Binmin Podcast

This podcast is the second in a two-part series on Christians navigating the seven cultural streams of family, church, workplace, community, politics, and the arts. In an ever-increasingly polarized and anti-Christian society, how can we best reflect Christ?

Every genuine Christian needs to be seeking to live a Christ-like life. But how do we do that in the various areas of our lives? How do we raise healthy families? What is our role in the church? How can we honor Jesus in the spheres of work, community, public arena, politics, and education? What friends should you have? What kind of arts and entertainment are appropriate for our families and us?

0:00 - Binmin intro

0:13 - Welcome and introduction

1:00 - What is cultural engagement as it relates to the seven streams of cultural influence?

1:54 - Christianity’s impact on family relationships

5:17 - What is the role of the church in the life of a believer? Worship is paramount for

believers.

7:20 - What is lifestyle evangelism, and why is it essential in the workplace.

10:03 - Believers should be involved in community activities, creating genuine friendships and transparent conversations

13:55 - Christians should exercise the right to vote. When participating in politics and government, we should remain civil and have reasonable expectations.

17:54 - Believers attending public schools and universities will have their faith challenged eventually. Seek academic excellence with humility while maintaining convictions. And spend time learning some basic apologetics

22:37 - Christians and the arts. Are we creating things that are good, true, and beautiful?

23:43 - So what? Don’t be discouraged if you are struggling. Every one of us has a “next step.”

29:15 - Look for opportunities to create genuine friendships and respectful relationships humbly and prayerfully.

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As Christians, we spend most of our lives around people who don’t share our faith. How can we reflect Jesus in every area of our public and private lives? Or should we only manifest our beliefs in private and remain agnostic in public?

In this first podcast of a two-part series discussing cultural engagement, we will discuss how Christians can live out their spiritual lives within our broader culture profoundly affected by secularization. Christians regularly interact in seven cultural streams. These include family, church, workplace, community, government, education, and the arts.

0:00 - Binmin intro

0:13 - Welcome and introduction

1:20 - Cultural Engagement is giving, creating, and speaking to influence the world around us for good by honoring God.

4:01 - List the “7 Streams of Cultural Engagement”

5:44 - The unhealthy ways to interact with the broader culture

10:28 - What are the healthy ways to interact with the world around us?

14:15 - Why is it necessary to engage with culture?

16:45 - So what? Living in the real world with non-Christians allows us to show a better way to live because God has changed us. The best thing we can offer others is Christ.

18:50 - Take time this week to look around and see where God has us. Find one way God can use you to give, create, or speak to point others to God.

19:27 - Thank you and wrap-up

References

Lewis, C.S., The Weight of Glory: And Other Essays (1949; San Francisco: HarperCollins, 2001), 140.

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Does talking about your faith or Jesus make you nervous around non-Christians? Many Christians struggle with evangelism or sharing the gospel with others. This episode discusses how to talk about the “good news” and effective ways to evangelize others.

0:00 - Binmin intro

0:13 - Welcome and introduction

0:58  - Evangelism is telling people the good news about Jesus

1:26 - When did all the problems with humans begin?

3:32 - God sent Jesus to save humans

4:58 - Jesus death took our punishment and covered our sins

5:26 - Jesus’ resurrection proved He is God

6:00 - How do I take advantage of this good news if you are not a Christian

9:40 - So What? Use 5P’s for effective evangelism: Prepare, Personal, Proclaim, Provide, Persistence

10:17 - Prepare: Prayer, be sensitive to Holy Spirit and memorize Scripture: John 3:16, Rom 3:23; 6:23

11:25 - Personal: Lifestyle evangelism

12:47 - Proclaim the “Good News” of the Gospel understandably with a conversation.

13:39 - Provide and invitation for the non-Christian to accept Jesus as Lord

15:02 - Persistence of creating genuine relationships that will open future opportunities to provide invitation or answer more questions about your faith.

15:56 - Thank you and wrap up

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Christianity has defended its claims against criticisms for more than 2000 years. And there are better reasons for believing in Christianity than any other belief system. This podcast introduces apologetics or pre-evangelism, the discipline that rationally defends Christianity against critics and provides reasons to place your faith in it.

Have you ever faced challenging questions about Christianity? Have others wanted to know why you believe Christianity is the only true religion? Apologetics or pre-evangelism removes obstacles for people struggling with questions about Christianity. It answers the hard questions and provides reasonable answers to why Christianity is true and other worldviews are not. It is not the same as evangelism, although the two often work together. This episode introduces apologetics and discusses its relationship to evangelism.

0:00 - Binmin intro

0:13 - Welcome and introduction

0:45 - Defining apologetics

3:19 - Explaining the relationship between apologetics and evangelism

6:50 - Apologetics removes obstacles. It defends Christianity from critics and offers reasons to believe. But it is always wedded to evangelism.

9:32  - There several essential characteristics of a good apologist

13:25 - Dangers of pre-evangelism including pride and distraction

17:20 - So what? Apologetics allows us to enter spiritual conversations, removes obstacles, and it shapes culture

22:25 - Learning apologetics strengthens our Christian faith

22:57 - Thank you and wrap-up

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The soul is the most critical part of you. Soul care maintains a healthy soul and heals wounded ones. Only Christianity offers the right prescription for both.

Only Christianity offers the right prescription for both. Join us in this episode to discuss one of the most overlooked dimensions of growing spiritually, caring for our souls. We discuss what the soul is, how to maintain a well-balanced spiritual life. We also dive deep into reasons and solutions for hurting fellow believers.

0:00 - Binmin Intro

0:13 - Welcome and Introduction.

1:13 - What is the soul?

1:59 - Definition of soul care.

