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Worship isn't a checklist. Romans 12 tells why a renewed mind, not a list of rules, is what it means to offer yourself to God. Click here to read the sermon True and Proper Worship Romans 12:1–2 Well, I'm back. So good to see you again today. I was joking a few weeks ago that I'm kind of like a bad penny — I'll just keep turning up again and again. Bryce was kind enough to let me know that they've discontinued pennies, so I need to be very careful about that joke. So thank you, Bryce. So yes, here we are. We're back. What I'd like to do with you today is continue the conversation we've been having for the past few weeks that I've been here. If you remember a couple of weeks ago, we were in 1 Peter, and we hit on this idea that we are priests in God's house [See "A Spiritual House," June 14, 2026]. We said that priesthood can face two directions. Number one, it can face toward God — in that sense, we are the priests in God's house who offer spiritual sacrifices to God. But we also said that priesthood can face one another — not because we need any priest but Jesus to stand between us and God, but because sometimes God chooses to minister to people through other people. So sometimes we have the privilege of speaking for God to one another, of acting on behalf of God among one another. That priesthood can face God; it can also face one another. For the next couple of weeks — I'll be here this week and next week — I'd like to focus on both sides of that coin. Today we're going to focus on what it means to be priests before God. What does it mean to face God? Next week we'll talk about what it means to be priests among one another, to be empowered by the Spirit for mutual ministry. But today, what we're going to talk about is this: what is it to be a priest before God? To do that, I'd like to take you to Romans chapter twelve, verses one and two. It's a well-known passage of Scripture from the apostle Paul to a group of Christians in the city of Rome. Let's go ahead and put that up there. Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God — this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — His good, pleasing, and perfect will. (Rom 12:1–2, NIV) Now, as we come to this passage of Scripture, we can see that the apostle Paul is doing something similar to what Peter was doing a couple of weeks ago. Peter was playing on this imagery of temples and priests and sacrifices (cf. 1 Pet 2:5, 9), and Paul is doing the same thing here. When Paul says that we should offer our bodies as a living sacrifice, he's playing on the same kind of imagery — but he takes it a step further than Peter did. For Peter, we ourselves are the temple of God; we ourselves are the priests in God's house; we ourselves are offering spiritual sacrifices to God. That's all true for Paul too, but Paul takes it a step further and says that not only are we the ones who offer sacrifices — we ourselves become the sacrifices. So for Peter, we offer spiritual sacrifices to God. For Paul, we offer our own bodies as sacrifices. As he talks about this, he's talking about a very specific practice that took place in the ancient world: animal sacrifice.1 That's something very foreign to us — we talk about it when we're reading the Bible or talking about ancient history. But for Paul's audience, for the people in Rome, this would have been something that was just part of life. So let's look at this next slide. I don't know if you can see it very well, but this is a relief from the first century of a sacrificial procession moving toward an altar — basically we have a pig, a sheep, and a bull. The idea is that these animals will be led to the altar to be offered to the god Mars. So Paul starts talking about animal sacrifice and worship, and the people at Rome know exactly what that means. They see things like this taking place. You could also go back to the Old Testament, where in God's relationship with God's people Israel, there is a space for animal sacrifice. We're not going to go into all the reasons for that right now, but suffice it to say that animal sacrifice was something people in the ancient world understood. So Paul draws on this imagery. He says — you know about this practice of animal sacrifice. Well, for Christians, you were a priest, you were offering sacrifices, but then he stretches that image a little bit. He says, but you're not going to offer a dead animal on the altar. Instead, you are going to offer yourselves on the altar. You will not be a dead sacrifice that lasts for a moment. You will be a living sacrifice — one that is offered continually before God. You guys kind of see how that's working this morning? He takes this imagery of sacrifice and shifts it a little. We are the priests who offer; we are also the sacrifice ourselves. Which is great, but then you have this question: what does that mean? You think about the sacrifice that takes place on the altar — that happens in a specific way. When you move into this metaphorical, spiritual kind of space, what does it actually mean for us to offer our bodies, our very selves, as a sacrifice to God? I think that's what Paul gets at next. He says, do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Rom 12:2, NIV). So what does it mean to offer our very selves as sacrifices to God? Well, number one, it's a negative — we need to stop doing something. Number two, there's a positive — we need to begin, we need to become something. So what do we need to stop doing? Paul basically says the world has this way of trying to press us into a specific kind of mold. Now we need to be careful here. The world is not all bad. Genesis tells us that when God created, God said that creation was very good (cf. Gen 1:31). That creation has not been completely eclipsed, but there are patterns in this world, there are forces in this world that slant away from God — that sometimes go directly against God. What Paul says is we need to stop being conformed by those kinds of forces. Those things in this world that turn us away from God. Those things in this world that compete with God. We need to stop being formed by those things. Why? Because they're not pleasing to God. If you're going to offer yourself as a sacrifice to God, you've got to put away the things that are not pleasing to God. You've got to stop being pressed into the world's mold. So what might that mean a little more practically this morning? Maybe we need to stop being conformed to the toxic political rhetoric that is rampant in our culture these days. Maybe we need to stop being formed by a mindset that says we only look out for number one. Maybe we need to stop being formed by a culture that is obsessed with competition and one-upping one another. Maybe we need to stop being formed by those voices that say, you know, Jesus — he's pretty cool, he's all right, but really his teachings, they're not practical. We leave those behind when we go into the real world, because there we've got to win. Maybe we need to stop being conformed to these ways of the world that are slanting us away from God. Because if we can put those things away, we can become something new — which is what Paul gets to next. But be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Rom 12:2, NIV). And so with this — stop being conformed to these ways of the world that are against God. Instead, I want you to be transformed, which has to do with your mind, with the way that you think. And then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is, His good, pleasing, and perfect will (Rom 12:2, NIV). So notice this. As long as we are being conformed to the ways of this world that slant away from God, we can't offer ourselves as sacrifices pleasing to God. But once we stop doing that, we can begin this process of transformation in which our minds are renewed in such a way that we are able to test and approve what God's will is. We've hit on this a few times in the past few weeks, but we need to say it again: Christianity is not about to-do lists. Yes, there are things that we want to respect — there are things we know about how God wants us to live our lives. But it's not just — you remember, back in the day, I worked at a church once, and I found their old offering envelopes. On the offering envelopes, there was a check system. If you attended the sermon, you got ten percent. If you tithed, you got maybe twenty percent. If you went to Sunday school, you got — I was always confused why the sermon was only ten percent, right? But with that, it was kind of this idea that if you can just check off all these things, you're being a good Christian. Now those are all good things, but being a Christian goes beyond those things, beyond those practices, beyond those rules. Instead, we're being made into a specific kind of people who can discern what God's will is. Because we know that we're supposed to be loving people, but how many of you ever come to a place where you're just not quite sure what the loving thing to do is? We need to discern God's will in these moments. It's not enough to just have the rules — we have to have a particular kind of mind. We need to be a particular kind of people. So Paul says, I want you to be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you can test and approve what God's will is, God's pleasing and perfect will (cf. Rom 12:2, NIV). And here's the thing — if you can discern what that is, you can pursue it. And if you can pursue it, you can offer yourself as a living sacrifice, day in and day out, as you become the kind of person who knows what God wants and is able to offer that to God as your own worship in view of what God has done for you. So: stop being conformed to the ways of this world that set themselves against God. Be transformed into a different kind of person who can discern what God's will is, and who, once that will is discerned, can then go ahead and pursue it. That is what it means to offer yourself as a living sacrifice to God. But now there's this important question. Okay, I know I need to be transformed. I know that I need to become a certain kind of person — but how do I go about that? First off, this is a work of God in our lives. It doesn't say transform yourself; it says be transformed (Rom 12:2, NIV). That's the first thing we need to put in our back pocket. But beyond that, we could also say there are ways that we can put ourselves in God's way — ways that we agree with the work of God in our lives. One way we do that is we show up for worship, like you have done this morning. We gather around the Scripture together. We raise our voices together and proclaim the praises of our great God. We remind ourselves of this alternative story by which we live. We could talk about worship. Maybe we could talk about Sunday school — about getting together, once again, around the Scriptures, really applying it to our own lives. We could talk about fellowship, just laughing together. We could talk about the ways that we pursue God individually — our quiet times, maybe our times of prayer where we walk through the woods. It looks different for each one of us. The idea here is that there are ways we can put ourselves in God's way. We moved into a house a while back, in a place called Temple, Texas. And I decided I was going to be a gardener. That was before I knew how hard being a gardener was, so I had really grand plans. They didn't really go much further than that, but I went ahead and dug up this section of grass and planted a really beautiful garden. It was symmetrical. It had a birdbath in the center, surrounded by shrubs. I had vines on either side going up the side of the house. It was beautiful — until it started to grow. Because what happened was, half of that garden grew like gangbusters, and the other half just didn't grow at all — it just stayed the same. Any ideas why that was? It was because there was a big oak tree in the front yard, and I wanted to be a gardener, but I didn't do any research. That oak tree meant that half of the garden was always in the shade and half of the garden got sun. The sunny side of the garden grew. The one in the shade didn't. We talk about being transformed. Sometimes we need to talk about what it means for us to step into the light of God — to move into a place where we can be worked on by God, where we can agree with what God is doing in our lives. As I said, that's practices — coming for worship, joining for fellowship, pursuing God in our everyday lives. Maybe the thing to see here is that stepping into God's light isn't just something that we do and then step out of and then step back into. Maybe you could think about it that way, but really, it's a way of life. How many of you here have ever played a sport? All right, there's a few of you. Here's the thing: when you start playing that sport, you have no idea what you're doing. You might understand the rules, but you've really got to think about the rules. Your body doesn't yet move the way it's supposed to move. Let's just talk about baseball, all right? You might know what it means to hit a ball — it's completely different to actually stand in front of a pitcher and take a swing. You actually have to play, and as you play the game, you are made more and more able to play the game. Does that make sense to you guys? You step into the game, and then the people around you — you have a coach, and they help you understand how you can do this better. And as you continue in this way of life, in this particular sport, your body learns how to move. You build up muscle memory. You start to understand all the rules until you're able to discern what is needed in this particular moment — not because you have to think about it all the time, but because you've been formed into a certain kind of person who understands how the game should be played. I think that's what Paul was talking about this morning. It's these practices, but it's more than that. It's us choosing to pursue God together. And as we move in that direction, we begin to learn more and more what it is to be the people of God. We begin to discern more and more what God desires in different kinds of situations. We begin to understand who God is calling us to be in ministry to the surrounding community. We begin building up some muscle memory. We begin building an understanding of this world that just flows with how God moves. Now, do we ever get it perfect? No. At the same time, we can become — we can become more, we can become suited to pursuing the kind of life that is an ever-present offering, that is holy and pleasing to God. May we be that kind of people. May we step into the light. Endnotes 1 The relief Smith describes is a Roman suovetaurilia panel — the rite takes its name from the three sacrificial animals involved: sus (pig), ovis (sheep), and taurus (bull). This particular relief, a marble sarcophagus panel from the first half of the 1st century CE, depicts a sacrificial procession dedicated to Mars. It is held by the Musée du Louvre, Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, inventory number Ma 1096 (MR 852), and is not currently on public display. The relief's provenance traces to the Grimani Collection in Venice; it was seized during the French Revolutionary campaigns in Italy in 1798 and was not among the works restituted to Venice after Napoleon's defeat. The suovetaurilia was traditionally offered to Mars and was often performed to conclude a census or military campaign — the type of public, state-level sacrifice familiar to Paul's first-century Roman audience, and the backdrop against which his "living sacrifice" language in Romans 12 would have registered with particular force. Works Cited The Holy Bible, New International Version. 2011. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. Smith, Michael. "A Spiritual House." Sermon, Yates Baptist Church, Durham, NC, June 14, 2026. Suovetaurilia relief (pig, sheep, and bull sacrifice to Mars). Marble sarcophagus panel. Roman, first half of 1st century CE. Musée du Louvre, Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Paris, inv. Ma 1096 (MR 852). © 2026 Michael Smith. All rights reserved.

