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We're back to our summer series this week, continuing to look at the parables of Jesus, simple stories that change everything. That's most certainly the case as we come to one of the most well-known stories in all of Scripture. Even non-believers know this story, whether they know the exact origin of it, or not. If anyone helps someone in need, especially if they don't know them, then we say that they are a Good Samaritan. But the familiarity of this story cannot lead us away from the fact that what Jesus says in Luke 10 absolutely rattles the cage of a lawyer who, in seeking to justify himself, questioned Jesus. As commentator Daniel Emery Price wrote, “Self-justifying is a dangerous game to play with God in the flesh. Because he has stories. Scandalous, self-justifying, heart-seeking missile type stories. This is one of them.” The parable of the Good Samaritan is so much more than just being good to people, Jesus assaults our preconceived notions about what the Kingdom looks like, how to receive it, and how to live in light of it. Series: Simple Stories: How the parables of Jesus change everything Jordan Coros Message 4 - The Good Samaritan Harvest Bible Chapel Text: Luke 10:25-37 July 21, 2024 The magic of parables is that they give us a glimpse of the transcendent through the lens of ordinary existence. David Garland If I'm going to inherit eternal life, I must… (v. 25-28) Galatians 2:16 There remains a massive difference between answering correctly theologically and living perfectly practically. Thabiti Anyabwile …let Jesus be the good Samaritan for me… (v. 29-37a) Romans 5:8 Don't first conjure up the character of the good samaritan. First be the fallen man. First experience the compassion of this loving Outsider. Then go and do likewise. This is not a simple morality tale. The centre is not our resolve to be good samaritans. The centre is Christ himself. Glen Scrivener …so he can be the good Samaritan through me. (v. 37b) 1 John 4:19 Our love for our neighbour, especially the neighbour who is very different than us, is proof of our love for God. Our theology, no matter how good, becomes irrelevant and idolatrous when it's not used in service of loving God and neighbour. Rich Villodas Galatians 6:10 1. Am I willing to give of my money? 2. Am I willing to give of my time? 3. Am I willing to be interrupted? 4. Am I willing to put myself on the line? 5. Am I eager to show mercy, or eager to limit who deserves mercy? He shows mercy to us because of his own goodness, while we show mercy to one another because of God's goodness. He has compassion on us so that we may enjoy him completely, while we have compassion on another that we may completely enjoy him. Augustine, Christian Instruction

Listen along as we look at the cry of dereliction. Notes//Quotes: Slides Cry of Dereliction   Slide 1   “And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” Luke 24:25-27     Slide 2   “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”   Where did the Cry of Dereliction come from?   What did the Cry of Dereliction mean?     Slide 3   My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?     Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,     and by night, but I find no rest. Psalm 22:1-2     Slide 4   But I am a worm and not a man,     scorned by mankind and despised by the people. All who see me mock me;     they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; “He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;     let him rescue him, for he delights in him!” Psalm 22:6-8     Slide 5   “I am poured out like water,     and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax;     it is melted within my breast; my strength is dried up like a potsherd,     and my tongue sticks to my jaws;     you lay me in the dust of death. For dogs encompass me;     a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet — I can count all my bones— they stare and gloat over me; they divide my garments among them,     and for my clothing they cast lots.” Psalm 22:14-18     Slide 6   Defeat ---> Victory = Defeatory     Slide 7   “And we ask the question, how can God be forsaken of God? And I can ask twenty questions for which there's no answer. And let me say that that's a good thing for us to be brought to the very limits of our understanding where we simply have to bow the knee and say, “Lord, I don't understand it, but I accept it. It's in Your word.” That's a good thing for Christians to have to run into every once in a while.” Ligon Duncan   Slide 8   “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21     Slide 9   “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24     Slide 10   “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree” Galatians 3:13     Slide 11   He had known from the beginning that he would die a violent death, and in Gethsemane he had looked it in the eye, and shuddered. But now he is tasting it in all its bitterness, and the reality is infinitely worse than the prospect.    Never before had anything come between him and his Father, but now the sin of the whole world has come between them, and he is caught in this dreadful vortex of the curse. It is not that Abba is not there, but that he is there, as the Judge of all the earth who could condone nothing and could not spare even his own Son. Donald Macleod     Slide 12   “Here's what we must remember and treasure: Jesus willingly suffers this so sinners may escape it.  Jesus' abandonment means the sinner's adoption.  He takes our place on the cross so we can take His place in the kingdom.  Because He was abandoned socially, we may be children in the household of God.  Because He was deserted emotionally, we become whole again—renewed in the image of God.  Because He suffered spiritual separation, we may be spiritually united to Him through faith so that we will never be separated from God's love.  Because He was forsaken, we are forgiven.  Now He says to us, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”   Thabiti Anyabwile  

As we continue our series based on the book “What is a Healthy Church Member?” by Thabiti Anyabwile, we'll consider what the Bible says about the attitudes and actions of church members towards their pastors and elders.

