Podcasts by The Mainstream Evangelical
We promote a balanced, mainstream view of Evangelical Christianity without compromising the of integrity scripture. We hope to provide a framework for Evangelicals who reject the current Evangelical path toward extremist ideology on both the far right and the far left. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kenneth-e-crump/support
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The Church and Politics: Part Three - Is America a Christian Nation? from 2022-11-02T15:00:22
This is an excerpt from the audio version of my book, Redemptive Deconstruction: A Critical Examination of Evangelical Christianity That Doesn't Lead to Atheism or Progressive Extremism....
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The Church and Politics: Part Two - Were Jesus and the Apostles Political? from 2022-10-29T15:00:36
This is an excerpt from the audio version of my book, Redemptive Deconstruction: A Critical Examination of Evangelical Christianity That Doesn't Lead to Atheism or Progressive Extremism....
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The Church and Politics: Part One - Understanding the American Political System from 2022-10-26T18:39:07
This is an excerpt from the audio version of my book, Redemptive Deconstruction: A Critical Examination of Evangelical Christianity That Doesn't Lead to Atheism or Progressive Extremism. In this...
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Redemptive Deconstruction: Episode 04: What is Christian Nationalism? from 2022-07-27T20:44:24
There is no one size fits all answer to this question. There are varying degrees of Christian Nationalism. In this episode, we discuss patriotism, nationalism, fascism, and white nationalism and...
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Redemptive Deconstruction Episode 03: What is Deconstruction? from 2022-07-24T19:00:55
In this episode, we discuss how deconstruction is defined, its history, and its modern application in regard to faith.
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Redemptive Deconstruction Episode 02: Principles of Redemptive Deconstruction from 2022-07-17T20:04:23
In this episode we discuss knowing God for ourselves outside a church framework, that we don't have to be conservative to be a Christian, not adopting a viewpoint that violates scripture, not tr...
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Redemptive Deconstruction Episode 01: Different Types of Deconstruction from 2022-07-10T22:41:58
In this episode, we explain the vision of The Mainstream Evangelical and discuss different types of Deconstruction.
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Episode 14 - Interview with Dr. Christina Crenshaw - Cancel Culture from 2022-02-06T18:17:44
In this episode, we talk about human trafficking, how to recognize it, and what you can do about it. We also look at cancel culture and its ramifications on society, including the LGBTQ communit...
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Episode 13 - Part Two of Interview with Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals - Progressive vs. Traditional Theology from 2022-02-06T18:13:33
In part two of our latest podcast, Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals and I talk about progressive and traditional theology. We address everything from original sin, the deity of Jesus, and wh...
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Episode 12 - Part One of Interview with Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals - Social Justice and Conservative Policies from 2022-02-06T18:11:26
In part one of our latest podcast Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals and I discuss Christian Nationalism and current political subjects such as, poverty, healthcare, the environment, gun viole...
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Episode 11 - The Rock Church Scandal: The Right Way and the Wrong Way to Handle Pastoral Sin from 2022-02-06T18:09:28
This is our latest podcast. It's about the Rock Church scandal in Virginia Beach. Their lead pastor got caught soliciting a minor for sex in a prostitution sting and HE WAS LEADING A CHURCH SERV...
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Episode 10 - What every person of faith needs to understand about the American political system: How Christians are being played by professional political operatives. from 2022-02-06T18:07:37
In this episode, we talk about how the American political system works, the history of our political system, who the different groups of people are and how they manipulate people of faith. And w...
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Episode 9 - The History of Biblical Inerrancy in the Church from 2022-02-06T18:05:25
In this episode, we document the history of inerrancy in the church from the testimony of the church's leaders throughout its over two thousand year history. Progressives will tell that inerranc...
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Episode 8 - Biblical Inerrancy: Inspiration, Revelation, Inerrancy & The Truth of Scripture from 2022-02-06T18:04:09
Inerrancy doesn't seem like something that most Christians would bring up at a dinner party, but it's one of the foundational principles of Christianity. This is not a subject ...
