Beggars at the Gate

What does God require of pastors to their people? This is an important question that we think of often. Join us as we look at what God says about pastoral ministry and what we have committed to do for our church as guided by the Word and our confession.

We conclude chapter 7 by discussing the nature of progressive revelation, the promise of the gospel, how OT saints were saved, and how the covenant of grace is the only way of salvation

As we continue working through chapter 7 we talk about the nature of the covenant of grace, how it's received, and the blessings that come with it. Let us marvel at the kindness and goodness of God in his salvation!

In part 4 of our interview with Matthew Emadi we discuss pastoral ministry and the preaching of the Word.

We pick back up with Matthew Emadi, pastor of Crossroads Church, on what is a healthy church. In part 3 we look at the Ordinances of the church and Baptist Congregationalism.

What does it mean that God condescended to covenant with his creatures? How does covenantal theology affect how we read the Bible? This section of our confession moves from first principles to the doctrine of salvation and the largest section of the confession (chapters 7-20). Join us as we begin looking at God's covenant.

We continue our discussion on biblical finances with Caleb Bjerk, one of the members of Covenant Grace Church. In this episode we discuss retirement. Caleb works for a wealth management company and his employer has asked us to include the following disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this episode are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Modern Wealth Manageme...

We're joined in this episode by one of the members of Covenant Grace Church to discuss biblical finances and how we should approach them as Christians. In this episode we discuss financial stewardship and giving. Caleb works for a wealth management company and his employer has asked us to include the following disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this episode are those of the hosts and guests and...

We finish our discussion of chapter six by looking at the effects of the fall on us, our original guilt, and our corruption. This knowledge of ourselves should drive us to look all the more at Christ.

We dive into the first part of chapter six of the confession and discuss the fall of man and original sin. We look at God's decree and man's choice, Eve's deception and Adam's willingness, and our only hope in Christ.

We have our first ever Q&A episode based on submissions through the "Hey Pastor, can you please clarify?" app form. In today's episode we address the questions of where did Lazarus go when he died, how should we think about the Angel of the Lord in the OT, and what do I do when I see the Book of Mormon in a hotel room?

Should pastors or other Christians pursue platforms? What are some of the dangers these present? And what do we mean by porches? We discuss the important role of pastors and members and the danger of elevating personalities.

If God providentially governs all things for the good of the elect to bring them to himself, then how does God's providence apply to the non-elect? We look at this important and heavy doctrine in today's episode. We also take a step back to see how God providentially provides for his church in all things and how that relates to the church's mission on earth.

In one of the most pastoral paragraphs of the confession we find God's wise, righteous, and gracious hand in the sins and sorrows of believers. God sovereignly and lovingly allows his people to sin in order to bring them back to himself, discipline us, and make us more dependent on him for his glory and our good. We pray this conversation will be a comfort and balm to your soul in whatever the pro...

God providentially uses means to accomplish his ends. How does he do this? What relation does that have to our free will? And what about sin? The providence of God has direct relation to our lives and the most pressing questions we have.

Darren's audio had an issue until the 5:21 mark, so please bear with us for the first few minutes What is the difference between providence and decree? How should we respond to God's providence? And what is the end for (the) which God is moving all things, and how should that affect my life practically? We discuss this and more as we dive into Chapter 5 on God's Divine Providence.

We were recently asked a helpful and clarifying question on our emphasis on the Sunday gathering and whether or not that deemphasizes personal Bible reading. We take time to discuss how Sunday worship should inform our family and personal devotion, how it should shape our reading, and what our aim should be in reading the Bible. We also discuss helpful methods of reading Scripture.

Our church recently voted to bring Darren Colwell on full time as a paid pastor/elder. Join us as we discuss what led our church to this, how we went through the process, and what our confession says about it. We also discuss the responsibilities of a pastor and whether or not being paid full-time affects those. How should we think about a full-time pastor compared to a bi-vocational one?

What does it mean for man to be created in the image of God? Why did God command Adam and Eve to not eat of the Tree? We discuss this and more as we look at what we believe about the creation of man and our hope in the true and better Second Adam.

Matthew Barrett, an author & theologian we've learned much from, just announced he's leaving the SBC and becoming Anglican as well as teaching at one of their seminaries. We thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss some of our distinctives as Reformed Baptists, such as our church government (Congregationalism), the regulative principle of worship, and why we're firmly credobaptists and...

How important is the doctrine of creation? There have been many debates over this doctrine, so what should we believe about it? We talk about this and more, including how the doctrine of creation relates to the doctrine of God and what we can learn from creation.

We cover the final three paragraphs of chapter 3 in the 1689, Of God's Decree. God's people are predestined to life, through means, for our comfort, assurance, and worship of God. This doctrine is a high mystery but of immense comfort for the believer.

Maybe a little late to do a recap of the conference as it happened a month ago but we thought it would be helpful and enjoyable discussion looking back at a fantastic time gathering with our fellow network churches. For more information on GRN go to gracereformednetwork.com **We apologize for the recording cutting off at the end. We ran into some computer issues. Thankfully we only lost a few minu...

We continue looking at God's decree as we work through chapter 3 of the 1689. In this episode we look at the doctrine of predestination, and, particularly, double predestination.

What is God's decree? How is it different from God's providence? This doctrine is a deep and difficult one at times involving questions about God's will, our will, and the problem of evil. We attempt some biblical answers as we look at our confession's statement on the decree of God.