Chapter 5 | What Do We Do About the Empire

Following Jesus is and always was a political act. So what did Jesus have to say about empire, and how can those teachings shape how we live? Today, lead pastor Josh Scott discusses two stories from Mark 5 that show us something important about who Jesus chose to embrace and how we can resist empire. Josh also opens up the floor for a conversation with our online and in-person community so we can all learn from each other.

Episode Recap:

• Jesus came to remind people a different kind of world was possible (3:40)

• What jumps out to you when you read Mark 5? (6:41)

• When someone was unclean, people were taught to keep their distance (13:00)

• Mark is making an overt political statement with this story (26:09)

• The way to resist empire is by caring for each other (33:44)

• Jesus embraced the woman who was unclean (37:30)

• Taking Jesus seriously requires us to change how we live (42:48)

• It’s easy to judge how people responded to Jesus, but are we any better? (49:08)

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