Troy Skinner

The Faith Debate

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The Faith Debate is an open an honest forum for faith leaders to participate in forthright discussions of the truth, always with an attitude of neighborliness – even (especially!) when there is sharp disagreement. The show seriously wrestles over important ideas, with all participants willing to vigorously challenge one another. The hope is that, through hearing the panelists’ verbal jousting, the listener will be equipped to better understand biblical truth, especially as it relates to the most important issues facing the world. The range of guests on the program have included religious leade...

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2017-06-25 Discussion of Last Things 25.06.2017 21:53

Discussion of "Last Things", "End Times", "The End of the World"… In Other Words "Eschatology". Program Air Date: Sunday, June 25th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . When studying the Bible for answers to these sorts of questions, is it okay to allegorize biblical prophesies or should things be understood more literally? How literally? How allegorically? And why? How should...

2017-06-18 Have All End Times Prophecies Already Been Fulfilled? 18.06.2017 22:30

Have All "End Times" Prophecies of the Bible Already Been Fulfilled? Program Air Date: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . When we read what the Bible says about the end of the world as we know it, including the tribulation and Second Coming of Christ, are we reading history? (Meaning that it has already happened.) Or perhaps partially history, with some of i...

2017-06-11 Is the Future Already Past? 11.06.2017 22:27

Is the Future Already Past? Program Air Date: Sunday, June 11th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Preterism. What is it? What do Christians who hold to this view believe, and what are some of their main reasons for believing they way that they do? Has all of biblical prophecy been completely fulfilled and realized? Has Jesus already returned? Are there reasons from the Bible...

2017-06-04 The End of the World As We Know It 04.06.2017 26:11

The End of the World As We Know It… What Are the Competing Views Among Christians? . Program Air Date: Sunday, June 4th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Dispensational. Amillennial. Post Millennial. Pre-Trib. Post-Trib. Mid-Trib. Preterist. Futurist. Partial Preterist. These are all words that come up when discussing eschatology, "last things", Armageddon, "the end of the a...

2017-05-28 Should the Church Work to Be Relevant? pt 5 28.05.2017 22:20

Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 5 of 5) Program Air Date: Sunday, May 28th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What is the point of relevance? Why even talk about it? Is it merely a marketing question about purposely building interracial/multi-national churches and/or demographically targeted congregations? In what ways was the earthly ministry of Jesus...

2017-05-21 Should the Church Work to Be Relevant? pt 4 21.05.2017 22:40

Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 4 of 5) Program Air Date: Sunday, May 21st, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Taking a short view: What's happening in churches now and in recent years in the effort to be relevant to the surrounding culture? Skits, dramatic dance, and even worship services featuring U2 as worship music have been tried. So has décor that'...

2017-05-14 Should the Church Work to Be Relevant? pt 3 14.05.2017 22:35

Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 3 of 5) Program Air Date: Sunday, May 14th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Taking a long view with a quick survey of church history: Has it been a good thing that Easter and Christmas traditions were co-opted from other cultures, as the church worked to be relevant to their neighbors? What about the Black Madonna and B...

2017-05-07 Should the Church Work to Be Relevant? pt 2 07.05.2017 22:40

Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 2 of 5) Program Air Date: Sunday, May 7th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Are the efforts by churches to be relevant a good thing? Why? Why not? Should the church seek to mirror culture? Change culture? Ignore culture? Whose culture? Does the church's cultural relevance effort ever go too far? . Panel: Troy Skinner. Pa...

2017-04-30 Should the Church Work to Be Relevant pt 1 30.04.2017 22:32

Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 1 of 5) Program Air Date: Sunday, April 30th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What is the current state of the "relevance dialog/debate" in the church? What does the "relevance landscape" look like? Are "seeker sensitive" churches relevant? How about "high church" with lots of liturgy? What has been the impact of high p...

2017-04-23 Three Marks of the True Church pt 4 23.04.2017 22:38

Three Marks of the True Church pt 4 Faith Debate: Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 (9am) News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The three marks of the church from a Protestant (especially Reformed) view are: The Word Rightly Preached, the Sacraments Rightly Administered, Discipline Rightly Applied. . This week the focus is on the question: What should a person do when their church does not exhibit t...

2017-04-16 Three Marks of the True Church pt 3 16.04.2017 22:09

Three Marks of the True Church pt 3 Faith Debate: Sunday, April 16th, 2017 (9am) 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This is part 3 of 4. The three marks of the church from a Protestant (especially Reformed) view are: The Word Rightly Preached, the Sacraments Rightly Administered, Discipline Rightly Applied. . This week the focus is on the third of these. What is church Discipline and what does it l...

2017-04-09 Three Marks of the True Church pt 2 09.04.2017 22:32

Three Marks of the True Church pt 2 Faith Debate: Sunday, April 9th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The marks of the true Christian church have long been debated (even among Protestants). Most within the Reformed camp hold that there are three marks: The Word Rightly Preached, the Sacraments Rightly Administered, Discipline Rightly Applied. . This show briefly touches upon "The Word Rightl...

