The New Way to God: The Bombshell Message of Hebrews

As Dr. Kent Smith describes it, the book of Hebrews has a "bombshell message" that rocked the first century world. That same message also rocks the Christian world today that has drifted back into the same "sacrificial system" that Hebrews dismantles. In this video, Tom Wadsworth, PhD, discusses Hebrews with Kent Smith, DMin, who has taught for years at Abilene Christian University. Dr. Smith's thesis on Hebrews is available here: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/hst-etd/49/ Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 03:10 Cultus = sacrificial system 06:30 What Hebrews says about sacrificial systems 14:30 Did early Christians have a sacrificial system? 23:30 How did Christians develop a sacrificial system? 26:30 Do Christians today have sacrificial systems? 33:20 Do Evangelicals have a sacrificial system? 42:30 How did Hebrews affect your thinking? 47:10 Do you disagree with each other? 51:45 How have your views influenced each other? 57:10 Is worship all of life? 1:00:10 About sacraments 1:05:50 The implications of the book of Hebrews Eden Center for Regenerative Culture https://www.edencenter.org/ Luke 10 Ministries www.lk10.com Dr. Kent Smith is a professor, author, and co-founder of LK10 and the Eden Center for Regenerative Culture. He has been CHARIS Professor at Abilene Christian University, teaching there in the Graduate School of Theology since 1991. His research and training explore how people in our time can come to participate in vibrant communities of God's life. Kent directed ACU’s graduate internship in missional leadership and has been a trainer for international mission teams for over 25 years with ACU’s Halbert Institute for Missions. Kent Smith’s Books Joy Fueled: Catalyzing a Revolution of Joyful Communities (2020) https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Fueled-Catalyzing-Revolution-Communities/dp/1734684011/ Relational Revolution: 5 Shifts for Rediscovering Church as Heart-to-Heart Connection (2023) https://www.amazon.com/Relational-Revolution-Rediscovering-Heart-Heart/dp/1734684046/ Kent Smith’s Articles “Economy of Grace, an Early Christian Take on Vulnerable Mission.” An overview of early Christian thought about God’s mission as outlined in Ephesians. https://missiodeijournal.com/issues/md-4-1/authors/md-4-1-smith Ecosystems of Grace: An Old Vision for the New Church.” What way of life centered in God's own life has the capacity to capture and hold the attention of people in our time? https://missiodeijournal.com/issues/md-7/authors/md-7-smith “Love, Joy and Grace: Formation Together in the Life of God.” An essay summarizing a process of human formation centered in God's life of love. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWXIWVrhlu9uVkLV441EpZ-UF_AtLN71Y14hzUlNaaQ/ Discipleship Movements and LK10. A response to contemporary approaches to church planting and discipleship movements and an overview of LK10’s unique—but ancient—alternative. With John White. https://lk10.com/2016/05/29/discipleship-movements-lk10/ Tom Wadsworth’s websites: www.tomwadsworth.com www.youtube.com/@tomwadsworth