• The Church: What Is It and Why It Matters; Part 2
    Sep 1 2022

    00:00 - Opening

    Picking up from last time
    Proclaiming the Gospel - 1:33

    Self-Examination - 3:54

    Do We Actually Care If People Are Saved? - 5:55

    Who Does the Ministry of the Church? - 11:08

    Shouldn’t We Be Seeing Rapid Church Growth? - 20:44

    Unity - 28:20

    Protecting From False Teachers - 35:47

    Back to Giftedness - 37:09

    Benefits of Being the Church Together - 40:55

    Worship - 42:52

    End - 51:04

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    51 mins
  • The Church: What Is It and Why It Matters, Part 1
    Aug 18 2022

    Opening - 00:00

    Introducing “What Is the Church” - 1:54
    - Is the Building the Church? - 3:27
    - Two Aspects of the Church - 4:05

    We Need to Get This Right - 7:49

    An Assembly of This Called Our Group - 10:28
    Biblical Doctrine By John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue
    https://www.gty.org/store/books/451211/biblical-doctrine-a-systematic-summary-of-bible-truth

    What the Church Is Should Drive How We “Do” Church - 17:39

    God’s the One Who Does the Saving - 31:45

    End - 42:00

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    42 mins
  • Abortion and What Is Just; Part 3
    Aug 3 2022

    Opening - 00:00

    Parsing Out Culpability - 1:21

    God’s Word Is Our Authority - 8:05

    Does the Bible Say Where Babies Go When They Die? - 20:30

    End - 32:29

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    33 mins
  • Abortion and What Is Just; Part 2
    Jul 25 2022

    Opening - 00:00

    Can You Be Pro-Life and Pro-Death Penalty? - 1:57

    More on incest as an exception - 7:14
    Randy Alcorn. 2004. Why Pro-Life: Caring for the Unborn and Their Mothers. Sandy, OR: Eternal Perspective Ministries.

    Defining What We Are Talking About - 9:11

    The Role of Government - 11:15

    A Reason to Rejoice - 21:40

    The Problem with the Ruling - 29:05
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/02/roe-abortion-congress-fourteenth-amendment

    End - 35:22

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    36 mins
  • Abortion and What Is Just; Part 1
    Jul 8 2022

    Opening - 00:00

    Introducing the topic - 1:24

    What doe the foundation of truth tell us - 5:24

    Settled Science - 8:14
    Keith L. Moore, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 10th edit. Philadelphia PA; Elsevier 2013
    https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/christ-culture-and-abortion
    Randy Alcorn; Prol-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments (Multnomah Books; 2000) p. 369

    The ultimate authority above science - 13:41

    Arguments that try to muddy the waters - 18:11

         + Abortion is a privet matter - 19:10

         + Many poor women cannot afford another child - 20:08

         + Now women are going to die - 25:34

         + A woman should not be forced to bear an unwanted child - 27:25

         + What about rape and incest? - 33:20

    End - 35:44

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    36 mins
  • The Pursuit of Sexual Purity; Part 2
    Dec 7 2021

    We apologize that this episode was not released as planned; almost a week later than mentioned in the recording. There were many editing issues that occurred (Likely, user error :)  ...) I do apologize.  

    Beginning - 00:00

    Intro to topic - 0:50

    In Christ or Under Condemnation - 2:25

    Taking up the battle - 25:06
        + Run - 27:35
        + Develop habits of thanksgiving - 29:45
        + Scripture - 31:41
        + Prayer - 33:22
        + Write out the consequences - 34:39
        + Pursuing and enjoying God's gift - 37:43
    https://www.challies.com/articles/positive-purity/
    https://www.challies.com/vlog/practical-advice-in-the-struggle-for-purity/
       + But it is all meaningless without Christ - 43:52
    Tom Pennington sermon
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm67hPVjOxY&t=2785s

    End - 45:32

    Resources
    Finally Free by Heath Lambert https://www.amazon.com/Finally-Free-Fighting-Purity-Power/dp/0310499232/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1FZ0SOHR46L0I&keywords=finally+free+by+heath+lambert&qid=1637337458&sprefix=Finally+Free%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-2

    Passions of the Heart by John D. Street https://www.amazon.com/Passions-Heart-Biblical-Counsel-Stubborn/dp/1629954020/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HAFRG6EZN8BG&keywords=passions+of+the+heart+john+street&qid=1637337601&sprefix=Passions+of+the+Heart%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1





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    47 mins
  • The Pursuit of Sexual Purity; Part 1
    Nov 18 2021

    In this episode Nate and Scott discuss how God has given us all sexual desires, and they are good. But outside God's plan for sex, those desires are a destructive force that leads to sin against the holy God. If we are in Christ Jesus, then God calls us to pursue Holiness. And our sanctification, including our sexual purity, is His will for us.

    Beginning - 00:00

    Introducing the topic - 1:13

    Sex and sexual desires are good within God's plan - 1:40

    Warning!! Warning!! - 5:40

    How does Scripture address this? - 6:49

    Culture's portrayal - 20:22

    God cares about what you do with your body - 23:11

    Excuses Excuses Excuses - 25:30

    Modesty - 32:02

    Wrapping up the episode - 44:17

    End - 44:55


    Resources
    Finally Free by Heath Lambert
    https://www.amazon.com/Finally-Free-Fighting-Purity-Power/dp/0310499232/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1FZ0SOHR46L0I&keywords=finally+free+by+heath+lambert&qid=1637337458&sprefix=Finally+Free%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-2

    Passions of the Heart by John D. Street
    https://www.amazon.com/Passions-Heart-Biblical-Counsel-Stubborn/dp/1629954020/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HAFRG6EZN8BG&keywords=passions+of+the+heart+john+street&qid=1637337601&sprefix=Passions+of+the+Heart%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1




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    45 mins
  • Discernment In a World of Lies; Part 2
    Aug 4 2021

    As Nate and Scott continue, they talk about discernment and the lies, straw men arguments, bias sound bites, and self-seeking agendas in our politically charged world they talk through specific examples.

    Beginning - 00:00

    1:05 - The most unracist country

    6:03 - January 6

    9:56 - Down playing important issues
             > 12:57 - i.e. Abortion

    23:18 - Christians and politics

    29:05 - End

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    29 mins