Onward in the Faith

Living as a Doulos: Embracing Your Identity in Christ

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Your Bible calls you a "servant of Jesus Christ." We all have idea about what that means, but what does God mean when He says that? How was this word understood 2,000 years ago, and how does that impact how we live today? Join me as we look at a word we may easily overlook and understand why a proper understanding of the word will radically transform our lives.

 

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Satan series podcast episodes: https://onwardinthefaith.com/understanding-satan-series/

 

00:00 Intro

00:35 Words matter

3:25 "Servant" throughout Scripture

7:14 Doulos as servant

8:48 Confronting "doulos"

9:40 "Doulos" as slave

12:08 Important warnings about the word "slave"

16:02 "Slave" in the original context

23:55 Why isn't "doulos" translated as "slave" in most Bibles?

26:58 Which term?

38:28 Our identity in Christ

54:55 Applying it to our lives

1:19:44 Wrap up

 

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How to Supply Your Spiritual Maturity (2 Peter 1:5-8)

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What a difference a word makes. 2 Peter 1:5 says that we must supply a variety of spiritual disciplines. Does that mean our spiritual maturity is a result of our personal strength? Do we need to figure out strategies to be more self-controlled or loving? Is our success or failure up to us alone? What, and how much, do we actually contribute to our spiritual lives? These questions and more drove my study into everything implied by a single word. Join me as I walk you through how I studied this passage, what I discovered, and the challenge I faced when I understood what God inspired Peter to write.

 

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00:00 Intro

01:25 The verse that almost broke my theology

02:47 How we might read 2 Peter 1:5

06:20 Join me in my own study of the passage

07:46 Step 1: "For this very reason"

08:58 Back to 2 Peter 1:2-4 for context

12:12 "For this very reason also, applying all diligence"

12:35 "in your faith supply moral excellence"

13:53 Step 2: Defining "supply"

15:56 How the audience understood the term

17:03 What "supply" means for us

20:13 Supplying for "moral excellence"

22:40 Supplying for "knowledge"

25:50 Supplying for "self-control"

28:35 Supplying for "perseverance"

35:04 Supplying for "godliness"

38:26 Supplying for "brotherly kindness" (and love, because I struggled to discuss one without the other)

47:42 Supplying for [brotherly] "love"

49:18 Why we care about supplying for these things

57:13 What happens when we don't supply for these things

59:00 Final challenge

1:00:08 Wrapping up my study on 2 Peter 1:5

 

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Sermon: Endurance Through the Father’s Discipline (Hebrews 12:4-17)

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How will you endure for Jesus? Where do we get spiritual strength and maturity? Why would a loving God discipline His children, and what does that actually mean? This sermon looks at the difficult text of Hebrews 12:4-17 to see God's incredible love for His children.

 

This sermon was preached 5-21-23 at High Pointe Church in Altoona, IA.

 

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Living for Jesus in Satan’s World (Understanding Satan #5)

You're not crazy, I accidentally released these out of order.

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Living for Jesus requires Christians to know what is good, but also to be aware of what is evil. Yet as we learn more about Satan, we see more of what it truly means that he's the "god of this world" (2 Corinthians 4:4). In this final teaching on who Satan truly is, we look at many specific tools Satan uses to blind the world to the gospel and weaken Christ's followers. It's a long one, but it will also be one that encourages us to lean even more on our perfect Savior.

 

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Christian Nationalism: https://onwardinthefaith.com/christian-nationalism-a-false-teaching-we-must-reject/

 

00:00 Intro

00:36 Series Recap

03:39 In This Episode

05:04 The Core of Worldliness

07:48 The Worldliness We Ignore: Finding Happiness

16:23 The Worldliness We Ignore: Finding Satisfaction

24:59 The Worldliness We Ignore: Finding Our Identity

43:41 The Worldliness That Shapes Us

1:02:02 Living Day to Day

1:06:08 Living Alongside Others

1:08:20 Why the Gospel Matters to Our Discussion

1:20:47 Practical Steps for Living in This World

1:27:40 Next Time

1:31:38 Outro

 

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Exploring Popular Verses About Satan (Understanding Satan #6)

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We did it! This rounds out my lengthy discussion on who Satan really is and what he can do. Although I can't dig deeply into every single verse, this episode will better equip you to think about Satan in a way that fits with the rest of what God's word reveals about Satan, our sin, and what the Christian life must look like. In the end, my prayer has been that a better understanding of how Satan works through worldliness will help all of us see how much we need Jesus for every single moment of our lives.

 

The sound quality isn't up to my normal standards. If you find it genuinely difficult to listen to, please let me know so I can decide whether I should record and edit a new video.

 

00:00 Putting the series together

02:32 Full series recap

6:20 Explaining this final episode

7:18 Ephesians 6:11

7:51 Satan in the Old Testament (Zechariah 3:1-2, Job 1:6, 1 Chronicles 21:1)

10:05 ha-satan role explained

13:12 "Good angels" work against people? (1 Kings 22:19-23)

17:48 The serpent in Eden and the Old Testament worldview

21:58 Did Satan possess Peter? (Matthew 16:23)

24:24 Does Satan steal the Gospel? (Mark 4:15)

32:39 Did Satan possess Judas? (Luke 22:3-6, John 13:27)

43:28 Did Satan attack the disciples? (Luke 22:31)

49:17 Did Paul give someone directly to Satan? (1 Corinthians 5:5)

51:38 Does Satan tempt and ensnare us? (1 Corinthians 7:5, Ephesians 4:27, 1 Timothy 3:7, 2 Timothy 2:24-26)

59:02 Did Satan attack Paul? (2 Corinthians 12:7)

1:03:47 But Satan did attack Paul! (1 Thessalonians 2:18)

1:09:16 Does Satan attack us like a lion? 1 Peter 5:8)

1:16:56 Do we personally resist Satan? (James 4:7)

1:27:35 Why this series exists

1:29:42 Final thoughts

 

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Update + new articles about singing music from Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation

Why Churches Must Avoid Music from Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation: https://onwardinthefaith.com/why-churches-must-avoid-music-from-bethel-hillsong-and-elevation-exploring-the-worship-music-debate-part-2/

Why Churches Can Sing Music from Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation: https://onwardinthefaith.com/why-churches-can-sing-music-from-bethel-hillsong-and-elevation-exploring-the-worship-music-debate-part-1/

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Everyone Is a Theologian (Yes, Even You!)

You do theology every day, even if you believe God doesn't exist. What we believe about God affects how we live. Check out how what we believe is true about God, and HOW we know it's true, impacts every area of our lives. Remember, it's not a question of IF you do theology, but if you're doing it well.

 

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5 Reasons Christians Don’t Like Theology

Should Christians study theology? What is theology? Isn't it better to be Spirit-led than waste time with other things? This video looks at the many hesitations and misunderstandings Christians have about theology, then I briefly discuss what theology MUST mean for Christians.

 

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What Is Spiritual Warfare? (Understanding Satan #4)

We understand the enemy. We know his goals and how he accomplishes them. Now it's time to look inward to understand how we, as Christians, do spiritual warfare against an enemy who wants to limit the gospel and weaken Christians worldwide. This episode looks at what spiritual warfare really looks like.

 

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Galatians 3:28 and LGBTQ

Galatians 3:28 seems to imply that God doesn't care about gender. If so, we can argue that LGBTQ issues can't be sinful if God doesn't see genders in a relationship or as part of our biology. But is that really what Paul is saying in this verse? Come check out what Galatians 3:28 is really talking about.

 

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