Revived Thoughts

Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury both played massive roles in history. One in missions and one as a circuit rider in America. This episode looks at their lives and the ordination sermon that Thomas Coke ordained Francis Asbury enacted.

Special thanks to Avery Harrington for reading this sermon.

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Troy and Joel discuss the idea of seminaries and whether or not they are necessary from a church history perspective.

Troy and Joel take a look at G. Campbell Morgan and his incredible life of preaching. Originally rejected as one with no future, he would preach all over the world leading revivals.

Special thanks to David K Martin for this episode. David K. Martin is an audiobook narrator who lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children. Audio samples and contact info are available from his website DavidKMartin.NET.

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Troy and Joel look at the incredible life of Ambrose who went to battle with multiple Roman Emperors. This sermon was given during the middle of a several day siege.

Special thanks to Ed Backell or helping create this episode of Revived Thoughts. Pastor Ed Backell is a Washington state native, and has taught for 30+ years in churches in Oregon, Washington and Nebraska, currently in Warden, WA. He has been serving Warden Community Church since May, 2010

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Troy and Joel do a top 10 round-up of the best sermons of 2022. We compare it to the most downloaded and also give a sneak peak of 2023.

Troy and Joel discuss the history of St. Nicholas including legends and facts and how we got to the modern Santa Claus story.

Chrysostom was nicknamed the "Golden-Mouthed" for his incredible speaking skills. Despite being world famous, he made many enemies and was persecuted for his stances against the rich's life of leisure and sin.

Thank you Jake Corn for helping us with this episode! He is married to Gennifer and has two kids. He is the former executive pastor at Switzerland Community Church in Jacksonville Florida and has an M Div from Gordon-Conwell theological seminary. He also features on the "Conversations with a Calvinist" podcast.

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John Wesley is one of the founding members of Methodism and one of the most influential preachers of the 18th century. Listen to his sermon "The Almost Christian," and hear about the problems between John and Charles Wesley.

Earlier John Wesley episodes to go listen to:

Funeral of George Whitefield

Faith at Home

Thank you to Jason Stanley helping us by sending us this sermon. He is a former United Methodist pastor, who earned a bachelor’s in Christian Ministries from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a Master of Theological Studies from Duke Divinity School. He learned about Wesley from Dr Randy Maddox, one of the leading John Wesley scholars, and Dr. Patrick Ebby, a leading Charles Wesley scholar. 

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Lars Levi Laestadius was a Lutheran minister for years in Sweden before he had an experience that changed his walk with God. His work reached the Sami people for Christ and changed the direction of Europe.

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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Dr. Os Guinness is a Christian apologist, author, and speaker who talks about his family's history and his great-grandfather, Henry Grattan Guinness.

Special thanks to Josiah Carrigan for reading this sermon by Henry Grattan Guinness on Christian Charity.