it means for the nations to prove the glories of his way, the righteous and just way, of running the world. In the classic carol "Joy To The World", author Isaac Watts proves he understands what Christmas is really about. This theological carol comes to its great crescendo in the forth verse when we sing, "He rules the world with truth and grace / And makes the nations prove / The glories of his righteousness / And wonders of his love." It is made clear that it is not about the birth of a baby who will simply save our souls and take us to heaven; it's about the birth of a baby who is the world's true king and who rules the nations. In the final installment in the Joy To The World series, Pastor Brian Zahnd teaches what it means for the nations to prove the glories of his way, the righteous and just way, of running the world. In the classic carol "Joy To The World", author Isaac Watts proves he understands what Christmas is really about. This theological carol comes to its great crescendo in the forth verse when we sing, "He rules the world with truth and grace / And makes the nations prove / The glories of his righteousness / And wonders of his love." It is made clear that it is not about the birth of a baby who will simply save our souls and take us to heaven; it's about the birth of a baby who is the world's true king and who rules the nations. In the final installment in the Joy To The World series, Pastor Brian Zahnd teaches what it means for the nations to prove the glories of his way, the righteous and just way, of running the world. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0600 47:06 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd There's no denying it. Much of the human experience is a painful struggle. Murder and violence, ignorance and corruption fill our earth. This curse upon our lives is the result of mankind's original transgression. But God has begun His program to cancel the curse and restore blessing upon mankind. In "He Comes To Make His Blessings Flow", Pastor Brian examines one of the primary themes of the Bible of canceling the curse and restoring blessing. We'll look how Jesus came to make His blessings flow. There's no denying it. Much of the human experience is a painful struggle. Murder and violence, ignorance and corruption fill our earth. This curse upon our lives is the result of mankind's original transgression. But God has begun His program to cancel the curse and restore blessing upon mankind. In "He Comes To Make His Blessings Flow", Pastor Brian examines one of the primary themes of the Bible of canceling the curse and restoring blessing. We'll look how Jesus came to make His blessings flow. There's no denying it. Much of the human experience is a painful struggle. Murder and violence, ignorance and corruption fill our earth. This curse upon our lives is the result of mankind's original transgression. But God has begun His program to cancel the curse and restore blessing upon mankind. In "He Comes To Make His Blessings Flow", Pastor Brian examines one of the primary themes of the Bible of canceling the curse and restoring blessing. We'll look how Jesus came to make His blessings flow. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0600 34:48 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd It is our human inclination to be worshipers. Whether it's a formal diety in the sky, a carved image, or an idea or addiction, we will find someone or something to worship. And as we were designed to be image bearing creatures, we will become what we worship. When we worship false gods, we become false humans. In our modern times, although we would never say it so crassly, we know the most tempting of gods are money, sex, and power. These are the most dominant principalities of our age. In Part 6 of the Finding God on Your iPod series, we look at why greed and consumerism makes us so sick, and how Jesus wants to save us from this illness. Featuring the song "Ill With Want" by The Avett Brothers. Watch the music video created by the Word of Life Church media department for the song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2MxfhP48q8. It is our human inclination to be worshipers. Whether it's a formal diety in the sky, a carved image, or an idea or addiction, we will find someone or something to worship. And as we were designed to be image bearing creatures, we will become what we worship. When we worship false gods, we become false humans. In our modern times, although we would never say it so crassly, we know the most tempting of gods are money, sex, and power. These are the most dominant principalities of our age. In Part 6 of the Finding God on Your iPod series, we look at why greed and consumerism makes us so sick, and how Jesus wants to save us from this illness. Featuring the song "Ill With Want" by The Avett Brothers. Watch the music video created by the Word of Life Church media department for the song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2MxfhP48q8. It is our human inclination to be worshipers. Whether it's a formal diety in the sky, a carved image, or an idea or addiction, we will find someone or something to worship. And as we were designed to be image bearing creatures, we will become what we worship. When we worship false gods, we become false humans. In our modern times, although we would never say it so crassly, we know the most tempting of gods are money, sex, and power. These are the most dominant principalities of our age. In Part 6 of the Finding God on Your iPod series, we look at why greed and consumerism makes us so sick, and how Jesus wants to save us from this illness. Featuring the song "Ill With Want" by The Avett Brothers. Watch the music video created by the Word of Life Church media department for the song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2MxfhP48q8. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0600 1:08:24 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO Pastor Brian Zahnd Joy to the world! The Savior Reigns! But what does it mean that the Savior reigns? Is Jesus Lord of heaven while the Satan is left "alive and well on planet earth"? Beginning with the Psalm 2 prophecy of Messiah and the Daniel 7 vision of the Son of Man The Savior Reigns is an overview of Jesus as Messiah and Son of Man. This is the Big Gospel. The apostles did not preach a small gospel of private religion, but boldly proclaimed the crucified and risen Savior as the new Emperor of the world. The Savior Reigns is a fresh look at the big gospel proclaimed by the apostles -- the gospel that turned the world upside down. Joy to the world! The Savior Reigns! But what does it mean that the Savior reigns? Is Jesus Lord of heaven while the Satan is left "alive and well on planet earth"? Beginning with the Psalm 2 prophecy of Messiah and the Daniel 7 vision of the Son of Man The Savior Reigns is an overview of Jesus as Messiah and Son of Man. This is the Big Gospel. The apostles did not preach a small gospel of private religion, but boldly proclaimed the crucified and risen Savior as the new Emperor of the world. The Savior Reigns is a fresh look at the big gospel proclaimed by the apostles -- the gospel that turned the world upside down. Joy to the world! The Savior Reigns! But what does it mean that the Savior reigns? Is Jesus Lord of heaven while the Satan is left "alive and well on planet earth"? Beginning with the Psalm 2 prophecy of Messiah and the Daniel 7 vision of the Son of Man The Savior Reigns is an overview of Jesus as Messiah and Son of Man. This is the Big Gospel. The apostles did not preach a small gospel of private religion, but boldly proclaimed the crucified and risen Savior as the new Emperor of the world. The Savior Reigns is a fresh look at the big gospel proclaimed by the apostles -- the gospel that turned the world upside down. http://www.wolc.com Word of Life Church Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0600 59:22 Word of Life Church St. Joseph Missouri Brian Zahnd Saint MO