How are Christians to judge each other?
In this episode, we discuss the texts of Scripture that command the Christian to judge his fellow brother in the Lord. The Christian duty of judging really is the church discipline process. We look at Matthew 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 5, and 1 Timothy 5:17-21.
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Evangelism: The message and the motivations
Evangelism: The message and the motivations Evangelism is one of the most important works of the Christian. If you are a Christian, you have been evangelized and are now called to go evangelize others. In this episode, Dan Rudman and I define evangelism and explain...
Postmodernism, Social Justice, and the Gospel: A discussion with Dan Rudman Part 3
Postmodernism, Social Justice, and the Gospel: A discussion with Dan Rudman Part 3 Postmodernism shows its face clearly in the social justice movement. How has postmodernism entered our church through social justice? What is social justice? How do we defeat true...
The Relationship Between Israel, the Church, and the Kingdom
The Relationship Between Israel, the Church, and the Kingdom The relationship between Israel, the church, and the Kingdom is one of the most consequential issues in biblical theology. It has downstream effects on ecclesiology, eschatology, political theology, and...
What is the function and mission of the Church?
What is the function and mission of the Church? In this episode, Cody Weckerly, Adam Nesvold, and I discuss the function and mission of the church. What the church does stems from what the church is. According to Greg Allison the church function as a covenantal,...
God’s Purpose for Government
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The Certainty of Christian Hope
As the apostle Paul finishes his presentation on justification through faith in Christ alone in Romans 1-4, he transitions into an astonishing statement on the certainty of salvation in Romans 5. Because salvation is not by personal merit but by faith in Christ’s...
The Greatest Introduction
In this sermon, Sam Pirrotta preaches from Romans 1:1-7 at First Baptist Church of Lathrop, Missouri. How does Paul begin his letter to the Romans? He tells the Romans his identity, his calling, his purpose, and his audience. And all of this is centered around the...
Beholding the Beauty of Christ
Sam Pirrotta preaches Psalm 24 at Harvest Plains Church. He draws out the reality that mankind was made to behold the beauty and glory of God. Man was made to ascend the hill of the Lord and dwell in God’s presence. The question is: how can a sinful man see God in...
The Twelve Apostles Examined
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Prayer That Works
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