The Given Life

Series: The Good Life

PreachingSpiritual Disciplines

The Given Life

42 min

Series: The Good Life

PreachingSpiritual Disciplines

The Given Life

42 min

Sometimes the church hinders our experience of the good life by packing our schedules, heaping on burdens, or trying to be cool and relevant. But the church can also help us cultivate the good life by pointing us to a kingdom that we receive—not build. In this episode of White Horse Inn, Eric Landry, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller celebrate the ordinary ministry of Word and Sacrament that leads to rest and flourishing, and they unpack how the gifts of justification and union with Christ contribute to our experience of the good life now.

Quote:

“Too many churches are diagnosing the problem in an overly optimistic way: Hey, what we need is some help, right? No, we’re dead and brutalized by sin. We need a rescue. We need something way more than just some really good advice for life transformation. That’s not the problem. It’s not like I have a deflated tire. My engine’s about to fall out of my car.”

Justin Holcomb


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Bob Hiller is the Senior Pastor of Community Lutheran Church in Escondido/San Marcos, California. He is the author of Finding Christ in the Straw and the content editor for The Craft of Preaching (1517).

Eric Landry is the Chief Content Officer for Sola Media and is the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Austin, Texas).

Justin S. Holcomb, PhD, is an Episcopal minister and professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has authored, coauthored, or edited more than twenty books on numerous topics, including abuse, biblical studies, and theology. Justin and his wife, Lindsey, coauthored the award-winning children’s book God Made All of Me, God Made Me in His Image, and God Made Babies. You can read more from Justin at justinholcomb.com and connect with him on Twitter @JustinHolcomb.

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