Vigilant

Should we expect miraculous gifts like healing to be normal in the church today? Is there something wrong with you or your church if you're not receiving prophecy and performing signs? As always, we must go to Scripture for the final answer. 

Can a true Christian be unbaptized? What role does baptism play in bringing someone into full, New Covenant membership? When the biblical data is in, our reverence for the ordinance of baptism is sure to deepen. 

Nate is away, so Tim Venable is filling in for this month’s episode, addressing the topic of reading! We’ll be answering two questions: 1) Why should you read? And 2) what should you read? Christians are people of the book. How can we recover that in a technological age? 

The internet abounds with all kinds of theories. But what makes the flat earth theory more serious is that people actually use God's word to justify it. In this episode we will look at seven arguments commonly used along with many Bible passages.

Have you ever tried to help a friend through marriage conflict, but were unsure how to proceed? This road-map for marriage conflict is a helpful guide showing the topics and scriptures to discuss.

With Israel at center stage, many are asking if Christians are biblically obligated to be Zionists. Are we to endorse every decision their leaders make? What does Scripture have to say about modern day Israel? The Bible gives us a foundation for answering such questions.

Five Lies Behind AI. In this second episode we will see five lies that Christians should be aware of so that we can engage in the AI era with discernment and vigilance.

The AI era is upon us. In the coming decades we are going to see a massive transformation. As Christians, we should celebrate technology but be rightly concerned with the evil ideologies driving much of AI ambition. 

Is it a sin to be cremated? Does the Bible encourage a particular practice of caring for the body after death? Are funerals to make theological statements beyond the preacher's sermon? This episode discusses the history of burial, cremation, and what the Bible says about both.

In this review of the book Practicing the Way , Pastor Nate examines the theological world from which John Mark Comer draws, his downgrade of the gospel, his commitment to mysticism, psychology models, his aversion to doctrinal definition, especially justification and penal substitutionary atonement.

Part 3 deals with the commonly cited Old Testament examples of female teachers/leaders such as Deborah and Huldah.

Part 2 finishes the New Testament teaching on women as preachers and church leaders.

Part 1 deals with the New Testament teaching on women as preachers and church leaders.

In light of recent events (murder of Charlie Kirk and arrest of Tyler Robinson), Christians are asking questions about the compatibility of Christian love and capital punishment.

Learn about the reasoning behind and the vision for the Vigilant Podcast.