Christian Living

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As a quick follow up to PP164 on addictions, Josh Smith joins us again to give us 10 wise and very practical life hacks to help us decrease the amount of time we spend stuck to our phones. Excellent ideas in this episode!

Scriptures Referenced: Jam 1:26; Jam 3:2-10

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Jun 23 2024

PP163 The Imago Dei: What It Means and Why It Matters

Body, Christian Living, Identity

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What does it mean that we are made in God’s image? Christians over the centuries have arrived at different answers. Mike surveys four views — resemblance, representation, relational, and reflection — and then, much to Matthew’s delight, declares all of them right! This doctrine serves as a reminder of the sanctity of human life and calls us to treat one another with the utmost respect and dignity, knowing that how we treat others reflects our treatment of God himself.

Scriptures Referenced:
Gen 1:26-28, 5:1-3, 9:5-6; 1Sam 6:5; Psa 8; Col 1:15, 3:10

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Jun 2 2024

PP161 On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand

Christian Living

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“There is no rock like our God,” says Hannah in 1Sam 2:2. What a statement… and what a God! But what is meant by this frequent metaphor of God in the Bible? And how does it point us to Christ? Be encouraged as Mike & Matthew teach us about God our Rock.

Scriptures Referenced: Deut 32:4; 1Sam 2:2; Psa 18:2; Psa 62:6-7; Psa 71:3; Isa 26:4; 1Cor 10:4; Heb 13:8

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May 26 2024

PP160 What Does God Want with Me?

Christian Living

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Have you ever found yourself asking God these questions: “What do you want with me? Why did you save me? What’s your purpose for me?” God’s answer is short and simple. He wants us to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God. That is, God wants us to spend our lives enjoying fellowship with him, becoming like him, and being agents of mercy in the world.

Scriptures Referenced: Micah 6:3-8

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May 19 2024

PP159 Shame Off You!

Christian Living, Shame

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Shame, shame. We all feel it. How can we be free from it? Tune in to hear why it is that we experience and shame and how the gospel provides a way to deal with it.

Scriptures Referenced: Gen 2:25; Isa 3:8-9; Rom 1:16; Rom 10:11; Heb 12:2

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Apr 14 2024

PP156 The Power of Thank You

Christian Living, Thanksgiving

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How’s this for a novel idea: telling other Christians why you thank God for them. That’s what Paul does to his friends in Philippi, and there’s good reason to believe he wants us to do the same. In fact, this novel idea can change how we pray, and the way we encourage each other. It can also drive us to more Christlike behaviour, and to a richer, more God-centred, theology. In this episode we also talk about the inductive Bible study method (observation, interpretation, application), and how to apply verses that seem far removed from us.

Scriptures Referenced:
Phil 1:3-6, 2:12-14; Luk 10:21

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Jan 21 2024

PP146 Words to Wake Up To

Christian Living

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Sometimes just getting out of bed in the morning can be a challenge, especially when our desire for God has gone as cold as winter. Perhaps it would help if we could wake up to the Lord Jesus calling us in the morning? Especially if his words revealed the wonderful truth, that even when our longing for him cools, his longings for us remain as strong and fervent as ever!

Scriptures Referenced: Song 2:8-14; Eph 5:22-33

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Jan 14 2024

PP145 Whom Should I Marry?

Christian Living, Marriage

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In his book on How to Read Proverbs, Tremper Longman III says that one of that book’s themes is Loving the Right Woman. He adds “Proverbs understands that a good wife [or husband!] is one of the most important things in life.” While acknowledging that marriage isn’t for everyone, Matthew & Mike discuss the goodness of marriage and some principles from Scripture for how to identify someone with whom we should be happy to pursue a relationship.

Scriptures Referenced:
Gen 24; Prov 12:4; Prov 18:22; Prov 31:10; Prov 31:30

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Oct 22 2023

PP135 Providence and the Christian

Christian Living, Providence

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As Christians, God’s providence is at work in our lives to save us and preserve us. Far from scaring us, divine providence is meant to comfort us. Join us as we work through Romans 8:28-39 and learn how God’s providence gives us a strong sense of security in the unbreakable love of God in Christ. Along the way, you’ll also learn how to receive compliments, wait on God, and begin imitating his love for his Church.

Scriptures Referenced:
Rom 8:28-39; Rev 12:1; 1Joh 3:20; Rom 4:25; Heb 7:2; 1Pet 4:19

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Oct 15 2023

PP134 What is Providence?

Christian Living

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In this episode, Thomas Seale gives us an excellent introduction to the doctrine of divine providence. Providence is God’s purposeful sovereignty over everything including nature, the spirit world, nations, life and death, and even the human will. It’s a doctrine that doesn’t just change our perspective; it changes our lives.

Scriptures Referenced: Ps 50:12; Dan 4:34-35; Eph 1:4-10; Prov 16:33; Col 1:17; Job 38-41; Amos 4:7-13; Mark 5:6-7; Deu 32:39; 1Sam 2:6; Job 14:5; Acts 17:26; Dan 4:17; Prov 21:1; 2Sam 7:14; Ps 33:10-11; Judg 14:3-4; Isa 10:6-7; Ps 27:1; Isa 8:12-13; Ps 33:18

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