This Is The Temple
Mike Erre - This week we look at the connection between worship and justice.

Mike Erre - This week we look at the connection between worship and justice.
The practice of silence and solitude is not one more thing to do but a time to receive. This week we learn this from the man, Jeremiah, and put we experience it together.
Mike Erre - This week we look at God’s anguish over the impending disaster awaiting Jerusalem.
Mike Erre - This week we look at the covenant background of Jeremiah’s lament.
Delving into Jeremiah, the speaker highlights that prophecy functions as a "covenant watchdog," urging God's people to faithful obedience rather than merely foretelling future events. The discussion covers key literary features of prophetic books and offers practical guidelines for interpreting them, including identifying thematic structures and figurative language. The episode concludes with a framework for discerning authentic prophetic voices today, emphasizing motivation, method, message, messenger, audience, and the fruit produced, while addressing common misconceptions about worship, evil, and personal scripture application.
The discussion delves into the book of Jeremiah, using its tragic narrative of Judah's exile to unpack the overarching biblical theme of banishment. Starting from humanity's exile from Eden and repeated eastward journeys in Genesis, the episode traces this pattern through Israel's history, highlighting God's call for return and the consequences of choosing death. Ultimately, Jesus is presented as the solution to this pervasive exile, redefining what it means for Christians to live as "exiled citizens" of his kingdom, engaging the world with love and grace rather than fear or worldly power.
This week we look at how Jesus called Israel to repentance, and how his approach differed from that of the Pharisees.
Mike Erre - This week we look at what it means to take sin seriously in the midst of others.
Mike Erre - This week we look at what made Jesus angry and what he did with us anger.
This week we look at Paul's teaching about the paradox of power & weakness
Mike Erre - This week we look at Jesus’ invitation to life in His kingdom, and how He never begged or bribed anyone to believe in Him.
Mike Erre - We look at a parable that reminds us that our service to God doesn’t put Him in our debt.
Kevin Dixon - How wisdom helps regulate our freedom
Kevin Dixon - We discuss the tension of being seen and effects of fame on our souls
Kevin Dixon - Unity invites our full selves to be known and seen while enhancing the community.
Mike Erre - This week we look at Jesus’ radical teachings about money and possessions.
William and Ebraille Mwizerwa share their story of surviving genocide in Rwanda and how it led them to begin Legacy Mission Village in Nashville.
Kevin Dixon - Aligning our values with our faith by honest personal assessment and heart work
Suzie Lind - Exploring Matthew 25, we see how placing ourselves in proximity to the marginalized, places us in proximity with Jesus.
Mike Erre - This week we discuss how following Jesus doesn’t shield us from suffering or disappointment.
Mike Erre - This week we look at Jesus’ teaching about forgiveness
Mike Erre - We look at the parable of the God Samaritan - which is much more disruptive that it first appears
Suzie Lind - Paul closes his letter to the Ephesians with a compelling picture of a church standing in solidarity as a faithful witness to Christ’s victory.
Mike Erre - This week we explore Paul’s teaching about how the good news of Jesus reconfigures the relationships of the ancient household, most particularly that of husband and wife.
Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul’s use of ancient household codes to illustrate the far reaching implications of the command to submit to one another.
Mike Erre - This week we begin to look at one of Paul’s most controversial passages in Ephesians.
Kevin Dixon said it: "Never will I ever. Ever. EVER. start another building project at Journey." So, he's got some splainin' to do with Suzie Lind and Grant Opperman as he shares his new idea for a new youth / multipurpose building, a welcome piazza and additional fund raising for debt reduction. Crazy smart? Or just crazy? You be the judge. Kidding aside, Journey's plan helps us live into Jesus' values of hospitality, inclusiveness and engagement with the community. Learn more and consider pled...
Mike Erre - This week we look at an overview of the person and work of the Holy Spirit
Mike Erre - This week we look at Paul’s teaching that Jesus’ resurrection is the first fruits of what’s coming for the rest of the universe.
Mike Erre - This week we take a close look at Paul’s instructions on being filled by the Holy Spirit.