Into the Study Podcast: Recent Episodes
Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah
“INTO THE STUDY”, the podcast from the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA, designed for our members, to encourage them and inform them in ways that do not happen through the public pulpit and announcements. The episodes accessible here are released every 12 weeks. To listen to weekly episodes please visit the feed located on our IPC app.
Join us as we discuss what Terry would have shared during his election day sermon if he had preached that this year.
This special episode brings a blend of laughter and candidness along with sentimentality.
This morning we get caught up on the Reformation & Worship Conference as well as hear further insight from Dr. Johnson's sermon from Sunday on heritage and grandparenting.
"Jesus is our ultimate authority, not the Bible". Tune in to hear what our hosts have to say about this statement.
Join us for the 2024 Reformation & Worship Conference in Savannah. The evening worship services are free to attend. We need you to register for all other programs.
We discuss the Reformation & Worship Conference along with some questions on parenting, profession of faith, and coming to the Lord's Supper.
The book mentioned during the listener questions portion is this one linked below.
This week our hosts talk about the sermon from Sunday evening, September 1, and Tolkien and his series, Lord of the Rings. A guest joins as well to join in the conversation before he leaves for a year to Malawi.
Today we chat about our increase in attendance at Point Pleasant and discuss a little more of the history of our church through the lens of our history book, The Splendor of Grace. This book is being read by the Dead Theologian's Society, our men's reading club.
Terry shares about his time at the Summit Youth Conference in Calgary, Alberta as well as more traveling experiences, upcoming sermon series and dives into politics.
This week we discuss the topic of "toxic Christianity" and how morality can drive theology.
Listen with us today as our host and co-host chat about Sunday's sermons on anxiety and the Sabbath as well as talk about generational ministry.
This week's episode will be a quick recap of the PCA General Assembly along with a conversation about the Directory of Public Worship.
The last time Alex was on the podcast, Tim Shaw was the interviewer. This time, Terry Johnson takes a stab at asking the questions.
Join us as we discuss: membership, growth, attendance, Sunday school electives, and another question from a listener about Sunday morning's sermon.
Small Groups (or a Posse), Point Pleasant and Piety are all discussed in today's episode.
Join us in this discussion of the 4th Commandment and whether our hosts are Strict Subscriptionists or ___
A visit to the historic Midway Congregational Church in Midway, Georgia, and a discussion about the Presbyterian Church of American denomination and several of her flagship congregations.
This week our hosts discuss what is holy week along with making every Sabbath day a holy day.
Join us to hear about Augustine's Confessions as well as the confessions of our pastor, Terry Johnson.
What does St Patrick's Day and one's view of Pre-Mil, Post-Mil or A-Mil views have to do with one another? Grab your warm cup of morning brew and hear how our congregation was a part of the inception of Savannah's "favorite" holiday that started 200 years ago.
Join us as we discuss the Men's Prayer Breakfast and other thoughts which come floats up.
This week we discuss successful pursuits that have taken place through the work of men and women in the Savannah area and borders.
In this episode, we continue our lively discussion with guest Roland Barnes. If you have not listened to the first part, find it where you listen to your favorite podcast.
This week we discuss wedding ceremonies and social justice. May want to grab a carafe with your favorite hot beverage.
Ministry today is different than it was 20 years ago and because of this, your pastors need help. Join us to find out how 2 ministry roles have been filled by, again, people from our congregation.
Join us for our 100th episode where we have the privilege and honor to have a special guest, Emily Johnson, the help-meet to our Senior Minister, Terry Johnson.
The annual first of the year Lord's Supper and our hosts answer the question from a high school student on "how to maintain your faith".
We discuss Savannah's "Phoebe", a servant of the church along with Terry entering his 38th year of ministry at IPC.
Join us as we chat about our Christmas services and speak about the state of the church and even the state of the nation. We close our time discussing how wonderful it is to have had a strong continuity of solid ministry for 37, 38 years providing a wonderful place for families to rear children and for Christians to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Join us in discussing Lessons and Carols with our host, Terry Johnson, and the specialness of the season for him.
Join us on this episode with Tim Shaw, Jacob Fuhrman, and Alex Sutherland as the group discusses Christmas music, Lessons and Carols, and their favorites during this season. For those interested in hearing the King's College Cambridge "Nine Lessons and Carols" we left a link in these notes about how to listen to it.
Lessons and Carols - December 17
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - December 24
Our recording study was hijacked this morning. Join us for this week's podcast with our 3 special guests.
A Thanksgiving introduction before discussing more about the Evening service Order of Service as well as the Communion service.
Follow up from the 2023 Reformation & Worship Conference and we answer a question from one of our listeners.
Preview of several talks Dr. Johnson will present at the 2023 Reformation & Worship Conference.
We took a couple of questions from our listeners which include why the black robes and second commandment questions.
Join us as we discussion how IPC does missions; why we are not a congregation in a denomination; we received a question about elements used in our Lord's Supper; and we discuss evening worship.
Join us as our hosts discuss Communion Season, Officers' Training, Climate Change and some illumination into our Student Ministry
Join us during this special episode as we sit down with our Communion Season speaker, Rev. Dr. Carlton Wynne. If you are not sure of the name Van Til, you will be become very acquainted with who he was and why you should consider reading his work. In the notes below, you will find the link to access the Christ the Center podcast that Dr. Wynne references which discusses Van Til's works.
What does vacation, Jonah, the WCF and Communion Season have in common? Join us in today's episode of Into the Study.
This week our Senior Minister graced us with his presence having been on holiday as they say in the UK, and we hear from him about the PCA General Assembly and about a former POTUS who married a granddaughter of a former IPC Minister.
This week our hosts speak with Paul Rodgers. Paul has been with IPC for 10 years and announced that he will be leaving our ministry and going on staff with Neil Stewart, a man we all admire and are jealous of his accent. Join us with a cup of tea or your beverage of choice.
Join us with guest Oliver Simmons, former intern, from Great Ayton known for Captain Hook or Captain Cook. Find out which one.
This morning we hear from our reReturning Intern Alex Sutherland. Some say we are giving him another shot since he was a part of the COVID year, others are saying he's returning for the August summers. Please grab a cup of tea and join us.
This week we hear from our summer intern, Wright Draper. Wright is a student at Westminster Seminary California. He is originally from Montgomery and grew up in Eastwood PCA where former intern, Bart Lester, is the senior minister. Grab a pen and paper to keep notes.
This morning we sit down with Matthew Burt and converse with him about how it came about that he is now a member of a Presbyterian church.
Join us today as we introduce our listeners to Bart Lester, former intern and current Senior Minister at Eastwood PCA in Montgomery, Alabama. We had an opportunity to sit down with Bart and catch up.
In this episode we hear about this weekend's Memorial Day Services particularly the evening service which kicks-off the Sunday services at Point Pleasant. We also have a special guest on this week.
Join us as we hear about Terry's trip to England and his participation in the First Scots Tenth Anniversary Celebration in Beaufort, SC. The video from the Saturday evening's event in Beaufort can be accessed at the link below.
Join Tim Shaw, soloing this episode and asking Evan Gear to join in and share about his coming to a saving faith.
Today we hear from our hosts about Easter services and Terry's upcoming trip to the UK. He mentions a wonderful talk from Ian Hamilton from the 2022 GRN Conference and you can access the talk in the link below or click this: https://ipcs.ga/grn22ih
In today's episode, we bring on Miss Anna Liebing, missionary with the Rafiki Foundation in Malawi. Anna joined IPC in 2016, taught at the Veritas Academy until 2021 when she became a full-time missionary with Rafiki and now serves at the Rafiki Village Malawi as the school Headmaster. Read more about this organization on their website, www.rafikifoundation.org
Are marriages at Independent Presbyterian perfect? Are marriages today stronger than they were in Terry's earlier years?
How to Think as Christians. Join us as we discuss one of Terry's eight "s" from Sunday evening's sermon on the Ten Commandments. During the 3rd sermon on the 1st Commandment he mentions about Scientism and how that can be idolatry. Today we dive more into that topic. Keeping in mind, science is a method, not a conclusion.
This week we find out that Terry has 1 more thing to share about entering a new year. Also we talk about the 2023 Dead Theologian Society's book reading lineup and end the episode with a word of encouragement from our host. Listen to find out.
New Year thoughts and discussing the Respect for Marriage Act and thoughts trailing from that topic.
Our last episode for 2022 we hear once again about holy days, morning and evening prayer, the Lewis property and goals for 2023. If you are interested in receiving an INTO THE STUDY limited edition sticker please let us know.
Downtown Abbey, being Bereans, Advent?, the church calendar and keeping the Sabbath holy.
Today's special episode release gives our members a view into why we are eager to pursue the purchase of property located in the Jackson Ward, a block from our property. It is about giving our people, those who visit our services access to ministry opportunities.
Here are ways to give:
Text "IPCSAVGIVING PROJECTS" to 73256 to give using your mobile device.Visit ipcs.ga/giving and follow the prompts on the screen.Mail or bring a contribution to the church office or on Sunday for the offering plate. Indicate on your check "special project" for it to be designated.
Parenting adult children. Accountability -> Media -> Smartphones. Parenting children who live geographically distant from dad & mom. And parents becoming grandparents.
Here we are in November already. It's Thanksgiving week. Are we a Christian nation? Should we be a Christian nation? We hear what our Senior Minister is thankful for.
"Where there is no vision, the people will perish." Property Purchasing. Property Selling.
Rearing High and Middle school aged children. Family Meal. High School graduation charge. We dive into the subject of racism. Also, we received a question submitted to our website which is "what does the Sons of Issachar section on our weekly prayer sheet refer to".
More on Parenting: family worship, family meal times and Christian education. We also hear a little more about why our host was involved with being a part of a group of parents who founded Veritas Academy in Savannah.
We spend time today speaking about The Excellencies of God and how there is nothing more exciting than "birthing a book". How do books come about?
Also we hear from the host on Parenting, Pre-Parenting and why we offer an alternative on October 31 that we call 'Fall Family Night'.
More book recommendations from our podcast speakers with special attention to books on Apologetics.
More book recommendations: History & Church History and mentioning names like Marsden, Paul Johnson, and Victor Davis Hansen.
The question asked to Terry today is... How did the Big View of God affect you as a college student...
Listen in as we discuss Identity & Attributes of God and maybe hear a reference to Jethro Tull.
Book: Who Am I?; Sonship Movement; Christian Identity and Racial Identity. What does secondary identity mean and what do we do with it?
Join us as we discuss Confessionalism: Strict vs. Loose and appropriateness of images of Christ.
We continue the discussion on children coming to the Lord's Supper and discuss Dr. Johnson's most recent publication titled, "Who Needs the Church?" where we discuss true community in a covenantal sense.
In this episode we discuss Dr. Johnson's book on Catechizing Our Children with the question being asked, "Why should we catechize our children?" From the mailbag comes the question about explaining the practice of the early reformed churches and having children in the worship services. We also discuss a little about Paedocommunion.
Today's conversation covers Understanding Family Worship and Catechizing Our Children. Two publications written by co-host and Senior Minister Terry Johnson. Are you too busy to consider your own soul, the soul of your wife, your children?
In this episode we hear from David Irving, our 2022 Communion Season speaker. David is a graduate of Dartmouth College and RTS Jackson. We hear about how the Lord drew David to Himself and his call to ministry.
Our Communion Season will be August 5, 6, and 7. The format will be different but the preaching as beneficial.
How do the 5 Solas, the Battlecries of the Reformation, play a part of how we worship. Terry shares several important books for every minister to read as well as laymen that gives insight to preaching.
We talk about Media Ecology and how that affects how we worship. We hear about the work of T. David Gordon and Read Schuchardt and are reminded that we are people of the Book.
Discussing: Terry's books, Worshiping with Calvin and Serving with Calvin - known as his Magnum Opus.
Terry is known as the Worship Cop/Worship Crank? We discuss how & why of Historic Reformed Worship. Terry's Book: Reformed Worship and the influence Hughes Oliphant Old had on Terry's understanding of worship.
We cover discussions of th Trilogy of Dr. Johnson's Grace Books; Discuss what is Christianity? What is Fundamentalism?
We hear from Dr. Johnson today about his thoughts on today's civilization and answers how should Christians seek the common good in a largely post-christian pluralist society; we hear also about a Christian's duty/rights and also we find out a secret that Terry shares about bullying.
Tim Shaw asks Terry, "How many frequent flyer miles have you racked up in just the past 10 days?" We find out about Terry's recent travels and how his friendship with HB Charles, Jr. began. You can view here the well known preacher, EV Hill, preaching at the Installation Service of HB Charles, Jr. (https://hbcharlesjr.com/resource-library/articles/e-v-hill-preaching-what-can-he-tell-me/).
In this episode we hear how several ministers coming on staff were vital to the continued growth in the church as well as how every staff member is a part of the ministry's success. The advice from a seasoned minister (William "Willie" Still) to a young minister, in the thick of conflict, has impacted the ministry at IPC and the longevity of our current senior minister.
Today we hear about Terry Johnson's candidating and the split vote. He seeks counsel on whether he should accept the call with a split vote. He shares his conviction about remaining in a church where he can be a part of one's birth, baptism, marrying, and burying. He also shares about the Twin Lakes Fellowship .
What convictions were formed early on? Finding your first call? Time with Dr. Baird. Internship to Preaching regularly. And falling in love. Another mailbag question answered.
Psalm-singing for the first time. Dr. Packer bussing tables at Trinity College. Alec Motyer's prayers at meals. Dr. Johnson's time at Gordon-Conwell. Into the mailbag to answer a question about the Westminster Confession of Faith and their desire to go to Univ of St. Andrews with a solid Christian faith.
This week's 'Into the Study' episode we hear of Dr. Johnson's early days and time spent in the UK and how his convictions came along for expositional preaching, time with Willie Still, and his prayer life.
'INTO THE STUDY' podcast is published once a week and is from the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. A podcast designed for our members, to encourage them and inform them in ways that do not happen through the public pulpit and announcements.
Don't forget the March Madness offer for the book, Splendor of Grace being priced at $10.00. Use the link below to order your copy.
Contact us with your questions by visiting www.intothestudy.com and use the online form.
This week's 'Into the Study' episode we hear of Dr. Johnson's early days when he was a candidate for the senior minister position.
'INTO THE STUDY' podcast is published once a week and is from the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. A podcast designed for our members, to encourage them and inform them in ways that do not happen through the public pulpit and announcements.
Don't forget the March Madness offer for the book, Splendor of Grace being priced at $10.00. Use the link below to order your copy.
Contact us with your questions by visiting www.intothestudy.com and use the online form.
This week's 'Into the Study' episode we hear of Dr. Johnson's speaking engagement at the PCRT (Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology) which was held in Grand Rapids and his synopsis of the other speakers involved. We continue the history of IPC and focusing on Pastor Woodbridge for most of the discussion.
'INTO THE STUDY' podcast is published once a week and is from the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. A podcast designed for our members, to encourage them and inform them in ways that do not happen through the public pulpit and announcements.
Contact us with your questions by visiting www.intothestudy.com and use the online form.
This week's 'Into the Study' episode we hear of Dr. Johnson's travels in the past month and continue uncovering facts about the early years of Independent Presbyterian and well known names who have been here.
'INTO THE STUDY' podcast is published once a week and is from the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. A podcast designed for our members, to encourage them and inform them in ways that do not happen through the public pulpit and announcements.
Contact us with your questions by visiting www.intothestudy.com and use the online form.
This week's 'Into the Study' episode we go futher into the history of the Independent Presbyterian Church learning more about it's life during settlement and wars and slavery. We also open up the mail bag and hear from Terry Johnson on why do we find it necessary to use resources to maintain a building as beautiful as ours along with its mahogany pews and pulpit, marble floors and beautiful interior.
'INTO THE STUDY' podcast is published once a week and is from the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. A podcast designed for our members, to encourage them and inform them in ways that do not happen through the public pulpit and announcements.
Contact us with your questions by visiting www.intothestudy.com and use the online form.
This week's 'Into the Study' episode we scratch the surface on the history of the Independent Presbyterian Church learning about it's founding in 1755, early ministers in this congregation, and how this congregation had a vision for ministering to this soon to be new colony. We also open up the mail bag and hear from Terry Johnson on how to consume media in this 21st century.
'INTO THE STUDY' podcast is published once a week and is from the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. A podcast designed for our members, to encourage them and inform them in ways that do not happen through the public pulpit and announcements.
Contact us with your questions by visiting www.intothestudy.com and use the online form.
'Into the Study', the podcast from the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA, designed for our members, to encourage them and inform them in ways that do not happen through the public pulpit and announcements.
Contact us with your questions by visiting www.intothestudy.com and use the online form.