Immanuel Network Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Matt Click (Pastor at FBC El Dorado, El Dorado, KS) preaches from Psalm 88.
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Josh Kary (Pastor at Calvary Grace Church, Calgary, AB) preaches from Matthew 9:35-38.
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Aubrey Sequeira (Pastor at Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi, UAE) preaches from Hebrews 5:1-10.
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Jonny Atkinson (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, Louisville, KY) preaches from Proverbs 5:1-23.
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Rocky Komatsu (Pastor at Waiehu Community Church, Maui, HI) preaches from Psalm 13.
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Drew McFarland (Pastor at Holy City Church, Charleston, SC) preaches from Job 1:13-22.
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Matthew Delaughter (Pastor at Immanuel Community Church, New Orleans, LA) preaches from 1 Peter 3:18-22.
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Aubrey Sequeira (Pastor at Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi, UAE) preaches from Hebrews 3:1-6.
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Ramny Perez (Pastor at Fordham Community Church, Bronx, NY) preaches from Genesis 47.
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Jay Ingram (Pastor at Commission Church, Shelbyville, KY) preaches from Luke 4:1-15.
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Todd Morikawa (Pastor at Kailua Baptist Church, Kailua, HI) preaches from Matthew 24:29-35.
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Ryan Fullerton (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, Louisville, KY) preaches from Matthew 16:24-27.
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Will Drake (Pastor at Grace Evangelical Church, Sharjah, UAE) preaches from Matthew 6:5-8.
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Tommy Hullette (Pastor of FBC Newton, Newton, NC) preaches from Revelation 2:12-17.
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Andrew Hanna (Pastor of Harvest Church, New Orleans, LA) preaches from Ruth 2:1-23.
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Jay Haynes (Pastor at Waiehu Community Church, Wailuku, HI) preaches from Ephesians 5:25-29.
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Dennis Anderson (Pastor at Grace Evangelical Free Church, Beloit, WI) preaches from Romans 13:11-12.
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Drew McFarland (Pastor at Holy City Church, Charleston, SC) preaches from James 4:4-6.
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Russ Robinson (Pastor at FBC Provo, Provo, UT) preaches from Matthew 28:18-20.
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Eric Dubois (Pastor of Palermo Christian Church, Palermo, ME) preaches from Matthew 16:1-23.
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Jordan Friesen (Pastor of FBC El Dorado, El Dorado, KS) preaches from Matthew 6:9-13.
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Luke Williams (Pastor of FBC Lagrange, Lagrange, OH) preaches from Proverbs 5-7.
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Jay Ingram (Pastor at Commission Church, Shelbyville, KY) preaches from 1 Peter 2:18-25.
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Chris Shipley (Pastor at Hope Church, Mississauga, Ontario) preaches from Luke 22:19-20.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode* 10 | Caring for the Sojourner — A Conversation with Dr. Darren Carlson Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down with Dr. Darren Carlson (Lead Pastor of the Evangelical Free Church of Bozeman, Founder and President of Training Leaders International, and the Executive Producer of Jesus in Athens) to discuss how the church can and should care for the sojourner.
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Rocky Komatsu (Pastor at Waiehu Community Church, Maui, HI) preaches from Ephesians 4:31-5:2.
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Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode 9 | Doing Mercy with Pastor Ben Hedrick Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down with Ben Hedrick (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church and CEO & Co-Founder of Launch Intl) to discuss how Christians should think about doing mercy.
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Tommy Hullette (Pastor at FBC Newton, Newton, NC) preaches from Hosea 11:9.
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Aubrey Sequeira (Pastor at Evangelical Community Church, Abu Dhabi) preaches from Zechariah 3.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode 8* | A Case Study of Charles Spurgeon with Dr. Tom Nettles Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down with Dr. Tom Nettles (retired professor of Historical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of Living By Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon) to discuss the life of Charles Spurgeon and how he led his church in acts of biblical justice.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode 7* | A Case Study of William Wilberforce with Dr. Michael Haykin Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down with Dr. Michael Haykin (Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) to discuss the life of William Wilberforce and his understanding of biblical justice.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode 6* | How Then Should We do Justice and Mercy? Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down to discuss how individuals, pastors, and even churches should think through how they can do justice and mercy in their context.
