Perspectives Podcast Season 2, Episode 10: A Life Worth Living – Living in Community
Nov 10, 2024
Summary
In this week’s episode of Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Rev. Hannah and Rev. Trudy launch a new series to investigate what Scripture outlines as the most important aspects of life. Up first, they’re talking about living in community by highlighting a familiar passage – Mark 12:28-34 – where Jesus is challenged by the religious scholars with the “trick” question of what’s the most important of commandments.
Detail
In this week’s episode of Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Rev. Hannah and Rev. Trudy launch a new series to investigate what Scripture outlines as the most important aspects of life. Up first, they’re talking about living in community by highlighting a familiar passage – Mark 12:28-34 – where Jesus is challenged by the religious scholars with the “trick” question of what’s the most important of commandments. Jesus provides a brilliant response that gets acknowledgement and respect and highlights an important strategy: meeting people where they are in their beliefs before leading them toward an evolving viewpoint.
This is a timely discussion coming to us at a time when there’s increasing polarity in our nation’s social, political, and religious views. Join us to hear what the two pastors have to say about:
- Why Jesus brings together the commandments of loving God and loving our neighbor
- How Mark’s interpretation of this event differs from other Gospels, and why that difference may have been highlighted
- The bravery that was demonstrated in this Bible passage
- The difference between a “mind frame” and a “life frame”
- The importance of our actions when it comes to faith and whether understanding and knowledge is necessary
If you’d like to explore this discussion more, we invite you to connect with others through our weekly Convergence discussion groups, which meet in person, as you consider these questions:
- How do you love yourself?
- How do you love God?
- How do you love others?
- How do you see these recipients of our love as integrated? How do you live it?
