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In my earlier post on the demise of Europe (as we know it) and the related video, there have been a number of comments regarding how it’s due to us turning our backs on God.
My friend Veemak just sent me this below cartoon. Click it to enlarge.
What do you think?
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Sabbath can be ‘missional’ because
1. It’s completely counter-cultural and is a way of creating a kingdom culture in the west
2. It reminds us of the mission God is one, even when we’re not.
Some random thoughts on rest
I am no practitioner of rest. I’ve always loved the bon jovi song that goes “I’ll live when I’m alive, sleep when I’m dead” (yes, I like bon jovi). I use to read books on lucid dreaming, so that I could continue getting stuff done while I was unconscious.
My wife once told me that maybe my lack of sleep was due to my lack of trust in God
How is it that we worship the prince of peace and yet most of us are filled with worry, anxiety, and conflict in our souls?
When we’re busy helping other people with their junk, we don’t have to worry about our own
Jesus didn’t busy himself healing everyone, yet he still saved the world.
Jesus famously declares in Matthew 11:28-30 for us to come to him and he will give us rest. But he doesn’t explicitly say that he’ll take any of the load off of us…
St. Augustine said that our hearts won’t ever find rest, until we find our rest in god. I think he might have got it from Psalm 62:1Many of us find ourselves busier than we ought to be because we’re doing things Christ never called us to.
Sometimes we can find rest by learning to receive and allowing others to help
Sometimes the help God’s trying to provide us isn’t exactly what we’re looking for (like sabbath), but we still need to learn to receive
Everyone talks about rest these days from psychologists to corporate wellness programs, but just about all of them are from a utilitarian approach. Get some rest so that you can…
Sabbath has nothing to do with productivity.
Sabbath reminds me that I’m not a machine nor an invincible superhero.
Sabbath is a command because I wouldn’t do it if it was just a suggestion (Exodus 20:8)
One way of looking at the creation story of God resting, is that it obviously wasn’t because he was tired, but because he was so satisfied with his work that he could step back from it. How might the end of each of your days be like this?
Genesis also describes the rhythms as “then there was evening and then morning”. The Israelites practiced Sabbath from friday dusk to saturday. In an age without electrical lighting, sabbath began when they went to sleep.
In this sense, Sabbath is when we get out of the way so that God can work. When we wake, we wake up into a world that we did not create and we join God in what he is already doing.
Our practice of sabbath (whatever expression it might take on) radically speaks of our view of God.
Sabbath challenges us to actually trust that even though we’re not working, God actually is in our world. And he might actually even be capable of the miraculous.
In Sabbath we stop what we’re doing so we can finally observe and enjoy what God has already done
How do you find rest for your soul?
Two other friends that have recently posted on rest – check out 3rd floor balcony, and the sixth sense.
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An article out of Christianity Today has been stirring some buzz – R.I.P. Emerging Church
Supposedly Dan Kimball, Erwin McManus, and Scot McKnight are starting up a new missional network that will have it’s orthodox theological foundation based on the Lausanne Covenant in an attempt to get away from the emerging/emergent labels.
It’s amazing how in a world that disdains labels how many labels we keep coming up with.
From Tom Sine’s Emerging, Missional, Mosaic, and Monastic;
to Mark Driscoll’s Reformed/Relevants, Reconstructionists, and Revisionists;
to Scot Mcknight’s Prophetic, Postmodern, Praxis Driven, Post Evangelical, and Political;
to Darrin Patrick’s Emerging Conversational, Emerging Attractional, and Emerging Incarnational…
not to mention other labels/streams like catholic, orthodox, purpose-driven, simple, neo and non-reformed, etc, etc, etc.
It seems every now and a group of us have a need to repackage the thing all over again… and I think we need to, because terms do get old, and sometimes words are necessary to bring greater clarity. However, I think we need to just as much reclaim the labels behind the great movements of the church throughout history as well, and not simply abandon them.
Can’t wait to hear what the latest one will be called…
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To follow up the Mosaic Movement Resources as promised, here’s some articles, audio’s and video’s for you Rob Bell fans. I’ve been downloading all of their sermons since back in 2002, but again, to be on the safe side, all links here are just what’s currently available on the web.
*Note, I only link to resources that are already available on the web and I don’t have a practice of distributing or re-distributing any content.
