How did the early Christians so radically influence their world and what can we learn from them? Dwight Edwards joins us in this encore episode to share a preview of his book entitled “Game Changing Christianity.” Prepare for 30 minutes that will truly challenge how you choose to live out your faith.
#73: Christ, Our Joy (Encore)
- September 5, 2017
- Tagged as: Advent, Carmen Pate, grace, jot, leukemia, Saving Grace
Holidays are traditionally a time of celebration, but for people who are going through tough times, it can be hard to feel joyful. In this encore episode, we are blessed to have our regular host, Carmen Pate, share about her ongoing battle with leukemia and how she continues to experience joy in the midst of trials.
Does God’s love ever change? Today, more than ever, people need to know about the extravagant and unconditional love of God. In this encore episode, Dr. Mark Haywood returns to the podcast to share about God’s love for humanity throughout history and how we can experience His love both now and in the future.
Dr. Roger Fankhauser, pastor and president of the Free Grace Alliance, returns this week to address the human tendency to try and earn God’s love. Through an exploration of John 14:26, Dr. Fankhauser unpacks what it means to both demonstrate our love of God and experience His love more fully in our lives.
Is your Christian life a job or a joy? Find out the difference between a have-to life and a thank-you life as Dr. Dave Anderson answers questions from our podcast listeners. Dr. Anderson is the author of “Bewitched: The Rise of Neo-Galatianism,” a study on the book of Galatians, which provides an enlightening discussion about grace vs. legalism. To order your copy of the book, visit gracetheology.org.
Does God really want us to “count it all joy” when we face tough times? Dian Sustek, author of “Finding Joy in the Journey,” shares her powerful testimony about choosing joy in the midst of trials.
Did you know that believers are called to live in such a way that we make the invisible Christ visible to the watching world? Dwight Edwards, pastor and best-selling author, joins us to discuss the provision God has made for every believer to reveal His “spectacularness.”
How does our view of God’s sovereignty affect our view of salvation? Dr. Ken Wilson, Professor of Systematic Theology and Church History at Grace School of Theology, is our guest as we explore the issues of free will, foreknowledge, and God’s amazing grace.
Over the past 2 weeks, we’ve talked about why apologetics is important and how believers can use this discipline to point to the truth of God’s Word. But in a world riddled with thousands of philosophies, people struggle to see clear truth. As we end this series with Paco Cortez, join us to learn some practical steps that Christians can take as we face challenges in bringing the light of God’s truth into our contemporary culture.
When doubt surrounding our faith strikes us, how do we find our way back to a place of assurance? This week, Assistant Professor of Apologetics, Paco Cortez, tells us more about how apologetics can prepare believers to effectively deal with doubt.