Making Disciples with Rev Dr Cris Rogers

256. Pride or Purpose: examining the issue of Christian Nationalism.

In this week's episode, we explore “Pride or Purpose?”. Looking at the problem of Christian nationalism and tracing its roots, we ask whether discipleship calls us to defend nations or to expand the Kingdom of God. We contrast the unrest we have seen in recent weeks with what we see in the Kingdom of God. Finally, we offer practical steps for Kingdom-first discipleship, praying for enemies, practising hospitality, and speaking gospel truth over politics - closing with the call to “Seek first the Kingdom of God.”

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255. How to live our lives with Uprightness? What does that even mean?

The Christian virtues can often sound like something from the Victorian era, but are actually the most modern things you can practice. It’s living straight in a crooked world. It’s walking in such a way that when people look at your life, they see a reflection of God’s goodness and truth.

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254. Is This True, “The World Just Needs To Know God’s Love”?

This week's episode challenges the popular Christian narrative that "the world just needs to know they are loved," arguing instead that Jesus' primary message wasn't love but the Kingdom of God, with 120 references to the kingdom with only 20 to love across the gospels. The episode explores how prioritising God's love over His kingdom can lead to treating Jesus as a spiritual guide rather than King. Ultimately, arguing that transformation comes through surrender to His rule rather than sentiment about His affection.

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253. How To Live With Christian Integrity.

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252. How To Encourage Yourself When Faith Feels Distant

In today's episode, we explore the common struggle of feeling spiritually distant from God and provide practical biblical strategies to encourage yourself during these challenging seasons. We'll walk through five actionable tips, including remembering God's past faithfulness, starting small with spiritual disciplines, and focusing on God's unchanging character rather than your current circumstances.

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251. What does it mean to be a Disciple - The Shema is a Hammer

In this week’s episode, we come back to what a disciple. What does it mean to love God with your head, hands and heart?

250. How Do We Know If The Bible We Have Is What Was Written At The Start?

In this week's episode, we tackle one of the most fundamental questions that believers and skeptics alike wrestle with: How do we know if this is God's word? Is it trustworthy? Join us as we dive deep into the historical and archaeological evidence that supports the reliability of the New Testament scriptures.

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249. How to discern and grow in your spiritual gift.

In this episode, we will explore some of the spiritual gifts and then look at how we can practise them. We will also look at Ephesians 4 and the 5 fold ministries of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Shepherd and Teacher.

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248. Able to Laugh - Interview with Jade and John Reynolds

Today’s episode is a conversation with John and Jade Reynolds. John and Jade are both TikTok video creators (also found on other social media), where they dismantle stereotypes around disability and inclusion.  We have a great conversation about disability, laughter and Jesus.

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Able to Laugh - https://amzn.eu/d/32hTebs

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247. How do we know if something is actually a Christian idea or not?

In today's episode, we explore five dangerous beliefs that sound biblical but misrepresent God's truth, including the misconceptions that God just wants us to be happy, that enough faith guarantees healing, and that we can declare our own reality into existence. We'll examine what Scripture actually teaches about these topics and learn how to test every spiritual-sounding phrase against God's Word to avoid being led astray by well-meaning but unbiblical ideas.

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