Here is either free access or order information for three of Jason DeRouchie's writings on Zephaniah. In addition, you'll find a link to the original video interview. (1) "Zephaniah." TGC Commentary (free online). (2) "Zephaniah." Pages 561–604 in Daniel–Malachi. ESV Expository Commentary. Downers Grove, IL: Crossway, 2018 (to order online). (3) Zephaniah. ZECOT 32. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2025 (to order online). Original Video Interview with BooksAtAGlance.com.  or resources connected to biblical theology, visit handstotheplow.org and jasonderouchie.com. To support the work of Hands to the Plow, visit handstotheplow.org. 

In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul affirms both singleness and marriage as good options for Christians. But when he is asked about issues of separation and divorce, Paul applies the teaching of Jesus and the heart of God in a way that offers both grace and truth. There is hope for every marriage to stay together, there is hope for victims, and there is hope for life after divorce.The sermon today is titled "Body Matters." It is the twelfth installment in our series "City Lights: Bearing Witness To A Culture In Crisis." The Scripture reading is from 1 Corinthians 7:8-15 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on November 17, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under LEARN: Christian Scripture.Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript.Podcast Notes (resources used or referenced):Coffman, James Burton. 1 Corinthians. Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible.Hays, Richard B. “Divorce and Remarriage,” in The Moral Vision of  the New Testament, pp. 347-78, NY: HarperOne, 1996.Instone-Brewer, David. Divorce and Remarriage in the Church: Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities, Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2006.Adams, J. E. Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage in the Bible: A Fresh Look at What Scripture Teaches, Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1980 / Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.Grudem, Wayne, Heimbach, Daniel R., Mitchell, C. Ben, & Mitchell, Craig. “Divorce and Remarriage,” in ESV Study Bible, pp. 2545-47, Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008.Collier, Gary D. “Rethinking Jesus on Divorce,” RQ 37/2 (1995): 80-96.Lightfoot, Neil. “Paul on Marriage & Divorce (1 Cor 7).” ACU lectures 1982. (Audio)I'd love to connect with you!Watch sermons and find transcripts at nathanguy.com.Follow along each Sunday through YouTube livestream and find a study guide and even kids notes on the sermon notes page.Follow me @nathanpguy (facebook/instagram/twitter)Subscribe to my email newsletter on substack.

Click here to download this week's sermon manuscript!    Here are the different works that the elders used to prepare for Sunday: Benne, Robert, Good and Bad Ways to Think About Religion and Politics. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2010. Gundry, Stanley N. and Amy E. Black, eds. Five Views on the Church and Politics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015. Leeman, Jonathan and Andy Naselli, How Can I Love Church Members With Different Politics? Wheaton: Crossway, 2020. Leeman, Jonathan and Andy Naselli, "Politics, Conscience, and the Church: Why Christians Passionately Disagree with One Another over Politics, Why They Must Agree to Disagree over Jagged-Line Political Issues, and How.” Themelios, 45, no 1 (2020): 13–31. Strange, Alan, Empowered Witness. Wheaton: Crossway, 2024.   Get connected: Do you want to learn more about Rev22 or become a Partner? Email us and we will connect you with an elder.  Swing by the Prayer Room on the first Sunday of every month after the second service to Get To Know Rev22! Are you looking for a Gospel Community group? We'd love to help you find one! The Church Center app is a great way to stay up-to-date with events, groups, serving, and giving! Check out our upcoming events here! Click here to find a way to serve! Would you like to know what ministries we partner with? Check out our website! Find us on Facebook and Instagram!

As we study 1 John 3:9, we see what John means when he talks says "seed." While ABP is not a scholarly work, I would like to reference any material that my teaching was based on or influenced by: – J. I. Packer, Knowing God (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973), chpt. 6, “He Shall Testify” – Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Theology (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994) – The Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament (Colorado Springs, CO 80918: David C Cook), p.895 (Zane C. Hodges) Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Be sure to check us out at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠adoptedbelievers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find out more about us, articles, and access to all our podcast content and links to various podcast platforms.

As we look at 1 John 3:8b, we see our King's victory over Satan! While ABP is not a scholarly work, I would like to reference any material that my teaching was based on or influenced by: – John Owen, The Glory of Christ – Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Theology (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994) Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Be sure to check us out at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠adoptedbelievers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find out more about us, articles, and access to all our podcast content and links to various podcast platforms.

In this episode, we'll discuss 3 harmful habits – procrastination, negative self-talk, and fear of failure. First, I'll give you my thoughts on each habit then we'll discover what the bible says and what experts have to say. Finally, I'll discuss times when it's okay or not okay, and we'll examine ways to change harmful habits. For Marriage or life coaching, contact I Heart Resolution Coaching @Iheartresolution@gmail.com www.Iheartresolution.com Works Cited Dincic, J. (2023, 6 14). If you really want to change your life say good-bye to these 12 behaviors. Retrieved from HackSpirit: https://hackspirit.com/say-goodbye-to-these-behaviors-to-change-your-life/ Jabr, & Ferris. (2014, January/February). Speak for Yourself. Scientific American Mind, pp. 45-51. Leaf, C. P. (2009). Who Switched Off my Brain. Southlake: Improv, Ltd>. Warren, R. D., Amen, D. M., & Hyman, M. M. (2013). The Daniel Plan. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. Wilson, C. P. (2021, 8 31). Psychology of Procrastination: 10 Worksheets and Games. Retrieved from PositivePsychology.com : https://positivepsychology.com/psychology-procrastination/  

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comFor Feedback on Spanish Language Episode, please email me at;lifepodcast.publishing@gmail.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962Support the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comFor Feedback on Spanish Language Episode, please email me at;lifepodcast.publishing@gmail.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/Support the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comFor Feedback on Spanish Language Episode, please email me at;lifepodcast.publishing@gmail.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/Support the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comFor Feedback on Spanish Language Episode, please email me at;lifepodcast.publishing@gmail.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/Support the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comFor Feedback on Spanish Language Episode, please email me at;lifepodcast.publishing@gmail.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/Support the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comFor Feedback on Spanish Language Episode, please email me at;lifepodcast.publishing@gmail.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/Support the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comFor Feedback on Spanish Language Episode, please email me at;lifepodcast.publishing@gmail.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/Support the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

In this episode, we sit down with Collin Hansen to discuss his new book, Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation, including Neo-Calvinism's impact on Tim's ministry. Hansen, Collin. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2023. https://www.amazon.com/Timothy-Keller-Spiritual-Intellectual-Formation/dp/0310128684/ Reach us at graceincommonpodcast@gmail.com. If you want to make a donation, please visit https://donorbox.org/graceincommon

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/lewis/abolition1.htm#1xxxvii George Will, www.azquotes.com/author/15665-George_WillxxxviiiSupport the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download a free PDF version of this Book at | PatreonBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/lewis/abolition1.htm#1xxxvii George Will, www.azquotes.com/author/15665-George_WillxxxviiiSupport the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download my latest free Book at | PatreonYou can also support my podcast athttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/JRMcCandlessBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/archSupport the showFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download my latest free Book at | PatreonYou can also support my podcast athttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/JRMcCandlessBibliography (Complete Book)i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/lewis/abolition1.htm#1xxxvii George Will, www.azquotes.com/author/15665-George_WiFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download my latest free Book at | PatreonYou can also support my podcast athttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/JRMcCandlessBibliography (Complete Book).i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/lewis/abolition1.htm#1xxxvii George Will, www.azquotes.com/author/15665-George_WFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Podcast Home.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comHelp me to continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday and download my latest free Book at | PatreonYou can also support my podcast athttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/JRMcCandlessBibliography (Complete Book).i Dr Samuel Johnson (Rambler Texts Vol 2) 1750ii Absolute Morality Survey Banu Research 2001 (Revised 2011) Banuresearch.orgiii E Kant, Critique of Practical Reason – Introduction (1788) (christianclassicsetheriallibrary.org.)iv A. R. Damasio, How the brain creates the mind, (Scientific American Publishing 1999) P74-79 v Bertrand Russell, Introduction from Why I am not a Christian. at www.drew.edu.net viDavid Hume, The letters of David Hume, Vol 1 Ed J Y T Greig (Oxford Clarendon, 1932), P187. vii Augustine, Against the Epistle of Manichaeus, Chapter 1 (c397AD available on Wikipedia Commons). viiiCited in Erickson, Introducing Christian Doctrine, P138-139.ix Genesis Ch1: Vs31xJ.B. Phillips – Cited by Little – Know what you believe, P81.xiC. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Macmillan, 1947), P69.xii John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book I) Line 255xiiiC.S. Lewis “The problem of pain”. 1962 Fontana Edition P29xiv Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings (Christian Science Publishing Society, 1986) P27 xvEmily Cady, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P35 xvi Emily Cay, Lessons in truth (Kansas City, Unity School of Christianity, 1941) P 35 xvii Matthew Chapter 6 Verse 13. xviii Shirley McClean, (It's all in the playing) Cited in the Critique Book Review Magazine by Douglas Groothuis P28 xix Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul (New York; Simon and Schuster, 1989) P4xx Athanasian Creed (Line 43) xxi Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion (Hogart Press London 1927) xxiiC.S.Lewis, The problem of Pain (4th Edition (Fontana Books 1946) P120 xxiii Norman L Geisler, Baker Encyclopaedia of Christian Apologetics. (Grand Rapids 1999) P220xxiv Psalm 119 xxv Roman Chapter13: Verses 1-7 xxviProverbs Chapter 22:15 to 23:13xxvii Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards (Enfield Connecticut) July 8, 1741 xxviii Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letter and Papers.xxix George Santayana (1905) Reason in Common Sense, volume 1 of The Life of Reason. xxx Josephus Antiquities' of the Jews Ch 8.63-64 c AD 37-100xxxi G W F Hegel, Lectures on the Philosophy of History. (Published Posthumously in 1837) xxxii K Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, 1859 xxxiii Kevin Hanhoover, This we believe, Grand Rapids Zondervan 2000. P64xxxiv Gary Habermas, The Historical Jesus, College Press Publishing Company 1996 Cited in Introduction. xxxv C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. Fontana 1962 Fifth Edition. P 102.xxxvi CS Lewis “The Abolition of Man”. www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/lewis/abolition1.htm#1xxxvii George Will, www.azquotes.com/author/15665-George_WFurther Discipleship Training Courses Free at;linkedin.com/in/jeremy-mccandless-68353b16Podcast Archive also athttps://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyRMcCandlessThe LIFE Podcast - The Bible Project | FacebookMy Amazon Author Pageamazon.com/author/jeremymccandlessJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie continue their discussion of the book of Revelation by looking at the questions about the purpose of the book of Revelation and its authorship.    Dan 2:28 ‘What must happen in the last days' Dan 2:29 ‘What must happen in the last days' Dan 2:45 ‘The things which will be in the last days' Rev 1:1 ‘What must happen quickly' Rev 1:19 ‘What is about to happen after these things' Rev 4:1 ‘What must happen after these things' Rev 22:6 ‘What must happen quickly' Inclusios: Revelation 1:1 Revelation 22:6 “The revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him to show His servants what must take place soon and He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John “. . . the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His servants what must take place soon       For further study" homework: read the book of Revelation; become familiar with it. Then reread it; and reread it Rob's book: Follow the Lamb: a Guide to Reading, Understanding, and Applying the Book of Revelation  Rob's book: Understanding the New Testament and the End Times Blog Posts 7 Seals and Revelation 3rd Seal and Covid Revelation A Love Story End-times Return of Jesus   Basic: Keener, Craig S. Revelation. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. Peterson, Eugene H. Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988. Resseguie, James. The Revelation of John: A Narrative Commentary. Grand Rapids, Baker Academic: 2009. Rossing, Barbara. The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the book of Revelation. New York: Basic Books, 2005.   Advanced: Barr, David. Tales of the End: A Narrative Commentary on the Book of Revelation. Salem, Or.: Polebridge Press, 2012.   Topical studies on Revelation Gorman, Michael. Reading Revelation Responsibly. Eugene, Or.: Wipf and Stock, 2011. deSilva, David, Unholy Allegiance McKnight, Scot and Cody Matchett. Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2023.      

In this episode, Rob and Vinnie continue their introduction and overview of the book of Revelation. They discuss Rob's proposal that the book of Revelation is a love story as well as a brief look at the structure of Revelation and how that impacts our understanding of the text.  See notes and recommended readings below Please "follow" this podcast and give a review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your review will go a long way towards helping others find this podcast. Then share it with others so that we can get the word of the Gospel of the Kingdom to more people!   Also, our goal is to keep these episodes free of charge. I do not intend to ever hide them behind a paywall. I can only do this if those of you who have been blessed by them and can afford to give ($5, $10, $25, or more/month) do so. You can give a tax-deductible contribution by following this link. APP: If you wish to view these podcasts on your smartphone through the Determinetruth app simply download the “tithe.ly church” app on your smartphone and insert “determinetruth” as the church name you wish to follow. Once it is loaded, simply click on the “blog” icon and it will automatically load.   NOTES: John has made the structure really explicit: Rev 1:9; 4:1-2; 17:1-3; 21:9-10   Jesus is first introduced in 1:5 with the titles Faithful witness Firstborn from the dead Ruler of the kings of the earth   5:5-6   Lion 6x; only 1x for Jesus Lamb 28x; 27x for Jesus!     5:9 But it is not only who is in power but how we do power! Is it Lion power or Lamb power?   Lion power Lamb power   Mark 10:42-45   Babylon v New Jerusalem 17:6 18:24   Matt 6:19-34 We cannot love God and mammon   Resources: Rob's book: Follow the Lamb: a Guide to Reading, Understanding, and Applying the Book of Revelation  Rob's book: Understanding the New Testament and the End Times For all Rob's books: Amazon.com page  Rob's blog posts 7 Seals and Revelation 3rd Seal and Covid Revelation A Love Story End-times Return of Jesus Introductions to the book of Revelation Dalrymple, Rob. Follow the Lamb: A Guide to Reading, Understanding, and Applying the book of Revelation. Eugene, Or.: Wipf and Stock, 2017.   Commentaries Simple: Poythress, Vern S. The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 2000. Basic: Keener, Craig S. Revelation. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. Peterson, Eugene H. Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988. Resseguie, James. The Revelation of John: A Narrative Commentary. Grand Rapids, Baker Academic: 2009. Rossing, Barbara. The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the book of Revelation. New York: Basic Books, 2005. Advanced: Barr, David. Tales of the End: A Narrative Commentary on the Book of Revelation. Salem, Or.: Polebridge Press, 2012.   Topical studies on Revelation Gorman, Michael. Reading Revelation Responsibly. Eugene, Or.: Wipf and Stock, 2011. deSilva, David, Unholy Allegiance: Heeding Revelation's Warning. Peabody, MA.: Hendrickson, 2022 McKnight, Scot and Cody Matchett. Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2023.

Boundaries 101 – Families In this episode we discuss different areas of our lives that need of boundaries. Then we take a deep dive into how our boundaries reflect our upbringing and setting boundaries with family. Be brave! Join us! You can contact me at Iheartresolution@gmail.com www.Iheartresolution.com References Brooten-Brooks, M. C. (2022, January 24). What is Boundary Setting? Retrieved from verywell health: https://www.verywellhealth.com/setting-boundaries-5208802 Cloud, H., & Townsend, J. (2017). Boundaries. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. Nash PhD, J. (2018, January 5). How to Set Healthy Boundaries & Build Positive Relationships. Retrieved from PositivePsychology.com: https://positivepsychology.com/great-self-care-setting-healthy-boundaries/ Paterson, R. J. (2022). The Assertiveness Workbook. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. . Tawwab, N. G. (2021). Set Boundaries, Find Peace. New York: Tarcher Perigee. Terkeurst, L. (2022). Good Boundaries and Goodbyes. Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

This week we see Joseph reveal his true identity to his brothers! We also see all of Israel, (Jacob and all his descendants) travel down to Egypt where Joseph is finally reunited with his father after 22 years. At the close of Genesis 46 the jews are now in Egypt! Books referenced: Longman, Tremper III. The Baker Expository Dictonary of Biblical Words. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing, 2023. Walton, John. The NIV Application Commentary, Genesis. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. Support Iron Sheep Ministries: https://Ironsheep.org/donate Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oM8po-jFc_s Contact Dave & the ISM team: info@ironsheep.org Be notified of each new teaching, join the email list: http://eepurl.com/g-2zAD

This week we see Joseph's strategy to determine the true character and heart of his brothers continue to play out. Judah (Joseph's 2nd oldest brother) leads the brothers back to Egypt, with Benjamin this time. Joseph then uses one final strategy, with the silver cup, to determine where Judah and the brother's hearts are truly at. This week we also look at the question of divination in the bible. This word is used twice in Genesis 44, we discuss what divination is and what God thinks of it. Outline: 00:44 - Recap 03:41 - Reading Gen 43;15-34 06:51 - Gen. 43;18 - Joseph's brothers were frightened. 09:45 - Gen. 43;21-23 - They found their silver? (42;27,35, 43;21-23) 14:56 - Your God has blessed you 15:51 - Gen. 43;32 - Egyptians will not eat with Hebrews 17:00 - Reading Gen 44 21:50 - Gen 44 strategy - what will they do w/ Benjamin? 23:41 - Gen. 44;9 - The one who has the cup will die! (Gen 31;32)c c 26:25 - Gen 44;16 - Total submission 27:59 - Gen 44;17 - A chance to ditch Benjamin / Judah steps up and falls to his knees! 30:29 - Divination - Does Joseph use “divination?” What is it and what does the bible have to say about Divination, sorcery, interpreters of omens, witchcraft, spell casting, those who are mediums or spiritists, who consult the dead, astrologers, stargazers, seers, diviners etc. 49:09 - Wrap up - Application. Scriptures on Divination: Gen 30;27, Lev 19;26, Deu 18;10-12, Acts 16;16, 1 Sa 15;22-23, Isa 2;6, Isa 8;19, Isa 47;13-15, Mic 3;5-7, Isa 44;24-25, Zec 10;2-4. Books referenced: J. D. Douglas, Zondervan's New International Bible Dictionary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987. Walter Martin, The Kingdom of the Cults. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2019. Support Iron Sheep Ministries: https://Ironsheep.org/donate Watch the video: https://youtu.be/qiLzGtndoO4 Contact Dave & the ISM team: info@ironsheep.org Be notified of each new teaching, join the email list: http://eepurl.com/g-2zAD

This week we look at three different types of blessings: the birthright, the patriarchal blessing and the covenantal blessing. We also go over the story of how Jacob (through his mother Rebekah's guidance) swindles Esau out of his patriarchal blessing from his father Isaac. For modern application, we talk about seeking the world's blessings vs God's as well as the power of good communication to fight dysfunction. Support Iron Sheep Ministries: https://Ironsheep.org/donate Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ironsheep Contact Dave & the ISM team: info@ironsheep.org Be notified of each new teaching, join the email list: http://eepurl.com/g-2zAD Bibliography: Walton, John H. The NIV Application Commentary, Genesis. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/genesis-niv-application-commentary/john-walton/9780310206170/pd/06175?event=ESRCG Wiersebe, Warren W. The Bible Exposition Commentary OT Genesis - Deuteronomy. Colorado Springs: David C Cook, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/the-bible-exposition-commentary-6-volumes/warren-wiersbe/9786125030474/pd/030474?event=ESRCER1

This week we cover the genealogy from Noah to Abraham, in this midst of that we also have the story of the Tower of Babel. Genesis 10 & 11 shows us the spreading of all the nations from Noah's three sons to the ends of the earth. The story of the Tower of Babel, gives us the reason why God confused their language and differentiated their cultures. Find out more about ISM: www.ironsheep.org Reach out to Dave: info@ironsheep.org Books referenced: Primary: Walton, John H.. The NIV Application Commentary, Genesis. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/genesis-niv-application-commentary/john-walton/9780310206170/pd/06175?event=ESRCG Anders, Max. The Holman Old Testament Commentary, Genesis. Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2002. https://www.christianbook.com/genesis-holman-old-testament-commentary/kenneth-gangel/9780805494617/pd/94614?product_redirect=1&search_term=Anders,%20Max.%20The%20Holman%20Old%20Testament%20Commentary,%20Genesis&Ntt=94614&item_code=&ps_exit=PRODUCT|legacy&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP Barker, Kenneth L.. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged Edition, Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. https://www.christianbook.com/expositors-bible-commentary-abridged-edition-volumes/kenneth-barker/9780310255192/pd/54975?event=ESRCG Walton, John H.. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. https://www.christianbook.com/zondervan-illustrated-backgrounds-commentary-testament-volumes/john-walton/9780310255727/pd/255727?event=ESRCG

Self-management is synonymous with maturity, and maturity is born of responsibility. You cannot be mentally or emotionally healthy and resilient if you are not responsible. People with maturity understand a great truth, they understand that life can be difficult. In being able to accept this fact about life, mature people learn to handle life in all of its difficulties, not expecting it to be different. They have learned to accept that not everything in life is going to be their way, show up the way they thought it would, and nor will the world change on its axis to make them happier. Mature people know for any change to happen it has to come from within themselves, and this is where success or failure develops. The only way to live a more fulfilling, successful, and purpose-driven life is when the choice is made to fully develop and live the attitudes and principles of a matured person. Self-management or self-regulation can be defined as the ability to manage one's actions, thoughts, and feelings in flexible ways to get the desired results. Optimal self-regulation contributes to a sense of well-being, a sense of self-efficacy or confidence, and a sense of connectedness to others. In this episode, we cover the big topic of maturity as we unpack the concepts of self-management. With regards to maturing through self-management, I want to introduce you to a challenge placed by Aristotle in ‘The Nicomachean Ethics' that he wrote. It goes as such: ‘Anyone can become angry- that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—this is not easy'… I trust this episode will take you another step closer to profound awareness and fuller potential! Listen. Practical episode outcome: develop self-management, understand boundaries and understand assertiveness. Calendly: https://calendly.com/ericakelechi (Book a 15-minute complimentary consultation) References 1. Cherniss, C. and Goleman, D., 2003. The Emotionally Intelligent Workplace. John Wiley & Sons. 2. Cloud, H. and Townsend.J., 2017. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your life. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 3. En.wikipedia.org.n.d. Self-Control. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-control[Accessed6 June 2022] 4. Goleman, D., 1996. Emotional Intelligence- Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. 5. Mindtools.com.n.d. How to Be Assertive: Asking for What You Want Firmly and Fairly. [online] Available at: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/Assertiveness.htm 6. Psychology Today.n.d. Assertiveness. [online] Available at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/basics/assertiveness --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, host Martin Rodriguez sits down with Gailyn Van Rheenen, the founder of missiology.com, to discuss his experiences with missiology. Van Rheenen shares about his years as a missionary in Africa, the founding of Mission Alive (a North American church-planting organization), and the importance of the missional helix paradigm for the future of missiology.  Our Guest Gailyn Van Rheenen served as a church-planting missionary to East Africa for 14 years, taught Missions and Evangelism at Abilene Christian University for 18 years, and is the founder and currently a facilitator of church planting and renewal within Mission Alive (www.missionalive.org). The second edition of his book Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies was published by Zondervan/Harper Collins in 2014. Other publications include Communicating Christ in Animistic Contexts (William Carey Library) and The Changing Face of World Missions (Baker Academic; authored with Michael Pocock and Doug McConnell). Van Rheenen was the original owner of  .com , where he published many articles, and he remains a generous patron of the site. Publications Mentioned Gailyn Van Rheenen and Anthony Parker, Missions: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Strategies, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014). Credits Hosted by Martin Rodriguez Produced by Greg McKinzie

Love, loss, high drama and a penultimate moment that will leave you on the edge of your seat, the little book of Ruth delivers more than just an epic story in miniature. It's a tale loaded with technical insight into the ancient Hebraic practice of law, community, custom and generational legacy. It rarely mentions God but demonstrates His powerful work in the ordering of circumstances and hidden providence. This walk through Ruth will open your eyes to the intricacies and nuances of this elegantly simple tale.--There is a small collection of books that sit nestled toward the back of the Hebrew Bible. In the Ketuvim, the Writings, wedged between the three large poetic books of Psalms, Proverbs and Job, and the post-exilic writings (Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles), are the Five Megillot - the Five Scrolls. Small but rich and complex in their subject matter, these five books found their significance both in the biblical narrative but also in the liturgical calendar of Israel. Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:Book: LaCocque, André. 2004. Ruth. A Continental Commentary. Trans K. C. Hanson. Minneapolis: Fortress.Book: Younger Jr., K. Lawson. 2002. The NIV Application Commentary: Judges, Ruth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.Article: Brady, Christian M.M. 2013. “The Conversion of Ruth in Targum Ruth.” Review of Rabbinic Judaism, no. 16: 133-146.Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

