About this episode

The episode explores themes of jealousy and faithfulness through a discussion of a sermon and related scripture.

Join us as we dig deeper into last Sunday's sermon from Pastor Marcus Lane "The Gospel Arrested" and hear from Amy Duncan and Nate Zuellig on "I Know A Name". Digging Deeper Questions: Notice how the fruit of the Sadducees' jealousy causes them to act unjustly in arresting the apostles. Have you ever similarly seen the painful fruit of jealousy in your own life? What is the antidote to jealousy? How does the example of the apostles give us a template for how we can resist the temptation to give in to people-pleasing? When you compare the fruit of jealousy and people-pleasing to the fruit of faithfulness, how does the path of faithfulness begin to look more like freedom and joy? Where have you seen the fruit of faithfulness in your own life and relationships? Scripture Reading: Acts 5:17-42 17 But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy 18 they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, 20 "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." 21 And when they heard…

Topics covered

• jealousy
• faithfulness
• apostles
• people-pleasing
• freedom
• joy
• spiritual growth

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