Making Disciples with Rev Dr Cris Rogers

239. Putting the Word of God on Your Walls - The Christian Poster Company. In todays episode we speak with Nick Radcliffe from thechristianpostercompany.com about the insperation behind his amazing poster designs. https://thechristianpostercompany.com/ @thechristianpostercompany.com     Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers  
 
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238. Is The Burial Cloth Of Jesus Still With Us? The Shroud Of Turin.   Did you know there is a famous contender for the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ? The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a crucified man. For centuries, it has been at the center of one of Christianity's most enduring mysteries. This ancient artifact has generated intense debate among scientists, histori...

237. Have You Counted The COST Of Discipleship Recently? It costs us to follow Jesus and if it doesn’t, we must ask ourselves, are we really living how Jesus asks us to. In this episode, we come back to this idea of asking ourselves, is there somewhere in my life I need to be costing the cost of following Jesus.  Join our lent Whats App group… https://chat.whatsapp.com/HCohHDQwTsoJnZos09h0T9   Sup...

236. Is the phrase "Love is Love" true, and is God really love. This week, we tackle a deep question: Who gets to decide what love really means? The phrase 'Love is Love' has spread widely throughout our culture in recent years, but where did this idea come from? We'll look at whether this view matches what the Bible teaches about love, or if it's a flawed idea that came from modern society. Join...

235. A Biblical Theology of Neurodivergence. This week's episode dives into the fascinating world of neurodivergence through a biblical lens, exploring how God's creative design includes and celebrates different ways of thinking and processing. We unpack how neurodivergence isn't just a modern phenomenon but a reflection of divine diversity, from God's own seemingly neurodivergent traits (I mean,...

234. What is Baptism, When Did It Start And How Does It Work? In this episode, we explore what is baptism, the history of it dating back to 1200 BCE and how it works theologically.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible-study/bible-study-reference-books/bibl...

233. What We Think We Need and What We Actually Need.   In this episode we will be looking at the story of the Exodus, specifically the but about God’s provision of food. We can often think we know better than God when it comes to our needs, but maybe God has a bigger and better plan.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a copy of The Bible Boo...

232. Interview with Matt Sleeth MD on the planet and emotional well being. Matt Sleeth was living the American dream as a medical chief of staff until the increasing number of chronic illnesses he was witnessing gave him a new environmental awareness.  In this podcast we explore the connection between physical, emotional and spiritual well being. Together with his wife, Nancy, and two children, he...

231. Interview with Rev. Dr. Steve Walton on the book of Acts Rev. Dr Steve Walton has written the first part of an epic commentary on the Book of Acts published by Word Bibical Commentary. These are Cris’ favourite commentaries and he has been waiting for this to come out for 25 years. In this episode, Steve walks us through some of his own learning from writing the commentary. Steves Blog - http...

230. Interview with Marie Aitken about how to keep talking about Jesus simple. This is a great interview with Marie Aitken about her new book Keep It Simple: How to share your Jesus story with clarity and confidence. Its a great book whats well worth checking out.  Marie Aitken is head of England at Alpha UK, a wife and mum of two. In this interview we talk about sharing our faith, why its importa...

229. When Did Jesus Become God?   This week we dive deep into the historical and theological origins of Jesus' divinity. Far from being a political invention by Constantine in 325 AD, our investigation reveals that early Christians were already declaring Jesus as divine decades before the Council of Nicaea.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get...

228. Mirror Before Sword: The Power of Self-Reflection   "Before you use God's Word as a SWORD, use it first as a MIRROR" In this episode, we look at the importance of seeing the Bible first as a mirror to ourselves before we use it as a sword against anyone else.   Questions for Self-Examination: Use Scripture as your mirror, asking "How does this passage reveal areas where I need growth?" Am I a...

227. Dez Brown - Convicted or Condemned to Forgiven and Free. Dez Brown is the CEO and Founder of Spark2Life. Dez founded and has pioneered the Spark2Life project since 2006 while leading a large inner-city youth ministry with 80+ in attendance.  Dez is a reformed offender is married with four adult children; he has an autobiography – ‘Convicted or Condemned’. He’s an ordained minister, qualified...

