Building Cross-Shaped Communities: Embracing Community, Cross, and New Creation (Understanding the Bible Series)

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Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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🗓️ 8 November 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Mike Erre and Tim Stafford conclude their Bible Series by delving into how interpreting Scripture within community leads to true transformation. They explore the vital role of embodying the values of Community, Cross, and New Creation in today's church. Join them as they discuss how discipleship is a collective journey toward becoming fully human in Christ, and how the fruitfulness of a community reflects the fidelity of its biblical interpretation.

Key Takeaways:

Discipleship as a Communal Practice – Understanding that learning to follow Jesus is not an individual endeavor but a shared experience within a supportive community.
Community, Cross, and New Creation – Exploring Richard B. Hays' three markers that guide faithful interpretation of Scripture and shape the mission of the church.
Fruitfulness Reflects Fidelity – How the character and actions of a community indicate the integrity of its engagement with the Bible.
Embodying a Cross-Shaped Life – Embracing humility, sacrifice, and love as modeled by Jesus, and living out these values in relationship with others.
Living at the Intersection of Ages – Recognizing the tension of the "now and not yet" and participating in New Creation dynamics in our daily lives.

Resources Mentioned:

Richard B. Hays – The Moral Vision of the New Testament
Romans 12 – A blueprint for New Creation living
Tim Gombis – Insights on Romans and New Creation

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Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, welcome to the Voxology podcast.
0:18.7	Mike, you're here.
0:19.4	Tim Stafford here.
0:22.5	And we are thrilled. Yeah yeah we are thrilled to be a part of your life today that's right we're coming in hot
0:29.0	and um you know Tim there's so much there's so much happening in the world there is there's people
0:36.0	with ventriloquist dummies oh my goodness i said something at 3 30 in the world. There is. There's people with ventriloquist dummies. Oh my goodness. I said something at 3.30 in the morning to Tim and Kevin. That was just ridiculous.
0:45.3	Yes, there are internet accounts that just show off the worst of cheesy or horrifying Christian subculture. And we very often delight in sharing those
1:00.7	things with each other. Because I don't know, I was the object of some of those things back,
1:06.8	you know, way back in the day. Somebody brought up, did you ever see, sorry, did you ever see those like the muscle men
1:14.4	that would come through?
1:15.3	Oh, heck yeah.
1:16.4	The power team, dude.
1:17.6	The power team.
1:18.7	Tear the notebooks or the phone books in half.
1:21.4	Yes.
1:22.2	Kids, phone books were big conglomerations of
1:27.7	pages, some white and some yellow
1:30.7	that held phone numbers.
1:33.1	Yes, that held phone numbers.
1:35.8	And it was amazing.
1:37.6	You just couldn't type things into an internet.
1:39.7	And it was...
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