For the Church

This week Keaton and Seth discuss Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Resources:

The Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/

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Keaton and Seth discuss the 2019 film Knives Out and what it shows us about the nature of greed and the human heart.

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Keaton and Seth are joined by Meagen Anderson to talk about the 2023 phenomenon Barbie. It leads to a discussion on what it means to be human and what we can learn from a plastic doll.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Barbie

Why Johnny Can't Preach by T. David Gordon

This week, Seth and Keaton go deep in the desert to discuss the films Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two. The films open up a conversation about power and what we should look for in leaders.

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Resources:

Dune (Book): https://a.co/d/0aLK2gWm

Dune: Part One: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Dune: Part Two: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dune%253A%2520part%2520two

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill:https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/

This season on For The Church, we are discussing movies! Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs introduce the new season with a wide ranging discussion about movies, why we are discussing them, what we will be looking for and more.

This season we will be discussing:

Dune (Parts One and Two)

Barbie

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Knives Out

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Hidden Life

To learn more about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.com.

Resources:

The Stories We Tell by Mike Cosper

Common Sense Media

PluggedIn

The Social Network Opening (Caution: some harsh language)

Pastor Keaton Paul of Zion Presbyterian Church and Seth Scruggs discuss the events of the Presbyterian Church in America's 2024 General Assembly.

To read more about the events of the General Assembly go to https://byfaithonline.com/a-summary-of-the-actions-of-the-51st-general-assembly/

More from Ryan Burge on Church Statistics: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/russell-moore-show/predictions-future-of-christian-church-evangelicalism.html

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This week, Keaton answers listener questions about worship and we give a little bit of a preview of our upcoming summer season.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Confessing the Faith by Chad van Dixhoorn

Keaton and Seth talk with Cam McAulay, Zion's Worship Director, about his background and philosophy around leading worship as well as his favorite hymns and what he hopes people take away from worshiping at Zion.

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Keaton and Seth have a conversation with songwriter (and Zion member and worship leader) Logan Peck. They unpack why the church needs new music, Logan's approach to writing songs for different contexts, and whether or not "Reckless Love" is that bad.

This episode ends with "Praise the King Upon the Throne," written by Logan Peck for Peck Music Publishing. Listen to the whole song here.

This week, Keaton and Seth talk about benedictions: what they are, why we use them, and what makes a good one.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Lord Bless and Keep You by Mike Glodo

God's Big Picture by Vaughn Roberts

Christ Centered Worship by Bryan Chappell

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(07:33) Benediction as the story of redemption

(09:34) What does it mean to receive God's blessing?

(19:26) Why we use benedictions in worship

(21:41) The pattern of redemptive history

(23:00) What happens theologically in a benediction

(38:32) Assurance for the already, and a hope for the not-yet