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Episode 7 - Does the bible really say that living a gay lifestyle is a sin? from 2022-02-06T18:01:39
In this episode, we are going to give a detailed examination of all the scriptures that talk about homosexuality. People of faith within the LGBTQ community claim that these scriptures have been...
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Episode 6 - Kingdom Salvation vs. Religious Conversion from 2022-02-06T17:49:52
In this episode, we explain the difference between religious conversion and kingdom salvation. Jesus didn't come to create the Christian religion, he came to establish the Kingdom of God. We are...
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Episode 5 - How Determine Church Health from 2022-02-06T17:47:43
Where or if you go to church is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. In this episode, we give people specific criteria to gauge how healthy a church is. We use both theologica...
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Episode 4 - Faith, Politics and Power: Were the Apostles political? from 2022-02-06T17:44:59
This is the second episode in our series about whether or not Jesus and the Apostles were political. In this episode, we look at how Paul, Peter, and the rest of the Apostles dealt with potentia...
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Episode 3 - Faith, Politics and Power: Was Jesus Political? from 2022-02-06T17:43:28
The goal of this podcast series is not to take a side, advocate a position, start fights, or create controversy, but rather to think about our influence in the world as Christians. We need to re...
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Episode 2 - What is Christian Nationalism? from 2022-02-06T17:31:40
God, guns, and Jesus! What's wrong with that? Plenty! Christian Nationalism is the mixture of pagan political ideas with the gospel of Jesus and it's tearing Evangelical Christianity apart. In t...
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Episode 1 - What is a Mainstream Evangelical? from 2022-02-06T17:30
This our first podcast under our new name, "The Mainstream Evangelical." We promote a balanced, mainstream view of Evangelical Christianity that rejects extremist ideology on both the far right ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 35 - The Ascension from 2021-12-26T18:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 34 - The Resurrection from 2021-12-26T17:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 33 - The Crucifixion from 2021-12-26T16:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 32 - Jesus on Trial from 2021-12-26T15:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 31 - The Garden of Gethsemane from 2021-12-26T14:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 30 - Jesus Teaches About The Holy Spirit from 2021-12-26T13:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 29 - The Lord's Supper from 2021-12-25T21:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 28 - The Greatest Commandment from 2021-12-25T20:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 27 - Jesus Predicts the Future from 2021-12-25T19:46:38
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 26 - Jesus Heals the Blind from 2021-12-25T19:45:23
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 25 - Jesus Predicts His Death from 2021-12-25T19:43:15
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 24 - Jesus Heals the Blind from 2021-12-25T19:41:26
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 23 - A Friend of Sinners from 2021-12-25T19:39:55
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 22 - Jesus Raises Lazarus from 2021-12-25T00:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 21 - A Friend of Sinners from 2021-12-24T23:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 20 - The Transfiguration from 2021-12-24T22:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 19 - Jesus Drives Out Demons from 2021-12-24T21:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of ...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 18 - The Good Shepherd from 2021-12-24T20:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 17 - The Adulterous Woman from 2021-12-24T19:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 16 - Total Devotion Required from 2021-12-24T18:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 15 - The Transfiguration from 2021-12-24T16:55:27
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 14 - Jesus Heals the Canaanite Woman from 2021-12-24T16:52:34
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 13 - Jesus Walks on the Water from 2021-12-24T16:51:04
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 12 - Jesus Sends Out the Disciples from 2021-12-23T23:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 11 - Jesus Calms the Storm from 2021-12-23T22:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 10 - Jesus Teaches in Parables from 2021-12-23T21:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 9 - Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant from 2021-12-23T20:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 8 - The Sermon on the Mount from 2021-12-23T19:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 7 - Breaking the Sabbath from 2021-12-23T18:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 6 - Jesus Heals a Leper from 2021-12-23T15:46:46
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 5 - Four Fishermen Follow Jesus from 2021-12-23T15:40:22
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 4 - Nicodemus from 2021-12-23T15:34:22
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 3 - John the Baptist from 2021-12-21T15:53:03
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 2 - The Birth of Jesus Christ from 2021-12-21T15:49:14
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 1 - The Birth of Jesus Christ from 2021-12-18T18:50:03
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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The Gospel: A Chronological Harmony of the Four Gospels: 1 - The Pre-existent Word from 2021-12-18T18:50:03
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. It’s based on the collective events found in the four gospels of Matthew,...
