The Speak Life Podcast

When talking to others about Jesus, we’re often asked tough questions we don’t know how to answer.For the sake of giving them at least some answer, Glen has come up with 16 response that can help get the conversation going. They are not meant to be ‘silver bullets’ to end all arguments, rather, they seek to draw out deeper depth from the questions.Here, we discuss the following:(click to tweet them too!)“Suffering rules out God.”Which God? To be sure many gods are incompatible with suffering but what about the crucified God?“To say Jesus is The One Way is narrow.”But u insist on One Way to consider religions. That’s narrow. The cosmic Christ isn’t “To say sex/marriage is for 1 man and 1 woman is homophobic.”Think of a Buddhist. Is their vegetarianism carnivore-phobic?“Religions cause all wars.”Nope, about 7%*. God isn’t the common denominator in war. Humanity is. *https://carm.org/religion-cause-warSupport the show

When talking to others about Jesus, we’re often asked tough questions we don’t know how to answer.For the sake of giving them at least some answer, Glen has come up with 16 response that can help get the conversation going. They are not meant to be ‘silver bullets’ to end all arguments, rather, they seek to draw out deeper depth from the questions.Today we cover these (you can click each one to tweet them too!)“How can u believe in the virgin birth of Jesus?”How can u believe in the virgin birth of the cosmos? Talk about miraculous“Theres no need for God, science explains it all.”I can explain that sentence. No need for you?“If you grew up in 12th century Nepal you wouldn’t be a Christian.”If you grew up there you wouldn’t be a sceptic.“U believe we’re born sick & commanded 2b well.”No we’re born hungry & offered Bread. As with the physical so the spiritual.We also mention Glen’s quoted tweet that someone turned into a meme!:Os cristãos acreditam no nascimento virginal de Jesus. Os ateus e e materialistas… Glen Scrivener @glenscrivener pic.twitter.com/hzhwj4qMh2— Jorge Bessa (@JorgeBessa) August 3, 2015Support the show

When talking to others about Jesus, we’re often asked tough questions we don’t know how to answer.For the sake of giving them at least some answer, Glen has come up with 16 responses that can help get the conversation going. They are not meant to be ‘silver bullets’ to end all arguments, rather, they seek to draw out deeper depth from the questions.Here are the 4 objections that are covered in this episode:“Atheism isn’t a belief, it’s the absence of belief.”Really? And I suppose anarchism is the absence of political convictions?“If God made the world, who made God?”That’s like asking “If the sun enlightens the earth, what enlightens the sun?”“I don’t believe in God.”I probably don’t believe in the god you’re imagining either. Let’s talk about Jesus…“I could never be religious.”Many say ‘I could never be married’ but then they meet The One. That’s who Jesus is to me…Support the show

Before we talk to strangers on the street, Glen reminds us what we need to know before we go!We’ve talked more about the nature of God in our 321 series of podcasts:321: Introduction - SLP26321:Three - SLP27321:Two - SLP28321:One - SLP29321:Summary - SLP30Support the show

To some, the thought of talking to complete strangers about Jesus fills people with dread.  Glen invited Geoffrey Hilder to lead a group of people to go into the town to have ‘Christian street conversations’.  The results were surprising!As promised in this episode, here are links to Glen’s Blog, and 10ofthose.com (for 3D tracts)Support the show

Last time, we looked at Glen’s poem that he wrote for the Youth Works Summit.In this episode, we consider the deeper, theological basis, and take a look at a number of scriptures.Support the show

Evangelists are well known for asking people to ‘Give Your Life to Jesus’, but what does that mean, and why should we stop doing that? Glen spoke at the Youth Works Summit.  You can see his 8min talk here: Stop giving your life to Jesus – Glen Scrivener Glen explains why he thinks why this is a problem, and offers a better way to present the Gospel.Evangelists are well known for asking people to ‘Give Your Life to Jesus’, but what does that mean, and why should we stop doing that?Glen spoke at the Youth Works Summit.  You can see his 8min talk here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4C0JhLf-Fw&pp=ygUXaSBnYXZlIG15IGxpZmUgdG8gamVzdXM%3DGlen explains why he thinks why this is a problem, and offers a better way to present the Gospel.Support the show

We celebrate that you have stuck with The Evangelists’ Podcast for 100 episodes, covering over 2 years of content.  We take a look back at some of the highlights of the Podcast over the last 100 episodes. Do you have a favourite?Support the show

In this episode, we look at some scenarios where we might be challenged to share – either the good news, or from our pockets!Previous episodes in this ‘mini series’:Faith as a Force for Good – SLP96A History of Faith in Action – SLP97Social Action – a ‘Flow’ not a ‘Balance’ – SLP98Links:Glen’s website; discussing the mission of the Church.Glen’s posts on Theology Network about Mission and Evangelism here and here.Support the show

What exactly is the Mission of the Church? Are we trying to re-create the serenity of Eden as in Genesis, or is Evangelism something more?In this episode, we continue looking at social action, and ponder the nature of God, and how His ‘sending out’ should inspire our ‘going out’ in Evangelism.Previous episodes in this ‘mini series’:Faith as a Force for Good – SLP96A History of Faith in Action – SLP97Links:Glen’s website; discussing the mission of the Church.Glen’s posts on Theology Network about Mission and Evangelism here and here.Support the show