Reclaiming the Faith

In Episode 36 we come to the conclusion of my interview with Dan Enright on Jesus Unveiled in the Gospels. This week, we demonstrate how the Gospel of John, like the previous three, clearly teaches that Jesus is God. This interview will not only strengthen your faith, but will also serve as a tremendous evangelistic tool in spreading the Gospel.   Faithful Podcast http://faithfulpodcast.podbean.co...

Episode 35 finds us in Part 3 of my interview with Dan Enright on Jesus Unveiled in the Gospels. This week, we demonstrate how the Gospel of Luke clearly teaches that Jesus is God. This interview will not only strengthen your faith, but will also serve as a tremendous evangelistic tool in spreading the Gospel.   Faithful Podcast http://faithfulpodcast.podbean.com My iTunes Channel - Reclaiming the...

In episode 34, my good friend, Dan Enright, is back for part 2 of our series Jesus Unveiled in the Gospels. This week we demonstrate how the Gospel of Mark clearly teaches that Jesus is God. This interview will not only strengthen your faith, but will also serve as a tremendous evangelistic tool in spreading the Gospel.   Faithful Podcast http://faithfulpodcast.podbean.com My iTunes Channel - Recl...

Have you ever been told that the Gospels don’t teach that Jesus is God? In episode 33, I begin a four-part interview with returning guest, Dan Enright, where we demonstrate how all four Gospel writers clearly teach that Jesus is God. This interview will not only strengthen your faith, but will also serve as a tremendous evangelistic tool in spreading the Gospel. My iTunes Channel - Reclaiming the...

In Amos chapter 7, God gives the prophet Amos a vision of a plumb line, which He will use to judge Israel and Judah. What connection is there between the plumb line of Amos 5-7 and the standard by which God will judge the world at the return of Jesus? Find out in episode 32. My iTunes Channel - Reclaiming the Faith My GoFundMe Campaign My book New: Wineskins and the Simple Words of Christ My websi...

Unfortunately, it is quite common for many of us to see God the Father through the lens of our relationship with our earthly fathers. Episode 31 is an audio version of Chapter 7 of my book, New Wineskins and the Simple Words of Christ. Here, I demonstrate how the Scriptures call us to see God the Father through the lens of His Son, Jesus Christ, and how doing so has been transformational in my fai...

Frequently said in churches throughout the United States are prayers giving thanks to God for a safe place to worship. But when was worship ever designed to be safe? In Episode 30, I will be looking at the subject of worship and the correlating action of sacrifice demonstrated in the Scriptures. There is a cost to worshipping the Father in Spirit and in truth, and sacrifice is never comfortable. M...

Proverbs 18:13 says, “He who gives an answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.” Particularly with episode 29, I want to encourage you to put this verse into practice. Today we will be looking at the subject of Biblical giving. How does the Bible define tithing? Did the early Christians teach tithing? What does giving God’s way actually look like? All these questions and more will be c...

Episode 28 is definitely an interesting one. I’m looking at the issue of conditional versus unconditional security of the Christian by giving an audio version of Chapter 6 of my book, New: Wineskins and the Simple Words of Christ . Is 'once saved, always saved' actually the orthodox position of the early Church? Where did that doctrine originate? What is it that allows Christians to have tremendou...

In Episode 27, we will discuss the amazing subject of grace. Just like the love of God can be both over-emphasized and under-emphasized, so too the grace of God is often both over and under-simplified. Today, I will be discussing the various ways the Koine Greek word charis (grace) is used in Scripture, and highlight a few ways the early Christians used charis in their writings. By way of housekee...

This week we’re wrapping up my 4-part interview with Dan Enright about how Christians evangelized in the first century. In Episode 26, we discover how the early Christians used the Prophets, and particularly the book of Isaiah, to demonstrate the truth that Jesus is the Christ, the prophesied Messiah. Dan is a professor at The Bible Seminary in Houston, TX, and is also the Community Groups Pastor...

This week we’re diving into part 3 of my 4-part interview with Dan Enright about how Christians evangelized in the first century. In Episode 25, we discover how the early Christians used the Psalms to reason to demonstrate the truth that Jesus is the Christ, the prophesied Messiah. Dan is a professor at The Bible Seminary  in Houston, TX, and is also the Community Groups Pastor at my church. This...

