I tie what Jesus said in Matthew 28:18-20 (grt comm) to what happens at the end of Scripture.
Jesus told us--"disciple ALL the NATIONs!" that's NOT a small task... BUT, at the end of the Book, in Revelation 21:24-26, the "kings of...
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stevespaulding
- May 19
- 1 min
so many things involved IF we actually shoot, in our missional language, for "obedient nations!"
in some ways, "obedient nations" is simply a vast expanding of our core, missional objectives...so that we're no longer shooting for JUST...
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stevespaulding
- May 19
- 1 min
why is a dispensational view of the future do popular on Christian talk-shows in the States?
I certainly USED to be a pretty standard 'dispensationalist.' But, that view has eroded in my thinking, in large part because of a long...
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stevespaulding
- May 19
- 1 min
Does "the millennium" have much to do our view of the future?
It's an interesting question, because normally, at least 'evangelicals' tend almost to lump the entire 'end-time discussion' around...
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stevespaulding
- May 19
- 1 min
what does 'obedient nations' have to do with end-time stuff?
Have been reading LOTS of books on eschatology...because I realized, as I delved into this 'obedient nations' idea...that whatever...
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stevespaulding
- Sep 13, 2019
- 1 min
Missio Dei : The "How-To"
Hello, all! Today I tackle the biggest, toughest, and most important question throughout all of this: how do we go about this task? What...
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stevespaulding
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min
Nation-Discipling Throughout History
Hello, all! I hope that you have enjoyed this series and have made it this far. We are almost to the end! Today we are talking about...
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stevespaulding
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min
Spiritualistic Dimensions at Work in the Nations
With the spiritual and systemic powers of the world at play, what do you think engaging the whole Nation involves?
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stevespaulding
- Jul 16, 2019
- 1 min
End-Times Thinking
Hello, all! What are the most quoted, least believed words in history? In my opinion, it's the Lord's Prayer. This week’s video is a...
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stevespaulding
- Jul 9, 2019
- 1 min
Church Doctrine and the Nations
Hello, all! Welcome to the third video in this series on Obedient Nations. If you’re new to the series, you can find the first two here....
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stevespaulding
- Jul 2, 2019
- 1 min
A Biblical Defense of this Thesis
Welcome to the second installment in this series on Obedient Nations. I hope you've enjoyed the first two! You can view both of them...
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stevespaulding
- Jun 24, 2019
- 1 min
Opening the Nautilus: What Are Your Thoughts?
Hello, all! I am rolling out my video series online for the first time since their production. Whether you've seen them before or this is...
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stevespaulding
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
MAIN Conversation: HOW do we do it?
In a sense, this is the main reason for launching this blog-site... HOW do we actually, fully, disciple nations, or, in my words, see...
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stevespaulding
- Nov 10, 2017
- 1 min
eschatology and the nations
Personally, I avoided eschatology for quite awhile, even as I studied this topic of 'obedient nations.' But, in the 'end,' my hand was...
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stevespaulding
- Oct 26, 2017
- 1 min
community transformation
... Of course this will presume that much must happen at the individual and community level for nations to be transformed. But, I think...
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sms
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2 min
ecclesiology and the nations
This is not a lengthy treatment of ecclesiology, but rather a conversation about how our pursuit of 'obedient nations' will affect our...
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stevespaulding
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2 min
the problem with the thesis
Problem with this thesis?? There are many potential problems with this thesis! I'll try to give a bit of a backdrop to this...
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stevespaulding
- Sep 21, 2017
- 2 min
spiritualistic dimensions of "O.N."
In my up-coming book, one chapter deals with this "spiritualistic dimensions." Don't know if that's the right title: it really has two...
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stevespaulding
- Sep 7, 2017
- 1 min
Feedback for this site
Hi Folks. Steve here, asking for you feedback on how I can make this site better. Your words matter. Am mainly looking for your opinion...
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