Metamorphosis
By Khad Young
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People can find fellowship in a bowling league. They don’t need a church coffee hour for that. ¶ People can get a good meal at countless restaurants in town. They don’t need a church potluck for that. ¶ People can hear good music at any number of local venues. They don’t need a church worship band for that. ¶ People can join civic groups if they want to get involved in politics. They don’t need church politics for that. ¶ People can volunteer to serve with charities of all sorts. They don’t need church service events for that. ¶ The one thing the church has to offer — that which we must pour every last ounce of our energy into offering — is the unconditional love and grace of God through Jesus Christ. If all of our other events, programs, and ministries are not mere overflow from this one thing, they are nothing more than a ruse, a clever ploy to increase our numbers for our own self-satisfaction and ego gratification. ¶ If we offer — consistently and constantly — the grace we ourselves have already received, if we do not hoard this treasure among treasures, we won’t have enough room to hold all the people who just desperately want to be loved. Unconditionally. ¶ Stop competing with the world on their terms. We can’t win that battle (though we will be dreadfully disappointed if we ever manage to do so). Grace is simultaneously our most powerful weapon and most peaceful path to restoration, and in the end, grace is all we have. ¶
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ExplicitOutcasts and Outlaws: Part 2 | Wherein Chris Chesnutt regales us with tales from the nation of Texas and a reminder that we never know how God is using us. “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” — Søren Kierkegaard Running time: 37:36 Resources: • Luke 4:18-19 • Luke 13:18-21 • Outcasts and Outlaws (Part 1) • The Starfish Story • “The Irresistible Revolution” by Shane Claiborne | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitWorth Risking For | “At the heart of the worldview of a Christian is that people are worth dying for.” — Rob Bell Pastor Katie Jo Suddaby reminds us that risking and living can be even harder than dying. Love someone into their future today. Running time: 20:52 Resources: • John 15:9-12 • The Opposite of Love Is Control • “Sex God” by Rob Bell | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitUnity in Diversity | Wherein the prodigal son returns from the land of fruits and nuts to the frozen tundra of the Midwest, we catch people for Jesus, and Noah's ark was three feet big while still holding giraffes. The Bible is a love story. You can't have a love story without a relationship. I have a man crush on Kenny. Originally recorded on December 16, 2010. Running time: 49:56 Resources: • John 17:9-26 • Game Genie for Sega Genesis • "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl • Outlaw Preachers • "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen as performed by Jeremiah Christensen • "Pagan Christianity" by Frank Viola and George Barna • Grace and Atheism | 3/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanYour Love Muscle | Wherein we learn to work out our love muscle with fear and trembling (with the help of the Holy Spotter). Also: stashing love under your mattress as an investment strategy and a couple love songs. Running time: 46:04 Resources: • Losing My Religion podcast • Luke 19:12-27 (Parable of the Ten Servants) • 1 John 4:19 ("We love each other because he loved us first.") • Martin Luther quote • Philippians 1:21 ("For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.") • Philippians 2:12-13 (Fear and Trembling in Los Angeles) • John 14:16-29 (Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit) • Laozi quote | 9/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOutcasts and Outlaws | Wherein we discuss the great reversal of the Mighty Rearranger and ponder the paradox. Are we training and equipping Outlaw Preachers to put Christ first in everything? Thanks to our own Chris Chesnutt for sharing. Running time: 34:41 Resources: • “Mighty Rearranger” by Robert Plant • Luke 13:18–19 (Parable of the Mustard Seed) • “They Like Jesus but Not the Church” by Dan Kimball • “unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters” by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons • John 13:1–17 (Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet) • Geore Bernard