226. Are the Ten Commands Really Rules And Not Just Ten Outcomes?   In this episode, we take a look at the Ten Commandments. In recent years there has been some teaching on the commands that questions if they are commands or rules but maybe outcomes or promises. In this episode we look at why we have the name Ten Commandments, what they are and how best to translate the Hebrew   Support the podcas...

225. It Turns Out People Are Far More Interested In Jesus Than You Think. Interview With Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf.   This is a confidence-building episode. In this episode, we talk with Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf about the talking Jesus research, which shares some amazing news for any Christian hoping to share their faith. Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf is the executive director of HOPE Together. She has been pass...

224. What will heaven be like and what will God look like? In this episode, we explore some big ideas of what we imagine when we think of heaven and God.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible-study/bible-study-reference-books/bible-background/the-bible-book...

223. Do not ask me to obey. We don’t like to be told to obey someone do we. So why is it that we find it hard to obey and why does God want us to obey? These are all great questions we will expore in this weeks episode.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible...

222. How To Become More Compassionate When We Are Burnt Out? This week's episode explores the concept of transforming a "heart of stone" into a "heart of flesh," drawing inspiration from the biblical verses Ezekiel 36:26 and 11:19. We delve into the characteristics of a hardened heart, discussing how past traumas, hurts, and overwhelming experiences can lead to emotional numbness and self-protecti...

221. Understanding Jesus' Hebrew Culture with Michele Guinness (Part 2). This week’s episode is a fantastic interview with Michele Guinness exploring Jesus' life as a Hebrew man. Michele was brought up in a practising Jewish family which means she has a unique way of seeing Jesus within his own Jewish culture.   Check out more from Michele at:  https://www.micheleguinness.co.uk The heavenly party:...

220. Seeing Jesus in the Jewish festivals, interview with Pete and Michele Guinness. This week’s episode is a fantastic interview with Pete and Michele Guinness looking at the Jewish festivals and seeing Jesus in the context of them. Michele was brought up in a practising Jewish family which means her and Pete being a unique way of seeing Jesus within his own Jewish culture. Check out more from Mi...

219. Do We Have To be Devided On The Big Issues? We live in a world that is becoming more and more polarised on politics, identity politics, religion, theology and much more. We look to find people that agree with us and then we point their club, church, party. What if kingdom unity isn't about agreeing but on loving each other through disagreement. Can we disagree with someone and still want to s...

218. How To Embrace Hope For The Impossible.   In this episode, we explore what Christian hope looks like. Many people get stuck in a way of thinking that is more reflective of their past problems than a God filled and hope fulled future. If life has been a let down then sometimes we can behave like our tomorrow will be the same. Therefore we look at Romans 15 and the "God of hope" and how HIs hop...

217. Does Jesus really say He hasn't come for peace to bring a sword?   In this episode, we explore Matthew 10:34-36 where Jesus seems to confuse us with a statement that sits in contrast to much of his teaching on peacemaking. We will look at how the Jewish teaching technique of Allusion and the book of Isaiah gives us keys to understanding what he is really saying.  Support the podcast with a co...

216. How to understand what Jesus didnt say. REMEZ.    This is a much longer episode than usual. In it, we explore how we can understand not just what Jesus says but also what he didn’t. We will see why there are times when Jesus seems to give an unoffencive response to the Pharisees but they respond with anger. To understand all of this we will need to explore the Jewish Rabbinical teaching techn...

215. Why Is My Life So Difficult? Jesus Doesn’t Seem To Help Me. Life so often feels like it’s such hard work and then we become a Christian and wonder why it doesn’t get much easier. It often can feel like it’s getting harder.  In this episode we explore this topic and ask how do we work out our faith so that at least we aren’t causing our own issues.      Support the podcast with a coffee.... ht...