Rev'd Up for Sunday
Listen along as the priests of St. Mark's, New Canaan (Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy) gear up for Sunday. Each week the preacher will lead a discussion of the scriptures of the day. Sometimes irreverent, often witty, always filled with love for our Lord: don’t miss these conversations about the questions, mysteries, and hope these three find in the Bible.
Rev'd Up for Sunday
"The Cost of Discipleship" Matthew 10:24-39 | Episode 264
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"I Have Not Come to Bring Peace, But a Sword." Did Jesus actually say that? And if so, what did he mean? Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and John Kennedy tackle one of the most challenging passages in the Gospels. From family conflict and social justice to fear, courage, and the difference between false peace and true peace, this conversation might change the way you hear Jesus' words forever.
Questions for Further Discussion
Themes and Application
- What "false peaces" do individuals, families, churches, or societies sometimes maintain at the expense of justice and truth?
- How do we know when conflict is a necessary consequence of faithfulness rather than something to avoid at all costs?
- What does it mean to acknowledge Christ publicly in a culture that often encourages faith to remain private?
Personal Reflection Questions
- What part of this passage do you find most challenging or unsettling? Why?
- Have you ever experienced tension, misunderstanding, or division because of your values or faith commitments? How did you navigate it?
- What relationships or expectations have most shaped your sense of identity?
Broader Spiritual Considerations
- What is the difference between divine peace and the absence of conflict?
- How do we discern whether our deepest allegiances belong to God, family expectations, political identities, or cultural assumptions?
- What might it look like to become, in C.S. Lewis's words, a "little Christ" in the world today?
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