Knox Presbyterian Church Podcast

Stumbling Blocks: LGBTQ+ Exclusion

In many quarters of the church there is still animus toward LGBTQ+ Christians and ignorance about their experience. This leads in turn to an unnecessary rejection of Jesus and the church. Affirming marriage between people of the same gender expands the discipline and gift of marriage without destroying it, and represents an opportunity to proclaim the gospel to gay and straight alike.
 
Acts 10 & 11
 
1 Chu, Jeff. Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America. HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
2 Johnson, William Stacy. A Time to Embrace: Same-Sex Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics. 2012. W.B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Stumbling Blocks: Christian Nationalism

Christian nationalism idealizes and advocates for a fusion between faith and politics—between belief in Jesus and particular candidates, parties, and platforms. It’s a theological error, and stumbling block to others, who assume that if they’re Christian, they must be a Christian nationalist. The good news is that God cares about our political order, but is never identified with it. God works through persuasion and sacrifice, not power and domination.
Mark 12.13-17
Philippians 2.1-11

On Stumbling Blocks

Right now in our society there are a number of cultural factors that people experience in the church that turn people off—that push them away from church and so from Jesus. In what follows we’re going to talk about some of them and explain how and why they hinder people from knowing Jesus. The goal is to clear away the false stumbling blocks that obscure the gospel, so people can perceive the true stumbling blocks that clarify the gospel (particularity, grace, the church).
1 Corinthians 1.18-25

Summer Stories: Isaiah

This summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Isaiah 25

Summer Stories: Hannah

This summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
1 Samuel 1

Summer Stories: Joshua

This summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Joshua 1:1-6, 3:4-17

Summer Stories: Job

This summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.

Summer Stories: Elijah

This summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
1 Kings 19

Summer Stories: Miriam

This summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Exodus 2 & 15
Numbers 12:1-2

Summer Stories: David & Jonathan

This summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
John 15:13
1 Samuel 18:1-4