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God Allows Abraham to Push Back
There’s a strange story in the Bible where God decides to tell Abraham what he’s up to and then allows Abraham to speak into the situation. Their conversation goes on to display God’s grace, as well as his concern for righteousness and justice. Check out today’s episode and then join us on our Discord channel!…
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Sacrificing Discipleship for Evangelism
New believers still have so much to learn and do after getting saved and we have effectively truncated their life in Jesus and belittled Christianity if we have taught them that their religion is no more than saying the sinner’s prayer. John Wesley knew this kind of simple-minded Christianity could happen in ministry and worked…
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Police Angels
What’s up with God coming down to earth with some angels to see if Sodom and Gomorrah are as bad as the reports have made them out to be? Strangely enough, this isn’t the only case where angels seem to be operating as policemen in the Bible. Let’s talk more about that. Check out today’s…
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God Doesn’t Typically Remove Temptation
Unless God performs the rare miracle of instant virtue on a new believer we should expect that they will need lots of time to grow. Occasionally this miracle happens, but not often. I recall hearing a testimony at a conference where a young man spoke about his past porn addiction. He shared about how deep…
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I Think this Bible Passage is Hilarious
Huh. Larry. Us. Check out today’s episode and then join us on our Discord channel! https://www.jxncloud.com/discord
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Christian Growth Requires the Holy Spirit
The church has a little bit of a problem with patience towards weaker Christians when it comes to righteousness and the fruit of the Spirit. We think they should arrive at the fullness of fruit immediately by their own effort. Brennan Manning frames the problem well: There is a myth flourishing in the Church today…
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Cliché Christian Answers
One day a woman across the street from our church called me and asked me to come by and talk to her son about Jesus. I didn’t really know who she was or what exactly I was getting into, but in due time I found myself on her porch. I became increasingly uncomfortable when she…
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The Covenant Mark of… Um… Circumcision
So uh… we gonna talk about this? Yes… yes we are. (And for that reason this episode is probably not for kids.)
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The 100 Year Old Father of Many Nations
It’s not every day you turn 100 years old and have a son who will somehow give way to you eventually becoming a father of many nations. God’s amazing covenant with Abraham will touch everything that is to come in the Bible story, including our lives today.
Jamin Bradley 