A new MP3 sermon from Alpha and Omega Ministries is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Upcoming Debate Thoughts, Jesse Duplantis, Thabiti Anyabwile Subtitle: The Dividing Line 2023 Speaker: Dr. James White Broadcaster: Alpha and Omega Ministries Event: Podcast Date: 9/15/2023 Length: 56 min.

Slightly shorter program today as I speak this evening here in PA. Discussed the upcoming debate and relevant issues, played a clip from Jesse Duplantis, and a clip from Thabiti Anyabwile as well.

QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“[Y]our brain can instinctively trust people simply because they sound as if they know what they're talking about…. Put another way, ‘Whom we trust is not only a reflection of who is trustworthy, but also a reflection of who we are'….”~Tim Herrera, journalist with The New York Times “Religion used to be the opium of the people….  But now, we are witnessing a transformation, a true opium of the people is the belief…that for our betrayals, our greed, our cowardice, our murders, we are not going to be judged.”~Czesław Miłosz (1911-2004), Polish-American poet and Nobel Laureate, regarded as one of the great poets of the 20th century “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.”~H. Richard Niebuhr (1894-1962), Yale professor, describing the religion of many American churches “The trouble with human nature is that we are born with a heart that loves ourselves over and above everything else in this world, including God. In short, we are born slaves to the lust for self-gratification, i.e., concupiscence. That's why, if left to ourselves, we will always love those things that make us feel good about ourselves, even as we depart more and more from God and his ways. Therefore, God must intervene in our lives in order to bring salvation.~Dr. Ashley Null, English Reformation scholar and author Sin “is irrational…. Sin deceives and destroys.”~Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor and author God “is not there to conform to us; we must conform to him. He summons us from outside of ourselves to know him. We do not go inside of ourselves to find him…. He is not known on our terms. This summons is heard in and through his Word. It is not heard through our intuitions.”~David F. Wells, professor and author in God in the Whirlwind “Recognizing who we are in Christ is the ultimate self-care because the Word of God doesn't reinvent itself along with a constantly changing culture.”~Alisa Childers, author and singer-songwriterSERMON PASSAGEJude 1-16 (ESV) 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: 2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. 3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. 5 Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day— 7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.8 Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. 9 But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” 10 But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. 11 Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; 13 wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.14 It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 16 These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.

Our new Sunday school series will explore how we can be healthy participants in the church. As a general framework for the class, we're using the book What Is a Healthy Church Member? by Thabiti Anyabwile. We'll look at various topics like how we listen to the teaching and preaching of God's Word, knowing the work of God's grace in our soul (are you genuinely converted?), how to seek discipline in the body, praying for the church, etc.

Thabiti Anyabwile is one of the pastors of Anacostia River Church in Southeast Washington DC, a Moody Publishers author of The Gospel for Muslims and, The Decline of African American Theology. Thabiti shares his passion for teaching theology as he will be part of the Preaching Conference at Resurrected Reformed Baptist Church. As a former Muslim, Pastor T shares his journey through Christ and also provides practical and powerful ways to share Christ with MuslimsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“Regardless of what anyone may personally think or believe about him, Jesus of Nazareth has been the dominant figure in the history of western culture for almost twenty centuries.... It is from his birth that most of the human race dates its calendars, it is by his name that millions curse and in his name that millions pray.”~Jaroslav Pelikan (1923-2006), historian at Yale University “…never in the gospels do the disciples catch a single fish without help from Jesus.”~Reynolds Price (1933-2011), poet, novelist, and English professor at Duke “Sometimes you need to feel the pain and sting of defeat to activate the real passion and purpose that God predestined inside of you.”~Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020), award-winning actor “‘You are enough' is a message that enslaves people to the false idea that they are responsible to be the mastermind of their current circumstances and future realities—even when they feel overwhelmed. It burdens them with the obligation of being the source of their own joy, contentment, and peace.” “You are not enough, but when your trust is placed in Jesus, his enough-ness is transferred to you.”~Alisa Childers, singer, songwriter, and author “Pride combined with wealth leads to idleness because you falsely feel that God just wants you to have fun…. [I]f unchecked, we become bold in our sin and feel entitled to live selfish lives fueled by the twin values of our culture: acquiring and achieving.”~Rosaria Butterfield, former Women's Studies professor at Syracuse “We desperately need the church for love, for maturity and preparedness, for spiritual care. It is arrogant, rebellious, self-reliant, God-indicting pride to conclude that the church is an optional extra to the Christian life. We need everything God designs for us. Everything. To reject what God designs for His glory and our good is spiritual suicide.”~Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor and writerSERMON PASSAGEJohn 21:1-14 (ESV) 1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. 7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. 8 The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. 9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

