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Sermons from Zao MKE Church. Zao MKE is a Jesus-rooted, justice centered, radically inclusive community of faith in Milwaukee, WI. https://www.zaomke.org
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Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
(Please note: We had technical difficulties. The quality of the podcast is not what it has been or will be. Thanks for listening & for your understanding)
THIS WEEK: A charming story of a father son camping trip takes a dark turn when little Isaac discovers that the firewood dad made him haul isn't just for keeping warm after the sun goes down...
This celebrated story of human child sacrifice comes to its status as a Sunday School classic by way of the "there a kid in it!" clause.
So, little Timmy, does your dad love you?
Does he love God more?
Sorry, Timmy, your dad isn't a true man of God unless he'd be willing to murder you without question if that's what God asks.
But don't give up on Abraham and Isaac yet! Though often told as a straightforward "God might ask you to slaughter your family to prove your faithfulness" story, this biblical account has a number of amazing tricks up its sleeves. Minor spoiler: God DOESN'T actually want you to murder children, and this story is here to help you remember that.
You can sleep tight, Timmy. God's got your back.
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Join us this summer as we revisit those classic bible stories adults love to tell to children: David & Goliath, Jonah & the Whale, Noah’s Ark, and more. We love to tell these stories to kids because they feature children and/or animals, but on closer examination, these stories are MESSED UP.
Child soldiers, whales who swallow people whole, and (let’s face it) God’s genocide of basically the entire planet. We’ll revisit these stories with a more critical lens and discover that while the horror is real, so is the grace, beauty, and love of God.
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
THIS WEEK:
"Man-Eating Monster Fish Sighted Off Coast of Joppa."
Jonah and the whale is another one what has cute animals, right?
"The waters closed in over me;
the deep surrounded me;
weeds were were wrapped around my head
at the roods of the mountains.
I went down to the land
whose bars closed upon me forever...." -Jonah 2:5-6
This horror story has some truly terrifying elements. So much goodness in this one, too - come hear about the stubborn prophet who can offer healing truth to others but struggles in his own path.
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Join us this summer as we revisit those classic bible stories adults love to tell to children: David & Goliath, Jonah & the Whale, Noah’s Ark, and more. We love to tell these stories to kids because they feature children and/or animals, but on closer examination, these stories are MESSED UP.
Child soldiers, whales who swallow people whole, and (let’s face it) God’s genocide of basically the entire planet. We’ll revisit these stories with a more critical lens and discover that while the horror is real, so is the grace, beauty, and love of God.
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Join us this summer as we revisit those classic bible stories adults love to tell to children: David & Goliath, Jonah & the Whale, Noah’s Ark, and more. We love to tell these stories to kids because they feature children and/or animals, but on closer examination, these stories are MESSED UP.
Child soldiers, whales who swallow people whole, and (let’s face it) God’s genocide of basically the entire planet. We’ll revisit these stories with a more critical lens and discover that while the horror is real, so is the grace, beauty, and love of God.
THIS WEEK: We love telling this one to kids because.... animals!
We tend to gloss over the implications of God's intentional destruction of the known world and all but a handful of humans and those cute fuzzy animals. We leave out altogether the part where angels and humans were getting it on and giving birth to giants (google "Nephilim." it's cool. we'll wait.)
Still, this story has much to teach us about making sense of chaos and destruction, trusting in the promise of God's protection, and how to reconcile the truth of God's love with a messy, violent bible.
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Join us this summer as we revisit those classic bible stories adults love to tell to children: David & Goliath, Jonah & the Whale, Noah’s Ark, and more. We love to tell these stories to kids because they feature children and/or animals, but on closer examination, these stories are MESSED UP.
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Child soldiers, whales who swallow people whole, and (let’s face it) God’s genocide of basically the entire planet. We’ll revisit these stories with a more critical lens and discover that while the horror is real, so is the grace, beauty, and love of God.
THIS WEEK: Adam and Eve is a totally chill, normal story about nudity, the origins of evil, and a trickster talking snake with legs. If that wasn't enough horror for you, we'll dive into the centuries of abusive theology that uses this story (incorrectly) to promote misogyny, heterosexism, transphobia, anti-science/7 day creationism.
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Is there anything beautiful and redemptive about the creation story? Absolutely. We'll reclaim the beauty of God's artistic hand, the truth about gender and body expression, and the power of myth to speak truth.
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Series: Lost & Found
We all feel a little lost now and then. Sometimes we worry we've lost our way, other times we feel our value has all but disappeared, and we often lose each other in the midst of struggle.
Come and hear of the God who calls us back home to love and celebration, who seeks us out when we have forgotten our own worth, and who finds every last one of those of us who have been forgotten.
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Series: Lost & Found
We all feel a little lost now and then. Sometimes we worry we've lost our way, other times we feel our value has all but disappeared, and we often lose each other in the midst of struggle.
Come and hear of the God who calls us back home to love and celebration, who seeks us out when we have forgotten our own worth, and who finds every last one of those of us who have been forgotten.
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Series: Lost & Found
We all feel a little lost now and then. Sometimes we worry we've lost our way, other times we feel our value has all but disappeared, and we often lose each other in the midst of struggle.
Come and hear of the God who calls us back home to love and celebration, who seeks us out when we have forgotten our own worth, and who finds every last one of those of us who have been forgotten.
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
The name "Zao" is a greek word that means "to be among the living".
This season, we are highlighting the ways that Zao as a community joins Jesus and the tradition of Jesus followers in seeking the fullness of life.
Our world is a mixture of creative, vibrant, beautiful life, alongside systems of death, destruction and oppression. At Zao, we look to Jesus and one another to fully seek life and dismantle the mechanisms of death that plague us as individuals, communities, and the world.
Together, #ZaoLives.
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
The name "Zao" is a greek word that means "to be among the living".
This season, we are highlighting the ways that Zao as a community joins Jesus and the tradition of Jesus followers in seeking the fullness of life.
Our world is a mixture of creative, vibrant, beautiful life, alongside systems of death, destruction and oppression. At Zao, we look to Jesus and one another to fully seek life and dismantle the mechanisms of death that plague us as individuals, communities, and the world.
Together, #ZaoLives.
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
The name "Zao" is a greek word that means "to be among the living".
This season, we are highlighting the ways that Zao as a community joins Jesus and the tradition of Jesus followers in seeking the fullness of life.
Our world is a mixture of creative, vibrant, beautiful life, alongside systems of death, destruction and oppression. At Zao, we look to Jesus and one another to fully seek life and dismantle the mechanisms of death that plague us as individuals, communities, and the world.
Together, #ZaoLives.