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Golden calves and sacred cows always emerge on the landscape when the Law of God is rejected. For there to be revival and a land under the judgment of God to be spared, we must remove the idolatry of the status quo within our midst. On this show, various guest pastors help us dissect and understand…

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    • Sep 20, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    White Fragility

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 27:54


    Gordan Runyan shares a few musings and thoughts on the book that have managed to stick with him, months after reading.

    How to Respond to Tragic Circumstances

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 31:26


    In this episode, Russell Traweek addresses the Biblical Response to Tragic Circumstances as individuals before even attempt to address others as we look at Nehemiah 1.

    Black Lives Matter and Why Some Presuppositions Don't

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 36:40


    Russell Traweek addresses in this podcast as to why some presuppositions made by some trusted pastors and ministries, although true, don't matter when not properly applied. One can scream, “All Lives Matter” all day, but if you overlook the application when one life, or group is oppressed, then you have a dead faith.

    How to Respond to Tragic Circumstances

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 31:26


    Host Russell Traweek Description In this episode, Russell Traweek addresses the Biblical Response to Tragic Circumstances as individuals before even attempt to address others as we look at Nehemiah 1.   The post How to Respond to Tragic Circumstances appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Local Pastor Renders Church to Caesar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 37:47


    Gordan Runyan exposes the foolishness of a congregation bowing to the demands of the State, on the basis of “rendering unto Caesar.

    Black Lives Matter and Why Some Presuppositions Don’t

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 36:40


    Host Russell Traweek Description Russell Traweek addresses in this podcast as to why some presuppositions made by some trusted pastors and ministries, although true, don’t matter when not properly applied. One can scream, “All Lives Matter” all day, but if you overlook the application when one life, or group is oppressed, then you have a […] The post Black Lives Matter and Why Some Presuppositions Don’t appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Local Pastor Renders Church to Caesar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 37:47


    Host Gordan Runyan Description Gordan Runyan exposes the foolishness of a congregation bowing to the demands of the State, on the basis of “rendering unto Caesar.   The post Local Pastor Renders Church to Caesar appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Black Lives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 35:59


    A sermon on biblical, social justice.

    Black Lives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 35:59


    Host Jason Garwood Description A sermon on biblical, social justice.   The post Black Lives Matter appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Why Y’all Still Meeting?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 38:41


    Gordan Runyan answers a common question about why his congregation has continued to meet. It's not because of the “usual suspects.” But at the end of the day, there really is a hill to die on.

    Why Y’all Still Meeting?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 38:41


    Host Gordan Runyan Description Gordan Runyan answers a common question about why his congregation has continued to meet. It’s not because of the “usual suspects.” But at the end of the day, there really is a hill to die on.   The post Why Y’all Still Meeting? appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Your Foundations Are Showing (Corona Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 23:19


    Gordan Runyan encourages his listeners to examine the building materials they've been using to put up the edifice of their lives, especially in light of the fact that a virus has caused many to reach out for other saviors, other ethical rules, that can keep them safe in the storm.

    Your Foundations Are Showing (Corona Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 23:19


    Host Gordan Runyan Description Gordan Runyan encourages his listeners to examine the building materials they’ve been using to put up the edifice of their lives, especially in light of the fact that a virus has caused many to reach out for other saviors, other ethical rules, that can keep them safe in the storm.   The post Your Foundations Are Showing (Corona Edition) appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    The Trial by Ordeal from Numbers 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 41:58


    Gordan Runyan walks his congregation through the trial of the suspected unfaithful wife in Numbers 5 and shows that a head-scratcher text actually winds up magnifying the grace of God and His desire to defend the weaker members of society.

    The Trial by Ordeal from Numbers 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 41:58


    The post The Trial by Ordeal from Numbers 5 appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    The Least to the Greatest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 48:12


    In this episode, Russell Traweek leads a discussion in what it means to truly be a great man, woman, boy or girl in the Kingdom of God. This sermon is based on Matthew 18:1-4.

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    The Least to the Greatest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 48:12


    Host Russell Traweek Description In this episode, Russell Traweek leads a discussion in what it means to truly be a great man, woman, boy or girl in the Kingdom of God. This sermon is based on Matthew 18:1-4.   The post The Least to the Greatest appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Numbers 5 and the Need for Reform of the Justice System

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 35:48


    In Numbers 5:1-10, we get rules for dealing with uncleanness in the camp, as well as a law of restitution that encourages the thief to repent before he's caught. These voluntary statutes highlight the need for self-government under God, and a present need for justice system reform in our own day.

    Numbers 5 and the Need for Reform of the Justice System

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 35:48


    The post Numbers 5 and the Need for Reform of the Justice System appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Revelation 20 and the Reign of the Saints

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 49:02


    Gordan Runyan helps his congregation sort through differing schools of thought regarding the 1000 year period mentioned in Revelation 20, and urges Christians to adopt an optimistic view that motivates the extension of Christ's kingdom into all areas.

    Revelation 20 and the Reign of the Saints

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 49:02


    The post Revelation 20 and the Reign of the Saints appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Is Life All About Death and Taxes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 47:07


    In this episode Russell Traweek leads us through a discussion and application of Matthew 17:24-27 and the implications of the worldview one holds to. Russell Traweek pastors the home fellowship of Christ Covenant Church in Sweeny, Texas.

