Around the Table

Guests: Nick Gutwein, Frank Sauder, John Wiegand

Part 1 Notes

Questions/comments posed:

• There are too many strings attached to being a member.
• Why can’t I just be a follower of Jesus?

In the Bible, baptism was typically done by local church, not an individual or parachurch organization.

• Exception explained: Phillip and Ethiopian eunuch.

We tend to view membership in worldly terms (i.e., member of a club or association).

Correct view of member is defined biblically – I Cor. 12
“They (Corinthians) were baptized into the Body at the Church of Corinth. And we are baptized into this body…”
“And we can only have Christ as our head if we are willing to be tied together as a body”.
“To not be tied into a body is to be dismembered”. Seemed strong language at first, but it is biblically accurate.
“Life as a Lone Ranger Christian is a contradiction to being a Christian”.

Guests: Dave Graf, Ken Manz, Joel Putt, John Wiegand

Show notes:
A group that recently visited Romania and Ukraine addressed the concerns that are on all of our hearts at this time: are the Ukrainian brethren in harm's way? Are their basic needs being met? Is their faith strong? Are the Ukrainian brothers at risk of being drafted into the military? What is the relationship like between the Ukrainian Nazarene brethren and our Apostolic Christian Church? Any additional ways we can help them?

Guests: MaryBeth Lehman, Kathy Sauder,  Lyn Wuethrich

Show notes:
• Anchored in scripture and flowed well with scriptural principles for building up the Body.
• Practical suggestions for getting to know your gifts and discussing gifts with others.
• Everyday ways to use gifts to make others lives better.
• Not limiting ourselves to gifts we know and like, but willing to step out in faith when we see a need.
• Lots of examples of sisters using their gifts to build up the Body.
• Pitfalls to be aware of (comparing ourselves to others).
• Gifts can change as we age and our station in life changes.
• Summary of gifts: Being the hands and feet of Christ.

This podcast should be an encouragement to our sisters (and brothers) and communicates we all have a place in the Body, and are equipped by God to help others.

Guests: Rod Bajema, Brad Eisenmann, Tony Manz 

Guests: Lucas Frank, Dan Kilgus

Guests: Bruce Endress, Nick Gutwein, John Wiegand

Guests: Ted Steffen, Ken Wuethrich

Guests: Lucas Frank, Tom Klotzle

Guests: Gerry Hertzel, Scott Schafer, Fred Witzig

Guests: Frank Sauder, Lynn Stieglitz