Engaging Gospel Doctrine

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308.2: Bigger Tents (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 40, Sunday School) Nov 03, 2018

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“Enlarge the Place of Thy Tent”

These final chapters of Isaiah give us much more to think about than the name of our Stake Centers. This lesson discusses the need for community, how we can both feel comfortable within and foster our communities. These chapters make challenging points about insiders, outsiders, points that lead to the promise of a new creation.

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Resources

Home Teaching, A Divine Service, President Monson

Ye Are No More Strangers, Bishop Caussé

Strength in the Savior, President Chieko Okazaki

To Please Our Heavenly Father, President Hinckley

The Net Gathers of Every Kind, Elder Maxwell

No Man is an Island, Elder Winkel

Concern for the One, Elder Wirthlin

Come, Join with Us, President Uchtdorf

Why the Church is as True as the Gospel, Eugene England

“Respect”, LDSThoughtfulQuotes

Life, Inc

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives, TED

Religion and Self-Transcendence, TED

Thanks as always to Steven Nelson for the bumper music.

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308.1: Bigger Tents (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 40, Updated) Nov 03, 2018

Show notes

“Enlarge the Place of Thy Tent”

We can use the fertilizer of past and present grief and difficulty to tend future Edenic gardens in our lives. In these Isaiah chapters God consoles a suffering Israel and promises a covenant of steadfast love and eternal peace, and promises growth beyond what they can imagine. How can we clean out and stock our individual tents, in preparation for goodness we cannot now conceptualize?

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Deep appreciation to Trent Oliphant for an insanely quick turnaround on editing!

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307.3: Messengers of Peace and Wellness (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39, Study Notes) Nov 03, 2018

Show notes

“How Beautiful upon the Mountains”

Past episodes have covered the Atonement and suffering, so this lesson specifically explores the ways our suffering can be redemptive. This section of the podcast covers:

The “Servant Songs” in historical context
Vicarious sacrifice in Jewish tradition
Suffering Messiah
Jesus down the rabbit hole
Suffering and accountability

Class Member Reading: Isaiah 50; 51; 52; 53; Matthew 26:39; Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 2:16-18; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Nephi 19:9; Mosiah 15:10-13; Mosiah 16:9; Alma 7:11-13; Alma 34:10

Additional Reading: Mosiah 14; 15

Other Reading: None

Rebecca and Jason continue discussing this important topic.

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307.2: Messengers of Peace and Wellness (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39, Sunday School) Nov 03, 2018

Show notes

“How Beautiful upon the Mountains”

Past episodes have covered the Atonement and suffering, so this lesson specifically explores the ways our suffering can be redemptive. This section of the podcast covers:

Understandings of the Atonement
Review of the reading
Distinguishing types of pain
Causes of suffering
When is suffering redemptive?
Redemption and Atonement in our lives
Balancing individual well-being and caring for others

Class Member Reading: Isaiah 50; 51; 52; 53; Matthew 26:39; Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 2:16-18; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Nephi 19:9; Mosiah 15:10-13; Mosiah 16:9; Alma 7:11-13; Alma 34:10

Additional Reading: Mosiah 14; 15

Other Reading: None

Rebecca and Jason discuss this important topic.

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You can access the Annotated Reading here (or PDF).

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Resources

Related past episodes

005: Book of Mormon Lesson 28: Alma 32-35

028: Doctrine & Covenants Lesson 2: Jesus Christ

056: Trials, Failure, and Purpose. D&C and Church History 27

057: Suffering; D&C and Church History 28

Carlfred Broderick’s answer to why children suffer, Ensign 1986

The Purifying Power of Gethsemane, Elder McConkie

Theologizing in the Presence of Burning Children: From Theodicy to Lament, Jacob Baker

The Uses of Suffering, Sandra Strange, Ensign 1987

Your Sorrow Shall be Turned to Joy; Elder Robert Hales

That They Might Know Thee, Elder Keith Edwards

Thanks to James Estrada for postproduction and to Steven Nelson for the bumper music!

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307.1: Messengers of Peace and Wellness (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39, Updated) Oct 28, 2018

Show notes

“How Beautiful upon the Mountains”

These chapters present poignant contrasts… abandonment and misery shift into reclaiming and vindication. Desert wilderness becomes Eden. And most importantly, suffering can bring redemption.

