Episode 116

Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 32

In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, Pete returns to share with the world how the Lord Jesus Christ both found and saved him! We are excited to hear his testimony, especially having already heard his heart on the issue of adoption (listen to episode 106 for that wonderful interview). Pete grew up in a broken home, but through various means and encounters, the Lord reached down to save Him. Today he is an active member of his local church, inspiring everyone around him to look to Christ and to make Christ known in a lost and dying world. Join us on this continuation of the How Were Your Barriers Removed series here on the Removing Barriers podcast.

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Episode 115

Removing Barriers wishes you and your loved ones a blessed Christmas holiday and a happy new year! In this episode, we are joined by a special little guest to help us read about how God stooped down in love to save guilty sinners from sin and death. The birth of the Savior over 2,000 years ago was recorded in God's word; let us come together to hear it and remember the reason we celebrate Christmas.

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Episode 114

The old hymn reminds us of the blessedness in obedience to the word of God. "When we walk with the Lord in the light of His word, what a glory he sheds on our way! While we do His good will, He abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey." In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we share our top five picks of commands in scripture that are simple and straightforward, but difficult to obey. Can you guess what our picks are? What are some of yours?

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Episode 113

Kanye West, who now goes by "Ye," is no stranger to controversy. He is certainly an anomaly in the realm of celebrity in that he does not think along mainstream lines, and he has paid a hefty price to speak what he believes to be true. He recently wore a shirt with "White Lives Matter" at the Paris Fashion Show and the backlash was both swift and strong. What was his intent in wearing such a controversial piece? Did he get his message across? How should Christians respond and think about the slogan? This episode of the Removing Barriers podcast explores these questions and more.

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Episode 112

We can all remember a time when we have solved all the world's complex problems in our living rooms in general conversation with friends and family. Matt Walsh recently posted a video doing the same thing, asserting that the promotion of marriage will save the United States. It is no secret that marriage has been on the decline while divorce is at a staggering rate of over 50%. Young men are loathe to marry and young women are generally not marriage material. Is Matt Walsh right? Will promoting marriage save our fragmented society? Or is he, as a Catholic man, only addressing the fruits of a rotting tree and not addressing the roots of spiritual decay? Join us on this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast as we flesh out this potential solution to our country's woes.

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Episode 111

Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 31

Some Christians erroneously think that a salvation testimony is somehow less powerful when the person is, by worldly standards, "a good person." Perhaps they grew up in a moral or maybe even Christian home and never ventured in worldly pleasures. This kind of background, some may think, does not adequately showcase a drastic change at the point of salvation, so the effect isn't as poignant. Nothing can be further from the truth. It is every bit as much a miracle as a world-worn sinner being saved, and this week, we get to hear such a testimony. We continue the How Were Your Barriers Removed? series with Rebekah, who grew up in a Christian home but was nonetheless saved by God's miraculous grace.

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Episode 110

The deity of Christ is a core and foundational doctrine that we absolutely have to get right in order to be genuinely saved. Yet, 52% percent of American adults and 30% of professing Christians do not believe that Jesus Christ is God. Instead they relegate Him to the realm of "a good man," "a great teacher," or "first created being." This is a significant barrier that must be addressed if anyone is to have a clear view of the cross. Here at Removing Barriers, we emphatically affirm that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, without equivocation or qualification. In this episode, we sit down with Leopold and dive into the scriptures teaching this monumental truth, hoping not only to remove barriers that listeners may have regarding the topic, but also to equip believers with the scriptures necessary to help remove that barrier in the lives of others.

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Episode 109

Series: On the Mission Field - 9

We continue the series that explores actual day-to-day ministry work involved in removing barriers and reaching lost souls with the gospel in foreign (and not so foreign) lands. On this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we interview Kim Heimerl, a missionary to the people of Porto Alegre, Brazil, to discover her experiences on the mission field. What barriers has she encountered? What are the needs of the people of Porto Alegre? What are some ways in which she's witnessed Christ remove barriers and save the souls He sent her to minister to? Join us as Missionary Kim, with her direct, warm, and humorous style, describes these things and more!

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Episode 108

The radicalization of the American Democratic Party has made it so that anything right of Lenin is Conservative and anything left of Lenin just isn't Left enough. How can a country withstand such extreme polarities in its politics? Many Christians who would identify themselves as conservative suddenly find themselves in the agreement with centrists, liberals, and progressives, an obviously problematic position. Does it have to be this way? Are Christians bound to conservatism when it has come to compromise on clearly established biblical principles? Is conservatism the appropriate Christian response to the current political landscape, or is it a dangerous counterfeit worldview lulling Christians into sin and apathy? Join us in this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast as we explore these tensions in an interview with recurring guest Edward Thal, the successful businessman and politician who left it all in search of Christ and was gloriously saved by Him.

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Episode 107

In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we continue our 2-part interview with Pete and Erin, a married couple who have gone through the process of adopting their son and have graciously agreed to share their experience and perspective with you, our audience. Today, we will hear about adoption from a mother's point of view. Though we know that men and women are different, you will hear that they have the exact same heart on the issue of adoption, and perhaps the interviews will help stir our hearts regarding this very important topic. Also, for safety and other considerations, we've censored any personal identifiable information.

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