What if play were a spiritual responsibility? In this week's message from the Summer Slowdown series, Josh Jewell-Horton makes the case that play is not a luxury for Christians but an act of deliberate rebellion against the empires of this world, and a bold anticipation of God's coming kingdom.

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CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Welcome & Series Intro

[00:37] - Recap: Stop & Rest

[02:44] - Introducing Play

[04:29] - The Research on Play

[06:55] - Matthew 18: Who Is Greatest?

[09:34] - Two Marks of Childlikeness

[11:19] - Jesus as the Childlike One

[12:39] - Aslan's Resurrection Romp

[14:32] - Empire vs. Christ's Kingdom

[16:28] - Play as Participation in Creation

[18:14] - Play as Anticipatory Kingdom Living

[19:56] - Zechariah's Vision

[22:44] - Play Must Be Restorative

[25:04] - Morning Has Broken & Closing

REFERENCES

[03:36] - The God Who Plays — Brian Edgar[04:29] - Friedrich Schiller's Play Drive Theory — Wikipedia[05:00] - National Institute for Play[06:55] - Matthew 18:1–6 (NIV) — BibleGateway[09:34] - Unfettered — Mandy Smith[12:39] - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — C.S. Lewis[16:28] - New Seeds of Contemplation — Thomas Merton[19:56] - Zechariah 8:4–8 (NIV) — BibleGateway[21:41] - Frederick Buechner on Playing and Religion — frederickbuechner.com[25:04] - Morning Has Broken — Eleanor Farjeon (Wikipedia)