Captivate & Conform

Recently, a team from Cedar Crest partnered with LCMI on a missions trip to Nepal. On this episode, we interview team members about what they did and experienced—from training Bible-hungry pastors to fighting off blood-sucking leeches.

Support partnership ministries taking the gospel to hard-to-reach countries: Life Change Ministries International | Live Global

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For many Christians, going out and sharing the gospel with a complete stranger is a daunting prospect. Yet, we are called to evangelize the lost (Matthew 28:18-20), and we know the Holy Spirit is the ultimate power behind our witness, not our our own eloquence or persuasiveness.

On this episode members of the Outreach Team, Troy and Paul, join the show to share their journeys from timid believers to bold proclaimers of God’s word, along with their  involvement in Street Evangelism, a ministry of Cedar Crest that initiates gospel conversations with people in Allentown.

Resource Recommendation | Before You Share Your Faith: Five Ways to Be Evangelism Ready by Matt Smethurst

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In the United States, as couples delay marriage and the birth rate continues to plummet, one thing has remained steadily on the rise—our love for pets. We will discuss why this is at heart only a symptom of the deeper issue of our culture’s growing aversion to having children.

DISCLAIMER: This episode is not a sweeping critique of all pet-owning couples, or of couples who earnestly desire to have children but have chosen to first get a pet. We also understand there are other exceptional cases. Rather, its purpose is to right the ship on our improper theology of children, which has been tainted in part by culture’s view that pets are adequate substitutes for kids.

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Is the public school system as godless as we hear and read? Should Christians keep sending their children to the secular state?

On this episode two guests and members of our church, Dave and Jess, share clear-headed wisdom and experience on how parents can raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord as they navigate the public school waters. As teachers, they also possess a unique and realistic perspective of what’s going on in the classroom.

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On this episode we pick up where we left our conversation last week on total depravity. We’ll dive deeper into what the Bible says about the condition of man’s heart and how such a seemingly gloomy doctrine can be a blessing in the life of a believer.

Part 2 of a 2-episode series.

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Apart from God, is man capable of doing any good? Or are all actions done without faith like filthy rags before our creator? Despite what culture and other false doctrines teach—that the human heart is only moderately corrupt or basically righteous—Scripture paints a far graver picture of the human condition: totally depraved.

Part 1 of a 2-episode series.

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A few weeks ago, the East Coast experienced an unprecedented event as smoke from Canadian wildfires swept across the region, forcing millions of people to stay indoors. We discuss our takeaways and reflections on the orange smog, namely man’s frailty and God’s sovereignty.

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We finally weren’t too busy so that we could record an episode on busyness...see the problem?

In a culture of packed schedules, increasing activity, and overstimulation, can busyness become an idol? On this episode we discuss the dangers of prioritizing anything before God, including work, family, and hobbies, and our need to reorder our lives around God’s will.

Resource Recommendation | Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem  by Kevin DeYoung

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Before jumping into our first full-length episode, we go over the mission and purpose of Captivate & Conform and give our listeners a taste of what’s to come.

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In a time when voices of the world risk overwhelming us, we must turn to the local church. Introducing Captivate & Conform, coming June 28, 2023.

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