Part 1: Churches have lost authenticity, authority, and relevance in a rapidly changing capitalism system. That is, essentially, the problem. Western capitalism is now bearing fruit. It is a bumper crop. We have had several generations that have produced crops of consumerism, materialism, and narcissism in the past, but nothing like today. The branches are laden with fruit, so heavy that they are struggling to stay upright. The fruit of our society is not goodness, love, or mercy, for these are the poisons in our capitalist system. They will kill it, and the prosperity with it, and so we do all we can to extinguish them.

Part 2: On one level, the internet is just another platform for the dissemination of information, and another place to craft a message, and a medium to transfer values. Many see the internet as the first vehicle or transmitter in history to do this, but it is just the latest, and one day, the internet itself will be obsolete and overtaken, perhaps because of WW3 and coming censorship wars.

Part 3: We live in an age of incredible prosperity, and during such times, it is usually the case that true spirituality, true faith, and true faithfulness to God takes a big hit. Wealth was for Jesus a warning sign of the potential for spiritual apostasy (Matthew 6: 24). His brother, James, devotes much of his letter taking on the wealthy in Christian communities. The teachings of Jesus and James, as well as Paul, John and Peter, echo the prophets of the Hebrew Bible and their teachings on wealth, such as Amos, and Malachi.

Part 4: The message is the same, the presence, the person, and the power of God, Jesus. In our prosperity, we have distracted ourselves from the inevitability of eternity.

Part 1: My name is Michael J. Sutton, and I am the founder of Freedom Matters Today, looking at freedom from a Christian perspective. My background was in academic research, and then theological study and pastoral work. When the pandemic struck, I joined the freedom movement, opposing lockdowns, mandates and vaccine passports.

Part 2: Imagine having a short chat with someone about one aspect of the life of Jesus, with one main point, something to ponder and leave with your friend as you go about your day, something true, something grounded in the Bible, something authentic about the life and significance of Jesus. That is the gist of Jesus for Busy People, a short reflection on Jesus, for busy people, in our busy world today.

Part 3: What church or denomination do you represent? I don't represent any church or denomination or sect. I am a simply a Christian, a follower of Jesus. I work independently of any Christian organization, though I was ordained in the Anglican tradition in 2017

Part 4: What is your goal? I believe the presence, the power, and the person of God is found in Jesus, and my goal is for us to deepen our understanding of the authenticity, spirituality, and identity of Jesus as we walk with him each day.

Part 1: Starting soon, Freedom Matters Today will begin our new private podcast, titled, Jesus for Busy People,’ a five-minute private podcast reflection on the person, the power, and the presence of Jesus. It will be available for a small fee, either paid monthly or yearly. If you are a current subscriber, you will receive an email in early August telling you how you can subscribe to JFBP. The focus will be on four themes that I think resonate with the world today: freedom, authenticity, identity, and spirituality.

Part 2: The methodology for Jesus for Busy People is different from ‘Every Day with Jesus, ‘Daily Bread,’ and many other Christian daily reflection programs. They tend to be ‘human focused,’ rather than God-focused

Part 3: Most Christians today have no idea who God is, they have no idea who Jesus is, and they have no idea who the Spirit is. Our modern, Western Christianity is unbalanced, it is off target, it is out of touch with the testimony of God, the Bible