Cogitations

This was a very rewarding episode with good audience participation. Folk want to do the right thing. In this episode of Cogitations we discuss what it means to forsake the assembling of ourselves together. Tune in and let us know what you think.If you like what we do and want to help us continue to do it then consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches

Flattery is not something we discuss allot. However, the Bible says much about the subject and it is not good at all. Many flatter and don't even realize they are doing it. Take a listen to today's episode of Cogitations and see if there is anything you need to change about the way you interact with the people in your live.  I know I have had to make changes because of this issue. If you like what we do consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches

So many don't realized it but they give wholesale endorsement of false teachers. It is not a bad thing to know what false teachers teach but should we promote their scholarly work online and take a chance on someone being influenced by someone not teaching the truth. If you like what we are doing then become a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches

Well, it is "pride" month. I wonder if God is happy with a celebration of pride? Actually, no, I do not wonder, I know. He is not. How does all this affect God's idea and design for the family? This episode of Cogitations looks at just that. If you like what we do and want to help then consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches

"Door knocking isn't effective? Well, we gotta do something till Jesus gets back." The previous statement is a post  I made in the We Talk Truth group on Facebook. The post was intended to convey the fact that efficacy shouldn’t be the primary motivation for working for the Lord. Sometimes we do things that are very successful by God’s standards whether or not we judge them to he successful by ours. Some folk took it as anti-door-knocking. Some took it as extolling the virtues of door-knocking to the exclusion of all other methods of evangelism. In this episode I look a little at evangelism and the efficacy of a couple of methods and reasons for doing it. If you like what we are doing please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches

Do you shy away from discussion about the Holy Spirit? Is it just too confusing or difficult? Have you been told that the topic is too taboo or mystic to even understand? In this episode we discuss the gift of the Holy Spirit and what that means or meant to humanity in the first century. Let me know if I explained it well. If you like what we do consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches

We spend so much time making sure our preachers can craft a sermon and are trained to preach. Have you ever wondered why there are not more guidelines or helps for people to learn how to listen to a sermon? Well, this episode of Cogitations talks about just that. Hopefully you will find it helpful and interesting. 

 

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Have you ever heard someone teach that all Christians should be pacifist? Is this idea taught in Scripture? Do Christians have the right to carry weapons or defend their lives, loved ones, and material possessions? I say, yes, and hopefully prove with Scripture that Jesus understood and taught the same. If you like what we do please consider being a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches

In this episode we talk about Jesus' finished work on the cross and how to take advantage of it. We also look at a rather abstract idea of God's love not reaching its full potentiality unless Christians are made because of it. For a few minutes in the beginning of this episode we talk about the idea of forgiveness with no repentance. This is such a difficult issue for many. I am afraid, as one brother put it, that we are allowing ourselves to be influenced more by Oprah and Dr. Phill than the Bible in this issue. If you like what we do consider being a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches You can be a part of producing better and better content in the future and you can assure that we will be able to keep producing content.

Have you ever wondered abut the seal of the Holy Spirit? Is it something we can know or see? Will it affect my life? How do I know if others have it? In this episode of Cogitations we discuss the seal of the Holy Spirit and what it means for us and what it could have meant for those in the first century. If you like what we do consider being a patron: www.patreon.com/nearchurches