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Episode 12 - Interview with Dr. Christina Crenshaw from 2021-12-11T12:38:38
In this episode, we talk about human trafficking, how to recognize it, and what you can do about it. We also look at cancel culture and its ramifications on society, including the shutting down ...
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Episode 11 - Part Two of Interview with Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals from 2021-11-21T19:11:28
In part two of our latest podcast, Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals and I talk about progressive and traditional theology. We address everything from original sin, the deity of Jesus, and wh...
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Episode 10 - Part One of Interview with Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals from 2021-11-21T19:06:26
In part one of our latest podcast Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals and I discuss Christian Nationalism and current political subjects such as, poverty, healthcare, the environment, gun viole...
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Episode 9 - The Rock Church Scandal: The Right Way and the Wrong Way to Handle Pastoral Sin from 2021-11-11T18:03:35
This is our latest podcast. It's about the Rock Church scandal in Virginia Beach. Their lead pastor got caught soliciting a minor for sex in a prostitution sting and HE WAS LEADING A CHURCH SERV...
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Episode 8 - The History of Biblical Inerrancy in the Church from 2021-10-31T16:45:42
In this episode, we document the history of inerrancy in the church from the testimony of the church's leaders throughout its over two thousand year history. Progressives will tell that inerranc...
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Episode 7 - Biblical Inerrancy: Inspiration, Revelation, Inerrancy & The Truth of Scripture from 2021-10-20T20:16:59
Inerrancy doesn't seem like something that most Christians would bring up at a dinner party, but it's one of the foundational principles of Christianity. This is not a subject ...
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Episode 6 - What every person of faith needs to understand about the American political system: How Christians are being played by professional political operatives. from 2021-10-11T21:03:53
In this episode, we talk about how the American political system works, the history of our political system, who the different groups of people are and how they manipulate people of faith. And w...
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Episode 5 - Does the bible really say that living a gay lifestyle is a sin? from 2021-09-06T18:04:09
In this episode, we are going to give a detailed examination of all the scriptures that talk about homosexuality. People of faith within the LGBTQ community claim that these scriptures have been...
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Just The Stuff That Jesus Said: Episode 3 - The Law, Anger, Lust, Adultery and Divorce from 2021-08-29T19:32:13
This week's Mainstream Evangelical Podcast is a continuation of our series called, Just the Stuff that Jesus Said. We will be looking at Matthew 5:17-26 which covers subjects such as how the Old...
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Episode 4 - How Determine Church Health from 2021-07-02T16:25:04
Where or if you go to church is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. In this episode, we give people specific criteria to gauge how healthy a church is. We use both theologica...
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Episode 3 - Kingdom Salvation vs. Religious Conversion from 2021-06-27T15:47:30
In this episode, we explain the difference between religious conversion and kingdom salvation. Jesus didn't come to create the Christian religion, he came to establish the Kingdom of God. We are...
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The Gospel: A Harmony of the Four Gospels - 5 Four Fishermen Follow Jesus from 2021-04-28T20:00
The Gospel takes the four stories of the life of Jesus Christ and presents them as one chronological timeline narrative. The streaming version with cinematic background music is available on all...
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Just The Stuff That Jesus Said: Episode 2 - Salt and Light from 2021-04-26T00:35:39
This is the next episode in a new series called, "Just The Stuff That Jesus Said." This series concentrates on the life and teachings of Jesus. The goal is to strip away all the man-made noise t...
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Just The Stuff That Jesus Said: Episode 1 - The Beatitudes from 2021-04-18T23:15:02
This is the first episode in a new series called, "Just The Stuff That Jesus Said." This series just concentrates on the life and teachings of Jesus. The goal is to strip away ...
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The Gospel: Episode 4 - Nicodemus (Chapters 22-25) from 2021-01-06T19:26:27
This episode contains the following events in the life of Jesus Christ: Jesus Talks to Nicodemus, John Predicts the End of His Ministry, Jesus Travels to Galilee, Jesus Ministers to The Samarita...