    Is Life All About Death and Taxes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 47:07


    The post Is Life All About Death and Taxes? appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Escaping the Dragon’s Power Matrix

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 56:49


    This episode looks at 4 ways that a church can begin to resemble a dragon (as in the land-beast of Revelation 13) and then we have a pastoral conversation on some of the practical implications of rejecting the fallen world's power paradigm.

    Escaping the Dragon’s Power Matrix

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 56:49


    The post Escaping the Dragon’s Power Matrix appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    A Present Future Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 45:58


    In this episode of Setting the Record Straight, Russell Traweek seeks to show how our worldview regarding the future affects our present actions and purpose with an excerpt from a current sermon series on the book of Nehemiah.

    A Present Future Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019


    The post A Present Future Victory appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    What Good Are Your Traditions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 51:04


    In this episode, Russell Traweek leads us in a discussion of on what determines the efficacy our church traditions, the implications of false traditions and the expectation of God according to His Law-Word. Russell Traweek pastors a home fellowship of the saints in Sweeny, Texas called Christ Covenant Church.

    What Good Are Your Traditions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 51:04


    The post What Good Are Your Traditions? appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 39:31


    Concluding our workshop on sermon preparation, with the aim of allowing our Reconstructionist theology to effect the way we get ready to preach. This session discusses the Introduction, Application, and Conclusion of the sermon.

    Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 39:31


    The post Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon, Part 3 appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Reconstructing the Heart: Emotional Baggage Fees

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 39:29


    In this edition of Setting the Record Straight, Dr. Jason Garwood continues the series, ‘Reconstructing the Heart,' by examining the various ways our emotions weigh us down. For more content, please visit crosscrownchurch.com. Thanks for listening!

    Reconstructing the Heart: Emotional Baggage Fees

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 39:29


    The post Reconstructing the Heart: Emotional Baggage Fees appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Will the Real Jesus Step Forward?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 55:41


    In this episode Russell Traweek, pastor of Christ Covenant Church, a home-fellowship in Sweeny, TX, discusses Matthew 11 in correlation with the familiar passage of John 14:6…”Jesus is the way, the truth and the life”. Join in for this life application of Scripture!

    Will the Real Jesus Step Forward?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 55:41


    The post Will the Real Jesus Step Forward? appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon: Part 2: Asking Aggressive Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 36:35


    Using the 133rd Psalm as an example, Gordan Runyan offers suggestions for ways to insure that you are pointing your message at the right target; that you are on the road to pulling down Baal's altar.

    Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon, Part 2: Asking Aggressive Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 36:35


    The post Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon, Part 2: Asking Aggressive Questions appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    The Jesus Needed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 56:19


    In this episode, Russell Traweek, pastor of Christ Covenant Church, a home fellowship in Sweeny, TX leads us in a discussion from Matthew 9 regarding the Jesus this world needs to hear proclaimed and see lived through Christians today.

    The Jesus Needed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 56:19


    The post The Jesus Needed appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    The Duty of Men Under Christ to Protect Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 47:48


    In this episode, Russell Traweek, pastor of Christ Covenant Church, a home fellowship of the saints in Sweeny, Texas, leads us in a study from the book of Matthew on how we as Christians are to be the antithesis to the culture of this world when it comes to the protection of the lives of all of God's image bearers.

    The Duty of Men Under Christ to Protect Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 47:48


    The post The Duty of Men Under Christ to Protect Life appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 26:23


    Gordan Runyan offers some thoughts on the question, “How should a sermon preached by a Reconstructionist differ from others preached on the same Bible text?” Should a CR sermon look like a CR sermon, even when its topic is not a particularly CR topic? What would that look like? In future episodes in this series, Psalm 133 will form the basis for a nuts-and-bolts walk-thru in the process of sermon preparation, seeking to build a Christian Reconstructionist sermon from the ground up.

    Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 26:23


    The post Constructing a Reconstructed Sermon, Part 1 appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Reconstructing the Heart: Guilt-Give Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 35:50


    In this edition of Setting the Record Straight, Dr. Jason Garwood continues the series, Reconstructing the Heart, by examining the great problem of guilt and man's attempt to rid himself of it. For more content, please visit crosscrownchurch.com. Thanks for listening!

    Reconstructing the Heart: Guilt-Give Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 35:50


    The post Reconstructing the Heart: Guilt-Give Away appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    The Dangers of Isolationism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 55:43


    In this episode of Setting the Record Straight, Russell Traweek discusses where Christian liberty comes to the crossroad of detriment to the individual and the body of Christ. Russell Traweek is the pastor of Christ Covenant Church, a home fellowship of the saints in Sweeny, Texas.

    The Dangers of Isolationism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 55:43


    The post The Dangers of Isolationism appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    The Price and Remedy of Compromise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 34:31


    Completing the series in the book of Jeremiah, Gordan Runyan highlights two last, important themes we saw repeated in the prophet's writings. They have application when thinking about the state of the churches, and the state of our individual lives; and what actual reform would look like.

    The Price and Remedy of Compromise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019


    The post The Price and Remedy of Compromise appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

    Genealogies, God’s Covenants, and Fallible People

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 57:41


    In this episode, Russell Traweek, pastor of Christ Covenant Church, a home fellowship in Sweeny, Texas leads us with a message from a sermon series in Matthew as we look at the significance of genealogies, God's covenants throughout Scripture and the way God uses fallible men and women to accomplish His Kingdom purpose.

    Genealogies, God’s Covenants, and Fallible People

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019


    The post Genealogies, God’s Covenants, and Fallible People appeared first on Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Podcast Network.

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