Scandalous Freedom » Scandalous Freedom http://stevebrownetc.com Mon, 14 May 2012 18:58:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Scandalous Freedom Archive http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/11/12/scandalous-freedom-archive/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/11/12/scandalous-freedom-archive/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:32:59 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/11/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/scandalous-freedom-archive/ Here's a complete archive of the Scandalous Freedom podcasts. It's a handy reference point if you missed any. Just click the title to go to that message and download or listen. It's also a great way to share the series with friends. Simply click the "mail" icon below to send this page.

In this series, Steve Brown disabuses you of your confusion about freedom, grace and forgiveness. In his inimitable style, Steve describes how real Christianity calls us to live beyond the boundaries, bolstered by the assurance that we cannot fall beyond God's love. And real freedom…that's just plain scandalous.

If listening online isn't your thing, you can also get the entire 27-message, Scandalous Freedom series on CD. It's the perfect companion to Steve Brown's popular book, A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel.

Click here to get the CDs.

Click here to get the book.

Both make excellent gifts for uptight religious folks. Plus, your donation will help support our efforts to share the message of radical freedom.

And now…the archive.

Free Means Free
Free…Really Free
Freedom's Power
Some Gods Need Killin'
Struggling with Truth
The Real Deal
The Perfection We Desire
Give Up
Be Still and Be Loved
"The Church is a whore…
The Good News of Cheap Grace
The Masks We Wear
The Power to Stop Pretending
Masks and Gurus
The Punishing Plagues of Putting People on Pedestals
Guilt and Isolation
The Enemies We Demonize
Three Startling Statements
The Humanity that Sets Us Free
The Boldness We Fear
The Way to Boldness
Bring the Pain
Kiss that Demon on the Lips
The Failure We Foster
The Law and Success
The Path We Avoid
Holding the Land
The Fellowship of the Free

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Freedom and grace are at the heart of historical, orthodox Christianity. We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. And while many have had a heart transplant by embracing stale old religion, thousands are rediscovering the good news of the good news.

Steve wouldn't say this about himself, so allow me…Steve Brown and Key Life Network have been instrumental in dislodging the religion stick from many in our generation. Thousands are part of the fellowship of the free because the trailblazing Old White Guy tells it like it is.

Over the years, a bunch of those people have decided to hang out with each other on our forums.

If you've been helped by the Scandalous Freedom Podcast, join the fellowship of the free on those forums at FreedomandGrace.com, and get more of Steve's teaching at KeyLife.org. It's all scandalously free!

Also, check back here regularly for more free resources.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/11/05/the-fellowship-of-the-free/feed/ 5 Holding the Land http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/29/holding-the-land/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/29/holding-the-land/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:16:20 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/holding-the-land/ Today's podcast marks the end of our audio series on Scandalous Freedom. As you've listened to Steve, we hope that you've begun to discover the radical grace and freedom that's yours in Christ.

But watch out! When you walk in God's unconditional love, it's gonna drive the legalists nuts. While at times that can be a lot of fun, it's dangerous business being free. There are all kinds of forces that will work against your freedom. And if you start setting others free, brother…you're in for it.

Click play below to join Steve as he gives you some suggestions on how to hold on to your freedom in the face of people that will want to put you back in your prisons.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/29/holding-the-land/feed/ 1 The Path We Avoid http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/22/the-path-we-avoid/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/22/the-path-we-avoid/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:56:18 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-path-we-avoid/ At this point you may be saying, "Alright, I get it. Steve has me convinced. I want to be free. But how exactly do I do that? What are Dr. Brown's ten steps to freedom?"

Forget about it! If Steve told you how to be free, he'd be taking away your freedom. Just go be free…live free, speak with freedom, offend those who don't understand freedom, test it, walk in it, proclaim it…see if Jesus makes it real to you.

Kinda scary, huh?

Well, The Old White Guy has been down that road. Join Steve on the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #26 for a few pointers for navigating the pitfalls when taking the path that so many avoid.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/22/the-path-we-avoid/feed/ 0 The Law and Success http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/15/the-law-and-success/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/15/the-law-and-success/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:06:42 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-law-and-success/ Something about religion can make us into insecure, self-doubting failures. Enough rules, regulations, and laws exist in every religion (including ours) to kill off any hope of ever measuring up.

