If you've been burned by the church, this episode is for you.

Church hurt isn't rare, it isn't new, and it isn't evidence that something is uniquely broken in you. From prophetic words that never came to pass, to pastors who weaponized loyalty language, to leadership boards that protected predators instead of people, church hurt and spiritual abuse happen. Many believers are left sitting on the edges of the body of Christ, quietly debating whether walking back through those doors is even worth it.

What makes this moment different is that people are no longer just recognizing these patterns at the national level. They're seeing them in their own local churches: the same cover-ups, the same gaslighting, the same spiritual abuse dressed up in theological language. And the question they're asking isn't just "what went wrong?" It's "how do I ever trust again?"

In this episode, Joshua Lewis gives you the theological grounding to stop blaming yourself, the cultural and structural markers to help you spot a healthy church before you're two years deep in another painful situation, and the practical steps to walk back in - slowly, wisely, and without getting burned again. 

If you or someone you love is theologically homeless right now or wondering how to find a healthy church, this one is worth your full attention.

0:00 – Introduction
0:15 – Church Hurt Narrative
5:24 – Disillusionment Defined
6:13 – Leadership Failures Normalized
10:12 – Enemy's Isolation Tactic
12:14 – Head vs. Heart Tension
13:27 – Nine Marks Overview
20:09 – Cultural Markers (Krueger)
27:28 – Finding a Healthy Church

RESOURCES MENTIONED:
📖Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever https://a.co/d/01cz5F9t
📖Bully Pulpit by Michael Kruger https://a.co/d/081hfOmw
🌐9Marks Ministry: www.9marks.org

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation 

 🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

Some deliverance practices will set people free. Others will make things worse. Can you tell the difference? Joshua Lewis, Michael Miller, and Michael Rowntree review and rank real deliverance ministry practices from biblical to dangerous so the body of Christ can stop guessing and start discerning.

0:00 – Introduction
2:50 – Ranking System Explained
4:50 – Interviewing for Spiritual History
8:48 – Inner Healing Before Deliverance
19:31 – Discerning of Spirits
21:50 – Binding and Loosing
28:39 – Commanding Spirits' Names
33:35 – Corporate Deliverance Prayer
45:15 – Praying in Tongues
47:27 – Renouncing Generational Curses
52:46 – Renouncing Occult Involvement
55:40 – Proxy Deliverance Ministry
1:01:09 – Inner Vows and Word Curses
1:04:27 – Closing Remarks

INTRO TO DELIVERANCE MINISTRY: https://www.theremnantradio.com/intro-to-deliverance-ministry

PLAYLISTS: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMsjeViSScFG2ynSDtQTV6NcDuJtZteIv 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMsjeViSScFGr5FPfkCgifaVLHznA2mZF  

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

The mainstream church doesn't want to talk about judgment, but the Bible won't stop. Dr. Tom Schreiner, one of the most respected New Testament scholars in the evangelical world and a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins Remnant Radio for a straight-shooting conversation on what Scripture actually teaches about divine justice, eternal punishment, and why recovering this doctrine is urgent for the body of Christ right now.

If you want to understand why divine justice is not God's dark side but His very goodness on display, this conversation is for you.

0:00 – Introduction
1:43 – Dr. Schreiner's Background
3:35 – Cultural Allergy to Judgment
8:07 – God's Holiness & Justice
11:19 – Wrath vs. Judgment
22:39 – Annihilationism vs. Eternal Conscious Punishment
39:09 – Jesus on Judgment
41:20 – Atonement & Propitiation
46:29 – Judgment as Vindication
50:03 – Justification & Works
56:02 – Assurance of Salvation

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

Maybe history doesn't exactly repeat itself, but it does have a way of rhyming. In many charismatic spaces today, some of the most troubling patterns from pre-Reformation Rome have resurfaced, and the body of Christ deserves an honest conversation about it. As continuationists, we aren't here to tear down Spirit-filled Christianity, but rather protect it.

In this episode of Remnant Radio, Joshua, Michael, and Michael walk through parallels between the errors of Rome and what we're seeing in charismatic church culture today. We'll cover the full spectrum: from the way extra-biblical practices have entered in to the church, to the devastating sexual immorality scandals that keep surfacing, to the cultural pressure that silences anyone who dares to question a prominent voice and more.

If you've been burned by a church system that protected its brand over its people, this one's for you. If you're a charismatic believer who still believes in the gifts but can't ignore what you're seeing, we invite you to pull up a chair.