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Ramny Perez (Pastor of Fordham Community Church, Bronx, NY) preaches from Genesis 15.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode 5b* | A Biblical Critique of Social Justice Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down to analyze and biblically critique Christian Nationalism and the effect this idolatrous worldview has on justice.
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Brian Powell (Pastor at Holy City Church, Charleston, SC) preaches from 1 Corinthians 7:6-9.
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Josh Kary (Pastor at Calvary Grace Church, in Calgary, AB) preaches from Philippians 4:10-13.
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Todd Morikawa (Pastor at Kailua Baptist Church, in Kailua, HI) preaches from Romans 9:30-10:4.
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Dan Maketansky (Pastor at Holland Church, in Holland, MA) preaches from Mark 6:30-44.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode Five* | A Biblical Critique of Social Justice Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down to analyze and biblically critique the pervasive concept of social justice and the worldly theories informing it.
Some Key Events in Evangelicalism TGC MLK50 conference in 2018 criticized as being “woke.”
Some have embraced the title of Woke, such as Eric Mason who wrote the book Woke Church in 2018, while others reject in, so Owen Strachan’s new book on Christianity and Wokeness.
Statement on The Gospel and Social Justice
Tim Keller A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory
Al Mohler gave a 40 minute response to a Q&A at SBTS on social justice and marxism.
At the SBC Convention in 2019, resolution 9 was passed in which Critical Theory was recommended as a helpful analytical tool.
Founders cinedoc titled By What Standard?
The six presidents of SBTS then in Nov, 30 2020 declared critical race theory incompatible with the Baptist Faith and Message.
In reaction to this Charlie Dates (who spoke at MLK50 and joined the SBC thereafter) left the SBC.
On December 11th, Marshal Ausberry, the president of the National African American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention responded to the presidents statement by affirming the presence of systemic racism, that wordly ideologies can be helpful when they don’t conflict with Scripture, and calling for more talks within the SBC.
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Andrew Hall (Pastor at Community Bible Church, in Ilderton, ON) preaches from the book of Deuteronomy.
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Blake Scheideman (International Partner serving in South Africa) preaches from Romans 12:1-8.
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Matt Deaver (Network Partner serving internationally) preaches from Luke 20:27-47.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode Four* | A Biblical Definition of Justice Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down to discuss the biblical word mishpat and how it informs a biblical definition ofjustice.
Meaning of Mishpat 1 “Rule” It can mean simply, a (1a) custom, practice or regulation (e.g. the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18); butmore specifically, it can mean a rule or (1b) law within God’s covenant (e.g. Ex 21:1, 24:3, Deut 4:1).
No Distinction Applying the Standard/Rule/Custom
“You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.” Lev 24:22
“One law and one rule shall be for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you.” Num 15:16
Distinction in Particular Rules/Customs/Standards
In the details, there are particular vulnerable groups of people, namely the poor, the sojourner, the widow, and the orphan, who are treated differently. For example, these laws allow for example, for the poor to glean. But if one saw the rich gleaning, this would be an injustice! One is not allowed to take a widow’s garment in a pledge (Deut 24:17), but this implies that I can take a garment from a non-widow. In other words, these laws do discriminate (technically just means “differentiate”) based on certain groups of people. It is just to do so, and again, I think we all instinctively know this. Other groups we could identify today with this principle would include the disabled for example.
