Kingdom Roots

The atonement provides rich and vibrant images that can and should shape the life of Christians and the church. Over the centuries the church developed a number of metaphors, such as penal substitution or the ransom theory, to speak about Christ’s death on the cross and the theological concept of the atonement. Too often Christians have held to the supremacy of one metaphor over against the others. Learn how to plumb the rich theological depths of the atonement and the purpose they can serve in our churches. Don’t miss hearing Scot set the foundation for the concept of atonement theories here: https://goo.gl/nUS6kW

Find Scot’s Webinar on Atonement here: https://goo.gl/nUS6kW The atonement provides rich and vibrant images that can and should shape the life of Christians and the church. Over the centuries the church developed a number of metaphors, such as penal substitution or the ransom theory, to speak about Christ’s death on the cross and the theological concept of the atonement. Too often Christians have held to the supremacy of one metaphor over against the others. Learn how to plumb the rich theological depths of the atonement and the purpose they can serve in our churches. Don’t miss hearing Scot set the foundation for the concept of atonement theories here: https://goo.gl/nUS6kW

If you want to watch the Atonement Theory webinar before the podcast episodes in the new year just go to this link -> https://goo.gl/jgHLdx What really were the dynamics of the first Christmas? Hallmark and Santa Clause have all but totally hijacked the Christmas season. When we really investigate the true story of Christmas we find a story dripping with scandal, surrender, sacrifice and social revolution. The Church is currently in the season of Advent where it is awaiting the coming of Jesus into the world. If the Church is to let the Kingdom take root then it will have to embrace and be encouraged by the reality of how the real Christmas Story took root.

The Incarnation Taking Root - KR 74 by Scot McKnight

How do you respond to human need? Imagination is at the center of Jesus’ Kingdom taking root. In the parable of the sheep and the goats Jesus invites his followers to imagine the depths of Jesus’ love and the importance for that love to be present in His followers. To follow Jesus as King means to meet human need with compassion like Jesus. What you will find is that being a sheep is the most incredible journey one could ever embark. Be sure not to miss an episode of Kingdom Roots with Scot McKnight by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-roots-scot-mcknight/id1078739516?mt=2 Sticher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=81945&refid=stpr Learn more about Northern Seminary’s Master of Arts in New Testament at http://www.seminary.edu/MANT.

What is the church supposed to be? The church is God’s world-changing social experiment of bringing unlikes and differents to the table to share life with one another as a new kind of family. When this happens we show to the world what love, justice, peace, reconciliation, and life together is designed by God to be. The church is God’s show-and-tell for the world to see how God wants us to live as a family. Purchase The Fellowship of Differents here: http://goo.gl/ZrnvVu Interested in Northern’s Master’s of Arts in New Testament with Dr. McKnight? Learn more at http://seminary.edu/mant or email Chaz at crobbins@seminary.edu

Sign up for the Atonement Webinar here: https://goo.gl/ikBLuu Teaching your church how to read the Bible may be the most powerful way to equip a community to become like Jesus. It is so easy to tame the Bible to say what we want it to say. More often than not, we clip the wings of the Bible’s message instead of letting it soar and challenge us to climb to new heights with God. Learn from one of today’s leading New Testament Scholars how to teach your church how to read the Bible. There is no telling the places God will take your community. Get the replay of the webinar here: http://goo.gl/aU9FeH Suggested Resources from last episode: Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight – http://goo.gl/XhVo6S New Testament and the People of God by N.T. Wright – http://goo.gl/UTKkqE Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright – http://goo.gl/gfmN8w Redemptive Movement by William Webb – http://goo.gl/EsYJRg King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight – http://goo.gl/eEuXRK Kingdom Conspiracy by Scot McKnight – http://goo.gl/2Dirp9 Then the Whisper Put on Flesh by Brian Blount – http://goo.gl/7p2PED True to our Native Land Edited by Brian Blount – http://goo.gl/oA4Yr1 Africa Bible Commentary – http://goo.gl/kHLXSC Women’s Bible Commentary – http://goo.gl/sxJ2wy Feminist Companion to Matthew Edited by Amy Levine – http://goo.gl/LVaqUS New Horizons in Hermeneutics by Anthony C. Thiselton - http://goo.gl/M9rj3J

Teaching your church how to read the Bible may be the most powerful way to equip a community to become like Jesus. It is so easy to tame the Bible to say what we want it to say. More often than not, we clip the wings of the Bible’s message instead of letting it soar and challenge us to climb to new heights with God. Learn from one of today’s leading New Testament Scholars how to teach your church how to read the Bible. There is no telling the places God will take your community. Get the replay of the webinar here: http://goo.gl/aU9FeH Suggested Resources: Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight – http://goo.gl/XhVo6S New Testament and the People of God by N.T. Wright – http://goo.gl/UTKkqE Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright – http://goo.gl/gfmN8w Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis by William Webb – http://goo.gl/EsYJRg King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight – http://goo.gl/eEuXRK Kingdom Conspiracy by Scot McKnight – http://goo.gl/2Dirp9 Then the Whisper Put on Flesh by Brian Blount – http://goo.gl/7p2PED True to our Native Land Edited by Brian Blount – http://goo.gl/oA4Yr1 Africa Bible Commentary – http://goo.gl/kHLXSC Women’s Bible Commentary – http://goo.gl/sxJ2wy Feminist Companion to Matthew Edited by Amy Levine – http://goo.gl/LVaqUS New Horizons in Hermeneutics by Anthony C. Thiselton - http://goo.gl/M9rj3J

How do we bring the Kingdom to where we live, work, and play? Jesus created the Church to be the presence of the Kingdom in the world. The Church was a unique group of diverse people from all sorts of backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and social status. God’s intention for the church was to be a vast fellowship of differents. In this talk Scot unpacks how the Kingdom took root in the household of Philemon with the reconciliation of Philemon’s slave Onesimus back to the household. This letter proves to be an incredible vision for how the Kingdom can take root today. Interested in Scot’s new commentary on Philemon? You can find it here: http://goo.gl/cVYMha

What does God want me to do? Ask any pastor and you will find that this is the most common question that pastors must field. The ironic thing is that God cares more about who we are than what we do. Scot shows how God has a specific way for followers of Jesus to embrace the world and live out His will. No matter what you do God has a way that you can embody the presence of Christ in the life you live.