In The Beginning: Recent Episodes
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In The Beginning is an apologetically based biblical studies podcast. I hope to help believers understand and apply the teachings found throughout God’s Word.
Looking at Acts Chapters 6&7 and the life and death of Steven
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Looking at the importance of finding Godly leaders.
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Today, we talk about the challenges of walking through difficult, dark, days of our faith.
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Today, we finish our discussion on the dangers of the growing trend of pursuing signs and wonders.
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Taking a critical look at the doctrinal views around the Signs and Wonders movement.
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Today we deal with the tragic account of Ananias and Sapphira.
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What should believers do when faced with persecution, and how shoudl it affect our daily life?
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Examining the healing of the lame man at the gate called beautiful.
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Today, we take a less-than-common look at the connection Peter makes between the events of Pentecost and the words of the Prophet Joel.
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Let's have a conversation about the power of God, and the Gifts of the Spirit.
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How do we deal with the pain of this life?
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Looking at the importance of serving the God of scripture and not a God of our own desires
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Taking a look at what it means to be empowered by the Holy Spirit in Acts 1:8
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A look at the history and purpose behind Luke's second volume to the most excellent Theophilus.
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Everything you need to know to be ready for the return of Jesus.
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Today, we examine the foundations of the entire End Times debate.
Today we finish our journey through Matthew 24 as we look at the question "Is the Great Tribulation something that will happen, or something that has already happened?"
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Today, we continue to examine the question "Is it possible that Matthew 24 has already been fulfilled?"
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Today, we examine the controversial question: "Is it possible that Matthew 24 has already been fulfilled?"
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Looking at some of the core scriptures around the end times debate and doing our best to view them from the context of a 1st Century Hebrew rather than a 21st century gentile believer defending our favorite doctrinal view.
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Today we lay a foundation for our conversation through understanding the various End Times views and the inevitable problems that come along with them. Join me as we take a slow walk through this important issue.
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Today, we look at what to do when we find our theology challenged.
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Today we look at a wonderful act of Love, and three different reactions to the resurrection of Jesus.
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How often do we find ourselves wishing things would go our way? Thank the Lord that He doesn't listen to us.
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It is natural for mankind to have difficulty trusting something that is not our idea, but as believers, we need to remember that God is not going to do things your way.
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Take a look at Jesus' rebuke of the Pharisee's double life.
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Taking a non-traditional look at the events surrounding the triumphal entry,
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Sometimes, we can miss the short lessons we find throughout scripture; here are three really vital lessons we learned from Jesus on His way into Jerusalem for the last time. 1- we should believe Him when He tells us something, 2- the best way to lead is to serve, and 3- sometimes, we need to be louder than the crowd.
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Today, we examine the account of the Rich Young Ruler and the difference between what man calls good and what God calls good. Which one do you think has eternal value?
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Looking at the problematic topic of Marriage and Divorce and our attitude towards them.
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Working through our expectations and intentions when seeking the will of God in our lives.
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Join us as we talk about the blessings and benefits of being a part of God's community of faith, the church.
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It is so important that we remember to approach difficulty with the attitude of Christ. No matter how badly someone has hurt you, their souls are still worth trying to save.
Learning the skill of recognizing when being right is not a license to argue. Sometimes it's better to just walk away.
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looking at faith from three different applications.
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Today, we are looking at the nature of Evil through the lens of the current conflict in Israel. What is really driving the violence, and what should we do about it?
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Looking at Jesus' question to His disciples, "Who do you say that I am?"
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Examining Jesus warning against the doctrines of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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Let's look at the danger of forcing God to reveal Himself according to our limited views of prophecy.
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How important is it to you that you not only have faith but understand what you have faith in and why? Too often, we struggle with our faith because we don't truly understand it. The best place to grow your understanding is to learn about worldview.
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Examining the difference between what we say we are, and what we actually produce in our lives. Do your confessions match the fruit of your life, if not, WHY?
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Today we are reminded that silence is good, we don't have to know everything, and knowing that we are not enough is a good thing.
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Taking a look at some of the questions sent in by listeners.
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Learning to trust Jesus with the little we have, and allowing Him to make it into whatever He sees fit.
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Let's take the time to train our minds to examine the fruit of a person's life and not the tree that it comes from.
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Looking at the parable of the sower
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Taking a challenging look at how we can know when someone who used to walk with God becomes a promoter of anti-biblical views and what we should do about it.
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Taking a look at the danger of trying to hold God accountable for fulfilling our personal theological views.
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My friend Jose' and I take a deep look at the passion translation, its background, and questions reliability.
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At some point in our lives, each of us comes up against the question: Is God there for me?
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Does God have permission to do things you disapprove of or is He limited to your wants and desires?
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Looking at some of the situations that surround a few of Jesus' miracles and healings.
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Listening to a warning from Jesus to avoid the trap of following those things that appeal to our human nature. We are to test everything, examine the fruit, and avoid being drawn away from our relationship with Christ by the allure of supposed spiritual power.
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Examining the areas in our lives where we chase after things that have no true, lasting, eternal value.
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Examining the cost of abandoning the authority of scripture as we look at the very flawed theology of Andy Stanley.
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Looking at the importance of serving the Lord with the right motives.
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Examining the difference between behavior modification and the renewing of our mind.
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Jose' and I walk through the foundational importance of scriptural authority in the life of a believer.
