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The Story of D.L. Moody

Today’s episode is extra special because I’m going to do something that I normally don't do.

I'm going to read portions of the book, “They Gathered at the River” by Bernard A. Weisberger to inspire you with the story of Dwight L. Moody, an incredible evangelist who blew apart Satan's domain in the USA, and in England 200 years ago. 

It's remarkable in a time before the internet to think about how Moody spread the good news to millions and millions of people so imagine what we can do in this digital age.

Tune in to this episode now and let’s raise another generation of D.L. Moody’s!

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Episode Highlights:

1. Introduction [0:00]
2. Moody’s transition from an entrepreneurship to Christian work [5:39]
3. The 2nd step in Moody’s final polishing for his life work [11:19]
4. Moody’s evangelist success in England [14:42]
5. Some content of what Moody preached about [19:02]
6. Moody’s troubled return to America [20:21]

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Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor at Pathway Church, Redding, California — an experienced senior pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. He also teaches ministry related college classes at Simpson University and the A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s word to the everyday people of God.

Resources:

●      Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

●      “They Gathered at the River” by Bernard A. Weisberger https://archive.org/details/theygatheredatth009996mbp/page/n15/mode/2up

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7 Verses Proving the Deity of Christ

What do you think of Christ? Who is he? Who is he to you? Who is he in history? Who will he be in your everyday life? 

To know Christ is to know yourself in him. So I want to go over seven verses on the deity of Christ. So many people read the Bible they say, well, nowhere did Jesus ever claim to be God or the Bible doesn't really teach it. Well, yes, it does. 

If you care about your Christian faith, if you care about truth, if you care about Christianity, this episode is for you. 

So we're going to go over seven verses on the deity of Christ. 

Let’s go bigger, better, and deeper ! 

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Episode Highlights:

1. Introduction [0:00]
2. Isaiah 7:14 [0:19]
3. John 1:1 [3:08]
4. John 10:30 [8:18]
5. Philippians 2:6 [16:25 ]
6. Titus 2:13 [20:42]
7. 2 Peter 1:1 [24:25]
8. Hebrews 1:8 [25:27]
9. Romans 9:5 [29:15]

Biblical References:

• Isaiah 7-12
• Isaiah 9:6
• Isaiah 7:14
• Matthew 1:21
• Matthew 1:22
• Matthew 1:23
• John 1:1
• John 10:30
• Genesis 1:1
• John 10:24
• Philippians 2:6
• Titus 2:13
• Titus 2:11
• Titus 2:12
• 2 Peter 1:1
• Hebrews 1:8
• Psalm 45
• Romans 9:5 

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About Our Host:

Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor at Pathway Church, Redding, California — an experienced senior pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. He also teaches ministry related college classes at Simpson University and the A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s word to the everyday people of God.

Resources:

• Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

Connect with Bill Giovannetti:

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Meet the Chicago Statement

on Biblical Hermeneutics

Many Christians today claim to believe that the Bible is supreme, only to hear their pastors or themselves interpret the Bible in ways that defy every biblical interpretation rule.

So today, we dedicate our episode to better biblical understanding. We look at a very important document called the “Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics,” a doctrinal statement produced in 1982 aimed to improve our biblical interpretation.

The Statement, which was hammered out by some of the biggest scholars in Christianity, is made of 15 articles. I originally planned to touch on four articles but since I got some extra time, I decided to do a fifth one.

After this episode, you should be able to come away with a clear framework for how to interpret the Bible, one that has been agreed to and signed on by some of the best scholars in biblical and evangelical Christianity so tune in now and let’s go bigger, better, and deeper !

