Transforming Lives Together Podcast

LIAR, LUNATIC, or LORD?

C. S. Lewis posed this question in his book “Mere Christianity” and it fuels the debate we find in our Twenty-fourth Episode as we continue with “Life’s Meaning & Purpose: an in-depth study of the Gospel of John.”

In part 2 of Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis’ writes, “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic- on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg- or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God.” We find this dilemma in our lesson for this week as the people and the religious leaders debate over who Jesus is; with some believing, some unsure of what to make of Him, and some rejecting Him to the point where they pick up stones to kill Him.

This is EPISODE TWO of the podcast and we will continue with “Life's Meaning & Purpose: An in depth study of the Gospel of John", taught by the Rector Of St. Bartholomew’s Fr. Arthur Ward.

In this episode, Fr. Ward concludes his overview of John’s gospel, answers some questions asked by those in attendance, and unpacks the first five verses of chapter one.

We’d all like to bear fruit in our lives and live with joy. But doing so requires us to be in relationship with other people. As we will discover in our study for this week, Paul’s attitude toward the Philippians was such that he longed to be able to encourage them, and because of his encouragement to them, he would be encouraged as well and would experience an increase in joy.

This is EPISODE TWELVE of the podcast and we continue with “Life’s Meaning & Purpose: An in-depth study of the Gospel of John” taught by the rector of St. Bartholomew’s Fr. Arthur Ward.

In this episode Fr. Ward finishes Chapter 4 and begins to unpack Chapter 5 focusing on verses 1-23.

Who we are around affects who we become as people. If we are around positivity, we are more likely to be positive people, and view things from the hopeful and joyful perspective. As we will discover in our study for this week we can misinterpret circumstances in our lives if we have had bad experiences in the past. And that can hinder our joy.