Bearing Up

Unity in politics and in our world seem so unachievable, yet talks of unity consistently appear in the media and other platforms. What is unity? What is it supposed to be and how is it achieved? How can we connect with others and how can we build unity in our congregations? In today's episode, Logan and Zack tackle the source of unity and discuss how humility and love are connected. 

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Jordan Bishop joins Zack and Logan today to discuss the relevance of apologetics and how God, who is loving, can send people to hell. In our conversation, we discuss definitions of God's love and of hell, the purpose of hell, God's grace, and why God cannot just forgive everyone anyway. We talk about free will as well as all the measures God has taken to prevent us from the destruction of hell. 

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To kick off season two, Logan and Zack share positive news, tell jokes, and play games to spark some joy and bring a smile to your face. There’s so much negativity surrounding us today and very few who are focused on spreading some wholesome laughter. We also talked about joy being a gift from God and looking at the positive while trusting in him. 

1:31 – Why It’s Important to Be Happy and Enjoy Life
3:25 – Encouragements During the Break
5:08 – Logan’s New Coffee Company!
8:11 – Enjoying Life is A Gift Of God
8:50 – Breaking News: Positive Edition
17:20 – Mid-roll
17:53 – Dad Joke Competition
25:30 – Quelf Card Competition 
35:51 – Parting Words of Encouragement + Prayer 

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In our season finale we’re skipping the fluff and jumping into two great topics. First, how should Christians view Christmas? We’re looking at arguments for the celebration of Christians as a religious holiday as well as opposition to that view and if it’s possible to reconcile both views. After that, we discuss how to find joy in the coming new year. With all that’s happened this year, how can we be positive going into 2021? At the end of the video, we announce the winner of our End of Season Giveaway. Lots of good stuff on our final episode this year. 

0:00 – Start 
1:17 – Favorite Holiday Traditions
4:44 – How Should A Christian View Christmas
6:05 – A Christmas Tree In Jeremiah 10?
8:36 – Opposing Opinions: For and Against Religious Celebration
13:29 – The Romans 14 Principle When Deciding How To Celebrate Christmas
15:01 – Self-Reflection: Am I Honoring God More on Christmas Than I Usually Do?
16:58 – An Adopted Child Analogy
18:06 – What’s Wrong With Recognizing The Birth of Christ?
19:29 – Dealing With The Pagan Origins
23:30 – The Origin of a Thing Doesn’t Determine Its Value
24:42 – How Can We Be Positive After Experiencing 2020?
26:25 – New Year, New Me
30:37 – There Is A Time and Season For Everything
36:50 – Closing Thoughts + Prayer
39:08 – The Winner of Our End of Season Giveaway

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Ben Hogan, evangelism minister from Buford, GA and good friend from Freed-Hardeman joins us to talk about Biblical Masculinity. From the worlds expectations, to the biblical call to be leaders in the home, to finding the balance in being like Jesus you won't to miss this episode with our final guest for the season. 

0:00 - Start 
1:31 - Pet Peeves Conversation
4:55 - Recommendations
7:22 - Preliminary Thoughts: Introduction on Manhood
10:53 - Interview With Ben Hogan
18:12 - A Challenge in Evangelism
26:23 - The Worlds Expectations of Men
32:05 - The Role of a Husband to Be Like Jesus
38:16 - Paul's Encouragement to Timothy 
39:56 - Attributes of A Godly Man
47:28 - Masculine Things Which God Affirms
50:25 - Finding a Balance In Jesus
53:50 - Self-Reflection on Being A Man
55:12 - Being Up to The Challenge
56:36 - Closing Thoughts (Manly Men in the Bible) + Prayer

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"Praying Always" - Jeff and Dale Jenkins
"Point Man" - Steve Farrar

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Whose job is it to make things right when someone has been wronged? Is it the victim, who experienced a wrong, who must address the offender or is it the person who did the wrong that is responsible for making things right? What does biblical evidence tell us. You won't want to miss this episode where we address many different facets of forgiveness.

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0:00 - Start

1:24 - Giveaway Announcement

2:21 - Christmas Talk /Advent Calendars

4:20 - Recommendation - Dan Winkler's Book on Forgiveness

7:42 - Preliminary Thoughts / Forgiveness is about Reconciliation

13:01 - We The Victims and Offenders

16:51 - The Difference in Forgiveness and Being Quick To Trust Again

23:56 - What Should I Do When I Am The Victim?

31:36 - What Should I Do When I Am The Offender?

40:26 - You are Responsible For Making Things Right

42:20 - 1 Cor 13:4-7 / Love Does Not Keep A Record Of Wrongs

44:12 - Being Proactive About Repairing Relationships

48:13 - When Forgiveness is Withheld and You're a Third Party

51:26 - The Problem, The Solution and the Reason We Must Try - Eph 4:30-32

55:26 - Closing + Prayer

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"Forgiven, Forgiving, and Free: The Peace of Living Without A Past" - Dan Winkler

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We all respond to Jesus in different ways. Some hear the gospel and feel called to preach because of its power. Some hear it and experience fear while others feel an excitement or are compelled to weep when they realize what they've done. Even Christians who have known Christ experience him in different ways. Join Zack as he share some thoughts about Mary and Martha and what we can learn about encouragement from this very different personalities. 

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Kase Britton joins the team today to discuss Ginosko Studios, a ministry team focused on evangelism, edification, and developing knowledge of God to the believer, the wayward, and the lost. We also discuss the Great Confession and it's deep significance to all of us.

0:00 – Start
1:26 – Things We Are Thankful For
4:13 – Recommendations 
8:29 – Preliminary Thoughts About The Great Confession
12:33 – Interview with Kase Britton
20:44 – Ginosko Studios
26:28 – The Deep Significance of the Great Confession
44:03 – Closing + Prayer

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- A Study Guide To Greater Bible Knowledge - Wayne Jackson
- A Synopsis of the Four Gospels 

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Logan and Zack discuss looking reflectively at the foolishness spoken of in Proverbs as well as many examples of things that normally are accepted or expected in our culture. Where does our focus need to be? How does this relate to true wisdom? These questions and more in episode 10!

0:00 - Start

1:05 – Follow Us Individually on Social Media

2:43 – Recommendations

8:07 – Introducing the Fool in Proverbs

13:28 – Reading Self-Reflectively 

18:21 – Foolish Lips 

24:26 – The Value of the Wise and of the Fool

27:29 – Hatred and Slander

32:27 – The Righteous Feed, While Fools Starve

39:57 – The Foolishness of Withholding Discipline

44:30 – The Fool who Swoons after the Seductive Adulteress

47:14 – The Pursuit of Wisdom

52:52 – Closing + Prayer

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From Zack - Charging Grizzles, Rude Neighbors, and More Gems from the book of Proverbs – Warren Baldwin

From Logan - Parallel Bibles

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In today's episode, we discussed how Jesus understands the things we are going through. Having experienced all kinds of temptation and being led by compassion, he is the great empathizer and sympathizer. From his example, we explore the importance of compassion, empathy and sympathy and what that looks like for the modern Christian encourager. 

0:00 - Start 
1:02 - Recreation Conversation 
3:42 - Show and Tell 
6:56 - Empathy and Sympathy as Qualities of Christ 
10:05 - Jesus' Temptations 
22:23 - All That Is In The World (Three Things)
36:26 - Compassion
46:03 - Sympathy
53:31 - Empathy 
01:03:20 – Prayer + Closing

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