Articles, Interviews, News, and Notes
Audio Resources
Video Resources
Miscellaneous
For those of you who aren’t up to speed on Rob and Mars Hill, I’d say their the Mac of the megachurch world. clean and simple. Rob Bell’s an excellent communicator who does his homework, especially with contextualizing ancient Jewish culture. Their church is legend for exploding by word of mouth as Bell preached through Leviticus the first year.
Nooma video’s have been the latest craze. People thought I was being silly for spending money on them a few years back. You can borrow them from me if you’re in the area.
I’ll try to keep this resource page up to date, let me know if there’s anything worthwhile that I’m missing. Feel free to share this link on your sites/blogs.
Interview – ‘tying the clouds‘ on leadership journal
Awesome Sketch-notes from Drop Like Stars Tour
Rob Bell interview with United Reformed Church
Free kindle and b&n ebooks of Velvet Elvis for first 2 weeks of Feb 2010
Interview w/ Rob Bell on preaching & new media
Rob Bell interview at Youth Ministry on contradiction & communication
Drop like Stars Tour summary notes here and here.
CT magazine interviews Rob Bell on the Giant Story
Rob Bell live from NPC interview
Rob Bell interview by TearFund.org
Finally has his own domain name RobBell.com
Rob Bell’s new book and tour “Drop like Stars“
Rob Bell profile in grand rapid press
Interview with Rob Bell on Read the Spirit
Rob Bell Q&A at Neue Magazine
Rob Bell on Politics 2008
Rob Bell on 7 Big Questions with McManus, Driscoll, and Warren
Transcript of Nooma ‘open‘
New community support site heartsupport.com from Mars Hill led by Rob Bell’s brother Jon Bell and article
New interview on sex, god, and sex gods
(11/2007) interview with Bell via the Wittenburg Door
Rob Bell – The pastor’s no square – in Time Magazine
Article of Rob Bell on nytimes and his tour
Article on the preaching revolution
Brian McLaren & Rob Bell – Zondervan Conversation transcript from 2005
Great summary article of when Rob Bell was interviewed at Mars Hill
Leadership Journal article on “What leaders can learn from Rob Bell”
Out of Ur article titled Heresy on Tour? 2007
Notes from The God’s Aren’t Angry Tour here, here and here.
Conversation with Rob Bell nov/2007
Rob Bell on preaching today - crafting a sermon
Wittenburg Door interview with Rob Bell Sept/2007
The Ooze interviews Rob Bell July 2007
Barnes & Nobel interview with Rob Bell
Notes on the Eucharist from Rob Bell’s talk at the Q Conference
Article on Volunteerism at Mars Hill
Ben Witherington reviews one of Rob Bell’s talk
Notes from Sex God Q&A
Excellent resources thanks to aspiringindie
- 50 pages of notes from the “Isn’t She Beautiful” pastor’s conference
- Blog entry and 9 pages of notes on the Sex God tour
- Rob Bell’s recommended reading list
Stats from the Calling all Peacemakers sermon series
Excellent notes from Isn’t She Beautiful 2007 here.
Interview with Christianity Magazine UK Feb ‘07
Great wikipedia biography
Reviews on the Everything is Spiritual tour here, here, and here
Beliefnet interviews Rob Bell
Article on Christianity Today on mhbcmi
Preaching.org review of using Nooma
AUDIO
Last twelve messages at mhbcmi are always here.
Some of the past message series are available for purchase here.
the MOTHERLOAD from the early years, 1999-2002 including Leviticus Series
If you dig through their online store you can actually find several messages for free including a series on Isaiah 61, Colossians Remixed, The New Exodus, and “Directions”. The rest are a dollar a message and well worth it.
