Surprised By The God Of Hope

Discover how the God of hope unites Jews and Gentiles in praise through the Messiah. Romans 15:7-13 and Isaiah 11 reveal the new creation and joyful life by the Spirit.

The lecture shows that the God of hope gathers heaven and earth in Christ, creating a new creation and temple where Jews and Gentiles live in unity through the Spirit.

Explore how the Old Testament and New Testament together show creation and new creation uniting heaven and earth, with the tabernacle and temple as signs of God's presence filling creation.

David contemplates a house for the Lord as God promises rest from enemies, a lasting throne, and planting Israel, while the ark stays in a tent.

Explore how God promises to build a house for David, fulfills it through Solomon's temple, and frames the temple as a signpost uniting heaven and earth and the messianic hope.

John the Baptist proclaims baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins, preparing the way for Lord; Jesus is baptized, heaven opens, the Spirit descends, and God declares him his son.

The lecture tracks the exile’s longing for God’s return and a rebuilt temple, then shows Mark’s gospel as the moment God comes back in Jesus, inaugurating the kingdom.

Explore how sabbath points to the age to come, and how John shows the word became flesh, tabernacling among us as Emmanuel.

Behold a new heaven and earth where God dwells with people, wipes away tears, makes all things new, and the conqueror inherits the water of life.

God dwells with his people from the tabernacle to the temple, fulfilled in Jesus and in believers as temple people through the Spirit, inaugurating the new creation.

Examine the Christian hope and the perplexities of heaven, hell, and the resurrection, tracing how grief, worship, and public life are shaped by biblical promises.

Arriving early, Mary Magdalene finds the tomb open, the linen cloths and the folded napkin, while Peter and the beloved disciple believe he must rise and Mary encounters Jesus.

Mary Magdalene and others find the empty tomb at sunrise. A white-robed man declares that Jesus has been raised and urges the disciples, including Peter, to meet him in Galilee.

The lecture explains that early Christians believed in a transformed physical resurrection, not a soul's ascent, with Jesus as the first fruits inaugurating the new creation.

Explore Thomas's request for proof and Jesus's invitation to believe without sight, emphasizing blessing for believers who do not see and gospel's purpose to grant life in his name.

Explore how the resurrection of Jesus signals the beginning of a new creation, challenging Enlightenment skepticism and inviting belief, love, and committed faith.

Explore how the Messiah rises as the first fruits, making all who belong to him alive, as the end unfolds under God the Father.

This session frames the future as signposts, urging humility, while presenting the Christian hope: Jesus is already reigning and creation awaits renewal as a new creation.

Believers are a colony of heaven on earth, bringing heaven's rule today. Romans eight ties baptism and the spirit to future bodily redemption and creation's longing for glory.

Reject false messiahs and prophets, stay on your guard as the sun darkens and stars fall; the son of man comes in power, gathering the chosen, like the fig tree.

Explore how apocalyptic imagery in Revelation presents the new creation where God dwells with humanity in a city-bride, and the church embodies the royal priesthood.

Explore how the ascension and parousia reveal Jesus as the present, ruling high priest who intercedes and joins heaven and earth, awaiting the kingdom come with power.

Outlines the christian hope for those who have fallen asleep and the living, showing Jesus died and rose, the Lord's coming, the resurrection, and believers meeting him in the air.

The lecture outlines Acts 1's commission to be witnesses by the Holy Spirit and explains the parousia as the future restoration of all things, not a midair rapture.

Learn how the spirit of the Messiah dwells within you, turning dead flesh into life through covenant justice, as the one who raised Jesus gives life to your mortal body.

Explore the resurrection of the body as the center of the New Testament's promise, where believers are raised to a newly embodied life in the new creation.

Explores the intermediate state between death and resurrection, examining what the New Testament implies about life after death, paradise, and being with the Messiah.

Reframes warnings about judgment as invitations to God's kingdom on earth as in heaven, rather than fear of hell, and invites readers to join the kingdom now.

Shows how Jesus lays the foundation as a wise master builder, and how believers' works, tested by fire, reveal rewards or losses for God's temple.

Reject the medieval purgatory, showing death completes sin and Jesus bears punishment, then emphasize the New Testament focus on God coming to us and bodily resurrection.

Examine the worship scene in Revelation 5:8-14 as the slain lamb takes the scroll, purchases a royal priesthood from every nation, while angels praise around the throne.

Mission rooted in eschatology and the God of hope guides the church, empowered by Jesus' lordship and the Spirit, to transform individuals and nations.

Examine psalm 72's portrayal of a just king who defends the poor and delivers the needy. Celebrate his universal rule, blessings, and the nations praising him from sea to sea.

Explore how present sufferings pale beside the coming glory, as creation and believers await adoption and the redemption of our bodies through the spirit's intercession and God's will.

Reframe baptism, eucharist, and prayer through the God of hope, inviting the church to practice lament, scripture reading, unity, holiness, and love as we live toward the coming new creation.