Just a Christian Version of Everybody Else | The Shock Absorber

In Part 5 of our Resilient Disciples series, Stu, Tim and Joel dive into the Last Supper death work showcased at the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony and explore how Christians can respond with both sorrow and love in the face of God being mocked.

They also unpack how being a resilient disciple involves living counter-culturally and partnering with God in His mission to make more disciples. As the world grows increasingly secular and Christians become a minority, it's crucial to resist the temptation to conform church practices and ourselves to societal norms. Instead, we’re called to return to the example of the early Christians, embracing the counter-cultural nature of our faith and supporting one another in our shared mission with God.

00:00 Intro
01:33 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: The Olympics Last Supper
17:02 CULTURAL ARTEFACT: Blues Brothers
21:58 Individualism has lead to entitlement in the church
29:39 Transformed to counter-intuitively work together
43:25 A lack of surprise that Christians are mocked
51:40 Just a Christian version of everybody else
1:00:33 The shift of Christians not being in the minority
1:05:52 Going to church is the counter-cultural distinctive


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DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:

Alexamenos Graffito: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexame...
Paris 2024 Last Supper: https://religionunplugged.com/news/20...
Blues Brothers:    • Blues Brothers (1980) - Original Thea...  
Jean Twenge: https://www.jeantwenge.com/
Does Money Make You Mean? by Paul Piff: https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_piff_d...
Piss Christ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piss_Ch...
Moonbah Festival: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2...

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