Common Ground West: Recent Episodes
Common Ground West
Mark 14:53-65 // Jesus Faces Injustice at the Hands of the Sanhedrin // Hazel Owens // June 9, 2024
Mark 14:32-42; James 4:1-3; James 5:13-19 // Pray Like Jesus // Anthony Jones // May 19, 2024
Job 29:11-17 and Job 31:13-40 // Lent 2024: The Gospel and the Poor // Anthony Jones // March 10, 2024
Deuteronomy 10:14-20 and 1 John 3:16-18 // Lent 2024: The Gospel and The Poor // Anthony Jones // March 3, 2024
Deuteronomy 15:1-11 // Lent 2024: The Gospel and the Poor // Anthony Jones // February 18, 2024
John 11:17-44 // Stand alone and open mic // Anthony Jones and various members from the community // January 21, 2024
Isaiah 8:20-9:7 and Luke 2:6-14 // Waiting on the Lord with Isaiah: Advent 2023 // Anthony Jones // December 24, 2023
Isaiah 40:1-11 // Waiting on the Lord with Isaiah // Anthony Jones // December 10, 2023
Isaiah 64 // Waiting on the Lord with Isaiah: Advent 2023 // Anthony Jones // December 3, 2023
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Could the Deut. passage be about non-marital sexual relations rather than rape (such as in Ex. 22:16)? Elsewhere, God punishes rape with death, not marriage.
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How do we reconcile two different and even contradictory interpretations of Scripture while still believing in and prioritizing the authority of Scripture?
2 Timothy 3:14-4:4 // The What, Why, and How of the Bible // Anthony Jones // November 19, 2023
2 Timothy 4:9-22 // The What, Why, and How of the Bible // Anthony Jones // November 12, 2023
Matthew 5:17-19; 2 Peter 3:15-17 // The What, Why, and How of the Bible // Anthony Jones // November 5, 2023
Luke 24:26-32 // The What, Why, and How of Scripture // Brennan Bookmyer // October 29, 2023
Mark 10:35-37; Hebrews 1:1-3 // The What, Why, and How of the Bible // Anthony Jones // October 22, 2023
Genesis 1:26ff; Romans 8:18ff; Revelation 21-21 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // October 1, 2023
Romans 5:6-11 and Luke 19:1-10 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // September 24, 2023
Genesis 16 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // September 17, 2023
Sermon ends at 38 min, but a meditation practice we did together starts then till the end.
Mark 12:28-34 and 1 John 4:7-12, 19 // Because He First Loved Us // Anthony Jones // September 10, 2023
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From the 8/6 sermon a story was told in which it was implied that being republican equates to being racist. Do you believe that the republican party are racist?
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How does one reconcile your idea of voting for the person who will do the most for the marginalized and the idea that the lesser of two evils is still evil?
Romans 12:1-5; Galatians 5:13-15; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 // Cross-Shaped Politics // August 20, 2023 // Anthony Jones
Philippians 2:3-11 and Isaiah 10:1-4 // Cross-shaped Politics // Anthony Jones // August 13, 2023
Question: I agree that the verbs in Colossians 3:1-4 are second person plural - y'all. How do you determine if Paul means y'all - community or y'all - each of you in the community?
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You have mentioned folks leaving CG due to political beliefs. Should those who believe the political beliefs espoused at CG are incongruent with the Bible stay?
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Some Christians opposed Senate Bills 12 & 380 (allowing parents to object to books). Should books like Gender Queer be available to kids in a school library?
Questions:
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Could you specify what you meant by “confrontation”? Is the confrontation/targeting of individuals through legislation counterproductive to our witness?
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How involved should Christians become in the political process to counteract the laws passed which affirm/condone behaviors that are clearly ungodly/sinful?
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Can you clarify the relevance of that quote from 1 Maccabees to what Jesus was saying? Is 1 Maccabee Scripture?
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Do you believe slavery was an evil worth fighting to undue? If so, what are todays evils worth fighting to undue just as vehemently? The murder of the unborn?
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Would you ever support a candidate for presidency that supported a position you felt was absolutely morally wrong? If so, how would you justify your decision?
Mark 12:13-17 // Gospel of Mark and Cross-Shaped Politics // July 9, 2023 // Anthony Jones
Various Scripture Passages // Youth Sunday // Anthony Jones, Katie DeaKyne, and Carter McClure // June 11, 2023
Questions and timestamps:
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Is baptism a requirement for salvation and for receiving the Holy Spirit? (0:30)
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Can you speak to the role of confirmation in traditions that practice infant baptism and how confirmation is the "conscious choice" aspect of baptism? (9:49)
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What if I did get baptized by immersion as a kid but didn't grasp what I was doing? Does it count? Do I need to get re-baptized? What if I don't understand till much later all that it meant? (15:51)
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If baptism is a "starting point" of faith in the NT and I've been faithful for decades, does that mean my faith life has been a sham?! (20:45)
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How do we support someone who is gay through god? if god doesn’t intend for gay people how can we tell them they aren’t fully loved?
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In 1952, Alan Turing was castrated for being homosexual justified by the same beliefs we hold. Where else in modern times are God’s words being used to hurt?
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Some views on Romans 1 see it as Paul poking fun at “the weak’s” critique of “the strong’s” beliefs. Should this effect in any way how we examine the issue?
