Episodes

  • The Day of the Lord
    Feb 24 2025

    In 1 Thessalonians 5 Paul mentions The Day of the Lord. Mike and Brian discuss how long that day lasts, what it is, and why understanding The Day of the Lord is essential to understanding the Biblical Prophetic timetable.

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    44 mins
  • Why Don’t Christians Keep the Old Testament Law?
    Nov 27 2024

    Sometimes Christians get accused of “picking and choosing” when it comes to which laws of God we keep and which we don’t keep. Is that the case? Mike and Brian discuss how Christians relate to the laws in the Old Testament, and why we aren’t under the Law anymore.

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    41 mins
  • Christianity and Gay Identity
    Jun 6 2024

    Is it wise for Christians to use the identity labels such as “Gay,” even if they remain celibate? Mike and Brian discuss the wisdom of using labels like this, and how the scriptures lead us to think about these aspects of our identity.

    CCPhilly Resources: WED1207

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Learning from Paul's Prayers
    May 2 2024

    The Bible gives us all kinds of instruction to help us learn to pray—especially in the form of recorded prayers themselves. Mike and Brian discuss Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3, and what these prayers have to teach us about our prayer lives.

    Ephesians 3:14-21

    Wednesday Bible Study Reference: WED1204

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    48 mins
  • Church Membership
    Apr 18 2024

    How should a church keep track of who its members are? Is formal membership the best way to care for the body of Christ? Mike and Brian discuss the pros and cons of formal church membership, and why other options exits.

    Ephesians 2:11-22


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    56 mins
  • Calvinism, part 7: Wrap Up
    Feb 12 2024

    Mike and Brian discuss final observations and overall take-aways from the issues raised by thinking through how Calvinism and Arminianism interpret the Biblical teachings about salvation.

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    32 mins
  • Calvinism, part 6: Perseverance of the Saints
    Feb 11 2024

    Is it possible for someone who is truly saved to “lose” their salvation, or walk away from Jesus, and not come back? Mike and Brian discuss the Calvinist Doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints, and other ways the Biblical teachings about the security of the believer have been understood.

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    30 mins
  • Calvinism, part 5: Irresistible Grace
    Feb 10 2024

    We need God’s grace to be saved—that much is clear from the Scriptures. But what is God’s grace? And how is it that grace saves us? Mike and Brian discuss the commonalities and the distinctions between that Calvinist and Arminian understandings of the Biblical teachings on God’s grace.

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    42 mins