It is worth pointing out that the fact there are vulnerable people within a society, those at risk of oppression and exploitation, it does not follow—and yet it does not exclude—that the system is unjust. For example, the institution of a two-parent, mother and father, family is one of the greatest, and safest institutions on earth. Widows and orphans are vulnerable precisely because the societal system works and supports the institution of the family. Those in families will flourish and do better, within the societal system. However, the solution is not to tear down the system and rebuild another in which families are either destroyed. The solution is to uphold the good institutions that promote flourishing within the system, such as the family, while caring for those less fortunate to not be within a such an institution, like the family.
2 A (Just) Decision: A second major meaning is the giving of a decision during a trial. Because it refers to the giving of a decision during a trial, it can mean either, or both, vindication for the wronged and punishment/judgement for the wrongdoer seen most clearly in:
“If there is a dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty” Deuteronomy 25:1
Mishpat when used in the sense of a “decision” is usually without an adjective (although upright [yasar], true [emet] and just [sedek] do occur with it), and the positive idea is almost always intended, namely a decision that renders true justice. However, a just decision is perverted through bribes (Deut 16:19, Prv 17:23), lies (Prv 19:28), and partiality (Prv 18:5).
Vulnerable groups are highlighted to ensure that they get justice in their trials and lawsuits. Because they are vulnerable in society, they are more likely to be taken advantage of. However, while the just person is to ensure the vulnerable are get a fair trial (e.g. Ex 23:6, Deut 27:19), once in trial there is to be no partiality/double standard in justice/decision making shown toward the vulnerable (Lev 19:15, Deut 1:17).
“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.” Leviticus 19:5
You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s.” Deuteronomy 1:17
3 Justice and Righteousness: When paired with the word “righteousness” the phrase Justice and Righteousness function as a comprehensive way to speak of what is elsewhere called “the way of the Lord” (Gen 18:19), in other words, all the stipulations contained within God’s laws. [As an aside, God’s law is summed up in the New Testament as loving God and loving neighbor, and in the Old Testament as Justice and Righteousness. So the essence of “justice and righteousness” as a package term is to love God and love neighbor, as exemplified in the Old Testament laws.
When we read Micah 6:8 in which Micah calls the people to “do justice,” he is echoing Deut 10:12-13 with the language of “what does your God require of you?” Deuteronomy answers this question with loving God, keeping his commandments, and walking in his ways. I’ve already pointed out that “the ways of God” can be summarized as “justice and righteousness” (see Gen 18:19) which is another way of simply speaking of all of “God’s laws.”
So when the Bible speaks of “doing justice” it is not some concept that we imagine justice to be, but it is that which is loving to God, and others, in other words the commandments of God.
To not do justice and righteousness, therefore, is called religious hypocrisy (Prv 21:3, Isa 58:2), and results in oppression/social injustice within the community (Amos 5:7, Isa 5:7).
Alternatively, to do justice and righteousness leads to life (Ezk 18:5 etc., cf also the function of the Law, Roms 7), but just like the Law, we all stand condemned as those who have not done justice and righteousness.
3.1 Critique of Keller’s Definition in Generous Justice In Keller’s book Generous Justice he makes the point that “Any neglect shown to the needs of the members of this quartet is not called merely a lack of mercy or charity, but a violation of justice, of mishpat.” (5) In other words Keller is making the argument that caring for the needy is a matter of justice, not mercy.
Keller says “over and over again, mishpat describes taking up the care and cause of widows, orphans, immigrants, and the poor” (4) and he then concludes “Any neglect shown to the needs of the members of this quartet is not called merely a lack of mercy or charity, but a violation of justice, of mishpat.” (5)
Keller writes: “Many readers may be asking at this point why we are calling private giving to the poor “justice.” Some Christians believe that justice is strictly mishpat—the punishment of wrongdoing, period. This does not mean that they think that believers should be indifferent to the plight of the poor, but they would insist that helping the needy through generous giving should be called mercy, compassion, or charity, not justice. In English, however, the word “charity” conveys a good but optional activity. Charity cannot be a requirement, for then it would not be charity. But this view does not fit in with the strength of balance of the Biblical teaching.” (15)
One of his major concerns in writing appears to be that if we only understand caring for the needy in terms of mercy or charity, it can be interpreted as optional. Or to put things another way, if Keller’s point is right, that caring for the poor is a matter of justice, then to not care for the poor and needy is to be unjust, and so caring for the poor and needy has the force of a requirement for all Christians.
