Matt Ayars Podcast

This sermon considers sacramental theology and how Holy Communion not only sustains the life of the church, but is the fuel for the mission of the church to proclaim Jesus in word and deed.

They Seize Stephen (Acts 6:8–15). There are two kinds of conflict in the church: (1) internal (Acts 6:1–7) and (2) external (Acts 6:8–15). Sin is the root cause of both. While internal sin occasionally pops up, it is external opposition to the church that should be the most common. After the internal strife is dealt with (Acts 6:1–7), the work continues, yet so does the opposition. To our amazemen...

How do you know if someone is a true Christian? In the old covenant, adherence to the 613 commands of the Torah marked the people of God. In the new covenant in Christ, self-giving love (i.e., holiness; Christ-like love) empowered by the Holy Spirit is the mark of the believer. It is historically and theologically significant that the Father and the Son fulfilled the promised of pouring out the Ho...

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Easter 2024

The celebration of Jesus's triumphal entry.

This sermon explores the reconciliation of God and the notion of atonement.

In this sermon we explore the means of grace as the places where God's sanctifying graces transforms the life of the believer.

This episode/sermon discusses the order of salvation.

This episode/sermon reminds us of the joy of repentance.

This is a brief update on the status of the Seminary Unboxed Podcast.

Dr. Ayars discusses the multitude in heaven.

In this episode Dr. Ayars discusses Revelation 7 and the 144,000.

A brief overview of the meaning behind the four apocalyptic horsemen, the martyrs, and the earthquake.

In this episode, Dr. Matt Ayars, Dr. Andy Miller III, Dr. Steve Blakemore, and Dr. Murray Vasser discuss the doctrine of inerrancy. They answer questions like, "Should Wesleyan's use the term 'inerrancy'"? "Does the doctrine of inerrancy die the death of a thousand qualifications?" "Is the doctrine a contemporary doctrine?"

In this episode, Dr. Ayars exegetes Revelation 5, where Jesus, the slain lamb, is worshipped because of his obedience and ultimately redemptive work. He alone fulfills God's redemptive purposes in the world.

In this episode, Dr. Ayars interprets the meaning of the fours creatures around the throne and the theological basis for their worship.

In this episode of Seminary Unboxed, Dr. Matt Ayars and Dr. Steve Blakemore discuss a theology of artificial intelligence. The discussion ranges from the what makes humanity unique, how AI is not and will never be God, the notions of love, personhood, and even the eschatological threat of artificial intelligence informed by notions from the book of Revelation. Dr. Steve Blakemore is Professor of C...

In this episode, Dr. Ayars discusses how the Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit is divine by considering the incommunicable divine attributes of the Holy Spirit (i.e., all-powerful, all-knowing, not restricted by time and space), the divine titles of the Holy Spirit and that for the Holy Spirit to truly represent the divine Presence, he must be God.

In this episode Dr. Ayars explains the basic notions to the Trinity and how the Holy Spirit fits into the bigger trinitarian framework.

In this episode, Dr. Ayars talks about the church tradition and doctrine as a source of information when studying the Holy Spirit. Church tradition is not human invention/teaching to be added to the Scriptures; rather, church tradition is the Church's attempt, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to preserve in concise language the apostolic witness of the New Testament. We can rely on the c...

In this episode, Dr. Ayars explains his convictions about the Bible as the primary source for studying the Holy Spirit. As a text that is inspired/authoritative, inerrant, sufficient, clear, and unified, the Bible is the authority for finding out what the Holy SPirit reveals about himself in that very text.

In this episode Dr. Ayars summarizes the introduction to his book, The Holy Spirit: An Introduction where he discusses the holiness of God as the starting point for understanding the Holy Spirit.