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A Christ-centered podcast for your heart and mind. Episodes equip Christians to engage the world biblically by helping them understand why they believe what they believe. (Colossians 1:28)
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Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
When we hear the call to salvation, it's easy for us to assume that's talking to other people; visitors, people struggling with sin, or those who have simply never heard the gospel before. This episode is from my teaching in Hebrews 4, which calls all of us, even people who assume they've been saved for decades, to examine what we trust for salvation.
Link to the video: GCR - Hebrews Chapter 4
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Scripture used: Hebrews 3:18-4:13, Genesis 1:28-31, Colossians 1:16, Romans 6:23, Colossians 1:21, Galatians 6:7, Matthew 25:46, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 Peter 3:18, Galatians 2:20
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Is the choice between attending church or keeping our Christmas tradition as difficult as it seems? Does one unfortunate conflict on our calendar really matter? In this episode I discuss why Christ made church vital for His followers, then equip us to understand how our time commitments, struggles, and compromises reveal our true priorities. This is by no means an easy episode, but it will be valuable.
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Scripture used: Hebrews 10:24-25, Ephesians 4:11-12, Colossians 3:16, Acts 20:7, Matthew 6:21, Ephesians 5:15-16
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
We know why we have our current 66 books of the Bible, but what about all the others? This episode provides a high overview of some of the most popular books included in the Roman Catholic or King James 1611 Bibles, explains why they were rejected, and gets a bit more specific about the book of 1 Enoch.
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Scripture used: Jeremiah 36:4, Matthew 27:52–53, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 5:18-24, Hebrews 11:5
Background music by IvyMusic, StockAudios, ComaStudio, AudioCoffee from Pixabay
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Can we trust the 66 books of our Bible? How do we know we aren't missing other books? What about the claim that people manipulated the formation of the Bible to fit their agenda? This episode gives a high overview of where we get the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament.
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What is the Bible? Podcast episode
Logos articles on the Septuagint: Part 1 and Part 2
You can find this episode's original article here.
Scripture used: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Numbers 23:19
Background music by IvyMusic, StockAudios, ComaStudio, AudioCoffee from Pixabay
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
What did Paul mean by itching ears? How do we surround ourselves with people who will tell us what we want the Bible to say? And, more importantly, how do we protect ourselves from seeking them out? This challenging episode digs into 2 Timothy 4:1-9 and exposes the difference between choosing to pursue truth and choosing our preferred truth.
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False teachers mentioned: Bill Johnson from Bethel, TD Jakes, Liberal Theology, Todd White, Pentecostalism, Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar, Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Christian Nationakism, Q-Anon, Doninionists, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses
Psychology says: we’re basically good - were victims - we don’t love ourselves enough - we save ourselves from unhappiness - our greatest need is happiness, self-acceptance, or freedom
God says: we’re basically wicked - we choose to sin - we love ourselves too much - we must be saved from sin by Christ - our greatest need is to love and serve Christ
Alternative to psychology: Biblical Counseling (note that this is different from Christian counseling)
Examples from “Google and Confirmation Bias”: tattoos, weed, sexuality, LGBTQ+ support, alcohol, lose salvation, look at porn, believe evolution, do ____ before marriage, support abortion, have female pastors, go to church
Takeaways:
- Gods word is our highest authority, so we want to read AND study it
- Failing to know the Bible lets us get truth elsewhere
- We want our lives to be marked by a pursuit of truth and a rejection of the lies we want to believe
Scripture used: 2 Timothy 4:1-9, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Timothy 1:3-4 and 4:7, Titus 1:12-13, Ephesians 5:11, Psalm 51:5, Romans 3:10-18, Romans 6:1-23, James 1:14-15, 2 Timothy 3:2, Romans 3:21-26, Galatians 2:20, Acts 4:12
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
For some, prayer can be as difficult as it is important. We know we should do it more, but without a good understanding of what prayer is and why we do it, we're unlikely to see much success in doing it regularly.
This episode digs into what is commonly called "The Lord's Prayer," looking at the things Christ modeled and why He may have chosen those specific things. In the end, the goal of this episode is to help you better understand what you believe about God, prayer, and your purpose as a Christian in this world. By understanding those things, I think prayer will start to make a lot more sense.
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Scripture used: Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:24-34, 1 Peter 5:6–7, Exodus 15:11, Romans 8:28, James 1:13-14, James 4:4, 1 Kings 22:1-26
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
If we look beyond the duck-billed platypus, do we have any evidence that God has a sense of humor? Join me for an absurdly thorough look at what God has revealed about Himself to see if we can glimpse this aspect of His perfect character.
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Scripture used: Genesis 1:27, Matthew 23:24, Matthew 16:18, Luke 22:54–62, Daniel 5:23, Isaiah 46:6–7, Job 41:1–6
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Steel man arguments aren't something we hear every day. However, accurately and fairly representing someone's beliefs is an important part of living in a world that hates God. This episode explores some positive benefits from steel man arguments and ends with some encouragement for God's people.
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Scripture used: James 3:13, Proverbs 20:11, Luke 6:45, Matthew 7:16-18, Galatians 5:16-26, 2 Corinthians 10:5-6, Matthew 22:37, Jude 10, 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 3:15, Ephesians 4:1-3
Background music by MADiRFAN from Pixabay
Outro music by LesFM from Pixabay
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
It's easy to misrepresent someone else's beliefs. However, Christians may not realize the seriousness and importance of representing someone's beliefs accurately. This episode digs in to what a "straw man argument" is and why it's so dangerous for us to do it as often as we do.
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Scripture used: Exodus 20:16, Proverbs 12:22, Colossians 3:9-10, John 8:44
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Phones are central to much of what we do throughout our day. Unfortunately, it also easily replaces more important things in our lives. This episode takes a challenging look at what we do when we let our phones dominate our lives, and why we do it.
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You can find this episode's original article (and the mentioned studies) here.
Scripture used: Romans 12:2, Ephesians 5:15-17, Philippians 4:4-9, 1 John 1:9, James 1:5
Music by LesFM from Pixabay.