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Jose' and I walk through the foundational importance of scriptural authority in the life of a believer.
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Looking at the love of God through the shed blood of Christ.
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Talking with my friend Jose' about the issues we see in our own charismatic corner of Christianity.
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Talking with my friend Jose' about the errors we see in our own charismatic corner of christianity.
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Talking with my friend Jose' about the issues in our own charismatic corner of Christianity.
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Taking a look at the Baptism of Jesus from a different perspective.
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In a world where everything seems to get overcomplicated, it is important that we do our best to "make straight in the desert a highway for our God"
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Looking at the Authority of the scriptures and examining the value of counting the cost of our salvation.
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It may sound silly, but do you have enough faith to allow God to use you in the process of His plans, or does He need someone you have decided is "better"?
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What are we supposed to do after we come to Christ?
How do we live this life? Where do we start?
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Looking at the biblical support for personal choice.
Examining the importance of avoiding fruitless arguments and staying focused on the importance of bringing the Gospel to the lost.
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Looking at the question: why do I need to be saved?
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We are taking a detailed look at the Gospel Message beginning with the Authority of Scripture.
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The difficulty with the Power of the Spirit in the life of a believer is remembering who actually has the authority, and who is just the servant.
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We are examining the application of the Power of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer.
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Examining the importance of a mission mindset.
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Hey there, I have been absent for a few weeks because I have been in Tanzania doing some mission work. What an amazing trip; I am looking forward to sharing some of the adventures with you. The Audio is available here, but there are a ton of pictures for this one, so I recommend watching the YouTube version to get the full "picture."
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Looking at the importance of forgiving others s we ask God to forgive us.
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Examining the importance and power of following God's will for our relational conflicts.
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Examining the historical evidence for the biblical truth that we are all sons and daughters of God
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Learning how the world around us testifies to the reliability of scripture.
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Understanding why things in our world are the way they are.
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Understanding the importance of baptism in the life of a believer as an outward confession of an inward reality.
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When we read through the opening chapters of Genesis, it is important to see that the discoveries of modern science only serve to prove the reliability of the Word of God.
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Learning to let God's Word answer the questions of Origin, Meaning, Morality, and Destiny.
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We must recognize and confront the growing epidemic of biblical ignorance in the modern-day church.
"The disengaged mind is the enemy of the Christian and the friend of the false teacher." (Justin Peters)
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How important is the book of Genesis to the foundations of the Christian faith, and what happens when we let go of the words "In the Beginning God Created"
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I had the privilege of speaking at the Moving Mountains Cafe over the weekend on the topic of Biblical Creation. Here is the audio from that night.
Take some time to examine the mind of God and our responsibility to His Word?
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We are talking about our God-given personal ministry and the importance of stepping up to the challenge.
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Diving into the question of personal responsibility.
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Life gets harder and more complex every day. So how do we as Christians take a message of hope to a world drowning in hopelessness???
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This week I visited New Covenant Community Church in Oswego, New York, and we looked at 1 Kings 19.
Taking a critical look at the important topic of Spiritual Gifts, and their application in our every day life.
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Looking into the conversation Jesus had with the Samaritan Woman in John 4
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Looking at our responsibility as a member of the royal priesthood.
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Taking the time to examine the importance of understanding Biblical translation
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Taking the time to examine God's design for sexuality and sexually moral living.
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We are taking the time to look back at the challenges we have overcome and set our minds on the task still before us.
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Taking a look at how our life and faith are a series of choices to either follow in the path of Christ, or not.
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Learning the value of the two Gospel accounts of the birth of Christ
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The Power of Christianity is in the Love of its people, and the simplicity of its message
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Taking a look at the connection between Pride, Humility, and Forgiveness
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Spending some time with my friend Joe, talking about the value of the Word of God.
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Taking a look at the cost of legalism to the Gospel message
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Looking at the source of our decision making paradigm
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Looking at the false Gospel go the Progressive Church
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A lengthy conversation about the incredibly important topic of mental health and wellness.
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Dealing with the roots of relativistic moral reasoning within the modern church.
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It's time for the church to take a long hard look at itself and our passive acceptance of immorality in our lives. We need to become a safe place for the caught in porn, and sexual sin to get the help and restoration that they need.
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Today I may have ranted a little bit about the nonsense going on inside the church today, but at the very least it was fun...:0)
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What does the Bible teach us about the responsibility that Husbands and Wives have toward each other? Today we begin this very important conversation.
Today we look at the history and multiple problems with the Enneagram
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Today we examine the practices of Mantle grabbing, also known as Grave soaking, and the supposed use of occult practice as a form of outreach by a group known as Christ Alignment.
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Taking a look at the NAR's long history of overlooking serious character issues along with significant mishandling of the Word of God in favor of what they perceive as a supernatural anointing.
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Taking a little time to answer some of the questions I have received over the last few weeks about spiritual gifts
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Examining two of the dangerous doctrines being pushed by the NAR and other Hyper-Charismatic movements
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Looking at the principles taught in the 7 mountain mandate. Sorry about the audio, the issue has been fixed.
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Looking into the issues surrounding dominion theology and the 7 mountain mandate
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Today we look into the issues surrounding groups like the NAR and the Hyper-Pentecostal movements.
https://youtu.be/Xm5S9dVXIMEThis episode is an introduction to a series on Pagan and Eastern Mystic practices working their way into the church.