Transformed Lives: Embracing Joy as Prisoners in Christ
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "But this is no ordinary jail. This is the jailhouse rock. Thank you. Thank you very much. Chapter four of Paul's letter to the Ephesians opens with these words. I, therefore, a prisoner in the Lord. I, therefore, a prisoner in the Lord. St. Paul is, of course, an actual prisoner. This letter is written at least in part while he is in prison for his illegal mission and ministry, and it is illegal." [31:18] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Paul is so convinced and converted and confident in his message that he's willing to be imprisoned for it. He will not let imprisonment stifle his jailhouse rock. If he's a prisoner, he's a prisoner for Jesus Christ, the Lord. But that's not quite what he calls himself here. He uses a different preposition. He's not a prisoner for Christ. He says, Maybe it's not so much that he's doing all this for Christ, but he's doing all of this because of what Christ has done for Paul." [32:58] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The Christian life is lived out in allegiance to a living warden who has captured our hearts and has conscripted us into his eternal service. Paul is doing his ministry, his jailhouse rock, as a prisoner of Christ. But that's not the preposition he uses either, actually. No, he's not a prisoner for Christ, nor is he just a prisoner of Christ. He says, I, therefore, a prisoner in Christ." [34:36] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "He comes again today to throw a party in the jailhouse that is his church. He's even arranged for the prison band to play and laid out quite a spread. He beckons you. Hear him. He begs you. Come to the table. Live the life of those imprisoned in grace. Do the jailhouse rock with Christ, for Christ, and in Christ, who is our host, our judge, our jailhouse." [40:07] (40 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "Paul is not just a prisoner for Christ, he is a prisoner of Christ. He uses that language elsewhere, that he is a prisoner of Christ, even a slave of Christ, who Paul calls his master. It was the risen Christ himself who confronted Paul on the road to Damascus. At the time, ironically, Paul was working as a corrections officer for the Pharisees. He was tracking, profiling, imprisoning, and executing Christians." [32:58] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "I, Paul, the prisoner in the Lord, beckon you, he says. I beg you, you who were enslaved by sin and death, you sad sacks in the corner weeping all alone, you shifty's and bugsies with one foot out the door, you would-be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, I beg you as I beckon you, do the jailhouse rock with me. Receive and live this life which is worthy of you." [36:34] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The fact of the matter is that there is no act of ministry or generosity, no prayer uttered, no gift given which exists outside of Jesus's jailhouse. The risen Christ has laid claim to it all. He has overcome the world, imprisoning it and filling it with his grace. And he's doing so even now through your life together. Likewise, there is no charge, no offense, no infraction, no failure, which occurs outside of the warden's view, nor any that shall be judged by any other judge or warden than this Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, our judge, our warden, our savior, the king." [40:07] (54 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "One of you prisoners here at Grace not long ago thought you might have to do the jailhouse rock. I, Paul, the prisoner in the Lord, to bust out of the joint. You were considering leaving the church amid a denominational disagreement on an important question of theology and practice, but ultimately you have stayed. In so doing, you have maintained our unity in the bond of peace. That's the jailhouse rock." [38:15] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "And one of you, for decades now, have dedicated yourself to teaching Sunday school to children, which is a sentence many of us would seek an appeal on. But you have served the sentence faithfully, patiently, gently introducing children to the joys of the jailhouse into which they've been baptized. This is life in Jesus's jailhouse. This is the jailhouse rock." [38:15] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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1. "But this is no ordinary jail. This is the jailhouse rock. Thank you. Thank you very much. Chapter four of Paul's letter to the Ephesians opens with these words. I, therefore, a prisoner in the Lord. I, therefore, a prisoner in the Lord. St. Paul is, of course, an actual prisoner. This letter is written at least in part while he is in prison for his illegal mission and ministry, and it is illegal." [31:18] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Paul is so convinced and converted and confident in his message that he's willing to be imprisoned for it. He will not let imprisonment stifle his jailhouse rock. If he's a prisoner, he's a prisoner for Jesus Christ, the Lord. But that's not quite what he calls himself here. He uses a different preposition. He's not a prisoner for Christ. He says, Maybe it's not so much that he's doing all this for Christ, but he's doing all of this because of what Christ has done for Paul." [32:58] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The Christian life is lived out in allegiance to a living warden who has captured our hearts and has conscripted us into his eternal service. Paul is doing his ministry, his jailhouse rock, as a prisoner of Christ. But that's not the preposition he uses either, actually. No, he's not a prisoner for Christ, nor is he just a prisoner of Christ. He says, I, therefore, a prisoner in Christ." [34:36] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "He comes again today to throw a party in the jailhouse that is his church. He's even arranged for the prison band to play and laid out quite a spread. He beckons you. Hear him. He begs you. Come to the table. Live the life of those imprisoned in grace. Do the jailhouse rock with Christ, for Christ, and in Christ, who is our host, our judge, our jailhouse." [40:07] (40 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "Paul is not just a prisoner for Christ, he is a prisoner of Christ. He uses that language elsewhere, that he is a prisoner of Christ, even a slave of Christ, who Paul calls his master. It was the risen Christ himself who confronted Paul on the road to Damascus. At the time, ironically, Paul was working as a corrections officer for the Pharisees. He was tracking, profiling, imprisoning, and executing Christians." [32:58] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "I, Paul, the prisoner in the Lord, beckon you, he says. I beg you, you who were enslaved by sin and death, you sad sacks in the corner weeping all alone, you shifty's and bugsies with one foot out the door, you would-be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, I beg you as I beckon you, do the jailhouse rock with me. Receive and live this life which is worthy of you." [36:34] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The fact of the matter is that there is no act of ministry or generosity, no prayer uttered, no gift given which exists outside of Jesus's jailhouse. The risen Christ has laid claim to it all. He has overcome the world, imprisoning it and filling it with his grace. And he's doing so even now through your life together. Likewise, there is no charge, no offense, no infraction, no failure, which occurs outside of the warden's view, nor any that shall be judged by any other judge or warden than this Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, our judge, our warden, our savior, the king." [40:07] (54 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "One of you prisoners here at Grace not long ago thought you might have to do the jailhouse rock. I, Paul, the prisoner in the Lord, to bust out of the joint. You were considering leaving the church amid a denominational disagreement on an important question of theology and practice, but ultimately you have stayed. In so doing, you have maintained our unity in the bond of peace. That's the jailhouse rock." [38:15] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "And one of you, for decades now, have dedicated yourself to teaching Sunday school to children, which is a sentence many of us would seek an appeal on. But you have served the sentence faithfully, patiently, gently introducing children to the joys of the jailhouse into which they've been baptized. This is life in Jesus's jailhouse. This is the jailhouse rock." [38:15] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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