His conclusion is right. It is not optional for Christians to care for the poor or needy, to be merciful But it is not necessary to frame caring for the poor in terms of justice. It is unnecessarily confusing and potentially theologically problematic. To make charitable acts not optional, Keller reframes and redefines mercy as meaning almost the same as justice. But if we collapse the difference between mercy and justice, and say that to be merciful is to be just and to be unmerciful is to be unjust, then would God have been unjust if he didn’t mercifully save us from our sins? Was God obligated by justice to save us?
In the prologue to his book, Generous Justice, he writes: “…there is a direct relationship between a person’s grasp and experience of God’s grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor” (xxiii). I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. But it does not follow that mercy = justice, or grace = justice. I would actually go further and state that one’s grasp of God’s grace leads one to do justice and generous mercy toward the poor. The best example of this is Boaz.
Boaz had a firm grasp of God’s grace towards him. He blessed his workers in the name of the Lord. And when a sojourning, poor, self-orphaned, widow by the name of Ruth showed up at his field to glean, he didn’t just give her justice. He didn’t simply obey God’s laws which included merciful laws which allowed the disadvantaged to glean. He went above and beyond God’s law to lavishly let her glean, eat at his lunch table sending her home with the leftovers, and then even going so far as to redeem her when it wasn’t even his obligation but the nearer kinsman was overlooking his obligation. Boaz was not obligated by justice (fairness) to do this, he wasn’t even obligated by God’s laws (customs/mishpat) to do what he did. What he did was gracious and merciful, as one who had received mercy he acted mercifully.
3.2 “Redemptive Justice” An important subset of this second meaning, “to make a decision,” relates to God’s judgement, and it also relates to eternal salvation (vindication) and judgement (punishment). God is the judge of all the earth and he will do what is right (Gen 18:25). But Psalm 143:2 states that if the Lord truly entered “into trial” [our second meaning mentioned earlier] with anyone they would not be able to stand.
We are all guilty of breaking God’s law, and thus, to varying degrees, we have all been wronged by others and have wronged other people. We have all acted unjustly and been treated unjustly, we have all been the oppressor and the oppressed.
Interestingly, in the story of the Bible, the people of God, particularly in exile, cry out to God for vindication. So Solomon when he builds the Temple:
46 “If they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near, 47 yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,’ 48 if they repent with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city that you have chosen, and the house that I have built for your name, 49 then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause (do justice) 50 and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, 1 Kings 8:46–50
The phrase, “maintain their cause” literally means to make a decision, to render a judgement, but Solomon expects the judgement to be one of forgiveness based upon the people’s repentance.
Isaiah pairs justice with salvation:
We all growl like bears; we moan and moan like doves; we hope for justice, but there is none, for salvation, but it is far from us. Isa 59:11
Micah has a similar cry in which God’s giving of justice/decision will result in vindication:
But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication. Micah 7:7–9
Micah mentions he is waiting for the salvation of God, but he also will bear the indignation of the Lord for a period. But when the Lord executes judgement, it will lead to vindication. These passages should shock us! How on earth would our coming into the Lord’s judgement, into trial with God, lead to our salvation or vindication?
The book of Isaiah begins with the confusing claim that: Zion shall be redeemed by justice, and those in her who repent, by righteousness (Isa 1:27).
