South Bend City Church

2.2 [TEACHING] Let's Talk About Politics

Jason Miller - In the past few days, our community has faced some pressing questions about faith, politics, and the kind of church we want to be. Our lead pastor took a quick break from our current series - The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution - to address some of those questions this week.
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1.26 [TEACHING] The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution (wk 3)

Beth Graybill - In week three we look at our own narrative journeys through stages of faith, including the liminal spaces between each stage. Beth also gives an encouraging word to those parenting through the order, disorder, and re-order stages of our spiritual journeys.
Parenting Resources:
 
BOOKS:
The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith by Janet O. Hagberg and Robert A. Guelich
 
Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning by James W. Fowler
 
Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe is Coming Apart by Kathy Escobar (parenting section in the back)
 
 
PODCAST EPISODES:
 
The Bible for Normal People: Episode 40: Richard Rohr--a Contemplative Look at the Bible 
 
Another Name for Everything with Richard Rohr: Parenting*
*great additional resources included in the show notes for this podcast
 
The song at the end of this episode is Please Be My Strength by Gungor.
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1.19 [TEACHING] The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution (wk 2)

Jason Miller - In week two, we looked at some of the stages and disruptions that often characterize the spiritual life.
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1.12 [TEACHING] The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution (wk 1)

Jason Miller - It’s a new year, and we’re talking about growth. How do we keep going when the things that brought us this far can’t take us further? (John 20, Hebrews 5, and Philippians 1)
We close by reflecting on our own spiritual journeys. Here are some of the questions from the guided meditation.
Movement 1: What are some beliefs or experiences that marked the start of your spiritual journey? 
Who are some people that impacted your journey at the time? 
What were some of the emotions, positive or negative?
Movement 2: What did your faith look like as you grew and matured?
What are some beliefs that were really important to you back then? 
What are some beliefs that have changed since then?
Movement 3: Was your faith ever challenged or broken?
What questions were you asking God, or about God?
Did your faith eventually go back to the way things were or are things forever different on this side? 
Movement 4: What are some things we can learn from the people who have helped us along our spiritual journey?
Are there any habits or practices or postures that would be good for us to try?
What are some ways we help others on their journey?
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12.22 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 4)

Jason Miller - In week 4 of Advent, we considered Isaiah 7, King Ahaz's problems, and Simeon's vision in Luke 2. We also introduced a new component of our global strategy - partnering with The Telos Group for peacemaking pilgrimages in 2020-2021.
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1.5 [CONVERSATION] Jason Miller + Dave Armstrong

A conversation between Jason Miller and our friend Dave Armstrong, pastor of Redeemer Central Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Dave closes our gatherings with this benediction, an adaptation of the Prayer of St. Patrick:
May Christ protect you today
Against anger, against jealousy,
Against fear, against timidity,
So that His justice may flow through you 
and you may share in its reward.
Christ with you,
Christ before you,
Christ behind you;
Christ within you,
Christ beneath you,
Christ above you;
Christ to the right of you, Christ to the left of you;
Christ in your lying,
Christ in your sitting,
Christ in your rising;
Christ in the heart of all who think of you, 
Christ on the tongue of all who speak to you, 
Christ in the eye of all who see you,
Christ in the ear of all who hear you.
And may grace and peace be with you
[all together]
And also with you.
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12.15 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 3)]

Jason Miller - In week 3 of Advent, we studied one of Isaiah’s texts of return, considered the sometimes inconclusive nature of the arrival of God, and wrestled with the temptations of politics and hope.
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12.8 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 2)

Jason Miller - This Advent, we’re learning to wait and hope with the prophet Isaiah. The text this week promises the peaceable kingdom, where the most vulnerable are made safe, but not without a prophetic disruption.
In this recording you'll catch the end of Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child and a refrain of Come Thou Long Expected Jesus. Find them both songs our growing Advent Playlist.
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12.1 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 1)

Jason Miller - This Advent, we're learning to wait and hope with the prophet Isaiah, who calls us to a future where our instruments of violence and destruction are transformed into instruments of peace.
To close the gathering, Zach sings Your Peace Will Make Us One by Audrey Assad. Find it on our growing Advent Playlist.
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11.24 [CONVERSATION] To Build an Altar (wk 4)

Jason Miller - In our final week of To Build an Altar, we hear from members of our community who have created tangible memorials to the goodness of God in their lives.