TruthTalks Archives - Truth Is The Word

When Christians exercise the apostolic, prophetic, evangelistic, pastoral, and teaching roles under the anointing and guidance of the Holy Spirit, then we are likely to encounter Jesus.

When the Old Testament roles of King, Prophet, and Priest are applied with grace, power, and a focus on Jesus, then surely He is pleased to be in our midst and we are blessed to be in His presence.

If you want to find out more about this, or would like an expanded version of last weeks post on the same topic then click on the play button below:

Why are gifts of the Spirit, signs of the presence of the Lord Jesus among us?

What do we do when we are prompted by the Holy Spirit during a church service?

In this podcast, I clarify and expand on last weeks post which can be found HERE. This is part of “The Church Jesus would Attend” series and if you’ve missed it you can catch the first one HERE. Then click “Next Post” to hear the rest, or otherwise listen to the audio of last weeks post by clicking on the button below.

 

Last week we continued with the series “What kind of church would Jesus attend?” and wrote about Faith and expectation.

If you would like to hear me expand on this topic or prefer the audible version of my posts, then simply click on the “play” button below:

 

If you missed the start of the series and would like to listen to the previous podcasts or read the previous posts on this series, go to THIS link and then click the NEXT button at the bottom of each post to go through them all systematically. God bless you.

 

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In this TruthTalk, I cover the topic of reverent and adoring worship, which I wrote about in my last article. This is part of a series that examines the Sunday service corporate expressions of church life.

Click play below to listen to the audio and please note that there will be no Q & A section on this or future audios in this current series. Let me know your thoughts on this if you are so inclined.  ;-P

Following last weeks post, I talk briefly about the nine indicators of the presence of God in our church services. After that, Karen and I and have a lively (as always) question and answer session.

Click on the play button below to listen and, as always, your comments and questions are most welcome

 

I recently presented an overview of the ‘gift’ of prophecy and I am sharing it here on Truth is The Word.

Part One is just under an hour long and covers seven common questions:

* What is prophecy?

* What forms does it take?

* How is it different to Old Testament prophecy?

* Why is it important to us?

* How are we to prophesy?

* How do we test prophecy?

* How should we respond to genuine prophecy?

The key scriptures I reference are 1 Corinthians 14:1-5, 29-33  1 Corinthians 13:9-12  Acts 11:28  21:10-11

In Part Two, I give just over half an hour to taking questions from the audience, but if you would like to listen to this you will need to click HERE. Below you will find the audio of the teaching itself.

Have a listen, and if you have any questions you don’t feel I addressed, please feel free to post to my Facebook Page or email me at [email protected].

Thank you for listening, here is the audio:

We just cannot avoid the fact that parts of the Old Testament depict God as a bloodthirsty warrior.

As a continuation of last weeks post on the God of the Old Testament, Dr. Christopher Peppler goes into more detail in this audio file. In the Q & A session, we mostly discuss this statement:

“When we encounter these incidents [the seemingly extremely harsh incidents] in scriptures, we can respond in one of three ways.

* We can reason that God must have had a good reason for acting no better than a pagan deity of the nations surrounding Israel;

* OR that we must just accept these portrayals of God because they are in the infallible scriptures and must, therefore, be true depictions of aspects of God’s nature;

* OR that something else is going on here that we need to understand.”

What else IS going on? Listen to the TruthTalk by clicking the play button below.

People who doubt the authenticity of the Old Testament or the divinity of Jesus should listen to this message.

The Lord Jesus connects the dots between His life and key Old Testament events. By doing this He is in effect saying, “Yes, it is true, and I AM the one who did it!”

Click HERE to read the article on which this sermon is based or press play below to listen or download the sermon.

Should we be concerned when Andy Stanley, the leader of the biggest church in the USA, says that it is time for us to ‘unhitch’ from the Old Testament? Is he unhitched from truth, unhinged, or just misunderstood?

This TruthTalk seeks to answer these questions and explores the relevance of the Old Testament and the nature and purpose of the whole Bible.

Click HERE if you want to read the article, or simply listen to or download the audio below.