How will Zion be redeemed by Justice? Peter Gentry divides the book of Isaiah into seven sections. The word pair, “justice and righteousness” occurs throughout every section of the book except the 6th section, chapters 40–55. These chapters include the servant songs, most famously Isaiah 53, which explain the substitutionary work of the suffering servant, the one who will bring justice to the nations and upon the earth (Isa 40:1–4). Immediately beginning the seventh section, the word pair recurs again in the phrase:
Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed. Isaiah 56:1
Gentry argues that the cryptic phrase at the beginning of Isaiah 1:27 is not to be explained by lexical or grammatical studies on that verse, but by understanding the entire structure of the book and how the terms Justice and Righteousness are used within. The cryptic phrase is a prelude that encapsulates both truths that sinners will be redeemed by the righteous & just work of the servant, and also that those who are saved will, as a result, be able to do justice and righteousness.
Our only hope is the Lord to save. And when he does, justice and righteousness will flourish in the new world and among the new community because of the Spirit (Isa 32:15-16). Ultimately the Spirit is needed for one to obey the law [do justice and righteousness] and live (Ezk 36:27), in other words, being one who can do mishpat is the fruit of having the Holy Spirit
It seems that the doctrines reclaimed at the reformation regarding justification (a legal declaration) by grace alone through faith alone, as most exhaustively taught in the letters of Paul, were really uncovering once again Paul’s grasp of what was taught in the Old Testament: We are all unjust because we have broken God’s laws, God enters into trial with us to make a decision leading to vindication/salvation or punishment/condemnation.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode Three* | A Biblical Worldview for Justice Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down to discuss the biblical worldview and how the biblical worldview impacts an understanding ofjustice.
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Matthew Delaughter (Pastor at Immanuel Community Church, New Orleans, LA) preaches from Revelation 5.
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode Two* | Worldviews Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down to discuss a number of worldviews and how these differing worldviews impact the understanding of“justice.”
Justice: Whats the Right Thing to Do? Michael Sandel
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*Doing Justice & Mercy: Episode One* | Definitions Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) and Ryan Fullerton (lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church) sit down to discuss a number of definitions of“justice.”
“To ask whether a society is just is to ask how it distributes the things we prize—income and wealth, duties and rights, powers and opportunities, offices and honors. A just society distributes these goods in the right way; it gives each person his or her due. The hard questions begin when we ask what people are due. And why.” (Justice: Whats the Right Thing to Do? Michael Sandel, 19)
The Coddling of the American Mind – Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt
“Justice entails the exercise of legitimate power to ensure that benefits and penalties are distributed fairly and equitably in society, thus meeting the rights and enforcing the obligations of all parties.” (The Little Book of Biblical Justice, Chris Marshall, 7)
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Ryan Fullerton (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, Louisville, KY) preaches from Isaiah 2:1-22.
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Jay Haynes (Pastor of Waiehu Community Church, Maui, HI) preaches from Ephesians Ephesians 2:1-10.
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Ryan Fullerton (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, Louisville, KY) preaches from Romans 16:1-16.
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Matt Deaver, Immanuel Network partner serving internationally, preaches from Luke 18:15-17.
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Church Planter Testimonies: Episode Four | Ramny Perez Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) sits down with Network partner Ramny Perez to discuss how the last few years have been church planting in The Bronx, NY.
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Cody Cunningham (Pastor at Immanuel Community Church of New Orleans, LA) preaches from Titus 2:11-14.
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Church Planter Testimonies: Episode Three | "Matt Delaughter" Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) sits down with Network partner Matt Delaughter to discuss how the last few years have been church planting in New Orleans, LA.
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Jay Haynes (Pastor at Waiehu Community Church of Waiehu, HI) preaches from Psalm 74.
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Tommy Hullette (Pastor at First Baptist Church Newton, NC) preaches from Genesis 3:17-19.
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Church Planter Testimonies: Episode Tw| "Jay Haynes" Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) sits down with Network partner Jay Haynes to discuss how the last few years have been church planting in Waiehu, HI.
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Aubrey Sequeira (Pastor at Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi) preaches from Psalm 131.
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Church Planter Testimonies: Episode One| "Brian Powell" Jonny Atkinson (communications director for the Immanuel Network) sits down with Network partner Brian Powell to discuss how the last few years have been church planting in Charleston, SC.
