Why isn't God more obvious? Why isn't he more straightforward? Wouldn't it be easier if we could see him and walk alongside him? Except...Jesus's earliest followers dealt with the same problem when they were with him! Jesus was an un-straightforward Messiah. He did not usually operate in straight lines. Why? Because the problem he came to solve could not be solved that way. He was playing the long game. In the end, the mustard seed would become the largest tree in the garden, just as he had foretold. His kingdom is a patient kingdom. In the person of Christ, all the mysteries of Scripture come into a focus. The Bible is the story of the patient marrying of heaven and earth, of seed and soil, of truth and trust, of God and his people.
00:33-13:42 -- Christianity is Reality (The Parable of the Mustard Seed)
13:58-25:39 -- Upon Which Rock? (The Problem of Peter & The Church)
25:00-43:49 -- Deconstruction vs. Death & Resurrection
43:50-47:10 -- Asking Hard Questions
47:23-59:00 -- The Madman, The Secret Messiah, & The Problem of "Getting Through"
59:00-1:15:30 -- Jesus, The Master Soil Tiller (The Parable of the Sower)
VB Fellows is a faith-based leadership development and apprenticeship program for recent college grads in Virginia Beach, VA. We're now taking applications for next year's class.
Why isn't God more obvious? Why isn't he more straightforward? Wouldn't it be easier if we could see him and walk alongside him? Except...Jesus's earliest followers dealt with the same problem when they were with him! Jesus was an un-straightforward Messiah. He did not usually operate in straight lines. Why? Because the problem he came to solve could not be solved that way. He was playing the long game. In the end, the mustard seed would become the largest tree in the garden, just as he had foretold. His kingdom is a patient kingdom. In the person of Christ, all the mysteries of Scripture come into a focus. The Bible is the story of the patient marrying of heaven and earth, of seed and soil, of truth and trust, of God and his people.
00:33-13:42 -- Christianity is Reality (The Parable of the Mustard Seed)
13:58-25:39 -- Upon Which Rock? (The Problem of Peter & The Church)
25:00-43:49 -- Deconstruction vs. Death & Resurrection
43:50-47:10 -- Asking Hard Questions
47:23-59:00 -- The Madman, The Secret Messiah, & The Problem of "Getting Through"
59:00-1:15:30 -- Jesus, The Master Soil Tiller (The Parable of the Sower)
VB Fellows is a faith-based leadership development and apprenticeship program for recent college grads in Virginia Beach, VA. We're now taking applications for next year's class.