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Severn's All You Can Eat Buffet
Hosted by Severn Church, Bristol · EN
Severn is a Bristol-based church for people who are searching for hope and wanting to contribute to the well-being of other people.
This podcast feed is pretty much everything we're making in audio form, from talks and discussions to meditations and music. That's why it's our "all you can eat buffet", with the whole spread in one convenient place. (Look out for more focused feeds on particular topics as we launch them if you prefer going "a la carte".)
Online, we live at https://www.severnchurchbristol.org
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Talk: Faith, flags, and an unlikely kind of King - Dan Green
Mar 2900:32:35Tap to summarizeWhat do we expect from God’s kingdom and Jesus as King? In this Palm Sunday talk, Dan Green looks at what the crowd who welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem hoped and believed might happen, and how they would have been shocked by Jesus and what would happen next. Similarly, when crowds gather today with faith, flags and the nation in mind, does Jesus fit expectations? What do we expect from Jesus?
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The Desert Trials episode 6 - the world trial: what Jesus said
Mar 2500:20:42Tap to summarizeWe’re going through Lent spending time every day, not alone but with Jesus in the desert, not empty but full of his Spirit, not resting but wrestling with the things that get between us and God, not relying on ourselves but trusting in God to win every battle thanks to what Jesus did.Matthew 4:10-11Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: “Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”’Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.Jesus’ answer about worship is straightforward - only worship and serve God.What does this mean for us, though? Is it just about religious activity?How broad a role does worship have in our lives?What does it mean for us to worship God while working, talking, doing everyday things?How does this connect with our senses of identity, purpose and value?What might happen if we choose to deepen our faith in God, worship more and serve him only?We’re inviting you to reflect on this as Easter approaches.We hope you’ve enjoyed this series - thank you for listening!
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Week 46 - middle of Ezekiel - Boxset Binge the Bible
Nov 15, 2024Tap to summarizeBern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about chapters 22 to 39 of the book of Ezekiel.His visions and actions have been difficult listening, with harsh judgements and consequences for God’s people as well as loss which Ezekiel felt personally and was not allowed to grieve in the normal way. However, God was not remote from suffering, but walking through it with them.God’s heart for people and their ultimate restoration was also revealed not to be restricted to Israel. Ezekiel was given words to share with all the surrounding nations, people with no access to Jewish worship rites but remarkably included in God’s promises for renewal.The kind of leadership God promised for a restored situation was also remarkable - good shepherding, concerned for the whole flock, more humble and service-based than strident and dictatorial. How much did that fit anyone expectations then, or ours in similar political situations now?Ezekiel’s vision of God’s ability to bring life from dead, dry bones might be the most remarkable so far. Did this meet people’s expectations of God’s power, or exceed them? How much difference would it make to us truly to believe in God’s ability to do this today, not just in terms of afterlife but in renewed relationships, trust, hopes and love where these seem to be lost to us?In the next part of our boxset, we complete Ezekiel, looking at his visions for future hope, and also listen to Psalms 107 to 119. Listen along at your own pace at severnvineyard.org/bible.
Transcribe →Week 45 - beginning of Ezekiel - Boxset Binge the Bible
Nov 8, 2024Tap to summarizeBern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the first 21 chapters of the book of Ezekiel.The vivid visions in this book are other-worldly and dreamlike, and as Ezekiel had been in Babylon, in exile from his home country for a few years, it might not be surprising to see visions of heavenly power which looked similar to the way his captors saw this.But God seems to have added surprising twists, including his authority and radiant presence over all of the dark powers feared by people. Israel’s God was not defeated in the way people may have expected from his people’s fate, but had a purpose and plan which was yet to be seen and understood.It’s easy to read these passages in isolation and form a dim, dark view of God, especially as the suffering described through Ezekiel’s words, pictures and actions would be brutal and shocking.As with other prophets, there is hope to come later, but in the early parts of Ezekiel, there are also signs of what God wants the most and looks to restore - relationships in which people can share God’s vision and values, put love into practice, and work for justice and against everything which devalues life.There are also signs that life in relationship with God may involve ongoing movement and developing understanding. Ezekiel’s words include fresh insight into some scripture people may have regarded differently, including “the sin of Sodom”, and we can also spot pictures which get developed later by Jesus, like the usefulness of a vine. Jesus moved people’s understanding along - should we expect to experience this too?God’s presence was also on the move, tragically out of the temple of Jerusalem, but thankfully close to people wherever they were in exile. In the next part of our boxset, we continue through Ezekiel and find God’s power doing some incredible things. Listen along at your own pace at severnvineyard.org/bible.
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