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In this episode, the guys explore what it means to be Missional. 
0:30 - When we hear the word ‘Missional’, we often think of sending a ‘missionary’ overseas. But the Bible tells us a story of a God who has already been on Mission in this world from its beginning, working to partner a broken humanity in Restoring the brokenness of this world to itself, and to Himself. 1:13 - Some of our favourite passages of scripture about being Missional include Luke 10:25-37, John 4:7-30, and Jeremiah 29:4-7.5:35 - So what does being Missional look like in practice? For the guys, the call to being Missional is about planting your roots deep in the community where God has placed you, so that we can truly partner and seek the welfare of our neighbours where we dwell, even if they don’t confess Jesus as Lord… yet. Being Missional is not just about convincing others not like us to become like us. Being Missional is about having the eyes to see the Spirit of God already at work in this world, and asking how we can partner with Him in His Restorative work in this world.In this series, the guys chat about the six characteristics of God that we shema He is calling us to become.
We’ll be taking a break as we prepare to transition to our new facility. We’ll be back with more Teh-ology Podcast in February 2024!
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In this episode, the guys explore what it means to be Table-Spreaders. 
0:30 - In the beginning of the Bible, we are introduced to a Father who provides for His children abundantly. He sends bread from heaven and water from the rock. He spreads a table – even in the midst of a wilderness, and this table is lavish with a feast of rich food, aged wine, and choice meat. But you know what’s even more amazing? The Father’s generosity doesn’t end there. The Father’s generosity overflows from Him and into His children, as He empowers them to go forth to become like Him, spreading tables everywhere we go. 1:35 - Some of our favourite passages of scripture about being Table-Spreaders include Psalm 23:5, Psalm 78:19, Genesis 18:1-19, Luke 24:13-356:00 - So what does being Table-Spreaders look like in practice? For the guys, it is surprising that the biblical portrait of Table-Spreading consists not only of God spreading a table for His people, but also of His people spreading a table for God Himself, and one another. It seems that by being generous as God is generous, He reveals Himself to us, often through gifts and in ways that are unexpected. The biblical portrait of Table-Spreaders is also not only of the wealthy who own their own homes, but also for those of us who spread tables in the wilderness, in tents, and even on the road!In this series, the guys chat about the six characteristics of God that we shema He is calling us to become.
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In this episode, the guys explore what it means to be Restorative. 
0:30 - The Bible is a story of how a God known as YHWH creates a beautiful world, but humans mess it up. In response, this God does not throw it all away, but says “Behold, I am making all things new”. He works with the broken of this world to restore them – not to how things where in the beginning, but to an end that will be even better than the beginning. This is who our God is. This is what our God does. And the best part of this is, He invites us to participate in this sacred nature and task!1:20 - Some of our favourite passages of scripture about being Restorative include Luke 19:1-7, the book of Ruth, and John 21:15-19.4:54 - So what does being Restorative look like in practice? For the guys, it is about receiving the Restoring work of God in us, and then going forth to be Restorative to the world around us. If God first loved us, we are now called to take that first step in participating in His Restorative work in this world as well! This may come in the form of peacemaking within our family, at our workplaces or in our schools, and even in something as simple (but often overlooked) as learning how to say sorry. In this series, the guys chat about the six characteristics of God that we shema He is calling us to become.
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In this episode, the guys explore what it means to be Compassionate. 
0:30 - It’s a common misconception that the God of the Bible (or especially, the Old Testament) is an angry God holding a bunch of rules, waiting to punish those who do not keep His commands. But the Bible actually paints a picture of a loving Father who cares deeply for His children – so deeply, in fact, that He comes alongside them in their suffering, in the divine human of Jesus.1:09 - Some of our favourite passages of scripture about being Compassionate include Luke 15:11-31, Mark 10:13-16 and Isaiah 40:1, 49:13-16.4:10 - So what does being Compassionate look like in practice? For the guys, the call to being Compassionate is to be fatherly and motherly as God is, whether we are old enough to be parents yet. If only we have the eyes to see that those in need are people who need our care! As the people of God, our first instinct should be a tenderness towards suffering alongside the broken, rather than trying to fix peoples’ problems, or to assess why they came to be in such a broken state in the first place. Perhaps, when we realise that God Himself came to suffer on this earth alongside us in the person of Jesus, we will realise that embracing others’ suffering in compassion makes us more like God!In this series, the guys chat about the six characteristics of God that we shema He is calling us to become.
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In this episode, the guys explore what it means to be Revelational. 
0:30 - Throughout the story of the Bible, the all-powerful, all-knowing God repeatedly reveals Himself to His creation in humanity. The God of the Bible is not far away, but near. He opens our spiritual eyes to see the light – to see a world beyond this one. He is Revelational. And this same God now invites us to participate in revealing His wondrous mysteries to the world!1:05 - Some of our favourite passages of scripture about being Revelational include 2 Kings 6:15-18, Acts 9:1-19 and Luke 24:13-25.5:09 - So what does being Revelational look like in practice? For the guys, being Revelational begins with recognising that we live in two realities. There is a spiritual world behind the physical world we live within. But we reject the notion that one is the spiritual realm is what matters, because as Jesus prayed for the Kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven, we are called to see, with our spiritual eyes, both the spiritual realm and its inbreaking in the physical world around us. So let us pray for sight, both as individuals, and as a community of faith, for that is how we become a people who are Revelational. In this series, the guys chat about the six characteristics of God that we shema He is calling us to become.
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In this episode, the guys explore what it means to be Image-Makers. 
0:30 - In the beginning, the God over all creation made humans in His Image. But the most amazing thing of all is that He didn’t stop there. He made His Images… His Image-Makers!2:55 - Some of our favourite passages of scripture about Image-Making include Galatians 2:20, Acts 7:54-60 and John 15:1-11.5:52 - So what does Image-Making look like in practice? For the guys, the call to Image-Making in our Asian culture involves us putting away our ‘paiseh’ attitude towards becoming more like our Maker, trusting that if becoming like Him is His desire for us, then that is something that we should embrace without fear. The invitation to be Image-Makers is also a call for others to see Jesus in us, and for us to see Jesus in others, for we have all been created in the Image of God. In this series, the guys chat about the six characteristics of God that we shema He is calling us to become.
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