Practicing Resurrection: Building for the Kingdom of God
What does it actually mean to be saved, and is the popular version of the gospel missing the point? Today we dive into a fascinating letter from Franklin Graham to Donald Trump to dissect how we understand salvation, the heart, and the kingdom of God. This episode explores why a private, internal-only faith might fall short of the radical, embodied life Jesus actually called us to live.
In this episode, we deconstruct the traditional heaven-bound narrative and look at the biblical definitions of words like belief and heart. Mike and Tim discuss how faith is less about an intellectual multiple-choice test and more about our executive will and daily allegiances. We also share a powerful poem by Wendell Berry that invites us to practice resurrection in a world obsessed with profit and power.
As we continue our series on the Lord's Prayer, we tackle the deep paradoxes of the kingdom. Is the kingdom of God growing like a mustard seed, or is it a secret waiting to burst forth? We look at how to recognize the signs of God's presence without trying to force or predict His timing. Finally, we contrast different views of human history to see why the way of Jesus offers a uniquely hopeful future for our world.
Chapters
0:00 Intro and April Fools
3:15 Tim's Birthday and Aching Legs
5:30 A Tale of Two Christianities
8:45 Franklin Graham's Letter to Trump
12:15 Deconstructing the Heaven Bound Gospel
16:30 What Does it Mean to Believe
20:00 The Biblical Meaning of the Heart
24:15 Why the Voxology Approach Takes Time
28:30 Manifesto of the Mad Farmer
33:00 Practicing Resurrection in Daily Life
37:45 The Paradox of a Discernible Kingdom
42:00 Signs of the End vs AD 70
46:30 The Kingdom as a Hidden Seed
51:00 Three Views of Human History
54:15 Building for the Kingdom and Outro
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