Perspectives Podcast Season 2, Episode 2: Our Money Story – Release
Sep 16, 2024
Summary
In this episode of Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Rev. Brittany and Rev. Hannah continue the discussion about Our Money Story – this time in relation to the concept of “release.” They start with Scripture – Matthew 19:16-22 – the story of the young affluent man who approaches Jesus to learn what he must do to gain eternal life but ultimately walks away sad because he’s not willing to release his possessions. It’s an inward approach, looking at personal salvation, instead of the outward relationship with God and others.
Detail
In this episode of Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Rev. Brittany and Rev. Hannah continue the discussion about Our Money Story – this time in relation to the concept of “release.”
They start with Scripture – Matthew 19:16-22 – the story of the young affluent man who approaches Jesus to learn what he must do to gain eternal life but ultimately walks away sad because he’s not willing to release his possessions. It’s an inward approach, looking at personal salvation, instead of the outward relationship with God and others.
The concept of release is one that’s hard for us today – both with our personal possessions as well as the resources and approach of our churches.
Rev. Brittany and Hannah discuss all this, as well as the error that comes with prescriptive faith, the blessings that can come about when we shift to a communal mindset, and the need to be inconvenienced to grow our faith.
If you’d like to explore this topic even deeper, we invite you to join an Our Money Story discussion group. We have groups meeting in person in the Mission Valley neighborhood of San Diego, as well as online.
We also invite you to consider the following questions:
- Has there been a time in your life when you let go of something with significant meaning to you?
- What did that experience feel like? What did it teach you?
- Do you agree with Jesus in this text that you have to sell all of your possessions to gain eternal life?
- What is Jesus asking you to give up that would make an impact on the lives of others?