Shaw quote • Grace Is All We Have (“The Metamorphosis Manifesto”) | 9/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhere Is Your Focus? | Wherein we focus on the warm, gooey image of God at our center and that God is constantly chipping away all of our crap to reveal it. Where is your focus? God, be my strength. Running time: 43:11 Resources: • “If You’re Feeling Sinister” by Belle and Sebastian (iTunes link) (Amazon MP3) • Colossians 3:1-17 • Colossians 2:21-22 | 9/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSinful Nature | Wherein we find freedom from rules and new life in Christ, consider it no accident that we meet at a bar called Saints & Sinners, and are unable to make time for legalistic checklists because we're too busy being saints. Jesus could have given us a new set of commandments — a hundred if he wanted — but Jesus doesn't want control. He wants love, and love is the opposite of control. Originally recorded on September 30, 2009. Running time: 36:53 Resources: • "Sins of my Father" by Tom Waits • Colossians 2:6-23 • Reflections on the ELCA Churchwide Assembly and the Bible • Matthew 22:34-40 | 8/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSehnsucht | What does it feel like to be homesick for a place you’ve never been? God is partying, and he wants us to party too. The party is realizing that you are loved. It’s good to be back. Running time: 1:04:35 Resources: • “I Miss You (Remix)” by Björk • C. S. Lewis on Sehnsucht • Luke 15:11-32 • “Sex God” by Rob Bell • The Inverted Parable of the Lost Sheep • Mark 1:16-18 • C. S. Lewis on Love • Hosea • Outlaw Preachers Precast: Nadia Bolz-Weber • “Searching for God Knows What” by Donald Miller • “The Great Below” by Nine Inch Nails | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOutlaw Preachers Precast: Susan Isaacs | This is the sixth and final Outlaw Preachers “precast.” No more precasts now. On to the real deal. Subscribe to the podcast today. I am Khad Young, Outlaw Preacher at Metamorphosis in Los Angeles. If you have been listening to the precasts as part of the Metamorphosis podcast, it’s now time to head to outlawpreachers.com and subscribe to the Outlaw Preachers podcast. The fun is only just beginning. When I arrived in California about a month ago, the first person I stopped to see was my friend, Susan Isaacs. She is the author of “Angry Conversations with God” and currently on the Million Miles tour with Donald Miller. She is an actress, comedian, and Lutheran who did a little couples counseling with God. We talked about spiritual gold diggers and buying and selling Jesus. Listen to the story of a seventy year-old outlaw. We agree that we go to church to find the one unchanging thing when everything else around us is changing. Running time: 23:49 Resources: • “Angry Conversations with God” by Susan Isaacs • “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” by Donald Miller • “The Jesus I Never Knew” by Philip Yancey • “Luke for Everyone” by N. T. Wright | 9/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitOutlaw Preachers Precast: Nadia Bolz-Weber | This is the fifth of the Outlaw Preachers “precasts.” As part of my journey across the country to start the Los Angeles branch of Metamorphosis I met with some very gracious outlaw preachers and am sharing our conversations as a sort of sneak preview of the podcast. Only the “precast” conversations will be posted to the Metamorphosis podcast, so keep on eye on outlawpreaching.com as the podcast launch date approaches. Outlaw Preachers will be a roundtable discussion style podcast featuring an eclectic mix of outlaw preachers in conversation about theology, philosophy, ministry, and all things outlaw. My beautifully foolish conversation with Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber (@sarcasticluther on Twitter) starts with a sermon she preached at House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver called “Being an Outlaw Preacher.” She relates that she tried to be a Unitarian and ended up marrying a unicorn. I am reminded just how long of a (cultural) commute it is to the Borg. And we take a second look at the Biblical story of Jesus and George Bush at the well. We fail miserably if ever we read into a text that we are doing things right. Running time: 23:09 | 8/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOutlaw Preachers Precast: Tim Breyfogle | This is the fourth of the Outlaw Preachers “precasts.” As part of my journey across the country