Beggars at the Gate

We dive into the first part of chapter six of the confession and discuss the fall of man and original sin. We look at God's decree and man's choice, Eve's deception and Adam's willingness, and our only hope in Christ.

We have our first ever Q&A episode based on submissions through the "Hey Pastor, can you please clarify?" app form. In today's episode we address the questions of where did Lazarus go when he died, how should we think about the Angel of the Lord in the OT, and what do I do when I see the Book of Mormon in a hotel room?

Should pastors or other Christians pursue platforms? What are some of the dangers these present? And what do we mean by porches? We discuss the important role of pastors and members and the danger of elevating personalities.

If God providentially governs all things for the good of the elect to bring them to himself, then how does God's providence apply to the non-elect? We look at this important and heavy doctrine in today's episode. We also take a step back to see how God providentially provides for his church in all things and how that relates to the church's mission on earth.

In one of the most pastoral paragraphs of the confession we find God's wise, righteous, and gracious hand in the sins and sorrows of believers. God sovereignly and lovingly allows his people to sin in order to bring them back to himself, discipline us, and make us more dependent on him for his glory and our good.

We pray this conversation will be a comfort and balm to your soul in whatever the providence of God brings your way.

God providentially uses means to accomplish his ends. How does he do this? What relation does that have to our free will? And what about sin? The providence of God has direct relation to our lives and the most pressing questions we have.

Darren's audio had an issue until the 5:21 mark, so please bear with us for the first few minutes

What is the difference between providence and decree? How should we respond to God's providence? And what is the end for (the) which God is moving all things, and how should that affect my life practically? We discuss this and more as we dive into Chapter 5 on God's Divine Providence.

We were recently asked a helpful and clarifying question on our emphasis on the Sunday gathering and whether or not that deemphasizes personal Bible reading. We take time to discuss how Sunday worship should inform our family and personal devotion, how it should shape our reading, and what our aim should be in reading the Bible. We also discuss helpful methods of reading Scripture.

Our church recently voted to bring Darren Colwell on full time as a paid pastor/elder. Join us as we discuss what led our church to this, how we went through the process, and what our confession says about it. We also discuss the responsibilities of a pastor and whether or not being paid full-time affects those. How should we think about a full-time pastor compared to a bi-vocational one?

What does it mean for man to be created in the image of God? Why did God command Adam and Eve to not eat of the Tree? We discuss this and more as we look at what we believe about the creation of man and our hope in the true and better Second Adam.