In this episode, host Martin Rodriguez sits down with Sherwood Lingenfelter, Provost Emeritus and Senior Professor of Anthropology at Fuller Theological Seminary, to discuss his experiences with missiology. Lingenfelter shares about his journey from anthropology to missiology, his influences and contributions, and his hopes for the future of the field. Our Guest Sherwood G. Lingenfelter retired as provost of Fuller Seminary on June 30, 2011, but continues to serve on Fuller's faculty as senior professor of anthropology. He joined Fuller in 1999 as professor and dean of the School of Intercultural Studies (then the School of World Mission) and served as acting provost in 2001 before being appointed provost in 2002. Before his appointment at Fuller, he served as professor of intercultural studies and provost and senior vice president at Biola University, La Mirada, California, from 1983 to 1999, and professor of anthropology at SUNY College at Brockport, New York, from 1966 to 1983. He holds a BA from Wheaton College and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh. Lingenfelter's field research includes three years in the Yap Islands of Micronesia and short-term research projects with the SIL International in Brazil, Cameroon, and Suriname. He has served as research and training consultant to SIL from 1977 to 2007 in Papua New Guinea, Borneo, Philippines, Africa, and Latin America. He also contributes regularly to mission conferences and to missionary candidate training for other evangelical mission organizations. His publications on missions include Ministering Cross-Culturally (1986, 2003), Transforming Culture (1992, 1998), Agents of Transformation (1996), Leading Cross-culturally (2008), and Leadership in the Way of the Cross (2018). He also served as coauthor with his wife, Dr. Judith E. Lingenfelter, for Teaching Cross-Culturally (2003), and with Dr. Paul R. Gupta for Breaking Tradition to Accomplish Vision: Training Leaders for a Church Planting Movement (2006). Publications Mentioned Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and Marvin K. Mayers. Ministering Cross-Culturally: A Model for Effective Personal Relationships, 3rd ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2016). Sherwood G. Lingenfelter. Transforming Culture: A Challenge for Christian Mission, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1998). Sherwood G. Lingenfelter. Agents of Transformation: A Guide for Effective Cross-Cultural Ministry (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1996). Sherwood G. Lingenfelter. Leading Cross-Culturally: Covenant Relationships for Effective Christian Leadership (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008). Sherwood G. Lingenfelter. Leadership in the Way of the Cross (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2018). Works of Mary Douglas. Marvin K. Mayers, Christianity Confronts Culture: A Strategy for Crosscultural Evangelism. Rev ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987). Sherwood G. Lingenfelter and Julie A. Green. Teamwork Cross-Culturally: Christ-Centered Solutions for Leading Multinational Teams (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, forthcoming). Credits Hosted by Martin Rodriguez Produced by Greg McKinzie

Today we look at the way in which God choosing a despised group of people might be a inspiration to our own desire to spread the word about Jesus. David was a shepherd: (2Sam 7:8), And looked after sheep at Bethlehem, 1 Samuel 17:15.  Jesus is, like David, a ruler born in Shepherd country. "in both testaments shepherds symbolise those who care for God's people, including the Lord himself (Ps 23:1; Isa 40:11; Jer 23:14; Heb 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; 5:2). The shepherds of Luke 2 may, therefore, symbolize all the ordinary people who have joyfully received the gospel and have become in various ways pastors to others." Liefeld, Walter L. Luke. EBC 8. Edited by Frank E. Gaebelein and J. D. Douglas. Accordance electronic edition, version 2.8. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984. Please add your comments on this week's topic. We learn best when we learn in community.  Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here's the email: [malcolm@malcolmcox.org](mailto:malcolm@malcolmcox.org).  If you'd like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[www.malcolmcox.org](http://www.malcolmcox.org/).  Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.  “Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)  God bless, Malcolm

Class 5 – The Spirit Unites Disciples Because We Join Together in Spiritual Formation Practices Intro “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:1–6 NIV11) Main Point For Today: The Spirit unites us when we participate in spiritual formation practices To quote John Mark Hicks, “Disciples, united in prayer, are united in the Spirit. The practice of prayer (as well as other disciplines) is rooted in the work of the Spirit. The Spirit is present to listen and speak in these moments.” p69 Many spiritual disciplines are available: fasting; silence; celebration; confession; Frugality; Fellowship; My booklet if you want it – sign up for my newsletter here: https://www.malcolmcox.org Two excellent books: “The spirit of the disciplines: Understanding how God changes lives”, Dallas Willard “Celebration of discipline: the path to spiritual growth”, Richard Foster –  But today, we will focus on prayer The Spirit unites us when we pray together in defending our unity and helping one another“But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.” (Jude 1:17–23 NIV11) – Context – divisive, Spirit-less people, threat to unity – Antidote to division – prayer together in Spirit – Context – doubters, weak, threat to unity if they are neglected – Antidote to weakness and doubts – pray together in the Spirit The Spirit unites us when we pray together for one another to be courageous in declaring the gospel “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.” (Ephesians 6:18–20 NIV11) – Context – in prison, tongue-tied & afraid – Antidote – ask a whole church to pray for you – united with Paul in his mission Reminds us of this situation: – “On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “ ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed one. ' Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” (Acts 4:23–31 NIV11) – Context – threats via persecution, could have divided them – Antidote to fear – prayer to be in accord with Spirit's agenda What does it look like to pray in the Spirit? No one definitive answer Here are some thoughts for us to chew on and discuss in our local groups. First some thoughts from other authors: “The Spirit is given as helper, and not least for the task of prayer (Rom. 8:26–27); but…in the Spirit means more than by the Spirit's help. The Spirit is the atmosphere of Christians' lives, and as they live in the Spirit grace will be given to watch and power to continue in prayer.” Foulkes, Francis. Ephesians: An Introduction and Commentary. TNTC 10. IVP/Accordance electronic edition, version 2.8. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1989. “By the Spirit—Through the influence of the Holy Spirit.” Wesley, John. Wesley's Notes on the Bible. Accordance electronic edition, version 1.4. Altamonte Springs: OakTree Software, 1997. “Barclay has: “Let the Spirit be the atmosphere in which you pray.”” Wood, A. Skevington. Ephesians. EBC 11. Edited by Frank E. Gaebelein and J. D. Douglas. Accordance electronic edition, version 2.8. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1978. “The writer is calling for prayer inspired, guided, and made effective through the Spirit. Those who are united in their access to the Father through the Spirit (2:18), who are built into God's dwelling place in the Spirit (2:22), and who are being filled with the Spirit (5:18) can and should pray constantly in and through this Spirit.” Lincoln, Andrew T. Ephesians. WBC 42. Accordance electronic edition, version 1.6. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. Praying in accordance with the Word of God and living according to God's teachings Praying whilst in conscious dependence upon the Spirit, asking the Spirit for what we need – strength, courage, faith, wisdom…. Praying whilst consciously mindful of Jesus, whose Spirit we have. What would he do, what would he think? Especially helpful when we are faced with circumstances which the Bible does not specifically and explicitly teach on. Looking for the Spirit inside to help us live as followers of Jesus in a way faithful to him, not only in the precise words he uttered, but also in the way he lived. Praying mindful of the Spirit that he would unite us, and praying for our unity in the Spirit. Praying together mindful that the Spirit is in me, and in you, and in all of us, and that he might truly unite us. Also important that when we are praying alone we remember that we are still praying ‘with' our fellow-believers, as long as we are praying in the Spirit What is God calling you to be? Trusting, courageous, persevering, forgiving – when praying together about this we are strengthened us and we pray in a way the Spirit delights in. I have two questions for you: What does it look like for your local gathering to pray in the Spirit? Are there some other spiritual disciplines your local gathering could practice that would delight the Spirit? Please add your comments on this week's topic. We learn best when we learn in community.  Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here's the email: [malcolm@malcolmcox.org](mailto:malcolm@malcolmcox.org).  If you'd like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[www.malcolmcox.org](http://www.malcolmcox.org/).  Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.  “Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)  God bless, Malcolm

