{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Commons Church Podcast","title":"The Shape of a New Humanity- Scott Wall","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2a54b0c8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1831,"description":"What if a single word could change everything?\nIn Ephesians 2, the apostle Paul pivots from humanity’s brokenness to God’s radical grace with one of the most important conjunctions in Scripture: “But God.” In this teaching, we explore how Paul uses language, metaphor, and imagination to describe what God has done in Jesus—and what that means for how we live together now.\nWe reflect on:\nWhy Paul begins with an honest picture of human failure\nHow “but because of God’s great love” reshapes faith from transaction to grace\nWhat it means to be God’s handiwork—a kind of divine poem\nThe walls of hostility we build, defend, and carry\nHow Jesus creates one new humanity marked by peace\nWhy Paul’s primary metaphor for the church is not an army or fortress, but a home\nThis message invites us to consider how Christian community can become a living sign of God’s creativity, welcome, and reconciliation—for the good of the world.\n📖 Scripture: Ephesians 2\n📍 Commons Church\n🔔 Subscribe for more teachings and reflections\n#Ephesians #ButGod #Grace #ChristianCommunity #FaithAndLife","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/icwXcrJQyrNlhck0A-v9WDGWKhB8Uyi0q6ZPjuvnhoM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMDQw/ODJmNWNlZmZkYzUz/YzIyZDkwZTZiZmVk/MDllMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}