Along with Martin Luther, God also raised up the pastor John Calvin to bring about a return to the Bible in the 16th century. Listen as Calvin’s pastoral heart is revealed through some letters he wrote in those days.
Let’s look at three more ways that biblical doctrine helps us. With the previous episode that makes five ways altogether. If it’s right doctrine, and used rightly, then we and our churches will be helped greatly.
Some believers think of “doctrine” as a bad word. Yet, biblically and historically, it’s actually a good word. Though sometimes used in a wrong way, biblical doctrine can be used today to help believers and churches.
It’s not easy to talk to people about Jesus. In fact, it often requires hard work. But Jesus reminds us that someday there will be a gospel harvest. And then we, along with the new believer, will be rejoicing.
How can we talk to people about Jesus? In John 4, Jesus gives us some help in talking to unbelievers. Though we cannot do everything Jesus did, we can find some practical help in these verses.
How do believers speak to unbelievers about Jesus? Often, it’s by quoting some Bible verses or using a memorized presentation. From John chapters three and four we will learn where we must begin.
Having considered one big takeaway from Luther in a previous episode, we now consider three more takeaways. In God’s providence, the teachings of Luther continue to have a powerful effect upon our beliefs and practices today.
Almost 500 years ago, Martin Luther preached this sermon on Easter Sunday. It is based on John 20:17. Listen as Luther beautifully explains what Easter means for us today.
More books have been written about Martin Luther than anyone except Jesus. That’s according to one historian. Yet many people today know very little about him. Let’s learn how God used Martin Luther to change the world.
It’s possible to become so heavenly minded that we end up having little earthly value. We as believers must keep in balance our earthly and heavenly callings. In this episode, we focus on how God calls us to our earthly duties.
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About Mission Upside Down
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For 2000 years, the followers of Jesus have been on a mission, even as Jesus himself was on a mission. Often wrongly understood as “saving souls,” this mission of Jesus actually is about bringing…
people into a new kingdom, a new reality. Life in this new kingdom requires not only a change of heart and mind, but a change in life-purpose and worldview. As Jesus himself observes, there are not many people who will want this change. But for those who are changed by God inwardly, life in this new kingdom, brings new meaning and purpose in life. Everyone who becomes part of this new kingdom finds that almost all their prior beliefs, ideas, attitudes, and perspectives become turned “upside down.”