Come with Randy Melchert as we travel America to find the people and places behind the history of Christianity in the United States.
In this episode, Dr. David Saxon tells about the endless strife, burnout, and discouragement many missionaries faced in India before God worked mightily and the Lone Star Revival was born. He also tells the incredible story behind the name and how this mission field was repeatedly kept from being abandoned, despite the many efforts to do so. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/och-2-lone-star-revival-dr-saxon-mbu-48i52
In 1971, evangelist twins, Ralph and Lou Sutera, were involved with the Saskatoon Revival, which traveled around the world and impacted lives, churches, communities, and mission fields. In this episode, Ralph Sutera continues to weigh in on what revival is and on who needs to be revived. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/ralph-sutera-what-is-revival-pt-2-och-005953
In 1971, a revival took place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, where God saw fit to work in a marvelous way. Not only has this moving of the Spirit of God affected that area, but it has also gone around the world and continues to minister to people even to this day. So, what is revival all about and what does it means to really meet God at a deeper level? Listen as Evangelist Ralph Sutera weighs in. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/ralph-sutera-what-is-revival-pt-1-och-005936
In 1971, there was a spiritual tsunami that happened in Saskatoon. It sent shockwaves throughout all Canada and North America and has touched many parts of the world. Listen in as twin evangelists, Ralph and Lou Sutera, continue to tell the powerful story of how God showed up and sent true revival. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/an-interveiw-with-ralph-and-lou-sutera-pt2-och2-0040min
On October 13,1971, twin evangelists, Ralph and Lou Sutera, began revival meetings at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Little did they know that this was going to be the beginning of the great Saskatoon Revival. Listen in as they share the powerful story of how God showed up and worked in lives, families, churches, towns, and countries. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/an-interveiw-with-ralph-and-lou-sutera-p1-och2-0059min
Dr. Ed Nelson has been in full-time Christian service for over seventy-five years. He has worked as a pastor, evangelist, educator, author, and mentor and has been a huge influence in Christian education in America. Listen in as Emilee Nelson remembers her grandfather and recounts key stories from the life of "a sinner saved by grace." Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/19-our-christian-heritage-remembering-dr-ed-nelson
On September 17, 1980, a small plane crashed near St. Louis, MO. The plane was carrying a small group of pastors who were returning from a pastors' conference in Kansas City and only one survived. Listen in as Ken Spilger, senior pastor at Grace Baptist Church in St. Louis, MO, recounts the story of the crash; his recovery from the third degree burns, which he sustained on about a third of his body; and of God's amazing grace through it all. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/20-our-christian-heritage-near-death-experience
Dr. James Beller was the author of America in Crimson Red, a book which takes a look at some of the lesser-known figures in American history and the Christians who, many of them, sacrificed their lives to ensure that we would have the religious freedom that we take for granted today. Join Jeremy Beller, Baptist history expert and son of the late Dr. James Beller, as he shares some of the inspiring stories from church history and why it's important to study church history. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/18-our-christian-heritage-american-baptist-history
Dr. James Beller was the author of America in Crimson Red, a book which takes a look at some of the lesser-known figures in American history and the Christians who, many of them, sacrificed their lives to ensure that we would have the religious freedom that we take for granted today. Join Vickie Beller, wife of Dr. James Beller, as she tells the story of her late husband and how he came to write the book. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/17-our-christian-heritage-america-in-crimson-red
What does “the sin of neglect” mean for the Christian? We have the message of the Gospel and can save lives, but is it possible that Christians are involved in murder by neglecting to do so? Listen in as Dr. Clayton Shumpert illustrates this point and shares seven benefits to our churches having a Bible-based, missionary outreach. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/och-clayton-shumpert-the-sin-of-neglect
In September, 2006, Faith Baptist Church of Champaign, Illinois, was going to be holding revival meetings. They had held revival meetings many times before, but this time was going to be different. Instead of just the evangelist showing up, God was going to show up, too. Listen in as Pastor Bob Hassel tells the inspiring story of how God brought revival to his church. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/och-bob-hassel-a-revival-story
Dr. David Smith is the son of Al Smith, founder of Singspiration. In this episode, Dr. Smith tells the fascinating histories behind some of the most loved hymns of today. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/och-dr-david-smith-hymn-stories
A surprising number of Gospel songs in our hymnals come from central Pennsylvania. In this episode, Dr. Loyer, the archivist for the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church, talks about these songs and the stories behind them. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/our-christian-heritage-s1e12-milton-loyer
Brian De Jong, pastor and archivist of the Midwest Presbytery of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, talks about the early history of the OPC and introduces us to some of the lesser-known characters, like John DeWaard and Arthur Franklin Perkins. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/our-christian-heritage-s1e11-brian-de-jong
Brian De Jong, pastor and archivist of the Midwest Presbytery of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, introduces us to J. C. Ryle, a man who was a gifted writer and broke the mold of the stuffy clergy elite. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/our-christian-heritage-s1e10-brian-de-jong
Dr. J. Gresham Machen was a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary when the crisis came. Was it merely theological issues… or was it a dividing line between truth and error? Brian De Jong, pastor and archivist of the Midwest Presbytery of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, talks about the founder of the OPC, Dr. J. Gresham Machen. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/our-christian-heritage-s1e9-brian-de-jong
