Removing Barriers

Episode 16 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 2 In this episode, we learned about the barriers that were preventing Jacob from coming to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, how those barriers were removed, and what he is doing now to help others remove barriers that may be preventing them from coming to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Learn about his home state of Kerala and its ric...

Episode 15 In this episode, Pastor Kyle joined us to discuss Reaching Youths in a Changing Culture. In 1 Chronicles 12:32  “And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times”… Oh how desperately we need parents and Christians who have understanding of the times. In our current culture, our kids and youths are most affected. So how do we raise them? How do we...

Episode 14 Part 3 This is the third of a 3-part series on the Sad State of Basic Theology. We continued the discussion with a basic study of the Holy Spirit and a discussion about whether Jesus was a created being or God incarnate. What professing christians believe about these issues would surprise even the non-believer. We ended the episode by presenting the fact that Christ had to be God to be...

Episode 13 Part 2 In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast we continued our discussion with Josh and Marie. We discussed their comfort level with the many racial challenges facing light and dark brown folks in society today and we got their perspectives on these issues. We ended the show with the solution to social justice: the love which Christ demonstrated on the cross and repentant fait...

Episode 12 Part 1 of 2 In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast we had Josh and Marie join us for an in-depth discussion about social justice and the gospel. Listen as they challenge us to love as Christ loves.  This is part one of the conversation, so make sure to listen to episode 13 for the concluding discussion. We ended the episode with Josh challenging the church to be what it o...

Episode 11 Part 2 This is the second of a 3-part series on the Sad State of Basic Theology. We continued the discussion with gender identity and the biblical view of human sexuality. If there was ever a group of folks who should believe and hold to the biblical view of morality, it should be professing Christians. Listen to this episode as we give a biblical perspective in response to these issues...

Episode 10 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 1 In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast we started a monthly series called How Were Your Barriers Removed? In these episodes we will be discovering what barriers prevented our guests from coming to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and how those barriers were eventually removed. You will meet Brendon in this episode. Even tho...

Episode 9 This is the first of a 3-part series on the Sad State of Basic Theology. Recently, Answers in Genesis published an article about a study conducted by Ligonier Ministries. You will be as surprised as we were at what evangelicals  believe about basic doctrines of Bible. Is our culture in the state it is in because there is no difference between the saved and the unsaved? Is the doctri...

Episode 8 BLM - 3 In this episode we continue our series on Black Lives Matter and its Mission. Pastor Todd joined us to give a biblical perspective on LGBT and how they can receive the hope that is offered in Christ. We also looked at how BLM pushes the LGBTQIA+ community and discuss whether it has anything to do with black lives.  Which one wins: love or truth? Is homosexuality biblical? Ho...

Episode 7 In this episode of the Removing Barriers Podcast we had “DW” join us to talk about CHAZ-CHOP,  and the unbelievable happenings surrounding this “protest zone.” CHOP-CHAZ went on for 3 weeks before the authorities exercised law and brought order to the zone. We looked at who is to be blamed for the rise of CHAZ-CHOP,  whether this type of insurrection is protected by the constit...

Episode 6 In this episode of the Removing Barriers Podcast we had “MD” join us to talk about firearms, the 2nd amendment, and gun ownership. Discussion about firearms has been highly politicized, ownership of weapons are at times are looked down upon, and it can also be barrier to sharing the gospel.   We looked at some of the basics of firearms and talked a bit about the AR15, M16, and other...

Episode 5 Recently Joe Biden caused a stir in the African American community by implying that the community was a monolith. We took that statement and dived into whether he was correct in his analysis. Furthermore, we used Coleman Hughes’ messy experiment by comparing 2nd generation Caribbean American culture to that of the African American culture. We ended the episode with sharing how all cultur...

Episode 4 BLM - 2 Black Lives Matter makes it clear that they want to  "disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure." We dive into the ramification of that that statement and look at the structure that the Bible recommends for families. We show the dangers in getting rid of the nuclear family structure even as it declines in the United States today.  We showed that the nuclea...

Episode 3 BLM - 1 In this episode we touch a little bit on the history of Black Lives Matter (BLM), we then distinguish between Black Lives Matter the phrase and Black Lives Matter the Movement.  We then dive into the BLM mission statement and compare and contrast their mission with the Bible.  Further, we looked at BLM ultimate mission of black supremacy and called out BLM for their rac...

In this episode we address the barrier of Systemic Racism, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, though each of these subjects are full discussions and podcasts in their own right. We discuss the meanings of racism and systemic racism, and address the unique barriers faced by Blacks in America today. We then discuss George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and give our take on these developments. We ended the d...

This is the first episode of the Removing Barriers Podcast. We decided to use the Simon Sinek model of "Starting With Why." In this episode we discuss why we are attempting to remove barriers and mentioned topics we would like to tackle. We ended the episode the way we would like to end all episodes: with a presentation of the gospel. Contact us: Leave us a message Financially support the podcast...