Hope is essential to the Christian life. Like the Thessalonians, we’re sometimes tempted to lose hope and give up. It’s in such situations that these ancient letters find new life. Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians are often overlooked, but they’re as important as any of his letters – and they’re essential for the church today. Buy 1 & 2 Thessalonians Story of God Commentary by John Byron >> https://amzn.to/2NLFW2i

Sometimes we just need to hear it how it is. This is the approach John takes in writing his epistles. Join Con and Scot as they explore how First John is a love letter from God, and it inspires love among God’s children. And for such a short letter, 2 John packs a lot in, the twin themes of love and truth dominating its theological content. 3 John addresses love and truth as the subject of hospitality, and also adds practical insights for leadership. Learn more about the Story of God Commentary Series here -> http://www.storyofgodseries.com Buy 1,2, & 3 John Story of God Commentary by Con Campbell here -> https://amzn.to/2KPz3hU Interested in Northern’s MA in New Testament with Dr. Scot McKnight? Join us for our online Q and A session on July 11 @ 1 pm CT. Sign up here >> https://app.hatchbuck.com/OnlineForm/81754355204

How should Christians view achieving fame, status, and honor? The ancient world was addicted to the achieving as much fame and honor as possible. This honor was achieved through what was known as the cursus honorum. The cursus honorum was the path to achieve this status. It would be nice if the present world didn’t suffer from this unhealthy approach to life, but we know it all to well. Paul has some subversive and important words to Christians in the ancient world and for our world today when it comes to how we should handle our desire for fame. Interested in Northern’s MA in New Testament with Dr. Scot McKnight? Join us for our online Q and A session on July 11 @ 1 pm CT. Sign up here >> https://app.hatchbuck.com/OnlineForm/81754355204 Suggested Resources: Scot's Talk on the cursus honorum in Corinth - https://www.facebook.com/northernseminary/videos/2081420035233881/ Reconstructing Honor in Roman Philippi by Joseph Hellerman - https://amzn.to/2MuOM3h The New Testament In Its First Century Setting - https://amzn.to/2yWAvue

What would the Church be without Pentecost? Nonexistent is probably the best answer. In this Sermon Scot shares how Pentecost launched the early church by revealing God’s mission is our mission and that mission is to share the gospel. The church is not left without a means to accomplish this. Pentecost also shows that God’s power is also our power through the Spirit. Are you ready to inhale the Spirit of Pentecost?

You can’t fully appreciate the end of the story without knowing the beginning of the story. Dr. Tremper Longman invites listeners into the deep roots of the beginning of the story of God and His people. God is good and can be trusted is so clearly seen in Genesis and is so important when it comes to understand how the Kingdom is to take root now. Scot and Tremper talk about everything from their favorite patriarchs to was the flood global or local? Learn more about the Story of God Commentary Series here -> http://www.storyofgodseries.com Buy Genesis Commentary by Tremper Longman here -> https://amzn.to/2soC9it

Jesus not only cares deeply for the marginalized, but Dr. Dennis Edwards reveals how First Peter empowers the marginalized to be Christ-like examples to all. First Peter will assist you by affirming your Christian identity and guiding you in your relationships within and without the Christian community. Furthermore, despite the present challenges of living among people hostile to Christian faith, you will be reminded of our “living hope.” Would you like to study with Dr. Scot McKnight and Dr. Dennis Edwards? Learn more about Northern Seminary’s Master of Arts in New Testament at www.seminary.edu/MANT.

The Sermon on the Mount is the moral portrait of Jesus’ own people. Because this portrait doesn’t square with the church, this Sermon turns from instruction to indictment… This commentary has been written with the simple goal that God will use this book to lead us to become in real life the portrait Jesus sketched in the Sermon. Learn more about the Story of God Commentary Series here -> http://www.storyofgodseries.com Buy The Sermon on the Mount Commentary by Scot McKnight here -> https://amzn.to/2Lc2NTt

Sign up to Join Scot’s lecture on being Open to the Holy Spirit in person or online - https://goo.gl/GbJyud PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST is a movie that captures the ending days of Paul’s life and ministry. Luke, as a friend and physician, risks his life when he ventures into the city of Rome to visit Paul, who is held captive in Nero’s darkest, bleakest prison cell. But Nero is determined to rid Rome of Christians, and does not flinch from executing them in the grisliest ways possible. Before Paul’s death sentence can be enacted, Luke resolves to write another book, one that details the beginnings of “The Way” and the birth of what will come to be known as the church. Bound in chains, Paul’s struggle is internal. He has survived so much—floggings, shipwreck, starvation, stoning, hunger and thirst, cold and exposure—yet as he waits for his appointment with death, he is haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds. Alone in the dark, he wonders if he has been forgotten . . . and if he has the strength to finish well. Two men struggle against a determined emperor and the frailties of the human spirit in order to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ and spread their message to the world. Learn more about the movie here - http://www.paulmovie.com/site/

Come Join us at the Taste of Northern - goo.gl/TW5pEC When an expert in the law asked Jesus for the greatest commandment, Jesus responded with the Shema, the ancient Jewish creed that commands Israel to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength. But the next part of Jesus' answer would change the course of history. Jesus amended the Shema, giving his followers a new creed for life: to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength, but also to love others as themselves. Discover how the Jesus Creed of love for God and others can transform your life

Come Join us at the Taste of Northern - https://goo.gl/TW5pEC When an expert in the law asked Jesus for the greatest commandment, Jesus responded with the Shema, the ancient Jewish creed that commands Israel to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength. But the next part of Jesus' answer would change the course of history. Jesus amended the Shema, giving his followers a new creed for life: to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength, but also to love others as themselves. Discover how the Jesus Creed of love for God and others can transform your life