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Advent 2025 - Part One - Waiting in Hope
Send us a textWe’re kicking off a powerful four-part Advent series with this week’s theme: HOPE. But not hope as wishful thinking—hope as trust.In this deeply reflective episode, Tim and Steve explore what it means to wait well. Drawing from scripture, Church history, and personal experience, they show us how waiting is actually an active, hope-filled posture of spiritual maturity.🕯️ What’s inside:Why biblical hope is about trust, not optimismThe ancient purpose of Advent: repentance, reflection, and preparationHow early Church Fathers like Maximus and Isaac the Syrian shaped our understanding of waiting and mercyThe role of community in keeping the flame of hope aliveWhy impatience steals our joyThe danger of confusing wishing with trusting📖 Featured Scriptures:Isaiah 40:31, Psalm 40:1, Romans 15:13, Luke 1, Matthew 25👂 Take a moment to slow down, light your own candle, and prepare Him room.💬 We want to hear from you!Send us your questions for our upcoming Listener Q&A episode in January:📧 [email protected]🔗 More from Impact Nations:Website: https://impactnations.comGift Catalog: https://impactnations.com/catalogInstagram: https://instagram.com/impactnationsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@impactnations#AdventPodcast #ChristianHope #FaithAndWaiting #ImpactNations #Advent2025 #ChurchFathers #ChristianSpirituality #PodcastCommunity #HopeNotHype #PrepareHimRoom #ChristianFormation
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11-6 - The Other Side of the Cross: The Pattern for Life
Send us a textIn the powerful conclusion to our Resurrection series, Tim and Steve explore what it really means to live in light of Jesus’ resurrection.This episode takes a hard look at the way Western theology has drifted into escapism—through rapture teaching, disembodied heaven myths, and even the use of violence in the name of Christ. They unpack the biblical and early church vision of new creation, how our glorified bodies will participate in it, and what happens when we die.🔍 In this episode:Why resurrection means transformation, not evacuationHow Plato’s dualism shaped modern Christian misconceptionsWhat is “paradise” and what happens between death and resurrection?Why Jesus' resurrected body is your futureA biblical look at glorification from Daniel, Ezekiel, Revelation & 1 JohnJonah and the whale: a model of death-resurrection discipleshipDeath isn’t the end. It’s the path to glory.💥 “Christ’s enemies are not people. His enemies are death, sin, and Satan.”🎁 Support rescue and transformation at: https://www.impactnations.com/monthly-giving-champions🛫 Join Tim in Pakistan or Uganda for a Journey of Compassion: https://www.impactnations.com/journeys-of-compassion📣 Share this episode, write a review, and subscribe so you don’t miss our Advent series and 2025 Genesis teaching journey!#ImpactNations #TheResurrectionSeries #KingdomNow #DeathAndResurrection #BiblicalTheology #EndTimes #HeavenOnEarth #GospelHope #JourneyOfCompassion #AdventSeries #TimStewart #SteveStewart
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11-5 - The Other Side of the Cross: Three Great Truths
Send us a textIn this fifth episode of our Resurrection Series, Steve and Tim turn to Paul’s sweeping proclamation of the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15—the “resurrection chapter.” They unpack what it means to have a living hope through the resurrection of Christ and why that matters for us today.Key topics include:The centrality of resurrection to the GospelPaul’s response to Greek dualism and modern misunderstandingsThe enemies of Christ: death, sin, and the powers (not people!)What Scripture and the Church Fathers say about resurrected bodiesThe difference between defeat and destruction of deathWhat “God will be all in all” really meansWhy our work today echoes into eternityQuote of the week:“The resurrection doesn’t point to an alternate reality—it invites us into the ultimate reality we’re already part of.”🟡 Join the global mission: https://www.impactnations.com/monthly-giving-champions📲 Subscribe to this podcast and leave us a review—your engagement helps spread the Gospel!#ResurrectionHope #1Corinthians15 #ImpactNationsPodcast #ChristusVictor #KingdomNow #ChristianTheology #GospelOfHope #DeathDefeated #NTWright #SteveStewart #TimStewart
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11-4 - The Other Side of the Cross: The Subject of All Scripture
Send us a textIn this fourth episode of our Resurrection Series, Tim and Steve journey down the Emmaus Road (Luke 24:13–35) to explore how the resurrected Christ reveals Himself in all of Scripture—especially the Old Testament.Far more than symbolic or prophetic references, we discover that Christ is eternally present in the Scriptures—indwelling time itself and inviting us to encounter Him in a living, sacramental way.This episode dives into:Why Luke 24 contains the longest resurrection story in the GospelsHow Eucharist opens our eyes to recognize ChristWhat "sacramental time" means and why it mattersChristophanies, typology, and Jesus’ ongoing presence in the Old TestamentWhy reading Scripture with Jesus changes everythingThe beauty of Christ pursuing us—even when we’re stuck in disappointment💖 Support the mission: https://www.impactnations.com/monthly-giving-champions📘 Grab the book: https://a.co/d/e0yN8v7🔔 Subscribe and join us every Thursday as we follow the Resurrected King into deeper revelation.#ResurrectionSeries #ImpactNations #ChristInScripture #OldTestamentJesus #Typology #SacramentalTime #Eucharist #RoadToEmmaus #JesusRevealed #PodcastTheology
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11-3 - The Other Side of the Cross: We Must Not Be Passive
Send us a textIn this third episode of our Resurrection Series, Tim and Steve explore one of the most misunderstood disciples—Thomas. Was he really a doubter… or just a man who longed for the same encounter his friends had? This powerful conversation will challenge how we think about doubt, belief, church community, and what it means to bear the marks of grace.💡 What you’ll discover in this episode:Why Jesus showed His wounds—and what it means for usTwo interpretations of “if you retain the sins of any” (John 20:23)Why shame is never from GodHow Jesus meets each person uniquely in their painThe power of inclusion and the danger of religious scapegoatingThe connection between resurrection, Eucharist, and true humanity📌 "The church is not a community of judgment. It’s a community of the forgiven.”💖 Support the mission: https://www.impactnations.com/monthly-giving-champions➡️ Want to experience it firsthand? Join the next Journey of Compassion: https://www.impactnations.com/joc#ResurrectionSeries #DoubtingThomas #ImpactNations #KingdomCome #Forgiveness #Eucharist #Discipleship #CommunityOfGrace #ChristianLeadership #NewCreation #John20
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