2017-04-02 Three Marks of the True Church pt 1 02.04.2017 23:03

Three Marks of the True Christian Church (part 1) Program Air Date: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The three marks of the church from a Protestant (especially Reformed) view are: The Word Rightly Preached The Sacraments Rightly Administered Discipline Rightly Applied . This episode the focus is on the first of these three. What does it mean to "rightly"...

2017-03-26 From Genesis to Revelation pt 2 26.03.2017 22:32

From Genesis to Revelation pt 2 Faith Debate: Sunday, March 26th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This program (on News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland at 9am) is the second episode in a two-part series that centers on a sermon message titled "Genesis to Revelation: In Simple Terms". . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

2017-03-19 From Genesis to Revelation pt 1 19.03.2017 22:41

From Genesis to Revelation pt 1 Faith Debate: Sunday, March 19th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Faith Debate Program Air Date: Sunday, March 19th, 2017 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This program marks the first episode in a two-part series that centers on a message titled "Genesis to Revelation: In Simple Terms". . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

2017-03-12 Who is This Jesus? pt 3 12.03.2017 24:03

Who is This Jesus? pt 3 Faith Debate: Sunday, March 12th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This is the Faith Debate program that aired on Sunday, March 12th, 2017 at 9am on News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland. Digging through the archives to locate all audio and video for upload unto this platform we found this one which features a portion of a recently uploaded sermon (although it is...

2017-03-05 Who is This Jesus? pt 2 05.03.2017 22:21

Who is This Jesus? pt 2 Faith Debate: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The program air date for this show was Sunday, March 5th, 2017 at the Faith Debate's new air time of 9am on News Radio 930 WFMD. . This podcast marks the second episode in a three part series, built around a message titled "Who is This Jesus: The Advent of Our Lord, Savior, and King". Part one featured...

2017-02-26 Who is This Jesus? part 1 26.02.2017 24:30

Who is This Jesus? part 1 Faith Debate: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Faith Debate moved to a permanent new time with this episode. In 2004, when the show began, the program was heard at 6am on Sunday mornings. In 2006 the time slot moved to 8:30a. And then, in 2017, the show slid to 9am. We were excited to potentially reach a whole new audience, while hopefully...

2017-02-19 Best of Jonathan Switzer 19.02.2017 22:35

Best of Jonathan Switzer Faith Debate: Sunday, February 19th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Troy Skinner hosts a special program featuring a potpourri of thoughtful and encouraging messages from Jonathan Switzer (Senior Pastor, Crossroads Valley Church in Frederick). . This episode aired on February 19th, 2017 at 8:30am on News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland. . www.householdoffaith...

2017-02-12 The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis pt 3 12.02.2017 24:30

The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis pt 3 Faith Debate: Sunday, February 12th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This program originally aired on News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland on February 12th, 2017 at 8:30am. . It features part three of a message titled: "The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis", focusing on Acts chapters 1 through 7. The sermon was delivered by Troy Skinne...

2017-02-05 The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis pt 2 05.02.2017 26:11

The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis pt 2 Faith Debate: Sunday, February 5th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This program from February 5th, 2017 aired at 8:30am on News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland. It features part two of a sermon message titled: "The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis" (which focuses on Acts chapters 1 through 7). . The sermon was delivered to a local con...

2017-01-29 The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis (part 1 of 3) 29.01.2017 28:13

The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis (part 1 of 3) Faith Debate: Sunday, January 29th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This show from January 29th, 2017 aired on News Radio 930 WFMD at 8:30am in Frederick, Maryland. It features part one of a sermon message titled, "The Culture of Christ's Church in Crisis", focusing on Acts chapters 1 through 7 (delivered to a local church congregation...

2017-01-22 The Three Monotheistic Religions 22.01.2017 26:56

The Three Monotheistic Religions Faith Debate: Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Three Major Monotheistic Religions Dialogue Together. (We once playfully promoted this episode under the title, "A Christian, a Muslim, and a Jew Walk into a Bar"). . Within an environment of terrorist activity around the world (especially in the Middle East), three religious leaders gat...

2017-01-15 Politics in the Pulpit 15.01.2017 26:55

Politics in the Pulpit Faith Debate: Sunday, January 15th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . With this program about "Pastors Talking Politics" airing January 15th, 2017 it has now been broadcast on the radio at least three times. . Note: As can best be remembered by fuzzy memories, this is likely a replay of the very first Faith Debate show in November 2004. If it's not the first, then it is...

2017-01-08 Sci-Fi Theology 08.01.2017 29:54

Sci-Fi Theology Faith Debate: Sunday, January 8th, 2017 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What happens when you blend a dating service, radio show, political party, prayer group, and sci-fi theology? . This show from 2005 (November 6th) aired for a second time at 8:30am on January 8th, 2017 on 930 WFMD in Frederick. . Panel: Troy Skinner: Host and Moderator of WFMD's Frederick Faith Debate Jonatha...