2:21 - A healthy soul is saturated with the Holy Spirit (the third Person of the Holy Trinity) and exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22)

4:43 - Cultivating a healthy soul within the church community.

6:40  - Causes of an unhealthy soul. (“Flipping the train”-- the caboose becomes the engine!)

10:58 - Manifestations of an unhealthy soul

14:35 - Helping hurting Christians: God’s word is the only reliable resource we have that will help us deal with spiritual problems—look there first. Goal to have a deeper relationship with God.

16:38 - So what? For most situations being a faithful and listening friend pointing hurting friends back to God can be huge. But in dangerous situations, more intensive attention is required.

19:50 - Thank you and wrap-up

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Who do you most want to emulate? Is it a parent, teacher, friend, or celebrity? Christian discipleship means living like Jesus. If that seems either daunting or uninteresting, you need to listen to this podcast.  

Being a disciple of Christ is the most exciting lifestyle for any human being. This episode examines the definition of discipleship, how to be a Christian disciple, and how to disciple others.

0:00 - Binmin Intro 

0:13 - Welcome and introduction  

0:52 - What does it mean to be a disciple?  

2:28 - Discipleship isn’t a “self-improvement” program. It but living a Gospel-centered life and evangelizing others (“Multiplicative”: Word of the Day!)  

5:02  - There are three ways to disciple fellow Christians  

5:25 - Disciplining in 1-on-1 interactions can go up-down or down-up.   

7:07 - Discipling peer-to-peer friendships for accountability and live life together (Prov 27:17)   

8:18 - Discipling as a mentor to newer believers   

10:04 - Discipling in small groups or bible studies  

12:00 - Discipleship in the local church  

13:35 - So What? You need to count the cost of discipleship in your life.   

15:37  - So What? To disciple others, I need to be more Christ-like daily*  

17:01 - Thank you and wrap-up  

References  Bonhoeffer, D (1979) Cost of Discipleship. New York, McMillan, p. 99.

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Would you like to have a closer, more intimate relationship with God? Spiritual disciplines are specific practices intended to bring us into a closer relationship with our Lord.

Devotional Bible reading and prayer are two examples of spiritual disciplines that we discuss in this episode.

We apologize for the Pop’s low audio quality for this episode …

0:00 - Binmin intro

0:13 - Welcome and introduction

1:30 - What are spiritual disciplines?

2:57 - Why do we need the spiritual disciplines?

4:08 - Devotional Bible reading is drawing closer to God through meditation on Scripture

08:47 - Praying using Origen’s ACTS method is very effective

11:11 - “A” is for Adoration or God, starting with praising who God is

12:25 - “C” is for Confessing my sins towards God and others.

14:09 - “T” is for Thanksgiving on how God has provided for me

16:22 - “S” is for supplication or asking God for my needs or the needs of others

18:35 - So What? Spiritual disciplines make it harder to live in sin

21:16 - Spiritual disciplines strengthen our faith and make us better witnesses

23:00 - Thank you and wrap up.

REFERENCES

Origen, On Prayer, 23.1

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Would you like to make Bible reading more enjoyable, understandable, and applicable? Our two-part Bible study series on using the CIA method concludes with Interpretation and Application.

The CIA method of Bible study includes Context-Interpretation-Application. In part one, we discussed the literary and historical context. In this episode, we are learning about "Interpretation" and "Application."

Many people are surprised to learn that there is only one interpretation of a particular verse or passage. And that is the author's intended meaning for his original audience. Once this is known, we seek the underlying universal principle or eternal truth and apply it to our lives today.

0:00 - Binmin Intro

0:13  - Welcome and introductions

1:00 - Biblical hermeneutics/ exegesis CIA: Context-Interpretation-Application in that order

1:36 - Review of both Literary and Historical Contexts

2:11 - Interpreting Scripture: the only interpretation is the author's intended meaning to the original audience. Not, "What does this passage mean to me?"

5:13 - Application of Scripture is finding the underlying universal or eternal message to apply to us today

8:45 - So What? Scripture gives us direction

10:11 - So What? Scripture protects us from false beliefs and sinning

10:44 - So What? Scripture stokes love for God and others

13:14 - Thank you and wrap up

REFERENCES

To see the first podcast in this series, visit this link!

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What kind of book is the Bible? How am I supposed to read it? Why is that even important for my spiritual life? In this two-part launch episode, Pops, Dave, and Bob begin the exploration of seven areas of the spiritual life, starting with Bible knowledge.

This episode overviews the Bible as a library of sixty-six books and introduces the “CIA” (Context-Interpretation-Application) method of studying the Bible. The two forms of context are literary and historical.

0:00 - Welcome and  Introductions

0:30 - Pops’ frustrating history of studying the Bible

1:18 - An overview of the Bible as a collection of 66 books

2:22 - Start by reading just one book at a time in a slow and focused way

4:14 - Introduction of the CIA method for focused Scripture reading

5:03 - Two types of Context

5:23 - Literary Context: Looking around at words, passages, and books

8:32 - Literary Context: Genre

10:48 - Historical Context: Who, what, when & where of each book. As well as the social, economic, and political-cultural influences.

14:55 - So What? Next steps to take

17:16 - Thank you and Wrap-up

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After we come to salvation most new Christians are told to get a Bible and start reading it. But

we do not get clear instructions about what that’s supposed to look like. 

We can be left wondering: How do I read the Bible? Where do I start? What are my goals in

studying? 

Without clear instructions we can be frustrated, unproductive, haphazard, or most

unfortunately, unfruitful.

So... 

Today’s topic is “Bible Knowledge”

In this episode, we’re going to introduce some concepts regarding acquiring Biblical

knowledge. 

It’s not meant to be the only approach. But it is at least a place to begin that you can modify to

your own needs as you grow as a Christian. 

Thanks for listening!