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Dennis Anderson (Pastor at Grace Evangelical Free Church, Beloit, WI) preaches from Romans 3:21-26.
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Drew McFarland (Pastor at Holy City Church, Charleston, SC) preaches from Psalm 119:103.
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Podcast 22 | "Everyday Evangelism" Andy M (director of the Immanuel Network) sits down with Network partner Nathan to discuss what living a life of everyday evangelism looks like.
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Nick Paola (Pastor at Alethia Community Church, Boulder, Colorado) preaches from Luke 24: 36-49.
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Podcast 21 | "Co-laboring with National Believers" Andy M (director of the Immanuel Network) sits down with Network partner Nathan to discuss what it looks like to partner with national believers overseas.
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Ramny Perez (Pastor at Fordham Community Church, The Bronx, New York) preaches from John 11:1-44.
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Podcast 20 | "Leading a Missionary Team" Andy M (director of the Immanuel Network) sits down with Network partner Andrew to discuss what it looks like to lead a team as a missionary and what principles lead to healthy team dynamics.
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Chris Shipley (Pastor at Hope Church, Mississauga, Canada) preaches from Philippians 1:3-11.
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Podcast 19 | "Family Life Overseas as a Missionary" Andy M (director of the Immanuel Network) sits down with Network partner Andrew to discuss what life looks like for a family overseas as a missionary and what theological truths help sustain them.
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Jones Ndzi (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, Louisville, KY) preaches from Romans 8:12-17.
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Podcast 18 | "Special Guest - Jim Hamilton: How to Teach Others to Read the Bible" A discussion with Jim Hamilton (pastor of Kenwood Baptist Church, Louisville, KY and professor of Biblical Theology of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) about how to teach others to read and interpret the Bible.
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Podcast 17 | "Special Guest - Jim Hamilton: How to Read the Bible" A discussion with Jim Hamilton (pastor of Kenwood Baptist Church, Louisville, KY and professor of Biblical Theology of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) about how to read and interpret the Bible.
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"COVID, Communion and the Church" A discussion with Aubrey Sequiera (pastor of Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E.) about the lessons COVID has taught us regarding our ecclesiology.
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Todd Morikawa (Pastor at Kailua Baptist Church, Kailua, HI) preaches from Ephesians 3.
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Podcast 15 | "Special Guest - 10ofThose" with Jonathan Carswell, CEO of 10ofThose.
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Podcast 14 | "The Power of Regeneration - A Testimony" with Aubrey Sequiera pastor of Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E.
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Brian Powell (Pastor at Holy City Church, Charleston, SC) preaches from Jonah 1:10-3:10.
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Ryan Fullerton (pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, KY) preaches on the Sufficiency of Scripture for Guarding the Unity of the Church from Romans.
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Luke Williams (Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lagrange, Ohio) preaches from 1 Peter 3:13-22, 4:12-19.
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Todd Morikawa (pastor of Kailua Baptist, HI) preaches on the Sufficiency of Scripture for Choosing Our Leaders.
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Patti Withers (Women's Ministry Director at Immanuel Baptist Church, KY) teaches a breakout session on Navigating Difficult Relationships at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Matthew Delaughter (pastor at Immanuel Community Church, LA) teaches a breakout session on Developing Leaders at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Clint Humfrey (Pastor at Calgary Grace, Calgary, AB) preaches on the Sufficiency of Scripture for Soul Care in the Local Church at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Andy M (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, KY) gives a State of the Network Report at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Ben Hedrick (pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, KY) teaches a breakout session on delighting in prickly Baptist distinctives at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Clint Humfrey (Pastor at Calgary Grace, Calgary, AB) preaches on the Sufficiency of Scripture for Ordering our Homes at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Andy M (pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, KY) teaches a breakout session on developing a sending culture at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Jeff King (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, KY) teaches a breakout session on church discipline at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Evan Calvin (Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church, KY) preaches from Philippians at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Ryan Fullerton (Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, KY) preaches from Galatians at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Brian Powell (Pastor of Holy City Church, SC) preaches from 1 Corinthians 1:17–18 at the Immanuel Network Summit 2020.