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Episode Highlights:

1. Introduction [0:00]
2. Who is the “Chicago Statement”? [2:11]
3. Article 1: Inseparability of the authority of Scripture and the authority of God [4:43]
4. Article 4: God through the Holy Spirit, as the Inspirer of the Scripture [7:37]
5. Article 8: Universality and Eternality of the Bible [10:24]
6. Article 14: Historical factuality of Biblical events [17:38]
7. Article 15: Grammatical-Historical sense of Biblical interpretation [20:38]

Biblical References:

• Matthew 5:17
• Matthew 5:18
• Matthew 24:44
• John 10:34
• John 10:35
• John 14:16
• John 16:13
• Book of Acts
• Book of Colossians
• 1 Corinthians

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About Our Host:

Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor at Pathway Church, Redding, California — an experienced senior pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. He also teaches ministry related college classes at Simpson University and the A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s word to the everyday people of God.

Resources:

• Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/
• Read the Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics and Norman Geisler’s commentary on it http://www.bible-researcher.com/chicago2.html
• Read also the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/the-chicago-statement-on-biblical-inerrancy/

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Six Cliches that Wreck the Gospel

In Episode 69, we talked about how to tie the knot or how to lead a friend to Christ. Today, we’re going the other way as we talk about how not to mislead someone to Christ.

We're going to touch on the six cliches that wreck the gospel. There are a lot of cliches that have crept into Christian vocabulary, most of which distort the truth. In fact, there are particular ones that twist the way of salvation and the gospel.

We've all used them. We've all heard them. They muddy the waters of the gospel of grace.

It is necessary for us to have a conversation about these 6 destructive cliches so we can, once and for all, put an end to using them in spreading the word of God.

Let’s go bigger, better, and deeper !

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Episode Highlights:

1. Introduction [0:00]
2. Cliché #1: “Ask Jesus into your heart or life.” [3:48]
3. Cliché #2: “Give your life (or your heart) to Christ.” [6:26]
4. Cliché #3: “Commit your life to Christ” [10:01]
5. Cliché #4: “Make Jesus your Lord and/or master” [12:42]
6. Cliché #5: “Surrender your life to God or give Him anything.” [14:21]
7. Cliché #6: “Follow Jesus.” [21:37]

Biblical References:

• 1 Corinthians 15
• Ephesians 1:13
• John 3:36
• 1 Timothy 2:3
• 1 Timothy 2:4
• Revelation 22:2
• Galatians 3:16
• The Book of Exodus
• 1 John 3:15
• Deuteronomy 23:13
• Deuteronomy 23:14

About Our Host:

Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor at Pathway Church, Redding, California — an experienced senior pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. He also teaches ministry related college classes at Simpson University and the A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s word to the everyday people of God.

Resources:

• Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

Connect with Bill Giovannetti:

• Visit the website: https://www.veritasschool.life/
• Subscribe to the podcast: https://maxgrace.com/category/podcasts/
• Follow Bill on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.giovannetti
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Federal Headship

For today’s episode, I want to talk about one of the most important but least taught bits of theology and scripture, the Doctrine of Federal Headship which is the foundation of everything we believe, about sin, salvation, and our riches in Christ.

We look at the main idea of Federal Headship and go through several scriptures to develop this teaching. Lastly, we answer the question of whether or not this doctrine is fair.

This episode is great for anyone who wants their mind blown and their heart filled. Let’s go bigger, better, and deeper!

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Episode Highlights:

Introduction [0:00]

What is the Doctrine of Federal Headship? [3:45]

Adam as our Federal Head [4:42]

Adam merits death, Christ merits life [7:50]

All sinned when Adam sinned [13:47]

From being in Adam to being in Christ [14:57 ]

We were, by nature, children of wrath [18:37]

Abraham as the prototype of the plan of salvation [20:53]

Christ as our Federal Head [23:28]

Is Federal Headship fair? [27:25`]

Biblical References:

Romans 5:12

Romans 5:15

Romans 5:17

Romans 5:18

1 Corinthians 15:22

Ephesians 2:3-4

Acts 17

John 3:36

Genesis 12:3

Galatians 3:8

1 Corinthians 15:45

Galatians 3:22

Romans 11:32

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About Our Host

Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor at Pathway Church, Redding, California — an experienced senior pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. He also teaches ministry related college classes at Simpson University and the A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s word to the everyday people of God.

Resources:

Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

Connect with Bill Giovannetti:

Visit the website: https://www.veritasschool.life/

Subscribe to the podcast: https://maxgrace.com/category/podcasts/

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9 Rules of Biblical Interpretation

For today’s episode, I’m going to talk about the nine rules of biblical interpretation to help you better evaluate how preachers are operating when you hear them teach the Word of Go

These rules are really everything when it comes to understanding and interpreting the Bible so if you're having trouble reading the Bible for yourself, or if you're hearing Bible teaching and something doesn't feel right, just go over this list of nine biblical interpretation rules.

Let’s go bigger, better, and deeper in this episode! Be enlightened, and serve God by rightly delivering His gospel.

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Episode Highlights:

The grammatical historical interpretation [2:14]

The context principle [5:53]

The scripture interprets the scripture principle [10:01]

The accommodation principle [12:42]

The single-interpretation principle [14:21]

The harmony of scripture principle [21:37]

The grammatical principle [22:40]

The historical background principle [25:24]

The abiding principle [28:35]

Biblical References:

John 10:9

Matthew 26:26

John 3:36

1 Timothy 2:3

1 Timothy 2:4

Revelation 22:2

Galatians 3:16

The Book of Exodus

1 John 3:15

Deuteronomy 23:13

Deuteronomy 23:14

About Our Host:

Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor at Pathway Church, Redding, California — an experienced senior pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. He also teaches ministry related college classes at Simpson University and the A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s word to the everyday people of God.

Resources:

Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

Connect with Bill Giovannetti:

Visit the website: https://www.veritasschool.life/

Subscribe to the podcast:

Follow Bill on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.giovannetti

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Today’s episode is all about showing somebody the way to Christ.

For Christians, multiplying believers in the Lord Jesus Christ is the equivalent of giving CPR. So in this episode, I want to give you a simple three-part framework for leading someone to God.

A conversation on this is important and will be very useful for us in fulfilling our mission of spreading the Christian faith. This will help us obtain the blessing of an eternal life - the biggest deal out of all deals in a person's life.

Be enlightened, and serve God by rightly delivering His gospel. In today's episode, we'll show you how. So go ahead and spread the Word!

Episode Highlights:

Introduction [0:00]

The question of what must be done to be saved [2:38]

Five key benefits of salvation [4:13]

The Gospel of Christ dying for our sins [8:16]

The ABC of Salvation [10:20]

Admitting that there is a need to tie the knot [11:35]

Believing in Jesus and His saving work [19:55]

Choosing Jesus as your Savior and only hope for time and eternity [26:55]

Tying the knot through the ABC prayer [31:04]

Some post-spiritual conversation gems [33:43]

Biblical References:

2 Corinthians 5:20

1 John 5:11-12

Romans 5:1

2 Corinthians 5:17

1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Acts 4

John 1:29

Isaiah 53:6

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About Our Host:

Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor at Pathway Church, Redding, California — an experienced senior pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. He also teaches ministry related college classes at Simpson University and the A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s word to the everyday people of God.

Resources:

Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

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Today’s episode is all about having a deeper understanding of the Word of God.

Most Christians, nowadays, keep talking about the Kingdom but do not even know what Kingdom really means. So in this episode, I tackle the different meanings of Kingdom and how you can correctly use them or for another reason, just altogether quit using the word “kingdom” without understanding what it really means.

Explaining this is very essential to me because I don’t want to conjure up the wrong idea in most people’s heads. This will also serve as a warning that we should all be careful of cliches, as cliches are wrecking the church.

Be informed, serve God through serving His gospel correctly. Find out how in today’s episode. Let’s get started!

Episode Highlights:

Introduction [0:00]

What today’s topic is all about [5:02]

In what kind of context does the Bible use the word “kingdom”? [6:40]

Kingdom Category 1: Heaven [7:01]

Kingdom Category 2: Cosmos [7:59]

Kingdom Category 3: Jewish Theocracy [9:53]

Kingdom Category 4: Jewish Monarchy [12:15]

Kingdom Category 5: Future Kingdom in the Millenium [13:00]

Kingdom Category 6: Salvation [15:45]

Kingdom Category 7: Societal Kingdom [19:55]

Kingdom Category 8: Spiritual Kingdom[24:35]

Biblical References:

Psalms 103:19

2 Timothy 4:18

Isaiah 66:1

Psalms 19:1

Psalms 150:1

Psalms 47:2

Daniel 4:34

Exodus 19:6

1 Samuel 10:19

2 Chronicles 13:8

Psalms 22:28

Colossians 1:13

Mark 1:15

Romans 5:21

Acts 28

Romans 14:17

Psalms 82:3

Micah 6:8

James 1:17

Luke 17:21

Mark 4:11

About Our Host:

Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor at Pathway Church, Redding, California — an experienced senior pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the religious institutions industry. He also teaches ministry related college classes at Simpson University and the A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s word to the everyday people of God.

Resources:

Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

Connect with Bill Giovannetti:

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Today’s episode is all about having a better understanding of God’s word.

When you enter a Christian bookstore, and you’re looking for a Bible, you’ll surely be welcomed by a dizzying array of Bibles and might have a hard time picking which one is right for you.

So, let me tell you about the different philosophies of Bible translations — which is more accurate, and which is more readable.

If you’d like to have a better understanding of Bibles and want to pick out the best version for you. Go ahead and listen to today’s podcast episode. I hope you enjoy it!

Episode Highlights:

Introduction [0:00]

What’s our topic for today? [2:59]

First theory of translation: Formal Equivalence [5:01]

The benefits of a formal equivalence translation [6:16]

The trade-off of a formal equivalence translation [10:20]

Second theory of translation: Dynamic Equivalence [11:04]

The goal of dynamic equivalence translation [12:06]

The drawback of dynamic equivalence [12:52]

Third theory of translation: Complete equivalence [16:05]

What Bible does Bill recommend for daily use? [17:56]

What Bible does Bill recommend for studying? [19:11]

Bibles using Formal Equivalence Translation:

NASB, NASB, ESV, RSV

Bibles using Dynamic Equivalence Translation:

Bibles using Complete Equivalence Translation:

NKJV

Biblical References:

Matthew 6:19

About Our Host:

Dr. Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor of Pathway Church in Redding, California and the founder of Veritas School of Biblical Ministry, offering online theological training for everyday Christians. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s Word to the everyday people of God

Resources:

Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

Connect with Bill Giovannetti:

Visit the website https://www.veritasschool.life/

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Linking In and Out: Telling Bible Stories With Power and Meaning

A believer’s way of life is sharing the goodness of God by sharing His word. But how do we approach unbelievers and share with them God’s word in a way with which they can relate?

In wanting to achieve a bigger gospel impact in one’s ministry, it’s essential to share God’s word in such a way that it can touch people’s hearts and inspire change, action, and willingness to submit one’s life to the Lord Jesus Christ.

In today’s episode, we’re going after a bigger ministry impact and I share with you an efficient technique in sharing Bible stories to both old and young. Help people find and follow God, listen to this episode and pick up these valuable lessons that will help you create a bigger impact in your ministry. Enjoy!

If you have faith in a big and giant God, every other giant in your life looks like a mouse and God’s about to spring a trap on them.

Episode Highlights:

Biblical References:

● 1 Samuel 17

● Hebrews 13:9

About Our Host:

Dr. Bill Giovannetti is the Senior Pastor of Pathway Church in Redding, California and the founder of Veritas School of Biblical Ministry, offering online theological training for everyday Christians. Bill has always had a passion to bring the deep things of God’s Word to the everyday people of God

Resources:

● Veritas School Online Theological School https://www.veritasschool.life/

Connect with Bill Giovannetti:

● Visit the website https://www.veritasschool.life/

● Subscribe to the podcast https://maxgrace.com/category/podcasts/

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