This week we’re diving into part 2 of my 4-part interview with Dan Enright about how Christians evangelized in the first century. In Episode 24, we go back to the beginning to demonstrate how we see Christ in Genesis through Deuteronomy, which is referred to as the Torah or Pentateuch. Dan is a professor at The Bible Seminary in Houston, TX, and is also the Community Groups Pastor at my church. Th...

I recently had the honor to conduct a 4-part interview with Dan Enright about how Christians evangelized in the first century, with episode 23 being part one of this eye-opening series. Dan is a professor at The Bible Seminary in Houston, TX, and is also the Community Groups Pastor at my church. This is an inspirational and educational interview that you don’t want to miss! If you’re blessed by th...

In Episode 22, A Call to Arms, I’ll be discussing how Christians, who are called priests of God in 1 Peter 2, are commanded to fight according to 1 Peter 4. This message will undoubtedly challenge many American traditions, so I want to ask you to prayerfully value the words of God above all other words you’ve ever heard. I want to be clear that this is not an anti-gun message, but rather, it is a...

In Episode 21, I’ll be covering the Great Deception that the Apostle Paul says God is going to bring upon certain people in the last days. We will not only look at who those people are, but we will also cover several current distortions to the Gospel that are deceiving the Church today. And finally, I’ll address a simple, yet challenging step you can begin to take today that will help you feel sec...

In Episode 20, I’m going to be getting back into my book, New: Wineskins and the Simple Words of Christ . As with chapters 1-4, I’ll be giving you an audio version of Chapter 5, which is called Judas & Jesus. And here in chapter 5, I discuss how if it was prophesied that Judas would betray Jesus, did he really have a shot at having faith in Jesus and receiving eternal life? If not, what does that...

In Episode 19, I discuss recent reports that Pope Francis denied the existence of hell, and how the media has tried to spin his remarks. I also examine the doctrine of hell from a New Testament perspective, and highlight what the early Christians believed about it.   https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2018/03/there-is-no-hell-new-francis-revelation.html https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapma...

Episode 18 is the fourth and final installment of my series on genuine, historic revivals, where I interview my podcasting partner, BDK, of Omega Frequency. In part 4, we ask the question: If a revival happens amongst a body of believers, how does it maintain itself? Also, what are a few things that can quench revival? These are the books BDK cites: The Ten Greatest Revivals Ever – by Elmer L. Tow...

Episode 17 is the third installment of my four-part series on genuine, historic revivals, where I interview my podcasting partner, BDK, of Omega Frequency. In part three, we discuss various hallmarks of true, biblical revival. This is an awesome episode that you may want to listen to a few times to make sure you really soak up all that is discussed. These are the books BDK cites: The Ten Greatest...

Episode 16 is the second installment of my eye-opening, four-part series on genuine, historic revivals with my podcasting partner, BDK, of Omega Frequency. In part two, we look at both Scripture and history to determine a few key things that precede revival. This is an awesome episode that you may want to listen to a few times to make sure you really soak up all that is discussed. These are the bo...

Episode 15 is the first of an awesome, four-part series on genuine, historic revival with my podcasting partner, BDK, of Omega Frequency . In part one, we explore the question: What is Revival? The word ‘revival’ means so many different things to so many people, so we take the time to nail down what a genuine revival looks like from a historic perspective.  These are the books BDK cites: The Ten G...

In Episode 14 I’m blessed to be joined by Chad Meadows to have a conversation about worship. Chad is a worship leader, song writer, and the creator of Falling Forward. In conjunction with the issue of worship, we’ll discuss a new single Chad has written and video for that song called, I’ll Rise, which hits on powerful truths about the gospel and what a right response to the good news looks like. Y...

In Episode 13, I’m diving back into my book, New: Wineskins and the Simple Words of Christ . This is an audio version of Chapter 4, which is called Hyperbolic Jesus. In the previous chapter, I began to discuss how the earliest Christians took Jesus’ words very simply and seriously, even when it came to loving their enemies. Now in chapter 4, I continue to examine that approach to reading the Bible...

In Episode 12, I’m going to be discussing what the Apostle Peter meant in chapter 2:12 of his first letter when he commanded us to keep our behavior excellent among the gentiles. I’ll also be hitting on the influence Jesus had on Peter making that statement, and shedding some light on the way the early Christians behaved in the world. Much emphasis is given on being attractional in today’s Western...