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Jason Rodenbeck The Kingdom Message in Jesus' Healing Ministry In this passage, Jesus heals the servant of a Centurion (a Roman soldier) and he challenges the nationalistic interests of his followers, as well as our own. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091108sermon64.mp3 Sun, 8 November 2009 19:00:00 GMT 34:07 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/NnY9QyN3BNQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/NnY9QyN3BNQ/20091108sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091108sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091108sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Kingdom Message in Jesus' Healing Ministry This message starts a new series called "The Kingdom Message in Jesus' Healing Ministry." In this passage we see Jesus touching and restoring a leper. The Kingdom message is that Jesus' Kingdom offers a fresh start and a return to community for those who the Kingdom of the World has marginalized. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091101sermon64.mp3 Sun, 1 November 2009 19:00:00 GMT 39:12 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/2BkjSLfTPYI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/2BkjSLfTPYI/20091101sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091101sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091101sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Radical Kingdom Contrasts This passage marks the closing of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. In it he offers his final challenge, but in the form of an analogy. Those who build their lives on Jesus' teaching are wise because his teaching is dependable. But it is truly foolish to ignore his teaching. In this we see a real paradox as Jesus' teaching is often what seems foolish to us. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091025sermon64.mp3 Sun, 25 October 2009 19:00:00 GMT 35:25 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/_8ChXWnRIeA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/_8ChXWnRIeA/20091025sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091025sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091025sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Radical Kingdom Contrasts In this passage, Jesus contrasts true disciples with false ones. In this we learn there is more to being a follower than merely repeating a few words or going through religious motions. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091018sermon64.mp3 Sun, 18 October 2009 19:00:00 GMT 41:28 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/WnXohjayFx8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/WnXohjayFx8/20091018sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091018sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091018sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Radical Kingdom Contrasts In this passage, Jesus provides a method for discerning good teaching (prophecy) from bad teachng by an examination of its coherence to the Kingdom of Heaven. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091011sermon64.mp3 Sun, 11 October 2009 19:00:00 GMT 31:25 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/j1CYX3Cab4I" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/j1CYX3Cab4I/20091011sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091011sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091011sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Radical Kingdom Contrasts In this message we move on to our new series on Kingdom contrasts. In this first passage, Jesus delineates between the Kingdom of the World lifestyle and the Kingdom of Heaven lifestyle. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091004sermon64.mp3 Sun, 4 October 2009 19:00:00 GMT 41:22 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/4IUs4fxS_u4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/4IUs4fxS_u4/20091004sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091004sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20091004sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Judgment Kevin Slatton filled in for Jason this Sunday, applying Peter's walking on the water to our own lives. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090927sermon64.mp3 Sun, 27 September 2009 19:00:00 GMT 31:49 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/1lZ6yD3H1Ws" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/1lZ6yD3H1Ws/20090927sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090927sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090927sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Judgment In this message, we examine the grace of God in response to or inability to sometimes fulfill this teaching of Jesus. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090920sermon64.mp3 Sun, 20 September 2009 19:00:00 GMT 33:04 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/akMU40D8YA8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/akMU40D8YA8/20090920sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090920sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090920sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Judgment Today's message finishes up our series "A Kingdom Free from Judgment." In this verse, Jesus closes out not only his section on judgment but the main body of the Sermon on the Mount. This passage has often been called the "Golden Rule," but we see it as the "Cold Hard Steel Kingdom Challenge." It is a summary of Jesus' teaching on fulfilling the Law and the Prophets. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090913sermon64.mp3 Sun, 13 September 2009 19:00:00 GMT 41:30 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/jIC1iCYpGDE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/jIC1iCYpGDE/20090913sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090913sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090913sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Judgment In this passage Jesus tells his disciples that what they ask for God will give them, what they seek they will find, and when they knock the door will be opened. We see this as flowing from Jesus' teaching on judgment and not tossing our pearls to pigs in that Jesus is contrasting those who refuse to depend on God in his Kingdom with those who depend on God fully. (relatively poor sound quality) http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090906sermon64.mp3 Sun, 6 September 2009 19:00:00 GMT 34:06 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/x5J_pM5T5h4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/x5J_pM5T5h4/20090906sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090906sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090906sermon64.mp3 Heather Deckard This Sunday Heather Deckard shared experiences from her recent missions trip to Uganda. In her presentation she shared moving stories of three missionaries and the sacrifices they've made to serve God in a place that needs Jesus desperately. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090906HeatherDeckard.mp3 Sun, 6 September 2009 19:00:00 GMT 7:00 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/yYLGFl68gU0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/yYLGFl68gU0/20090906HeatherDeckard.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090906HeatherDeckard.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090906HeatherDeckard.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Judgment In this passage, Jesus tells us not to give our pearls to pigs, which seems like a confusing thing to say after all of the teaching against judgment. But we see, when we look at this teaching, that Jesus is STILL telling us not to judge. IN this case we are not to judge those who simply reject our message. We must still love them as Jesus does and ALLOW them to reject it. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090830sermon64.mp3 Sun, 30 August 2009 19:00:00 GMT 36:53 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/tScSMDU0FsI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/tScSMDU0FsI/20090830sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090830sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090830sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Judgment This Sunday we took a break from Matthew to concentrate on our church. We focused on what the church is supposed to be and why we do what we do. Not recorded is a piece by our Shepherds, Ben Abernathy and Omer Umberger, on the immediate financial challenges before our church. The message closed with a challenge for us to continue working on being more Christ-like and to reaffirm our commitment to BEING this radical kingdom community. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090823sermon64.mp3 Sun, 23 August 2009 19:00:00 GMT 39:40 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/iD9rsP2x45Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/iD9rsP2x45Y/20090823sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090823sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090823sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Judgment In this second part of our series on judgment, we look at Jesus' teaching on taking the log out of our own eye. This teaching is hyperbolic and intended to make the point with humor. That point is that judgment is hypocritical because the judge emphasizes another's sins only to draw attention from his own. But in the Kingdom, we reject judgment because we enter the kingdom by acknowledging our OWN sins. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090816sermon64.mp3 Sun, 16 August 2009 19:00:00 GMT 40:02 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/hxGuSXZ3NIc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/hxGuSXZ3NIc/20090816sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090816sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090816sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Judgment With this message we start our new series on judgment, "A Kingdom Free from Judgment." We read in Matthew 7:1-2 Jesus' command that we must not judge. Contemporary Christians often find it distasteful, however, to talk about this teaching. In this message we explore that judgment is really the desire to be the source of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Gary Poisson joins us to share more of his family's experience with judgment. (We had some technical issues, so the first 5 minutes of the message are missing.) http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090809sermon64.mp3 Sun, 9 August 2009 19:00:00 GMT 46:54 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/U7YZgy8i_Q8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/U7YZgy8i_Q8/20090809sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090809sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090809sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Worry This message finishes our series "A Kingdom Free from Worry." In this passage, Jesus concludes his thoughts on worry. Since we value the Kingdom things rather than worldly things and since we are focused on Kingdom things instead of worldly things, we find that followers of Jesus have a natural antidote to worry. If we are free to eat like birds and dress like flowers, what do we have to worry about? http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090802sermon64.mp3 Sun, 2 August 2009 19:00:00 GMT 42:50 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/0AGF-_fdakI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/0AGF-_fdakI/20090802sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090802sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090802sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Worry In this passage, Jesus teaches his disciples that they must have a singular vision, "healthy eyes." The application is that we must not focus on that which distracts us from that kingdom vision. Jesus teaches that his disciples cannot have two equally competing interests, and mammon stands in the way of our love of God. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090726sermon64.mp3 Sun, 26 July 2009 19:00:00 GMT 41:55 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/-klPGlgUo1w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/-klPGlgUo1w/20090726sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090726sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090726sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck A Kingdom Free from Worry This is the first message of our new series "A Kingdom Free from Worry" in Matthew 6:19-34. This first message is taken from vss. 19-21. In this passage Jesus attempts to change our values from things which are temporary to things which are eternal. Inherent in that teaching is the truth that at the heart of our anxiety is treasuring the wrong things. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090719sermon64.mp3 Sun, 19 July 2009 19:00:00 GMT 40:47 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/AKTgnB0SypE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/AKTgnB0SypE/20090719sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090719sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090719sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Moving Beyond Religion This is the final sermon of the Moving Beyond Religion series. In this passage, Jesus teaches his disciples to not fast like the religious people who used fasting as a way to draw attention to their own righteousness. This sermon explores the benefit of fasting for disciples and the proper attitude. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090712sermon64.mp3 Sun, 12 July 2009 19:00:00 GMT 35:41 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/JTCeThkdlUE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/JTCeThkdlUE/20090712sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090712sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090712sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Moving Beyond Religion In this passage, Jesus tells us that if we do not forgive, we will not be forgiven. This is a very controversial thought that many try to challenge or even change. But Jesus means what he says. In this message, we look at forgiveness as a kingdom value and interpret the passage that rejecting forgiveness is rejecting Jesus' kingdom--and therefore Jesus' forgiveness. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090705sermon64.mp3 Sun, 5 July 2009 19:00:00 GMT 34:33 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/VftpVvDv0Aw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/VftpVvDv0Aw/20090705sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090705sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090705sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Moving Beyond Religion Closing this set of sermons on the Lord's Prayer, this message focuses on how Jesus teaching his disciples to pray for forgiveness and protection from evil and temptation is the antithesis of a religious mindset. This part of the prayer indicates that Jesus' disciples recognize they need forgiveness and help in dealing with temptation! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090628sermon64.mp3 Sun, 28 June 2009 19:00:00 GMT 39:40 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/koR4ZagFNk4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/koR4ZagFNk4/20090628sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090628sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090628sermon64.mp3 Nathan Holmes Student and Children Minister, Nathan Holmes, fills in for Jason and introduces us to an Old Testament character with an interesting life, and what it means to "walk with God" on the Road Less Traveled. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090621sermon64.mp3 Sun, 21 June 2009 19:00:00 GMT 43:34 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/ZoyeAmXDflE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/ZoyeAmXDflE/20090621sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090621sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090621sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Moving Beyond Religion Continuing the theme of the last message, this message reflects on Jesus' teaching that his disciples pray that God would fulfill our daily needs. In the context of praying that GOD'S kingdom would come rather than our own, we learn that Jesus is telling us that rather than trusting the kingdom of the world, we trust God to provide our needs. This is interpreted specifically in light of American nationalism. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090614sermon64.mp3 Sun, 14 June 2009 19:00:00 GMT 33:46 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/eBk2mvRgeJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/eBk2mvRgeJU/20090614sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090614sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090614sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Moving Beyond Religion Continuing what we usually call the "Lord's Prayer," but which should probably be called the "Disciples' Prayer," Jesus tells his followers to pray for GOD'S Kingdom to come and his will be done. This is contradictory to the Jews' view of what the Messiah was to be. In this message we explore the idolatry of NATIONALISM. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090607sermon64.mp3 Sun, 7 June 2009 19:00:00 GMT 45:52 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/g4UjrkHOzqg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/g4UjrkHOzqg/20090607sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090607sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090607sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Moving Beyond Religion In this passage, Jesus begins to show his disciples how to pray and what kinds of things to pray for. In this message, we find deep significance in Jesus teaching us to address God as "Father." We see that Jesus is grounding our experience with God in the image of him as our dad. This helps us by giving us an IMAGE we can wrap our imaginations around as we pray. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090531sermon64.mp3 Sun, 31 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT 40:14 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/V1Ztqq6oecg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/V1Ztqq6oecg/20090531sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090531sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090531sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Moving Beyond Religion In this passage, Jesus teaches that his disciples' prayers should be sincere, not for selfish religious purposes. Vss. 5-6 deal with using prayer to manipulate and control the people around you. Vss. 7-8 deal with trying to use prayer to manipulate God, as the pagans tried to do. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090524sermon64.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT 35:10 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/7QheL1W0o9o" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/7QheL1W0o9o/20090524sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090524sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090524sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Moving Beyond Religion Starting a NEW series on Matthew 6, this passage defines the thrust and focus of this chapter as a "what not to do." Specifically, Jesus charges his followers with having a sincere faith and not a religious one. In this passage, he emphasizes the manner in which we GIVE to the poor. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090517sermon64.mp3 Sun, 17 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT 35:37 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/4cidzLHdJ2g" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/4cidzLHdJ2g/20090517sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090517sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090517sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law This is the last message in the "Beyond the Law" series. In this passage, Jesus teaches that our love should be "complete" (perfect) like God's love. God loves all people, from those who love and support him to those who hate and reject him! Jesus shows that love in his moment on the cross and he calls his followers to do the same. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090510sermon64.mp3 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT 37:07 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/i4aMQKBw3RA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/i4aMQKBw3RA/20090510sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090510sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090510sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law In this passage, Jesus continues his "fulfillment of the law" statements by fulfilling the law of retribution or lex talionis. However, Jesus interprets it that God is not interested in our returning evil for evil, but in our returning good for evil. He wants us to turn the other cheek when we are attacked, rather than attack back. This is a RADICAL kingdom concept! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090503sermon64.mp3 Sun, 3 May 2009 19:00:00 GMT 43:51 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/D8kVR9gQ_ds" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/D8kVR9gQ_ds/20090503sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090503sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090503sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law In this passage, Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of Heaven is a kingdom of truth and integrity, therefore oaths and promises just aren't necessary any more! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090426sermon64.mp3 Sun, 26 April 2009 19:00:00 GMT 29:27 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/OLVksz0KBvA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/OLVksz0KBvA/20090426sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090426sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090426sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law In these verses, Jesus gives his teaching on the law about divorce. Once again, he reveals that the religious establishment had taken a law intended to PROTECT people and had turned it into a set of legal loopholes. The message focuses on divorce in Jesus' day, the Kingdom of Heaven interpretation of the law, and how the church is still too often legalistic about this sensitive topic. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090419sermon64.mp3 Sun, 19 April 2009 19:00:00 GMT 39:24 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/XUAUQQL_PUQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/XUAUQQL_PUQ/20090419sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090419sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090419sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck EASTER SUNDAY 2009 This Easter we took a break from the Matthew series to study John 11:1-44. In this passage we see Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and we find in it a parallel to Jesus' own death and resurrection. The story is read in sections: The Setting, The Conflict of Following, The Challenge, Experiencing the Problem, and The Solution. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090412sermon64.mp3 Sun, 12 April 2009 19:00:00 GMT 39:52 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/75liD5xSEag" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/75liD5xSEag/20090412sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090412sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090412sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law Jesus teaches that lust is just as destructive as adultery. In this message, Jason outlines that Jesus not only teaches about lust but he offers the solution to that destruction in himself! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090405sermon64.mp3 Sun, 5 April 2009 19:00:00 GMT 38:15 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/8oY_nJqWtfE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/8oY_nJqWtfE/20090405sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090405sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090405sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law Jesus' teaching on the law continues in this passage as he addresses the situations of adultery and lust. Just as anger and hatred violate the law about murder, lust violates the law about adultery. Adultery is a type of violence we do to someone else. Jesus' point is that lust commits the same violence. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090329sermon64.mp3 Sun, 29 March 2009 19:00:00 GMT 32:27 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/clXiNuBWvpI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/clXiNuBWvpI/20090329sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090329sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090329sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law In this passage, Jesus finishes his teaching on anger and murder by posing a hypothetical situation in which an "adversary" is pursuing legal action against a kingdom disciple. In this case, Jesus teaches the disciple to "be friendly" to the person doing the damage. While many would over-spiritualize this, it is really a very practical teaching on how this kingdom teaching on murder is really the solution to the broken system of the world. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090322sermon64.mp3 Sun, 22 March 2009 19:00:00 GMT 43:30 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/wJNGsW_BBdY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/wJNGsW_BBdY/20090322sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090322sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090322sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law In this passage, Jesus takes his teaching on anger a little further by teaching that a responsibility of being in his kingdom is to confront wrongs with the purpose of reconciliation. In this message, Gary Poisson shares his family's powerful personal testimony about reconciliation. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090315sermon64.mp3 Sun, 15 March 2009 19:00:00 GMT 48:12 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/VF8fR3yiStI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/VF8fR3yiStI/20090315sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090315sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090315sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law In this passage, Jesus begins to explain how he fulfills the law. By revealing the PURPOSE of the law, which was to make people more like God, he reveals that it is not enough just to "not murder," but that we must see anger as the root of murder and the beginning of the problem. God's law was designed to make us godly people, not just stop us from committing the "ultimate" sins. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090308sermon64.mp3 Sun, 08 March 2009 19:00:00 GMT 44:17 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/FvoaQvrdiHE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/FvoaQvrdiHE/20090308sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090308sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090308sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The EXTREME Kingdom Beyond the Law In this passage, Jesus gives his teaching on the law--that the law is not being done away with but fulfilled. Most Christians interpret this as Jesus' doing the law FOR us. But we should rather see it this way: in the kingdom Jesus fulfills the law by restoring its original purpose--bringing us closer to God. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090301sermon64.mp3 Sun, 01 March 2009 19:00:00 GMT 32:06 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/ZTgRj8iKoZw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/ZTgRj8iKoZw/20090301sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090301sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090301sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Distinctive Salt and Light Kingdom Finishing up this short series on Jesus' salt and light illustration, Jason discusses how Christians (Jesus' disciples) are the "light of the world" by following Jesus' teaching. Their task is to illuminate the darkness of the world and draw people to Jesus. The danger is often that we hide in our religious "bowls" and our lights go out! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090222sermon64.mp3 Sun, 22 February 2009 19:00:00 GMT 33:25 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/94PrGmvfDn8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/94PrGmvfDn8/20090222sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090222sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090222sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Distinctive Salt and Light Kingdom In this passage Jesus compares his disciples to SALT, which had a profound meaning in the first century. We must understand it as a statement about being DIFFERENT in the world. Being salty is about living these kingdom values that Jesus has been talking about. (Poor sound quality) http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090215sermon64.mp3 Sun, 15 February 2009 19:00:00 GMT 35:18 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/rtmmBTUvy28" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/rtmmBTUvy28/20090215sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090215sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090215sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom The Beatitudes are a list of some RADICAL kingdom values that have challenged us on several different levels. Because they have been so challenging, many people at our church have been asking some really good questions about how they apply to our lives today--especially when it comes to the concept of non-violence. In this special Q and A Sunday, Jason attempted to answer three of them in the light of this teaching of Jesus. Those questions are: "How do we deal with a Hitler?" "What about violence in the Old Testament?" and "What is the role of Christianity in government?" http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090208sermon64.mp3 Sun, 8 February 2009 19:00:00 GMT 44:27 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/bPVtykT0MJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/bPVtykT0MJU/20090208sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090208sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090208sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom With vss. 11-12, Jesus closes the opening to his Sermon on the Mount, these Beatitudes. In this last one there is a shift from the object "those who" to the object "you." Implied is the point that following Jesus and living his kingdom WILL cause us to suffer for Jesus. And we should rejoice because there is a great reward, and we're in great company! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090201sermon64.mp3 Sun, 1 February 2009 19:00:00 GMT 37:32 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/hWEg9XQVAPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/hWEg9XQVAPk/20090201sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090201sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090201sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom In this beatitude, Jesus pronounces his blessing for those who are "persecuted because of righteousness." This should be seen as a continuation of the thought of the peacemaker beatitude of Mt 5:9, the principle of non-violence. It means that following these kingdom principles will cause the kingdom of the world to come against you. The blessing is that this IS kingdom work! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090125sermon64.mp3 Sun, 25 January 2009 19:00:00 GMT 41:28 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/oZLiUsbq3NA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/oZLiUsbq3NA/20090125sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090125sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090125sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom In this beatitude Jesus pronounces a blessing for "peacemakers." In this case we must understand this as those who REJECT the violence of the Kingdom of the World in favor of living peacefully. The blessing is that in the Kingdom of Heaven, those people are recognized as being like God, children of God. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090118sermon64.mp3 Sun, 18 January 2009 19:00:00 GMT 42:12 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/mIPcZCh3HpU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/mIPcZCh3HpU/20090118sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090118sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090118sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom In vs. 8 of these Beatitudes, Jesus blesses those who are "pure in heart" as people who will "see God." Many have viewed this as a statement that in order to go to heaven and see God one has to maintain some legalistic form of purity. Rather, we should see it as another kingdom statement. The concept of "pure in heart" must be contrasted with the outer purity of the Pharisees. And the promise of "seeing God" is really much simpler--we see God in Jesus Christ. Only those who are sincere in their understanding of their own need for God will see God there...the legalism of the Pharisees blinded them to him. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090111sermon64.mp3 Sun, 11 January 2009 19:00:00 GMT 34:11 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/YLd2VbvQVOQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/YLd2VbvQVOQ/20090111sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090111sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090111sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom In vs. 7 of the beatitudes, Jesus states a blessing for the "merciful." We see, first, a shift from circumstances (poorness, meekness, etc.) to traits (merciful, peacemaking, etc.). From there we understand "mercy" to be about kindness to others. This is especially reflective of Jesus' teaching about mercy and grace to those outside of our own experience. The kingdom of Heaven values mercy and kindness. It demonstrates it to all people, from victim to criminal. This involves a decision not to judge, to show kindness to those who come against us...there is so much here! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090104sermon64.mp3 Sun, 4 January 2009 19:00:00 GMT 31:09 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/Vn4sqwht6vA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/Vn4sqwht6vA/20090104sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090104sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2009/20090104sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom In this beatitude, Jesus pronounces a blessing for those who "hunger and thirst" for righteousness. There are two facets to the concept of righteousness, one is justice and the other is the realization of a right relationship with God. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081228sermon64.mp3 Sun, 28 December 2008 19:00:00 GMT 23:52 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/VsYpo_YgUb4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/VsYpo_YgUb4/20081228sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081228sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081228sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom Continuing Jesus' opening statements to the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, Jesus announces a blessing for the meek. Traditionally this has been interpreted by some as a rule about self-control. However, Jesus' statement is far more radical. He is blessing those who have been oppressed and identifies with the oppressed in his own life. His call is for his kingdom to identify with the oppressed as well. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081221sermon64.mp3 Sun, 21 December 2008 19:00:00 GMT 37:48 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/zCKlCqeJCn8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/zCKlCqeJCn8/20081221sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081221sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081221sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom The second Beatitude contains a blessing for those who mourn. We understand Jesus to be making another statement about Kingdom values. In this case, the Kingdom values those who mourn. Included in this message is a message from Pam Ross at Christian City, a ministry devoted to orphans and the elderly. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081214sermon64.mp3 Sun, 14 December 2008 19:00:00 GMT 48:33 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/I_3C7bnkCr8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/I_3C7bnkCr8/20081214sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081214sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081214sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The Essence of the Kingdom In this passage, Jesus responds to the growing crowds by preaching the most profound and important sermon ever delivered, the Sermon on the Mount. Jason's message begins a series called "The Essence of the Kingdom," a series on Jesus' radical and shocking opening statements, the Beatitudes. This message begins with Jesus' statement, "Blessed are the poor in Spirit." http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081207sermon64.mp3 Sun, 7 December 2008 19:00:00 GMT 39:24 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/kxC3m0Tcz3w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/kxC3m0Tcz3w/20081207sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081207sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081207sermon64.mp3 Michael Gunnin BLUE Christmas: Christmas Table Event Special guest speaker Michael Gunnin, professor and administrator at Atlanta Christian College, gave a message at our Christmas Table Event themed BLUE Christmas (Bringing Love Unto Everyone). The message focuses on Simeon's Christmas experience finding peace when he saw the Savior. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081206sermon64.mp3 Sat, 06 December 2008 19:00:00 GMT 30:17 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/24l4NMkDyO0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/24l4NMkDyO0/20081206sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081206sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081206sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The First Days of the New Kingdom This message closes up this series on the first days of the new kingdom with a look at Matthew's summary of Jesus' Galilean ministry. Jesus preaches the "good news" of the kingdom and demonstrates it by healing people who are hurting and looking for good news! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081130sermon64.mp3 Sun, 30 November 2008 19:00:00 GMT 36:40 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/Js7szzFeawQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/Js7szzFeawQ/20081130sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081130sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081130sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The First Days of the New Kingdom In this passage, Matthew highlights the calling of Peter, Andrew, James, and John to discipleship. The message focuses on the meaning and purpose offered to Peter and Andrew and the sacrifice all the disciples made for the kingdom of heaven. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081123sermon64.mp3 Sun, 23 November 2008 19:00:00 GMT 35:31 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/ePKxBxYmzOI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/ePKxBxYmzOI/20081123sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081123sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081123sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck The First Days of the New Kingdom This message begins a new series discussing the beginning of Jesus' ministry. As John is arrested, Jesus moves to Galilee and picks up John's message right where he left off! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081116sermon64.mp3 Sun, 16 November 2008 19:00:00 GMT 33:51 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/gL_PHmjihoI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/gL_PHmjihoI/20081116sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081116sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081116sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom: The Empire Strikes Back The final message of this series "The Empire Strikes Back" focuses on the final temptation of Christ in the desert, the temptation of the nations. Following the kingdom theme, this temptation makes the most sense when understood as an appeal to use political power. Satan is offering Jesus the power to control the nations using power and the sword--which is to abandon the central theme and image of the Kingdom of Heaven: the cross. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081109sermon64.mp3 Sun, 09 November 2008 19:00:00 GMT 40:54 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/FtSNKHMyh5k" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/FtSNKHMyh5k/20081109sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081109sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081109sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom: The Empire Strikes Back In this second message of the series "The Empire Strikes Back," Jason takes a look at the second temptation according to Matthew's account--the temptation to jump from the Temple. Rather than see this as a temptation to doubt God's care, we should see it as temptation to appeal to religion as a means of doing the kingdom Jesus came to start. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081102sermon64.mp3 Sun, 02 November 2008 19:00:00 GMT 42:22 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/x_6YJnKjfHg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/x_6YJnKjfHg/20081102sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081102sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081102sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom: The Empire Strikes Back This message begins a new short series on the temptation of Christ called "The Empire Strikes Back." In this passage, Satan responds to the inauguration of Jesus' new kingdom by going on the offensive. And he attacks Jesus by trying to draw him into "kingdom of the world" thinking. In the first temptation, that means the temptation to be self-absorbed and to think of himself more highly than the kingdom. But Jesus refuses to give in, instead he reminds Satan that God's will is most important! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081026sermon64.mp3 Sun, 26 October 2008 19:00:00 GMT 37:05 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/QZCMiA1JHzA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/QZCMiA1JHzA/20081026sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081026sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081026sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom: Confronting Religion In the closing verses of this passage about John the Baptist and the final message of the series called "Confronting Religion," Jesus submits himself to baptism. And we should see this as Jesus' identifying with the Kingdom of heaven as well as the inaugural moment of a different type of kingdom! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081019sermon64.mp3 Sun, 19 October 2008 19:00:00 GMT 42:01 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/iUb6iU-nDr4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/iUb6iU-nDr4/20081019sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081019sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081019sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom: Confronting Religion In this passage, John addresses the religious leaders of his day with a harsh warning that the new kingdom that is coming would set itself up as the antithesis of their kingdom and would be in direct contradiction. The purpose of his warning was to convince them to turn from their kingdom (repentance) and identify themselves with the coming kingdom. Inherent in this passage is the truth that those who are heavily invested in the kingdom of the world are going to find the kingdom message of Jesus to be offensive and even revolting. In fact, when we do Christianity well, those who are caught up in religion will most likely find our faith offensive. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081012sermon64.mp3 Sun, 12 October 2008 19:00:00 GMT 42:18 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/grLpTVJziOk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/grLpTVJziOk/20081012sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081012sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081012sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom Beginning a new series on John the Baptist called "Confronting Religion," this message attempts to convey how John's message and life is completely in line with that of Jesus Christ. John's message is that a new kingdom is near, and his life and teaching represent a rejection of the old kingdom. Baptism itself is an act of rebellion against the system of the world and an act of identification with God's kingdom! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081005sermon64.mp3 Sun, 05 October 2008 19:00:00 GMT 40:30 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/_Sn8qNqzsYg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/_Sn8qNqzsYg/20081005sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081005sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20081005sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom As Matthew draws his Magi narrative to a close, he emphasizes Jesus' fulfillment of prophetic writings. Two fulfillments are mentioned: Jesus' role as a Nazarene and Herod's infanticide in Bethlehem. Ironically, neither case represents a straight predictive prophecy. Instead, Matthew's use of these passages means he sees prophecy as Jesus inserting his own meaning into stories already told! In this way, we see that Jesus actually has the ability to take our own lives and insert his own meaning into our experiences. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080928sermon64.mp3 Sun, 28 September 2008 19:00:00 GMT 38:51 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/HUUEum49_jk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/HUUEum49_jk/20080928sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080928sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080928sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom In this passage, Matthew relates Joseph's dream and the holy family's journey to Egypt to escape Herod. In this we see that the evil of the story comes from people, not God and that God deals with that evil not like we would--but by experiencing it as a refugee. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080921sermon64.mp3 Sun, 21 September 2008 19:00:00 GMT 35:44 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/17sNzmLyg0U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/17sNzmLyg0U/20080921sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080921sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080921sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom In this passage, Matthew continues his challenge against the systems of the world. In 2:1-3 he demonstrates how Jesus challenges prejudice and politics. In these verses (4-12) he challenges empty religion. It was Herod and the religious elite who SHOULD have been interested in the Messiah. But it was a group of pagans who truly grasped the significance of this child! http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080914sermon64.mp3 Sun, 14 September 2008 19:00:00 GMT 41:24 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/m39J08HR-yc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/m39J08HR-yc/20080914sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080914sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080914sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom In this first part of a two-part message, Jason explores the implication of the pagan Magi and Herod's (and Jerusalem's) response to the news of a new "king." http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080907sermon64.mp3 Sun, 07 September 2008 19:00:00 GMT 45:45 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/O8k2RPapL8A" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/O8k2RPapL8A/20080907sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080907sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080907sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom As Matthew begins the birth narrative he moves from an emphasis on the colorful lineage of Jesus to the unlikely nature of his beginning. The story of his birth has much to tell us about our own judgment and Jesus' willingness to completely identify with our world in its brokenness. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080831sermon64.mp3 Sun, 31 August 2008 19:00:00 GMT 40:25 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/sqk57kB6_Qw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/sqk57kB6_Qw/20080831sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080831sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080831sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom In this follow up message to the series opener, Jason defines some practical application to the points made last week. Because Jesus identifies and associates with "undesirable" people, for Christians there are NO undesirable people. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080824sermon64.mp3 Sun, 24 August 2008 19:00:00 GMT 47:48 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/yYrBNFanVDo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/yYrBNFanVDo/20080824sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080824sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080824sermon64.mp3 Jason Rodenbeck Building a Better Kingdom As Castle Christian Church gears up for a mega-sermon series through the book of Matthew, the theme of Kingdom life emerges. As the series continues--many mini-series will be developed. In this gospel, Jesus is presented as a King establishing a new and better kingdom. As the series is introduced, Jason details that the messages will not attempt to illustrate the coherence of the gospels or defend their historicity in modern terms. Modern liberal criticism is ignored in this case. The book of Matthew must be understood as Matthew's take on the story of Jesus' life and ministry. In this particular passage, the genealogy of Matthew, Jason draws two main ideas: 1) Jesus is a king with a colorful and different heritage, 2) Jesus is the centerpiece of history. http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080817sermon64.mp3 Sun, 17 August 2008 19:00:00 GMT 40:10 no<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~4/Xs7X0AHm7V0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CastleChristianChurch/~3/Xs7X0AHm7V0/20080817sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080817sermon64.mp3http://castlechristian.com/media/podcasts/2007/20080817sermon64.mp3 Connect with Christ, Learn truth, Relate to others, and Grow as people at Castle Christian Church!nonadultSermons from Castle Christian Church