0:00 – Introduction
3:11 – Charismatic Self-Critique
8:40 – Papal Authority Parallels
25:07 – Unverified Miracle Claims
35:53 – Indulgences & Simony
46:42 – Extra-Biblical Practices
56:31 – Clergy as Mediators
1:05:18 – Sexual Immorality Parallels
1:09:54 – Silencing Dissent

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

The unseen battle is more real than most of us realize — and the Bible has a lot more to say about it than we've been taught.

Dr. Joel Muddamalle, director of theology and research at Proverbs 31 Ministries, joins Joshua Lewis to unpack the cosmic spiritual warfare woven throughout Scripture — from the Garden of Eden to the cross of Christ. Drawing on his PhD research in biblical theology under Dr. Patrick Schreiner and the late Dr. Michael Heiser, Joel walks us through the divine council worldview, the two-family household of God, and why the supernatural rebellion described in Genesis 6 and Deuteronomy 32:8–9 isn't just ancient history — it's the backstory of the gospel itself.

We cover:
-Eden as the mountain of God and the original household of the divine council
-The sons of God (Ben Elohim), the Nephilim, and what Genesis 6 is actually describing
-The Tower of Babel, the scattering of nations, and the gods placed over them
-How Christ's death, resurrection, and ascension disarms the rulers and authorities
-What spiritual warfare actually looks like in the everyday life of a believer

0:00 – Introduction
4:10 – Book’s purpose
12:13 – Numb to supernatural
18:56 – Eden as temple
24:11 – God's two-family household
32:03 – “Let us” debate
42:43 – Genesis 6 Nephilim
54:00 – Ancient myths context
1:06:05 – Babel and nations
1:16:40 – Jesus and powers
1:29:50 – Spiritual warfare today
1:40:29 – Closing thoughts

ABOUT THE GUEST:
📖BOOK https://a.co/d/0i4GE3x5

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

Bethel Church has shut down the BSSM Alumni Facebook Group — a 5,000+ member community where former students had been raising concerns, sharing experiences, and asking for accountability. Now Bethel has issued a public statement. We read it. We talked about it. And we're not going to pretend it doesn't raise serious questions.

To be clear, we're continuationists. We believe in the ongoing work of the Spirit. We want Spirit-filled churches to thrive, which is exactly why we care when transparency breaks down, when safe church processes get sidestepped, and when "move this to proper channels" starts to sound more like damage control than genuine pastoral care.

What does real accountability look like when leadership is under scrutiny? Does centralizing these conversations protect the vulnerable or does it protect the institution? What does real repentance and meaningful accountability look like when leadership is under scrutiny?

If you love the gifts of the Spirit and you love the Word, you already know these two things aren't in tension: a church can be Spirit-filled and biblically accountable. We're holding out for both.

This conversation is for anyone who cares about charismatic theology, church reform, and building communities where the most vulnerable are protected - not silenced.

0:00 – Introduction
1:39 – Alumni Page Overview
3:36 – Reading Bethel's Statement
8:01 – Silencing Victims
14:14 – Ben Armstrong Investigation
18:42 – Double-Speak Exposed
22:01 – Path to Repentance

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

We've spent a lot of time talking about what biblical accountability looks like at the national level - Bethel, Shawn Bolz, Mike Bickle, Chris Reed, or Michael Brown to name a few - examining cover-up culture that protects powerful leaders while silencing victims. But here's the question we keep getting in the comments and in our inboxes: What do I do when it's happening in my own church?

That's a harder question — and honestly, a more important one.

In this episode, Joshua Lewis, Michael Miller, and Michael Rowntree come back to ground level: your actual local church, where you know these people, where your kids go to Sunday school, where you serve. What does Matthew 18 actually look like when you're sitting across the table from an elder who won't listen? When do you escalate? When do you leave? When do you go public following 1 Timothy 5 — and is that ever right for a layperson to do?

We're walking through the biblical process step by step, giving you real categories for navigating one of the hardest situations a believer can face. This isn't about gossip, mob justice, or protecting institutions. It's about protecting people — and honoring the Word of God in the process.

0:00 – Introduction
3:10 – Local Church Exposure Questions
4:28 – Sins Requiring Public Exposure
15:37 – Handling Private Repentant Sin 
26:00 – Matthew 18 Church Discipline
36:38 – Church Whistleblower Accountability
45:26 – 1 Timothy 5 Elders Discipline
52:38 – When to Go Public 
54:45 – Leaving Abusive Church Leadership
1:00:23 – Dangers of Toxic Church Culture
1:01:35 – Healthy Repentance and Discipline

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

Paul lists words of wisdom and words of knowledge in 1 Corinthians 12:8 alongside healings, miracles, prophecy, tongues, and interpretation. But he never defines them. That silence has sparked a real debate in the body of Christ, and in this episode Michael Rowntree works through it carefully.

