What If All the Conspiracies Are True?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2x9M2CiyCB4xKNSMJ2kMgu?si=zxCwkOUaT4Spr6Odvjozeg Even though conspiracy theories are nothing new, they certainly seem to have heightened during and following the Covid-19 pandemic. As is usually the case, most involve a group of nefarious elites pulling strings behind the scenes of world events. Epstein's island, the World Economic Forum, the Great Reset, the Illuminati, chemtrails, flat-earth, and many …

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Question 35: Since We Are Redeemed by Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone, Where Does This Faith Come From?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4YXY477xSMHgyBrqoehzMm?si=3llhSJ-0QqyvdDHSl8Gc4w This is a wonderful question to conclude the second part of the New City Catechism that has focused upon our redemption through Christ. Having affirmed that we are saved entirely by the grace of our Lord and through faith in Him, it is certainly worth asking where such saving faith comes from. The catechism's …

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Imago Dei, Male and Female

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nJbtU201GtPVGkVZv79gC?si=v9hIBhdbROuL_qbd5Gl2dA Darwin (1809-1882), Freud (1856-1939), and Marx (1818-1883) can quite rightly be called the architects of modernity. During the 1800s, these three men were foundational in providing secularism’s answers to three of life’s most important and unavoidable questions regarding our origins, our guilt, and our hope. Darwin’s theory of natural selection was the key to …

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The Excellency of the Subject | A Sermon by John Flavel

For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified 1 Corinthians 2:2 THE former verse contains an apology for the plain and familiar manner of the apostle’s preaching, which was ‘not with excellency of speech, or of wisdom:’ he studied not to gratify their curiosity with rhetorical strains, …

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On Reenchanting Humanity

Biblical anthropology (the doctrine of humanity) is the predominate theological battleground of our day. Owen Strachen's book is a great study on what Scripture has to say about mankind. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6CROl1SlR5SAZLatB36U6n?si=Wsg0l7iYQJeLA0Hi-McI8Q In Relatione (relevant links) Eowyn’s Recommendation: The Parables of Jesus (see also: Little Pilgrim's Big Journey & The Kingdom of God Bible Storybook) Reenchanting Humanity The New …

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You Shall See What I Do to Pharaoh | Exodus 6:1

But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” Exodus 6:1 ESV This word of Yahweh to Moses came in response to Moses' lament at …

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The Comfort of Conforming to Christ

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0famBOjfBzNWwgHepAuOV2?si=83cb36a7739c40c7 In the preface, Gordon says that he based this catechism upon the Heidelberg Catechism, which was approved in its final version in 1563 and was written by Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus (who were both in their twenties when they first wrote). While the Westminster Shorter Catechism is unrivaled for instructing in sound doctrine, …

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Clothed: The Outward Testimony of Baptism

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Galatians 3:27 "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and …

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On Reading for Preaching

What are some reading habits for growing in preaching? Here's a couple of suggestions. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dxkE6H6dO0BltZ7lKdHDY?si=neKWU-A5TWSQz90Cz6NlvA In Relatione (relevant links) Eowyn’s Recommendation: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (consider also the BBC Radio Dramas) ESV Reader's Bible ( which also comes in a six-volume version) I'll do future episodes sharing resources for learning the original language (and there …

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Question 34: Since We Are Redeemed by Grace Alone, Through Christ Alone, Must We Still Do Good Works and Obey God’s Word?

Last week, we affirmed that the grace of Christ is not merely necessary for our justification but also for our sanctification. But while placing our trust in our good works would be a denial of Christ as our only Savior, His disciples must nevertheless still do good works. Indeed, we can largely make the same …

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