Class 5 – The Spirit Unites Disciples Because We Join Together in Spiritual Formation Practices Intro “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:1–6 NIV11) Main Point For Today: The Spirit unites us when we participate in spiritual formation practices To quote John Mark Hicks, “Disciples, united in prayer, are united in the Spirit. The practice of prayer (as well as other disciplines) is rooted in the work of the Spirit. The Spirit is present to listen and speak in these moments.” p69 Many spiritual disciplines are available: fasting; silence; celebration; confession; Frugality; Fellowship; My booklet if you want it – sign up for my newsletter here: https://www.malcolmcox.org Two excellent books: “The spirit of the disciplines: Understanding how God changes lives”, Dallas Willard “Celebration of discipline: the path to spiritual growth”, Richard Foster – But today, we will focus on prayer The Spirit unites us when we pray together in defending our unity and helping one another “But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.” (Jude 1:17–23 NIV11) – Context – divisive, Spirit-less people, threat to unity – Antidote to division – prayer together in Spirit – Context – doubters, weak, threat to unity if they are neglected – Antidote to weakness and doubts – pray together in the Spirit The Spirit unites us when we pray together for one another to be courageous in declaring the gospel “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.” (Ephesians 6:18–20 NIV11) – Context – in prison, tongue-tied & afraid – Antidote – ask a whole church to pray for you – united with Paul in his mission Reminds us of this situation: – “On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “ ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed one. ' Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” (Acts 4:23–31 NIV11) – Context – threats via persecution, could have divided them – Antidote to fear – prayer to be in accord with Spirit's agenda What does it look like to pray in the Spirit? No one definitive answer Here are some thoughts for us to chew on and discuss in our local groups. First some thoughts from other authors: “The Spirit is given as helper, and not least for the task of prayer (Rom. 8:26–27); but…in the Spirit means more than by the Spirit's help. The Spirit is the atmosphere of Christians' lives, and as they live in the Spirit grace will be given to watch and power to continue in prayer.” Foulkes, Francis. Ephesians: An Introduction and Commentary. TNTC 10. IVP/Accordance electronic edition, version 2.8. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1989. “By the Spirit—Through the influence of the Holy Spirit.” Wesley, John. Wesley's Notes on the Bible. Accordance electronic edition, version 1.4. Altamonte Springs: OakTree Software, 1997. “Barclay has: “Let the Spirit be the atmosphere in which you pray.”” Wood, A. Skevington. Ephesians. EBC 11. Edited by Frank E. Gaebelein and J. D. Douglas. Accordance electronic edition, version 2.8. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1978. “The writer is calling for prayer inspired, guided, and made effective through the Spirit. Those who are united in their access to the Father through the Spirit (2:18), who are built into God's dwelling place in the Spirit (2:22), and who are being filled with the Spirit (5:18) can and should pray constantly in and through this Spirit.” Lincoln, Andrew T. Ephesians. WBC 42. Accordance electronic edition, version 1.6. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. Praying in accordance with the Word of God and living according to God's teachings Praying whilst in conscious dependence upon the Spirit, asking the Spirit for what we need – strength, courage, faith, wisdom…. Praying whilst consciously mindful of Jesus, whose Spirit we have. What would he do, what would he think? Especially helpful when we are faced with circumstances which the Bible does not specifically and explicitly teach on. Looking for the Spirit inside to help us live as followers of Jesus in a way faithful to him, not only in the precise words he uttered, but also in the way he lived. Praying mindful of the Spirit that he would unite us, and praying for our unity in the Spirit. Praying together mindful that the Spirit is in me, and in you, and in all of us, and that he might truly unite us. Also important that when we are praying alone we remember that we are still praying ‘with' our fellow-believers, as long as we are praying in the Spirit What is God calling you to be? Trusting, courageous, persevering, forgiving – when praying together about this we are strengthened us and we pray in a way the Spirit delights in. I have two questions for you: What does it look like for your local gathering to pray in the Spirit? Are there some other spiritual disciplines your local gathering could practice that would delight the Spirit? Please add your comments on this week's topic. We learn best when we learn in community. Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here's the email: [malcolm@malcolmcox.org](mailto:malcolm@malcolmcox.org). If you'd like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[www.malcolmcox.org](http://www.malcolmcox.org/). Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review. “Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11) God bless, Malcolm

In this episode Corbin walks through some of the major points of disagreement between psychology and Christian Theology. Join us as we continue our study of psychology, psychiatry, and Christian worldview. Sources: Owen Strachan, Reenchanting Humanity, (Rose-shire: Mentor, 2019). Jay Adams, Competent to Counsel, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1970).

In today's episode we will examine Freudianism and Freud's psychoanalysis against a Christian worldview. Specifically we will look at the father of modern psychology's system of thought against Psalm 1. Resources Used Jay Adams, Competent to Counsel, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1970). Richard Ganz, Psychobabble, (Wheaton: Crossway, 1993).

Slow down, take a deep breath, and join in on a guided, contemplative engagement in scripture and prayer. Brought to you by Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts Hosted by Lauren Becker and produced by Lora Schultz Recorded at Wine Cellar Studio Scripture references from the New International Version Biblical text. Context informed by Michael J. Wilkins, Matthew, ed. Terry C. Muck, The NIV Application Commentary. Accordance electronic ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004), 958.

Dr John Easter joins us today to continue our discussions on the AGWM competencies and their contextualization in Africa. Selected Text Resources Bible-Theology Bartholomew, Craig G and Goheen, Michael. The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. Bauckham, Richard. Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World.  Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. 2003. Fee, Gordon D. and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. Grand  Rapids: Zondervan. 2014. Flemming, Dean. Contextualization in the New Testament: Patterns for Theology and Mission. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2005.  Goldsworthy, Graeme. Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical  Foundations and Principles. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2012.  _____. Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture. Eerdmans Publishing,  2000. _____. The Goldsworthy Trilogy: Gospel and Kindom, Gospel and  Wisdom, and the Gospel in Revelation. UK: Paternoster Press, 2000. Goheen, Michael W. A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical  Story. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. Goheen, Michael W. and Bartholomew, Craig G. Living at the Crossroads: An  Introduction to Christian Worldview. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008. Kaiser Jr, Walter C. Recovering the Unity of the Bible: One Continuous Story, Plan,  and Purpose. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. McNight, Scot. The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible. Grand  Rapids: Zondervan. 2016. Newbigin, Lesslie: Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1986. ______. The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing,  1989. Richards, E. Randolf and O'Brien, Brandon J. Misreading Scripture with Western  Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understanding the Bible. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2012. Wright, Christopher J.H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bibles Grand  Narrative. Downers Grove: IVP Academic. 2006. ______. The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission  (Biblical Theology for Life). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010.

