S1E11: Celebration

The Theology Of...

This episode, the guys dive into why we party, how we can glorify God in our celebration, and some traditional celebrations across a number of cultures.

Show Notes (The Theology of Celebration) S1:E11

Table of Contents & Timestamps:

(0:00-1:47) Introduction

(1:48-11:17) Why Celebrate?

(11:36-14:34) Should We Celebrate?

(14:35-18:13) The Dangers of Celebration

(18:35-23:00) Celebrations: Judaism

(23:00-24:08) Celebrations: Christianity

(24:08-25:19) Celebrations: Universal

(25:47-32:56) Celebrations: Scriptural

(32:56-39:05) Living a Life of Celebration

(39:05-41:36) The Final Toast/Outro

Key Takeaways:

• God made us to celebrate in His goodness and live life to the fullest
  
• We must beware of the ‘extremes’: abstinence & indulgence
  
• Celebration is woven into the storyline of Scripture, bringing about numerous traditional festivities in many different religions and upbringings
  
• We, as Christians, have the ULTIMATE reason to celebrate!
  

Resources:

• The Spirit of Disciplines by Dallas Willard

https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Disciplines-Understanding-Changes-Lives/dp/0060694424

• Living a Life of Celebration by Gregory Brown

https://bible.org/seriespage/13-living-life-celebration

• A Theology of Celebration by MissionMusings

https://munsonmissions.org/2020/03/10/a-theology-of-celebration-part-ii/

• Christian Celebration by 5FeetAway

http://5feetaway.com/christian-celebration/

• Partying with Jesus by Doug Ponder

https://ftc.co/resource-library/blog-entries/partying-with-jesus/

Music:

This week’s music is new, exclusive content from our friend Tyler Hall!

“3/11” - Tyler Hall

“Ambient Proj” - Tyler Hall

“Experimental Jazz” - Tyler Hall

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