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Dan Maketansky (Lead pastor of Holland Church, Massachusetts) preaches from Galatians 2.
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Dan Maketansky (Pastor of Holland Church, MA) gives an update on the ministry at Holland Church.
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Ramny Perez (Pastor of Fordham Community Church, NY) gives an update of the last year in the Bronx.
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Tommy Hullette (Pastor of First Baptist Church, Newton NC Grace) gives as update on the ministry.
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Matt Delaughter (Pastor of Immanuel Community Church, NOLA) gives an update on the last 5 years of ministry.
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Josh Kary (Associate pastor of Calvary Grace, Alberta) preaches from 2 Peter 3.
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Andrew Hall (Pastor of Community Bible Church Ilderton, Ontatior) preaches from Colossians 1:19 and 2:9.
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Podcast 13 | "Church Planting in Light of the Second Coming" with Matthew Delaughter of Immanuel Community Church in New Orleans, LA
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Chad Ashby (Pastor of College Street Baptist Church in Newberry, SC) preaches from 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13.
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Podcast 12 | Matthew Delaughter on Raising Leaders
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Rocky Komatsu (Pastor of Waiehu Community Church in Maui, HI) preaches from John 5:1-24.
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Tommy Hullette (Pastor of First Baptist Church Newton in Newton, NC) preaches from Psalm 145.
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Matthew Delaughter (Pastor of Immanuel Community Church in New Orleans, LA) preaches from Luke 4:1-13.
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Pastor Ryan Fullerton and Network Communications Director Jonny Atkinson talk with Dr. Tom Nettles about baptism and the Lord's Supper.
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Will Drake (Pastor of Grace Evangelical Church Sharjah in Sharjah, UAE) preaches from Matthew 7:21–7:23.
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Podcast 10: Tommy Hullette's Experience of Church Revitalization | Pastor Jonny and Pastor Ryan chat with Tommy about his journey to church revitalization.
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Podcast 09: Planting in the Coastlands | In this podcast, Andy talks with Jack and Brian about their experience planting churches on the coast.
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Aubrey Sequeira (Pastor of Evangelical Community Church in Abu Dhabi) preaches from 1 Kings 19:1–19:21.
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Ramny Perez (Pastor of Fordham Community Church in Bronx, NY) preaches from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10.
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Podcast 08: Cultivating Health in the Existing Church | In this podcast, Andy talks with Dennis Anderson & Todd Morikawa.
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Podcast 07: Establishing Visionary Structure | In this podcast, Andy talks with Nate and Ben about creating guidelines and structure for big-picture plans, goals, and vision.
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Brian Powell (Pastor of Holy City Church in Charleston, SC) preaches from 1 Timothy 6:1-2 on the importance of showing honor in our various contexts for the sake of Christ and His gospel.
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Podcast 06: Urban Discipleship | In this podcast, Andy talks with Ramny and Matt about what discipleship looks like in their city context.
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Todd Morikawa (Pastor of Kailua Baptist Church in Kailua, HI) preaches from Matthew 7:28-29. Download Audio For more featured sermons, click here.
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Dan Maketansky (Pastor of Holland Church in Holland, MA) preaches from Exodus 4:18-31. Download Audio For more featured sermons, click here.
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Podcast 05: Team Dynamics | In this podcast, Andy talks with Network partners about team dynamics as church planters/pastors.
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Podcast 04: Sustainable Ministry in a Burnout Culture | In this podcast, Andy and Ryan talk with Andrew Hall about ministry burnout and how to avoid it.
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Podcast 03: The Priority of Preaching in the Church | In this podcast, Andy and Ryan talk with two Network partners about how important preaching is to the health of a church.
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