Organic Christianity: Recent Episodes
Barry Wiseman
A Bible class exploring how to pursue and attain an "organic Christianity," free from the pollutants of culture and our own failing wisdom.
Jesus confronted the religious leaders for missing the truly important issues while hammering on the tiniest detail of the Law of Moses. We must pull back to see God's larger picture or we will miss the beauty of Grace.
In Peter's description of organic growth in 2 Peter 1:3-9, Peter adds "brotherly love" to all we've added so far. While this isn't natural, it's not a foreign idea to those outside of Christ. How do we approach brotherly love in such a way that reveals the divine?
Peter lists faith as the beginning point for organic spiritual growth. Why faith is foundational to our growth? What makes up this organic growth?
As Christians, we have an imperative to grow. Even though it seems tough at times, God has indeed provide everything we need to pursue this growth. 2 Peter 1:3-10
If Jesus is the organic seed for our organic Christianity, the hypocrisy of the Pharisees is completely inorganic. In this lesson we observe that hypocrisy was not the goal of the Pharisees, but it is still something we must guard against.
2nd in series of a study of the idea of Organic Christianity. Studying the Parable of the Soils: Matt. 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-15