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Are we supposed to follow Old Testament Law? | Red Couch Theology

Well, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, so this week we are talking, we're, we're really getting into the meat of the sermon on the Mount in our series right now. And this text that Alex preached on Sunday is really pivotal because it's gonna set up how we're supposed to think about Jesus's teachings versus the teachings of the Old Testament. And so we're gonna talk about the nature of scripture in this episode. We're gonna talk about what, what's up with the law and what percentage of it is abolished and all these things. We also have some great questions from all of you about some of those very same things. Without any further ado, let's dive into the complex nature of the scriptures and all of that.

What does Jesus Mean by Salt & Light? | Red Couch Theology

Well, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week on our episode, we're talking about Salt and light, and we actually spent a little bit of time talking about an interesting textual translation challenge in this particular passage and about the nature of the scriptures and how we deal with textual challenges and translation issues and that sort of thing. Then we also are going to answer a question that came in from you all about Jesus referring to salt and light as actually predominantly light in a couple of different ways, and some of them feel contradictory like he's the light, we're the light, who's the light? And we'll deal with that on this week's episode without any further ado; let's dive right in.

How to Interpret the Beatitudes | Red Couch Theology

There’s only so much we can cover in a Sunday morning gathering! Each week, you’re invited to tune into our podcast, “Red Couch Theology – Sermon Conversations with Alex and Aaron.” We record our podcast live every Thursday at 11am. What can you expect? Pastors Alex, Aaron, and the occasional guest have a casual conversation, diving deeper into ideas related to last Sunday’s teaching.

What are the Beatitudes about? | Red Couch Theology

Well, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week, we are diving into the sermon on the Mount proper, and we're talking about the Beatitudes. Yeah, I brought the message this week, and I shared some direction of interpretation that might be different from how you had grown up. And that's ok. There are different ways of approaching text, but we will wrestle through some of those things. What do the beatitudes actually mean for us, or is this a checklist of things we're supposed to strive for, or what is it anyway? We'll dive right in without any further ado to the sermon on the Mount, the beatitudes.

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There’s only so much we can cover in a Sunday morning gathering! Each week, you’re invited to tune into our podcast, “Red Couch Theology – Sermon Conversations with Alex and Aaron.” We record our podcast live every Thursday at 11am. What can you expect? Pastors Alex, Aaron, and the occasional guest have a casual conversation, diving deeper into ideas related to last Sunday’s teaching.

God’s Love Despite Christian Failures | Red Couch Theology

Well, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, we're only days away from our live in-person recording of this show in 6510, Sept. 11th, 6:30pm. Hey, if you're listening to this after that time, we're sorry you're unable to make it. We're gonna send the invitation here anyway. This week on the episode, we have a guest, Rob Karch, who brought our sermon on Sunday. He's one of our ministry partners. He's worked in the French-speaking world for most of his life, and we get to hear some fascinating stories about how God has worked in and through his church, sometimes the messiest parts of his church, to extend his love around society. We hear some history about the French-speaking world and all sorts of stuff, and we wrestle with some of those tensions that are in Christian history. So, without any further ado, let's dive in; let's hear from Rob Karch about some of those things.

Inward vs. Outward Church | Red Couch Theology

Well, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, we're excited because we will do this thing live on the internet and in person with some of you in the room in just a couple of weeks. September 11th, check that out. There are details in this episode about that. This week on our episode, we actually did a deep dive into a whole bunch of things going on in our community. We announced on Sunday that we're going to stay at one service. We're gonna talk about why we did that. We're gonna talk about the counterintuitive reality that we want to be an invitational church, and yet this whole one-service thing almost seems counterintuitive to that. We also ask an incredible question about our dreams and hopes as church leadership: how much of our attention goes to outreach versus how much of our attention goes to discipleship internally for our current church members. Anyway, we're gonna talk about all this. So, without any further ado, let's dive right in.

Change Doesn’t Just Happen Overnight | Red Couch Theology

Well, hello, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. Hey, if you're a fan of our show, that would be; it would be super helpful if you give us a rating on your favorite podcast service; it really does help the algorithm thing. And all of that jazz get the word out this week. In our episode, we're gonna be talking about transformation. What is it about being an evangelical Christian that sometimes makes us feel like God's a little bit disappointed with us and treats us like a project or a person that needs to be fixed. We're gonna talk about that. We're gonna talk about the fact that God doesn't feel that way about us, but we also feel that a great question from you all about identity and how identity has a relationship with transformation and can discovering our God-given identity be most one of the most transformative things that happen to us. So, I feel like I'm already giving away too much. So, let's just dive into our episode. Thanks.

What does Hospitality in the Church Look Like? | Red Couch Theology

Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology podcast. This week on our episode, we talked about the kick-off of our Yes... if series. Specifically, we talked about hospitality. How does hospitality manifest itself in the local church, church? What are some specific things that we can do to have the hospitality of Jesus? We talked about all those sorts of things. We also got into some arguments about British English versus American English, and I think I won. You'll have to wait to find out and vote which one of us won this argument. But without any further ado, let's dive right into this week's episode.

Why is Church the way that it is? | Red Couch Theology

Well, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Red Couch Theology Podcast. This week on our episode, we're gonna talk about kind of a crazy experiment that we did in our service this last week. We actually opened up for sharing for the majority of the sermon time from our congregation. And we're gonna ask the question, why don't we do this all the time? Is this how the church is supposed to be? And are we gonna be just opening, sharing time constantly? So we're gonna rest with that. We're also excited to invite you to our live recording of the show in person, which you can attend later next month. So, without any further ado, let's dive into this week's episode.