Revived Thoughts

John Hancock Jr, is the father of the famous American revolutionary. Him, his father, and his son were each named John Hancock and had a huge impact on America's founding.

Special thanks to Jason Stanley for this episode of Revived Thoughts!

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William Bacon Stevens was a world-class doctor and philosopher who became a pastor. He was invited twice to give this speech that declares the work of God from inside the human body to graduating classes of doctors.

Special thanks to Ed Backell for this episode of Revived Thoughts!

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Troy does an interview with Ben Garrett of the Haunted Cosmos Podcast to discuss some of the "strange" parts of church history that so often get overlooked.

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Ezekiel Hopkins was an Anglican Bishop at the end of the 17th century who worked in Ireland during a contentious era. His sermon was preached at the funeral of a dear congregant.

Special thanks to Nathan Pabarcus is a Youth Minister from Cabool Christian Church in Southern Missouri. He graduated with his Masters in Church History from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Nathan enjoys spending his time with his wife and three kids, playing disc golf, & talking Church History. Most importantly, he loves Jesus.

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Joel and Troy discuss their thoughts on money and how the view of money has changed over time in church history.

John Nelson Darby was a lawyer well on his way to money and fame. But he gave it all up to be a minister in the countryside. Hear his story and his sermon, "The Wheat and The Tares."

Special thanks to Phil Yanda. Phil married his wife Christina 8 years ago (no kids, but we do have two dogs), is a Starbucks partner, and received his Bachelor’s in Biblical Counseling from the College of Biblical Studies, my Master’s in Biblical Studies from Grace School of Theology, and is a member of the Free Grace Alliance, an attendee of Houston’s First Baptist Church, and runs a John Darby Quotes Twitter page you can find here.

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David Livingstone is one of the most famous missionary-explorers in world history. In this, the final episode featuring David Livingstone this show will do, we talk about whether he was a successful missionary or not.

Special thanks to Patrick Studebaker for reading this sermon. Patrick is one half of the Cave To The Cross podcast with his mentor, Tony. He also runs a multimedia and website development business supporting small churches and Christian creators. He lives in southwest Michigan with his wife and two girls. He also owns a lot of copies of war of the worlds.

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Cyril of Alexandria lived in Egypt and fought against heresies in the 5th century. He was also embroiled in multiple controversies and conflicts in a contentious era at the end of the Roman Empire.

Special thanks to Josh Doorenbos for reading this episode. Josh is a husband and father of five sons, with a sixth on the way, who works as a pastor of youth and music in a small church in southeastern Iowa. The part of this sermon that spoke to him--very convictingly!--was the call for us teachers to use the full weight of our gifts to proclaim the weightier matters of the faith! I pray this will be of use to people of all stations and callings in the church to use all of their gifts to win others "by faith to the acknowledgement of His glory"!

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Joel and Troy take a look at the story of the fire of 1666. This one event is full of conspiracies, wars, plagues, royal drama, and ramifications for all of us today.

Ephrem the Syrian lived in the fourth century in the region of Iraq. He withstood invasions by the Persians, persecution from the Arians, wrote hundreds of hymns, and died ministering to plague victims.

Special thanks to Nick Garland for reading this episode of Revived Thoughts.Nick Garland is the music pastor at Berean Bible Church in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He has produced two independent albums titled 'all generations' and 'crooked hill chiasm' [pronounced key - asm.. as in, the chiastic structure of Old Testament works] and you can find both of them on spotify, or wherever you listen to music. He lives in a small town near the church with his wife, Stephanie, where they homeschool their four children.

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