The Hammer Podcast

Ep. 168: “Ethnic Israel vs. Spiritual Israel” The debate over Modern Israel and Biblical Israel continues to burn. What we are really dealing with is this: Is modern-day Israel (since 1948) just a political accident (having nothing to do with God’s plan for biblical Israel), or is modern-day Israel related to Biblical Israel and, if so, how?  In today’s episode we want to begin a series on this to...

In this episode we talk through the different issues regarding the Daniel 9 prophecy and the year of Christ’s death and ascension. Good and Godly men are on both sides of this discussion: Was Christ crucified in 30 or 33 AD? Both views require a rejection of extra biblical data, the question is: which extra biblical data is unreliable and which should we use as the basis for putting the pieces tog...

In this episode we highlight some points of agreement with JD Hall and Jeremy Slayden; and some crucial points of disagreement.  We use a lot of biblical texts rather than mere speculation.  Is the Scofield study Bible the reason people think Israel is God‘s chosen nation, or is THE BIBLE actually the reason? We show that Isaiah prophecies of Israel’s return to their land in unbelief.  What does t...

In this episode we watch the JD Hall and Tucker Carlson clip and respond to what they are saying about the Scofield Study Bible and Dispensationalism.  They are clearly making the claim that Israel has used the Scofield Bible and the low church doctrine of Dispensationalism to influence untrained people to  submit blindly to their will.  Is that true? Is what they are saying about Scofield factual...

Friends, it was fun to do a live recording of the podcast this week and answer questions.  Do you believe it is dangerous for a Christian to believe in evolution?  What advice would you give to parents in this day and age who want to raise Godly children? What are the biggest mistakes Christian parents make today when it comes to raising children?  Why do you often warn about books outside of scri...

Today we answer a variety of questions concerning the end times.  1. Aren’t the pre-millennial and a-millennial view points pessimistic? 2. Doesn’t the fact that the church is not mentioned in Revelation 4 through 18 prove that the church is not on earth at that time? 3. How can there be a resurrection before Revelation 20:5? That verse says, this is the 1st resurrection.  4. How can anyone make a...

Abolition is the only solution! The murder of our children must stop. Evil continues to spread with the terrible bill just passed in Massachusetts. A bill that allows for the murder of children up to 9 months in the womb and after. How does this relate to sacrificing babies to the idols in the Old Testament? What does this tell us about the Democratic Party? How does this correlate with birth rate...

Wow, it has been quite the week for COVID-19 and all things associated with it.  We pull up an ancient clip from Pastor Mike during the height of COVID craziness, March 29 of 2020.  To highlight the events of this week, we have several clips. These are the questions we answer as we go through them: 1. Why does any of this matter I mean why even talk about Covid and what happened since It’s in the...

Today we want to get in depth concerning pre-tribulational rapture and post-tribulational rapture views in light of our series through Thessalonians. Is the rapture a biblical doctrine? The question is one of timing, when will this “catching up” happen?  What is your caution to people as we study this?  What do you consider the strongest points of the post-trib view? What do you consider the stron...

In today’s episode we interview Curt Farmer, one of our Elders at Redeeming Grace Church. The Lord saved him while in a typhoon on a training mission during the Vietnam war. Then Curt tells us about his two tours on a destroy escort and how he was a light for Christ even when a demon possessed man was after him and the other Christians on the ship; Among other exciting stories. He also tells us ab...

In this episode we open up the vault and do a Q&A with Pastor Mike! 1. What is your view of the Southern Baptist Convention and why are you not very involved?   2. In what ways has tradition played a role in the form of church government? 3. Why are so many pastors timid about just proclaiming the unvarnished truth?   4. How do you handle both the critic and their criticism?   5. What can beli...

What does religious freedom really mean?  Is this a God-given right?  What did the founders truly mean about religious freedom in the constitution? How should we view the freedom of religion when it comes to false gods?  Practically, what does all this look like?

The doctrine of love is much more difficult to practice than we typically think. Love among believers at church  requires effort and humility.  Why is this doctrine so overlooked or downplayed?  What do you mean when you say that living one another both necessitates and governs our confrontations? What is the difference between love and being nice or kind for self preservation? Why is our gut reac...

We begin this episode in lament over the death of America and Western civilization because our betters on MSnow have told us so. The tacky and violent event at the White House proves it.  But does it? We dove into a tale of two Junes. June 2026 and the freedom 250 UFC fight at the White House and the Trans parties held at the White House in June of 2023 and 2024.  Is the UFC fight really a sign of...

This week we begin a discussion on how to approach the book of Revelation. We talk about the nature of apocalyptic literature, the importance of recognizing biblical genres, and some of the ways genre can be misunderstood or misused. We also examine the early church’s understanding of Revelation, the influence of Origen on biblical interpretation, and why the apocalyptic reading of Revelation has...

What is the societal impact of our culture removing the Bible from school, and culture? How is it that so many children don’t even know the 10 commandments? What are the gospel implications of this? How should we evangelize a generation in such darkness? Inquisition: Are you alarmed at people waiting to get married in the mid to late thirties? 

In this episode we talk about the relationship Biblical relationships between older and younger people. What is the benefit of listening to the wisdom of the old, and why is it hard to cultivate these relationships in church? Inquisition: Based on last week’s episode, what should be our relationship to commentaries? 

This week we dive into the exclusive power and influence of the Bible in the lives of believers. Before we get into that topic we hit some current issues like: Trump in China, the redistricting wars, War in Iran among a few others. On the topic of the supremacy and exclusivity of the Bible, Mike talks about why he is so passionate about this topic. We then discuss the nuances of what we are saying...

Trigger warning! In this episode we talk about Biblical Headship. Why does it have a bad rap? Is it really the root of all evil, as some try to articulate? We break down the topic in 5 parts: 1. The biblical necessity of headship. 2. The biblical basis of headship. 3. How the Fall makes biblical headship challenging. 4. The common misunderstandings of headship a. Means the man is superior to the w...

Friends, the vault has gotten backed up, so we wanted to answer some questions on this episode.  Before we get theological, current issues with redistricting and the blockade in Iran get some attention.  Due to the thorough discussion on our first questions, we were only able to touch on the second.  1. What is your view on women wearing head coverings in church? (1 Corinthians 11) 2. What does bi...

Wow! We had a break-in at the Hammer Headquarters. Two young men broke into the studio and recorded an episode on social media influencers and the importance of the local church.  Great episode (thus, we decided not to press charges) by two of our Gen Z’er. How should we think about the growing influence of "Tik-Tok pastors"? What role does the local church play in our discernment regard...

We know that when a believer dies the spirit is absent from the body but in the presence of the Lord.  How does all of that work? What are some bible verses that help us understand this truth? Are angels involved in taking us into the presence of God? What happens to someone who does not believe in Christ? How does Stephen’s death in Acts 7, help us understand what happens? When do we get our glor...

We talk about the ceasefire in Iran and Trump’s Easter tweet, then Iran trying to use human shields and Trump’s response. What does this mean for us and how should we as Christians think through these events? We discuss the danger of the mainstream media. How should we as Christians be the clearest thinkers in the world? What does Biblical brotherly love look like in Paul’s life and our current li...

In this episode we talk about what makes a Baptist Church, Baptist. 3 key features historically make a church Baptistic: 1. It could be rightly called a “confessors” or “believers” church because the distinguishing feature is regenerate membership (not baptism as most would suppose from the name). 2. Church (some call it congregational) autonomy. This simply means that each church is independent o...

Today we want to pick up where we left off with the “ugly” of Classical Covenant Theology and Classical Dispensationalism. And we touch on the current conflict with Iran.  As a quick review we talk about what we appreciate regarding both systems (the good) and what we are concerned about with both systems (the bad).  Should any of these differences separate us, or cause us to go to different churc...