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The Unveiling
Sep 17 2023 • Cedrick Baker, Dan Kent, Emily Morrison, Greg Boyd, Jeremy Duncan, Shawna Boren
This series is a deep dive into the Book of Apocalypse. Wait. Don’t remember that from your Bible’s table of contents? That’s because the Greek word “apocalypse” means “disclosing” or “uncovering” or “bringing to light,” and our English Bibles translate it as “revelation.” The Book of Revelation is less about the end of the world and more about the unveiling of truth and unmasking of lies. And most importantly, it is the apocalypse (unveiling) of Jesus, his bride the Church, the enemy of the Kingdom of God, and the hope of the world. Come join us for an apocalypse (zombies not included).
Sermons in this series:
Back Where We Belong
• Dan Kent
Dan Kent invites us to see the story of the Bible, summarizing five grand themes that begin in Genesis and are completed in Revelation. In this way, the book of Revelation calls us back to where we belong, even in the midst of a broken world that tries to pull us away.Topics: Covenant, End Times, Relationships
The Eternal Dance
• Greg Boyd
Greg Boyd walks us through the vision of the river flowing through the holy city of God, showing us what it means to live as participants in the triune dance of God’s love. The fullness of the presence of God will occur at the end of time, but we can begin to live it now.Topics: End Times, Presence of God, Trinity
Foundations of True Flourishing
• Dan Kent
The concluding chapters of Revelation provide a vision of what it means to flourish. This vision is of a holy city, one that is built around the presence of God. There we discover the ultimate foundation of human flourishing, the meaning of all life.
Arrival
• Dan Kent
Dan Kent invites us to see three grand themes that are woven throughout Revelation and are brought together at the end of this grand book. These themes are the “two ways” pattern repeated throughout Scripture, the fact that the path of God is a person and that the destination of the path is communal.Topics: Community, Faithfulness
The Lake of Fire
• Greg Boyd
This sermon by Greg Boyd focuses on the meaning of “The Lake of Fire.” Greg introduces the traditional meaning of eternal, conscious punishment, and then he expounds upon an alternative interpretation, one that is founded upon the reality that God is revealed in Jesus Christ on the cross.Topics: End Times, Hell, Judgment
Reign
• Greg Boyd
In this teaching Greg Boyd explains the meaning of the 1,000 year reign of Christ, and shows us how this imagery is not a foretelling of future events, but instead instruction for how to live in the present, reigning with Christ in the midst of our everyday battles.Topics: End Times, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare
More than Meets the Eye
• Shawna Boren
The rider on the white horse appears in John’s vision, and it looks like God will conquer through violence. However, Shawna Boren explains there is more than meets the eye, and when we read at a deeper level, we actually see a rider who wages war like a shepherd caring for their flock.Topics: Covenant, End Times, Power
Happy Ever After
• Greg Boyd
Greg Boyd calls us to participate in the divine-human marriage relationship between Christ and his people. We are made to experience divine love and to live in love, which will be fully realized upon Christ’s return. Now we are called to make ourselves ready, embracing this love by the power of the Holy Spirit.Topics: Covenant, End Times, Holy Spirit
Doomscrolling the Apocalypse
• Dan Kent, Greg Boyd, Shawna Boren
In this panel discussion, Greg Boyd, Shawna Boren and Dan Kent discuss three problem issues in Revelation 14-18. The first issue pertains to the nature of hell, the second deals with God crushing people like grapes, and the third addresses the denigrating language about women. The panelists interpret these passages to show how they align with the revelation of Jesus on the cross.Topics: End Times, Judgment, Role of Women
