Episode 9 - The Story, Act 4: Jesus

The Good Brew

In this fourth part of this six episode series focusing on the Story of the Bible, this episode focuses on the relatively short but extremely crucial narrative of the gospels - the Act 4 story of Jesus.

After intros and coffee talk (0:00-6 :05), the guys recap the story so far, leading up to Act 4, rehashing, too, the storyline of the human vocation and sacred space, as well as the cliffhanger that ended Act 3, along with the longing expectation leading into Act 4 and how it's always been God's desire to dwell with and among us (6:06-16:47). They then begin talking about Act 4, starting with a discussion of the genealogy that opens up Matthew's gospel narrative and how it ties in with the jubilee year idea in the Old Testament, and how Jesus saw Himself and His vocation in direct alignment with the story of Israel and the idea of a needed representative of Israel (16:48-24:45). Next, they discuss how Jesus wasn't the only one in history that people saw as the realization of the Messianic hope, and how Jesus carried forth the Kingdom narrative established in 2 Samuel 7. They also talk about John the Baptist's role in the narrative, and how the idea of the temple ties in with Jesus' story (24:46-31:59). They then move into a talk about how Jesus is taking the story and re-centering and reforming it around Himself, including pointing out the parallels between Jesus' story and Israel's story. They also talk about how Jesus is the true, faithful Israelite (32:00-36:05). Following that, they talk about the vocation that Jesus saw Himself carrying out, and how Jesus understood Himself, as well as how Jesus' contemporaries would have understood Him. After spending a little more time on the other Messiah movements in history besides Jesus, they discuss the resurrection and what purpose it serves in the story as it launches the Kingdom of God (36:06-43:50). They begin to round down the conversation talking about where Act 4 leaves us as we head into Act 5, and how the victory has been won, New Creation (Act 6) has dawned, but there is still work to be done now. They also give thoughts on how we are to live in light of Jesus and this particular act of the story, and how Jesus has influenced the history and story of the world and humanity. They conclude with a discussion of how it's important to remember that Jesus did not show up in a vacuum but rather in the midst of a story, and they give possibly the best title for a coffee blend that you may have ever heard (43:51-52:50).

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