Are these giftings simply elevated Bible teaching, or are they something more? Are they specific, Spirit-initiated operations that reveal hidden things, provide supernatural guidance, and speak into real-life situations? Michael walks through the major interpretive positions, from cessationist scholars like Dr. Tom Schreiner to charismatic perspectives.

He'll examine the biblical moments that make you stop: Jesus knowing the woman at the well's full story before she said a word (John 4:17–18). Peter confronting Ananias and Sapphira with information no one told him (Acts 5:1–11). Paul warning a ship's captain of coming disaster before a storm cloud appeared (Acts 27:9–10). Are those words of knowledge and words of wisdom in action?

By the end you'll have working definitions of revelation, prophecy, word of knowledge, and word of wisdom. And you'll sit with Paul's deeper question: are we using these gifts to exalt Jesus and build up the body of Christ, or to build a platform for ourselves?

0:00 – Introduction
0:04 – Defining the question
0:34 – Reading 1 Corinthians 12
1:52 – Cessationist teaching view
3:17 – Contextual pushback
5:22 – Word of knowledge defined
6:15 – Word of wisdom defined
7:19 – Cluster of extraordinary gifts
8:24 – Knowledge under prophecy
11:05 – Blending gift categories
14:34 – Defining key terms
16:00 – Using gifts rightly
16:37 – Closing thoughts

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

Is “exposure ministry” biblical or just Christian gossip? In this episode of Remnant Radio, we dig into what the New Testament actually says about exposing sin, calling out false teachers, and practicing church discipline, and we ask the hard question: when does discernment become destruction of the body of Christ?

We walk through passages like Ephesians 5, Matthew 18, and 1 Timothy 5 and explore: when does the Bible command us to bring things into the light, who is responsible to confront it, and what is the end goal—repentance, restoration, and protection of the flock, or outrage and entertainment? If you’ve ever wondered whether calling out false teachers online is a prophetic assignment or a fleshly hobby, this episode will help you think biblically and critically.

0:00 – Introduction
0:47 – Exposure vs Coverup Culture
4:42 – Biblical Theology Exposure Ministry
11:15 – Leaders Accountable Biblical Law
14:38 – Elders Duty Investigating Sin
18:04 – Communal Responsibility
21:14 – Culpability Remaining Silent 
32:48 – Prophets Confronting Institutional Power
36:40 – Misapplying Matthew 18 Rebukes
39:13 – John the Baptist Public Rebukes
43:15 – Jesus Correcting Pharisees Publicly
52:08 – Paul Rebuking Peter 
54:57 – Protecting the Flock 
59:17 – Defining Slander 
106:04 – Navigating Unhealthy Church Cultures
115:14 – Closing 

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church

Can you train someone in spiritual gifts? Joshua Lewis walks through why training doesn’t manufacture gifts of the Spirit, but rather creates a biblical, accountable community to discover and steward the spiritual gifts God has already given.

If you’ve wondered how to grow in spiritual gifts without sliding into charismatic chaos, this episode will give you biblical categories, guardrails, and practical next steps. You’ll see why training in spiritual gifts is less about hype and more about cultivating a theologically serious, Jesus-centered community that pursues Christian theology with real accountability.

0:00 – Introduction
0:31 – What training isn’t
1:41 – Sovereign gifts explained
2:12 – Impartation, Paul’s role
2:51 – Rejecting unbiblical methods
3:45 – Training defined biblically
5:50 – Prophecy and healing model
6:12 – How God speaks
7:44 – Practicing prophecy safely
8:30 – Objections and schools
9:35 – Summary of training approach

Subscribe to The Remnant Radio newsletter and receive our FREE introduction to spiritual gifts eBook. Plus, get access to: discounts, news about upcoming shows, courses and conferences - and more. Subscribe now at TheRemnantRadio.com.

Support the show

ABOUT THE REMNANT RADIO:
📧 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
📚 COURSES & CONFERENCES
🛒 SHOP MERCH
💝 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:
• Leave a Tip
• Become a Patron
• Make a Tax-Deductible Donation

🌐📧 Check Out Our Church Pages
Josh's Church
Miller's Church
Rowntree's Church