Podcasts about seeker friendly

Thank You to Margaret Rowe Jewelry/Author of “Through the Lens” Dressing the stars book,  and of course, Smack Talk Radio- as we always want to give thanks for the generosity of others!    Margaret and I wrote our last book together “Just a Conversation Away” where God taught us both about the reality of how thin the veil of Heaven is and how powerful the true Kings Decree is.  But our hearts hope to help bring the body back to the basics of Love (even if through tough love).  Because God is using VERY TOUGH LOVE to push those sheep wanting to come back into fire power through deliverance FIRST, so they can get cleaned up to come inside.  Because what we are seeing is that God is replacing the religious “OLD GUARD” with NEW GENERALS in the Kingdom of God who are TRUTH/& TRUE STANDARD BEARERS!  And these new leaders are NOT COMPROMISING off of Gods truth!  NOT ONE INCH!  And they are quick to hold others accountable for deviating from Gods truth to be “Seeker Friendly” to begin with !  What were you thinking?!!So now Gods had to replace them because many are so polluted and have polluted the sheep that God is doing a Quick work TO GET his army CLEANED UP AGAIN!  Because these people  let the devil in- and did you realized what you did by doing so?  YOU ALLOWED THE ENEMY TO POLLUTE PART OF GODS JOEL 3:5-   do you realize that the Joel 3:5 Army was to do this: It was supposed to be a charismatic movement closely connected with the Latter Rain Movement that began in the 1940s. The term latter rain refers to Joel 2:23, which says God will send a “latter rain” in addition to a “former rain” (KJV) (biblehub.com Commentaries).Support the show

"Seeker-Friendly" churches are all over. Their goal, as evidenced by the nickname, is to purposefully operate with the top goal of attracting unbelievers to the church. On today's episode, Kyle and Derek wrestle through whether or not this is a good model for youth ministry.

Jesus' encounter with a notorious tax collector was a shocking incident full of controversy and surprises. Perfect material for the start of our year. 

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (11/27/23), Hank answers the following questions:I'm a truck driver and I don't have a chance to attend church regularly. Can I still be a disciple of Christ? What exactly did Jesus mean when He said to take up your cross and follow Him in Luke 9:23? (1:10)A friend told me that the persecution of Christians under Nero was made up after the Council of Nicaea. Is this true? (4:01)Can you clarify your view of creation? If the earth wasn't created in six days, how does that affect our understanding of the Sabbath? (8:35)What are your thoughts on extraterrestrials? If there were hard evidence for their existence, how would this affect a Christian worldview? (15:11)My church is very seeker-friendly. How do we reconcile this idea with Romans 3:11, and what should I do about the lack of deep theology in my church? (21:37)

Pastor Scudder continues his series in the book of Acts.

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We discuss changes in the way we do church services over the decades, the influence of the mega-church movement, seeker-sensitive churches, the business model/CEO pastors, the 501c3, and short sermons. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

In a second part of a two-part series on Deitrich Bonhoeffer, Kathy and Gary discuss the concept of "cheap grace." Bonhoeffer wrote: "Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of the church...Having laid hold of cheap grace, they ae barred forever from the knowledge of costly grace. Deceived and weakened, men felt that they were strong now that they are in possession of cheap grace-whereas they had in fact lost the power to live the life of discipleship and obedience." Kathy and Gary also show how the modern concept of the "seeker-friendly church' is an extension of Bonhoeffer's idea of cheap grace.

In this episode of No Walls Taylor and Preston discuss the term "seeker friendly" and the feelings people have towards it.

In the lost truth series, I consider what is arguably the most significant lost truth of our time. As so many are searching for a “seeker friendly” church, the truth of Who the “Seeker” actually is, has been lost. 03.13.22.The.Seeker.Friendly.Church.Tim.McCool

In this episode, we discuss seeker-friendly churches or really just custom-tailoring churches to get people through the doors. Is our goal to make the church look like the world or look like God? Where is the balance between meeting needs and setting an atmosphere that is appropriate and approachable? We do our best to answer these questions and just have an open conversation about our own experiences with these types of churches.

