Segment One: As Christians, we are responsible to sow the seed, but we also need to realize that we cannot get anyone saved; only the Lord can do that. We also look at the story of the rich man and Lazarus, and consider its warning to the unsaved, but also what it shows us as believers about the need to go to our friends and loved ones with the gospel today.

Segment Two: We are joined by brother Peter Dong from Naperville, who shares about his experience as a high school teacher and some opportunities he’s had to share the Lord with young people, or just to talk with them about the meaning of life.

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Guest: Peter Dong

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Bible Verses Cited in this Program

The story of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Luke 16:19-31

We cannot serve two masters

Luke 16:13

If we hear and believe the Lord’s word we shall be saved

John 5:24

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This program first aired live on Saturday, 20 August 2022.

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Segment One: n this episode we look at the parable of the sower from the standpoint of our spiritual growth. We consider the very sober lesson the Lord is showing us in this parable, that so many of His believers, who have truly been regenerated by the word of life, the word of the kingdom, will not bring forth any fruit to maturity.

Segment Two: We are joined by brother Rex Beck from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to look at this same parable from the standpoint of what it shows us about the preaching of the gospel.

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Guest: Rex Beck

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Bible Verses Cited in this Program

The Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:1-15

Regenerated by an incorruptible seed

1 Peter 1:23

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This program first aired live on Saturday, 13 August 2022

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Part One: The parable of the sower in Matthew 13 shows us that the divine life comes into us as a seed. Thus, our new birth in Christ is not the end of the Lord’s work within us, but only the beginning, for this seed must grow and develop until it brings forth the fruit the Lord desires.

This parable also shows us that, for our labor in the gospel to be effective, we must learn to deal with an unspeakably evil and determined foe.

Part Two: In the second half of this program we bring on a long-time “no till” farmer and expert in soil management, to ask him what makes soil healthy. From this we may learn about keeping the “soil” of our heart healthy so that the seed we have received may eventually bear fruit unto the Lord.

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Guests: Keith Miller, Mark Jordan

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Bible Verses Cited in this Program

The Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:1-15

Regenerated by an incorruptible seed

1 Peter 1:23

Satan is the Father of Lies

John 8:44

Learning from the earth

Job 12:7-10, especially v. 8

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This program first aired live on Saturday, 30 July 2022

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Segment One: The parable of the sower, and the Lord’s explanation of why He speaks to the crowds, both then and now, in parables.

Segment Two: The Lord’s explanation of the parable itself. The seed He has sown into us contains everything we need for our spiritual growth. But the question is, what kind of heart do we have towards the Lord? That will determine how the seed grows and develops within us and whether we can ultimately bear fruit unto the Lord.

Segment Three: Fellowship with Brother Joe Pope from Pittsburgh about this parable and the power of the word of God as the seed.

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Guest: Joe Pope

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Bible Verses Cited in this Program

The Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:1-15

Regenerated by an incorruptible seed

1 Peter 1:23

Books Referred to in this Episode

Witness Lee

Practical Lessons on the Experience of Life, pages 197-202.

On Amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Lessons-Experience-Life-Witness/dp/0736312412

Paul E. Billheimer

Destined for the Throne

On Amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Destined-Throne-Spiritual-Warfare-Prepares/dp/0764200356

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This program first aired live on Saturday, 30 July 2022

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Segment One: If we love the Lord and desire to follow Him, we need to spend the time and effort to gain a basic understanding of biblical prophecy.

Segment Two: The seven dispensations combine to show there is no conceivable circumstance under which man can rule himself apart from God.

The Millennium will be the age in which Christ deals with the last rebellious elements of mankind (Rev. 20:1-6, 1 Cor. 15:20-28).

Segment Three: Fellowship with Brother Peter Dong from Naperville about the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. This is a serious warning to the believers, that if we are “foolish” and do not pay the price to gain the oil in this age, we will not be able to enter into the wedding feast during the Millennium.

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Guest: Peter Dong

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Bible Verses Cited in this Program

Acts 1:11

“Why do you stand, gazing into heaven?”

Matthew 6:9-10

The kingdom of the heavens is when the will of God in heaven is done on the earth.

Hosea 4:6

God’s people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Matthew 24:48

The church lost its testimony because it set aside the present hope of the Lord’s return.

Hebrews 6:1

So often, Christians do not advance beyond the basic truths.

2 Peter 1:3-4

We partake of the divine nature through God’s magnificent promises.

John 17:17

To be sanctified we must be in the truth.

Revelation 20:1-7

The description of the Millennium and Satan’s and mankind’s final rebellion.

Revelation 2:26-27

The overcoming saints will rule over the nations with a rod of iron.

1 Corinthians 15:20-28

A description of Christ’s Millennial reign.

Ephesians 5:5

The kingdom of Christ is during the Millennium.

Matthew 25:1-13

The Parable of the 10 Virgins.

Revelation 21-22

We will be on the earth in eternity

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Books Referred to in this Episode

Witness Lee

The Way to Carry Out the Vision

Elders’ Training, Book 3, pages 94, 144

On Amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/way-carry-vision-Elders-training/dp/087083116X

G.H. Pember

Great Prophecies, Volumes 1 & 2

On SchoettlePublishing.com

Volume 1

http://schoettlepublishing.com/bookpreviews/pember/gentiles,jews,church/preview.htm

Volume 2

http://schoettlepublishing.com/bookpreviews/pember/israelgentiles/preview.htm

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Saturday, 23 July 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.

David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

Segment One: Today is Man’s Day (1 Cor. 4:3, Darby), but the Day of the Lord will come soon, in which we will receive our inheritance from our heavenly Father. However, if we are not faithful in this age, we may lose our inheritance in the next age, the Millennium. But, eventually, all the believers in Christ will enjoy their inheritance together with God in the New Jerusalem for eternity.

Segment Two: Jesus gave us many parables, so we need to consider, what is the use of allegory in the Bible? What is the right way to come to an allegory? Brother Mark Jordan joins the program to help us consider these questions.

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Guest: Mark Jordan

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Bible Verses Cited in this Program

1 Corinthians 4:3 (Darby, RcV)

“The Day of Man.”

Psalm 12

Mankind’s rebellion in his speaking.

Daniel 7:18,22

The saints shall receive the kingdom.

Psalm 94:15

Judgment will return to righteousness

Revelation 16:14, 6:16-17, Isaiah 2:10:19; Rev. 20:11-12

“The great day of God Almighty.”;

Revelation 22:14

The sinners will stand before God Himself.

Romans 4:16, Galatians 3:18

The believer’s inheritance as a gift given by promise.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Galatians 5:19-21, Hebrews 12:17,

We may lose the inheritance by an improper living.

Ephesians 5:5

The Millennium with be "the kingdom of Christ and of God.”'

Revelation 21:7

Eventually, every believer will be an overcomer.

John 5:46

Moses wrote about Jesus.

Luke 24:27

Jesus showed them from the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

John 1::1; 1 John 1:1

He was in the beginning and from the beginning

Matthew 25:1-13

The Parable of the 10 Virgins.

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Books Referred to in this Episode

Watchman Nee,

Changed Into His Likeness

On Amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Changed-Into-His-Likeness-Watchman/dp/0875088597

D.M. Panton,

The Judgment Seat of Christ

On Amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Seat-Christ-D-Panton/dp/B000K78GYK

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This program was first broadcast on Saturday, 16 July 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.

David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

In the New Testament only the Gospel of Matthew speaks of “the Kingdom of the Heavens.” To be in the Kingdom of the Heavens today means we live our lives under the ruling of the heavenly Christ, when the Kingdom of the Heavens is hidden. This will prepare us to reign with Christ when the Kingdom of the Heavens is openly manifested during His 1,000 year reign on the earth. If we are not faithful, we may end up in the outer darkness during that period.

This is illustrated by the parable of the ten virgins (Matt.25:1-13), five of whom were wise and five of whom were foolish. The difference is, some paid the price to gain the extra supply of oil; these went in to the wedding feast. But, some did not gain the extra oil, and as a result, were shut out of the wedding feast. This is a very serious warning to the believers; as the Lord says, we must “Watch therefore!” (Matt.25:13).

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Articles Referred to in this Episode

In this episode I refer to an article we sent out as an email this morning, “The Kingdom and the Darkness.” You can find that article on this page of our website:

https://thechristianfaith.org/note-2022-041/

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This program was first broadcast on Saturday, 9 July 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago. David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

As the believers in Christ, we can and should have the assurance of our eternal salvation; praise the Lord for that! However, we cannot have the assurance we will reign with Christ during the Millennium; even the Apostle Paul was not assured of that (1 Cor. 9:24-10:5).

In fact, we will not know whether that 1,000 years will be a time of reward or discipline for us until we appear before the judgment seat of Christ, where we will be rewarded according to our works after we were saved (2 Cor. 5:10).

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Books Referred to in this Episode

In this episode I refer to Watchman Nee’s book, The Salvation of the Soul. You can find that book via the links below:

On Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Salvation-Soul-Watchman-Nee/dp/0935008314

On ChristianBook.com

https://www.christianbook.com/salvation-of-the-soul/watchman-nee/9780935008319/pd/008319?kw=1241348712202415&mt=b&dv=c&event=PPCSRC&p=1215904&msclkid=a7fa94d51e001eb31534f615b39dc40c

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This program was first broadcast on Saturday, 2 July 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago. David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

Segment 1: To enter into the experience of transformation we need to have some basic concepts about this matter. First, as we’ve covered in previous programs, to be transformed means that Christ Himself is being formed in our being (2 Cor. 3:18, Gal. 4:19). Second, we have to realize that transformation has nothing to do with sin. That is, even if we’d never sinned, we would still need to be transformed so that God could bring us into relationship with Himself.

Segment 2: Another crucial concept is to understand that man is a three-part being. The false teaching that the spirit and the soul are the same thing comes from Plato, not come from the Bible. This is important, because we need to understand that we are regenerated in our spirit (John 3:6), but we are transformed in our soul (Rom. 12:2).

Segment 3: A discussion with Peter Dong on the way or transformation, and also how we can enter into transformation.

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Guest: Peter Dong

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Books

In Segment 1 I refer to Andrew Murray’s book, The Secret of the Faith Life; you can find that book via the links below

On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Faith-Life-Andrew-Murray/dp/1619582708

On ChristianBook.com: https://www.christianbook.com/the-secret-of-the-faith-life/andrew-murray/9781619582705/pd/582705?kw=1241348712202415&mt=b&dv=c&event=PPCSRC&p=1215904&msclkid=5925da73f83b1722d32ab8cb51e9d30b

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Original Broadcast:

This program was first broadcast on Saturday, 25 June 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago. David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

Segment 1: Our justification in Christ is the foundation for our Christian life, so if we are to live the Christian life as God desires, we need to have a proper understanding of how God justifies us. That is, he does not make us righteous in ourselves; rather, He transfers us into Christ, so that Christ Himself becomes our righteousness. Also, we consider further some examples of transformation, both from nature and from the Bible.

Segment 2: A further consideration of the Greek word for “transformation,” which is metamorphoō, and also of its root word, morphoō. The later in its noun form is only used of Christ Himself, but as a verb it is used in regards to the believers, in Galatians 4:19, when Paul states that “My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you.” This is “transformation,” for Christ to be formed in the believers; it was the apostle’s burden, and it should be ours as well (cf. Col. 1:24-29 and Ephesians 3:14-19.

Segment 3: A discussion with Brother Mark Jordon, where he shares on the life of Jacob, who is the outstanding example in the Old Testament of one who was transformed by God’s work in his life.

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Guest: Mark Jordan

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This program was first broadcast on Saturday, 18 June 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.