Jesus Wants to Save Christians

As promised several months ago, here is short review on the sermons of the Rob Bell series, Jesus Wants to Save Christians. Rob takes the idea that Christians are saved and others are not and flips it upside down; asking what we, as Christians, need salvation from. I certainly realize there are things I need deliverance from in my own life. This was, once again, a really great series that was very convicting to me. The first time I listened to it, about a year ago it really shocked me that a preacher would say some of these things, but a year later, they have sunk in and it just makes me focus on the things I need to give up and/or work on.
1 – Review of the new Exodus. This is a review of his previous series which is a primer on narrative theology. It portrays the story of Israel as a story we are all part of, asks what are our personal and societal (metaphorical) Egypts that we need to be delivered from, and asks what are the empires (systemic injustice) that we need to oppose. God always hears the cry of the oppressed. Exodus 3:7-8
2 – Jesus wants to save Christians from having to have all the answers 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
3 – Jesus wants to save Christians from (an improper understanding of) Hell. This sermon is a survey of the English word Hell (translated from greek words Tarturus, Hades, Gehenna) in the New Testament and it’s meanings. Turns out, Hell is an actual place outeide Jerusalem So you can go to Hell. Really, you can.
4 – Jesus wants to save Christians from having too much. (Because it makes us out of touch, indifferent, and alone) Luke 12:13-21
5 - Jesus wants to save Christians from Prejudice. This sermon is delivered by Kent Dobson, who is a member and former worship pastor at Mars Hill and talks about who Jesus ate with, what he ate, and why this is so important. Luke 10:4-11
6 - Jesus wants to save Christians from Hate. Luke 10:25-37. The Samaritans were hated by the Jews, but in the parable, the man was dependant on the person he hated to save him.
7- Jesus wants to save Christians from Greed. Luke 16:19-31
8 – Jesus wants to save Christians from worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth. Matthew 13:1-23

If you want to lsiten to the series, you can download it here.