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As we prepare for our retreat focused on Spiritual Formation, it is good to revisit the wonderful teachings of George Miley on Apprenticeship to Jesus. This teaching introduces the concept of Jesus as the Master Teacher, the one who knows the most about how to live life well and teaches His followers these ways.
Teaching given at Christ Church Anglican in Phoenix on 24 July 2011.
In the 7th teaching of our Foundations of Community series, we continue the second half of the series, which focuses on the commitments to action. The second commitment is Reconciliation. Thomas talks about keys to reconciliation, and how we live out John 17 through reconciliation at CTR.
Teaching recorded for the retreat at Christ the Reconciler on 12 November 2021.
Or, if you prefer video, here you go:
Messianic Jewish Rabbi Mark Kinzer gave this teaching to the Achana prayer group, via Zoom. The teaching was given on 5 October 2021. Published by CTR with Mark's permission.
If you prefer video, we also have it on YouTube:
Sermon given by Thomas at Hope Chapel on December 5, 2021.
And, if you prefer to watch the teaching (which has all the scriptures embedded … and also has the funny signs at the beginning which are cut out from the audio-only version):
Since Marianna is coming next week … why not remind ourselves of what Marianna taught us the very first time she visited? This teaching is from 5 December 2012.
On the Monday morning of Bob & Dan’s visit to CTR, we held a Zoom call with a few remote participants, in which Bob & Dan introduced Alleluia Community to them, and fielded questions. This provides a very good introduction to Alleluia, and shows well some of the ways in which they have been walking similar paths to CTR, only decades ahead. (Of course, in other ways CTR is very different.)
Matt Ryniker, Senior Pastor of Hope Chapel in Austin, invited Amy to preach on the morning of September 26, 2021. He had begun a series on major figures from the Old Testament. Amy had written a book on Abraham, so she was excited to preach about him!
The sermon begins not with Amy’s voice, but with Kevin Daniel. Kevin performs a lengthy reading from Amy’s book, Chapter 1 - The Voice. After his reading, Amy begins her sermon.
Here is the video of the sermon, if you prefer to watch it:
The first five teachings of the Foundations of Community series give insight into our renunciations as a community. This teaching begins the second half of the series, which focuses on what we are committing to. The first commitment is to Prayer.
Teaching given by Thomas Cogdell for the CTR Retreat (via Zoom) on 18 September 2021.
It’s a fairly complex teaching, so watching it on video is helpful, because the slides show the points that Thomas is making … even though unfortunately the top of Thomas’ head was cut off by the camera!
One of George’s favorite topics, a oft-neglected spiritual discipline. As George says, it is in solitude that we discover that we are never alone. Teaching given at Christ Church Anglican, Phoenix, on 21 August 2011.
George also has a set of notes that go with this teaching, that you can download by clicking here, if you like.
In the 5th teaching of our Foundations of Community series, Amy follows on Merisha’s teachings on repentance and confession, with a teaching on forgiveness. How does forgiveness work in God’s court of justice, in heaven? How do we “justify the wicked” and “condemn the righteous”, without realizing it?
Teaching given at the Christ the Reconciler retreat on 21 August 2021, which was held at Hope Chapel.
After she spoke, Rose Watson sang a beautiful spontaneous song over all who were gathered … and over you who are listening now online!
If you prefer video, the teaching is also available on YouTube:
In 1995, Steve Hawthorne gave a series of teachings at Hope Chapel, on Tuesday evenings if memory serves. He was exploring the ideas around “The Story of His Glory”, a major theme in his life, teachings, and writings. This is the second of these teachings, delivered on 11 October 1995.
In 1995, Steve Hawthorne gave a series of teachings at Hope Chapel, on Tuesday evenings if memory serves. He was exploring the ideas around “The Story of His Glory”, a major theme in his life, teachings, and writings. This is the first of these teachings, delivered on 4 October 1995.
George Miley is currently writing a book called “Leaders Following.” Ten years ago, on 11 May 2011, he gave a short (7-minute) meditation on leadership at Fr. Peter’s Achana meeting.
Andy Jackson (a friend from Phoenix, Antioch Network, and ITN) shares about his discovery of riches in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Teaching given at the Antioch Network gathering in Phoenix on 30 January 2018.
Covenant community was a theme of the recent visit to the Alleluia Community in Georgia. It is good to go back and revisit Rabbi Mark Kinzer’s teaching on this topic, from his first visit to CTR in 2018.
Teaching given on 10 February 2018 at Christ the Reconciler.
The fourth in our Foundation of Community series is, like the third, brought to us by Merisha Janke, our friend from Help for All Nations. Merisha speaks from her experience growing up in the Lüdenscheid community in Germany. She focuses on confession one to another as a crucial part of living in the light, and the power of the cross to deliver us from all hidden sin.
Teaching given on June 19, 2021, at Christ the Reconciler.
We also have the teaching on video, if you prefer to watch it … Merisha is wonderfully expressive! However, the audio is not quite as good, and the video recording ended about ten minutes before the end of the talk.
During our season of studying the Upper Room Discourse, Phillip offered the community a short reflection on John 16. Teaching given on 22 Sept 2018 at Christ the Reconciler.
Reposting this teaching as preparation for the June 19 CTR retreat
Merisha Janke was invited by Pastor John McComb to give the sermon on Palm Sunday 2021 (March 28). She was asked to speak on the topic of "Repentance and Forgiveness." Merisha invited Thomas Cogdell to give a brief testimony at the end, about both personal and identificational repentance.
The message was recorded by San Marcos Community Church on their Facebook page, and we have uploaded it to YouTube so that you can watch the video, if you prefer.
The 2nd teaching in the “Foundations of Reconciliation” series, following Caroline’s teaching on The Accuser of the Brethren.
Amy & Caroline work together to further unpack the ways in which we invite the Accuser into our minds, our lives, and the church - and how to instead welcome the Advocate, the Holy Spirit! Teaching given at Christ the Reconciler on 15 May 2021.
We also have the teaching on video, if you prefer to watch it.
Michael Salm is a member of the German nobility, and currently leads the association of European nobility. In this talk, he describes his heritage and background - both the glory, and the shame. Explaining his ancestors’ sins against the Jewish people, he repents to the gathering of mostly Messianic Jews.
Prince Michael, from a historically Catholic family, married Princess Philippa from the Castell family, a historically Lutheran family. He describes their marriage of reconciliation.
Talk given at a TJCII dinner in Dallas on 3 Nov 2016.
The concept of identificational repentance is not without controversy. If you are interested in learning more, below are two papers which address the theological basis of identificational repentance.
The short paper “Confessional Repentance (Vicarious Repentance?)” was written in 2004 by Helmut Eiwen, a non-denominational German pastor. It was originally written in German, with translation to English provided by Dr. John Martin. It provides a wonderful introduction to the concept of identificational repentance.
Dr. Gary S. Greig has written a very helpful and comprehensive academic treatise called “The Biblical Foundations of Identificational Repentance as One Prayer Pattern Useful to Advance God's Kingdom and Evangelism.” Dr. Greig surveys the Old Testament concept of confession and repentance, and discusses in some depth verses in Ezekiel (18:2) and Jeremiah (20:23) that are often cited to contradict the idea of corporate / national responsibility. He then addresses the question as to whether the New Testament ends the concept of corporate / national responsibility, or continues it. This is a very important resource for us at Christ the Reconciler.