Kingdom Roots
Kingdom Roots
The Kingdom Roots Podcast with Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett facilitates conversations about how the Kingdom took root 'then' and how it takes root 'now.'
Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The Blue Parakeet, The King Jesus Gospel, Revelation for the Rest of Us, numerous commentaries, and is now writing a sixteen-volume series of reflections called The Everyday Bible Study.
Cody Matchett is a pastor, professor, and writer from Calgary Alberta Canada. He is a PhD candidate at Ridley College (Australian College of Theology) exploring portrayals of human character in the Graeco-Roman World, the co-author of Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call To Follow Jesus As A Dissident Disciple (Zondervan Reflective), and co-host of Kingdom Roots Podcast with Dr. Scot McKnight. Cody is passionate about bible literacy and engagement, psychology and philosophy, and all things coffee. He lives in Calgary with his wife Brianna, a counselling-therapist (Garden Counselling Services), his daughter Aletheia Theodora and his son Atticus Ignatius.
Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The Blue Parakeet, The King Jesus Gospel, Revelation for the Rest of Us, numerous commentaries, and is now writing a sixteen-volume series of reflections called The Everyday Bible Study.
Cody Matchett is a pastor, professor, and writer from Calgary Alberta Canada. He is a PhD candidate at Ridley College (Australian College of Theology) exploring portrayals of human character in the Graeco-Roman World, the co-author of Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call To Follow Jesus As A Dissident Disciple (Zondervan Reflective), and co-host of Kingdom Roots Podcast with Dr. Scot McKnight. Cody is passionate about bible literacy and engagement, psychology and philosophy, and all things coffee. He lives in Calgary with his wife Brianna, a counselling-therapist (Garden Counselling Services), his daughter Aletheia Theodora and his son Atticus Ignatius.
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May 6, 2022 • 47min
Everyday Sacrifice as Everyday Life (Rebroadcast) - KR 135
In the famous words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, "When Christ calls a man, he bids him, come and die." Scot talks about Paul's invitation to christoformity through sacrifice in this lecture. In order for the community to function as the church it was designed for, sacrifice is the only option.
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Apr 21, 2022 • 34min
The Story of the Bible Project with Tim Mackie and Jon Collins (Rebroadcast) - KR 140
How did an idea to make a few videos about understanding Bible books turn into a vast library of videos with over 100 million views? Tim Mackie and Jon Collins tell the story of how The Bible Project came to be and share what drives their creative process.
The Bible Project has created some of the most helpful resources for the Church today and I think you’ll agree that their most exciting projects are still ahead of them!
Check out all of the Bible Project videos and resources here >> thebibleproject.com
Check out their newest resource still in beta testing >> classroom.bible
Apr 7, 2022 • 37min
Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week with Jason Porterfield - KR 193
Throughout Holy Week, two competing approaches to peacemaking collide. Jason What if we've embraced the wrong one?
At the start of Holy Week, tears streamed down Jesus' face as he cried out, "If only you knew the things that make for peace." From that moment, until a week later when he triumphantly declared, "Peace be with you," Jesus spent each day confronting injustice, calling out oppressors and contending for peace.
But what if—despite all our familiarity with the events of Holy Week—we still don't know how Jesus makes peace? And what if—despite clinging to the cross of Christ for our salvation—we've actually embraced a different approach to peacemaking? One that justifies killing enemies. One whose methods include nailing criminals to crosses.
We desperately need to recover the radical vision of peacemaking that Jesus embodied throughout Holy Week. And we urgently need to be trained in his way of making peace. So, come. Let's journey together day-by-day through Jesus' final week and discover anew why he is called the Prince of Peace.
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Mar 17, 2022 • 33min
Discipling our Emotions with Becky Castle Miller - KR 192
Emotions are foundational to understanding every aspect of Life.
Becky Castle Miller talks with Scot about the recent history of emotions in the church and how it has impacted our discipleship. Jesus unquestionably experienced emotions and what we can learn from His emotions can help us be better disciples today.
Mar 3, 2022 • 31min
Jesus and John Wayne with Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Rebroadcast) - KR 166
How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? Why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate’s staunchest supporters? Scot and Laura investigate these questions evaluated by acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez. She asks these questions and more in Jesus and John Wayne, which delves beyond facile headlines to explain how white evangelicals have brought us to our fractured political moment. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the “moral majority” backed Donald Trump for purely pragmatic reasons, Du Mez reveals that Donald Trump in fact represents the fulfillment, rather than the betrayal, of white evangelicals’ most deeply held values.
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Feb 17, 2022 • 40min
How to Talk Back to God with Richard Middleton - KR 191
It is traditional to think we should praise Abraham for his willingness to sacrifice his son as proof of his love for God. But have we misread the point of the story? Is it possible that a careful reading of Genesis 22 could reveal that God was not pleased with Abraham's silent obedience?
Richard Middleton provides a fresh interpretation of Genesis 22 and reinforces the church's resurgent interest in lament as an appropriate response to God. Belief in God doesn’t mean you’re forced to say what you think God wants you to say. God can and wants to hear your raw and honest requests.
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Feb 4, 2022 • 28min
Race and the Kingdom with Derwin Gray (Rebroadcast) - KR 23
Racial tension is at a high point.
The embodiment of the Kingdom found in the New Testament and lived out through the Church was to be a vision of unity and diversity. The Church in America, unfortunately, has remained one of the most segregated organizations instead of being a vision for unity and diversity. Pastor Derwin Gray and Transformation Church is a shining light of how the Church can be the type of diverse community it was intended to be.
Hear about Pastor Derwin’s journey of planting Transformation Church, the challenges they faced from being a multiethnic church, and the steps any church can take to become a richer expression of the diverse Kingdom of God.
Suggested Resources:
Building a Multiethnic Church | Previously released as - The High Definition Leader by Derwin L. Gray (https://amzn.to/3J1Sezv)
The Fellowship of Differents by Scot McKnight (amzn.to/2XvuIGa)
Follow Pastor Derwin on his website (www.derwinlgray.com), Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Derwin-L-G…/117534411600257)
Twitter (twitter.com/derwinlgray)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/derwinlgray/)
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Jan 20, 2022 • 26min
Paul and the Gift with John Barclay (Rebroadcast) - KR 4
John Barclay, an expert on grace in the Roman world, discusses the multifaceted nature of grace, reciprocal relationships through gift-giving, the six perfections of grace, and the concepts of worth and grace as seen through the lens of Paul's teachings.
Jan 6, 2022 • 36min
Church Planting with Laura Tarro - KR 190
Scot McKnight talks with his co-host Laura Tarro about the steps on her journey in church planting with the Evangelical Covenant Church. There are so many steps to this process and Laura boils down the major components she is walking through right now. God has given Laura and her launch team a vision for the church He has invited them to be. Church planting is always on the cutting edge of the Kingdom taking root.
Dec 16, 2021 • 33min
A Culture of Wisdom (Pastor Paul Series) - KR 189
There is a juvenilization taking place in many places in the church and it is threatening the ability of the church to have a wisdom culture.
The church needs to move past the temptation to be relevant at all costs and focus on the value of wisdom. Paul calls his communities to value wisdom at all costs. This creates a culture that has a faithful tradition as its foundation and enables the church to move forward in its mission.
