Chad Bird | Your God Is Too Glorious | Steve Brown, Etc.

About this sermon

Do you lead an ordinary - even unexciting - life? Good news: God wants to use YOU. This week, Steve and the gang chat with theologian and author Chad Bird about how God can surprise us. Chad is the author of the newly-reprinted "Your God Is Too Glorious: Finding God In The Most Unexpected Places." https://amzn.to/3CL3VwN @1517org 🗝️ Do you feel your life is "radically ordinary"? Do you think that hinders God from using you? Share your thoughts in the Comments. 🗝️ While you're here, please help Key Life by clicking the 'Subscribe' button, then click on the BELL (on mobile devices, also click 'ALL'). That way you'll be the first to know when the newest episode of 'Steve Brown, Etc.' goes live! Get the best of Key Life in your inbox with Key Life Connection, our free weekly email: https://www.KeyLife.org/subscribe – includes FREE access to our behind-the-scenes 'SBE Insider' playlist here on YouTube. And be sure to download the Key Life app, now available for iPhone and Android: https://www.KeyLife.org/app GUEST BIO Chad Bird (@chadbird1517) is an author, podcaster, and serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at 1517. He holds Master degrees from Concordia Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College. He has served as a pastor, professor, and guest lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew. Chad has authored several books including "Your God Is Too Glorious: Finding God In The Most Unexpected Places." 00:00 - Intro 03:07 - Meet Chad Bird 04:59 - Chad contrasts his life now with when the book first came out 2018 09:04 - God's glory often appears in the inglorious things of life 12:42 - What are "thin places"? 16:31 - THIS is what 'doing something great for God' looks like... 23:42 - A powerful illustration from Chad about running 26:37 - "Uncertainties are one of the most underappreciated gifts in life." 29:54 - We've been missing where God is headed for a LONG time... 33:23 - The hidden glory of 'the same old thing.' 37:38 - Steve's closing thoughts 39:23 - Next week's guest is... Follow us on Social! ▶ X/TWITTER – /keylifenetwork ▶ FACEBOOK – /keylifenetwork ▶ INSTAGRAM – /keylifenetwork Key Life participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Some links may be affiliate links. We may get a small referral fee if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these.