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In the season 6 finale of The Basement, Pastors Los & Wayne respond to the Jayland Walker situation, as well as a few other topics: Like how a church should handle itself when their split over convictions on social issues The Roe v wade outrage and reaction Creflo Dollar recanting his teachings on tithing And if we have enough time we'll speak on two families that are suing TikTok over the recent deaths of their daughters #pressPlay

In this episode, Pastors Wayne and Los sit down with special guest Garrett Drew Ellis and discuss how to engage with, respond to and love those in the LGBT community as a Christian... There's so much to talk about...from navigating personal relationships with those of a different sexual orientation...to holding the Church accountable for sexual impurity...to walking with Christians that are struggling with homosexual temptations...press play ASAP!

In this episode, Wayne & Los open the floor for Q&A, discussing: Increase in mass shootings in the U.S., the elementary school mass shooting in Uvalvde, Texas, the grocery store mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and the stigma behind men claiming abuse, inappropriate topics to preach on, our thoughts on alter calls....and so much more!

In this episode Pastors Los and Wayne discuss the topic of man-pleasing! What's it like living in a super-sensitive culture like the one we live in? How does this relate to the recent attack Dave Chappelle? What does it look like to fear man? Why does it seem like many Christians are more concerned with Man pleasing than pleasing God? This and so much more...

In this episode, Wayne & Los discuss being in the middle ground of Evangelical Christianity. To some they're "not reformed enough" and to others they're "too reformed"! Which one is it?! There's a lot of misconceptions and misunderstanding that comes when you identify as Reformed, and the guys in The Basement are here to talk about it!

In this episode, Pastors Los & Wayne give their breakdown on the Will Smith & Chris Rock situation at The Oscars 2022...but from a slightly different perspective…Asking questions and discussing the topics like: Is it ever ok to put your hands on someone for disrespecting you or your spouse? What were some initial thoughts and reaction to what happened? Any deeper reflection/personal thoughts on the issue now? Are there larger issues at hand when things like this happen? What are the dangers of sharing things like this on social media as Christians? What other serious moments have been turned into memes and should this concern the Christian Church? ...and so much more!

In this episode Stract and Doctrynal join Wayne & Los to discuss the theology, thoughts, and life behind Stract's most recent music project titled "The Warm-Ups Precede the Workouts." Topics: What is most essential to preparing as a believer when engaging the world? Objectivity from the Scriptures, not objectivity for the Scriptures The importance and dangers of relevance What hinders growing in faith and how can we overcome those obstacles? ...and so much more!

Recently losing a good friend in Robbins Nguyen, Wayne and Los dedicate this episode to the memories, loved ones and especially Rob's son Evans who are left behind. They discuss what it means to be a good friend, why it's important that we are friends with Jesus, why it's important to check on your strong friends and how to help a friend that may be suffering. The GoFundMe is posted below for those who would like to help Rob's son Evans after suffering the unexpected loss of his father, Robbins Nguyen on March 4, 2022. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-evans-after-unexpected-loss-of-his-father?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR3Ut9Iv2XuPWAF9TztMV2THIhWKPUm5wm3aO8NJl6rfTAu7YCw52EIfO78

In this episode, Los, Wayne & Josh discuss today's lack of emphasis on praying consistently for Ukraine, Russia, and our enemies. Breaking down what intercessory prayer is and why it's important, sharing some personal experiences with praying for others, the need for corporate prayer, and also some thoughts on their church's most recent "prayer nights.”

Special guest Lem James joins Wayne & Los as they discuss alot of crazy things going on in the church! Pastor Michael Todd spittin on faces in the pulpit, Hillsong Church getting exposed, Pastor Greg Locke calling out witches in his church, and so much more! How should christians respond and how can glorify God in our reaction? So much to discuss...#pressPLAY

Special guests Tim Bertolet & Rachel Schmoyer join Los & Wayne as they discuss Scriptures on "the end times" and define different views on Christian eschatology. What are the differences between Dispensational Pre-Millennialism, Amillennialism, Post-Millennialism, Historic Pre-Millennialism? How can Christians who hold to differing views on eschatology still find unity and fellowship with one another? So much to discuss...

