Episodes

Sinner, Sinner, Chicken Dinner! This is how I felt in my depression like everyone thought of me as a huge "spiritual" failure. I learned that I was and in the end, that is why I needed the good news of Jesus Christ. Depression can be brought on by many things, for the Christian, and especially for the Pastor, ministry and life can take you down rides you never intended to join. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord's...

You're Not Out of Your Mind Christian! We've all been blue. But there is a deeper and sinister element to depression, especially as a Christian. I suffered from severe depression for many years, even to the point of giving up on life. This week we will talk about that journey a bit and give a few thoughts on what depression is and how a believer is to understand its causes and cures. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the ...

The Truth Shall Set You Free... This is one of those well-used statements! Everyone wants to understand truth and sadly in our day many have found the well they drink from wanting when it comes to things that are true. Too often we listen to pundits and podium pounders instead of looking into the word of God. It is only in the Bible where we find truth and the measure of grace to see error when it comes our way. Let's make that our focus and plan. We appreciate your listening and look forward to...

I've got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy.... no I don't... let's be honest, when we are simply tired we can find it difficult to find out joy. Why? Because in our flesh we fail to remember that our Joy is Jesus Christ and HE is found only the pages of the bible! Get in the word and Christ will be your joy! We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord's grace, we'll continue to provide more and more teaching on this and other pastora...

Scripture is ALL Truth! But it doesn't contain the truth of all things. That is a common misconception when people hear, "The Bible speaks to the truth of all things." One can't learn algebra or zoology from the Bible but one can only learn the actual purpose of life in doing all these things from Scripture. Scripture reveals God and in doing so, reveals His high and holy essence and commands that rule every human being that will ever exist. The Bible is the pure truth that matters, all else doe...

The B-I-B-L-E, yes that's the book for me! Scripture is often relegated as a nice little guide for the Christian through which he browses at times. In fact, the Scriptures say that they are indeed the POWER of God. So, we should spend time therein, trusting in the power of God and His promises. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord's grace, we'll continue to provide more and more teaching on this and other pastoral s...

We Learn What We See! When social media theology trolls continue in the manner of cruelty they really are proving themselves evil in the eyes of others. They are also teaching young men aspiring to be "like them" (God have mercy) to act in a wicked manner. The truth is truth and the correction of error needs to be biblical and for the millionth time, let's do it right! Also, get ready to start listening to our weekly hour-long podcast "Theology Answers" that can be found over at "TheologyAnswers...

ALL CAPS IS YELLING! We've been looking at some issues with many Facebook so-called ministry practices this week. Today we will consider what it means to be bold but not a bully. We must boldly proclaim truth and correct error, but we are still COMMANDED to do it with the utmost respect. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord's grace, we'll continue to provide more and more teaching on this and other pastoral subjects...

More Money... Money Money... Few things are more frustrating than when someone knocks on your door and wants you to donate to some cause that you've never heard of. The same is true with online solicitation. I'm not talking about general "fundraising" that is public or asking people that you know, like, and who are benefiting from your ministry to help support the cost of it all. I'm talking about those who find you, befriend you, and then hit you up for money as if they've known you for years. ...

There is a grave disconnect... From the teaching of Scripture on how a teacher of the Word of God is supposed to act, think, speak and respond to error and what we see in today's culture on Facebook and other social media platforms. Disrespect is never OK, it is always sinful. And I can prove contextually that God has never called anyone to the ministry of "calling out error" but rather has called SOME to the ministry of dividing rightly the truth. 1 Peter 3:13–17 [13] Now who is there to harm y...

The Sifter of Heretics! Is not your title, nor your job. Regular interaction on FB and social media platforms have become a demonic breeding ground for mean-spirited and arrogant controversy under the guise of "truth" proclamation and "correction." Teachers have a clear message and mission found in Scripture and they would do well to heed it and quit being so rude. Do you want to teach? Then you must teach as God has commanded. You are not Jesus and you are neither Peter nor Paul. You are to be ...

The Pope, Nuff Said! We cannot promise what Scripture does not teach. We cannot deny what Scripture clearly reveals. Culture has always dictated belief systems and in this present age, just as in the age of Paul, people in their natural flesh will not endure sound teaching. So, they gather up teachers that will say what they want to hear. The Pope by all necessary explanation is anathema due to the fact that he grants promises through weak and situationally insufficient logic in order to appease...

What are we to do with our sin? In our congregational teaching mid-week, we are going through the book of Romans in a "reading" style of exposition. That is we are dealing with arguments, theological teachings, and expressions in chunks rather than intense verse-by-verse. This excerpt is from the full sermon and is toward the latter part of the message where I express a few examples of why we continue to struggle with sin and how life and our dead flesh just seems to rise up and make war. I end ...

Reading Scripture is the victory... There is sometimes more superstition related to spiritual warfare than there is the truth. Whether the battle is guilt, shame, doubt, sickness, family, sin, temptation, or everything in between, the Bible is the only weapon we have and thankfully, it is the only weapon we need. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord's grace, we'll continue to provide more and more teaching on this a...

Being A Dummy is good! In a world where intelligence and brilliance of the mind are worshipped, the church has become no different. She feels that the only people who have anything worth hearing are the academics, the popular, and the so-called wise of the age. Scripture reveals a different thought in relation to this and shows that God is credited for the wisdom of His church and thus gets all the glory. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground wit...

The Greatest Theologian Does Not Live! In the search for the perfect doctrinal platform, confession, comprehension, pastor, theologian, apologist or professor one will always find nothing. Not any place or person will reveal a grand and divine interpretation of the holy writ. While the apostles were empowered with perfect inerrancy there is no person alive or dead today that we can point to outside of Scripture that is right in all things. We must get the gospel right! We appreciate your listeni...

Slice and Dice. False unity is the fruit of poor foundations. Ambiguous unity is the worse type of unity. Not knowing why 'we're' together is easily revealed when Scripture is the force behind the slicing. Hebrews 4:12 says it all! We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord's grace, we'll continue to provide more and more teaching on this and other pastoral subjects. Also, get ready to start listening to our weekly hour-l...

Behavior Modification is Not Needed! We all wish people would act better in society. And if we are honest, we all have a standard by which we live and could easily impose that standard on others. God has written the standard in His law, so why don't we just start there? Well, because we can't have people live a certain way over them actually being ALIVE! The gospel is the most vital message, not behavior. The law and the government can deal with these things, and for the saints, church disciplin...

Calling a Baby Ugly is Dangerous. This brief podcast discusses the idea that we all have theological and religious "babies" that we love too much and often get angry when someone calls them ugly. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord's grace, we'll continue to provide more and more teaching on this and other pastoral subjects. Also, get ready to start listening to our weekly hour-long podcast "Theology Answers" that ...

People Get Angry When Asked... about their testimony or the gospel. Now you may say that is normal but I'm talking about professing Christians. They get all upset and begin to belittle, moan, yell, and sometimes get physical. I'll never understand it. Let's look quickly at the response that is given us on this issue from Scripture. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great force. By the Lord's grace, we'll continue to provide more and more...

Make sure that what they teach is contextual... Be A Berean. This podcast supposes that people just agree with what suits their intellectual pallet and that they should begin to study and test everything they hear. Acts 17:10–12 [10] The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. [11] Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily ...

When we preach the full counsel, we don't skip parts. There is a short supply of expositors in our day. Much more is the scarcity of those who will not ignore difficult doctrines (teachings) in Scripture. One point that proves this is how so many pastors will preach 'from' the Bible or "use" the Bible for a sermon they prepared and after years of teaching have never taught, dealt with or even approached the teaching of election. They are fearful, they are not wanting division. But in the end, it...

Most preaching isn't teaching...! There is no office of "preacher" in the New Testament. No such role exists. While "preaching" does happen, the Pastor is one who oversees and rightly teaches the church. He guards them and guides them through the right contextual exposition of Scripture. So often though we confuse preaching with teaching. We'll visit a few thoughts on this in upcoming episodes. We appreciate your listening and look forward to seeing this podcast get off the ground with great for...

This podcast briefly considers the current trend of so many pastors who are always want to be known, famous or have an online following at the cost of their current shepherding. Pastors need to be faithful and put away things that remove their heart's focus from the local church. "No matter who's looking at us, God is always watching. Be therefore faithful to the call."