Dr. Joe Malone, Author of "Battles of the Sexes" joins Jay and Brian to discuss marriage, family, health and sexuality from a Biblical perspective in the Academic world.

Rene is the co-founder and director of Every Girl Counts (www.everygirlcounts.com).  Their mission is helping impoverished girls around the world reach their full potential through education and a relationship with Jesus. This is accomplished through a 3-pronged approach: Educate, Empower, and Sustain.  Currently, the focus of their work is in Nairobi, Kenya.  Every Girl Counts is one of our Station Hill Mission Partners, so come learn more about a powerful ministry that your mission dollars supports and discover more ways to get involved.

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sergey Rakhuba joins Jay Strother and Brian Ball to discuss the work and ministry of Mission Eurasia throughout Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Leon Drennan joins Pastor Jay Strother and Brian Ball to discuss Biblical Leadership

Fady Al-Hagal joins Jay Strother and Brian Ball to discuss the nations and ethnic groups represented in middle-Tennessee, and opportunities for ministry in and among those groups.

Steve Ortiz, professor of Archaeology discusses archaeological discoveries and how they relate to the accuracy and historicity of scripture with Jay Strother and Brian Ball.

Jay Strother and Brian Ball discuss "Progressive Christianity" with special guest Alisa Childers.

Jay Strother and Brian Ball discuss "Fostering a Biblical Worldview in Our Children" With special guest Rian Berger.

Background of 1st JOHN:

1. Who: John, the “beloved disciple” of Jesus who writes with a pastor’s heart to his “little children” and “beloved” ones in the faith.

2. When: Around AD 90. Outside of Revelation 1, The New Testament is silent about John’s later years, but early Christian tradition is consistent that John left Jerusalem where he was a pillar of the church (Acts 8:14, Gal. 2:9) shortly before the destruction of the city by the Romans in AD 70. He ministered in and around Ephesus (see the seven churches mentioned in Revelation 2-3). It was likely written after the Gospel of John.

3. Whom: Well established believers in Asia Minor with whom John had a close personal relationship. They were grounded in sound doctrine (2:7, 18-27, 3:11).

4. What: On the threshold of severe persecution breaking out throughout the Roman Empire against Christians under Domitian (AD 95), John writes to them as a mature spiritual father out of loving concern for his spiritual children. It is possibly a sermon in letter form. John writes with “disarming simplicity of style and vocabulary.”

5. WHY: The major theme of 1 John is fellowship with God. God is light, love, and life. John wanted his readers to have assurance of God’s presence with them. From this assurance came joy and confidence in the gospel and authentic fellowship with each other. This bond would help the church refute the destructive false teachings of the Gnostics.