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Living The Story of Jesus

Living The Story of Jesus

By Rob Touchstone

This podcast is a journey into and alongside the story of Jesus via the gospel of Luke and my personal experiences. I look forward to journeying alongside you. We have much to discover together as we seek to live the story of Jesus.
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Net Work (Luke 5)

Living The Story of JesusJul 03, 2020

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Vocation (Recorded before a live audience at Puckett's)

Vocation (Recorded before a live audience at Puckett's)

Our work matters. The way we do our work matters. The way we collaborate with God matters.
When we listen to our calling and vocation, we can begin to live with a deeper sense of identity partnership with God.

*Recorded with a live audience at Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant in Franklin, TN
Nov 26, 202235:19
A Vulnerable Mission of Peace (Luke 10:1-24)

A Vulnerable Mission of Peace (Luke 10:1-24)

Come explore what we can learn from a Jesus who sends out disciples as sheep among wolves. Leading with peace is vulnerable. And it's the way of Jesus.
Jul 30, 202137:48
My Vocational Narrative Part 2: Delight -> Desire -> Design -> Destiny

My Vocational Narrative Part 2: Delight -> Desire -> Design -> Destiny

In this episode I continue to trace parts of my own story and share with you a way to help you discover your own trajectory. Thanks for listening! 

Jun 23, 202139:52
My Vocational Narrative Part 1: Rose Gates, Lemonade, & Moving Trucks

My Vocational Narrative Part 1: Rose Gates, Lemonade, & Moving Trucks

In this episode I pause to share my story in the form of tracing my vocational narrative from childhood through college and how the story of Jesus was being revealed to me in my early discipleship journey.


Jun 14, 202126:29
Listen (Luke 9:28-62)

Listen (Luke 9:28-62)

Jesus invites 3 of his disciples into a mountaintop experience where he will listen and teach them to do the same. Meanwhile, we listen in on the failures of disciples to reach their true potential and to grasp what it means to follow Jesus. 

Oct 02, 202042:39
Who Do YOU Say I Am? (Luke 9:18-27)

Who Do YOU Say I Am? (Luke 9:18-27)

Jesus takes his disciples to an unlikely place and asks them two very important questions. Who do the crowds say I am? Who do you say I am? Both are important. But the second question changed their lives forever. It just might do the same for us today. 

Sep 04, 202046:32
S'mikah For The Sake Of The World (Luke 9:1-17)

S'mikah For The Sake Of The World (Luke 9:1-17)

Jesus sends out his disciples by stripping away what they think they need in order to give them what they truly need. But not just for themselves. For the sake of the world.

Aug 15, 202036:36
Two Daughters & Twelve Years (Luke 8:40-56)

Two Daughters & Twelve Years (Luke 8:40-56)

A twelve year old girl on the verge of death. A woman who has been sick for twelve years. Jesus brings life to both. And restores their role in His story as beloved daughters.

Jul 31, 202050:31
The Other Side (Luke 8:16-39)

The Other Side (Luke 8:16-39)

Before meeting Jesus the first disciples never dared to venture to the "other side" of the Sea of Galilee. This is a Jesus who not only loves those on the margins but invites the marginalized to play a vital role in his story. If you find yourself on the margins, this message is for you. If you need courage to go with Jesus to the margins, you just might find it here.
Jul 20, 202053:08
Cultivate (Luke 8:1-15)

Cultivate (Luke 8:1-15)

Jesus says our hearts are like a field.  God provides the seed and produces the growth. In the midst of rocks and thorns, what is our role? Cultivate. 

Jul 15, 202030:36
Amazing Faith (Luke 7)

Amazing Faith (Luke 7)

Have you ever noticed what seems to impress Jesus most? Faith. Faith that transcends logic or circumstances. Luke 7 offers us an incredible glimpse of faith from 4 very different perspectives. A Roman centurion. A widow. John the Baptist from his jail cell. And a woman who is simply described as having lived a "sinful life." What do they all have in common? Amazing faith.

Jul 13, 202058:24
Flash Forward Bonus Episode: Rising Son (The Story of Barabbas)

Flash Forward Bonus Episode: Rising Son (The Story of Barabbas)

For this "flash forward" bonus episode I have written a short fictional monologue to help us enter the story of Jesus from what might strangely feel like both a very different perspective and yet a very familiar one. It is the story of Barabbas. In a continued season of challenge, may you discover hope through a man we know very little about who stood on trial next to Jesus. As you listen, it will be helpful to know that the Hebrew word “bar” means son and “abba” means father. Maybe on a Sunday sunrise Barabbas (son of a father) can help us discover bar Abba (Son of Father God) as the Son rises.
Jul 07, 202010:05
Right-Side Up (Luke 6)

Right-Side Up (Luke 6)

The kingdom ethic that Jesus offers in Luke 6 turns the religious order upside down. What kind of ethic would ask us to love our enemies? To lend to those who can't repay us? To see what we think on the surface is a blessing as actually being a potential "woe." This ethic was shocking then. It is equally shocking today. What would happen if followers of Jesus actually embraced it? Maybe this upside down ethic would help turn the world right-side up. 

Jul 07, 202001:00:52
Net Work (Luke 5)

Net Work (Luke 5)

A paralyzed man is lowered through a roof and a net is lowered into a lake and both are symbols of what Jesus has come to do in turning the world right-side up.

Jul 03, 202001:05:24
Jubilee (Luke 4:14-44)

Jubilee (Luke 4:14-44)

In this vital part of the narrative Jesus  travels to his hometown of Nazareth where he pulls back the veil on his Messiahship by declaring Jubilee in the synagogue. It’s good news for ALL!  Or was it?


Jul 02, 202056:16
Wilderness (Luke 4:1-13)

Wilderness (Luke 4:1-13)

The Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness where he overcomes temptation. A deeper contextual look just might surprise us when we see what and how Jesus is resisting. 

Jun 29, 202001:02:14
Engage (Luke 3)

Engage (Luke 3)

John has a message in the wilderness to prepare the way for Jesus.  The Spirit hovers. God speaks. New creation bursts forth.

Jun 28, 202049:49
Arrival (Luke 1:46-2:52)

Arrival (Luke 1:46-2:52)

Listen to the songs of Mary and Zechariah and witness the story of God arriving in flesh.


Jun 26, 202001:04:29
On Speaking Terms (Luke 1:1-45)

On Speaking Terms (Luke 1:1-45)

In this episode we begin our dive into the Gospel of Luke as God speaks hope to Israel.

Jun 24, 202057:43
Roots and Rabbis

Roots and Rabbis

To best understand the story of Jesus we begin with an understanding of his Hebrew roots, Jewish context, rabbinic school system,  the rabbi/disciple model, and the teaching methods of rabbis.

Jun 24, 202037:29
Hagah

Hagah

Welcome to the first episode of The Story of Jesus podcast!

Jun 07, 202015:34