This year of 2023 has come to an end. This is our last A Plain Answer Broadcast of the year. Do you feel enabled for service to God? Do you know the presence of the Triune God in your everyday life? Today we talk with a seasoned pastor and evangelist. He encourages us by reminding us that God hears the cries of His people who seek Him earnestly. He shares a memory device that he uses - an acronym with the letters PYOB. Pray - Ask for the Holy Spirit. Y - Yield by presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice (Rom. 12:1-2). O - Obey like in Acts 5. B - Believe God's promises. Our guest sends out a regular email called "Forget None of His Benefits." Its available for free by simply requesting it. See: https://fnohb.home.blog/

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Participants: Rev. Al Baker, Dan Elmendorf

How is your overall perspective doing lately? Are you discouraged? Fearful? The likelihood of war is certainly on the horizon. Our country is being invaded with millions of unvetted illegal aliens, many of which are of fighting age. We see daily examples of violence in the streets. Not only in cities, but now, grocery stores. Our savings are being violated by the simple fact of severe inflation, which acts as a sort of tax. Billions of dollars are being sent overseas to support a proxy war with Russia because Ukraine's border has been violated. Yet, our own border is not seen worthy of protecting. The American dollar which once was the reserve currency, is close to failing. The price of goods has driven many families to cut back. Credit card debt is through the roof. You get the picture! It would be natural to feel deep despair at this time. Yet, as our guest today emphasizes, "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms." Fact is, we have a Savior. None of these events take Him by surprise as He upholds our world and our personal lives. Despite the bad news from around the world, it is possible to have real Christian optimism at this time. Join us today, to be uplifted. Our Lord is Sovereign and he will most assuredly see us through! Participants: Dr. John Vance, Dan Elmendorf

When you turn on your lights and adjust your thermostat, do you expect it to work? We kind of take things for granted now a days, as in the past, our electric supply was just assumed to be reliable. Yet, going forward, we are almost certain to see interruptions in our once reliable supply. Power generation plants which were designed to run 24x7 are being shut down, and in their place are "green" replacements that cannot possibly produce power all the time. There is no storage of energy at our local electric utilities. You use power that was generated a mere milliseconds earlier. Today we have an honest look at power generation, and we do that "in light of" the most recent information available, regarding replacement technologies that come to us with much hype but with no ability to delivery reliable power to communities. Our guest is President of Takota Group. Participants: Dave Walsh, Dan Elmendorf

Advent started on Sunday, December 3, 2023, and ends on Christmas Day. Today, we talk about this season of Advent. It is distinct from Christmas, actually. The origin of this event on the church calendar stretches all the way back to the early times in Christendom. It really is not necessarily tied to a "Roman Catholic" perspective. Advent, (from Latin adventus, �coming�), in the Christian church calendar, is the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas and also of preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. Our guest explains that we do have the liberty of setting aside times of observance. There is a connection to the 4th day of creation. Participants: Rev. Duane Garner, Dan Elmendorf

Today we review the gripping story of Mitsuo Fuchida. Back on December 7, 1941, Mitsuo led the first wave of the air attacks on Pearl Harbor. He was a Captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Following WWII, Fuchida was introduced to the gospel through the testimony of Jacob DeShazer. There is both a book written on this remarkable story and a tract. The tract is available through Peter Hammond's ministry at www.FrontlineMissionSA.org

Our guest closes out our discussion by sharing from his latest letter on how to fail in life, vs. how to succeed - that is, how to glorify God with your life. Participants: Dr. Peter Hammond

Are you aware of the church calendar? Its important as our secular calendar picks up some of the salient features of the church calendar. A couple of these events are Christmas and Easter for example. But one key date not mentioned by our secular calendar is "Christ the King Sunday." Colossians 1 speaks to the Preeminence of Jesus and His Lordship over all creation. Christ the King Sunday celebrates the coming reign of Christ as King of the Earth and his completion of the renewed creation that marks the fullness of the Kingdom of God. We are reminded that the Christians' allegiance is to our spiritual ruler in heaven as opposed to earthly supremacy. At the same time, Christ's rule affects the whole world in history prior to the eschaton. Participants: Dr. John Vance, Dan Elmendorf

