This season on For The Church, we are discussing movies! Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs introduce the new season with a wide ranging discussion about movies, why we are discussing them, what we will be looking for and more.

This season we will be discussing:

Dune (Parts One and Two)

Barbie

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Knives Out

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Hidden Life

To learn more about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.com.

Resources:

The Stories We Tell by Mike Cosper

Common Sense Media

PluggedIn

The Social Network Opening (Caution: some harsh language)

Pastor Keaton Paul of Zion Presbyterian Church and Seth Scruggs discuss the events of the Presbyterian Church in America's 2024 General Assembly.

To read more about the events of the General Assembly go to https://byfaithonline.com/a-summary-of-the-actions-of-the-51st-general-assembly/

More from Ryan Burge on Church Statistics: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/russell-moore-show/predictions-future-of-christian-church-evangelicalism.html

To learn more about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.org.

This week, Keaton answers listener questions about worship and we give a little bit of a preview of our upcoming summer season.

To learn more about Zion Presbyterian Church go to: www.zioncolumbia.org.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Confessing the Faith by Chad van Dixhoorn

Keaton and Seth talk with Cam McAulay, Zion's Worship Director, about his background and philosophy around leading worship as well as his favorite hymns and what he hopes people take away from worshiping at Zion.

To submit feedback or ask a question, email [email protected].

To learn more about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.org.

Keaton and Seth have a conversation with songwriter (and Zion member and worship leader) Logan Peck. They unpack why the church needs new music, Logan's approach to writing songs for different contexts, and whether or not "Reckless Love" is that bad.

This episode ends with "Praise the King Upon the Throne," written by Logan Peck for Peck Music Publishing. Listen to the whole song here.

This week, Keaton and Seth talk about benedictions: what they are, why we use them, and what makes a good one.

For more about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.org

To send in questions for our Q&A or for feedback, email [email protected].

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Lord Bless and Keep You by Mike Glodo

God's Big Picture by Vaughn Roberts

Christ Centered Worship by Bryan Chappell

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(07:33) Benediction as the story of redemption

(09:34) What does it mean to receive God's blessing?

(19:26) Why we use benedictions in worship

(21:41) The pattern of redemptive history

(23:00) What happens theologically in a benediction

(38:32) Assurance for the already, and a hope for the not-yet

This week, Keaton and Seth discuss the importance of creeds, catechisms, and confessions as well as what they are and some of the historical development behind the confessions we hold to today.

To learn more about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.org

For feedback and questions, email Keaton at [email protected]

(00:00) What are creeds, confessions and catechisms? And why do we need them?

(31:13) Creeds

(44:40) Confessions & Catechisms

(51:28) Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms and their Biblical basis

(57:58) Why do we use them in worship?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Creedal Imperative by Carl Trueman

Christ Centered Worship by Bryan Chappell

Landon Paul is the director of worship and men's ministry at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee (he also happens to be the brother of our very own Keaton Paul). He sat down with Keaton and Seth to discuss his approach of organizing a worship service for a church of more than 3000 people. They also discuss some of the contrasts between Zion's worship and Cedar Springs' worship.

For feedback and questions, send an email to [email protected]. For more information about Zion go to zioncolumbia.org.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Christ Centered Worship by Bryan Chappell

Keaton and Seth discuss the role sacraments play in our public worship at Zion, why we only have two sacraments (Baptism and the Lord's Supper), and the historical development and theological significance of each sacrament.

If you have questions, you can email [email protected]

For more information, visit www.zioncolumbia.org

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Westminster Shorter Catechism

Didache

Apostolic Traditions by Hippolytus

Eastern Orthodox Baptism

Westminster Confession: Baptism

Keaton and Seth tackle the topic of preaching in public worship, what it has looked like throughout church history, how to know what a good sermon is, and how to listen to a sermon.

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church visit www.zioncolumbia.org.

For feedback and questions, email [email protected].

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:10:30) Preaching in the Bible

(00:16:30) Expository Preaching

(00:21:00) Preaching Through Church History

(00:54:26) What is happening during preaching?

(00:59:37) What makes a good sermon?

(01:06:30) How to listen to sermons

(01:16:00) Why Sermons Will Never Be Outdated

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Preaching and Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Between Two Worlds by John Stott

Origen of Alexandria

Expositions of the Psalms by Augustine

Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

The Art of Prophesying by William Perkins

2nd Helvetic Confession

WLC #155

Expository Exultation by John Piper

Christian Directory by Richard Baxter

Christ Centered Preaching by Bryan Chappell

WLC #160