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Doctrinal damsels and dames

In this TruthTalks audio recording, Dad (Dr Christopher Peppler) and I change up the format a little and instead of having an overview of the post to open with we both dive headlong into talking about a couple of women in the Bible and what made them special.

It is a somewhat light-hearted take on this issue and I do hope you enjoy it! Listen now by clicking on the link below:

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Dr. Christopher Peppler and I discuss women’s role in the church as it was, is, and should be.

Apart from really enjoying and gaining (in my opinion) much needed insight into my faith when I do these TruthTalks with Christopher Peppler, it can still feel disheartening when I think of how few people know about this podcast and therefore don’t gain what I do from them.

As I edit the audio I try to remind myself that if just one person gains Spiritually, or sees things in a different light, then our work hasn’t been in vain. Please note that you can now subscribe to the TruthTalks podcast directly from each post (just above the heading and top image) in a variety of ways and you will be notified when new TruthTalks are available (normally every second week). Oh, and how about sharing this with your friends.

I hope and pray that you will enjoy this weeks TruthTalk, which came out of THIS post, because I believe that it really helps clear up misconceptions about women’s role in the church of today.

 

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Last week Dr Christopher Peppler (a.k.a “Daddy”) wrote THIS post about debunking myths about Christianity. In this audio episode he goes into some more detail and then I get to have a Question and Answer session with him where we end up discussing the topic, along with Jewish folk, and C.S. Lewis vs. Lewis Carroll.

I do hope you enjoy it and God bless you.

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Money permeates much of our everyday lives and how we use it provides a strong indicator of our attitude towards giving and generosity.

Jesus often used money as everyday illustrations in His teachings, but He didn’t address the topic itself that much. In this sermon I link together Luke 16:13 and Luke 6:38 to present The Master’s class on financial giving.

Financial giving is important, but it is supposed to be a means of blessing, freedom, and joy, and not guilt, obligation, and hardship.

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In his post from last week, Dr Christopher Peppler wrote about dilemma’s facing church leaders and made suggestions on how to handle them.

In this TruthTalk he addresses this topic in more detail. After this I barge in with my usual volley of questions.

I try to focus on the more practical side of things in these question and answer sessions from the perspective of a church member as opposed to Dad’s position of being in leadership positions most of his life.  I do hope you get something out of these and SUBSCRIBE, or simply leave a rating or comment on whatever you use to listen to your podcasts as this is the main way we can get this podcast out!

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Does our general lack of awareness of Ascension Day mean that the Ascension is relatively unimportant? Or does it indicate our lack of appreciation of just how important it actually is?

The early creedal hymn of 1 Timothy 3:16 places the Ascension on the same level of importance as the Incarnation and the Resurrection:

‘Most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.’

Manifest in the flesh – the Incarnation; justified in the Spirit – the Resurrection; taken up in glory – the Ascension. All three are important and have a profound effect on our lives both now and eternally.

Here is the audio of the sermon I preached on this at the Lonehill Village Church on Sunday 28th May 2017. If you enjoy this you can subscribe HERE or find TruthTalks on all the major podcast catchers. Here’s the sermon:

 

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In last week’s post “Young People Arise” Dr Christopher Peppler noted the role of the role of young people in past revivals.

He also commented that Jesus’ disciples were all quite youthful, and I (Chris’s daughter) had questions like:

* How young is young?

* How today’s youth are supposed to “arise” in a practical way, and

* What about us folk who fall into the “not so young” category, what is our role?

Listen to the TruthTalk podcast and please let me know ([email protected]) if you have any comments or other questions you would like me to address on your behalf in future TruthTalks.

We are working with new hardware so I must apologise that the Q&A section’s audio quality is not as good as I would like, but we will be addressing this.

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Many Blessings,

Karen – Truthistheword.com Admin

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On the 22nd April 2017, over one million people converged on a farm just outside Bloemfontein to interceded for the nation of South Africa. This TruthTalk is an account and evaluation of this momentous event.