On this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve talks about the perfect law of God and how we misuse it to foster failure. Listen to hear how the preaching of the law without an understanding that it was given to send us to a loving and forgiving God will destroy our freedom (and the resulting success He would have for us).

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/15/the-law-and-success/feed/ 1 The Failure We Foster http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/08/the-failure-we-foster/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/08/the-failure-we-foster/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:09:49 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-failure-we-foster/ Many Christians live in a prison of failure. They aren't free and they don't succeed because they don't think they deserve it.

A misunderstanding of success, humility, and the law mixed up with bad psychology and worse theology have produced churches full of guilty people with a guilty preacher standing in the pulpit, telling the guilty people that they should feel guiltier. Can you think of a better recipe for failure?

Join Steve Brown for the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #24 as he clarifies some terms and cuts through the chains that keep us from becoming all God would have us to be.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/08/the-failure-we-foster/feed/ 2 Kiss that Demon on the Lips http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/01/kiss-that-demon-on-the-lips/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/01/kiss-that-demon-on-the-lips/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:56:24 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/kiss-that-demon-on-the-lips/ Pain is a demon we run from as fast as we can. That's one of the reasons we aren't free. Jesus hangs out around pain and when we run from it, we run from Him.

On this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve proposes a counterintuitive approach to dealing with pain (and the fear that it may come)… Don't run away. Run toward it. Face it. Then embrace that demon and kiss it on the lips. If you do, Jesus will be there to set you free.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/10/01/kiss-that-demon-on-the-lips/feed/ 2 Bring the Pain http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/24/bring-the-pain/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/24/bring-the-pain/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:10:35 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/bring-the-pain/ "The tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness."
-M. Scott Peck

Steve Brown has some bad news and some good news for you. He's a Presbyterian, so you're gonna get the bad news first. Specifically, life isn't easy and pretending it is or should be will put you in a prison of guilt and anger.

Join Steve on this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast for the freeing truth about pain. I know, I know, but it's not as bad as it sounds. Check it out.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/24/bring-the-pain/feed/ 0 The Way to Boldness http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/17/the-way-to-boldness/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/17/the-way-to-boldness/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:55:49 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-way-to-boldness/ How did some Christians end up being such cowards? And how can they get their mojo back? Real boldness comes from the freedom of having nothing left to lose.

Join Steve Brown for this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast as he reminds us of the truth, the unsaved, and "the threat," and how they point us back to boldness.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/17/the-way-to-boldness/feed/ 1 The Boldness We Fear http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/10/the-boldness-we-fear/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/10/the-boldness-we-fear/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:12:16 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-boldness-we-fear/ Some Christians are on the verge of irrelevance. But those who have discovered they don't have anything to protect and nothing to lose, who have learned that Jesus is in charge and that it doesn't matter what others think about them or do to them…those Christians are dangerous.

Check out this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast to hear Steve talk about the fact that Jesus didn't die to make Christians nice. Deal with it!

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/10/the-boldness-we-fear/feed/ 0 The Humanity that Sets Us Free http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/03/the-humanity-that-sets-us-free/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/03/the-humanity-that-sets-us-free/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:47:13 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-humanity-that-sets-us-free/ We are all pretty much alike: sinful, afraid, lonely, regretful, sometimes doubting, sometimes right, sometimes wrong, angry, loving, hateful, selfish, kind, wounded, and very human. When we realize how much we have in common with those we tend to demonize, we've taken a big step toward diminishing our "enemies'" power over us.

This week on the Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve discusses the freedom that comes from the realization that nobody can speak as an outsider of the human race.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/09/03/the-humanity-that-sets-us-free/feed/ 1 Three Startling Statements http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/27/three-startling-statements/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/27/three-startling-statements/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:10:15 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/three-startling-statements/ Christians don't have to pretend to be good. We don't have to be right. And we don't have to fight a battle that's already won.

Those statements run contrary to much of what we've been fed. As a result, many of us have handed the keys of our prisons over to enemies that don't even exist. And while these enemies are imaginary, we remain bound nonetheless.

Join Steve Brown on this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast for an in-depth look at those 3 startling statements that will give you back the freedom you've given to others.

Don't forget, all past episodes of Scandalous Freedom are archived on this page. Listen here or download them and listen later. Then hit the "Subscribe!" button to get the rest of the series delivered free each week.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/27/three-startling-statements/feed/ 1 The Enemies We Demonize http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/20/the-enemies-we-demonize/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/20/the-enemies-we-demonize/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:45:50 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-enemies-we-demonize/ "If I were a gravedigger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of pleasure." -Douglas Jerrold

If the liberals are destroying your faith, if the gays are destroying the foundations of the family, if the apostate Christians are destroying the Church, if the warmongering conservatives are destroying the world, and if you have to do battle with them all…you can't just be the person God created you to be.

You have to become a soldier! You have to read the Bible to prove they are wrong! You have to prepare your arguments! You must never let your guard down! And eventually, you will end up bound in a prison of your own making.

Join Steve for the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #17 as he talks about how demonizing people will destroy your freedom.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/20/the-enemies-we-demonize/feed/ 3 Guilt and Isolation http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/13/guilt-and-isolation/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/13/guilt-and-isolation/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:57:46 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/guilt-and-isolation/ When a Christian leader acts as if he or she has a hotline to God and knows all, don't listen to that leader. You'll end up suffering under tremendous guilt. What's more, when you affirm that kind of nonsense in a leader, you subject him or her to a prison where it's impossible to be free.

On this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve discusses the plagues of Guilt and Isolation that result from putting people on pedestals.

Listen by clicking the "Play" button or "Play in Popup." Get future shows delivered free by clicking the "Subscribe!" button in the header of this page.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/13/guilt-and-isolation/feed/ 1 The Punishing Plagues of Putting People on Pedestals http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/06/the-punishing-plagues-of-putting-people-on-pedestals/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/06/the-punishing-plagues-of-putting-people-on-pedestals/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:27:08 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-punishing-plagues-of-putting-people-on-pedestals/ When we worship at the altar of another human being, we chain ourselves (and our idol) to unattainable expectations that destroy our freedom to risk, think, feel, and be who God created us to be. Wars have been fought, churches have been divided and damaged, and Christians have been manipulated, bound, and hurt, all because we worshiped at some imperfect person's pedestal.

Join Steve Brown for a look at the plagues of Irresponsibility and Disservice that result from deifying authority figures in our families and churches. Listen to the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #15 by clicking the "play" button or "Play in Popup." Get future shows delivered free by clicking the "Subscribe!" button in the header of this page.

For more on healthy, grace-based leadership, click here to listen to Steve talk with Dan Allender about his book Leading with a Limp: Turning Your Struggles into Strengths.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/08/06/the-punishing-plagues-of-putting-people-on-pedestals/feed/ 1 Masks and Gurus http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/30/masks-and-gurus/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/30/masks-and-gurus/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:06:53 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/masks-and-gurus/ There are no super-Christians and, if you've found one, you have demeaned yourself. What's more, once you have demeaned yourself by finding a "guru," you subject yourself to a prison of shame, guilt, and impossible expectations.

On this edition of the Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve not only reveals the truth behind our masks, he de-masks the people we deify.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/30/masks-and-gurus/feed/ 1 The Power to Stop Pretending http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/23/the-power-to-stop-pretending/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/23/the-power-to-stop-pretending/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:20:02 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-power-to-stop-pretending/ One of the greatest tragedies in the lives of Christians is that, in many cases, our most dishonest hour of the week is the hour we spend at church. We wear masks of unreality, superiority, negativity, and acceptability. Too often, we've been wearing masks so long, we don't even know our real selves (or one another).

You may think that if they really knew you, they would kick you out…so the best thing to do is to just keep on pretending. But that's a lie that will keep you bound to your masks instead of free in Christ.

