Three Guys Theologizing (3GT)

This episode begins with some typical shenanigans. Kyle has to explain that the “Super Spreader” shirt he is wearing is not advertisement for a fertilizing company, but punishment for bringing Covid home to his family from Synod. Scott brings up quotes from a movie he and Kyle watched from their youth, while Barry is again clueless about this cultural reference. But finally they get on tack to the subject at hand. As many pastors are struggling, they discuss how the need for perseverance in pastoral ministry.

They look at the model of the Apostle Paul and various discussion points arise. The call to suffer. The need for companionship. The confession of weakness. The importance of Christ’s body. The fellowship with Christ in our sufferings. Numerous examples and practical applications are offered along the way.

As the guys have discussed pastoral burnout before (see Episode 225: How to Burnout Your Pastor) and the need for pastoral refreshment (Episode 142: Lifting Your Pastor’s Hands), this episode completes the trilogy on this subject. So whether you are a pastor needing further encouragement or a congregant wanting to give it, give these episodes a listen!

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With all three guys finally back in the saddle, they decide to tackle an issue the whole country is discussing. They theologize over the momentous news of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

They first rejoice over how the Lord used unlikely providence to bring this event to pass. They then explain how each state in the Union must now work through the process of outlawing abortion for this scourge to truly be removed from the land. From there, they discuss the way the church must provide salt and light to this issue through its ministries of preaching, praying, enacting Biblical justice, and showing mercy.

The battle to end the scourge of abortion in the land in many ways has just begun. This episode is offered in the hope that it will provide encouragement to the church to keep up the good fight.

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With Scott back out on the campaign trail kissing babies, Barry and Kyle turn to letters sent to 3GT for this episode’s topic. As such, their tone turns more serious. For a faithful listener wants to know how to counsel her friend who has been through divorce.

To establish a proper understanding of this subject, the guys first lay the Biblical understanding of marriage as a covenant. They then speak of what divorce represents, and go on to establish the only Scriptural reasons for taking this action. They conclude with loads of practical advice for the listener as well as anyone else needing help thinking through this matter.

As divorce represents the rendering asunder of a covenant ordained and established by God, it is vital the church thinks properly about this important subject. Hopefully this episode of Three Guys Theologizing (minus 1!) will help toward that end!

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With their tumultuous schedules finally colliding together, all three guys are back for this episode! After congratulating Scott again for his election victory, the 3GTers get to the subject at hand as they address preaching duty.

By this topic, they do not speak of the duty of preaching. Rather, they discuss the importance in preaching of making clear to the congregation the response God’s people are supposed to make to His Word. The parishioner and pastor describe numerous influences as to why preachers are hesitant to preach duty to their people. They mention such things as a reaction against fundamentalism, an emphasis on justification to the exclusion of sanctification, and a push to make every sermon redemptive-historical in nature. From there, the guys then show how Biblical sermons demonstrate a high expectation of a dutiful response from the hearers and how Reformed theology support this approach. They then become even more specific, speaking about how preaching duty is to be practiced and how applications are to be made.

This episode could help you be a better sermon preparer or listener – what could be more important than that? So be sure to listen to this episode, and be sure to listen for our special guest at the very end of the podcast!

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With the old guy away, the boys decide to play! Yes, Kyle and Scott turn this episode of 3GT into 2BT – Two Boys Theologizing! – as they discuss the process for examining officers for the church.

They first discuss Scott’s stirring victory in the prosecuting attorney’s race he recently won. Just as candidates for public office need to be qualified and properly elected, so do officers in Christ’s church. But the moral standard and spiritual importance is much higher. They explain the process Reformed Presbyterians go through in order to be qualified for office in the church. The boys begin with deacons, then address ruling elders, and finally pastors. Kyle discovers an office Scott once held that he did not know about. The different types of exams, their need, and the importance they serve in properly overseeing the church are emphasized.

Punctuated with their typical liveliness, the boys make this episode one you will want to be sure to listen to!

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The boys are back! Yes, all of them! After a long hiatus, the pastor is welcomed back by the parishioner and professor on 3GT once again. After their usual banter and seeing the newest tattoo Kyle is sporting, the guys get down to the task at hand.

For a listener is seeking counsel, and the 3GTers are all too happy to oblige. She wants to know what to do when in speaking of matters related to marriage, sexuality, and gender – all the rage these days! – people refer to experts who redefine traditional Biblical concepts. Experts who quote other experts, use Hebrew and Greek, and write extensively to make their points. What’s a Christian to do? The guys offer pastoral advice on how to interact with those promoting their progressive theology.

With the lads together again, a listener offering a great question, and an eager discussion packed with practicality, you’ll want to be sure to listen to this newest offering of Three Guys Theologizing!

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They’re back! Well, at least two of them are. As this episode explains, each of the three guys have had unusually difficult schedules that have made recording impossible until now. Kyle has had hours devoted to a difficult church matter. Scott is working hard on the campaign trail. And, as he shares on this episode, Barry had a family crisis arise.

Right before midnight on the last Lord’s Day of February, Barry’s daughter called to tell him her police officer husband, Tommy, had been shot. In this special episode of 3GT, he recounts what took place that evening and then the incredible working of the Lord that followed. It’s a story that describes God’s amazing providence, a young couples’ exhibition of faith, and the Spirit’s work of glorifying the Lord in the midst of it all.

So tune in to hear more of God’s grace in the midst of tragedy. (To read his daughter’s own account of these events, go here. For recent updates on Tommy’s condition, go here.)

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The professor is recording from the Rare Books Room of RPTS where breathing in the rarified air makes him ready to tackle almost any subject. The parishioner is hot on the campaign trail as a tough prosecutor and so he is ready to rumble as well. But they get more than they bargained for with this episode’s topic. For they address the issue of the unpardonable sin!

They begin by identifying the Scriptures that teach this doctrine. Then the guys explain their understanding of what it is and what type of people commit it. The place of church discipline in relationship to this sin is discussed. They conclude with how the presence of this sin’s description in the Bible should serve as a sober warning.

Here is an episode of a more sober nature but one that addresses a topic of importance to the church. So join the guys for this week’s discussion on 3GT!

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Still limping along in biunial fashion, the parishioner and professor decide to talk about the Trinity. Especially, they meditate on a verse describing the Triune God’s work of caring for the church. “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28). From this text, the guys discuss how shepherding the church is a work of the Trinity.

They begin by showing how Paul described the work of overseeing the flock of God to the Ephesian elders in a Trinitarian manner. They talk about how the church is formed by the Father, Sin, and Holy Spirit. From there, they reflect on the necessity of feeding God’s people. The guys go on to explain how the Holy Spirit works in the church today to set leaders over Christ’s people. They then look at the means the Lord has given to seek the Spirit’s help in caring for the church.

Though you will have to wait until there are tri-hosts once again on the podcast, still click play as it’s never too soon to think upon the Trinity and the church!

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Not often the home of daily political news, 3GT was given the inside scoop on an exciting development. Our very own Scott J. Hunt is running for Prosecutor for Grant County in Indiana!

Having just filed to begin his campaign, Barry is given an exclusive interview with the new candidate. Scott shares what is involved in running for office. He explains his sense of calling in seeking this position, and why he chose the words “Integrity, Leadership, and Commitment” to describe his candidacy. Calling upon his experience as deputy prosecutor, Scott describes his desire not to sling mud in the election but to clean up the dirt of criminal behavior in his community. The episode ends with Scott sharing how listeners can pray for him.

You won’t want to miss hearing the latest on this episode of 3GT!

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