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The label "evangelical" has shifted and evolved over time to a place in our present day when the term comes with all sorts of baggage - from cultural and political connotations to even racial and patriarchal assumptions.In this 3-part series, Pastor Jay and Matt Gilleskie discuss the word in order to help the Bible Church navigate some complex cultural circumstances by clearly staking out our identity as an evangelical church.In Part II, they address the following questions:1. What are the most helpful definitions of the term "evangelical"?2. If we could set forth one positive definition, what might we say?3. Who is an "evangelical" according to our definition (institutions, people, denominations, theological traditions, etc.)?ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:- A representative work by Francis Grimke: "The Negro: His Rights and Wrongs, the Forces for Him and Against Him"- "The Faithful Preacher" by Thabiti Anyabwile- "Plain Theology for Plain People" by Charles Octavius Boothe

The label "evangelical" has shifted and evolved over time to a place in our present day when the term comes with all sorts of baggage - from cultural and political connotations to even racial and patriarchal assumptions.In this 3-part series, Pastor Jay and Matt Gilleskie discuss the word in order to help the Bible Church navigate some complex cultural circumstances by clearly staking out our identity as an evangelical church.In Part II, they address the following questions:1. What are the most helpful definitions of the term "evangelical"?2. If we could set forth one positive definition, what might we say?3. Who is an "evangelical" according to our definition (institutions, people, denominations, theological traditions, etc.)?ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:- A representative work by Francis Grimke: "The Negro: His Rights and Wrongs, the Forces for Him and Against Him"- "The Faithful Preacher" by Thabiti Anyabwile- "Plain Theology for Plain People" by Charles Octavius Boothe

Greetings allAfter a brief update about the podcast and my new forthcoming book, here's the audio from a video that went live on YouTube yesterday. Within this brief focus on church leaders, elders and deacons, I give a response to Thabiti Anyabwile's book of the same title.  You can watch the YouTube version of this here with a short preview here. Finding faithful elders and deacons - a pretty simple reality, eh?  No, not simple but extremely important. What decisions do you need to make moving into 2023?You can also listen to a full LIVE reading of Job from last night.Thank you for your prayers as my second manuscript currently sits with a publisher for consideration. If you'd like to support this project as a partly auto-biographical follow-on from Body Zero (2019), please drop me a line. Looking for evangelism motivation? See here for ideas. Recent content: Bus Stop Evangelism"REPENT NOW" - The Public RespondBabylon TakeoverThe Great Evangelical DisasterThe Context of the PowerYour thoughts of God Are Too Human. Are You Ananias & Sapphira?If you have any testimonials, please reach out, make contact across the 'digital divide', and let us know!Order our new gospel tract for your parish here. Let's smash this fake gospel up.Our flagship content:

An excerpt from the 2021 Courageous Conversations conference. Dr. Marvin McMickle, Dr. Jacqueline Rivers, Thabiti Anyabwile, & Dr. Yolanda Pierce, moderated by Steven Harris, discussed politics in the pulpit. To watch the full 2021 conference, visit https://www.courageousconvos.org/ondemand To register for the 2022 Courageous Conversations, visit https://www.courageousconvos.org/ Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Support the mission and vision of Jude 3 Project here: https://www.jude3project.org/donate  Grab our curriculum here: https://www.jude3project.org  Take an online course that will help you know what you believe and why here: https://learn.jude3project.org/library/

A video was sent me by my neighbor two houses down yesterday. Together for the Gospel published it to their YouTube channel back in 2016 of a panel discussion at one of their conferences. Titled 'Celebrity Pastor: Indecent Exposure?' and starring C.J. Mahaney, Carl Trueman, David Platt, Ligon Duncan, Matt Chandler, and Thabiti Anyabwile, the topic at the center of their dialogue was celebrity pastors in the contemporary American Church. The question was asked: Do we assign too much authority and power to pastors who shepherd large churches, or who otherwise possess a great deal of notoriety on the national stage? Undeniably so. We do give too much power and authority to these men. And we should stop that. But why is this true? And what are the consequences of failing to recognize it? For one, as Trueman speaks to, we have the trouble of burnout. Many pastors lose heart because they are measuring their success against the likes of Mahoney, Platt, or Chandler. This leads to discouragement and despair due to unreasonable expectations, particularly if they only ever preside over a flock of 50-100 congregants. Ask many young ministers in training who has been the greatest influence in their own sanctification and discipleship, Trueman says, and the names of celebrity pastors are almost always their answer. Rarely will they say the names of the local pastors whose preaching and teaching they sat under before they began training for full-time vocational ministry. But in addition to the points Trueman makes, I want to add still more. For instance, what assumptions do we make about the faithfulness of a celebrity minister based on faulty metrics - most notably, their ability to attract and retain a crowd of followers, listeners, viewers, attendees, or members? And how much do we unreasonably infer about their track-record in their own home and local church body from the fact that they are up on that stage or screen? Related to this, what dynamics come into play in their local churches and homes which, if our priorities are out of order, potentially delay needed accountability in the case of sin and folly? If any pastor is rushing off to serve their local church instead of loving and leading their wives and children well, that is unhealthy. But so also, if celebrity pastors are preoccupied with the Christian conference speaking circuit, or a book promotion tour, and thereby neglect their local body except to lend it a kind of star power by their association with it, does this lead to a chilling effect where only the local church family is in a position to recognize and confront an indiscretion or discrepancy? By this, I do not mean only that celebrity pastors must reckon with opportunity cost. That is, they cannot be everywhere all at once, attending sufficiently to all matters under their purview equally well at the same time. What I mean more is to ask whether at a national level we presume overmuch that celebrity pastors are in good standing in their own churches and homes when at the same time a general disordering of priorities will cause the same to be reluctant to potentially jeopardize a national influence for the sake of concerns which will be called relatively trivial or unimportant. If the conviction which I share with Trueman is correct, we may have our assessment of faithfulness exactly backwards in many cases. We assume that the one who is faithful with much is proven so by the size of the crowd which follows him. He must have been faithful with the little of his local church and his household. Yet what does God say? We must first look at his management of the home, then the local church. And only after this should we give his remarks and guidance a greater weight of influence in our considerations from a distance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/support

