Mission Upside Down
For 2000 years, the followers of Jesus have been on a mission, even as Jesus himself was on a mission. Often wrongly understood as “saving souls,” this mission of Jesus actually is about bringing people into a new kingdom, a new reality. Life in this new kingdom requires not only a change of heart and mind, but a change in life-purpose and worldview. As Jesus himself observes, there are not many people who will want this change. But for those who are changed by God inwardly, life in this new kingdom, brings new meaning and purpose in life. Everyone who becomes part of this new kingdom finds that almost all their prior beliefs, ideas, attitudes, and perspectives become turned “upside down.”
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#136 A Boring Testimony?
It’s common in many churches to hear dramatic conversion stories–how people were delivered from a life of crime or drugs to faith in Jesus. But what about believers whose conversions weren’t so dram…
00:23:42 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
#135 On Becoming a New Person
Here’s another powerful excerpt from C.S. Lewis. He echoes the Apostle Paul in referring to believers as “New Creatures” or “New People.” We aren’t just improved people; we are transformed people wh…
00:21:13 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
#134 The Christ-Life Explained by C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis is one of the most popular authors of the 20th century. His book, Mere Christianity, has sold millions of copies and has been translated into dozens of languages. Listen as Lewis explains …
00:22:32 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
#133 Crossing the Last Thresholds
According to the book, “I Once Was Lost,” being converted to faith in Jesus is process. Sometimes, a long process. The authors describe five stages, or thresholds, in this process.
00:22:32 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
#132 The Process of Conversion
In a recent book about conversion, the authors describe how most non-believers have to cross five “thresholds.” In this episode, we’ll explain why we probably can’t analyze conversion so neatly. But…
00:25:47 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
#131 A Conversation with Lochlan
Raised in an atheistic family, Lochlan was recently converted to faith in Jesus. Though God converts us by His sovereign grace, He uses various instruments to do that. Lochlan explains how this happe…
00:32:00 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
#130 Being Converted
We’re beginning a series on how God converts people to faith in Jesus. Today’s episode comes from our podcast archives. It gives basic biblical teaching about conversion and gives examples of people …
00:22:57 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
#129 Christians Share in Christ’s Anointing
The apostle John says that all believers “have an anointing from the Holy One.” Christ was anointed by the Holy Spirit, and we share in his anointing. United with Christ, we serve as prophets, pries…
00:22:59 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
#128 Jesus is the Greatest Prophet, Priest, and King
Though the work of redemption was Jesus’ most important work, the Bible teaches us about other aspects of his work. These aspects are seen in the Old Testament offices of prophet, priest, and king.
00:24:10 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
#127 The Most Important Work of Jesus
Jesus spoke many words and did many works while he lived on this earth about 2000 years ago. But there is one thing Jesus did which should be considered his most important work. That work is highligh…
00:22:01 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
#126 Who Is Jesus?
Jesus once asked, “Who do people say that I am?” Indeed, that is an all-important question. Today we’re considering the person of Jesus–that he is truly God and truly human. We’ll learn why this is e…
00:23:30 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
#124 A Conversation with a Believer - Part 1
In this conversation, Randal chats with a believer who struggled with a problem with alcohol. She shares how she was delivered from what she calls “a stronghold of sin” in her life in those years. W…
00:26:31 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
#123 More Results from the First Rebellion
When Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the Garden, they and human civilization would suffer horrible results. In this episode, we look at the worst of these results. In grace, God also made a pro…
00:26:16 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
#122 Ruining God’s Masterpiece
Though created in perfection, Adam and Eve ended up rebelling against God. In their guilt and shame they tried to hide from God. Something similar happens today, when we sin against God. Thankfully, …
00:23:28 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
#121 A Central Theme in the Bible
Human beings are created in the image of God. From that central biblical theme, we learn about God’s image in a deeper sense and in a more general sense. We also consider how this teaching motivates…
00:23:15 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
#120 Who Are We, as Human Beings?
What does the Bible teach about our beings, ourselves as human beings? Today we consider the biblical teaching of how God created the first humans in his own image. This teaching radically changes …
00:22:45 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
#119 Turning the World Upside Down
In Acts 17:6, two followers of Jesus were accused of “turning the world upside down” (ESV). The gospel does that–in our lives and in our world. We hope that our podcast, in a small way, is contribut…
00:24:09 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
#118 What Good Comes from Suffering?
Romans 8:28 says that God is always working for the good of those who are following Jesus. That means He’s working also through our times of suffering. Today we learn some of the good results that co…
00:23:43 |
Wed 28 Jun 2023
#117 God’s Providence and Our Suffering
One of the challenges about the biblical teaching of providence is this: If God is fully in control of everything, why do bad things happen to us? Is God really in control? Or, if he is, perhaps He…
00:21:34 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
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