Beth Whitney, Craig Hardinger, and many other Arcade Church Staff members are all telling stories about the church. If you have questions about this episode, or any other episode in this series, you can send our team an email at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @arcadechurch Visit us at arcadechurch.com

Beth Whitney and Craig Hardinger discuss the complex and beautiful concept of forgiveness, what it is and isn't, and the implications of being forgiven and extending forgiveness.   If you have questions about this episode, or any other episode in this series, you can send our team an email at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook @arcadechurch Visit us at arcadechurch.com   Resources:

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Psalm 86:5
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13 
Forgive us our debts, as we have also forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12 
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:18
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. Colossians 1:21-23 

Our hosts Craig Hardinger and Beth Whitney discuss a strange dilemma about Christians in the spotlight, the slippery slopes of fame, and how to behold Christ as we wait for his return.    If you have questions about anything discussed in this episode, please send us an email at [email protected]. Follow us on social media @arcadechurch Visit us at arcadechurch.com

Our hosts Beth Whitney and Craig Hardinger join our producer, Shelby Glass, to discuss the difficult topic of pornography, the effects it has on society today, the ripple effects that span into our future, and how to behold Christ Jesus in the midst of the struggle. 
  Key passages we recommend listeners dwell upon and memorize: Isaiah 53:6-8 Psalm 103:11-17 Philippians 4:8-9 Psalm 23 Romans 5:8 Romans 6:23 Romans 8:1-10 1 Peter 2:22-25   Resources:  Revisit the Spiritual Formation episode of the podcast -- S2 Ep2: Spiritual Formation: Finding Freedom in Discipline Fighter Verses mobile app by Desiring God   If you have questions, suggestions, requests, or comments, please send us an email at [email protected]. We would love to dialogue with you.   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @arcadechurch Visit us at arcadechurch.com

Our hosts Beth Whitney and Craig Hardinger discuss the ascension gifts from Ephesians 4, what they are, how to determine your gifts and live in light of them within the local church, and why it's important?

Resources:
You can take a simple assessment to help determine and understand your gifting here: https://fivefoldministry.com/

However, taking this assessment is not divine or required to determine your gifting. Give this episode a listen to find out other ways to determine your gifting in the context of genuine community.

The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st-Century Church by Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost
The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating Apostolic Movements by Alan Hirsch
5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ by Alan Hirsch

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Ephesians 4:11–16

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. (ESV)

In this episode, we'll discuss what it means to be a man and a woman in the church, why both genders are vital in the body of Christ, common pitfalls and disagreements, and how we can pursue Christ together going forward. If you have questions about this episode or would like to discuss anything you heard in more detail, please send us a message at [email protected].   Follow us on social media @arcadechurch Visit us at arcadechurch.com

Our hosts Beth Whitney and Craig Hardinger lead us in a discussion about the nuts and bolts of the Christian faith. They explore practical ways for us to embrace the freedom that is ours in Christ and spiritual disciplines that shape and form us to be more like him.

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Our hosts Beth Whitney and Craig Hardinger launch our second season discussing the difficult topic of deconstruction. 

Deconstructionism Defined:  A voluntary or involuntary dismantling of previously held beliefs or convictions.
Deconstruction is the new norm:  Nearly 60% of people raised in Christian Churches deconstruct their faith following high school. (David Kinneman, “You Lost Me”)

 

 After Doubt, AJ Swoboda https://a.co/d/aCWAUfy

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