178: Transformation in God’s Family (with Brian Delamont)

What does it look like to bear with one another? What message are we proclaiming, and how does the message dwell within us? Brian Delamont returns to the podcast this week to unpack Colossians 3.

• “Learning is actually so rich and so all-encompassing. It’s not just hearing a tidbit of information or being able to do a single skill; it’s understanding and applying that skill in context, in community, in relationship to other things that are happening.”
• “It’s our churches, it’s the community of Jesus followers that we find ourselves in, that can be greenhouses and accelerators for transformation. They’re the places where we can really grow and mature together.”
• Colossians 1:28
• “When they welcome Onesimus back, this group of Jesus followers proclaims something. They proclaim that there is forgiveness. They proclaim that there is repentance. They proclaim that there is acceptance, regardless of what your social status is or what you may have done. You are welcome in this community. That is a proclamation because it’s verified by their actions.”
• Colossians 3:12-17
• “Bearing with one another is a continuous process.”
• “When we worship well, we let the message of Christ dwell among us.”
• “Worship, by its very nature, means that we submit our thinking, our voices, our bodies to God and align together with His truth. There’s a willing submission to participate with the larger group.”
• “Just as God is omnipresent, in everything and everywhere, there’s no space or action in our lives where He should not be, where His Name, His character isn’t seen and proclaimed.”

March Reflection: As a community, what do we proclaim to those around us?

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: More frequent visits from his brother with the Frontier Airlines annual pass
• Heather: Rewatching episodes of The Chosen during Lent
• Brian: Using Pinterest for a home renovation project

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