Imago Dei Community Podcast
Teaching of Lead Pastor Rick McKinley of Imago Dei Community in Portland OR. Rick is author of "Jesus in the Margins" and "This Beautiful Mess: Conversations on the Kingdom". www.imagodeicommunity.com

• Installation of Deacons
  Rick uses Acts 6 and 1 Timothy 3 to explain the role of deacons in the body of Christ and to walk us through the process of how they were chosen. Eric Brown then introduces each of the new deacons and mentions individual elements of their character.
  
• Jesus loves me
  Dr. Pamela Reeve, 92, tells the story of the love of Jesus that has sustained her throughout life. She exhorts us to hang on to Christ and also compares the parable of the true vine with our lives.
  
• Unfamiliar Passions of God
  Gary Haugen, founder and president of International Justice Mission, shares his heart regarding injustice around the world. He gives practical ways that we as the body of Christ can be the answer to that injustice.
  
• 1 Corinthians: chapter 3
  Rick takes us through the third chapter of 1 Corinthians as we look at Paul's exhortation to the Corinthian church to become more mature in Christ. Rick uses Paul's teaching to show us that the church isn't just another human organization. Rather, it is built on the foundation of Jesus Christ, ...
  
• The Wisdom of God: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
  Rick contrasts the wisdom of this age with the wisdom that we receive from the Spirit of God. Though we have been formed by the wisdom of our age regarding issues of money, sex, and power, we can be transformed by delighting in the mind of Christ and the wisdom revealed by the Spirit.
  
• Advent Conspiracy
  We take a break from the Corinthians series to launch 'Advent Conspiracy' for this year. Rick walks us through how the religion of consumerism has highjacked the advent season and how we can get it back by placing our worship in Emmanuel, God with us.
  
• The Foolishness of God
  Jake Hendrix takes a look at 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 and continues to contrast the wisdom of God with the wisdom of mankind. He also uses the story of Moses and the bronze serpent from Numbers chapter 21 as an illustration of God using the foolish things to confound the wise.
  
• Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God
  Rick examines 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 and contrasts the wisdom of God and the wisdom of man. The cross of Christ appears foolish to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to those who are being saved.
  
• Christ Crucified
  We continue the series on 1 Corinthians and explore the question that Paul poses in chapter 1- "Is Christ divided?" Rick presents Paul's solid argument that we must be united in Christ through His death, burial, and resurrection.
  
• A Persevering Faith
  Rick provides an introduction to the series on 1 Corinthians and describes the state of the church of Corinth when Paul wrote this letter. Suprisingly, Paul doesn't begin the letter with criticisms of this wayward churh, rather, he opens the letter with encouragement and confidence in Christ's p...
  
• Christ our Brother
  Jake Hendrix uses the book of Hebrews to remind us that Christ can relate with our suffering because he became human. We can look on Christ as both our powerful savior and as one who calls us His brothers and sisters.
  
• The Vine Makes Grapes
  Clark explores Jesus' teaching on the vine and the branches in John 15. He encourages us to allow the true vine, Jesus, to produce fruit through us, the branches, as we stay connected to Christ.
  
• Stories of Our Family in Africa
  Josh Butler returns from Africa to challenge us to see those around the world as our family rather than a project. He then interviews his wife, Holly, and the Kearns family concerning their experiences in Africa.
  
• Prayers for You: part 5
  Rick extends the 'Prayers for you' series one more week to take a look at the prayer Jesus offers Peter in Luke 22. In this prayer Jesus doesn't pray that Peter never fails; instead he prays that when he fails, his faith will be strengthened and he will turn back to Jesus.
  
• Prayers for You: part 4
  Rick concludes the 'Prayers for You' series with Paul's prayer in Colossians chapter 1. Through Paul's teaching in Colossians we come to understand that living a life worthy of the Kingdom of God isn't based on what we do for God, but rather believing in what Christ has done and what Christ is n...