PrimeTime at Calvary Baptist in Gaylord, MI: Recent Episodes
Calvary Baptist Gaylord
Sunday night podcasts focused on various Biblical studies, with an emphasis on application in our daily walk of faith.
What are the descriptors of a biblically qualified leader within a church? What does scripture tell us about these descriptors? Finally, what are the most common mistakes that churches make in choosing their leadership (both in choosing a pastor and in choosing their lay leadership (elders, deacons, trustees)?
Significant time is spent discussing the "husband of one wife" issue ...
Basically, this is a podcast covering the reasons to be cautious of churches within the IFB and KJV movement. The tendency to distort scripture is a pattern within some of these churches - and this is ironic because these movements started in order to prevent distorting scripture. These main points come from a similar podcast offered from Calvary Baptist Church in Windsor, Ontario.
Chapter 12 is discussed, and some attention is then given to applying what we should see that Daniel is telling us.
Chapter nine is discussed in this podcast. The focus is what is often known as "Daniel's 70 weeks".
This is the 4th episode of this 14 part series of podcasts focusing on the Book of Daniel.
An introduction to this 14 part series of podcasts from the Book of Daniel. Pastor Jim Huber takes us through this prophetic book, with an emphasis on both the historical and the theological implications. Production date of this series was fall, 2021.
Which translation is the most accurate as compared to the original manuscripts? How can we have confidence that our preferred translation is fully accurate? These are the topics discussed in this podcast, which includes excerpts from a mid 1990s interview on the John Ankerberg Show.
The King James version is a classic and for many , is still their preferred text. However, is this the only acceptable English translation? Let's look at this issue carefully, considering some audio clips from an interview on the John Ankerberg Show from the mid 1990s.
How should bible believing Christians approach this sensitive topic? Certainly with a sense of care and gentleness, but also with a biblical sense of truth. Of all the podcast episodes in this "what about" series, this is probably the most emotionally sensitive.
How should we view the many conspiracy theories that we hear today? More significantly, why do they tend to appeal to conservative Christians? In this episode, I hope to provide a biblical lens to this issue.
CRT has been in the news a lot during 2021, and we should be somewhat familiar with what is means and how we should view this theory. This episode is something of a partner podcast to the episode dealing with racial relations.
There are several different views on the sequence of events in the last days. This podcast offers an overview of these different perspectives, along with the reasons why we believe as we do.
This is another hot button issue, and has resulted in what church consultants calls the "worship wars". In this podcast, I will try to separate the substance from the hype.
Has our expression of patriotism opened the door to a form of idolatry? This is a very messy topic, and I will seek to address it with a biblical lens.
This is a very sensitive topic and requires a biblical lens to help us see the causes and the solutions.
We discuss the history and the future (according to scripture) of the ongoing tension in the middle east.
Based on the latest input from church consultants such as Thom Rainer and his churchanswers.com forums.
A discussion of how we should view those "second temple era" writings. They are not in the protestant canon of scripture, but how was this decision made, and why was it made?
Genesis chapter 10 tells us of the genealogy of the sons of Noah, and their dispersion into many lands following the great flood.
The biggest reason given for atheism and agnosticism is that people cannot reconcile the idea that a loving God wold allow evil to exist. We will discuss this matter in this podcast.
An open discussion of some of the errors caused by extremist. In most cases, these were originally well intended efforts but they lost sight of what they were seeking to achieve. The focus became about something other than glorifying God.
This is a sensitive topic so please consider this with an open heart.
Dispensational theology vs Covenant theology. This is the final episode of this topic series "Why We Believe What We Believe".
A discussion of baptism; what it means and what scripture tells us about its role in our walk of faith. Again, we consider the sacramental view and the ordinance view.
What is the meaning of the Lord's Supper? We discussion sacraments vs ordinances and other related aspects
The cults of the past 150 years or so. Emphasis is given to some of their distinctive. and some advice on how to spot the "marks" of a cult.
A discussion of the Pentecostal movement of the 20th century. This includes the "charismatic movement" that has impacts many denominations, including some Fundamental Baptist churches (often referred to as IFB churches).
The reform movement within the Church of England during the late 1700s. Particular focus is placed on John Wesley (minister) and his brother Charles Wesley (hymn writer). They are the founders what later became known as the Methodist church.
The beginnings of theological liberalism (modernism), with names such as John Locke, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Frederich Schliermacher.
The differences between the pilgrims and the puritans during the time of Colonial America, and how they influenced the establishment of Christianity here in the "new world".
The Protestant Reformation continues in Scotland and the Netherlands in the late 1500s. Names such as Jacobus Arminius (Dutch) and John Knox (Scottish) are key figures in this phrase of church history. The Christian Reformed Church and the Presbyterian Church have their roots in these two movements.
The Roman Catholic Church pushes back, the Council of Trent, and other aspects of what is often called the "Counter Reformation" of the mid and late 1500s.
The English Reformation and the establishment of the Anglican Church (Church of England).
The Swiss Reformation: key names and events as the 2nd wave of the Protestant Reformation kicks off about 15 years after Martin Luther nailed his "95 Thesis" to the wall of the castle church in Wittenburg, Saxony Germany
The Protestant reformation explodes on the scene in Saxony (modern day Germany) through the actions of rather tortured soul - a brilliant, young, obscure Roman Catholic monk who in 1517 challenged the hierarchy of the church. His point was that the Bible teaches that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone. His name was Martin Luther, and God used him to begin a movement that changed the course of western civilization for the next 500 years.
A discussion of the East-West split (the "great schism") in the year 1054. This is a signifiant event in the history of the Christian faith, and we can learn from the issues that caused this division. Learning from the past helps us to avoid those mistakes in our future - if we will humble ourselves to do so.
An introduction to this series of podcasts, focused on the history of the Christian Faith (as told from a conservative, evangelical persepctive). Tonight's episode is the introduction to this series.