Things in South Africa have already started changing!

The Q&A session that follows the audio presentation deals with some issues which arise when we consider a gathering of this nature. We explore to what extent churches and individual Christians should be involved in politics, our role in national affairs, and our responsibility to speak truth to power.

 

 

 

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Angus Buchan has called for one million Christians to gather for prayer on the 22nd April 2017 to ‘call upon The Lord to bring justice, peace and hope to our beloved South Africa‘. Why should we go?

Let me say up front that I support this initiative, and the reason I am not going is because my wife and I are caring for our two small granddaughters so our son and daughter-in-law can go.

In Old Testament times, the whole nation of Israel was sometimes called to assemble, either to hear what God had to say to them or to intercede in a time of national calamity. The New Testament people of God responded to crisis in the same way. When the authorities commanded Peter and John to stop preaching about Jesus, the Christians assembled and ‘raised their voices together in prayer to God’ (Acts 4:24). This was their first response to crisis, but not their only response. Listen to how they concluded their prayers:

“Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” (Acts 4:29-30) In other words, they asked God to empower them to speak His Word and then to do what they couldn’t do and perform a miracle! And God responded straight away by physically shaking the place where they were meeting and by filling them with power from on high.

Does God need a certain number of people to agree together before He decides to act?

No, I do not believe this for a minute. Will the prayers of many release sufficient power to enable God to move in our nation? No, God does not need our prayers in order to accomplish His mighty deeds! Prayer is talking reverently with God – no less and no more than that.

Why then should Christians go in their hundreds of thousands to the ‘It’s time’ prayer gathering?

* A huge gathering like this represents the church across the nation and declares with one voice “Almighty God, we are dependent on you. We can do little without your intervention and we acknowledge this.”

* There is the request on behalf of the whole church; “Father God, please speak to us and to our nation for we are desperate to hear from you Lord.”

* There is the urgent plea of “In Jesus mighty name, please come, Holy Spirit of the living God, and fill us with power from on high so that we can proclaim your Word with boldness and effectiveness.”

My expectation is that God will respond to the prayers of His people and I am anticipating a miraculous change in the spiritual condition of our country resulting in big changes to government and society.

My fervent hope is that the ‘It’s time’ national day of prayer will mark a decisive turning point in the downward trajectory of our nation, ushering in a new dispensation for ALL our people. Greed turned to giving, hate to compassion, fear to hope, poverty to earned prosperity, and godlessness to righteousness.

Could it be that the ‘It’s Time’ gathering will usher in a mighty spiritual revival in South Africa? I have been part of a group of about 20 people who have been getting together every week to pray for revival – for such a time as this? In genuine Holy Spirit, Jesus-centred revival God the Father moves miraculously on even the hardest hearts. He could convict members of parliament to act with integrity and to heed their consciences. He could bring confusion and calamity to the recalcitrant, and He moves powerfully and decisively in many other ways.

It is indeed time for the church of the Lord Jesus Christ to come together and pray with one mind and voice.

This is the second part of the 2 part series of TruthTalks by Dr. Christopher Peppler. If you missed part 1 and would like to catch up, please click HERE.

The “It’s Time” prayer gathering event is just around the corner and next week we are going to be writing, and talking about this and we would love to have YOUR thoughts on it which we can address in the question and answer session of the TruthTalks podcast, so please go ahead and let us know.

CLICK HERE and answer some questions for us – it would be great if we could pick up on your responses in our next Q&A.

* Are you planning on going to the “It’s Time” event?

* What is your motivation fro going or not going?

* What are your expectations?

In this, the second part 2 of the 2-part Revival series we hear about the state of Christian Theology and the church today and how much we NEED revival! Take up the challenge and search your heart for what YOUR beliefs on revival are, then let us know.

Listen to part two of the Revival Revisited message below.

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