Dr. David Saxon, professor of Church History at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin, talks about George Whitefield (1714-1770). Friend to Benjamin Franklin and founder of an orphanage in Georgia, he preached over 10,000 times to millions in England and America. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/our-christian-heritage-s1e8-dave-saxon
Dr. David Saxon, professor of Church History at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin, talks about the Prince of Preachers, Charles Spurgeon. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/our-christian-heritage-s1e7-dave-saxon
Dr. David Saxon, Professor of Church History at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin, introduces us to Roger Williams, the founder of the first Baptist church in America. Williams grew up Anglican, was persecuted in his family, attended Cambridge University, and eventually came over to America and founded Providence Plantations, now the state of Rhode Island. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/06-our-christian-heritage-roger-williams-and-his-life
In this episode, Bob and Mary Shaffer, of the Old Rugged Cross Church and Museum, invite us into the restored, 1913 church building where the beloved hymn was first sung. They talk about how they took a collapsing barn and turned it back into a church, some of the other sites that claim "The Old Rugged Cross," George Bennard, and more! Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/05-our-christian-heritage-the-old-rugged-cross-chruch
Ed Petrus of New Castle, Pennsylvania, tells the story of Ira Sankey and the inspiration for his song, “The Ninety and Nine.” Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/04-our-christian-heritage-ira-sankey-and-his-songs
In 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio. One year later, Pastor Harold Henniger was reading Hebrews 11, that great passage on faith and the heroes of the faith, and thought it would be a great idea to have a Hall of Fame for Christian heroes so, on April 12, 1966, Canton Baptist Temple instituted the Christian Hall of Fame. Listen in as Mike Frazier, senior pastor of Canton Baptist Temple, tells the story. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/03-our-christian-heritage-christian-hall-of-fame
Bill Federer, author of America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, joins us to talk about the visit by Abraham Lincoln to Moody's Sunday school; Moody's work in the Civil War with the U.S. Christian Commission; P. T. Barnum's hippodrome; and Booker T. Washington, the freemen schools, and his famous “Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are” speech. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/our-christian-heritage-s1e2-bill-federer
Bill Federer, author of America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, joins us to talk about social impact ministry throughout history, especially as a result of Charles Finney's initial work. He talks about several Christians who founded global organizations, such as William Booth (founder of the Salvation Army), George Williams (founder of the Young Men's Christian Association, aka the YMCA), Henry Dunant (founder of the International Red Cross), and Edgar James Helms (founder of Goodwill). He analyzes how Christian experience goes from a first generation convert, to a second generation legalist, to a third generation rebel. Lastly, he tells the story of Jeremiah Lanphier and the Laymen's Prayer Revival in New York City, which began on September 23, 1857. Watch online: https://www.vcy.tv/our-christian-heritage-with-randy-melchert/videos/our-christian-heritage-s1e1-bill-federer
A surprising number of gospel songs in our hymnals come from central Pennsylvania! We travelled to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to talk to Dr. Milton Loyer, a published author on statistics but more relevant to our discussion, the archivist for the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church. Dr. Loyer shared about the songs and the stories Read more...
Brian DeJung, the archivist of the Midwest Presbytery of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church introduces us to an Anglican Bishop? J. C. Ryle was an evangelical, a gifted writer, and broke the mold of the stuffy clergy elite. Watch Online
J. Gresham Machen was a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary when the crisis came. Mere theological issues – or a dividing line between truth and error? Brian DeJung, pastor and archivist of the Midwest Presbytery of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church tells of the founder of the OPC, Dr. J Gresham Machen.
Dr. David Saxon, Professor of Church History at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin, introduces us to Roger Williams, the founder of the first Baptist church in America. Williams grew up Anglican, was persecuted in his family, attended Cambridge University, and eventually came over to America and founded Providence Plantations, now the State of Rhode Read more...
Bill Federer, author of America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, joins us to talk about D.L. Moody, including a visit by Abraham Lincoln to Moody’s Sunday School, Moody’s work in the Civil War with the U.S. Christian Commission, P.T. Barnum’s hippodrome, the World’s Fair, Booker T. Washington and the freemen schools, Susan B. Anthony, Read more...
Bill Federer, author of America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations, joins us to talk about social impact ministry throughout history, especially as a result of Charles Finney’s initial work. He tells us about several Christians who founded global organizations such as William Booth (founder of the Salvation Army), George Williams (founder of the Young Read more...
Dr. David Saxon, professor of Church History at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin talks with us about George Whitefield (1714-1770), the British Anglican who preached over 10,000 times to millions in England and America. A friend to Benjamin Franklin, founder of an orphanage in Georgia, and buried in Massachusetts. Watch online or listen Read more...
Dr. David Saxon, professor of Church History at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin talks with us about the Prince of Preachers, Charles Spurgeon. Born in 1834, and dying at 57 in 1892, Spurgeon was a powerful preacher, and yet was converted in a humble church service. Watch online or listen to the podcast Read more...
Bob & Mary Shaffer of the Old Rugged Cross & Museum invite us into the restored 1913 church building where the beloved hymn was first sung. We’ll talk about how they took a collapsing barn and made it back into a church, some of the other sites that claim The Old Rugged Cross, George Bennard, Read more...
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