Master Books Podcast

Author Israel Wayne joins the Master Books podcast to discuss Foundational Truths: A Modern Catechism answering the essential questions of Christianity. In this episode, we talk about why catechisms are used in family discipleship and churches. You will learn why this resource is perfect for helping your family live closer to God by knowing these important Bible doctrines.

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Time Stamps:

1:54 - The concept of catechism goes back for many centuries.

2:10 - Catechism is the concept of question-and-answer used to determine if the person understands the concepts they were taught.

2:34 – Foundational Truths teaches an overview of Christian doctrine revealing the things that have been believed by believers for over 2000 years.

2:51 – There is great value in families using catechism to teach their children the primary doctrines of the Christian faith.

3:30 - What age or grade was Foundational Truths developed for? Master Books and Israel Wayne partnered together to create a family catechism resource.

3:49 - The book includes 52 of the most important biblical doctrine issues so a family can focus on one per week.

4:14 - Israel Wayne compares Foundations in Faith homeschool Bible curriculum to Foundational Truths.

5:28 - The purpose of Foundational Truth is to point people back to Scripture and create a foundational understanding of the Christian life under the authority of the Bible.

5:52 – Israel explains the historical background of catechism and how denominations used it to teach the doctrine of their denomination.

6:13 - The first protestant to write a catechism was Martin Luther.

6:52 - The rise of the Sunday school movement decreased the use of catechism among protestants.

8:25 - Take the timeliness of the historic confessions and repackaged them into a resource that is modern.

9:25 - Questions and answers about Bible doctrine should be something every Chrisitan should be excited about.

9:38 - More history behind catechism and church membership

10:57 - Catechism had a part in welcoming children into church membership. There was a similar process for adults coming to salvation in Christ later in life.

11:33 - One historic downside to that process was the student only had a mental assent to the doctrine and were not "born again."

12:30 - Revivalists in the 1800s and the 2nd Great Awakening discussed

15:21 - Foundational Truths works to bring together the importance of knowing Bible doctrine with a deepening of the individual's relationship with God.

15:45 - Within the book, Foundational Truths, the reader also learns how to apply the Scriptures to their life.

16:15 - Using Foundational Truths will help the reader have a transformed mind leading to a transformed heart and life.

17:02 - Israel Wayne explains the elements found in the weekly chapters.

17:54 - Foundational Truths: A Modern Catechism would be a great discipleship tool for people who come to Christ through a jail or prison ministry.

18:51 - How Scripture is used throughout the book.

19:00 - What makes this catechism different or distinct.

20:00 - Some traditional catechisms were created to teach the distinctions between denominations.

20:33 - Foundational Truths focuses on historic Christianity that every Christian can agree upon.

20:47 – Foundational Truths is non-sectarian and non-denominational. This new catechism is cross-denominational providing Bible doctrine embraced by a wide cross section of Christians.

21:56 - Foundational Truths is uniquely filled with Scripture to drive the student or new disciple to the Bible, not to man's opinions.

23:43 - Most catechisms were written over 400 years ago, so the language is antiquated.

24:23 - Why Foundational Truths: A Modern Catechism uses the King James Version of the Bible

26:20 - Israel Wayne reveals how a church or family would use Foundational Truths throughout the week.

30:17 - Closing Prayer by Israel Wayne

Co-authors Kristen Pratt and Sarah Gabel join the Master Books podcast to discuss the new addition to the top-ranked Language Lessons for a Living Education series. Language Lessons Level 9 is an exciting addition to the popular language arts homeschool curriculum designed to help students effectively communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Links:

Language Lessons for a Living Education Level 9 https://www.masterbooks.com/language-lessons-for-a-living-education-9-set

Intro to Logical Homeschool Curriculum

https://www.masterbooks.com/introduction-to-logic-curriculum-pack

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Master Books has added Language Lessons 9 for high school students to the Language Lessons for a Living Education Series

1:34 -Kristen Introduces Sarah Gabel, co-author of Language Lessons Level 9-12, explaining their connection and Sarah's background in homeschooling and writing.

4:56 - Sarah Gabel shares her love for the Lord and homeschooling and language arts curriculum.

7:23 - Kristen Pratt discusses Pilgrim's Progress: The Journey Journal as part of the curriculum set.

10:30 - What to look for in Language Lessons for a Living Education Level 9

14:36 - Sarah discusses rubrics as a part of the curriculum.

16:00 - Encouragement for students who are afraid of public speaking

17:00 - Gaining confidence in giving oral reports and public presentations.

18:50 - Sarah shares the desired Impact of the Language Lessons for a Living Education high school

19:00 - Learning to communicate the gospel in different situations and using different forms of expression.

20:15 - How Introduction to Logic has helped high school students communicate the gospel.

23:00 - Scripture is interwoven throughout the course to give the biblical understanding of the importance of godly communication.

25:13 - Kristen prays for the students using Language Lessons and Master Books

Bodie Hodge, author of The Tower of Babel: The Cultural History of Our Ancestors, joins the Master Books podcast to discuss how to defend the Biblical account of the tower of Babel. On this episode, Mr. Hodge answers specific questions homeschool families asked about this part of our biblical, historical, and cultural history.

Written in layman's terms, The Tower of Babel is an excellent way to find your cultural connection to the Bible. It is also a great reference for Biblical classes, ancient history, and apologetics training.

Show Links:

Tower of Babel Preview of Tower Of Babel One Blood for Kids One Race One Blood Gospel Reset

Timestamps:

2:39 - The Tower of Babel by Bodie Hodge is a perfect supplement for high school students. It touches on the following subjects: Bible, history, archaeology, geography, language and more.

3:47 - Quote: "Scholars write off what occured at the Tower of Babel as mythology and deny it was a historical event. Racism runs rampant fueld by the false belief in higher and lower races." pg. 8

4:12 - The connection between the Tower of Babel and Racism

5:10 - An evolutionary worldview is inherently racist because they believe people were evolving in a higher and lower race.

6:38 - God is the absolute authority on everything.

8:51 - How is mythology and interpretation of Genesis 11 related to the Tower of Babel.

11:54 - What happened at the Tower of Babel

15:06 - Did pre-European inhabitants of North America come from the Tower of Babel?

16:50 - Several of Noah's grandsons have been traced to the America's

17:45 - The Flood of Noah created unique conditions to trigger an Ice Age.

19:14 - Were there pyramids present before the tower of Babel? Do they resemble the Tower of Babel.

Author and Bible prophecy expert, Dr. Gary Frazier, joins the Master Books podcast to discuss the biblical history of Israel which offers proof of the existence of God. Dr. Frazier's book, Miracle of Israel, shares the past, present, and future of Israel according to history, culture, current events, and prophesies. In this episode, he shares how to talk to your family about the current war going on in Israel and also how to pray for Israel.

Links:

Miracle of Israel (digital book)

It Could Happen Tomorrow (digital book)

Hell is for Real (digital book)

Timeline of the Podcast

1:45 - Dr. Frazier's many books explored

2:10 - Dr. Frazier's work in biblical prophecy, as an author, and speaker

4:05 - "On every point of doctrine in Scripture, God has a single point of view, it's never a buffet." Dr. Gary Frazier #quote

4:45 - "Satan is alive and well in the area of biblical prophecy especially as it relates to Israel." Dr. Gary Frazier #quote

5:10 - "Satan's master deception is that he doesn't want us to know much about Bible prophecy and seeks to confuse it." #quote

5:39 - "All end time prophecy hinges upon the existence of Israel back in their land." #quote

6:40 - Bible verses about God's love for Israel. Deuteronomy 11 -- The eye of the Lord is upon the land of Israel from the former reigns to the latter reigns. (God always has his eye on Israel.) Zechariah 2:8 - whoever touches the Jew touches the apple of God's eye.

7:25 - Dr. Frazier discusses the book, Miracle of Israel, and how it relates to today's events in Israel.

8:12 - "God has an eternal plan for the ages, and He wants us to know what it is." #quote

9:09 - God moves in miraculous ways to fulfill His promises about Israel. Dr. Frazier talks about key people used in God's plan.

10:54 - The holocaust is prophesied in the Bible.

11:35 - Israel becomes a nation, doing what no other people have ever done.

12:23 - "God never defaults to plan B." #quote

13:43 - "The greatest evidence for the existence of God is the fact that there is a state called Israel, and there are people called Jews." #quote

15:20 - Dr. Fraizer discusses the wars that took place after Israel became a nation.

17:55 - Dr. Gary Frazier shares what is happening in Israel now.

18:10 - Review of the United States of America's presidents' involvement with Israel.

19:57 - The countries involved in the attacks on are Israel discussed

20:30 - The relevance of the war of Gog and Magog found in Ezekiel 38-39

22:50 - China can be found in the background of the coalition against Israel.

23:20 - The fight for world domination

24:22 - How to talk to your children about the conflict in Israel.

24:38 - "God never gives these truths to scare us but to prepare us. He wants us to know what is coming. It leads us to follow Him and trust Him." #quote

28:10 - 3 things Christians are instructed to do in Mathew 24: 42-54 1. watch for His coming 2. be ready 3. be serving

29:21 - The two-fold purpose of the tribulation period explained.

30:54 - How we can pray for Israel

32:00 - Dr. Frazier prays for Israel, homeschooling parents, and children.

Israel Wayne, author of Answers for Homeschooling: 25 Questions Critics Ask, joins the Master Books podcast to encourage home educators.

"The main reason I homeschool is not just my experience. When I look in the Scripture, I find that God commands me as a parent to teach my own children, and God never instructs me to send my children away from me to people that I don't know to teach and instruct my children. So, I take that pretty seriously, that God has entrusted my wife and I with the responsibility of raising our own children and passing on our own faith, our beliefs, our values to them." Israel Wayne

Purchase the book here: Answers for Homeschooling: 25 Questions Critics Ask

Is an official homeschool curriculum needed for Preschool and Kindergarten students? Anna and Amy, homeschool moms, join the Master Books podcast to discuss their experience with and without the curricula: Stepping Stones (Preschool) and Simply K (Kindergarten).

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Learn More about the curriculum here:

Stepping Stones (Preschool)

Simply K (Kindergarten)

Dr. Jason Lisle joins the Master Books podcast to discuss education and the imperative focus on the child's eternal salvation. Christian homeschooling parents will be encouraged as Dr. Lisle gives the biblical worldview of education.

"The most important thing you can teach a child is to understand the Bible, to have respect for it and to obey God, to repent of your sins and trust in Christ as Lord and Savior. It is not an academic game for me. Souls are on the line." Dr. Jason Lisle

"All knowledge stems from God." Dr. Jason Lisle

"All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are deposited in Christ." (Colossians 2:3)

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge." (Proverbs 1:7)

More About Dr. Lisle

Dr. Jason Lisle is a Christian astrophysicist who writes and speaks on various topics relating to science and the defense of the Christian faith. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University where he majored in physics and astronomy and minored in mathematics. He then earned a master's degree and a Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Dr. Lisle began working in full-time apologetics ministry, specializing in the defense of Genesis. His most well-known book, The Ultimate Proof of Creation, demonstrates that biblical creation is the only logical possibility for origins.

Homeschool Curriculum by Dr. Lisle

Introduction to Logic

Survey of Astronomy

Intro to Astronomy

Books by Dr. Lisle

The Ultimate Proof of Creation

Fractals: The Secret Code of Creation

Taking Back Astronomy

Discerning Truth

Shop MasterBooks.com for more homeschooling curriculum with an eternal focus.

Master Books welcome author, Simon Turpin to the podcast to discuss why belief in Adam as a man created by God according to Genesis is critical to understanding the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Is the Adam we read about in Genesis a real man or a myth? Many contemporary theologians, seminary professors, and even pastors now teach that Adam is a mere myth, fable, or figurative character. In Adam: First and the Last, Simon Turpin challenges this heresy, reveals its evolutionary roots, and addresses the repercussions of such beliefs on the Gospel message. Salvation in Christ alone, requires faith in God's creation of the First Adam and redemption through the Last Adam, Jesus Christ. Find the tools needed to counter these false teachings and remain grounded in the authority of the Bible in Turpin's Christian apologetic resource: Adam: First and the Last.

Links:

The Book: Adam: First and the Last

Look Inside Adam: First and the Last

The Book: Scoffers

The Book: Not Too Small at All

Leading Them Out: Why Christian Education Matters

Leading Them Out on Facebook

Author Becki Dudley joined the Master Books podcast to share her love for writing Christian children's books and her newest book - God's Story: From the Beginning to the Promised Return. With beautiful illustrations to captivate the readers, this book is perfect for family devotions and as a supplement to Bible study curriculum.

Becki shares how she became an author of children's books, her favorite story in the Bible, and more!

Learn More about God's Story here.

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When You See a Rainbow

When You See a Star

When You See a Cloud

Remarkable Rescue

God's Story

Kristy Smith has been homeschooling 3 of her children for many years. In this Master Books podcast, she encourages other homeschool moms as she shares about her own journey.

You will learn about:

1. Her mistakes
2. How the Master Books method has made a difference in her homeschool success with her children
3. Her family's favorite Master Books curriculum choices
4. Quotes from her favorite non-curriculum book: Answers for Homeschooling by Israel Wayne

Links to Resources Mentioned:

Answers for Homeschooling

Art for the High School Student

Math Lessons for a Living Education Series

Writing Strands

Principles of Math My Story

America's Story

World's Story

History of the World

Pitchin a Fit