In this episode Wayne and Los discuss what it means to build up the church, why it's essential to be part of a healthy church, and how building up the church has looked for them as they plant a church in Lancaster city. This one has theology, thoughts, a whole lot of life...and so much more!

In this episode, Pastor Los and Wayne discuss the announcement that Brady Goodwin (Phanatik of Cross Movement) recently, admitting that he has left the Christian faith. Is this apostasy? What are our thoughts? When we texted Brady behind the scenes about it, what did he have to say about it? How should the church handle this? And so much more!

In this episode, Los and Wayne continue the discussion on Christian Deconstructionism with special guest Tony Beard! What happens when someone close to you falls away from the faith? Does your relationship change? How so? How can Scripture help deal with Deconstructionism? So much more!

In this episode, Wayne and Los discuss the hot, controversial topic of Christian Deconstructionism! What does it mean? How should Christians respond? Does it have a potential to be dangerous? How can the church be more effective in this area?

Wayne and Los add Rome to the discussion as they go live asking questions like: is theology more than holding to doctrinal statements? What does it…what should it look like? How will living out theology effect your devotion to God and to the local church? So much to discuss...press play!

In this episode we discuss what to do when Christians embrace a false gospel, what being “bewitched” means, the importance of holding to the true gospel, how the apostle Paul teaches gospel truths in Galatians using the patriarch Abraham, and so much more…

Wayne and Los sit down and react to sermon clips, discussing the biblical theology (or the lack thereof) of Pastor Steven Furtick, why false teachers need to be exposed, and what the gospel actually is by looking at the Apostle Paul's theology in Galatians. This is a must watch!

In this season 6 opening episode, Pastor Los and Wayne discuss more than plans for season 6 of The Basement. They break down Kanye West's VIRAL interview with the Drink Champs network, what being "unequally yoked" means, and how this points to the common problem today of Christians who struggle with being unequally yoked with unbelievers.

In this season 5 finale episode, Wayne, Rome and Pastor Los sit down & discuss the power of prayer, God's Word, praising God, fellowship with the saints and the communion with the Holy Spirit as go through these difficult times we face. How should we react to the Vaccine Mandate issued by President Biden? How are we to handle stress and anxiety? Will God bless the USA in spite of its ungodly ways? Press PLAY!

In this episode, special guest Chaplain Lemuel James joins Wayne and Los as they discuss the fear of man, the fears of life and how they come against fearing the Lord. Why is the fear of man wrong? What is the fear of God? Why should Christians fear a loving God? So much to discuss, so little time...press play and support The Basement!

In light of recent happenings, Pastor Los and Wayne sit down with special guest Luis Torres and discuss the Afghanistan situation. Breaking down the biblical concept of being “strangers and exiles” in this world, they also speak on finding hope in horrible times like these and staying encouraged in Christ when we (or others we know) wanna give up. This has been described by listeners as a timely, comforting and edifying episode!

"The thought life of the Christian, when focused on the eternal, will best equip them to deal with the temporal." In this episode Wayne and Pastor Los discuss the topic of having a mind aligned with the Word of God. What is heaven's mentality? What are some of the worldly truths we're told to believe? What's the difference between the mind of man and the mind of God? This is a must watch episode, press play!

In this episode, Wayne and Pastor Los revisit a discussion from 2019! In their 5th episode, they discussed the modern obsession of finding "a church with all the right things". How should one even start searching for a church home? What are some requirements…what are some deal breakers? What's the deal with people treating the church as if it's a business?? This and so much more is being broken down in this episode, so press play and share!

Karla Li and Lynette Morales join Pastor Los and Wayne to discuss the existence of life in the womb. Why Christians believe there is life in the womb, why we need to protect this life and preserve it, the evil of Planned Parenthood, personal stories on abortion and witnessing to mothers at abortion clinics and so much more!

In this episode, Pastor Los and Wayne discuss pride, arrogance and how self-righteousness are connected to one another. Why are they such a problem in the church, for the Christian's witness to the world and in the individual's life? How should pride and arrogance be disciplined in the church, what does the bible tell us about humility, and so much more!

In this episode, Pastor Los and Wayne discuss communicating truth and the importance of denying self in favor of others, using discernment in all situations, and disciplining in truth and love. Described by the live audience as "pastoral", "encouraging" and "food for the soul", this is an episode you don't wanna miss...press play!

In this Fellas Night episode, special guests Lem, Rome and Josh join Wayne and Pastor Los in The Basement and discuss the Expository Preaching Conference they attended recently, which was hosted by Ligonier & Steve Lawson. Breaking down what happened, what they learned, the importance of expository preaching, and how to live it out in our local churches and everyday lives as Christians! This is a must watch. Press play....

In this episode, Josh sits down with Wayne and Pastor Los to discuss the good, the bad & extremely UGLY of Christians and social media! Consulting the scriptures and sharing personal experiences they explain why WHAT we post as Christians matter, HOW we conduct ourselves online and WHY we do or don't do things via social media is important. Press play!

In this episode Stract joins Wayne & Pastor Los as they discuss the sacredness of the pulpit. Breaking down extreme sermons from Dr.Eric Mason & Pastor Jeff Durbin on systemic racism and woke theology, and go into specifics about what preaching is and what preaching isn't. This is a good one!

Tonite the guys in The Basement discuss another false teaching that continues to infiltrate the American Church:The feel-good, itchy-ear, belly-rubbing teachings of the therapeutic gospel! They break down what the falsehoods of the "Therapeutic Gospel", even showing how the true gospel does comfort us…but in the biblical way! They also share their personal thoughts and experiences with the therapeutic gospel...press play!

Pastor Los and Wayne discuss the lack of comfortability that Christians are feeling as they live out their faith on a daily basis. Politically, theologically, ecumenically, there's just so many different ways a Christian may feel uncomfortable. Does Gods promise comfort? Or does He only promise pain and suffering and no comfort? How should the church balance this? So many questions answered in this episode!

Special guest Pastor Clifford Stanley Morton joins Pastor Los and Wayne as they follow up on the case of George Floyd and Derek Chauvin. Bouncing back and forth between topics and questions from the live audience, they speak on social justice vs biblical justice, Scriptures on God's thoughts of justice and arguments that are happening between Christians concerning justice. This one ends on a light and encouraging note, so make sure to press play and enjoy!

Special guest Joshua Guider joins Pastor Los and Wayne Vince Cooley as they discuss people the potential dangers in "seeking truth"! What about when a professing believer dis deeper into knowledge and falls into heresy, eventually falling away from the faith? Can a true Christian become an apostate? Will there be more "falling away" because of churches being shut down? So much to discuss!

In this episode Bryce joins Wayne and Pastor Los as they discuss the life, death and controversial legacy of Ravi Zacharias. This is a great watch but hard listen, filled with emotions of hurt, grief, betrayal and righteous anger. The sins, the investigation, the victims, how we should deal with this as Christians, what lessons we learn from this and so much more! This episode is a must-watch...

Believe it or not…the guys in The Basement have never done an episode on the resurrection of Jesus! So in this episode they discuss the importance of Jesus rising from the grave, what it means if He died but did not raise from the grave, and most importantly, breaking down what the phrase “Jesus paid it all” actually means....there's so much to unpack. Press play!

Cancel Culture continues...wanting to cancel everything but sin itself! In this episode Pastor Los and Wayne discuss how the world loves evil and hates good...They even go to the gospel account of an innocent Jesus being rejected and a guilty murderer Barabbas being set free! How does this relate to what we're witnessing today? What will persecution look like in the USA? So much to discuss...

In this episode, Pastor Los and Wayne discuss the dangers of division in the church and why unity is so important. A similar topic but broken down differently than before, starting with something that Pastor Los posted on social media, moving to discuss the "Chloe's people" argument in 1 Corinthians and sharing reasons on why we see division in the church. Press play!

The Basement is back with Season 5! It's time to catch up in the place where THEOLOGY meets THOUGHTS of LIFE...news/updates, viral videos and articles, politics, thoughts on Voddie Baucham and the Wrath and Grace conference that happened in January and so much more!

It's not only Inauguration Day...it's the finale of Season 4 of The Basement! What's our thoughts on former President Trump being impeached TWICE and what's our thoughts on new President Joe Biden? What are some lessons we learned in Season 4? What does the phrase "If the Lord Wills" really mean? We also give our predictions on upcoming events and potential dangers in the American Church! Press play....

What's going on right now?! People are fighting, people are scared, and there's CHAOS not only in Washington, D.C., but all throughout America and in the American Church! Is this what judgment from God on our nation looks like?? How dangerous is Christian nationalism? Has there been dishonesty and fraud with this election? So much to discuss in the place where THEOLOGY meets the THOUGHTS of LIFE!

Pastor Los and Wayne sit down and discuss the gospel and culture again..this time more in depth! Are the Scriptures clear on telling us how to engage with the culture around us? How can we bring who we are culturally into our churches & not feel like we need to assimilate? How can we do a better job with unity in our multicultural churches? What does the gospel have to say about bringing many cultures together in one church body? What does this multicultural church look like in the New Testament? Tune in!

In this episode Wayne and Pastor Los discuss the gospel & racism again! But this time they go deeper and break down more topics like: What's so sinful about being racist? Are there any credible theologians that use the Scriptures to deal with today's racism? How Does the Gospel Help Us Deal with Racism today? How should the church be involved with handling racism in the world? ...these and so much more!

Timothy Bertolet joins Wayne & Pastor Los in The Basement for a special Christmas episode! Is it a pagan holiday? Why has it been celebrated throughout history? What are some realities of the good news fulfilled in the incarnation of God's Son? What about the consumerism and materialism we witness during the Christmas season?? Is Christmas season really a joy to the world? So much to discuss...press play!

The Reformed Raza Podcast joins Pastor Los & Wayne in The Basement to discuss the difficulties of being "Christian" and engaging with culture. Questions like: How do we determine whether we are being godly or being worldly? Is there a such thing as "sacred culture and secular culture"? How do we balance "being cultured" and "being Christian"? Can we be true to our own culture and serve Jesus at the same time? How do we balance this? ...and so much more!

In this episode Pastor Los & Wayne discuss missions work! How should we define the Christian mission? How does the incarnation of Jesus set the example for missions work? How should our own salvation impact our passion for missions? Leading the way with personal testimonies, they not only share memories but also speak on the American Church's responsibilities, duties & priorities relating to the mission!

Global sickness, politics and disagreements among Christians have been the biggest highlights of the year for the American Church. And although 2020 is almost over...2021 might be even crazier! How can we rejoice while we suffer? How does a proper theology of suffering and gratefulness help us? What are the dangers of complaining? Does the Bible have anything to say about thankfulness?? So much to discuss!

Wade of Wrath and Grace Radio joins Church Planter/Pastor Los & Wayne as they discuss the good, the bad and the beauty of Church Planting! What are some struggles/obstacles the pastor will face? What are some common mistakes many church planters make? Why do so many Christians treat church like it's a business? What about not "meeting the numbers" or what other say is "success" as a church? This one's a gem!

In this episode Pastor Stanley Morton joins Pastor Los and Wayne and discusses a wide variety of subjects that relate to the Gospel and Race, helping Christians to deal with the problem of racism. Does admitting the reality of racism mean giving in to victimhood? How has the American Church dealt with racism? How does Historical Revisionism, Intersectionality and Critical Race Theory play into the conversation? Does the Bible speak about any of this? All of this and so much more in this episode!

This is an interview done with The Reformed Raza on the "Preservation of the saints". This is a doctrine that simply says that God will preserve or keep the salvation of those whom He has chosen to be saved. Also discussed: What is the Armenian view? Can an elect person fall completely away from salvation? Hebrews 6:4-6 If it's God keeping me, am I just a puppet? Why is vital for God to keep His people? What is an application of this doctrine that we can use personally? Check it out...it's a GOOD one!

Sermon on Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. (Matthew 4:1-11)