Real Talk Christian Podcast brings you A Christmas Carol: Audio Drama. This audio drama was done by Chris Fuller as a way to help continue to bring stories to life for his kids. He decided that it would be a great Christmas gift to all of those who love this story as much as RTC does. Please enjoy this story of Ebenezer Scrooge, and his Christmas Eve journey from a greedy and selfish, to an all new man, as he discovers what Christmas is about. Merry Christmas from all of us at Real Talk Christian Podcast.

This week, we are reflecting on the third advent candle: Joy. The word advent means “coming” or “arrival” and speaks of Jesus’ arrival that first Christmas morning in Bethlehem. The season of Advent is a time when we joyously and prayerfully anticipate the celebration of Jesus’ first coming. And, we look forward to His second coming, while also affirming that He is present in the world today offering His redeeming love to anyone who will simply receive it. One of the most beautiful symbols of the Advent season is the traditional Advent wreath. This Advent wreath is intended to help us keep our focus on the real reason for the season – the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Each Sunday leading up to Christmas, we will be talking about a different candle – representing, in order, hope, peace, joy, and love – although we usually light these candles in our homes, we obviously can’t do that on the podcast, but we will still talk about the candles as a way to remember each week in the advent season. So join us for these 4 Advent weeks and then the final episode on Christmas Day as we set time to focus our eyes, minds, and hearts on Jesus – the true reason for the season. Learn More About Advent: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/172-what-is-advent-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it/ Learn More About RTC: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com

This week, we are reflecting on the second advent candle: Peace. The word advent means “coming” or “arrival” and speaks of Jesus’ arrival that first Christmas morning in Bethlehem. The season of Advent is a time when we joyously and prayerfully anticipate the celebration of Jesus’ first coming. And, we look forward to His second coming, while also affirming that He is present in the world today offering His redeeming love to anyone who will simply receive it. One of the most beautiful symbols of the Advent season is the traditional Advent wreath. This Advent wreath is intended to help us keep our focus on the real reason for the season – the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Each Sunday leading up to Christmas, we will be talking about a different candle – representing, in order, hope, peace, joy, and love – although we usually light these candles in our homes, we obviously can’t do that on the podcast, but we will still talk about the candles as a way to remember each week in the advent season. So join us for these 4 Advent weeks and then the final episode on Christmas Day as we set time to focus our eyes, minds, and hearts on Jesus – the true reason for the season. Learn More About Advent: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/172-what-is-advent-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it/ Learn More About RTC: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com

This week, we are reflecting on the first advent candle: HOPE. The word advent means “coming” or “arrival” and speaks of Jesus’ arrival that first Christmas morning in Bethlehem. The season of Advent is a time when we joyously and prayerfully anticipate the celebration of Jesus’ first coming. And, we look forward to His second coming, while also affirming that He is present in the world today offering His redeeming love to anyone who will simply receive it. One of the most beautiful symbols of the Advent season is the traditional Advent wreath. This Advent wreath is intended to help us keep our focus on the real reason for the season – the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Each Sunday leading up to Christmas, we will be talking about a different candle – representing, in order, hope, peace, joy, and love – although we usually light these candles in our homes, we obviously can’t do that on the podcast, but we will still talk about the candles as a way to remember each week in the advent season. So join us for the next 4 weeks and then the final episode on Christmas Day as we set time to focus our eyes, minds, and hearts on Jesus – the true reason for the season. Learn More About Advent: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/172-what-is-advent-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it/ Learn More About RTC: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com

We are starting to enter the season where the preparations for Christmas are being made. If you attend certain churches, you may be starting what is called Advent? Why do some churches do advent? Where did it come from? What does it actually mean? In this week’s episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc Hyde and Chris Fuller come together to discuss the meaning, history, and reason for advent. So warm yourself up with a nice hot cup, and join in for the conversation.

//Resources Used In This Episode//

What is Advent? Meaning of the Christmas Tradition (christianity.com)

//Other Episode You Might Enjoy//

https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/044-what-does-it-mean-to-find-your-identity-in-christ/

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Show Notes:: In this special thanksgiving episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc Hyde and Chris Fuller reach out to the RTC online community on Facebook to talk about their family traditions. It may give you a few ideas of your own. So as your prepare for this day we give thanks to God, relax and listen in on this special episode.

//Other Episode You Might Enjoy//

077: Does God Choose Us or Do We Choose God?: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/077-does-god-choose-us-or-do-we-choose-god/

069: I Know God Loves Me, but Does God Like Me?: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/069-i-know-god-loves-me-but-does-god-like-me/

019: When the Church Hurts You: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/019-when-the-church-hurts-you/

015: Conversation with Paul Lindgreen: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/015-conversation-with-paul-lindgreen/

001: Does my past effect my future?: https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/001-does-my-past-effect-my-future/

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https://www.youtube.com/@realtalkchristianpodcast

The Christian Standard Bible: https://bit.ly/3rulKqi

Lifeway Christian Resources: https://bit.ly/3qka4Wv

Got Questions?: https://bit.ly/3vSMJfq

Dwell Bible App: https://bit.ly/3zUYq8E

Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://bit.ly/3h19isZ

RTC Quick Links: https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast

RTC Online: www.realtalkchristianpodcast.com

Twin Valley Coffee: https://www.coffeehelpingmissions.com

Revive festival : Music Festival | En Gedi Music Fest | Leonidas, MI (myrevivefest.com)

Toccoa Coffee:https://toccoacoffee.com

RTC Merch-https://rtcpodcast.redbubble.com

Show Notes:: There has been much debate on who has finally say and authority in the church, much of the debating has happened amounts Protestants and Catholics, but who is right? In this week's episode of Real Talk Christian Podcast, Marc Hyde and Chris Fuller look at where the truth may actually be and try to navigate through all the false doctrines surrounding final authority. Grab a cup of Joe and tune in.

//Resources Used In This Episode//

https://christianrenaissancemovement.com/2017/10/31/sola-scriptura-7-fatal-flaws-of-a-bleak-doctrine/

https://media.ascensionpress.com/2017/10/30/does-the-church-still-believe-in-indulgences/#:~:text=While%20the%20practice%20of%20indulgences,Church%20still%20believes%20in%20indulgences

https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-real-meaning-of-sola-scriptura/

*note, this list comes from A LOT of sources, including our friends at GotQuestions.org

1. FIRST COUNCIL OF NICAEA (325) – Affirmed the deity of Christ.

2. FIRST COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE (381) – Clarified the nature of the Holy Spirit

3. COUNCIL OF EPHESUS (431) – Clarified the nature of Christ’s personhood. 

4. COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON (451) – Clarified the teaching concerning Christ’s nature and person, including the “hypostatic union.

5. SECOND COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE (553) – Confirmed the conclusions of the first four councils.

6. THIRD COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE (680–681) – Clarified the nature of Christ’s will.

7. SECOND COUNCIL OF NICAEA (787) – Established guidelines for the veneration of images.

8. FOURTH COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE (869) – Condemned a council that had not been authorized and The Council also reaffirmed the decisions of the Second Council of Nicaea in support of icons and holy images and required the image of Christ to have veneration equal with that of the gospel book.

9. FIRST LATERAN COUNCIL (1123) – Placed limitations on the ecclesiastical rights of lay princes and made plans for a crusade to regain territory lost to Muslims.

10. SECOND LATERAN COUNCIL (1139) – Condemned the errors of Arnold of Brescia

11. THIRD LATERAN COUNCIL (1179) – Condemned the Albigenses and Waldenses and issued numerous decrees for the reformation of morals.

12. FOURTH LATERAN COUNCIL (1215) – Added more condemnation of the Albigenses, condemned the Trinitarian errors of Abbot Joachim, and published other reformatory decrees.

13. FIRST COUNCIL OF LYONS (1245) – Excommunicated and deposed Emperor Frederick II and authorized a new crusade.

14. SECOND COUNCIL OF LYONS (1274) – Provided for a temporary reunion of the Greek Church with Rome and set rules for papal elections.

15. COUNCIL OF VIENNE (1311–1313) – Addressed crimes and errors imputed to the Knights Templar, the Fraticelli, the Beghards, and the Beguines. Also took on projects of a new crusade, the reformation of the clergy, and the teaching of Oriental languages in the universities.

16. COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE (1414–1418) – Ended the Great Schism by the election of Pope Martin V.

17. COUNCIL OF BASEL/FERRARA/FLORENCE (1431–1439) – Moved from city to city due to trouble. Resulted in temporary reunification with the Greek Church and made official the seven sacraments of Catholicism.

18. FIFTH LATERAN COUNCIL (1512–1517) – Authorized a new crusade against the Turks but was quickly overshadowed by the “trouble” caused by the Protestant Reformation.

19. COUNCIL OF TRENT (1545–1563) – Condemned the teachings of Luther and the Reformers and officially recognized the Apocrypha as canonical.

20. FIRST VATICAN COUNCIL (1869–1870) – Affirmed the infallibility of the Pope when speaking ex cathedra.

21. SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL (1962–1965) – One of the goals of Vatican II was to provide clarity on the topic of the role of the church in relation to the world at large.

//Other Episode You Might Enjoy//

https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/060-how-should-we-study-the-bible/ https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/054-what-to-do-about-bible-translations/ https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/052-coffee-mug-christianity/ https://realtalkchristianpodcast.com/episodes/036-whats-up-with-all-of-these-different-denominations/ //

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https://www.youtube.com/@realtalkchristianpodcast

The Christian Standard Bible: https://bit.ly/3rulKqi

Lifeway Christian Resources: https://bit.ly/3qka4Wv

Got Questions?: https://bit.ly/3vSMJfq

Dwell Bible App: https://bit.ly/3zUYq8E

Cross Formed Kids from Ryan Coatney: https://bit.ly/3h19isZ

RTC Quick Links: https://linktr.ee/realtalkchristianpodcast

RTC Online: www.realtalkchristianpodcast.com

Twin Valley Coffee: https://www.coffeehelpingmissions.com

Revive festival : Music Festival | En Gedi Music Fest | Leonidas, MI (myrevivefest.com)

Toccoa Coffee:https://toccoacoffee.com

RTC Merch-https://rtcpodcast.redbubble.com