to start the Los Angeles branch of Metamorphosis I met with some very gracious outlaw preachers and am sharing our conversations as a sort of sneak preview of the podcast. Only the “precast” conversations will be posted to the Metamorphosis podcast, so keep on eye on outlawpreaching.com as the podcast launch date approaches. Outlaw Preachers will be a roundtable discussion style podcast featuring an eclectic mix of outlaw preachers in conversation about theology, philosophy, ministry, and all things outlaw. Hanging out with Tim Breyfogle feels like hanging out with a longtime friend — and he is fast becoming one. I’m sure you can hear it in our conversation as we discuss the origins of Agenda of Grace Ministries that he runs in Dallas. I am the gluttonous vegan who rebukes Tim’s parenting skills while we both evade a beat down from the grace police, blame everything on Jay, and turn the funny up to eleven. You can find Tim writing on his blog, Fallen and Forgiven, and on Twitter. We agree that God’s grace is bigger than our theology, even if we don’t agree on anything else. Running time: 38:07 Resources: • Saved! (2004) • God Hates Goths • The Internet Is Like Whiskey • “Guns don’t kill people. I kill people — with guns.” (YouTube) • Titus 3:4-9 • Galatians 5:15 Hate Bomb! ringtone Please to be enjoying this bonus super cool awesome ringtone for phone or technology device calling can make. • Download for iPhone • Download as MP3 | 8/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOutlaw Preachers Precast: Connie Waters | This is the third of the Outlaw Preachers “precasts.” As part of my journey across the country to start the Los Angeles branch of Metamorphosis I met with some very gracious outlaw preachers and am sharing our conversations as a sort of sneak preview of the podcast. Only the “precast” conversations will be posted to the Metamorphosis podcast, so keep on eye on outlawpreaching.com as the podcast launch date approaches. Outlaw Preachers will be a roundtable discussion style podcast featuring an eclectic mix of outlaw preachers in conversation about theology, philosophy, ministry, and all things outlaw. Coming to you not–so–live from the Outlaw Suite in magnificent Memphis, Connie Waters, Family and Faith Formation Minister at Highland Heights United Methodist Church, encourages us to explore outside the four walls of the church. We talked about not being Wonderbread Christians but Easter People. It is a kick in the pants for your soul. You can find Connie writing on her blog, Art in the Creator’s Image, and on Twitter. We stayed in the garage long enough to become cars and promptly drove out of it. Resources: • Ephesians 4:4-16 • 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 • Tony Jones • Phyllis Tickle • Luke 13:34 | 8/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOutlaw Preachers Precast: Timothy Kurek and Matthew Paul Turner | This is the second of the Outlaw Preachers “precasts.” As I begin a journey across the country to start the Los Angeles branch of Metamorphosis I am meeting with some very gracious outlaw preachers and sharing our conversations as a sort of sneak preview of the podcast. Only the “precast” conversations will be posted to the Metamorphosis podcast, so keep on eye on outlawpreaching.com as the podcast launch date approaches. Outlaw Preachers will be a roundtable discussion style podcast featuring an eclectic mix of outlaw preachers in conversation about theology, philosophy, ministry, and all things outlaw. I caught up with outlaw writer Timothy Kurek in Nashville and had the pleasant “Godincidence” of also running into Matthew Paul Turner (also on Twitter), author of “Churched: One Kid’s Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess.” We talked about not tearing people down before building them up and insecurity salvation. Matthew wanted to be the Michael Jackson of Christian music and Barbie finds out how hot hell is. We don’t think grace makes enemies. Resources: • “Churched: One Kid’s Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess” by Matthew Paul Turner • “Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality” by Donald Miller • Grace and Atheism | 8/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOutlaw Preachers Precast: Pastor Nar | This is the first of the Outlaw Preachers "precasts." As I begin a journey across the country to start the Los Angeles branch of Metamorphosis I am meeting with some very gracious Outlaw Preachers and sharing