Radicle: Ephesians for Misfits
Spiritual Warfare
In the concluding message of the Radicle series, we look at Ephesians chapter 6, verses 10 through 18, a passage about “spiritual warfare.” Spiritual warfare is a phrase that evokes a lot of different responses from people, depending on one’s experiences. Clearly, one message cannot address all the many aspects of this very complex subject. In this message, Pastor T. C. focuses on four common pitfalls to avoid, and how the church responds to the powers opposed to God by…
Kingdom Hybridity
In the second half of chapter 2, Paul teaches that the cross of Jesus does more than just reconcile people to God, it also reconciles people groups to one another. Namely, Jesus’s life of self-sacrificial love shows us the way to peace and tears down the divisions between people of different cultures. The Way of Jesus creates an entirely new kind of human community. But, multiethnic churches might fall into the trap of thinking “multiculturalism” is what this text prescribes.…
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