According to Zephaniah... God is ANGRY! Listen in as we discuss all kinds of Judgement, and the dangers of nationalism. Further Reading: Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim, and David L. Petersen. A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005. Michael Carden. “Zephaniah.” In The Queer Bible Commentary, edited by Deryn Guest, Robert E Goss, Mona West, Thomas Bohache. London: SCM Press, 2006. Christine Hays. “Literary Prophecy: Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habbakuk.” Lecture, Yale Divinity School: https://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145/lecture-18 Julia M. O'Brien. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2004. Julia M. O'Brien. “Zechariah.” In Women's Bible Commentary, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, Jacquline E. Lapsley. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012. Mark Boda. Haggai, Zechariah: The NIV Application Commentary, Book 9. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. New Oxford Annotated Bible. Edited by Michael Coogan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tldrbible/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tldrbible/support

In this episode, we discuss the book of Haggai— where Bobby from Queer Eye rebuilds the Temple in Jerusalem (if Bobby were really into hierarchies that disenfranchise minority communities). Tell us what you think about the conversation and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook @tldrbible. Further Reading: Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim, and David L. Petersen. A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005. Julia M. O'Brien. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2004. Julia M. O'Brien. “Haggai.” In Women's Bible Commentary, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, Jacquline E. Lapsley, 342-345. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012. Mark Boda. Haggai, Zechariah: The NIV Application Commentary, Book 9. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. New Oxford Annotated Bible. Edited by Michael Coogan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tldrbible/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tldrbible/support

In this episode, we discuss the book of Zechariah: Flying scrolls, colorful horses, baskets full of women, and so much more. Tell us what you think about the conversation! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook. Special thanks to Charlie Kluttz for our amazing new theme song. Learn more about Charlie and his work by contacting him at charlie@yadkinarts.org. Co-hosted by Elizabeth Pruchnicki (she/hers) and Rev. Billy Kluttz (he/him). References: Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim, and David L. Petersen. A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005. Christine Hays. “Visions of the End: Daniel, and Apocalyptic Literature.” Lecture, Yale Divinity School: https://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145/lecture-23 Julia M. O'Brien. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2004. Julia M. O'Brien. “Zechariah.” In Women's Bible Commentary, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, Jacquline E. Lapsley, 346-349. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012. Mark Boda. Haggai, Zechariah: The NIV Application Commentary, Book 9. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. New Oxford Annotated Bible. Edited by Michael Coogan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tldrbible/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tldrbible/support

In this episode, host Martin Rodriguez sits down with Allen Yeh, associate professor of intercultural studies at Biola University, to discuss his experiences in missiology and his hopes for its future. Our Guest Allen Yeh (DPhil, Oxford University) is an associate professor of intercultural studies at Biola University. He specializes in Latin America and China. He also has academic interests in history, classical music, homiletics, social justice, the California missions, the Maya, and biographical interest in Jonathan Edwards (America's greatest theologian) and Adoniram Judson (America's first intercontinental missionary). He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Theological Education in Southeast Asia. He earned a BA from Yale, MDiv from Gordon-Conwell, and MTh from Edinburgh. Despite this alphabet soup, he believes that experience is the greatest teacher of all (besides the Bible). As such, Allen has been to over 60 countries on every continent, to study, do missions work, and experience the culture. As Mark Twain said in 1857, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." He is joyfully married to Arianna Molloy, a professor in Biola's communication studies department. Among Allen's publications are three books: Polycentric Missiology: 21st Century Mission from Everyone to Everywhere (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2016), Expect Great Things, Attempt Great Things: William Carey & Adoniram Judson, Missionary Pioneers (Studies in World Christianity), co-edited with Chris Chun (Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2013), and Routes and Radishes: and Other Things to Talk About at the Evangelical Crossroads, co-authored with Dwight Friesen, Mark Russell, Michelle Sanchez, and Chelle Stearns (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010). Special Note Dr. Yeh mentions Lamin Sanneh, one of the leaders of world Christian studies. After this episode was recorded, Lamin Sanneh died unexpectedly. A few related links: Greg Sterling, "Professor Lamin Sanneh, 1942-2019," https://divinity.yale.edu/news/professor-lamin-sanneh-1942-2019. Andrew F. Walls, "Professor Lamin Sanneh: In Memoriam," http://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2019/01/professor-lamin-sanneh-in-memoriam. Katharine Q. Seelye, "Lamin Sanneh, Scholar of Islam and Christianity, Dies at 76," https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/obituaries/lamin-sanneh-dead.html. Publications Mentioned Allen Yeh. Polycentric Missiology: 21st-Century Mission from Everyone to Everywhere. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2016. Philip Jenkins. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Andrew Walls. The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1996. Tokunboh Adeyemo, ed. Africa Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary Written by 70 African Scholars. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. Brian Wintle, ed. South Asia Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary on the Whole Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015. Angela Duckworth. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016. Organizations Mentioned Urbana Student Missions Conference, https://urbana.org. Student Missionary Union, https://www.biola.edu/smu. Asian Access, https://www.asianaccess.org. Centre for the Study of World Christianity, https://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2019/01/professor-lamin-sanneh-in-memoriam. Credits Hosted by Martin Rodriguez Produced by Greg McKinzie

Works Cited“ An explanation of Mormon beliefs about God . “ BBC . 13 Aug. 2018 .The Book of Mormon . Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints . 2013 .Christensen, Jess L . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints . “How can Jesus and Lucifer be spirit brothers when their characters and purposes are so utterly opposed? “ 13 Aug . 2018 .“Do we become Angels after we die ? ” gotquestions.org . 13 Aug . 2018 .Jackson, Wayne . “Was Jesus Created By God? “ 12 Aug . 2018 < https://www. christiancourier.com/articles/396-was-jesus-created-by-god> .LDS.org . “Mother in Heaven . ” 10 Aug . 2018 .New International Version Bible . Grand Rapids : Zondervan , 2011 .Simethurst, Matt . “Who Made SAtan? “ The Gospel Coalition . 13 Aug . 2018 .

In this episode I present the final installment of my series on Genesis 1 and what I think is the best handling of the text - the Polemical Literary Framework. This is part 5 of the series so I recommend listening back to the previous episodes before jumping into this one.  Enjoy the show!  The Mentionables Conference 2018 registration: https://thementionables.org/ Sources: John Walton “Reading Genesis Through Ancient Eyes” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci-6ekUmQFE Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Eisenbrauns: 2011) The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (IVP, 2009) Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Baker: 2006) Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural Context: A Survey of parallels between biblical and ancient Near Eastern texts (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989)“Creation in Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 and the Ancient Near East: Order out of Disorder after Chaoskampf,” Calvin Theological Journal 43 (2008): 48-63. “Interpreting the Bible as an Ancient Near Eastern Document” in Israel-Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention? Archaeology, Ancient Civilizations, and the Bible, ed. D. Block (Nashville: Broadman/Holman, 2008) 298-327.  Futato, Mark (Spring 1998)."Because it Had Rained: A Study of Genesis 2:5–7 With Implications for Genesis 2:4–25 and Genesis 1:1–2:3" (PDF). Westminster Theological Journal. Gordon. 60 (1): 1–21  Irons, Lee (January 2000)."The Framework Interpretation: An Exegetical Summary". Ordained Servant. Upper register. 9 (1): 7–11 Kline, Meredith (1996)."Space and Time in the Genesis Cosmogony". Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith (48): 2–15  Miller and Soden In the Beginning… We Misunderstand. (Kregel: 2012) Currid, John Against the Gods (Crossway: 2013) “The Nature of Polemical Thought and Writing,” https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/polemic.html  Niehaus, Jeffrey Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology (Kregel: 2008)