Listen to this message from Thabiti Anyabwile at a previous ONE HOPE Conference in 2017. The ONE HOPE Conference focuses on applying theology to urban ministry. As we anticipate our next ONE HOPE Conference on March 5, 2022, here's a gem from year's past. In this episode, we present Thabiti's message for your edification and enjoyment. Join us for the ONE HOPE Conference: Faith Alone on March 5, 2022. Speakers include Shai Linne, Thabiti Anyabwile, Alejandro Molero, and Joel Kurz. Register at faithalone.eventbrite.com. Support the show: www.onehope.gives/donate

On one hand, the world increasingly disregards the Bible. God's Word is not believed. On the other hand, Christians often minimize the necessity of Scripture in preaching, missions, and evangelism. Is the Bible needed? The ONE HOPE Conference focuses on applying theology to urban ministry. As we anticipate our next ONE HOPE Conference on March 5, 2022, here's a gem from year's past. Shai Linne preached at the 2017 ONE HOPE Conference on the necessity of Scripture. In this episode, we present Shai's message for your edification and enjoyment. Join us for the ONE HOPE Conference: Faith Alone on March 5, 2022. Speakers include Shai Linne, Thabiti Anyabwile, Alejandro Molero, and Joel Kurz. Register at faithalone.eventbrite.com. Support the show: www.onehope.gives/donate

The Gospel Coalition takes aim at Christian YouTubers. Denny Burk continues to fight with Beth Allison Barr, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, among others. Thabiti Anyabwile says Owen Strachan needs to keep his "name out of your mouth." And lastly, James Coates calls TGC "useless." The fights go on and on. Can Christians disagree and still be loving? There's a lot of disagreement happening on secondary issues. Is it necessary? Or have some Christians lost their way in being united despite some disagreements? Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/deanlentini Owen Strachan's Tweet: https://twitter.com/ostrachan/status/1484256629751226369?s=21 Denny Burk article: https://www.dennyburk.com/complementarianism-as-a-second-order-doctrine/ TGC article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/gotcha-sermon-excerpts-are-bad-for-the-church/ ------- MY LINKS -------

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In this episode you'll hear Thabiti Anyabwile, one of the pastors of Anacostia River Church in Washington DC, speak at the 2017 FIEC Leaders' Conference. Thabiti addressed three paths toward becoming a transforming church by the grace and power of God. This is the second of three talks: considering the neglected path of transformation from Titus 2 and 3. You can watch a video of this talk, and access further resources for church leaders, on the FIEC website.

In this episode you'll hear Thabiti Anyabwile, one of the pastors of Anacostia River Church in Washington DC, speak at the 2017 FIEC Leaders' Conference. Thabiti addressed three paths toward becoming a transforming church by the grace and power of God. This is the first of three talks: considering the old path of transformation from Acts 2. You can watch this talk, and find more resources for church leaders, on the FIEC website.

In this episode you'll hear Thabiti Anyabwile, one of the pastors of Anacostia River Church in Washington DC, speak at the 2017 FIEC Leaders' Conference. Thabiti addressed three paths toward becoming a transforming church by the grace and power of God. This is the third of three talks: considering the greatest path of transformation from 2 Corinthians chapter 3. You can watch a video of this talk, and access further resources for church leaders, on the FIEC website.

