Levi Lusko
Craft and Character | 041 | Levi Lusko
What Bible verse did Buzz Aldrin take to outer space? What was the first meal eaten on the moon? What do space travel and the Christian life have in common? In this fascinating conversation, Steve Carter interviews Levi Lusko about his new book, The Last Supper on the Moon, which plays off NASA’s 1969 lunar voyage to draw powerful principles about what it means to follow Jesus.
Sometimes we need to hear age-old truths in a new way, which is arguably Levi’s forte. Whether curating a user-friendly digital livestream, or requiring all church employees to read a Michelin-rated restaurateur’s manual on hospitality, Fresh Life Church is leading the way in engaging our cultural moment. At the core of his sermon prep and writing is a practice Levi calls “collect and connect,” which is a relentless quest to learn, catalog stories and ideas, then use them as illustrations. He also shares how suffering has shaped him as a pastor, and how something as simple as taking a deep breath can be instrumental in cultivating character.
Episode Links
Levi’s newest book: The Last Supper on the Moon
His kids devotional: Roar Like a Lion
Who is Levi Lusko?
Levi Lusko is the founder and lead pastor of Fresh Life Church, located in Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, and Utah and everywhere online. He is the bestselling author of Through the Eyes of a Lion, Swipe Right, I Declare War, Take Back Your Life, and Roar Like a Lion. Levi also travels the world speaking about Jesus. He and his wife, Jennie, have one son, Lennox, and four daughters: Alivia, Daisy, Clover, and Lenya, who is in heaven.
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Quotes
“Figure out who Jesus is, then you’ll know who you are. In our culture, we do the exact opposite. We try to figure out who we are, then make God in our own image.”
“It’s so easy to miss out on the beauty and majesty of God’s work in your life because you’re constantly sizing yourself based on where you’re not, instead of where you are.”
“Whatever we wish we had, there’s someone out there who has it, who is not happy with what they have. And there was some version of you at some point along the way, who saw what you currently have, and said: ‘When I get that, I’ll be happy.’”
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Steve Carter is a renowned pastor, speaker, author, and the former lead teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago.
As host, Steve sits down with ministry leaders to talk about the art of mastering communication while growing in personal character.
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