The NewCity Orlando All of Life Podcast

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Joshua Kessler discuss the book of Jeremiah. While many of the big themes are similar to other prophetic books like Isaiah and Ezekiel, Jeremiah introduces the idea of a new covenant, gives us more insight into the life of a prophet, and begins developing the theme of spiritual adultery to shock Israel into repentance and returning to th...

In this new series on the Equip Podcast, Pastor Benjamin Kandt is joined by Sam Williamson, author of Hearing God in Conversation, to discuss how God speaks through the practices of the Common Rhythm. He asks the following questions: How do you practice the Common Rhythm? Which practice has been the most challenging? Which practice has added the most value to your life? We hope to equip and encour...

In this new series on the Equip Podcast, Pastor Benjamin Kandt interviews Pastoral Intern Jonathan Duckett on how he practices the Common Rhythm. He asks the following questions: How do you practice the Common Rhythm? Which practice has been the most challenging? Which practice has added the most value to your life? We are hoping to continue this series with other staff members, as well as members...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt discuss the importance of Psalm 119 in the Christian life. Ben gives a case for an exilic background to the Psalm (suggesting Daniel might be the author), and also explains how this helps connect the Psalm to our current context.

In this new series on the Equip Podcast, Pastor Damein Schitter interviews Pastor Benjamin Kandt on how he practices the Common Rhythm. He asks the following questions: How do you practice the Common Rhythm? Which practice has been the most challenging? Which practice has added the most value to your life? We are hoping to continue this series with other staff members, as well as members of NewCit...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne asks Benjamin Kandt about his experience at the Theopolis Institute Psalms Intensive last week. You can see more info on the conference here: https://theopolisinstitute.com/courses/the-psalms/

In this new series on the Equip Podcast, Pastor Benjamin Kandt interviews Senior Pastor Damein Schitter on how he practices the Common Rhythm. He asks the following questions: How do you practice the Common Rhythm? Which practice has been the most challenging? Which practice has added the most value to your life? In next week's episode, Damein will turn the tables on Ben and ask him the quest...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Dr. Michael Allen discuss the Old Testament background of 2 Corinthians 3, particularly verses 6-18. Mike draws attention to the significance of Jeremiah 31, as well as Matthew 17 to help make sense of what is new about the New Covenant, as well as how we should understand the new in relation to the old.

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate and Ben discuss the significance of Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus.  Ben looks forward and sees many of the the themes in Paul's letters connected to what happens to him in Acts 9. Nate looks backward and sees connections with Moses' burning bush encounter as well as Moses' role in the Old Testament with the people of Is...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate and Ben discuss the significance of the phrase "house to house" in Acts and how it is used to portray Paul's transformation. Before that though, Nate gives a brief overview of how Acts 1:8 gives a structure for understanding the story in Acts as a whole. 

In this episode of the Equip Podcast, Dr. Greg Perry joins Senior Pastor Damein Schitter, and Lead Deacon, Aaron Angstrom, to discuss the vital role of the office of deacon in the church. The call of deacons is to show the gospel by meeting spiritual needs through physical means. NewCity is in the process of nominating, training, and ordaining deacons and Dr. Perry helps cast a vision for the role...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt discuss the importance of Luke 24. Ben introduces the idea of reading all of Scripture through the lens of "Messiah" and "Mission." Nate brings up the concept of dual authorship to explain how the human authors of Scripture do not determine the ultimate meaning of a passage, but the original meaning is...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Jonathan Duckett discuss the book of Isaiah. Sometimes referred to as the "5th Gospel" Isaiah is an introduction to the prophetic literature and a case study in making sense of double fulfillments in poetic prophecy. For more resources, the chapter on Isaiah in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospe...

In this episode, Nate Claiborne talks with Dr. Mike Allen about the history of interpretation of Song of Songs. While our modern impulse might be to reserve Song of Songs for teaching on sex and marriage, most Christians have treated it as primarily about hour relationship with God. Dr. Allen explains why this is the case and traces early Jewish and Christian readings up through the Puritans. He h...

In this episode, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt discuss reading Song of Songs devotionally. Ben highlights some of his journal entries from Song of Songs 2 & 3.  If you missed the introduction to Song of Songs, you can listen to that episode here . The translation by Robert Alter that Ben mentioned (and that we will keep referencing) is available either in his 3 volume Old Testament set , o...

In this episode, Nate Claiborne and Josh Kessler discuss Song of Solomon, or Song of Songs. On the one hand, it ancient Hebrew love poetry. On the other hand, it is part of Scripture and should be read in light of Christ. Doing this well will require attentive readers to read it both in its ancient context and its ultimate Christian context as well. As always, the chapter on Song of Songs in A Bib...

In this episode, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt discuss the 5 C's of habit building: Calendar Community Coaching Comfortable with failure Core of Love While we apply these to building a Bible reading habit, they can be applied to any habit. These C's also intersect with the P's from last episode.

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt discuss their differing approaches to morning Bible reading. Though some logistics are different, they both share that a plan, a place, and a process are all important. Toward the end, Ben shares his approach to journaling prior to reading that helps him read more devotionally. If you're new to this podcast or haven&a...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Joshua Kessler discuss the authorship, context, structure, and interpretation of the book of Ecclesiastes. For additional resources, the chapter on Ecclesiastes in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. An accessible commentary on Job is John W...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt discuss Jesus' quotation of Hosea 6:6 that appears in Matthew 9 and 12.  This leads them to focus on the continuity between the Old and New Testaments, and how that helps us understand how the Old Testament might apply today. This is the article that Ben referenced: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-crisis-of-...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt discuss how to look for repetitions in Scripture. In the Sermon on the Mount, they point out the line by line repetitions in the Beatitudes, the law by law repetitions that follow, and then Ben explains how a repeated phrase unlocked Matthew 6 for him.  As a bonus, Nate explains how the key verse from Ben's analysis a...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt use Matthew 1-2 to explain the difference between citations and allusions. Using the genealogy of Matthew 1, they discuss the surface level allusions. Then, using the story in Matthew 2, they discuss the story level allusions that connect Jesus to Israel.

In this episode of the Equip podcast, Rev. Benjamin Kandt and Rev. Mike Aitcheson discuss how the church is to do justice together. They draw on missionary theologian, Lesslie Newbigin's vision of the church as a sign, foretaste, and instrument to help explain how the church can participate in the coming kingdom of God. A kingdom where justice rolls down like waters.

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Benjamin Kandt continue the discussion from last week's episode on typology. They also reference the episode on Job 38 where "triperspectivalism" was introduced. Using James 5 as a starting point, they then discuss how looking for patterns in the characters of Scripture, in this case Joseph and Daniel, can help us understa...

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Jonathan Duckett discuss the authorship, context, structure, and interpretation of the book of Proverbs. For additional resources, the chapter on Proverbs in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. An accessible commentary on Proverbs is Tremper...