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In this episode, we examine God's instructions for when church discipline is necessary. In studying this topic, some people ask questions like, "should I confess every sin I commit to my whole church?" And also, "Do I need to expose other people's sins publicly?" These are important questions to answer as we continue our study about the purpose and necessary practice of...

In this episode, we examine the Corinthian believers' incorrect attitude towards a professing Christian in their congregation who was openly living in sexual immorality. What must be our guiding priority to ensure that we actually do the difficult thing in confronting sin in the church? What is the correct response when sin is discovered in the church? Consider these things in another study of...

In this episode, we introduce ourselves to the contents of 1 Corinthians chapter 5. This chapter is very helpful in instructing the church on the function of church discipline in a healthy congregation. Church discipline is unpopular for several reasons, but we will see that it is essential for the reputation of Christ, the repentance of sinners, and the purity of the body of Christ. Consider thes...

In this episode, we focus on Paul's statement that he taught the same thing to every church in every place. One common hermeneutic that is raised when people seek to dismiss a command from scripture is to say that certain things only applied to certain people at certain times. Does this principle stand up to logical scrutiny and the Bible's own statements? Find out in another episode of tr...

In this episode, we study the Apostle Paul's description of the apostles' ministry, as he continues to address the improper division in the Corinthian church. Paul's statements should come to us as a jarring reality of what it truly means to give our life to Jesus and follow him. Some of the controversies in the church today seem to show that Christianity in the free world has become m...

Recorded for Impact and UBC radio broadcasts week of March 17, 2025. This is part 2 on our examination of biblical manhood focusing on character traits of godly men demonstrated for us by the Lord Jesus Christ.

In this episode, we focus on 1 Corinthians 4:7, a verse which asks us where our ability and accomplishments come from. Most often, we attribute our success to our own hard work and ingenuity, but is this an accurate estimation of ourselves? What does this type of thinking lead to and how does that impact unity in the body of Christ? Consider these questions in another episode of transforming our t...

In this episode, we study 1 Corinthians 4:5-6, a passage which exhorts us "not to go beyond the what is written." Who and what should be the only leader and definer of a Christian's theological positions? Is this the way that most Christian's define themselves? What happens when we define ourselves by human systems that don't completely agree with scripture? Consider these qu...

In this episode, we focus on 1 Corinthians 4:2, where the Bible tells us that stewards must be faithful. Stewardship is a reality for all people. We are all entrusted first and foremost with a life that we didn't create and that we can't sustain ourselves. What is God's expectation of us as stewards and what implications does this have for us as we joyfully and hopefully anticipate our...

In this episode, we study 1 Corinthians 4:1-6, a passage which explains how we should view our church leaders and requirements for behavior of those who serve in those positions. The Ugandan church, and the church in general, often struggles with putting human leaders up on a pedestal. This leads to several problems, especially when those leaders might fail to live a faithful Christian life. So, h...

Recorded for Impact and UBC radio broadcasts week of March 10, 2025. This episode examines the foundations of manhood by looking at Jesus' example of manhood and leadership. In one place, the Bible tells us to "act like men," but if we do this based on following examples of manhood in our own experiences and culture, we will come up with a definition that is very different from God&#...

In this episode, we discuss the church's role to proclaim truth and how we might be failing and need to improve in responding to lies that have become so popular and prevalent in secular culture. Be blessed in another study of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

In this episode, we read 1 Peter 1:6-7 and consider the precious results of the testing of our faith in trials. What proof does the testing of our faith produce? And perhaps more importantly, who does it prove it to? Consider these questions in another study of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

Recorded for Impact and UBC radio broadcasts week of March 3, 2025. The first of a new series at Lubumba Community Church studying God's biblical family unit. A recent study in Uganda on fatherhood found that 10% of Ugandan fathers have fathered a child they don't know exists, 40% have fathered children and then abandoned them, 45% of fathers provide material necessities for their children...

In this episode, we examine the closing verses in 1 Corinthians 3, as Paul continues his correcting to the Corinthian believers about forming groups based on their preferred human leader. Does this type of behavior still exist in the church today? If so, how do we recognize it and respond to it in ourselves and to help a brother or sister who is making this mistake? Consider these things and more...

In this episode, we study 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, a passage which explains that Christians are the new temple of God, and what will happen to people who profane God's new temple. What was the function and purpose of the temple in the Old Testament? How do these details help us see what God desires in us as the temple of his Holy Spirit who dwells in us? Consider these questions and more in anot...

In this episode, we study what God tells us about trials in the Christian life. None of us enjoy trials and we invest much time and effort to try to ensure certain difficulties will never come to us. But what does God say he wants to produce in a Christian's life? Where do trials come from? What does Satan seek to do to us through trials? Consider these things in another episode of transformin...

Recorded for Impact and UBC Radio broadcasts week of February 26, 2025.

Recorded for Impact and UBC Radio broadcasts week of February 19 2025.

In this episode, we look at 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 and consider the foundation for all solid Christian living and growth - the Lord Jesus Christ. What event will display everyone's true work for Christ? How do we ensure we are prepared for this so that in the day of Jesus Christ, we can be certain we will have a reward we've earned in our service to him? Consider these things in today's...

In this episode from the Gospel of John, we examine the crowd's question to Jesus in John 8:25 where they asked him who he was. Was Jesus so deliberately vague that people couldn't be sure who he was? Some claim that Jesus never claimed to be God. Did the Jews truly not understand he was declaring himself the Son of God? Or was their lack of seeing who he truly was based on something other...

In this episode, we begin with 1 Corinthians 3:5-9, a passage where Paul instructs on how to properly view Christian leaders, and how to understand what the church is and who is building it. In the past few years, several prominent Christian leaders were found unfaithful in one area of their life or another. Many people struggled greatly in their own faith when a leader they had looked up to so mu...

In this episode, we study 1 Corinthians 3:1-4. Paul describes the Corinthian believers here as being immature "spiritual infants" because of maintaining a perspective that came from human reasoning rather than the mind of Christ. What impact does this behavior have on a Christian's development and what must we do to ensure we grow in maturity as a Christian? Find out in another study...

Recorded for Impact and UBC Radio week of February 10, 2025.

In this episode, we study Proverbs 27:21, a verse that warns us that people's praise can be a temptation for us to become proud. We know that pride is very detrimental to Christian conduct, especially since "God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble." But how specifically can desire for the praise of men be a stumbling block to a Christian's duty? Find out in another st...