WELCOME TO OUR SUPERSIZED, SUPERHERO EPISODE! This week we chat with our special guest Thabiti Anyabwile. We ask him to provide hot takes on the following: the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Mighty Ducks Trilogy, and healthy-ish snack treats. Stop what you are doing right now and listen! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/holdonpodcast/message

Pastor and author Thabiti Anyabwile describes the beliefs and history of Islam, his own experience as a Muslim, the contradictions in the Koran, as well as the way for churches to approach evangelism with Muslims, which he calls an amazing, God-given opportunity the church has today.Original publication date: Nov 30, 2006

On today's episode, Ryan and Colton talk through reparations. Are reparations biblical? Is it even possible to think of modern day reparations? Are white people to be punished for the sins of their ancestors?   As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!   Article Mentioned by Thabiti Anyabwile -  https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/reparations-are-biblical/   Book Mentioned is “Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair” by Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson   * All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan Broushet and Colton Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *   Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod

Francis Grimke turned down a university presidency to continue pastoring. He helped found the NAACP. And he had some prescient words for white churches in his day and in our own. His message was exceedingly simple – (1) preach, believe, love, share, and treasure the gospel; and (2) obey it with all of your might. Grimke's understanding of the church's role in broken hearts and a broken society has much to teach us today. For further reading:- "The Negro: His Rights and Wrongs, the Forces for Him and Against Him," Francis J. Grimke [https://smile.amazon.com/Rights-Wrongs-Against-Classic-Reprint/dp/0331843307/]- "Meditations on Preaching," Francis J. Grimke [https://smile.amazon.com/Meditations-Preaching-Francis-James-Grimk%C3%A9/dp/1948102099]- “Some Reflections Growing Out of the Recent Epidemic of Influenza that Afflicted Our City,” Francis J. Grimke. This sermon was preached after the devastating outbreak of the Spanish flu. It was republished by 9Marks at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic due to its resonance with our time. [https://www.9marks.org/article/some-reflections-growing-out-of-the-recent-epidemic-of-influenza-that-afflicted-our-city/]- "The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors," Thabiti Anyabwile [https://smile.amazon.com/Faithful-Preacher-Recapturing-Pioneering-African-American/dp/1581348274/]Have questions or ideas for a future episode? Email them to bespoken@biblechurch.org.Bespoken is a weekly podcast by Pastors, Jay Thomas and Ryan McKee. Each week we cover spiritual topics and issues that will help you grow closer to God and deeper in Christ.

Francis Grimke turned down a university presidency to continue pastoring. He helped found the NAACP. And he had some prescient words for white churches in his day and in our own. His message was exceedingly simple – (1) preach, believe, love, share, and treasure the gospel; and (2) obey it with all of your might. Grimke's understanding of the church's role in broken hearts and a broken society has much to teach us today. For further reading: - "The Negro: His Rights and Wrongs, the Forces for Him and Against Him," Francis J. Grimke [https://smile.amazon.com/Rights-Wrongs-Against-Classic-Reprint/dp/0331843307/] - "Meditations on Preaching," Francis J. Grimke [https://smile.amazon.com/Meditations-Preaching-Francis-James-Grimk%C3%A9/dp/1948102099] - “Some Reflections Growing Out of the Recent Epidemic of Influenza that Afflicted Our City,” Francis J. Grimke. This sermon was preached after the devastating outbreak of the Spanish flu. It was republished by 9Marks at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic due to its resonance with our time. [https://www.9marks.org/article/some-reflections-growing-out-of-the-recent-epidemic-of-influenza-that-afflicted-our-city/] - "The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors," Thabiti Anyabwile [https://smile.amazon.com/Faithful-Preacher-Recapturing-Pioneering-African-American/dp/1581348274/] Have questions or ideas for a future episode? Email them to bespoken@biblechurch.org. Bespoken is a weekly podcast by Pastors, Jay Thomas and Ryan McKee. Each week we cover spiritual topics and issues that will help you grow closer to God and deeper in Christ.

TTT | Dave (Agent of Polemics) & Matt Travis discuss a recent interaction between Dwight McKissic and Tom Ascol on woman pastors in SBC churches. We go over the general reasons why the bible is very clear on whether women are allowed to be pastors, elder, etc. in their local church. We also discuss Thabiti Anyabwile basically endorsing the legitimacy of a transgender health secretary chosen by Joe Biden. We end the podcast discussing the outrage over Tom Buck comparing Kamala Harris to Jezebel. Find Us on Social Media: @TrollierThan @AgentOfPolemics @MattTravisMedia

Jay and Ryan are taking a break, so we begin a new series with Matt Gilleskie (our producer) flying solo. In this episode, Matt introduces you to Lemuel Haynes, a remarkable pastor and activist living during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Haynes was the first African American ordained in any religious body in America, the first to receive an honorary graduate degree, and a pastor of character, commitment, and intense hope in the Sovereign God. This brother has much to teach us. For further reading…- "May We Meet in the Heavenly World: The Piety of Lemuel Haynes", Thabiti Anyabwile- "The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors", Thabiti Anyabwile- "Sketches of the Life and Character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes", Timothy Mather CooleyThe books below are scholarly works and thus are quite expensive. I include them here because they may be available at your library or for online reading, if you are affiliated with an institution of higher education.- "Black Puritan, Black Republican: The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes", 1753-1833, John Saillant (note: “Republican,” as used in the title, denotes sympathy with the American cause against Great Britain and monarchy generally, not a contemporary political party)- "Black Preacher to White America: The Collected Writings of Lemuel Haynes", 1774-1833, edited by Richard NewmanHave questions or ideas for a future episode? Email them to bespoken@biblechurch.org.Bespoken is a weekly podcast by Pastors, Jay Thomas and Ryan McKee. Each week we cover spiritual topics and issues that will help you grow closer to God and deeper in Christ.