Today we discuss "adulteration" of the COVID vaccine. Basically, it is contamination that is not otherwise disclosed. If the contamination exceeds allowed specifications, and the packaging does not disclose (i.e., consumer not aware), then it meets the criteria for "adulteration." So if that happens, there is a process the FDA has set, such that they issue a requirement that the manufacturer places a hold on the product. It then could lead to the vaccination being withdrawn from the market. In our guest's opinion, such criteria has been met for adulteration. If its proved that Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca are guilty of this, then there is a possibility of DNA migration, and these companies are liable.

In this recent COVID case, we do know that processes were bypassed and the vaccine was sent to market. If the contamination did get into the vaccine, a question arises, as to whether it was accidental or intentional. Our guest is familiar with circular DNA plasmas produced by bacteria as a source of DNA to make the RNA. Then to get rid of the DNA, you use enzymes. That part appears to have not been well developed as a process.

It appears that a rushed switch took place. FDA did not force them to do the work as it was jammed through under the assumption that we would have a national crisis. A 3.4% mortality rate (sound familiar?) was used in event 201 war game planning in fall of 2019. This was needed when the insiders became aware that there was some kind of escape of a virus. The WHO took the 3.4% number to be fact - but it was based on modelling, not measured data. This gives you a flavor of our discussion today. Participants: Dr. Robert Malone, Dan Elmendorf

Earlier this month of November, there was an important conference held in Iowa at Redeemer United Reformed Church. It was the 4th Annual Reformation Conference, put on by Reformation Gospel Ministries. The Conference focused on reaching LGBTQ people biblically. The title of the conference was "A Fresh Way Forward." Our friend Pastor Al Baker spoke at the conference. He is an evangelist with Reformed Evangelistic Fellowship. Al gave three talks, and they were: 1. Reaching the LGBTQ Community Biblically (the biblical mandate to reach them). 2. Reaching the LGBTQ Community Theologically (the theological grounds why they need to repent of their sinful thinking and living). 3. Reaching the LGBTQ Community Practically (How to approach the LGBTQ community with the gospel of Jesus Christ). And then there was a Q Session. The group that put this on was ReformationGospelMinistries.org. Pastor Al's lectures are found here: Session 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvedeYs-yHI

Session 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV7OGnTSYBE

Session 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6tBT19kXWk

Participants: Pastor Al Baker, Dan Elmendorf

Are you familiar with the "New Birth?" When folks discuss it, one of the passages that comes to mind is found in the gospel of John, chapter 3. Jesus was talking with a man named Nicodemus. He had come to Jesus at night and said �Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.� Jesus told him that he needed to be born again. That didn't make sense to Nicodemus, who replied: �How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother�s womb and be born?� To that, Jesus answered: �Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, �You must be born again.� The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.� Today we discuss the new birth. We mention a blog that Pastor Al offers - it is titled Forget None of His Benefits. Here is the link: https://fnohb.home.blog/author/fnohb/ Participants: Pastor Al Baker, Dan Elmendorf

What is the Reformation? What role did the Scriptures translated into the language of the people, play in this timeframe? A good deal prior to Martin Luther, we see John Wycliffe, an English theologian in the 1300s known best for his role in translating the Bible into the common language. Later Martin Luther was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. He was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. Historians usually date the start of the Protestant Reformation to the 1517 publication of Martin Luther's �95 Theses.� Our guest today points out some salient features of the Reformation. A Biblical understanding of holiness was evident during this important time. People learned to serve God in every area of life. Our guest points out the Five solas: sola scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), and soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone). Participants: Dr. Peter Hammond, Dan Elmendorf