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“There is Nothing Good in Me.” Paul says this in the Book of Romans. On Mental Health Awareness Day, Jay gives one of his most raw and passionate and personal talks about mental health. He opens up about his mental health, and touches on some topics that are universal to everyone struggling with mental health – which shows us we are not alone. He tells us how failing at suicide was the best thing to ever happen to him and he discusses therapy and studying and everything he has done to find the better way to live life on life’s terms. “Depression and mental illness lie to us…we all have those struggles.” Jay also shares how he learned to love the humanity of Jesus and how he never felt closer to Christ, or understood him more, than when he studied Jesus in the garden, and Jesus feeling abandoned on the cross. This illuminating and uplifting talk covers a lot of topics, some light and some heavy, but it leaves us with the most important truth there is – a promise that it gets better. A promise that it is worth it. It’s worth staying alive.This talk was given on Oct 10, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In late September of 2021 Jay had a great talk with good pal and podcaster Christie Gee to talk about The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Christie was nice enough to share the interview with us so we could post this special cross-over episode! Enjoy and please be sure to listen, follow and subscribe to Christie too, because she's the best!!The Christie Gee Podcast: "In this Episode I welcome back my friend Jay Bakker for the third time!We talk about the movie made about his family called 'The Eyes Of Tammy Faye' starring Jessica Chastain (who also produces the film) and Andrew Garfield! How wild would that be to have a major motion picture made about YOUR family?! I can't even imagine! Well...we dig into what that’s like for Jay, his thoughts on the film, personal stories about his momma, the influence his mother had on him in, how she felt when he made the decision to become a gay affirming pastor, how therapy has helped him during this time with the movie out in the world and more! I had a lot of fun talking to Jay as always! This movie gave me so many feels and I highly suggest y'all check it out! In theaters nation wide! " - Christie Geehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4jvRKDN6BUj5VZzy53NStP?si=S_HHDYw5SvewAjvajnzL9Q&dl_branch=1www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s talk Jay takes us on a bit of a deep dive into the nuances and complex layers of ‘The Church.’ He discusses the problem with living in a culture with such a long tradition of legalism and how that tends makes the Bible into a law book that we often give too much authority. This isn’t a destruction of the church or it’s ideals but an actual deconstruction, one done with love and understanding and a heart for reform and rebuilding – because Christianity as a formula doesn’t work, there is too much nuance to it all. Critical thinking isn’t always bad, critics also love things! We have to live well…because our time is so short. If your enemy died would you weep for them or rejoice? What responsibility do we need to take in our issues with The Church? Does the real world contain movie villains? What does suffering for Jesus really mean? This talk was given on Sept 26, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back from the New York Premiere of The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Jay gives a brief talk about humanity before answering viewers questions about his experience on the “Pink Carpet.” Before diving into the ups and downs of his premiere experience, Jay visits, as usual, the apostle Paul and discusses what Paul has to say about our humanity and also talks about how we can live a life that is based in reality - where we can recognize the hypocrisy in our own lives and the things we do to fill the ‘lack within us.’ He discusses the idea of “falling short” and how the need for grace is actually good news! - Then after a brief technical hiccup, Jay engages with viewers to discuss the music his sister Tammy made for the movie and how proud he is of her and how it encouraged him to not give up. He gives us the rundown on meeting Vincent D’Onofrio, shares how Jessica Chastain became his Lloyd Dobler, and tells us about a moment where he lived his truth. Also, how he drank a ton of Diet Coke…and maybe might have stolen a prop from the movie, but shhh, don’t say anything. This talk was given on Sept 19, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With The Eyes of Tammy Faye premier just days away, Jay can’t help but notice how much the media seems to pin us against each other. A topic that got him thinking about examining our own biases and how we only tend to like stuff that affirms our own prejudice. As always with Revolution Gathering, Jay dissects the concept of grace and explores the question ‘Can grace be toxic?’ – Do people deserve to be marked and shamed for the rest of their lives? Should Grace be extended to everyone? He discusses the dangers of projecting and returning bad for bad and evil for evil. He uses teachings from Jesus and Paul and James to show us how love is the only thing capable of turning an enemy to a friend, asking us all a very important question: What fruits do our judgements bring?This talk was given on Sept 12, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the movie about his parents comes closer, Jay gives an open and honest talk about some of the complications that life brings…because life is complicated! He discusses the idea of Hope and asks, ‘what does hope mean?’ Jay discusses the need to speak our truth, but to do so honestly and not just for the shock value of it. He dives into the idea of non-binary thinking and how two opposite ideas can be true at the same time. It’s so easy to be critical of ‘the other’ – but we also need to be a critic of ourselves. Jay brings up the concept of living in the grey and why we shouldn’t fear it. And discusses how he is a prisoner of hope.This talk was given on Sept 05, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unlocked! Dug out from deep within the Revolution Archives, we unearthed a talk back from 2009, back from the days of Revolution New York – Have we made God a fragile, insecure, petty god? Does God have mood swings? Does he care more about our sins then the suffering in the world? Why would we ever follow a God like that? “God created us in our image…then we returned the favor.”This talk was given on June 07, 2009 in Brooklyn, New York.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s talk, Jay takes a look at Matthew, chapter 7. He discusses what Jesus, specifically in this chapter, teaches us about loving our enemies, about logs in our eyes and how (no matter how much we want there to be) there is no asterisk on who we should extend love and grace to. Jay also revisits the difference between deconstructing something and destroying it. He discusses the great care and attention we should be exercising when deconstructing our beliefs and the importance and nuance of critical thinking.This talk was given on August 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s talk, guest speaker Joshua Murray dives into a few ‘controversial’ Jesus movies and discusses the lessons that can be learned from these movies and the principles we can take from by viewing the human side of Jesus, even if it is completely separated from the Divine side. He discusses how these movies shouldn’t be seen as controversial but instead as effective tools as well as just being great movies!This talk was given on August 15, 2021 in Long Island, New York.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s talk, Jay discusses the nuances of love and how maybe there is no such thing as a blanket love that encompasses all situations (and relationships.) Love adapts and evolves. Love is not simple, love is not easy. Love is messy and love is complicated. Love is not for the faint of heart. He also speaks on the dangers of loving without wisdom, and the difference between deconstruction and destruction. This talk was given on August 8, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.