Kingdom Come with Dan Latta. Making the World Look More Like Heaven

Some people dedicate their lives to being single. For most of us, the single life is a season either before, in between, or after marriage. Maybe you are single by choice. Maybe you are single due to circumstances outside of your control. Either way, how can you take advantage of this season of your life and use it to pursue God in ways a married person simply cannot. In this episode I share about the 3-1/2 year period where I very intentionally pursued God during the season of singleness...

In this episode we will look at how we are members of a Kingdom that exists in hostile territory. We explore how this impacts us and how we can move past the discouragement this sometimes bring and see how we can continue to make a positive impact in the world around us.

The Passover holiday is a special holiday set aside by God so that his people will never forget that from which they came. It's a holiday that Jewish people have been celebrating for thousands of years. There is so much rich symbolism in this holiday and there are a lot of things that can benefit gentile followers of Jesus as well. In this podcast we will take a closer look at Passover, how it began, how it is celebrated today, and how it relates to Jesus and the last supper. My goal with...

In this episode, which is being uploaded during the season of Lent, we will take a closer look at the events of Palm Sunday and time time frame leading up to Jesus' crucifixion. One of the things that baffled me for years was how can a group of people shout "Hosanna" one day and then less than a week later turn on Jesus and chant "Crucify Him"? Several years ago I found that by better understanding 1st century Jewish customs and the Passover festival there was an explanation that made a...

In this episode we will take a look at the two different accounts of the miraculous catch of fish, Luke 5 and John 21. We will explore the similarities and differences between these two stories and we will also focus on how these stories can inspire us to step out of our comfort zone so that we can help make the world look more like heaven. Sources Used: For information on 1st century fishing practices: New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus by David Bivin Daily Life at the time of...

This is very different from my typical podcast. In preparing for a different teaching I began to wrestle with the different accounts of Jesus' calling of Peter as recorded in Matthew 4, Mark 1, and Luke 5. In this episode I will be sharing my insights and theories on how to reconcile these passages and I am also asking for feedback from my listeners. If you have any thoughts on these passages you can share them in my Kingdom Come with Dan Latta Facebook group, or you can email them to...

In this episode we take a closer look at first century Jewish education, the life of a rabbi, and the life of a disciple. By learning more about these things we can better understand why Jesus' disciples were willing to leave everything to follow him and we can better understand how to become fully committed followers of Jesus. Join our community. Search "Kingdom Come with Dan Latta" on Facebook and be a part of the ongoing discussions on how we can make the world look more like heaven....

In this episode we look at the feeding of the 5,000. We will examine some of the Messianic expectations from the time of Jesus and it will help shed new light on this familiar passage. We will also see how this new found understanding of the New Exodus can help us make the world look more like heaven. Works sited: Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brad Pitre Copyright 2011 Jewish New Testament Commentary by David Stern Copyright 1992 Intro and Outro music by Wild Harbors...

This new season will focus on learning more about the Jewish Roots of the Christian faith and how that newfound knowledge can help us better make this world look more like heaven. We will be taking familiar passages and sharing new insights that will blow your mind and help you better understand what Jesus is saying and doing. Sources used for this podcast: New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus- Insights from His Jewish Context- David Bivin Restoration- Returning the Torah of God to...

In this episode we take a closer look at the game we all seem to play where we compare ourselves to the people around us. This game diminishes our self worth and it causes us to focus on the wrong things. Instead of focusing on make the world look more like heaven, we focus on what we want but don't have. We constantly find our happiness dependent on how we "stack up" against others. For the past 7 years now I have worked hard to live a life free of the comparison game. I'm not perfect at it...

In this episode we will look at how we can use some of the money we earn to help make this world look more like heaven. Intro and Outro music by Wild Harbors

In this episode we come back to Jesus' teachings on the Kingdom of God. We will look at the Beatitudes, the very first part of the Sermon on the Mount, and we will see how a better understanding of this passage can help encourage us to invite others to be a part of the Kingdom of God. * Intro and Outro music by Wild Harbors.

In this second episode we will take a look at the three major fall holidays that God established during the time of Moses. We will look at what the Bible says about them, how they are traditionally celebrated in Jewish homes, how they relate to Jesus, and how we as followers of Jesus can make the world look more like heaven by celebrating them ourselves.

In this debut episode we will look at what the Bible has to say about the Kingdom of God and how that knowledge can motivate us to make this world look more like heaven.