Real Men, Serve.

This week we interview Kyle McMaster who is the one of our loyal listeners!  He has really been growing in Christ for the last 3 1/2 years and recently was selected as a deacon for his church.  With his passion for discipling men, we tackle a few questions about his background and the church.

Army Ranger Turned Into Soldier For Christ.

Because Kyle is an Army Ranger with a farm (both are pretty manly...) we ask him if Christianity is a place for Men's men and how suffering together creates a sense of unity and community.

Resources And Growth

Wrapping up we talk about how Christian growth come out of a life immersed into God's Word and habits of reading and listening along with application.

We hope that Kyle's example of service and taking on leadership will encourage you and stir you on to greater love and good works!

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Christian Collegian Network

At the Jersey Fire Conference we were able to catch up with Jen Peppling from CCN. Her ministry centers around campus evangelism and discipleship, throughout the United States.  We loved hearing her passionate stories about the work God is doing with students.  If you would like to learn more about CCN, please visit changeyourcampus.com and have a look around.

Built On Sand

In this episode we do also take a moment to talk about the effects of a generation who's foundation is sand.  Jesus explained that without the Word of God (and acting upon it), those who build, have a sandy foundation that will not be able to stand.  How can we combat this?  What can we do to shine as a light for such a time as this?

Thank You

We also wanted to say thank you to the listeners and supporters who left us iTunes reviews.  The first 10 reviewers have some goodies coming so please shoot us an email to let us know if you've done so.

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Martial Arts For The Glory Of God

We were privileged to be able to interview the host of the "Grappling With Theology" podcast, Pastor Frank Mullis, along with Grappler's quest founder, Brian Cimins.  Both men have extensive backgrounds in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and talk with us about how God has used martial arts in their lives both for evangelism and discipleship.

Holistic Christianity

We also wrestle with the idea that our Christianity should permeate everything that we do.  Because of this, there are tensions and struggles that come up in life as we seek to reconcile vocations, relationships, and hobbies with a commitment to Christ and His Gospel.

Grappling With Theology

If you have any further interest in either martial arts, or self-defense, and how they can tie into theology, you can find Pastor Frank's podcast here on the BTWN Network.  I really enjoy his show and have loved both the helpful training tips as well as the theological discussions that he and his guests "grapple" with.

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Well Done My Good And Faithful Servant

Every Christian longs to hear "Well done" when they stand before God.  In this episode we talk though a chapter from the book "The Exemplary Husband" by Stuart Scott that deals with stewardship and faithfulness.

Stewardship & Faithfulness

A job well done requires some introspection.  We've gotta realize that everything we have is a gift from God and we are responsible for maintaining them and using them for His glory and purposes.

Put Off & Put On

After defining and pinpointing areas of stewardship, we talk about specific attitudes and actions that we must put off and put on so that we would be found as faithful servants.

We hope that you are edified and encouraged by this episode and that God would use it to make you more faithful in what He has entrusted to you.

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The Apostle Paul Had Some Awesome Prayers

As you work through The Epistles that were written by Paul, you'll see that while being guided by The Holy Spirit, he prayed some really deep prayers.  In this episode we decided to compile a bunch of them and talk about it. We also chat about how we can let his inspired words be a guide for our own prayer life.

We hope that you are edified and encouraged by this episode and that God would use it to make you more like Christ and abound in His love.

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Jesus In All Of Scripture

From Genesis to Revelation, The Scriptures are not just telling stories about history or dropping nuggets of wisdom, they are actually revealing a person!  Now, we like to say that this doesn't mean we go looking for Jesus under every rock, so to speak, but that throughout The Bible and in many forms, we find Jesus present in actuality, type/shadow, and even in principle.

The Christ-Event Of Scripture, Shapes Our Hermeneutic

Specifically, in this episode, we bring forth three different perspectives to not only give a couple different spins on this topic but to provide you with a well-rounded study which defines, and defends this model of interpretation.

Interviews

The first two interviews are from the Wrath And Grace Conference (Seeing Christ In All Of Scripture). We talk to Pastor Luke Walker and Pastor Nick Batzig about their Sermon topics at the event and why they believe its important to see Scripture in this way.

Lastly we are joined by Pastor Paul Kaiser of Conversations From The Porch to give a more comprehensive, definitional look into the topic.  Here we deal with some of the New Covenant (NCT) nuances as well as handle some of the objections that come up.

We hope this blesses you and grows your understanding of not only Scripture but of the very Word Of God, who is revealed, therein.

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The Desires Of Our Heart

The reality of our lives is that so many things compete for our heart.  They end up fighting for our time, talents and treasure but those resources are to be reserved, first and foremost, for God.

Worship Defined

So often worship is confused as just praise and adoration but in truth it is much more than that.  Worship is to be the all-consuming, all-encompassing, preoccupation of our lives! Our discussion in this episode is centered around an excerpt from Stewart Scott's book "The Exemplary Husband" about worship.

Self-Examination

In the book, Stewart, takes time to lay out certain points of self examination that we go through and discuss.  Take a little journey with us into your own heart and see if any of these things are receiving more from you than they deserve.

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We've Got The Exclusive Wrath & Grace Interviews

This past weekend we represented the BTWN Network at the first annual Wrath & Grace Conference!  The fellowship was rich and the speakers were incredible!

The Line-up

First, we tracked down the hosts of W&G radio (Marrio Esco and Omri) to introduce you to them and hear about what they have going on, on their show

Next we sat down with W&G artist, RESULT who graciously told us more about himself, his testimony and his music.  It was awesome to hear what he has coming down the pipeline

Lastly, we got the grand-daddy of all W&G interviews!  We were joined by Frankie and Johan, the founders of Wrath & Grace to discuss the beginnings and the future of the company.

Check Them Out

Be sure to visit wrathandgrace.com for all of their resources and info about the podcast, the conference and their products!

 

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Evangelism Is Love, Expressed.

We've all been commissioned to take the gospel of Jesus to the world around us.  In this episode we have a conversation about the why's and how's of evangelism.  We hope these tips and stories will not just equip you but that they will inspire you to get out there and preach the gospel, for the glory of God!

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Outro: Keith Green: "Asleep in the light"

 

Much of life involves relationships

Yea, relationships are kind of a big deal.  In fact, the Scriptures reveal that God is a relational God and long before humans were ever created, the standard and capacity for relationships was set by God, himself, within His very nature.

Based on a section from the book Exemplary Husband  by Stuart Scott, we take a deeper look at how God interacts within The Trinity and what that means for us.  His example serves as a guide for how we ought to be forming and cultivating relationships in our own lives.

The points discussed in this episode (from pages 52-53 of book):

A willingness to deny self (Mark 14:32-36, Philippians 2:5-9)

Honor and Respect - Though equality exists (John 8:49, 2 Peter 1:17)

Submission to an order of authority - though equality exists (John 8:28-29, 14:31, 16:13, 1 Corinthians 11:3)

Unity (Deuteronomy 6:4, John 10:30,38 , 14:10-11,23 , 17:11)

Uniqueness of person-hood - Three distinct Persons (Luke 3:21-22, John 1:31-34, 14:23-26, Acts 5:3-4)

Perfect communication (John 8:28, 15:15, 16:13, 2 Peter 1:17)

Involvement and cooperation ( Genesis 1:26, Luke 4:1, John 14:23, Colossians 1:12-20)

Knowledge of the other Persons ( Matthew 11:27, John 8:55, 15:15, 1 Corinthians 2:10)

Expressions of thankfulness (Matthew 11:25, 15:36, 26:27, Luke 10:21, John 11:41)

Verbal expressions of love (John 10:17, 14:31, 15:9 , 17:23, Romans 5:5)

Visible expressions of love, goodness, blessing and service (John 15:9-10, 17:4,23 , Romans 15:3, Galatians 5:22, Colossians 1:19)

Truthfulness/Trustworthiness (John 3:33, 14:17, Titus 1:1-2, Hebrews 6:18)

Utmost concern for God's truth and glory (John 16:14, 17:1,5,24)

 

Needless to say, we found it to be a pretty fascinating study and hope that you do to.

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Intro: Marrio Esco “Shine As Lights”

Outro: Seeds Family Worship “Delight Yourself"