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The Naked Church - Chapter - 16. The New Testament Community --snip-- Recapturing the personal aspect of Jesus’ ministry will not be easy in an age that regards a computer-addressed form letter to be a personal touch. “I love each of you so much,” the pastor says with a smile to the Sunday morning crowd, and we’ve come to believe him even though he doesn’t know our name or one detail about our lives. Before we’ve even left our seats he has slipped out the building by the back door and is already on his way home.. --snip-- The Naked Church - Chapter - 16. The New Testament Community

The Naked Church - Chapter - 15. Programmed to Death --snip-- How easily Satan must have thought he could snuff out the light of God’s kingdom in the world once Jesus had ascended to the Father! Only 120 followers remained, and they were huddled away in fear. Though the Day of Pentecost must have been a setback. --snip-- The Naked Church - Chapter - 15. Programmed to Death

The Naked Church - Chapter - 14 Righteousness That Comes from Faith --snip-- Just knowing Jesus, however, wasn’t the only thing for which Paul hungered. He also wanted to be like him: “I consider[all things] rubbish that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from law, but that which is through faith in Christ.” Paul didn’t see righteousness as competing with his pleasure; it was his pleasure. But Paul made it clear that the righteousness he sought was not one which comes by observing law. He knew that kind of righteousness all too well. Just a few verses before, he talked about his life as a Pharisee: “As for legalistic righteousness, [I was] faultless.” Before he came to know Jesus, Paul knew the bondage of trying to please God by a system of rules and regulations. He knew its frustration and rigidity, and that it never succeeds.--snip-- The Naked Church - Chapter - 14 Righteousness That Comes from Faith

The Naked Church - Chapter - 13 Confessions of a Christian Materialist --snip-- Since that day I’ve reevaluated a number of major Christian tenets. I know I risk sounding heretical here because in this culture we have married materialism to Christianity. We have even given its offspring a biblical name—stewardship—and under its protection we pursue material security, prosperity, and comfort, thinking these to be only an extension of our obedience to God. As I’ve looked closely I’ve found four concepts which are readily accepted in Christendom today, but which are actually nothing more than myths.\ 1. The abundant life includes financial security. 2. Riches are the gift of God. 3. It takes money to minister. 4. God’s first priority for my life is material. --snip-- The Naked Church - Chapter - 13 Confessions of a Christian Materialist Podcast

The Naked Church - Chapter - 12 - Firsthand Friendship --snip-- Leadership is always addressed in the plural. Every example of leadership in the New Testament is shared among teams of mature believers. Shared leadership allows the body to be equipped without being manipulated, since no one person is projected into Jesus’ role. Furthermore, the confirmation of others is an important facet in discovering God’s will. --snip-- The Naked Church - Chapter - 12 - Firsthand Friendship Podcast

The Naked Church - Chapter - 11. O Dem Golden Shepherds --snip-- Jesus inaugurated a brokerless kingdom, one in which his Father’s personal care for people and his authority over them would be shared with no earthly leader. His revolutionary words and actions engaged people in God’s life directly and nothing could have threatened the religious leadership of his day more. He invited fishermen, homemakers, tax-collectors, prostitutes and beggars into God’s life. Every person, from the least to the greatest, could know him and walk in his ways. That is the nature of his kingdom, and nothing destroys the reality of intimacy for God’s people more than those who claim to be leaders in his church and by whatever means insert their lives between the flock and the shepherd. As we shall see, leadership in the New Testament never takes that place. They do not represent Jesus in his absence, but only hold value as they equip other people to know the living God themselves. “There shall be one flock and one shepherd,” Jesus stated in John 10. What do we see when we look at the so-called church today—thousands upon thousands of flocks and thousands upon thousands of shepherds? Do you see the connection? Many shepherds leads to many flocks. Human leaders almost always divide the flock by their own expectations, programs, and traditions.Only when we recognize that he alone is the true shepherd will the flock be able to live out the unity he gives it. We have no king but Jesus, and in these days he is calling his flock back to himself, away from the regimentation and exploitations of human leadership, so that he can truly have first place in every heart who seeks him. --snip-- The Naked Church - Chapter - 11. O Dem Golden Shepherds Podcast

The Naked Church - Chapter - 10. Learning to Depend on God --snip-- "Contemporary Christianity has all but ignored this powerful work of the cross and sees it only as a sacrificial atonement to appease God’s wrath. But that misses the whole point. Jesus didn’t die to satisfy God’s anger toward sin; he became sin so that the wrath of God might destroy sin in him. He made the sacrifice we were incapable of making,and defeated sin for us that we might live in him free of its power and shame. Having been accepted by God at our worst, we can abandon all attempts to earn God’s favor by our good works. We can simply enjoy our relationship with him and trust his love for us. As we grow in him, we will see him at work in every circumstance of our lives to draw us closer to him, free us from the bondage of self and fulfill his good purpose in our lives". --snip-- This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 9, I have 12 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can. The Naked Church - Chapter - 10. Learning to Depend on God Podcast

