{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Church is Messy","title":"Masterpiece: The Art of Peace","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1919,"description":"Pastor Paul McDonald joins Rick and Svea as their discussion closes out the Masterpiece series.\nAbout the Masterpiece series\nTheme Verse: For we are God’s handiwork [masterpiece], created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10\nSeries Thesis: We are good works of art created to do the art of good works.\nResources for this episode\nWatch the message at: https://youtu.be/Fv_sGUSjkXg\nListen to the message at: https://arcsermons.transistor.fm/episodes/masterpiece-the-art-of-peace\nWatch all of the Masterpiece messages: https://autumnridge.church/video-tag/masterpiece/\n\nTopics Discussed in this episode\n00:00 Intro\n01:02 Wrapping up Masterpiece series and introducing Pastor Paul.\n06:07 What we want our church to be like for curious, skeptical, and hurting people.\n08:33 \"Everyone is looking for peace, yet it is so elusive.\" \n09:45 Discussion of Paul's message thesis: \"the heart of all conflict is a heart in conflict with God.\"\n11:54 What did Jesus show us about peace?\n15:17 Pastor Paul's personal experience with peace and his message.\n16:57 Don't want to provide pat answers for those in the middle of the storm right now.\n18:18 During times of turmoil experience peace by remaining in Christian community.\n18:49 Knowing principles vs. enacting principles.\n20:22 Traditional practice of Sabbath rest and how it relates to peace and unity.\n21:52 How Autumn Ridge Church small groups can support peace and unity.\n24:58 What stands in the way of our peace? How do we engage with such roadblocks?\n27:17 Recap of the series and how it has impacted Autumn Ridge's congregation.\n30:07 Close in prayer.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eGW0GjLFQWz3qpPjio-ji_5x5MOSNJlW79nf4VSHKIM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4Mzk3LzE2ODMw/MzYzMDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}