Cross-Shaped Sexuality // Anthony Jones // March 5, 2023 // Romans 1:18-2:3
Personal testimony by Joe Garner following after the sermon
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How do we faithfully respond to the proposed bills that are moving through our legislature that have the potential to harm people in the LGBTQ+community?
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When talking with friends who are gay, how should we suggest they handle their natural sexual desires while also encouraging them to remain celibate?
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What are sexual desires for if we are single and can't express them? How are they good?
Cross-shaped Sexuality // Anthony Jones // February 26, 2022 // Revelation 2:18-29 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
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What does is mean for a believing spouse to “sanctify” a non believing spouse?
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Elliot Reiss asks: how did Jesus rescue Jonah after being eaten.
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In early church time how did Jewish culture compare to that of Greco-Roman and the church's teaching re: sexuality & hierarchy of men and women?
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Why does the Bible give a concession for the permanence of marriage (divorce) but not other aspects (monogamy or sexual difference, for example)?
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If singleness is the ideal, according to Paul, why did God design creation with Adam and Eve being married and have that be the original design?
Timestamps:
0:00 - How should we respond when other Christians use “the clobber verses” against someone from the LGBTQ+ community?
13:14 - How can the church expect people in the lgbtq community to embrace singleness/ celibacy, when the church has habitually idolized marriage & pitied singleness?
Timestamps
0:00 - welcome
2:20 - how can we be welcoming to LGBTQ people?
17:02 - Should the church treat same sex couples and remarried couples differently?
28:34 - How do I experience intimacy as a single person while honoring God?
Introduction to questions pertaining to inconsistencies with how the Church responds to remarriage after divorce vs. how it responds to same-sex relationships. Will cover in more detail next week.
How do you respond to one who's read the Bible and rejects God is worthy of worship based on God killing babies 2 Sam 12:15,18 or having others do so 1 Sam 15:3?
Cross-Shaped Sexuality // 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; 1 Corinthians 6:12ff // Anthony Jones // January 29, 2023
What is the differentiating factor between the miracle workers in Mark 9:39-40 who Jesus "affirmed" and in those in Matthew 7:22-23 who Jesus "condemned"?
Intro and the goal of these podcasts - 0:00
Response to question about abortion - 2:00-14:00
Response to question about fear and evangelism 14:00 -20:00
Gospel of Mark // Mark 9:33-37 // Anthony Jones // January 8, 2023
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Advent Prayers // Matthew 6:12; Luke 18:9-14; Psalm 32// Anthony Jones // December 11, 2022
Advent Prayers // Matthew 6: 10-11; Habakkuk 1:2-4: 3:16-19 // Anthony Jones // December 4, 2022
Postures and Practices of Dependence // 1 Timothy 6:6-19 // Anthony Jones // November 20, 2022
Postures and Practices of Dependence // Luke 24:13-35 // Anthony Jones // November 13, 2022
Postures and Practices of Dependence // Romans 6:15-23 // Anthony Jones // October 30, 2022
Racial Reconciliation in the Church // Revelation 7:9-17 // Anthony Jones // July 24, 2022
Anthony Jones // Jeremiah 31:15; Habbakuk 1:2-4; Psalm 55:4-8, 16-19, 22-23 // Mission of God Series
Forgetting what lies behind, straining towards what lies ahead // Anthony Jones // 9.5.21 // Galatians 6:1-5
Forgetting what lies behind, straining towards what lies ahead // Anthony Jones // 8.29.21 // 2 Timothy 2
Forgetting what lies behind, straining towards what lies ahead // Anthony Jones // 8.22.2021 // Hebrews 10:19-25
Forgetting What Lies Behind, Straining Towards What Lies Ahead // Anthony jones // 8.15.2021 // John 6:60-71
Anthony Jones // Forgetting what lies behind, straining towards what lies ahead // Romans 8:18-27
Forgetting What Lies Behind, Straining Toward What Lies Ahead // Ephesians 5:20 // Anthony Jones // 8.1.21
Forgetting What Lies Behind, Straining Toward What Lies Ahead // Jeremiah 8:18-9:3 // Anthony Jones // 7.25.21
Forgetting What Lies Behind, Straining Toward What Lies Ahead // 1 Thessalonians 5:1ff // Anthony Jones // 7.18.21
Forgetting What Lies Behind, Straining Toward What Lies Ahead // Philippians 3:10-14 // Anthony Jones // 7.11.21
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 4:4-8 / Series: Journey to the Cross With Our Self Emptying God
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 4:2-3 / Series: Journey to the Cross With Our Self Emptying God
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 3:17-4:1 / Series: Journey to the Cross With Our Self Emptying God
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 3:10-16 / Series: Journey to the Cross With Our Self Emptying God
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 3:1-11 / Series: Journey to the Cross With Our Self-Emptying God
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30 / Series: Journey to the Cross with the Self-Emptying God
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 2:12-18 / Series: Journey to the Cross With the Self Emptying God (Philippians pt. 2)
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 2:6-11 / Series: Journey to the Cross With the Self Emptying God (Philippians pt. 2)
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 1:27-2:4 / Series: Foundations For a Healthy Church (Philippians Pt. 1)
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 1:19-26 / Series: Foundations of a Healthy Church
Anthony Jones / Scripture Philippians 1:12-18 / Series: Foundations for a Healthy Church (Philippians pt. 1)
Anthony Jones / Scripture: Philippians 1:1-2 & Acts 16 / Series: Foundations for a Healthy Church (Phil. Pt. 1)