The Naked Church - Chapter - 9. God in a box This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 9, I have 12 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can. The Naked Church - Chapter - 9. God in a boxy Podcast

I am AlSayr, your unlikely guide into the worlds of religion, myth, and magic. Join us as we take a tough look at the Bible and cut through some tough issues. My first podcast, Free to be just a Christian breaks down the walls and will start you on your way to Freedom in Christ. I hope you will join us for these important topics. Is Hell really eternal torture? I do not believe so. I think everyone will be pleased with the biblical results from these studies. We will go through religious conspiracies and more. As soon as God introduced his personal relationship plan to the world, there were those at the ready to oppose it, they are the new Pharisees of this generation. These new Pharisees, men and women alike, trade freedom in Jesus Christ for a religious rule book. They do not have a personal relationship with God or Jesus, but they know somebody who does. Some have been deceived into believing we need to belong to a certain branch of Christianity to find God. Nothing could be further from the actual truth. God tells us himself that He does not live in buildings made by hands, however, he made room to live in our hearts.

The Naked Church - Chapter - The Naked Church - Chapter - 8. Simple Intimacy This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 8, I have 13 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can. The Naked Church - Chapter - 8. Simple Intimacy Podcast

I am AlSayr, your unlikely guide into the worlds of religion, myth, and magic. Join us as we take a tough look at the Bible and cut through some tough issues. My first podcast, Free to be just a Christian breaks down the walls and will start you on your way to Freedom in Christ. I hope you will join us for these important topics. Is Hell really eternal torture? I do not believe so. I think everyone will be pleased with the biblical results from these studies. We will go through religious conspiracies and more. As soon as God introduced his personal relationship plan to the world, there were those at the ready to oppose it, they are the new Pharisees of this generation. These new Pharisees, men and women alike, trade freedom in Jesus Christ for a religious rule book. They do not have a personal relationship with God or Jesus, but they know somebody who does. Some have been deceived into believing we need to belong to a certain branch of Christianity to find God. Nothing could be further from the actual truth. God tells us himself that He does not live in buildings made by hands, however, he made room to live in our hearts.

The Naked Church - Chapter - 7. When Did It Get So Complicated? This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 7, I have 14 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can. The Naked Church - Chapter - 7. When Did It Get So Complicated Podcast

I am AlSayr, your unlikely guide into the worlds of religion, myth, and magic. Join us as we take a tough look at the Bible and cut through some tough issues. My first podcast, Free to be just a Christian breaks down the walls and will start you on your way to Freedom in Christ. I hope you will join us for these important topics. Is Hell really eternal torture? I do not believe so. I think everyone will be pleased with the biblical results from these studies. We will go through religious conspiracies and more. As soon as God introduced his personal relationship plan to the world, there were those at the ready to oppose it, they are the new Pharisees of this generation. These new Pharisees, men and women alike, trade freedom in Jesus Christ for a religious rule book. They do not have a personal relationship with God or Jesus, but they know somebody who does. Some have been deceived into believing we need to belong to a certain branch of Christianity to find God. Nothing could be further from the actual truth. God tells us himself that He does not live in buildings made by hands, however, he made room to live in our hearts.

The Naked Church - Chapter - 6. Real Salvation This book will change everything you think about our Father in Heaven who loves you so much. He just wants to walk with you on a daily basis. And to help you and love you in good times and bad. Experience the journey of Wayne Jacobsen. And how walking that same path is easier than you think. This is Chapter 6, I have 15 more to go. Please forward to everyone that you know! You could literally change someone's life. Send this message of freedom in Jesus Christ viral if you can. The Naked Church - Chapter - 6. Real Salvation Podcast

I am AlSayr, your unlikely guide into the worlds of religion, myth, and magic. Join us as we take a tough look at the Bible and cut through some tough issues. My first podcast, Free to be just a Christian breaks down the walls and will start you on your way to Freedom in Christ. I hope you will join us for these important topics. Is Hell really eternal torture? I do not believe so. I think everyone will be pleased with the biblical results from these studies. We will go through religious conspiracies and more. As soon as God introduced his personal relationship plan to the world, there were those at the ready to oppose it, they are the new Pharisees of this generation. These new Pharisees, men and women alike, trade freedom in Jesus Christ for a religious rule book. They do not have a personal relationship with God or Jesus, but they know somebody who does. Some have been deceived into believing we need to belong to a certain branch of Christianity to find God. Nothing could be further from the actual truth. God tells us himself that He does not live in buildings made by hands, however, he made room to live in our hearts.