Join Pastor Vincent Skinner as presents examples of why the Bible is not seeker friendly and how we as believers need to live contrary to the world. To support this ministry and help us reach the nations with revival visit RiverWPB.comor click here: bit.ly/2LEjyWG

When we gather together on Sundays, who should we be focused on ministering to - believers or unbelievers? Of course, our primary focus is to worship Jesus, but should we gear the sermons, worship, prayers, etc to those who are lost or our brothers and sisters in Christ? In other words, is the Sunday worship service about evangelism or discipleship?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/cowfordcatechism)

In today's episode, Tim and Rodney dig into the "Seeker Sensitive Movement", and ask the question, "Are seeker friendly churches biblical?"Want to email us? We'd love to answer your questions!  Click Here!Or if you're on a platform that doesn't allow hyperlinks:rebuse@butwhatdoesthebiblesay.comWe're also on YouTube!  Click Here!For "But What Does The Bible Say?" Swag, Click Here!Water's Edge Church Links:Water's Wedge Church (WEC)WEC CommunityWEC GivingCoffee Time Q&A At The Water's EdgeBiblical ReferencesRomans 3: 9-129 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written:“None is righteous, no, not one;11 no one understands;no one seeks for God.12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;no one does good,not even one.”John 6: 4444 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.Acts 20: 77 “On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread…”Acts 2: 42-4442 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common.Colossians 3: 1616 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Compromising on the word of God for the sake of comfort? What is Church supposed to look like? Tune in and you will see!

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We discuss celebrity pastors, false teachers, the legacy of sexual infidelity by Ravi Zacharias, Hillsong's Carl Lentz, and some challenges of the modern ‘American’ church. Are we equipping the saints or entertaining the goats? Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Today, we evaluate how the Christian church in America is doing as many are dealing with anxiety, fear or feeling overwhelmed due to the high levels of stress this year has brought. We need some encouragement today more than ever.  More of us are coming to terms with the fact we may never get back to "normal” again. How should we respond to this and how can we be better at understanding the times? Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We discuss how the role of pastor has changed, how the church has changed, particularly in America, and how politics has almost become a four-letter word in churches. It wasn't always this way. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Hello, and welcome to Lechem Panim. I am so glad you could join us today as we continue our study of the book of Acts. You will remember that last week we talked about the Holy Spirit's coming at Pentecost and Peter's explanation to the crowds of what they were witnessing. And it is that explanation that Peter continues in our passage today. He says in… Acts 2:22-35 (ESV)— 22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him, “‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. 27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.' 29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, 35 until I make your enemies your footstool.”' How It Happened— Now the first part of Peter's focus here was on what was happening. The Holy Spirit had come. And next [He explained how it happened: Jesus was alive]. Now Jews and proselytes to Judaism had come from all over the empire to celebrate Passover; and many of them stayed for Pentecost as well. And so everybody there was keenly aware of the events in and surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. They had heard of His miracles, and had known (and in some cases witnessed) His arrest, His trial, and His crucifixion. Many of them had no doubt heard of the empty tomb, though the religious leaders had put out an official statement that Jesus' disciples had stolen Jesus' body in order to convince people that He had been raised from the dead as He said He would be. But Peter counteracts that statement with four major proofs of the resurrection:  Proof 1: The Person of Jesus (vv. 22-44)— And the first of these regarded the person of Jesus Himself. The people knew that Jesus was a teacher from Nazareth who had performed many signs and miracles. And those signs pointed to who He is. You will remember that Nicodemus (a member of the Sanhedrin) acknowledged this all the way back in John 3:2 when he said: “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”  ​They Were Witnesses— And so this crowd is filled with witnesses to many of these signs as well, and to what and how Jesus had taught (with that amazing divine authority). These things were not done in a corner (as Paul states clearly to Festus and King Agrippa in Acts 26:26). Everyone could see that God's hand was on Jesus in a special way. And yet (as Peter reminds them) Jesus died (which would ordinarily look like defeat). But Peter (interestingly) describes Jesus' death in terms of pain/pangs (meaning “birth pangs”) thereby [suggesting that the tomb was a “womb” out of which Jesus was “born” in resurrection glory (see Acts 13:33).] Proof 2: The Prophecy of David (vv. 25-31)— Now [Peter's second proof was the prophecy of David (vv. 25–31). He quoted Psalm 16:8–11 {(which talks about One who was released from the power of death;)}, verses that obviously could not apply to David, who {at this time} was already dead and buried. {Rather, what Peter says is that David was a prophet; and} Being a prophet of God, David wrote about the Messiah, that His soul would not remain in hades (the realm of the dead) or His body in the grave where it would decay.] So (as always) there is a pointing back to the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. The Old Testament supports the resurrection of the Messiah. Proof 3: The Witness of The Believers (v.33)— Now [The third proof {Peter offered} was the witness of the believers (v. 33) {themselves}], who (think about it) had just spent 40 days with a resurrected Jesus. Now you can say they were all hallucinating a resurrected Lord. Some modern theories suggest that there was a certain type of hallucinogenic mushroom that all of them were smoking (I'm not kidding) that caused this group hallucination. But any psychiatrist will tell you that people rarely hallucinate the same thing (and certainly not all at the same time). And here we would be talking about 120 believers all hallucinating the same thing simultaneously. And this is further complicated by the fact that the disciples were not even expecting Jesus to rise from the dead and had to themselves be convinced that it was true (Mark 16:9–14; Acts 1:3). And they had nothing to gain and really everything to lose (facing official opposition and even imprisonment and death) for embracing and teaching a resurrected Christ. So why would they do this if they knew it to be false? While there have been people throughout history who sacrificed themselves on the basis of false information, few (if any) did so knowing their belief to be false; and that's the difference. But that is what the disciples would have been doing if they had stolen the body. Nobody does that. And so all this points to the reliability of the disciples as credible witnesses. They can be trusted! And this is further evidenced by their message being backed up (repeatedly) by miracles in and throughout the book of Acts, which we will see as we proceed. Proof 4: The Presence of The Holy Spirit (vv. 33-35)— Now the fourth proof Peter offers is what the people are here experiencing: [the presence {and power} of the Holy Spirit (vv. 33–35). Follow his logic. {Peter is saying that} If the Holy Spirit is in the world, then God must have sent Him. The prophet Joel (whom we mentioned last week) promised that one day the Spirit would come, and Jesus Himself had promised to send the gift of the Holy Spirit to His people (Luke 24:49; John 14:26; 15:26; Acts 1:4). But if Jesus is dead, He cannot send the Spirit; therefore (because the crowds can see the Holy Spirit at work) He must be alive. Furthermore, Jesus could not send the Spirit unless He had returned to heaven to the Father (John 16:7); so, Jesus has ascended to heaven! To back up this statement, Peter quoted Psalm 110:1 {(which talks about One who would sit at the right hand of God)}, a verse that certainly could not be applied to David (note Matt. 22:41–46).] So Peter's conclusion is clear. Jesus is the Messiah, He had risen and sits at the right hand of God, and has sent the Holy Spirit. Seeker-Friendly or Confrontational?— Now there is a lot of discussion among many churches today about how to be more seeker-friendly; how to make your church a place new people will feel comfortable and safe. And the one thing they say you never ever want to do is sound judgmental or condemning. Why? Because you might offend someone and they won't come back; and if they don't come back, how will they ever find a relationship with Jesus? But I love this first sermon of the Christian Church that Peter preaches because Peter ignores all that “let's try to be nice” kind of philosophy and preaches exactly how Jesus Himself had preached. His message directly confronted their sin. Now in verse 23 Peter says (basically) “Jesus is your Messiah, but you crucified Him!” And he says again in… Acts 2:36 (ESV)— 36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Not General, But Specific— Now he could have presented this message in a general sense. He could have said that the cross was the place where Christ (as the sinless lamb of God) died as a substitute for the sins of the whole world. But no; Peter doesn't gloss over the painful reality of how personal all of this was. They (Israel) killed their own Messiah. That (more than the any other atrocity every committed; greater than the holocaust; greater than any mass extermination ever committed on this planet); nothing even compares to what Peter said these men and women did. They killed the Son of God! Can you imagine preaching a message like that? Peter did. Why? Because it is often only when we come to grips with the full weight of our sin that we are willing to then seek forgiveness and restoration from that sin. Niceness doesn't save people. A Gospel watered down to not offend anyone can't save people. It is only through Christ crucified for you and for me that we can be saved. And that is why we also need to be confronted by the fact that it was for our sins that held him there on the cross. The Soldier's Hand— One movie that has had a great impact on the world is The Passion of The Christ, a film directed by Mel Gibson. But one interesting behind-the-scenes fact about that movie is that while the crucifixion scene was being filmed, and the soldier was getting ready to drive the nail through the hand of Jesus, the camera moved to a closeup shot of the soldier's hand. But it was actually Mel Gibson's own hand that hammered the nail into Jesus. And Mel Gibson wanted to drive home the point (literally) that all of us are responsible for the death of the Son of God. Now the people here (after hearing Peter) have happen to them exactly what always happens when the Gospel is presented as it is meant to be presented. It says in… Acts 2:37-41 (ESV)— 37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.  Their Season of Grace— Now unfortunately we don't have the rest of Peter's sermon. But it's core message was one of repentance. Believe, repent, be baptized as a sign of that repentance and come and follow Christ. And we see that for these first Christians, it meant radical change; a change in their hearts; a change in their minds (through the Holy Spirit) that re-oriented the entire way they did life. And we will explore this more in the coming weeks. But God's message to you and to me today is exactly the same. Peter said to the people “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” (v.40) You will remember that during Israel's 40-year banishment in the wilderness, [the new generation “saved itself” from the older generation that rebelled against God.] [{And similarly here}…the nation {of Israel} would have about forty years before Rome would come and destroy the city and the temple and scatter the people. History was repeating itself.] And yet God was giving grace (another forty year period) to repent, believe, and be saved. And we see here that three thousand people did so. ​Our Season of Grace— Now you and I are in another season of grace. And from the signs of the times it looks like that time of grace is coming to an end. God's judgment is coming. And so now is the time to examine ourselves and ask ourselves, "Have we truly repented; have we truly let go of all our sin and chosen to follow Christ with all of who we are. Have we embraced the Spirit-filled life? If not, or if you are not sure, then Peter's message of believing, repenting, and following Jesus is for you today. Tell Christ that you are giving your sins to Him today, that you receive His forgiveness, and that you (with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength) will follow Him. If you commit to do that today; if you give yourself to Christ like that, the Holy Spirit will enter into your life and your life will be altogether changed; altogether new. If you haven't done that, do it today. Amen.

The church in America is not the same church that began in Jerusalem. We have become domesticated. What can we do to get back to biblical Christianity instead of being worried about being "relevant" and seeker sensitive? Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

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This week, Anthony and Alex are joined by a special guest, David! David and Anthony met on IG in a conversation about seeker friendly churches. David briefly explained his experience and we decided to invite him on the show to do a deep dive into his experience at a mega seeker friendly church. You don't want to miss out on this episode!Follow Anthony: @speak.gospel.truthFollow Alex: @reformed_lifestyle Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week the guys are back on schedule and are unpacking the new Vision Statement along with unpacking the term "seeker-friendly." Question answered. 1. Is it wrong to have a "seeker-friendly" approach to church?

Here’s a quick Thought about what is wrong with the modern seeker friendly movement within Christianity! Let it challenge you and grow you, God Bless!

In this episode, Brett challenges the philosophical and Theological assertions of the "Science" movement and one of its great practitioners, while Colin asserts that Jesus was not a seeker-friendly savior and asks, "Why are we making seeker-friendly churches?" John Lennox on Stephen Hawking's assertion about creation from nothing: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tr3ghb6JG6A?start=2013

In this fourth message Pastor Louis shares two more strongholds that some Christians can carry upon themselves. The first one is the "Stronghold of the Fear of Man". This stronghold or wrong way of thinking is prevalent upon Pastor's and Lay people causing them to not preach the whole truth of the Word of God because they fear man more than fear God! The second stronghold Pastor Louis shares in this message in the "Stronghold of Being Bound by Wrong Doctrines". This stronghold will cause believers to believe a lie from the pit of hell, which will cause them to do or believe something that is not true. You can see this stronghold in operation in Seeker Friendly churches, Hyper Grace Ministries and Prosperity Focus Ministries!

In this fourth message Pastor Louis shares two more strongholds that some Christians can carry upon themselves. The first one is the "Stronghold of the Fear of Man". This stronghold or wrong way of thinking is prevalent upon Pastor's and Lay people causing them to not preach the whole truth of the Word of God because they fear man more than fear God! The second stronghold Pastor Louis shares in this message in the "Stronghold of Being Bound by Wrong Doctrines". This stronghold will cause believers to believe a lie from the pit of hell, which will cause them to do or believe something that is not true. You can see this stronghold in operation in Seeker Friendly churches, Hyper Grace Ministries and Prosperity Focus Ministries!

We want to meet people where they are, but at what point does it stop being Christian all together?

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The Social Gospel and Seeker Friendly Christians 00:28:17 | 28.3MB Within ten years the moving trends of progressive evangelicalism is now widely accepted in the churches, amongst many who are now lukewarm. The authority of scriptures has been rejected in favour of traditions that are wrapped around good works. In doing … Continue reading →

Luke 19:1-10 How to Be a Seeker-Friendly Church 1. Learn from Zacchaeus -Seek Jesus, the Only source of true hope and fulfillment -Be Honest and Humbled by our sins -Respond to Jesus in Faith, Joy, and Obedience 2. Refuse the Crowd -Do we want to see Jesus or have dinner with him? -Never count someone outside the power of God -Recognize that many people want and need to get closer to Jesus but aren't able b/c of the religious crowd wanting to be closer to Jesus -Don't Confuse Holiness with Isolation (Superiority, Pride) 3. Proclaim and Display Jesus -Seek and Save the Lost *We don't "save" people but we do live out the mission of Christ -Speak to People- treat them as people, not projects -Go on their turf (when possible); hospitality -Point to a New Life and Future in Christ

Should churches be seeker-friendly? What is the difference between being seeker-friendly and seeker-focused?

This is one of the top ten sermons that radically changed the way I approached soul winning. Ray Comfort's classic sermon is a key understanding to why the modern church evangelism is not producing true converts. With the Emergent Church, Social Gospel, Seeker Friendly models and current emphasis on Church growth we have seen a departure on Gospel preaching. We personally use this simple use of God's commandments. Law to the proud and grace to the humble. Follow our links to Way of the Master. Part one of two.

Part 2 of 2 in this guest Soul Winning Series. With Churches rushing to today's Church Growth models, Seeker Friendly, Social Gospels and Marketing gurus to market Jesus Christ to the lost. We have lost our way in confronting the sin issue that plagues all men. Ray Comfort in his simple evangelism of using the ten commandments goes to the conscience of the sinner past their intellect. Where Gods Holy Law convicts them of sin and the need for a savior. For more on The Way of The Master series follow our link on home page.