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The Gospel: Episode 3 John the Baptist (Chapters 15-21) from 2021-01-06T01:43:21
This episode contains the following events in the life of Jesus Christ: John the Baptist Begins His Ministry, The Temptation of Jesus, John the Baptist Before the Sanhedrin, John Testifies That ...
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The Gospel: Episode 2 The Birth of Jesus Christ (Chapters 8-14) from 2021-01-03T22:00
This episode contains the following events in the life of Jesus Christ: The Birth of Jesus Christ, The Angels Sing at Jesus’ Birth, Jesus’ Circumcision, The Magi Visit Jesus, Jesus' And His Fami...
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The Gospel: Episode 1 The Pre-Existent Word (Chapters 1-7) from 2021-01-03T16:23:28
This episode contains the following events in the life of Jesus Christ: The Pre-Existent Word, Zechariah Struck Mute, Jesus’ Birth Foretold to Mary, The Song of Elizabeth, The Magnificat, The Bi...
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Faith, Politics and Power: Episode 2 - Were the Apostles political? from 2020-10-30T19:21:11
This is the second episode in our series about whether or not Jesus and the Apostles were political. In this episode, we look at how Paul, Peter, and the rest of the Apostles dealt with potentia...
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Atheist Fairy Tales - An Introduction to Anti-theism from 2020-10-23T20:59:38
In this episode, we examine the different categories of atheism, problems with anti-theism, how to interact with anti-theists, and fallacious anti-theist arguments. This is taken from the book, ...
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Faith, Politics and Power: Episode 1 - Was Jesus Political? from 2020-09-13T20:29:48
The goal of this podcast series is not to take a side, advocate a position, start fights, or create controversy, but rather to think about our influence in the world as Christians. We need to re...
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The End Times: 6 - The Events of the End Times from 2020-09-02T14:04:35
In this episode, we look at the different events of the End Times and try to see if there are any comparisons to known phenomena. While it's not necessary to have a natural explanation for...
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End Times 5 - The Failed Reign of the Antichrist. from 2020-09-02T14:02:05
In this episode, we talk about the Antichrist, the False Prophet, and what happens during the reign of the Antichrist. We also discuss the Two Witnesses, the 144,000, and many other issues...
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The End Times: Episode 4 - Daniel's 70th Week from 2020-08-19T17:01:34
In this episode we talk about Daniels's 70th week. This is the 7 year period that most of the events in the apocalypse take place. We also talk about the rapture, which is when God removes the c...
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The Biblical Qualifications for Modern Church Leadership from 2020-08-10T21:13:05
The biblical qualifications for church leadership applied to contemporary church leadership.
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The End Times: Episode 3 - The Significance of Israel in End Times Prophecy from 2020-08-02T17:48:48
In this episode, we will Talk about the importance of Israel in End Times prophecy. Without Israel, End Times prophecy doesn't exist. When we examine both the Old and New Testament prophecies ab...
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The End Times: Episode 2 - The Reliability of Prophets and Prophecy from 2020-07-30T20:53:10
In this episode, we will be asking the question, are the bible's prophets and their prophecies reliable? We will examine the qualifications of the Old Testament prophets, their actual prop...
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The End Times: Episode 1 - The Big Picture from 2020-07-30T19:32:47
In this episode, we will be looking at bible prophecy and the end times as a whole. We are looking at God's plan as it relates to the prophetic timeline as it's described in the bible. We ...
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Freedom From Strife from 2020-07-29T19:50:43
It's inevitable; At some point, you are going to experience conflict in your life. It may be family strife, work strife, church strife, or public strife on social media. The Bible gives us speci...
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How to Determine Church Health from 2020-07-29T16:28:51
Where you go to church is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. In this episode, we give people specific criteria to gauge how healthy a church is. We use both theological and ...
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What is Christianity? from 2020-07-28T19:48:15
This episode goes beyond our religious understanding of Christianity. It takes a deeper look at what the bible really says about what it means to be a Christian.
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The Biblical Qualifications for Church Leadership from 2020-07-27T19:44:34
This episode looks at what Paul and Peter had to say about what the qualifications were for church leaders.
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