Making Disciples with Rev Dr Cris Rogers

163. Talking about how to worship with Lou Fellingham.

   In this episode we talk with Lou Fellingham about what is worship, how to worship and what if we don't like singing.   https://www.loufellingham.com/   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/b...

162. Blessed Are - The Persecuted In this episode we explore what it means to be persecuted. Is there a difference between persecution and Christians just having a rough time of it? We explore Jesus' last beatitude before he launches into the sermon on the Mount.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here......

161. The Peace Makers Part 2. Interview with Justin Brierley on disagreeing well.   Is it possible to disagree and stay friends? We sit down with writer, speaker and broadcaster, Justin Brierley, to discuss whether or not it is possible to disagree well.   To hear more from Justin check out .... https://justinbrierley.com/ https://www.thebigconversation.show/   Support the podcast with a coffee......

160. Blessed Are - The Peace Makers.   In this episode we explore what it means to be a peace maker in a world full of conflict.   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-by-book/     To get a c...

159. Blessed Are - Pure in heart.   With the five previous beatitudes being a call for the poor, the exhausted, the hungry and those grieving to encounter God the sixth 'Blessed' seems on first reading to be taking us backwards, but is this the case? In this episode we learn about what it means to be pure in heart.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers    ...

158. Blessed Are - The Merciful.   In this episode we explore what Jesus means when he talks about mercy as we continue to visit the sermon on the mount.   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-boo...

157. Blessed Are - Those Who Are Hungry.   When our souls are starving for God this is a good place to be. Really? Isn't it when we have God we are blessed? In this episode we will look at what Jesus means when he says "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a co...

156. Blessed Are - The Meek   This blessed in Matthew 5 is one of the most confusing. The gentle will inherit the earth? How can this be true? Don't the gentle get walked over? In this episode we will explore 'praus' the greek for meek and see it has so much more going on with it than we might first think.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a...

155. Blessed Are - Those Who Mourn   In this episode we continue looking at the Beatitudes and see how they are upside down to the way the world works. In this episode we look at grief and disappointment and how God comforts us when in that place of pain. Hope is not all lost!   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a copy of The Bible Book By Boo...

154. Blessed are the - Poor Welcome to our first week on the Beatitudes coming out of Matthew 5. Over the coming week we will be exploring the upside down, the wonderfully weird teaching of Jesus. On surface level this teaching makes no sense but through kingdom eyes it changes everything.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers     To get a copy of The Bibl...

153. Have you heard about Reginald Fesingdom? (A Christmas Message) On Christmas Eve 1906 Reginald Fesingdom opened he book of Luke Chapter 2 and read the Christmas story. This doesn't sound like much, but where he did it or how he did it is amazing.   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....

152. Have You Had Your Spiritual GLO UP? You may have never heard that phrase before but you will understand it by the end of the episode. Having coffee with my cousin we both learnt a new phrase from our daughters.... it turned out to be an interesting insight. In essence, have you had your moment of maturing into the spiritual stuff God has for you?   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https:...

151. Why Does Jesus Call Himself 'Light'. In the New Testament Jesus calls himself and is called by others the Light of the World. But why is this? In this episode we will explore this metaphor.   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-refer...

150. Conversation with Simon Guillebaud on Radical Discipleship Simon Guillebaud was a missionary to Burundi (Great Lakes Outreach) for many years with some incredible stories. In this episode Cris speaks with Simon about life now in the UK, how do you not fall asleep. https://www.greatlakesoutreach.org/ https://www.simonguillebaud.com/inspired-podcast/ Choose life 365 https://www.eden.co.uk/chris...

149. Answering Bible Questions from Listeners   In this episode we answer 4 questions about the Bible asked by Making Disciples Listeners.   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-by-book/    ...

148. The Reason You Struggle Reading the Bible   Reading the Bible can often feel like hard work unless we get ourselves into the right head space. In this episode, we look at three reasons you might struggle and then 7 things that might help you understand it better.     Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers   To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head he...

147. How To Read The Bible And Understand It. Understanding what bits of the bible we are to take literally and which bits as metaphor can be hard work. In this episode we look at what the Bible is and how we should approach each section.   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/chr...

146. What Does It Look Like To Be A Disciple This Winter.   This episode is in partnership with Spring Harvest as we talk with some friends about what does it look like for us as the church to serve God and our neighbourhoods this winter. Our understanding of the good news isn't just spiritual but also physical.   Interview with: Jaz Potter Bejoy Pal Russ Rook Beatrice Smith   Support the podcast...

145. Counting The Cost Of Discipleship (Discipleship Part 3)   There is a danger that our faith is less of a cost in our lives and more of something we consume from. In this episode we think about what the cost should be.   Follow up questions:   Q. What has being a disciple cost you this month?   Q. Would anyone have noticed my faith?   Q. What have I done that would have shown Jesus to someone e...

144. Something Really Cool Happened (God can takes your greatest weakness and make it your greatest strength.)   In this episode Cris talks about his experience as a dyslexic growing up and then reflects on 2 Corinthians 12. Could it be that our greatest weakness could become a great strength?   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers   To get a copy of The Bi...

143. What Is The Life Of A Disciple Like Part 2 (The Jesus Manifesto) As we keep looking at what it means to be a disciple of Jesus we look at the Jesus manifesto found in Luke chapter 4.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers   To get a copy of What If We Knew What God Knows About Us head here... https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/personal-life/christi...

142. What Is The Life Of A Disciple Like Part 1   We are going to take a look at the different ways the life of a Disciple is played out. In this episode we will be looking at the Up, In and Out aspects of discipleship.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers   To get a copy of What If We Knew What God Knows About Us head here... https://www.eden.co.uk/chris...

141.  Saved From, Saved By And Saved For. Continuing the conversation about Gods wrath, in this episode we look at what is the 'Doctrine of Salvation'. What is it we are saved from, what is it that saves us and what are we saved for?   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers   To get a copy of What If We Knew What God Knows About Us head here... https://www.ed...

140.  God of wrath or God of love. We can get very confused by what looks like an angry God in the Old Testament and a loving God in the New Testament. But is that true? Is God angry? Is God the same in the Old and New Testaments? In this episode, we cover a number of topics, but the main one is that of wrath. What do we do with God's anger?   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buym...

139. Things the Queen Said About King Jesus. Queen Elizabeth II would give a yearly Christmas message. As the years went on they became more and more evangelistic. In this episode we look at what she said about King Jesus whom she served.   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers   To get a copy of What If We Knew What God Knows About Us head here... https://w...