Jay and Ryan are taking a break, so we begin a new series with Matt Gilleskie (our producer) flying solo. In this episode, Matt introduces you to Lemuel Haynes, a remarkable pastor and activist living during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Haynes was the first African American ordained in any religious body in America, the first to receive an honorary graduate degree, and a pastor of character, commitment, and intense hope in the Sovereign God. This brother has much to teach us. For further reading… - "May We Meet in the Heavenly World: The Piety of Lemuel Haynes", Thabiti Anyabwile - "The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors", Thabiti Anyabwile - "Sketches of the Life and Character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes", Timothy Mather Cooley The books below are scholarly works and thus are quite expensive. I include them here because they may be available at your library or for online reading, if you are affiliated with an institution of higher education. - "Black Puritan, Black Republican: The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes", 1753-1833, John Saillant (note: “Republican,” as used in the title, denotes sympathy with the American cause against Great Britain and monarchy generally, not a contemporary political party) - "Black Preacher to White America: The Collected Writings of Lemuel Haynes", 1774-1833, edited by Richard Newman Have questions or ideas for a future episode? Email them to bespoken@biblechurch.org. Bespoken is a weekly podcast by Pastors, Jay Thomas and Ryan McKee. Each week we cover spiritual topics and issues that will help you grow closer to God and deeper in Christ.

Dave (Agent of Polemics) & Matt Travis discuss the Big Eva response to the capital storming vs how they responded (with zero condemnation) to seven months of Black Lives Matter rioting. We go through tweets and such from many big name evangelicals, like Russell Moore, JD Greear, Rick Warren, Thabiti Anyabwile, etc. We also discuss the tendency of Big Eva elites to completely ignore when someone in the guild makes wildly immoral statements or accusations, like when Jackie Hill Perry said that pro-life whites hate blacks and when Anthony Bradley excused and functionally endorsed the violence of Black Lives Matter and Antifa. Find Us on Social Media: @TrollierThan @AgentOfPolemics @MattTravisMedia

Acton Institute's Ben Johnson addresses the story of a white supremacist taking over a former Lutheran church building in a small Minnesota town.  Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile talks about The Crete Collective, a movement to plant and revitalize churches in urban churches, mainly serving ethnic minorities.

REFLECTION QUOTES “Truth is under attack…. Rare is the person who believes that there are facts that correspond with reality (truths) and…are true for all people in all places and at all times…. [T]his will ultimately lead us to nihilism wherein all ideas lose their value. Ultimately, the only thing that will matter is who has sufficient power to exercise his or her will.” “As followers of Christ, our greatest delight will always be found in our obedience to His Word.” ~Voddie Baucham, Dean of Theology at African Christian University (Zambia) “…I know a place/Ain't nobody cryin'/Ain't nobody worried/Ain't no smilin' faces/Mmm, no no/Lyin' to the races” ~“I'll Take You There” (1972) by The Staples Singers “You have to be a bit of a dreamer to imagine a world where love trumps hate—but I don't think being a dreamer is all that bad. Joel prophesied that God would ‘pour out [His] Spirit on all people. Your…old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.'” “We live out our call most fully when we are a community of faith with arms wrapped about a community of pain.” ~John M. Perkins, Christian minister and civil rights activist “If someone had told me in 1963 that one day I would be in Congress, I would have said, ‘You're crazy. You don't know what you're talking about.'” “When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.” ~John Lewis (1940-2020), legendary civil rights leader and politician “The cross reconciles men to God and men to each other.” ~Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor and writer “The operation of the Church is entirely set up for the sinner; which creates much misunderstanding among the smug.” ~Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964), novelist and essayist SERMON PASSAGE Psalm 133, selections from Ephesians 4 & 5 (NASB) Psalm 133 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Even Aaron's beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes. 3 It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forever. Ephesians 4 1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace… 25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another… 29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Ephesians 5 1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

REFLECTION QUOTES “God has already laid the only foundation of our fellowship, because God has already bound us together in one body with other Christians in Jesus Christ, long before we entered into common life with them…. [Therefore] we enter into that common life not as demanders but as thankful recipients.” ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), pastor-theologian, martyred by the Nazis “The big deal is we think the power is in us individually; the power is in us collectively. It is the church.” ~John M. Perkins, Christian minister and civil rights activist “The cross reconciles men to God and men to each other.” ~Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor and writer “True repentance is the result of an accurate understanding of the significance and gravity of sin, coupled with an overwhelming desire for the remission of that sin through the person and work of Christ and turning from sin and dead works to faith and obedience.” ~Voddie Baucham, Dean of Theology at African Christian University (Zambia) “The operation of the Church is entirely set up for the sinner; which creates much misunderstanding among the smug.” ~Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964), novelist and essayist “Saints cannot exist without a community, as they require, like all of us, nurturance by a people who, while often unfaithful, preserve the habits necessary to learn the story of God.” ~Stanley Hauerwas, theologian, ethicist, public intellectual at Duke University “We can't weep with those who weep…if we don't know their stories. Learning about them helps us guard against self-centeredness.” ~Trillia Newbell, writer and activist “Our communion with God lies in his giving himself to us and our giving ourselves and all that he requires to him. This communion with God flows from that union which is in Christ Jesus.” ~John Owen (1616-1683), pastor, theologian and Oxford academic SERMON PASSAGE Psalm 133 (NASB) A song of ascents. Of David. 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Even Aaron's beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes. 3 It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing—life forever.

Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile and his church recently organized a march that led hundreds of people to The U.S. Capitol and The White House. This was the march that, surprisingly, Mitt Romney showed up at, causing a national news moment. Today, Pastor T shares how faith drives his activism, how he interprets the rise of the Black Lives Matters movement, and where God is in the midst of centuries of suffering. Links from the Interview - Follow Pastor T on Twitter - More talks/blogs by Pastor T - The New Activist is Presented by International Justice Mission - The score of The New Activist is by Propaganda. The New Activist Social T - @NewActivistIs FB - @NewActivistIs IG - @NewActivistIs www.newactivist.is Host - @EdwardorEddie

As injustices and inequalities have been exposed, there have been increasing calls to correct the criminal justice system and our prisons. What might Christians have to say to minister to those in prisons? What is our calling toward and for the incarcerated? At Evangelicals for Life, Steven Harris moderated a panel with Thabiti Anyabwile, Heather Rice-Minus, and Julie Warren on these very issues.

Throughout the history of the Church, God has raised up men of conviction who followed in the footsteps of the Apostles and fought off heretical and godless ideologies. These men used the only analytical tool that has the power to destroy arguments and every lofty opinion that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, that is the Gospel. Men like Tertullian, Ignatius, Athanasius, Augustine, Huss, Wycliffe, Luther, Calvin, Knox, Tyndale, Spurgeon, Warfield, and Machen fought courageously to defend the purity of the Gospel. Today that battle continues. Men have risen from among our ranks and are introducing destructive ideologies and heresies that have slipped in through the “Trojan Horse” of Social Justice. Russell Moore, Thabiti Anywabile, Matt Chandler, Matthew Hall, Jarvis Williams, Curtis Wood, Eric Mason, J.D. Greear, Tim Keller, Ekemini Uwan, Jackie Hill Perry, Jemar Tisby, Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, Isaac Adams, David Platt and many more, are either adamantly teaching or passively permitting this godless ideology to spread through the church.  Where are the Spurgeons of our day?  Where are the Christians who will fight against this wickedness and join the ranks of those who boldly stand for the Gospel and care more about truth than their own reputation? In this four-part series entitled “Social Justice: The Trojan Horse”, we will define the modern-day heresy of Social Justice, name names of those who are promoting it and provide you with the only analytical tool that can refute it: the Gospel. So, please join us now, as we take this time to “Stop and think about it.” “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” (Jude 3-4).   Episode Navigation: 00.00 - Intro 03:40 - Naming Names. 4:40 - Responding to Mark Dever on Driving While Black. 07:40 - Mark Dever and the media narrative of Police Brutality. 11:20 - Responding to John Onwuchekwa on walking while black and white privilege. 20:00 - Black parents more worried about children getting shot by other blacks than by police. 24:05 -Responding to Matt Chandler on white privilege. 39:30 - Responding to Mark Dever on one issue voting. 48:00 - Responding to Ekemini Uwan on whiteness is wicked 51:20 - Responding to Isaac Adams and 9Marks on More Christian than Black or White. 58:40 - There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ (Romans 8:1). 102:15 - Responding to Thabiti Anyabwile on white evangelicals being complicit. 118:30 - Racial Reconciliation or Reconciliation with God? 126:20 - Four Points of Application and Closing.

(00:00-10:11): 'All you can see is death.' The regions reeling from the Amazon rain forest fires. Brian and Ian touch on the damage of the Amazon thus far, and compare the efforts to save the rain forest to the efforts of Notre Dame. Why is the narrative of protecting the planet overlooked? (10:11-19:44): Tim Keller shared this on his Instagram: “...Rather it [the Bible] is a record of God’s intervening grace in the lives of people who don’t seek it…” Brian and Ian touch on this notion that God does not use people who don’t seek him out, which is completely untrue. (19:44-29:21): “We don’t need to go big for God to have an eternal impact. In fact, that may be what’s getting in the way,” writes Scott Sauls in In Touch. He touches on how devotions in local communities can be more powerful than massive outreach. Greatness only comes when God is involved. (29:21-39:01): We cover the 3 Ways to Spoil the Gospel. Thabiti Anyabwile writes in the Gospel Coalition. He called John MacArthur’s comments an assessment that dials up the issue to first-order dispute insofar as we’re talking about the nature of the gospel itself. (39:01-49:36): Danny McBride writes and directs an HBO show called “Righteous Gemstones” about a corrupt megachurch pastor and his family. McBride in an interview with Dax Shepard explains his painful experience with the church and roots those situations into the show. (49:36-1:00:04): Carlos Rodriguez Tweeted, “...So have hope, but don't deny your emotions. Pay attention to them. Feel what you feel. And enjoy the coming resurrection.” Brian and Ian touch on how God endorses and emphasizes the goodness of emotions because he made us to express Love and understand it. (1:00:04-1:10:26): Importance of patriotism, God, and children plummets among young people is a Poll from NBC. It looks at the difference in political outlook between generations, ranging from religion, patriotism, and other things. (1:10:26-1:17:02): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Oklahoma criminal justice is serving up a healthy dose of IRONY. No, cars cannot be killed by arrows, and towels are causing major outrage in California. Uber? Vape pens? How millennial can we get? Meanwhile, Texas has rootin’, tootin’ store owners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00-09:45): Fulani killings of Nigerian Christians meets standard for 'genocide,’ Jubilee Campaign says. The Christian Post published this feature telling the gruesome reality of martyrdom of Christians in remote parts of the world. (09:45-19:32): GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM! This narrative is dangerous and extremely offensive. However, when someone is falsely accused of saying it, we do not progress as a society; and can be even more dangerous. Brian and Ian touch on this story. (19:32-28:54): What is cancel culture? Brian and Ian talk about the phenomenon that seems to erase certain public figures and celebrities after egregious behavior. Have we as a society grown less forgiving of mistakes? (28:54-37:57): Thabiti Anyabwile writes in The Gospel Coalition “Errata: An Apology to Some Evangelicals”. He is concerned with the current condition and future of the Evangelical church. Brian and Ian respond to this. (37:57-48:06): Principal Retires after Controversy over Teacher Showing Pro-Life Video. Brian is riding solo in the second half of the show and responds to this with some apprehension. Is there a time and place to defend the pro-life movement and efforts? (48:06-58:17): Willow Creek Wheaton Lead Pastor Resigns, Citing Intense “Drive” That Hurt Staff. 1160’s own Julie Roys writes on this and provides Pastor Reece Whitehead’s statement. Brian responds as a pastor and discusses a certain statement Whitehead said about being “results driven”. (58:17-1:08:38): Rather unsurprisingly, kids in America would rather be a famous YouTube star than an astronaut. Brian and John touch on this and how our overly stimulated society is obsessed with fame and the desire to be liked by everyone. (1:08:38-1:15:44): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: This lady wants to swing with a chandelier and smokey the bear is more of a literal term. What is “irony” in spanish? Meanwhile, let’s get petty about international chocolate, and apparently marriage is a loose term.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

REFLECTION QUOTES “A world as materialistic, scientistic and consumeristic as ours inclines by its nature to self-absorption….” ~Graeme Hunter, philosopher at the University of Ottawa, Canada “How much larger your life would be, if your self could become smaller in it” ~G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), English writer and journalist “…we must come back to our first principles. And the most basic of these is the fact that God is there and that he is objective to us. He is not there to conform to us; we must conform to him. He summons us from outside of ourselves to know him. We do not go inside of ourselves to find him. We are summoned to know him only on his terms. He is not known on our terms. This summons is heard in and through his Word. It is not heard through our intuitions.” ~David F. Wells, author and theologian “…if I am asked what is my creed, I reply, ‘It is Jesus Christ.'… [Not a] system, or any other human treatise; but Christ Jesus, who is the sum and substance of the gospel, who is in himself all theology, the incarnation of every precious truth, the all-glorious personal embodiment of the way, the truth, and the life.” ~C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), famed London preacher “Here's the marvelous news. When you look up away from yourself and you look up to God, you see a God who is able…you see a God who has capacity and competence and power. You see a God who himself is not weak. And he will use that ability…in your life.” ~Thabiti Anyabwile, Washington, D.C.-based pastor and author “Worship is a believer's response to God's revelation of Himself. It is expressing wonder, awe, and gratitude for the worthiness, the greatness, and the goodness of our Lord. It is the appropriate response to God's person, His provision, His power, His promises, and His plan.” ~Nancy Leigh Wolgemuth, radio host and author SERMON PASSAGE Ephesians 1:3-14 (NASB) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight 9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him 10 with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him 11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, 12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.