What does it mean to be a Christian? - Glenn Packiam
Susie Larson Live
Faith Radio
4.8 • 837 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The Church today has lost its way. We've pursued the wrong priorities, put our hope in personalities, and elevated popularity over spiritual maturity. Glenn Packiam shares from his book, "What's a Christian, Anyway?: Finding Our Way in an Age of Confusion and Corruption."
Originally aired March 12, 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Susie Larson. |
| 0:01.1 | Here's the podcast from Susie Larson Live. |
| 0:03.4 | Enjoy the conversation. |
| 0:06.1 | You're listening to an encore presentation of Susie Larson Loss. |
| 0:09.5 | Welcome to Susie Larson. |
| 0:23.3 | Welcome to Susie Larson Live. |
| 0:25.8 | Always so honored to get to spend this time with you. |
| 0:31.7 | In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk, |
| 0:37.5 | that deepen your understanding of God's Word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. |
| 0:40.8 | You know, as Kevin I travel around the country and I speak at these women's conferences, |
| 0:45.1 | I've got to say, we see God on the move. God is moving in profound ways. |
| 0:48.8 | We encounter Christians who are hungry and thirsty for God. |
| 0:53.1 | But then again, at the book table, a lot of those women will admit they'd lost their way. |
| 0:54.3 | They've been distracted by life, lost their fire and their passion for God. And that conference was the wake-up call they needed. |
| 0:59.6 | I really do marvel. I marvel one at The Hunger. It's just a beautiful thing to see. But I also |
| 1:04.1 | marvel how many say they've just been, you know, their Christianity has just been one of the many |
| 1:09.6 | things that their life is about. |
| 1:11.7 | I also hear from leaders who say the same thing. They serve faithfully in their communities, |
| 1:16.3 | and they express that in many ways it feels like the church has lost her way, that many people |
| 1:20.8 | are pursuing wrong priorities, putting their hope in a celebrity pastor, doing all of their |
| 1:25.2 | Christian, quote, you know, fellowship online, making |
| 1:28.5 | drastic changes to their theology to the point where they don't reflect scripture anymore. |
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