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The Official Podcast of Epiphany Anglican Fellowship in Ligonier, PA. Subscribe for Sunday sermons, devotionals, and news from Epiphany Church in Ligonier, PA. Featuring "Learning from the Lion: A Community Study of the Life of Jesus Christ According to St. Mark" in the summer of 2023.
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Episodes
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Sunday Sermon: Mark 3b - Family Feud
June 26th, 2023 | 29 mins 59 secs
Jesus famously argued that "a house divided cannot stand," but in Mark's gospel, that truth applies to his own household as much as anyone else's. Also: what we learn from buckets full of crabs.
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Learning from the Lion, Mark 3:7-35
June 21st, 2023 | 9 mins 48 secs
Jesus does not mince words when the scribes attribute his power and ministry to Satan instead of God. The result: a condemnation from Jesus so strong it makes Christians squirm even in 2023. Should we be worried about an unforgivable sin?
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Sunday Sermon: Mark 2a-3a - Kick Off Your Sunday Rules
June 19th, 2023 | 28 mins 41 secs
In this section of Mark's gospel, Jesus addresses five religious practices that the crowds, especially the scribes and Pharisees, have misunderstood. Also: why Footloose (1984) is the greatest film ever made about Pharisees.
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Learning from the Lion, Mark 2:1-3:6
June 14th, 2023 | 9 mins 47 secs
In our reading this week, Jesus corrects the Pharisees five separate times. The Pharisees are the staunchest and most direct opponents of Jesus's teaching, and so learning more about this denomination within ancient Judaism will help us understand more about Jesus too.
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Sunday Sermon - Mark 1b, The Cat in the Hat, Lady Macbeth, and Mr. Clean
June 14th, 2023 | 26 mins 3 secs
When Jesus heals a leper for the first time, it gives us insight into how things are made "clean" in his ministry. Also, Dr. Seuss phones it in with the ending to one of his lesser known children's books.
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Learning from the Lion, Mark 1:16-45
June 7th, 2023 | 7 mins 16 secs
Imagine turning off The Wizard of Oz in the first 20 minutes of the film - how much would you have missed? The transition to color film, the famous friends, the battle against the Wicked Witch of the West... Jesus's ministry has just started, and people are already forming opinions about who he is and what he's come to accomplish. But by looking at a particular theme in Mark's gospel, we see that Jesus doesn't want people to be so hasty with their assessments.
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Sunday Sermon: Mark 1a - Dancing With Myself
June 5th, 2023 | 23 mins 59 secs
As Jesus is baptized, the fabric of reality is torn, and we get a brief glimpse of God in three persons. How Mark's Gospel, C.S. Lewis, Jonathan Edwards, and new wave punk rocker Billy Idol help us understand the Trinity. Also: Pastor Bryan's first dance with a girl.
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Learning from the Lion, Mark 1:1-15
May 31st, 2023 | 7 mins 58 secs
Mark packs a lot of meaning in his first fifteen verses. Chief among them? Jesus is king. Also: why do wild animals come to Jesus's aid after he is tempted by Satan?
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Learning from the Lion, An Introduction
May 25th, 2023 | 5 mins 28 secs
learning from the lion
An Introduction to Learning from the Lion, Epiphany's summer readthrough of the Gospel of Mark
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Sunday Sermon: Exodus 32 - Eat Your Sin
January 27th, 2023 | 31 mins 20 secs
The ink on the paper has barely dried, but Israel does the unthinkable and breaks their contract with God. The stakes could not be higher. Also: the relationship between disobedience and fear.
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Sunday Sermon: Exodus 24 - Sign the Dotted Line
January 26th, 2023 | 25 mins 48 secs
Israel and God sign on the dotted line: He is their God, they are his people. Time to feast! It turns out lots of great contracts are celebrated with feasts. but in today's reading, Israel sits down to feast with God himself.
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Sunday Sermon: Exodus 19 - The Faberge Egg of Heaven
January 25th, 2023 | 27 mins 52 secs
The Tzars of Russia adored their decorative Easter eggs made by the House of Faberge. In the same way, God counts the people he rescued from Egypt to be his treasured people. Also: Pastor Bryan accidentally invades CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. True story.
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Sunday Sermon: Exodus 18a - The First Convert
January 24th, 2023 | 27 mins 5 secs
Moses reunites with his father-in-law Jethro after the people escaped from Egypt. When this archbishop of paganism hears the story of God's saving work, he ditches his idols and worships the one true God. The story of the Bible's first convert, a joyous Dreamworks film, and evidence that God cares about mission in both Old and New Testaments.
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Sunday Sermon: Exodus 17b - With Arms Wide Open
January 23rd, 2023 | 27 mins 22 secs
Moses and Israel learn that God can provide food and water - but what about safety? A word about prayer and leadership and the saving work of two men whose arms, as Creed sang back in 1999, are indeed wide open.
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Sunday Sermon: Exodus 17a - Third Time's a Harm
December 5th, 2022 | 28 mins 11 secs
Israel puts God to the test for a third time, and when the Bible repeats something three times, it's good to pay attention. Also: a look at David Zahl's book #LowAnthropology.
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Sunday Sermon: Exodus 16 - Good and Bad Transference
November 28th, 2022 | 27 mins 32 secs
When they can't find food in the wilderness, Israel is angry with Moses. Or are they? An exploration of transference, a psychological concept identified by modern scientists and explained God himself.