Season 8 Episode 11 - The Enemy

Paying Ridiculous Attention to Jesus

Join Rick and the Becky-nator for Episode 8 of Season 11 - “The Enemy” - a continuation of the series “THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Here Rick and Becky explore themes drawn from his just-released book Editing Jesus. In this episode they continue “reverse-engineering” back from Jesus—that means we have to account for His relationship with the supernatural, and what He says our relationship with the supernatural will be like, even if that makes us uncomfortable. One of Rick’s friends sometimes asks, as a kind of greeting, “How’s your relationship with Satan?” He always follows that with: “We all have one.” It’s a lighthearted way to surface a real issue. Satan is called “the enemy of God,” and Jesus tells us the Kingdom-standard for love is “loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us.” Does that mean we’re, somehow, supposed to love the enemy of God? Here we explore the difference in posture Jesus models toward flesh-and-blood enemies, and enemies that inhabit “the unseen world.” Check out Rick’s new book, Editing Jesus. Go to its Amazon page here: https://tinyurl.com/48erume9 In this episode Becky mentioned Rick’s book Sifted: God’s Scandalous Response to Satan’s Outrageous Demand. You can check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfrtjwk And here’s a short (15 minutes) interview that Randy Robison of Life Today did with Rick—it’s a great overview/primer on the message of Editing Jesus, buried in an interesting conversation: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/life-today-live-on/twisted-scripture-rick-pmYPAcw2xMD/ And don’t forget to check out Rick’s daily devotional Jesus-Centered Daily—go to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Daily-Touch-Smell-Taste/dp/1470759608/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jesus-Centered+Daily&qid=1599794429&sr=8-1 Sign Up for the FREE 7-Day Devotional Series, Drawn from the Jesus-Centered Daily https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-daily-download/?fbclid=IwAR2H19A3iHl53Rl7OUrJLWkq3NkFjSFlxTUnngBOAeZDvo2GHHUnnHWJQo0 Have you joined the Pigs? We're a group of friends ready to go all-in with Jesus—to live a life that's “free indeed” because we’re wholly dependent on Him. Join us for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, sneak peeks of new resources, opportunities to make your voice matter, prayer support, and connections to other Pigs inside our private Facebook group. Join Here- www.mylifetree.com/pratj-member-sign-up/ Join Rick’s Email List ricklawrence.com/stay-connected/ Rick’s Email Addresses [e-mail] [e-mail] Vibrant Faith https://vibrantfaith.org Related Books & Resources: The Jesus-Centered Life https://tinyurl.com/yxmdbafx Jesus-Centered Daily www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Da…1593117629&sr=8-1 Following Jesus A 40-lesson, interactive and experiential curriculum for youth or adult ministry, created by Rick Lawrence. https://vibrantfaith.org/product/following-jesus/ The Suicide Solution https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+Suicide+Solution&qid=1628897750&sr=8-2 Spiritual Grit: A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope. www.mylifetree.com/shop/spiritual-grit/ Growing Spiritual Grit for Teenagers: 40 Devotions www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…s-40-devotions/ Growing Spiritual Grit: 52 Personal Devotions www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…onal-devotions/ The Jesus-Centered Bible www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/ The God Who Fights for You: How He Shows Up in Your Suffering www.amazon.com/God-Who-Fights-Yo…ing/dp/073697704X