Wayne and James answer some brilliant questions from some of our current Alpha course guests. Why is Jesus always portrayed as a white man? Why is following Jesus so hard? What about dinosaurs? Loads to get you thinking on this week's MTV.
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James is back this week and we've been inspired by Gary Neville's appearance as guest host on Have I Got News For You. Well, inspired is perhaps the wrong word, but the way Ian Hislop called Neville out for his planned attendance at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar has thrown up questions around words, actions, righteousness and integrity. We look at the story of Naaman from 2 Kings and how we can live with integrity within the mess of culture this side of eternity.
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In this Episode of MTV we answer this week's big question: Who is and who isn't going to the COP27 Climate Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh next week? King Charles isn't, the new President of Brazil is, Rishi Sunak (at time of recording) is a maybe... We thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about the bigger question behind that - why we as followers of Jesus should care about climate change and how we can play our part in stewarding our wonderful planet.
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This week we’re talking about the arrival of Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor and how we can tell the awkward truths people in our families, communities and teams need to hear.
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This week we're talking about the protests happening in Iran as women across the country bravely stand up to religious fundamentalism for their rights and civil liberties. James & Wayne discuss the idea that regimes of fear and control use lies to further their agenda and that every culture outside of that of the Kingdom of God will tell lies in order to establish itself at the expense of the truth about Jesus.
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This week we’re discussing the news following Kwasi Kwarteng’s “U-turn” over plans to scrap the 45p tax cut for high earners. Why do we hate it so much when leaders attempt to gloss over a U-turn? And how can we learn to U-turn well in our own lives?
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After an extended summer break MTV is back! In the aftermath of last week's state funeral James and Wayne reflect on why the Queen's character was so attractive and the values and beliefs that inspired her life of service. What does it mean to live in a culture which thinks it can hold to Christian values without sharing those beliefs? And what are the core values in our own lives that stem from our deepest held convictions?
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This week James is away on retreat and Wayne invited special guest Wendy Massey to join him on MTV to talk about the news of the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion in the US. They discuss US politics, divided worldviews, the biblical texts which shape Christian views on life and freedom, and how we can love one another and have helpful discussions (even when we disagree!) on ethics in a world East of Eden.
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Sparked by a BBC news article we read this week about Ukrainians who no longer want to speak Russian, in this episode we discuss language and culture: Why do words have so much power? How has language been used throughout history to expand empires? And what does the Bible have to say about language and ethnicity?
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What do we do when our lives are falling apart or something has happened in the life of someone we love? How can we follow Jesus and love one another? James & Wayne discuss on this week's MTV.
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James & Wayne reflect on the Platinum Jubilee celebrations this weekend, the joyful outpouring of thanks and honour to the Queen for her life of service that we all witnessed, why it's so unique and how it points us to Jesus.
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This week we talk tiredness: why no one is talking about it, why we’re all feeling it and how we can live life under the yolk of Jesus. Should tired be a banned word? Did Jesus ever get tired? And why do some of us get bored watching Lawrence of Arabia? It’s all up for discussion on this week’s More Tea, Vicar?
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How do you make decisions? Living through a global pandemic has caused many of us to rethink how we spend our time and has, for some of us, provoked some major life changes. Still, many of us have found ourselves in recent months drifting back into habits and life pre-pandemic. This week we’re talking about the nuclear family, church and what place the counsel of the saints has in our lives as followers of Jesus.
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How is it possible for good people to create bad culture? And how do we as followers of Jesus create good culture? This week we're talking about Mother Theresa, Jürgen Klopp and 4 hallmarks of good leadership.
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In a post-Christian culture it’s very easy for morality and mercy to become polarised. This week on MTV we talk about how in the Christian faith they’re held together and how Jesus embodies and demonstrates both.
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Have you ever thought you’d love to just go back to life pre March 2020? This week on MTV we’re talking about living life on the other side of seismic change - how trying to carry on as normal has left lots of us tired and disillusioned, who our anchor is and what we can do to align ourselves with what God's doing.
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Instead of looking at the latest newspaper headlines as we usually do, this week on MTV we're talking about some B&A family news! A couple of weeks ago we announced that an amazing opportunity has come up to swap our building at 160a Gloucester Road with Horfield Baptist Church's building at 279 Gloucester Road.
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Why are we afraid to say what we think? This week James & Wayne talk about how Boris Johnson addressed the transgender debate around sport and medical ethics last week and how fear affects our discussions with our friends.
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Following last week's episode on the fallout from the slap at the Oscars, James and Wayne talk about what the Bible says sin is and why we need to take it seriously. Don't worry there is some really good news in this for all of us!
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This week the news has blown up over the moment when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars after he made a joke about his wife. We talk about cancel culture, scapegoats and life in the kingdom of the Prince of Peace on this week’s MTV.
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