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Listen to Dr. Sean Cole, lead pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Sterling, CO, to help you understand Christianity. This podcast includes sermons, lectures, and discussions on leading issues in the ... more
FAQs about Understanding Christianity:How many episodes does Understanding Christianity have?The podcast currently has 1,199 episodes available.
August 11, 2022The Horns of a Dilemma and the Authority of Christ LUKE 20:1-8Do you joyfully submit to the authority of Christ.In this encounter, Jesus traps the religious leaders on the hornsof a dilemma and exposes their hypocrisy. Dr. Sean Cole exploresthree themes in this passage: (1) Jesus placed a high priority......more42minPlay
July 31, 2022What Are You Passionate About? LUKE 19:45-48Jesus cleanses the Temple of the money changers. Hequotes from Isaiah 56 and Jeremiah 7. Pastor Sean takes us on ajourney back into those two Old Testametn passages to show thepriority of missions, the passion for prayer, and the importance......more46minPlay
July 29, 2022"Once Saved, Always Saved" vs. Perseverance of the SaintsThe Baptistic doctrine of "Once Saved, AlwaysSaved" is a shallow understanding of eternal security thatoriginates out of revivalism. Dr. Sean Cole explains how theReformed understanding of Perseverance of the Saints provides amore robust......more57minPlay
July 24, 2022The Only Way to True Peace LUKE 19:28-44Jesus finally enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday inHis triumphal entry. King Jesus is the only way to experience truepeace with God. He has supernatural knowledge of all things. He isworth of our joyous worship. He has compassion on helpless......more42minPlay
July 22, 2022Are You a Good and Faithful Servant? LUKE 19:11-127In this passage, Jesus addresses a misconceptionabout the immediacy of the coming of His Kingdom by telling theparable of the ten minas. We do not know exactly when Jesus willreturn, but He will come on the clouds in power and glory one day.We......more46minPlay
July 12, 2022The Mission of Christ and a Wee LIttle Man LUKE 19:1-10in the narrative with Zacchaeus, we see thesovereignty of God in salvation as Jesus came to seek and save thelost.. God often prepares hearts by creating a spiritual curiosity.Also, Jesus sovereignly and effectually calls sinners to Himself.In......more49minPlay
July 03, 2022I Once Was Blind, but Now I See! LUKE 18:35-43Jesus heals the blind man on the way to Jericho.From this narrative, we see a picture of how Jesus loves to savesinners. We must recognize our wrtechedness before a holy God andcry out for mercy. We must have saving faith in Christ alone.Listen as......more41minPlay
June 26, 2022Is it Worth It??? LUKE 18:28-34Is it worth it to repent and believe in Jesus? Weoften couch the gospel in terms of what I must give up instead ofwhat I gain. From this passage, Dr. Sean Cole explores three truthsabout our salvation. Is it worth it to follow Jesus?......more41minPlay
June 24, 2022The Impossibility of Salvation? The Rich Young RulerIn Luke 18:18-30, Jesus encounters the rich youngruler. His trust in his riches made him anxious and lackingassurance. Suprisingly, Jesus crushes him with the Law to exposehis idolatry. In this passage, we see the clear teaching of thedistinction......more44minPlay
June 21, 2022Reflections on SBC 2022 in AnaheimDr. Sean Cole attended the SBC annual meeting inAnaheim last week as a messenger from Emmanuel Baptist Church. Hegives his reflections on the meeting. There are major concernsabout pragmatism infecting the denomination and confusion over whatis a......more1h 6minPlay
FAQs about Understanding Christianity:How many episodes does Understanding Christianity have?The podcast currently has 1,199 episodes available.