God is love… or is he? Because on a number of occasions God seems to be acting quite badly. Today's episode explores how our reverence for the sacred impacts our perspectives of fairness and whether God is consistent in his judgment. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10866732 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Biblical manliness has taken many forms over time, which begs the question, is our definition of manliness formed by the model of Christ in Scripture or culture? Your answer will inevitably affect men’s perceptions of themselves. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10825601 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
As the Acts church grew it found itself confronting secular culture more and more. Today there is a wide spectrum of ways Christians engage with non-christian culture - should we separate, resist, go along, or something else entirely? Pastors Austin and Howard discuss the challenge of living an outward facing faith in a disagreeing world. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10787974 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
How do we make sense of situations when people who are supposed to be putting Jesus’ kingship into practice are letting our side down? What should we say in the face of so many Christian-culture giant downfalls? Today we talk perspectives, cynicism, restoration. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10708674 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Pastors Austin and Howard make up for lost time by talking about the divides between the sacred and secular, and how our rational look at the world impacts our expectations about life with God. This double episode covers both message from May 8 and May 15. Enjoy and thank you for downloading! The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: May 8-https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10581918 May 15-https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10630627 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
We go back twenty years of Rosewood history to the first time women were allowed to serve on Consistory, and who best to recount the past than Sue Gorter, our first elected female Elder. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10496087 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Nicodemus was a curious onlooker and critic of Jesus, but something within him told him there was more to Jesus. Something different about him. And thanks to what Nicodemus did on Good Friday we have the greatest proof of Jesus’ resurrection.Reach out to Austin at austin@rosewoodchurch.org Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Pastor Howard presents his first person monologue on the life of Judas as he imagines Judas would tell his own story… and challenge yours. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10331130 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
With more and more people, especially young people, deconstructing the framework of what they have been taught to believe, we as Christians should be prepared to doubt, deconstruct, and differentiate well. While there is not a single “right” way, there are paths that lead to a refreshed faith and others that lead to a perished faith. Pastor Austin and Drew share their own experiences in the desert of spiritual doubt and newfound understandings of Jesus. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10331130 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Jesus calls Zacchaeus by name out of a tree, he calls Mary Magdalene by name in a cemetery, and he calls you by name from whoever you are today.The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10286887 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Jesus said, “let the little children come to me,” and on this week’s episode Austin speaks with Alisha Harman about kids ministry at Rosewood Church and why we do what we do to make ways for our littlest to belong. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10244373 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
A common theme across all three Luke 15 parable is celebration - after the lost thing has been found, our God, who is obsessed with lost things, celebrates its return. What you celebrate is a window into what you value. So, what do you celebrate?The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10200591 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
At times Jesus relationship with family is… complicated. Drew Parker and I discuss whether our commitment to Christ eclipses our commitment to family and what Jesus means by “hating” our family. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10153888 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
How do you lead while being broken? Should you really bring all of yourself to the stage? And why do we clean before the maid comes? We’ll discuss all this and more as we attempt to discern just how personal our preaching and worship should be as leaders. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10112391 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
The story of the centurion from Luke 7 is embedded in Jewish customs that don’t affect us today, but the tendency to put up walls between “us and them” still does. Joins Pastors Austin and Pastor Howard as they explore the leftovers from Sunday, February 13. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/10069417 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
C In our pilot episode, we talk about the first version of the message, what killed that version, and how rumors of perfection can become shields to protect us from leaving our comfort zones. The referenced sermon is available at on our sermon podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/9981941 Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Thank you to everyone who has downloaded and been part of the Sunday Leftovers Podcast. After a year of great conversations and message leftovers we are ending the SL podcast. God is on the move at Rosewood, and I look forward to serving with you in other ways through the ministries and missions of this church.Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
The community of believers can breath life into our weary souls, but in an increasingly isolated world that is letting biblical community slip away, this discipline must be reclaimed. Pastors Austin and Howard talk about what threatens community today and what we can do about it. It's not easy, but it never has been and God never said it would be.The referenced sermon can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/11647953Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Serving others isn't always easy, but it doesn't have to be a drab, either. In this conversation with our First Steps Director, Kaitlyn Peterson, we discuss ways to engage in service that helps others and is life-giving to you.The referenced sermon can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/11601105Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag
Prayer is an appeal before the mercy seat of God... but what does that even mean anyway? In today's episode, Austin explores the the meaning of the mercy seat through "God's Bible"... the King James.The referenced sermon can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1782832/11559776Music Credit: "Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag