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Send us a textNavigating the boundary between law and grace is one of Christianity's most challenging theological frontiers. In this thought-provoking discussion on Galatians 2:19-20, we explore Paul's powerful declaration: "Through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God."What does it mean to be "dead to the law"? How does our crucifixion with Christ transform our spiritual reality? These questions lead us to a profound truth - that adding any requirements to Christ's finished work fundamentally alters the gospel itself. As one participant poignantly remarks, "You can be married to Christ or Moses, but not both."The conversation unfolds to address practical questions about relating to those with different theological perspectives. How do we engage with people who insist on adding legal requirements to faith? When should we continue dialogue, and when should we "shake the dust off our feet"? We offer nuanced perspectives on maintaining doctrinal integrity while approaching disagreements with both wisdom and grace.We examine how the law itself condemns us as sinners and drives us to Christ, freeing us from its power once we're in Him. This spiritual reality isn't about license to sin but about finding our righteousness in Christ rather than in our own law-keeping efforts.The discussion culminates with a powerful reflection on our identification with Christ's death and resurrection. When He died, we died with Him. When He rose, we received new life - not a modified version of our old life, but Christ's very life within us.Join us for this enlightening exploration of what it truly means to live not by law but by faith in the Son of God "who loved me and gave himself for me."Support the show

Send us a textBaptism represents a profound moment in a believer's journey – not as a requirement for salvation, but as a public declaration of an inward reality already accomplished through faith. This conversation explores the beautiful symbolism of baptism as "ceremonial marriage" between the believer and Christ, making visible our commitment to join ourselves to Him while turning away from the world.Through personal testimonies, we hear moving accounts of believers who experienced baptism after genuine conversion – sometimes immediately, sometimes years later. These stories reveal the joy of public declaration, especially when shared with family members who make the same commitment. As one participant beautifully expressed, baptism is like "updating your relationship status" – you must be in the relationship before you can announce it to the world.The discussion takes a sobering turn as we confront modern Christianity's tendency to nullify Christ's work. Many believers find creative excuses to avoid biblical practices like baptism, fellowship, and engagement with God's Word, revealing a troubling lack of desire for spiritual things. The contrast is striking – people willingly sit through marathon movie sessions but struggle with an hour-long sermon.Paul's powerful warning in Galatians 2:21 anchors our exploration of grace versus law: "I do not frustrate the grace of God, for if righteousness came by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." Adding any element of law-keeping to salvation not only frustrates God's grace but renders Christ's sacrifice meaningless. As one participant poignantly observed, returning to legalism after salvation is like "being freed from prison, then voluntarily walking back into your cell and locking the door."We conclude with the profound truth that salvation has always been by grace through faith – from the beginning of time until now. Every person throughout history has been saved the same way, not by works or law-keeping, but by God's grace received through faith. Join us for this rich exploration of baptism, grace, and our eternal relationship with Christ.Support the show

Send us a textWhat happens when well-meaning believers start adding requirements to salvation by faith alone? Paul's letter to the Galatians confronts this dangerous tendency head-on, and his words remain just as relevant today as when they were first penned.The conflict centers on a simple question with profound implications: How are we justified before God? Paul makes his position crystal clear—"By the works of the law shall no flesh be justified." Yet the Galatian believers were being influenced by Judaizers who insisted that while faith in Christ was good, they still needed to be circumcised to truly be right with God.This struggle between faith alone and faith-plus-works continues to challenge Christians across denominations and traditions. Whether it's baptism, speaking in tongues, Sabbath observance, or dietary restrictions, many believers still feel compelled to add something to Christ's finished work. As one participant in our discussion noted, "When they start adding that 'but,' they don't know the gospel."What makes Paul's argument so powerful is his personal testimony. As a former Pharisee who understood the law better than most, he recognized its inability to justify sinners. The problem wasn't with God's law, which remains holy and good, but with human frailty. No one can perfectly fulfill the law's demands, which is precisely why salvation must come through another means—by grace through faith.When Paul writes, "If I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor," he's highlighting the danger of returning to a system he knows cannot save. Having abandoned law-keeping as the path to righteousness, any attempt to reestablish it would constitute a rejection of Christ's sufficient work.The simplicity of the gospel is both its beauty and its stumbling block. We're justified by faith alone in the finished work of Jesus Christ—nothing more, nothing less. This message strips away human pride and religious performance, leaving us to rest completely in what God has done rather than what we must do. And that, perhaps, is why we find it so difficult to accept without trying to add our own contributions.Have you been complicating the simple message of salvation by grace through faith? What "buts" have you been adding to the gospel? The freedom Christ offers comes when we finally stop trying to earn what has already been freely given.Support the show

Send us a textThe age-old struggle between grace and legalism takes center stage in this deep, theological exploration of what makes a gospel truly "good news." From the very first moments, we dive into the dangerous territory of gospel additions – those requirements some claim are necessary for salvation beyond faith in Christ.Through careful examination of Paul's letter to the Galatians, we unpack how certain religious groups distort the gospel by adding requirements like water baptism, Sabbath observance, dietary restrictions, or temple rituals. The Mormon church serves as a case study, with their requirements for baptism of the dead and abstention from tea and coffee according to their "Word of Wisdom." As one participant powerfully states, "If you add anything to the gospel, it's no longer the gospel."The conversation reaches its theological depth when exploring Paul's confrontation with Judaizers who demanded Gentile converts be circumcised. This historical conflict perfectly mirrors modern debates about what constitutes saving faith. We examine the profound statement in Galatians 2:19 – "For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God" – revealing how the law's purpose was always to expose our need for grace rather than provide a pathway to earn God's favor.Perhaps most moving is the moment a worship leader shares lyrics from the hymn "All Sufficient Merit," bringing several participants to tears with its powerful reminder that Christ's work alone is sufficient. The song encapsulates the entire discussion: "I lay down my garments. Many empty boasts, good works now all corrupted by a sinful host. Dressed in my Lord Jesus, a crimson robe made white."This isn't merely academic theology – it's the beating heart of Christian freedom. Understanding that salvation comes through faith alone liberates believers from the crushing weight of trying to earn God's favor while simultaneously inspiring a heartfelt response of gratitude that manifests in godly living. Join us for this transformative conversation about what makes the gospel truly good news, and discover why anything added to grace is no longer grace.Support the show

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Frustrating God's Grace - (PART 1 of 4) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 7/21/2025 Bible: Galatians 2:18-21 Length: 32 min.

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Frustrating God's Grace - (PART 2 of 4) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 7/21/2025 Bible: Galatians 2:18-21 Length: 32 min.

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Frustrating God's Grace (PART 3 of 4) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 7/21/2025 Bible: Galatians 2:18-21 Length: 32 min.

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Frustrating God's Grace (PART 4 of 4) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 7/21/2025 Length: 32 min.

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Jesus has a very stern, serious message for the religious leaders of His day. And it's a message we need to hear today. The Lord was speaking hard truth but did so with love. And was willing to speak the truth even if it meant they would crucify Him! We'll hear what He has to say here on a Daily Walk. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1368/29

Motivated by God's Grace -  Part 1Principle 6, Titus 2:11-14To help Christians live godly lives, we should motivate them by clearly teaching the wonder of God's saving grace.NEW! - Let us know what you think of the program! Support the show

Motivated by God's Grace -  Part 1Principle 6, Titus 2:11-14To help Christians live godly lives, we should motivate them by clearly teaching the wonder of God's saving grace.NEW! - Let us know what you think of the program! Support the show

Rhythms of Grace: Part 1 Who am I Becoming? by

This week we pick up where we left off in Matthew chapter 23 where Jesus is rebuking the religious leaders of the day. As you hear these woes allow it to encourage you to be a speaker of truth in love. Jesus models this for us beautifully. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1368/29

As the student questions series continues, I'm talking through ideas for conversation inspired from a text we use in Core Theology class at Concordia University-Irvine–Called to Believe by Steven Mueller. In this episode we continue with chapter 12, which discusses the means of grace. Some thought prompts for discussion: Neither closed nor open communion are consistent with the will of God or His good message.  Is there an alternative? No human being has the authority to forgive sins Leavened vs. unleavened bread Fire vs. water--how do we think about Christianity? Giver vs. gifts

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As the student questions series continues, I'm talking through ideas for conversation inspired from a text we use in Core Theology class at Concordia University-Irvine–Called to Believe by Steven Mueller. In this episode we continue with chapter 12, which discusses the means of grace. Some thought prompts for discussion: I've heard it said, "We baptize babies because they can't believe."  What would be a helpful response to this?  The phrase "born again" does not occur in the Bible.  Is this a surprise? The Bible teaches "believer baptism".  What does that mean? "You can't be saved unless you are baptized." What are we to do with this? What about the argument that it's not possible for Jesus to give us His body and blood to eat and drink?

As the student questions series continues, I'm talking through ideas for conversation inspired from a text we use in Core Theology class at Concordia University-Irvine–Called to Believe by Steven Mueller. In this episode we turn to chapter 12, which discusses the means of grace. What are the means of grace?  And how do we respond to the claim that the sacraments are only symbolic?

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Because God's grace has saved me from sin, I must continue to live in His grace to live a life pleasing unto Him, looking ahead to His glorious return.

Today on The program, pastor Al Pittman continues his study of Galatians, and has us turn to the fifth chapter. It's here that the apostle Paul combats the legalists of his day with the message of God's grace. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1425/29

Pastor Al Pittman will show us today what the apostle Paul was referring to when he told the Galatians “They have fallen from grace”. And as we go along in this section of Galatians, we'll receive a very strong but needed warning not to pursue self-righteousness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1425/29

Ruth, Finding Favor in the Field of Grace Part 04 - Dr. Lynn Hiles dynamically teaches on the finished work of the cross, the message of God's never-ending love, and His grace which causes us to have an abundant life. www.lynnhiles.com

Here in America, we consider it a courtesy to open and close a door for another person. Some of us guys forget that about the fourth or fifth year of marriage, right? Today, we'll observe God opening and closing doors for His children, and specifically the apostle Paul. God sovereignly orchestrates the events of our lives, and that can be a great comfort to know. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1425/29

In Part 2, we start off talking about the underground nature of trans and drag safe spaces such as Compton's back in the Sixities, and well before that. Because of this, precise records of places and events are often hard to come by. Saoirse also speaks to the human psychology of needing other people to act in order to justify joining an action. Of course, everyone's threshold for this varies. Shane joins in to talk about how queer history is the story of fighting back against hate when there's nothing left to lose. Folks on the frontlines of these battles don't always plan the fights that end up happening. Case in point—the events at Compton's Cafeteria that form the basis of the play. Then we shift the conversation to talk about Compton's Cafeteria Riot and how the play came about. Mark Nassar (Tony and Tina's Wedding) saw the Tenderloin Museum's (TLM) exhibition on the riot at Compton's and soon got in touch with Donna Personna and Collette LeGrande through a project the two were working on at the time—Beautiful by Night, a short documentary about their lives as trans people and drag queens. Over the course of about a year of periodic meetings at Mark's house, where Donna and Collette shared their stories of Compton's and the riot, the three weaved together enough personal stories to create an immersive play. Katie Conry at the Tenderloin Museum told the group that if something ever came out of what they're doing, to let her know. Shane shares her story of the first time she saw Donna Personna perform. Prior to that, Shane thought that drag was a young person's thing. She'd never seen someone of Donna's age do drag. But she was blown away and was able to meet Donna. That night, Donna hinted to Shane about the project she was working on with Mark Nassar and Collette LeGrande. She told Shane that when the time came, when they had something ready, she'd let her know. About a year later, Shane was at Mark's house reading for the role of Rusty, the character based on Donna. Some of this story has already appeared on Storied: SF, in the podcast on Katie and TLM. The museum helped bring the play to life by getting a space for the production. It was 2018. They were doing it. The first run of Compton's Cafeteria Riot lasted several months. It was deemed a success and the plan was to bring it back in 2020. But the universe had different ideas. Prior to the pandemic, the biggest challenge was securing a space. But then, Shane says she was at Piano Fight in February 2020 for an event to sign a lease on a new spot. Just a few weeks later, the first shelter-in-place orders were handed down. Shane speaks to what it means, now more than five years down the road and in a very different political and social environment, to get the play staged. And Saoirse talks about how honored she is and how personal it is for her to portray an actual living legend (Collette LeGrande). I ask Shane and Saoirse to respond to this season's theme on Storied—”keep it local.” Saorise then shares the story of being targeted and harassed by right-wing bigots (is there any other kind?) right here in San Francisco. She tells this story to emphasize that, even in The City, trans people are not safe from fascist transphobia and violence that are spreading across the nation and the world. She also speaks to the massive wealth disparity here in SF and The Bay. All of this to say that for Saoirse, keeping it local requires engaging with all of these truths. Shane begins by riffing off of Saoirse's response. She works for The City and County of San Francisco and wonders whether some of her coworkers know what's at risk. She points to right-wing groups coming to SF to hold “de-transition” events. She then ends the episode by cataloging the many reasons she loves The City and wants us all to fight for it. For more information and to buy tickets for Compton's Cafeteria Riot, please go to comptonscafeteriariot.com. And follow the production on Instagram @comptonscafeteriariot. We recorded this episode in the Compton's Cafeteria Riot play space in the Tenderloin in May 2025. Photography by Mason J.

Today, Pastor Al Pittman will urge us to do live by faith. Galatians chapter four will be our text for today's teaching. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1425/29

Saoirse Grace was one of the first successful in vitro pregnancies in Massachusetts. In this episode, Saoirse is joined by her Compton's Cafeteria Riot play costar, Shane Zaldivar. The two share short versions of their respective life stories and how they got to the Bay Area and San Francisco. Then we dig into the history of the Compton's Cafeteria riot, followed by a conversation on the play about the riot, their roles in it, and the actual lived experiences of trans people today. Saoirse, who plays Collette in the play, was born in Boston and grew up a little there, and a little in San Diego. But she got into some trouble in school and was sent to reform school in Austria, near her ancestral homeland in the Dolomites. After high school, not exactly wanting to come back to the US, she went to France for college, where she studied Spanish language literature. This whole time, Saoirse was a professional actor. She started acting in third grade. By seventh grade or so, she knew that acting was something she loved to do. After about a decade of just acting, Saoirse joined an aerial circus, where she was a trapeze artist for a group in Texas called Sky Candy. After a few years in Austin, working and doing circus performances, Saoirse came to San Francisco to go to law school. She says, perhaps half-jokingly, that she still wanted to perform, but to do so in a way that made more money than acting. She went to USF and did some police accountability work, but ultimately, practicing law didn't work out. And so, after a short time in Las Vegas doing porn and sex work, Saoirse came back to The Bay to do a PhD program to become a professor. It was another opportunity to have an audience, but to also make more money than other performing careers. But that also didn't pan out. This run with the Compton's Cafeteria Riot play is Saoirse's first foray back into acting in more than a decade. Backing up a little, I ask Saoirse about her first move to San Francisco and what she thought of it. She shares the story of leaving Austin, packing up as much as she could fit on her bicycle in Seattle, and riding down the Pacific coast to get here. Wow. At the end of that roughly 1,000-mile ride, she arrived in The City during the Pride parade in 2013. The timing! She soon found work as a bicycle mechanic, something Saoirse still does more than a decade later. Then we get to know Shane Zaldivar, who plays Rusty in Compton's Cafeteria Riot. Shane was born and raised in Florida, where she spent time between there and Belize, where a lot of her family is from. Her mom had Shane when she was relatively young, and so she spent a lot of time with her mom's family, both in Belize and in the US. Life in Florida was rough for Shane. She was bullied a lot early in life for her femininity. She says that when she visits now, she gets no joy out of the place except to be with family members. Belize was much more hospitable for her. She went to middle school and high school in the Central American country. But she ended up getting a scholarship to attend college at Florida International University, which she says is a diverse place. It was at college that Shane had several awakenings—her sexuality, her love of doing drag. But she says her biggest realization, the one that led her to the Bay Area, was around cannabis. Where she had previously bought into the idea that weed was this terrible thing, from the first time Shane tried it, it changed everything for her. Shane set out to learn everything she could about the plant and its medicinal, healing properties. She took a college class in Florida on hallucinogens and in that class learned about a school in Oakland called Oaksterdam University. That's what led Shane to The Bay. She raised money for the flight and registration at her new school. Once here, she patched together a liberal arts degree in Oakland, studying such topics as hospitality, theater, and anthropology. It was 2014, and she lived in Oakland, too. But it dawned on her later that San Francisco was only a bridge away. After moving around from hostel to hostel, she found an affordable place of her own in The City. It didn't take Shane long to fall in love with the Bay Area. She soon discovered events like Folsom Street Fair and spots like The Stud. She got a job in the Ferry Building and found a place to live, a place she still resides in 10 years later. She says that San Francisco is where she really got to explore her art and her activism. In addition to being in a band, Shane is the Pop-up Drag Queen, a local fixture who performs al fresco, usually in front of the Ferry Building. Then we talk about her foray into acting, something that came about relatively recently in Shane's life. From the first time she acted, back in Florida, she felt an intense joy that has stayed with her. It marked the first time she played with gender. Today, she identifies as a trans woman. The first run of Compton's, back in 2018, was her return to the art and her first really serious acting gig. We wrap up Part 1 with the historical event behind the Compton's Cafeteria riot, the basis of the play. It was August 1966, so nearly 60 years ago. No one is sure of the exact date, but it was a weekend. “The Tenderloin at the time was the Vegas of San Francisco,” Saoirse tells us. The neighborhood was also the only place that drag queens and trans women were allowed to exist. There was less of a distinction between the two back then—something important to understand, both in this conversation and also in the play. Similarly to the story of Stonewall in New York (which took place two years after Compton's), police did their best not to let these folks exist. The cops commonly conducted raids and sweeps, both on the street and in otherwise safe spaces, which Compton's Cafeteria was. But on that day in August 1966, a trans woman at Compton's decided to fight back, throwing a mug of hot coffee on an officer. Her tight-knit community had her back, as did Vanguard (a radical queer and trans youth organization), and the riot had begun. Check back next week for Part 2 with Shane and Saoirse. And find tickets to the Compton's Cafeteria Riot play here. We recorded this podcast inside the performance space on Larkin in the Tenderloin where Compton's Cafeteria Riot is having its 2025 run. Photography by Jeff Hunt

Ruth, Finding Favor in the Field of Grace Part 03 - Dr. Lynn Hiles dynamically teaches on the finished work of the cross, the message of God's never-ending love, and His grace which causes us to have an abundant life. www.lynnhiles.com

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As Pastor Ken continues to teach through the book of Hosea, he'll be challenging you to return to your first love and to do those good works you first did when you fell in love with Jesus. Our first love is the love Christ gives us for God and each other. Don't allow your love relationship to cool into mere religion. You should be zealous for the truth, but that zeal should be tempered so that you are always “speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ”.  

Ruth, Finding Favor in the Field of Grace Part 02 - Dr. Lynn Hiles dynamically teaches on the finished work of the cross, the message of God's never-ending love, and His grace which causes us to have an abundant life. www.lynnhiles.com

Ruth, Finding Favor in the Field of Grace Part 01 - Dr. Lynn Hiles dynamically teaches on the finished work of the cross, the message of God's never-ending love, and His grace which causes us to have an abundant life. www.lynnhiles.com

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We hope you enjoyed this episode.For more information regarding Equipt Conference, check this link: https://clcmemphis.life/equipt-conferenceIf you haven't yet, make sure to leave a review and let us know your thoughts on the content this week. Also, make sure to add our podcast to your library if you haven't yet, so you don't miss our weekly content. Also, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠seedgiver.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and consider becoming a part of this missions initiative. With your spare change, you can change the world!

Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit

Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit