Embers in the Dark: Recent Episodes
JP Kelsey
The world can be set on fire from the smallest embers.
Here, we wrestle with the truths proclaimed in Scripture and how to live in and love the world around us. We ask questions that help us live genuine, truth-based lives.
Light in darkness; Truth in uncertainty. Shelter in the Storm; Embers in the Long, Cold Dark.
"There you lie, like the one warm spark in the heart of an arctic crystal."
Looking at how to keep the gospel foolish to those who are perishing and the power of God to those who are being saved.
Looking at what it means to have the testimony of God in us - which means having the Son and therefore having Life.
Looking at Jesus as our source of New Life, a Secure Life, and an Abiding Life, by looking at His 7 "I Am" statements.
Looking at how we keep in step with the Spirit by remaining humble, restoring those who go astray, and bearing burdens.
Looking at how in Christ, through the Spirit, we are not under the Law, but by loving our neighbour through the Spirit, we fulfill the Law.
The Initiating Love of God. Looking at how our definition of love must be top-down rather than bottom-up.
Looking at how the gospel breaks through religious moralism in the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
Looking at the Parable of the Sower and the importance of cultivating God's word as the center of our lives.
Looking at Paul's defense of the Gospel by utilizing the Old Testament "allegory" of Sarah and Hagar.
Looking at Paul's rebuke of the Galatians for turning from the Gospel to Idols (the Law).
Looking at equality in Christ, even with distinctive roles in the Body - equality does not negate roles.
Looking at the final part of the inheritance through the promise, and how inheritance is through Christ, as Abraham's Offspring.
Looking at Paul's argument that the inheritance comes through God's Promise to Abraham, not the Law through Moses. Part 1 of 3.
Looking at how our blessings are in Christ alone through Faith alone, and not through the law.
Looking at Paul's call to Rembrandt for the Judaizers: remember the gospel given to Abraham, and repent of your self-righteousness.
Looking at Paul's response to the Judaizers and Christ's sufficiency to save us outside of the law.
Looking at how the Jews are justified by faith alone, and how this applies to Gentiles being justified by faith alone.
Looking at God as Trustworthy, Faithful, and Christ as the vehicle of God's promises given.
Looking at Paul's rebuke of Peter's hypocrisy, and how the Gentiles are not to be brought under the yoke of the law.
Looking at how Unity is found in the Gospel, not the desire for stability in the community.
Looking at how serious Paul is about the Gospel of Freedom, and how false gospels enslave us.
Looking at Paul's argument: authority is not found in the church, or tradition, but in the gospel.
Looking at Paul's arguments against the false apostles and false gospels, by arguing that his gospel is God's gospel.
Looking at the false gospel of "Jesus plus," and the seriousness of what it means to preach and teach a false gospel.
Looking at the Gospel of Grace and Peace, how Jesus delivers us, and what He delivers us to.
Looking at Christian maturity, and the ways in which the body is called to be at work for the "common good," Christlikeness.
Looking at the rejection of God's word within the leadership of Judah, and how that applies to use today.
Looking at Israel's sin of self-reliance and the underlying context of their refusal to repent.
Looking at humanism as the cause of all sin and the ways in which it shows up in Our Time in expressive individualism and intellectual colonialism.
Looking at Habakkuk's faith in God during three levels of trials, and his change in perspective.
Looking at what it means to be the church, and God's witness in the world. IV. The People of God's Word: His Witness.
Looking at God's word as enduring, and man's word as transient. Series: The Supremacy of God's WordPart One: The Beauty of God's WordI. The Proclamation of God's Word: His Breath - Isaiah 40:6-8
After a brief intro on textual criticism, looking at what it means to "Go into all the world."
Being Sent Out by Jesus: A look at the passage juxtaposed with the Great Commission and our responsibilities as Believers.
Jesus in the Midst of Unbelief. We look at the biblical definition of unbelief, and why Jesus 'could do no mighty work' amongst His hometown people.
Jesus, Lord of the Spiritual Realm. Jesus's Lordship of the spiritual realm, seen through His cleansing and restoring a demoniac, as a picture of the Gospel.
"Is God a means? Or an End?" Please note: Portions of this message have been borrowed from Paris Redhead's sermon "Ten Shekels and a Shirt" on the same passage.
The Parable of the Sower. What differentiates those who hear, and lack fruit, from those who hear and accept, and grow fruit?
The Normal Christian Life, Part 2, building on last week's look at Regeneration, as the origin of the normal Christian life.
Today we take a thousand-foot- view of John 3:1-21, as we look at what it means to be Regenerated (Born Again, Born from Above, Born of the Spirit) and the consequences of it.
Today we look at suffering and how God's purpose of conforming us to the image of His Son is processed by suffering.
A recording of Midale Baptist Church Bible study on Dec 15, 2021. We focus on unity and security in Christ.
An exposition of Mark 2:23-3:6 that looks at how Jesus challenges the religious system of the Pharisees, specifically about how they view God's commands (and their own) regarding the Sabbath.
Today, we look at how Jesus challenges the religious system of the day, showing us that He has come to bring something new, and that we cannot hold onto our old ways and comforts.
Looking at Jesus's healing of a leper and a paralytic, we go into Leviticus to understand the depth of meaning in this passage as it relates to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Here is part five of five of the series "Walk Worthy of Your Calling." We look at what it means to be mature, growing into Christ, away from immaturity.
In part 4 of 5 of our look at Ephesians 4:1-16, we go through a broad overview of the foundational offices of Apostle and Prophet, and a detailed look at the continuing offices of Evangelist and Shepherd-Teacher.
Today we look at the opening verses on diversity; specifically how the gifts we are given are through the will and work of our Triune God.
Today we are continuing on through Ephesians, and find ourselves reading Paul's prayer for the Asian believers. We look at the Reason, Recipient, Request, and Result of Paul's prayer.
Today, we are looking at what it means for the church to be the household of God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. It coincides with our series on Ephesians, and comes at the end of Ephesians 2, where Paul says that we are God's household, temple, and dwelling place.
Here is the final part in a 5-part series that looks at what it means to be predestined for adoption in Ephesians 1-2. Today is Ephesians 2:11-22.
Part 4 of a 5-Part series on Ephesians 1-2. Today we look at who man is by grace, following up last week's look at who man is by nature. Ephesians 2:4-10.
Today we look at Lamentations 3, Job 4, and a smattering of NT passages to try and gain a biblical understanding of God's sovereignty that will help us view the coronavirus (and other events or circumstances) in a proper, biblical light.
Today we are looking at Paul's logical sequence in 1st Corinthians to see what he's saying about the message of the gospel. If it is foolish to those who are perishing, how does one come to faith in Christ, through believing that foolish message? It would appear that we find an answer here, seeing the God must regenerate a person before they exercise their faith in that message. We also have a look at John 6 and Romans 8. With special guest Luke Henderson from Whitehorse, YK.
This message is centered on Ephesians 2:1-3 and how because of our nature, God must predestine according to his own counsel instead of our potential.
Today's podcast is a round table Bible Study that looks at Ephesians and coincides with the sermon from the same day. We wrestle with what it means to be predestined for adoption and how we live as the Body of Christ.
Today we are looking at what God has done, why He has done it, and how He has done it. This is Part Two of a three part series on Predestination.
Here we will look at Ephesians 1:3-6 and What God has done; How He has done it; and why He has done it. This is Part One of a three part series on Predestination.