Rob Bell interview on mission, community, & new forms of church
Past forty or so messages archived on Odeo
Additional archived messages
Rob Bell Talks at North London Vineyard
Rob Bell on Love Wins Love Wins
Several chunks of Rob Bell interview at tearfund
Beautifully Angry mp3 by Rob Bell from EmergingConversation
Beautifully Angry
Rob Bell at Mosaiek Church – Flames of Heaven
Flames of Heaven
Rob Bell at Mosaiek Church – Barefoot and breathing
Barefoot and breathing
Healthy Grieving 2005 by Rob Bell
Healthy Grieving
A Revolutionary Christmas
Catalyst Interview with Rob Bell on Sabbath
Catalyst interview
Between the trees by Rob Bell
Between the trees
Sheep and goats and you and me
Sheep and goats and you and me
Rob Bell interview on episode ten of x3church.com podcast
Jesus Wept Jesus Wept
Audio Review of Velvet Elvis
Interview with Rob Bell
Interview
Another interview with Rob Bell
interview
Communicating Christ in Contemporary Culture Parts 1,2, and 3
1,
2,
3
Suffering mp3
Having nothing and having everything
Transforming History – Rob Bell at Rock Harbour. Notes here.
Transforming History
Also here’s a link to the entire Mastering the Art of Living series by Rob Bell. I’m not sure how long this one will be around for. I listened through it back in 2004 I believe and thought it was absolutely phenomenal.
VIDEO
Video of Rob Bell on Haiti
Art of the Sermon almost ready
New film series coming out called Build your house on that coming out mid 2010
Rob Bell Nooma 23 – Corner
Rob Bell interviews shane hipps on technology
Rob Bell from difted on Vimeo.
Rob Bell endorsing TNIV translation
Rob Bell on the emerging/emergent church in America
Rob Bell at seeds of compassion forum with the Dalai Lama and archbishop desmond tutu
These videos below are all from Willow, links courtesy of Yuling
The Nazarite Vow
Between the Trees
We’re over here
Jesus and Domitian
A Day of Atonement
Covered in the Dust of the Rabbi
Full videos from the Nooma series (I’m surprised it lasted this long, looks like some of the videos have been removed. Feel free to let me know if you find alternative links).
Rain
Flame
Sunday
Noise
Kickball
Luggage
Dust
Bullhorn
Lump
Rhythm
Matthew / and here
Rich
Breathe
Clip from the Everything is Spiritual Tour, another clip by zondervan
Nooma – Name – full extended preview available at the NoomaAuction site
Full Nooma clips on Googlevideo/Youtube currently – Rain, Trees, Flame, Sunday, Noise, Kickball, Luggage, Dust, Bullhorn, Lump, Rhythm, Matthew, You
First 17 full-length Nooma’s also viewable in high quality on Vimeo here
Rob Bell regarding SexGod on CNN
Five downloadable clips from Everything is Spiritual on iTunes
Rob Bell interview for the Evolving Church conference 2007
Clip from Sex God tour in Michigan
Video not of Rob Bell, but one of the “Way of the Master” guys in response to the Bullhorn Nooma.
Video by youthwork.co.uk did an excellent video interview with Rob Bell, asking tough questions on how the church really started, emergent labels, and not becoming Ted Haggard. Hosted by premier.tv here.
Rob Bell conference reclaiming the art of the sermon – Poets, prophets, preachers with Shane Hipps and Peter Rollins
Mars Hill bible Church
Complete audio inventory of every message since Mars Hill began in 1999-2006
Rob Bell Facebook fan page
Rob Bell on officially on twitter
Mars Hill sexual accountability community walkpure.org
Music at Mars Hill – Official site
Nooma clips and study guides – You can by the DVD’s here
Mars Hill Narrative Theology Statement
Rob Bell’s recommended reading resources
Just Start – Good Samaritan DVD with Shane Claiborne and Desmond Tutu
Rob Bell, Phillip Yancey, and Lee Strobel in The Big Ask DVD – Thanks Darren
Isn’t she beautiful – seminar for leaders celebrating the local church January 2007
Velvet Elvis – First book / Some study guides
Sex God – Second book
Jesus wants to save Christians – third book coming out soon / Site
Purchase the Everything is Spiritual DVD
Rob’s tour on “Sex God” with a pdf of the 1st chapter! Thanks Lacey
Calling All Peacemakers European Tour
New Tour: The god’s aren’t angry in the U.S., DVD for purchase
xxxchurch visits Mars Hill for Porn Sunday
Official Nooma Myspace page
Nooma Auction site of tshirts from ‘name’ – including video
Ben Witherington reviews Nooma 1-5, 6-10, and 11-15
Quotes
- You can’t really tweet the gospel
Rob Bell via Google Alerts
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