Mobile Ed: PD211 Christian Life from a Kingdom Perspective (2 hour course - audio)
Overview
In this course Dr. Ben Witherington III unpacks the primary aspects of Christian life through the framework of the kingdom of God. The course covers the topics of work, money, rest, and play, as well as the practices of worship and spiritual formation. Dr. Witherington explores these topics through the eyes of the kingdom, lending a perspective that incorporates both spirit and truth. In his words, those who take this course will find it “not only soul nourishing but challenging in the kinds of ways that it forces them to think about the ordinary, mundane Christian life in a profound, theological, kingdom kind of way.”
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Course Outline
Introduction
- Introducing the Speaker and the Course
- Companion Materials
Unit 1: Worship
- Introducing Worship from a Kingdom Perspective
- Approaching Worship
- In Spirit and Truth
Unit 2: Work
- Introducing Work from a Kingdom Perspective
- The Impact of the Fall on God’s Original Plan
- The Relationship between Being and Doing
- The Meaning of Work
Unit 3: Money
- Introducing Money from a Kingdom Perspective
- Sacrificial Giving
- Context Matters
- Wealth, Taxes, Greed, and the Gospel
- The Antidote to Selective Teachings
Unit 4: Rest
- Introducing Rest from a Kingdom Perspective
- A History of Change
- A Foreshadowing of Restoration
- The Importance of Play
Unit 5: Spiritual Formation
- Spiritual Formation from a Kingdom Perspective
- Laity and Clergy from a Kingdom Perspective
- Ministry and Gifting from a Kingdom Perspective
Conclusion
- Concluding the Course
Product Details
- Title: PD211 Thy Kingdom Come: Kingdom Perspectives on the Ordinary Christian Life (audio)
- Instructor: Ben Witherington III
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2017
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Audio
- Length: 2 hours
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Ben Witherington III (PhD, University of Durham) is Jean R. Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. A prominent evangelical scholar, he is also on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. Witherington has written over forty books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest, both of which were selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity Today. His other works include The Indelible Image, Women and the Genesis of Christianity, The Gospel Code, A Week in the Life of Corinth and commentaries on the entire New Testament. He also writes for many church and scholarly publications and is a frequent contributor to Patheos and Beliefnet. Witherington is an elected member of the prestigious Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, a society dedicated to New Testament studies. He is a John Wesley Fellow for Life, a research fellow at Cambridge University and a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Society of Biblical Literature, Society for the Study of the New Testament and the Institute for Biblical Research. He previously taught at institutions like Ashland Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt University, Duke Divinity School and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. An ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church and a popular lecturer, Witherington has presented seminars for churches, colleges and biblical meetings around the world. He has led numerous study tours through the lands of the Bible and is known for bringing the text to life through incisive historical and cultural analysis. Along with many interviews on radio and television networks across the country, Witherington has been seen in programs such as 60 Minutes, 20/20, Dateline and the Peter Jennings ABC special Jesus and Paul—The Word and the Witness