Join Steve Brown for the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #13 and find out where to get the power to stop pretending.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/23/the-power-to-stop-pretending/feed/ 2 The Masks We Wear http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/16/the-masks-we-wear/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/16/the-masks-we-wear/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:15:06 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-masks-we-wear/ "Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being." -St. Augustine

There is a direct correlation between our proclivity to wear masks and God's proclivity to rip them off. That can be a painful process, but He does it because He loves us. Pretending we're something other than what we are may make us feel better for a while; but ultimately, the masks we wear bind us to roles that will kill us.

Join Steve Brown for this edition of the Scandalous Freedom Podcast as he takes a look behind the facade at the hard truth that will make you free.

Click the play button to listen and then subscribe to the podcast absolutely free. You can also email these shows to friends and family by clicking here (or on the envelope icon on each post).

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/16/the-masks-we-wear/feed/ 0 The Good News of Cheap Grace http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/09/the-good-news-of-cheap-grace/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/09/the-good-news-of-cheap-grace/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:11:48 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-good-news-of-cheap-grace/ For years, Steve Brown has been giving away free sins (as an aside, now you can too, click here). As you can imagine, this gets some people's undies in a bunch. To them, it's "cheap grace" and foolishness. But to those who are so bad as to need God's unconditional love and acceptance, it's incredibly good news…even the power of God for salvation.

Now, if you really believed God likes you and that you don't have to worry about your sin, what would you do? How would you act? How would your religion change?

Join Steve for this week's Scandalous Freedom Podcast to hear the good news about cheap grace and get a glimpse of what life is like when you're free of the obsession with self.

And don't forget, you can get the previous 10 episodes of the Scandalous Freedom Podcast right here on this page. You can also subscribe to the podcast for free by hitting the "Subscribe" button above to get your weekly dose of Scandalous Freedom delivered automatically to your computer.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/09/the-good-news-of-cheap-grace/feed/ 5 "The Church is a whore… http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/02/the-church-is-a-whore/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/02/the-church-is-a-whore/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:28:14 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-church-is-a-whore/ …but she is my mother." – St. Augustine

How did Christians get so religious? Where did we go wrong? How is it that being forgiven has made us feel so guilty, being loved has made us so uptight, and being free has made us so bound? How did sinners who have been forgiven repeatedly become judges?

The Church really is a mess, but be careful…that's Jesus' wife we're talking about. No matter how jacked up she is, a man will put his foot down if you start talking bad about his old lady.

With that in mind, on this edition of the Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve Brown begins to take a look at how (and why) institutionalized religion can be a hard taskmaster.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/07/02/the-church-is-a-whore/feed/ 7 Be Still and Be Loved http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/25/be-still-and-be-loved/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/25/be-still-and-be-loved/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:00:45 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/be-still-and-be-loved/ The only people who get any better are the people who know that if they never get any better, God will love them anyway. What's more, God will not only love you if you don't get better; He will teach you that getting better isn't even the issue. His love is the issue.

Have you taken Steve Brown's advice? Have you given up on trying to be perfect? If so, now what?

Join Steve for the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #9 as he invites you to be still in the loving presence of God. But be careful, you might just find yourself getting better without knowing it. Ha!

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]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/25/be-still-and-be-loved/feed/ 5 Give Up http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/18/give-up/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/18/give-up/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:42:58 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/give-up/ The desire for perfection is a two-edged sword. On one hand, the very presence of the desire assures one of being alive in Christ. On the other hand, perfectionism can turn you into a bound-up, burned-out fake.

On this edition of the Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve Brown lays out the case for quitting. If you don't give up on getting better, the impossible demands of perfectionism will rob you of the joy and freedom required to approach perfection.

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]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/18/give-up/feed/ 1 The Perfection We Desire http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/11/the-perfection-we-desire/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/11/the-perfection-we-desire/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:36:24 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-perfection-we-desire/ I heard recently that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again, and expecting a different result. I can relate to that.

How 'bout you? With all the teaching you've received about obedience, holiness, and sanctification, is it working for you? Are you getting any better? Are you tired of trying?

Join Steve Brown for the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #7, and discover that the greatest cause for our not getting better is our obsession with not getting better. Sure, being better is better than not being better, but there is a better way of getting better than trying harder.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/11/the-perfection-we-desire/feed/ 5 The Real Deal http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/04/the-real-deal/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/04/the-real-deal/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:11:17 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/the-real-deal/ If you are a Christian, God will never be mad at you again.

If you really believed that God is good, that He is in charge of your mess, and that He never gets angry with you…how would you act? What would you do? What kind of things would you change?

Join Steve for the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #6 as he talks about the God who is watching you; not like a cop, but as a loving father.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/06/04/the-real-deal/feed/ 13 Struggling with Truth http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/28/struggling-with-truth/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/28/struggling-with-truth/#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 12:58:26 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/uncategorized/struggling-with-truth/ "Prison could be a nice place to live, there's bars on the window like bars on a crib." – From the song Speak Soft by The Swoon.

On the 5th Scandalous Freedom Podcast, Steve (having dispatched the imposters who claim to be the real God) takes a look at the facts.

Life is complicated and it can hurt bad; so bad that you might just want to go back to the simplicity of prison. How can one believe in a good God in the face of all the evidence to the contrary? "Head" answers to "heart" questions just won't do.

Join Steve Brown as he tells you the truth about God…the God who cared enough to come Himself and make you free!

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/28/struggling-with-truth/feed/ 3 Some Gods Need Killin' http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/21/some-gods-need-killin/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/21/some-gods-need-killin/#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 13:43:37 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/some-gods-need-killin/ "The god of the cannibals will be a cannibal, of the crusaders a crusader, and of the merchant, a merchant." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If God exists, what is he like? Almost all the inane things Christians do to remain bound and religious ultimately funnel down to what they believe about God. Many of us don't live free because we don't believe in a God who loves us enough to give us the gift of freedom.

Join Steve Brown for the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #4 as he takes on the impostors who claim to be the real God.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/21/some-gods-need-killin/feed/ 5 Freedom's Power http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/14/freedoms-power/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/14/freedoms-power/#comments Mon, 14 May 2007 13:45:23 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/freedoms-power/ Freedom is powerful. So much so, it's scary.

If people get free, how will the religious leaders maintain control? Won't they lose their power to manipulate people into being good? If people get free, won't they hurt themselves and ruin their witness?

Don't miss part 3 of Steve Brown's Scandalous Freedom audio series as he talks about why we're so scared of freedom's power. Click the link below to continue the journey toward scandalous freedom in Christ.

You can get the entire 27 message, Scandalous Freedom series on CD. It's the perfect companion to Steve Brown's popular book, A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel.

Click here to get the CDs.

Click here to get the book.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/14/freedoms-power/feed/ 4 Free…Really Free http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/07/freereally-free/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/07/freereally-free/#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 04:01:25 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/freereally-free/ Welcome to the second message in the Scandalous Freedom audio series.

If you missed the first program, click here to listen and get caught up. Then, use one of the options below to continue the liberating discovery of the freedom for which Christ set us free.

Also, you can get the entire 27 message, Scandalous Freedom series on CD. It's the perfect companion to Steve Brown's popular book, A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel.

Click here to get the CDs.

Click here to get the book.

]]> http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/05/07/freereally-free/feed/ 5 Free Means Free http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/04/30/free-means-free/ http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/04/30/free-means-free/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:01:40 +0000 Erik Guzman http://stevebrownetc.com/2007/04/podcasts/scandalous-freedom/free-means-free/ Here's the Scandalous Freedom Podcast #1. Choose one of the options below to listen.

On this series, Steve Brown disabuses you of your confusion about freedom, grace and forgiveness. In his inimitable style, Steve describes how real Christianity calls us to live beyond the boundaries, bolstered by the assurance that we cannot fall beyond God's love. And real freedom…that's just plain scandalous.

Now you can get the entire 27 message, Scandalous Freedom series on CD. It's the perfect companion to Steve Brown's popular book, A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel.

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