our conversations as a sort of sneak preview of the podcast. Only the "precast" conversations will be posted to the Metamorphosis podcast, so keep on eye on outlawpreaching.com as the podcast launch date approaches. Outlaw Preachers will be a roundtable discussion style podcast featuring an eclectic mix of outlaw preachers in conversation about theology, philosophy, ministry, and all things outlaw. Friday, August 9, 2009, I was blessed to have lunch with Pastor Nar. You can find him on Twitter and Facebook. We talked about spiritual mutts and glimpses of grace. Pardon the noise. Future audio quality will only improve and the waitresses are not rolling silverware longer than the first five minutes or so. We glimpsed grace that day. Resources: • Adam Walker Cleveland • 1 John 2:7-14 • Donald Miller on the "danger" of grace • C. S. Lewis on "The New Men" • Ephesians 4:5-6 | 8/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJoy | Wherein we have the pleasure of Angie and Ben in the pulpit, get a visit from AnnArbor.com, find joy in everything, and say farewell. Everyone "longed for each other in the bowels of Jesus Christ" after the message. Resources: • Philippians 1 • Philippians 1 (Young's Literal Translation) • "I Am a Pilgrim" with Johnny Cash, Soul Lift version See also: • On Bowels and other Literal Translations | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitLove Endures | Wherein we find the connection between endurance and passion, suffer for our art, take a page from Steve Jobs, and pass the torch. Everyone hugged after the message. Resources: • 1 Corinthians 13:7 • Steve Jobs on Passion • 1 Peter 4:8-9 • 1 Corinthians 13:13 • Proverbs 10:12 • 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 See also: • Obession Times Voice • Friendface • Take Up Your Cross | 7/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitGrace and Atheism | Wherein we ponder God's grace covering atheism, offend everyone except Jesus, jinx salvation for everyone, gamble on eternal destiny, and explain God's plan to give you a million dollars while you are in a burning building. Everyone went to heaven after the message. Resources: • "The Really Bad Thing About Free Will: A Critical Look at the Salvation by Willpower Doctrine" by Martin Zender • Colossians 1:19-22 • "He Chose the Nails" by Max Lucado • 1 Timothy 2:4 • Ephesians 2:8-9 • Romans 3 • Romans 10:17 • Ephesians 3:6 • Christian Universalism (Wikipedia) • "Silent All These Years" by Tori Amos as performed by my brother See also: • Matthew 18:12-14 (Parable of the Lost Sheep) • John 12:32 ("draw everyone") • Romans 5:18-19 ("new life for everyone") • 2 Corinthians 5:19 ("reconciliation") • Philippians 2:10-11 ("every tongue will confess") • 1 Peter 3:18 ("once for all time") • 1 John 4:8,16 ("God is love") • 1 John 2:2 ("sins of all the world") • Luke 2:10 ("joy to all people") • Psalm 30:5 (God's "anger lasts only a moment") • Psalm 106:1, 107:1 ("love endures forever") • 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ("love never gives up") cf. "God is love" | 7/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAdventures in Faith | Adventures in Faith: Going Beyond Dead Ends. Wherein we get a visit from my parents, lament and rejoice about dead ends, let Doubting Thomas off the hook while he brushes up on his résumé, and become the Von Trapp Family Singers. The restroom was visited after the message. Resources: • John 20:24-29 • Donald Miller - Lessons in Leadership • 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 • 1 Peter 1:7-8 (my confirmation verse) • Colossians 3:12-17 • Galatians 6:1-3 • "Left Behind" pants • "Ephesians 4:32" by Song (from a really old audio cassette) | 7/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFirst Communion | The first ever communion service at Metamorphosis. Wherein we decide that Christ’s blood is a Burgundian Pinot, it’s good that the Egyptians holding Israel captive were not Lutheran, and I find the bleep button. Communion was served after the message. (Thanks to Rev. Vince Anderson for getting “Breaking Bread” stuck in my head. I hope nobody from Johnny Cash’s estate tries to sue me for including clips of it.) Resources: • The Suburban Christian: …Eucharist as a family meal • Hebrews 10:1-21 • Matthew 26:26-29 • 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 • “Breaking Bread” by Johnny Cash | 7/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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