RenewalCast

Coalt and Jay are in the 1689 -- Chapter 2 Paragraph 3 and are visiting about the Trinity. Helpful Links: https://carm.org/trinity Athanasian Creed: https://www.ccel.org/creeds/athanasian.creed.html Trinity Shield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_of_the_Trinity#/media/File :Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-variations.svg

Today Coalt and Jay are back in the 1689 London Baptist Confession in Chapter 2 paragraph 2 on the self-sufficiency of God. The point is that a correct understanding of the doctrine of God -- especially the self-sufficiency of God leads us to the proper worship of God. We discuss how the self-sufficiency of God relates to other doctrines like election on one side and open theism on the other. Want...

Today Coalt and Jay dive into Chapter 2 of the London Baptist Confession -- God and the Trinity. Paragraph 1 is about the Attributes of God ( https://www.the1689confession.com/1689/chapter-2) and today we cover: What does the confession mean when it declares God to be the One True God? God is infinite - what does that mean? God is perfect -- why is that important? What does it mean when we say tha...

Jay and Coalt tackle paragraphs 8-10 in the first chapter of the London Baptist Confession of Faith ( https://www.the1689confession.com/) . In this Episode: Should we all learn Greek and Hebrew to get the most out of Scripture? What about the original writings of Scripture -- do we have them? How can we trust the Bible? Do we see the providence of God in the preservation of Scripture? If there are...

Today Coalt and Jay continue their journey through the London Baptist Confession talking through paragraphs 6 and 7 of Chapter 1. You can find it here: https://www.the1689confession.com/1689/chapter-1

Happy Valentines Day -- This week on Renewalcast, however, we are not talking about love but Coalt and Jay continue to dig into the 1689 London Baptist Confession -- this week we are on Paragraphs 4 and 5 in the first chapter. Find the confession here: www.the1689confession.com

Today we have a special guest with us on Renewalcast to help us with the law and gospel distinction -- Patrick Abendroth is serving as the senior pastor of Omaha Bible Church and he is originally from Omaha and is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. It was during his time at UNL that Pat was converted and became a Christian. Pat has earned his Masters degree from The Master's Semi...

Today Jay and Coalt discuss paragraphs 2 and 3 of chapter 1 in the London Baptist Confession -- we dig into the 66 books that make up the canon of scripture and also talk about books that didn't make it in!

Jay and Coalt are getting into the 1689 Baptist Confession this week. The first paragraph is a summary chapter and we start with a little history of the confession and get into what the confession means when it says the Bible is the only Sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of faith and practice. Chapter 1.1 "The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving...

DId you know that if you believe in the Trinity that you believe in a confession? Did you know that confessions are a wonderful tool to use in discipleship? There are many Benefits to a confession of faith - Patrick Abendroth lists several in the introduction to the copy of the 1689 we are looking at: 1. It Expresses Humility 2. It Avoids the Cult of Personality 3. It Complements Sola Scriptura 4....

Today on Renewalcast we discuss some early confessions and creeds and why they were needed and how the church today really isn't confessional but ought to be (at least in our mind). Confessions are greatly needed in the church today in our highly individualized culture. We also start looking more specifically at the 1689 London Baptist Confession and why we have chosen to go through this confessio...

https://www.the1689confession.com/

In Part Three of our discussion on the order of salvation we tackle the subject of regeneration and Conversion and ask -- what comes first? Some would say that faith preceeds new birth but others would insist that new birth must come first - today we answer this question.

Coalt and Jay take up the order of salvation again and this time dig a little deeper and really explain what we mean by terms that relate to salvation and how all of these terms fit together in a logical order of salvation. ​ The ordo salutis (order of salvation) is 1) election/predestination (in Christ), 2) Atonement 3) gospel call 4) inward call 5) regeneration, 6) conversion (faith & repentance...

Coalt and Jay discuss the importance of thinking about an order of salvation and also introduce a general order found in Romans 8:29-30!

The Doctrine of Imputation is simply...

Last time we talked about the fact that death is something that we all face so we asked the question: What is next? Today we will focus our attention on how we live as Christians in the time we have now.

Today, Coalt sits down with Alex Waldner and asks him some questions about his upbringing and his journey to worship Christ through music. Alex is 22 years old; he grew up in a Christian family and is the oldest of 7 siblings. He and his family perform in a Gospel Country Christian Band. In this episode, you’ll get advice on how to transition from a Christian high school to a secular college, why...

A sure way to kill a dinner party is to bring up the subject of death, isn't it? We often try and soften the subject by using phrases like "pass away" or something to soften the "blow". But the fact is, death is a reality for all of us and whether we want to talk about it or not, it is a reality. Today on Renewalcast we discuss the fact that death is not the end but only the last enemy to be destr...

Lauren Rink is our guest on the podcast today. She grew up going to Bethel Church and attended James Valley Christian from Pre School through senior year of high school. Lauren is currently a college sophomore and studying Marketing at Taylor University in Indiana. In this episode you’ll dive into the mind of a college student and learn about what modern day campus life is like at a Christian Univ...

Today on the podcast Coalt and Jay discuss Chapter 8 of Michael Horton’s book “Core Christianity”. The topic for today is Jesus Is Lord.

The Bible is primarily a story of redemption. The central figure to this is Jesus. As Christians, we need to look to Jesus and what he has done for us. Today Coalt and Jay sit down and discuss “Joy To The World,” Chapter Seven from Michael Horton's book “Core Christianity.”

Coalt and Jay are back at it inside Don’t Spill The Beans discussing The Old Testament. They’re reviewing Chapter 6 of Core Christianity. They touch on moralism and how lately there are a lot of Christian books that focus more on story and character. They don’t accurately depict what happens in the Bible.

The Mark Drama is an innovative way of experiencing the Gospel of Mark and communicating it to others, performed as theatre-in-the-round. Today on the podcast Coalt has Jeremy and Lud, two Christians who have been attending Bethel Church for many years. Jeremy is going to be directing the upcoming performances of The Mark Drama at Bethel Church October 7th and 8th. Today on the show you’ll learn a...

This past June (2018) I sat down with Pastor Bill Sikes in Forsyth Montana and visited about his life and what brought him to a small town in rural Montana. I asked him about his current preaching schedule and visited about his most recent messages. It was a great joy to visit with Pastor Bill -- I think you will really benifit from this conversation!