Word of Life Church Podcast

Word of Life Church Podcast

Word of Life Church with Pastor Brian Zahnd

  • 31 minutes 47 seconds
    Sore Afraid

    Shepherds, though now romanticized in Nativity scenes, were at the bottom of society. These were not landowners but hired hands who watched over the sheep by night; sleeping, if they did, on the cold hard ground. That these simple shepherds and not the high and mighty were the first to know the greatest news of all was entirely in keeping with Mary’s prophetic song:


    He has shown the strength of his arm,

    He has scattered the proud in their conceit.

    He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

    And has lifted up the lowly.

    22 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 36 minutes 51 seconds
    An Anthem for A New Age

    In our contemporary context we need a Christianity formed by the Magnificat. In the American superpower we are typically inclined toward ideologies of success and anthems of strength. But the grace of God does not run uphill toward the pinnacles of success and strength, it rolls downhill toward the low places of humility and trust.

    15 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 35 minutes 2 seconds
    The Mother of God

    Mary as the Mother of God is both a holy and unique mystery, and an enduring archetype.

    8 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 33 minutes 30 seconds
    The Last and Greatest of the Old Testament Prophets

    John the Baptist drinks no wine, because he’s not the one who brings the party, he only prepares the way. The party begins when Jesus turns the water to wine at the wedding feast of Cana. John is Advent; Jesus is Christmas.

    1 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 33 minutes 19 seconds
    You Tell Me

    Jesus of Nazareth being interrogated and ultimately condemned by Pontius Pilate is one of the most dramatic moments in the gospel story, and one of the most strangely fascinating moments in human history. Jesus on trial before the Roman governor of Judea establishes a historical context for the crucifixion. Indeed, it creeps into the Creed: “He suffered under Pontius Pilate.” If we enter into the theological depths of this historical moment, we discover that though on the surface Jesus is on trial before a Roman governor, in reality the world was on trial before the King of Kings.

    24 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 34 minutes 17 seconds
    "All Will Be Thrown Down"

    In his Olivet Discourse Jesus predicted that the Temple would be destroyed, saying “all will be thrown down.” This came to pass a generation later when the Roman legions destroyed Jerusalem. But if Jesus’ words are words that “will not pass away,” what do these words say to us today, these words that—“all will be thrown down”?

    17 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 36 minutes 44 seconds
    My Soul Waits for the Lord

    Psalm 130 invites us to wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning. Our souls wait for the Lord because there are no quick and easy paths on the road to spiritual formation. Waiting is inevitable. Waiting is baked into this ancient Christian faith we have received. Instead of a hurried dash through a department story, the Christian life is more like a slow walk down a wooded trail. The Christian life is a slow walk interrupted by moments of grandeur. Most of our days are spent waiting patiently on God. But we don't wait alone. God the Holy Spirit gives us faith, hope, and love to empower us in our waiting.

    10 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 35 minutes 8 seconds
    A Tale Told By An Idiot

    Let nothing disturb you

    Let nothing frighten you

    All things are passing away

    God never changes

    Patience obtains all things

    Whoever has God lacks nothing

    God alone suffices

    –Teresa of Ávila

    3 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 15 seconds
    Being Bartimaeus

    In Mark's Gospel bar-Timaeus (son of Timaeus) is the only person Jesus healed who is given a name. The blind beggar bar-Timaeus is also the first person in Mark's Gospel to identify Jesus as the Son of David. So who is Timaeus and why does it matter?

    27 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 52 seconds
    The Uncontainable Christ

    The problem that James and John and the rest of disciples had, was that they thought Jesus could be contained in their own ambitions and agendas; that Jesus could be contained in the systems and political structures of the world they already knew. But they were wrong. They were wrong because Jesus is the uncontainable Christ.

    20 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 31 minutes 50 seconds
    The Faith of Abraham

    The faith of Abraham is a pilgrim faith that confesses the kingdoms of this world are all transitory and passing away, and that the only eternal kingdom is the kingdom of the heavens, where Jesus Christ reigns at the right hand of God.

    13 October 2024, 10:00 am
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