Vox Veniae Podcast

Advent Made Flesh

Matt Singleton begins the season of Advent as we prepare for the person of Christ. [John 1:1-14]

Reflection:
What does the Advent season mean to you?
In what ways can we embody the Advent narrative?
How can others experience peace and hope through the way we live?

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Gideon continues in the Ordinary Weeks of the Lectionary. [Hebrews 10]

Reflection:
How does Christ’s blood affect your daily living?
What does drawing near to God look like for you?
When we meet together, in what ways can you contribute?

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Ordinary Weeks – Motives

Weylin continues in the Ordinary Weeks of the Lectionary. [Mark 12:38-44]

Reflection:
Is our motive with people more about consumption or service?
How can we create a space of dependency on God in our lives?

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Ordinary Weeks – Blood

Gideon continues in the Ordinary Weeks of the Lectionary. [Hebrews 9:11-15]

Reflection:
How have we trivialized our perspective of God?
How can we live out covenant in order to benefit others?

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The Story of Shame

Jason Minnix shares about the story of shame and what our response should be. [Genesis 3:1-13]

Reflection:
How do we handle and respond to the mistakes in our lives?
How can we lay down the shame in our lives?

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Ordinary Weeks – Empathy

Gideon continues in the Ordinary Weeks of the Lectionary. [Hebrews 4:14-16]

Reflection:
What is our perspective of Christ in his ability to empathize with us?
How do kindness and mercy lead us to repentance?

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Ordinary Weeks – Eat This Book

Gideon continues in the Ordinary Weeks of the Lectionary. [Hebrews 4:12-13]

Reflection:
In our reading of Scripture, do we focus more on systematizing it or do we allow it to speak to us?
In what ways can we allow Scripture to do surgery in our hearts and lives?

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Adoption

Jason Ford shares his story of adoption and God’s heart for the orphans and fatherless in our city and world. [Romans 8:14-17; Exodus 2:3-8,10]

Reflection:
How does being adopted into the family of God shape our relationship with God and others?
How can we be involved in serving the orphans and the fatherless in our city?

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Ordinary Weeks – God is on God’s Side

John Chandler continues in the Ordinary Weeks of the Lectionary and walks through the passages for this Sunday. [Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 54; Mark 9:30-37; James 3:13-4:3, 4:7-8a]

Reflection:
In what ways do we demand for God to be on our side instead of realizing that God is on God’s side?
How can we be less concerned with our rights and more concerned with God’s calling?

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Participants with God: Beyond Ourselves

Weylin finishes a conversation on what it means to be participants of God’s work in the world. We’ll talk through the saga of Joseph, whose simultaneously dysfunctional yet redemptive life with God offers commentary in how we can be a part of what God is still doing. As you engage the conversation we hope that Vox will be a community participating in what God is doing in our neighborhoods and city. [Genesis 42-45]

Reflection:
In what ways are we addicted to ourselves, our lives and our circumstances?
What rhythms do we practice that allow us to look beyond ourselves and make God central in what we do?

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Participants with God: Stalkers, Cellmates & Grain

Gideon continues a conversation on what it means to be participants of God’s work in the world. We’ll talk through the saga of Joseph, whose simultaneously dysfunctional yet redemptive life with God offers commentary in how we can be a part of what God is still doing. As you engage the conversation we hope that Vox will be a community participating in what God is doing in our neighborhoods and city. [Genesis 39-41]

Reflection:
How are we when it comes to doing the small things of life well?
What would our lives look like if we were more focused on being fruitful instead of successful?

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Participants with God: Robes, Brothers & Sackcloths

Gideon starts a conversation on what it means to be participants of God’s work in the world. We’ll talk through the saga of Joseph, whose simultaneously dysfunctional yet redemptive life with God offers commentary in how we can be a part of what God is still doing. As you engage the conversation we hope that Vox will be a community participating in what God is doing in our neighborhoods and city. [Genesis 37]

Reflection:
In what ways are we participating in what God is already doing?
How can we participate in community rather than pursuing the individualistic nature of our culture?

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Living the Questions

Jason Minnix gives us a framework of how questions play a prominent role in our lives. John 3.

Reflection:
How can we be a place that cherishes questions?
How can questions lead us to transformation?

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Covenant Member Stories

Listen to stories of Catie Johnston, Jon Ellison and Parker Short who have committed to being a Covenant Member with Vox.

Reflection:
How can you live a life of covenant and commitment in our culture today?
What are some ways to partner with Vox using your gifts and abilities?

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Rediscovering Evangelism – Invitation to Change

Weylin continues a conversation on Evangelism.  Ephesians 4:25-5:2.

Reflection:
What are the areas of our lives that still need to be changed and converted?
Is the leadership of Christ a reality in our lives?

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Rediscovering Evangelism – Invitation to Submit

Gideon continues a conversation on Evangelism. 1 Peter 3:13-15.

Reflection:
What are ways we can excel in becoming servants to those in the city of Austin?
What would our dialogues and conversations with others about Christ look like if they were shaped by gentleness and humility?

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Rediscovering Evangelism – Invitation to Follow

Gideon begins a conversation on Evangelism.  John 1:35-39.

Reflection:
How can we point people to Jesus?
What does it look like to invite our friends to transformation and healing?
How can we invite others and participate in God’s story now?

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Ordinary Weeks – Teach Us to Pray

Sam Myrick continues in the Ordinary Weeks of the Lectionary.  [Luke 11:1-10]

Reflection:
How persistent is our practice of prayer?
How can we listen and be silent in our times of prayer?

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Ordinary Weeks – Pursuing the Presence of God

Weylin continues in the Ordinary Weeks of the Lectionary. [2 Samuel 6:1-16]

Reflection:
Is the presence of God an inconvenience for you or do you see it as something worth pursuing and sacrificing for?
In what areas of our lives does the presence of God confront our obedience?

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Ordinary Weeks – How You Go

Chris Morton continues in the Ordinary Weeks. Mark 6:1-13.

Reflection:
How can community help you in how you go and live?
What are the things in our lives that are distracting us from God and his mission?

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