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306.3: Relationship with God (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 38, Study Notes) Oct 13, 2018

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“Beside Me There Is No Saviour”

These chapters emphatically declare that there is no God but the God of Israel. Yet even in the Bible we have differing views on God, let alone throughout history, the world, and our individual lives. This section goes deeper into what we learn about God from these chapters, how our personal experiences with God differ, and the power of devotion to God.

Nathan and Paula continue the discussion.

Class Member Reading: Isaiah 40-49

Additional Reading: None

Other Reading: None

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306.2: Relationship with God (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 38, Sunday School) Oct 13, 2018

Show notes

“Beside Me There Is No Saviour”

These chapters emphatically declare that there is no God but the God of Israel. Yet even in the Bible we have differing views on God, let alone throughout history, the world, and our individual lives. This section discusses what we learn about God from these chapters, how our personal experiences with God differ, and the power of devotion to God.

Nathan and Paula join the class.

Class Member Reading: Isaiah 40-49

Additional Reading: None

Other Reading: None

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You can access the Annotated Reading here (or PDF).

You can access the Lesson Notes here (or PDF).

Thanks to Jim Henderson for audio post-production and to Steven Nelson for the bumper music.

Engaging Gospel Doctrine is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://engaginggospeldoctrine.org/

306.1: Relationship with God (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 38, Updated) Oct 13, 2018

Show notes

“Beside Me There Is No Saviour”

These Isaiah chapters contain some of the most beautiful expressions by God–I love you, God says. Please come back, remember all the good things I have done, and together, we can move forward and bless others. God’s conversation with Israel provides a powerful pattern for our own relationships. Isaiah also encourages us to surrender our idols, and realize that even our belief in God can become an idol itself.

Class Member Reading: Isaiah 40-49

Additional Reading: None

Other Reading: None

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Conference talk outlining the new curriculum, Elder Cook

Thanks to Trent Oliphant for updating the episode insanely fast and giving us a new bumper!

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305.3: Of God and Wonders (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 37, Study Notes) Sep 27, 2018

Show notes

“Thou Hast Done Wonderful Things”

These Isaiah chapters are challenging, but full of gems about the nature of God. This episode explores gratitude, miracles, and the wonderful things done by both divine beings and fellow humans beings. This portion of the episode covers:

Literary and historical analysis of the reading
The nature of God
Spiritual personalities/gifts and experiencing God
Restoration and resurrection down the rabbit hole
Gratitude

Jody and Carl continue a rich, wide ranging discussion.

Class Member Reading: Isaiah 22; 24; 25; 26; 28; 29; 30; 32:1-2; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22; Alma 11:43-44; Moroni 10:27; D&C 4:1; D&C 6:1; D&C 138:12-16, 50; Joseph Smith–History 1:18-19, 63-65

Additional Reading: Isaiah 7, 9

Other Reading: None

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You can access the Annotated Reading here (or PDF).

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Resources

The God that Doest Wonders, President Howard Hunter

The Ministry of Angels, Elder Jeffrey Holland

Waiting on the Road to Damascus, President Dieter Uchtdorf

Letters to a Young Mormon, Adam Miller

Standing Apart: Mormon Historical Consciousness and the Concept of Apostasy

Thanks to James Estrada for audio post-production and as always, Steven Nelson for the bumper music!

Engaging Gospel Doctrine is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://engaginggospeldoctrine.org/

305.2: Of God and Wonders (OT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 37, Sunday School) Sep 27, 2018

Show notes

“Thou Hast Done Wonderful Things”

Gratitude and emulation
Review of the Reading
What has Christ done for us?
What has God done for us?
How have others brought us closer to God?
How do we follow the examples of these heroes and mentors?

Jody and Carl provide a rich, wide ranging discussion.

Class Member Reading: Isaiah 22; 24; 25; 26; 28; 29; 30; 32:1-2; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22; Alma 11:43-44; Moroni 10:27; D&C 4:1; D&C 6:1; D&C 138:12-16, 50; Joseph Smith–History 1:18-19, 63-65

Additional Reading: Isaiah 7, 9

Other Reading: None

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You can access the Annotated Reading here (or PDF).

You can access the Lesson Notes here (or PDF).

Resources

The God that Doest Wonders, President Howard Hunter

The Ministry of Angels, Elder Jeffrey Holland

Waiting on the Road to Damascus, President Dieter Uchtdorf