EPISODE #42 - Grace Is Bigger (Total Depravity)

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Have you heard Christians use the phrase "total depravity" to talk about sin? What in the world does that mean, is it biblical, and does it help us see God's grace all the more? The guys talk about this and more in Part 2 of this series as they work through the theological acronym TULIP. Let's talk about the T (total depravity) in TULIP.

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EPISODE #41 - Grace Is Bigger (An Introduction To TULIP)

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The bigger your understanding of sin, the bigger your understanding of grace. The grace of God for us is bigger than we realize and what "TULIP" stands for helps us see that. Whether you know what TULIP stands for or not, we hope this brief series will bring wonder to your heart and mind.

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EPISODE #40 - Prayer and Joy In Suffering

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Suffering strikes us all. We hurt, we lose, we depress, we doubt, and then we question. So, what do we do in suffering? What do we hope for? Jeff and Collin review a few recent favorite streaming shows/movies they’ve enjoyed during quarantine and then discuss the reality of suffering and how we can pray and even have joy in the midst of it.

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EPISODE #39 - The Resurrection of Jesus

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Christians talk a lot about the cross of Jesus. People everywhere put up crosses in their homes and where them around their necks. But what about the resurrection of Jesus? What do we think about the resurrection? On this episode, Jeff and Collin review a Truly (lemonade flavor) and then talk about the significance and present power of the resurrection for you.

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EPISODE #34 - The Church Is About... (Part 4: A New Era)

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The hosts of this podcast, Jeff and Collin, serve a local church full-time in Waco, TX (Redeemer Waco). The church was planted 20 years ago and has grown to become a home church for around 300 or so people. This podcast discusses the “new era” Redeemer is in and is therefore an episode pretty specific to Redeemer. However, we hope you still benefit from it whether you are a part of Redeemer or not, but forgive us for how specific it is to our local church.

Different churches operate differently according to their size and this is normal. Redeemer’s aim, no matter its size, remains the same. However, the church is moving into a new era of how it operates to better serve its body and the community around it, to better love each other and glorify God.

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EPISODE #38 - Does God Use Our Sin?

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What you believe about how God works in the life of Christians will either lead you to spiritual sanity or spiritual insanity. For example, if God hates sin and you are called to be holy, what do you do when you seem to be more sinful than ever, even as a Christian? On this episode Jeff and Collin discuss how God might just be at work even when we see how sinful we are, as Christians. Due to COVID-19 this podcast was recorded via a conference call, so forgive us for subpar audio quality.

EPISODE #38 VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO0VgtKp_Ykk24P9piJnnPg

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EPISODE #37 - The Church Is About... (Conclusion, On Mission)

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The church has been given a mission, so every church must value the mission. What exactly is the mission? And what does it mean not only for individual Christians but local churches as a whole? In this conclusion the guys talk about how the mission of the church affects not only individual lifestyles but even the music of a local church.

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EPISODE #36 - The Church Is About... (Part 6: Community)

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This podcast series, "The Church Is About...", covers what the church ought to be about and what Jeff and Collin hope their home church is about. And it is in a time of crisis during this time of COVID-19 that our vision and values show how important and crucial they really are, especially the value of community.

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EPISODE #35 - The Church Is About... (Part 5: A Bit More On The Gospel)

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What is exactly is the "gospel"? We have been discussing it so much it is time to clarify exactly what we are talking about when we are talking about the "gospel" and what we are not talking about. In this brief episode Collin discusses the events and message of the Gospel and the distinction between the law and the gospel.

After the weekend, the guys will move to discuss two more core values in their church, community and mission, and how those values drive and shape the church and how the church is fixed and flexible with each.

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EPISODE #33 - The Church Is About... (Part 3: Valuing The Gospel)

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This podcast series, “The Church Is About…” covers what the church should be about and what Jeff and Collin, who serve Redeemer Waco in Waco, TX, hope Redeemer is all about. Today, Collin briefly tackles why the church is so values the Gospel. It may sound weird to you when a church says they are “all about the Gospel”. So, Part 3 here covers a little bit about what that means.

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EPISODE #32 - The Church Is About... (Part 2: Being Fixed And Flexible)

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In Part 2 of this series the guys talk about what it means to be a church that is fixed and flexible. The reality is, the Bible tells us certain things are fixed and not up for debate. Other things, however, are flexible and we have freedom to use wisdom in certain methods of how we "do" church.

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EPISODE #31 - The Church Is About... (Part 1: A Grand Gospel-Vision)

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What is church all about, really? While every local church can have differences regarding specific vision in specific times and places, there are core realities that should mark a church. In this series, Jeff and Collin discuss what they hope marks the local church they serve in Texas. In Part one, the guys discuss having a grand, overarching Gospel-vision.

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EPISODE #29 - Connecting With God (Part 2 On Communion and Baptism)

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We know, we know...this sounds weird. A podcast about connecting with God that talks about the Lord's Supper and Baptism? What in the world is that about? Well, give this episode a listen and you might be surprised how God uses the two New Testament sacraments, the Lord's Supper and Baptism, to give us grace and connect with us.

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EPISODE #28 - Connecting With God (Part 1 On Sermons)

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Christians want to connect with God. They want to know how to connect with God on a daily basis and they want to know they are in fact connecting with God. In this series the guys are going to talk about the ways God connects with us, according to the Bible. In Part 1, they discuss a topic you wouldn’t think would be the first topic in a series like this: preaching and sermons.

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EPISODE #26 - Our Prayer And The Lord's Prayer (Part 2)

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In Part 2 in this series on prayer and the Lord's Prayer, the guys discuss further why it is so hard to pray, what beliefs we have that hinder our prayer life and how the Lord's Prayer helps. They also turn to focus on the emphasis of the Kingdom of God in the beginning of the Lord’s Prayer.

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EPISODE #25 - Our Prayer And The Lord's Prayer (Part 1)

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Why is it so hard to pray? Our hearts are often cold, our minds wander, and we wonder if we will ever have a solid prayer life. On this episode, the guys review a famous Silos Baking Co. cookie, discuss the difficulty of prayer, and begin to work through the wonders of the Lord's Prayer, beginning with, “Our Father…”.

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EPISODE #24 - Devil's Advocate - Spiritual Gifts

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The better question about spiritual gifts is not, "Do you believe the Spirit gives gifts to Christians?" The better question is, "What gifts do you think the Bible says the Spirit is still giving out today?" On this edition of Devil's Advocate, the guys try to highlight some misconceptions about views on spiritual gifts and what gifts are still being given today.

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EPISODE #23 - What's The Virgin Birth About?

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Welcome to our Advent podcast series! On this episode, the guys talk about the virgin birth as recorded in Matthew 1:18-25, an event in which God steps into our nothingness. Are you a nobody from nowhere? Good news! God loves to rescue nobodies in their nothingness.

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EPISODE #22 - Devil's Advocate - Infant Baptism

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Welcome to the first edition of Devil's Advocate where one of the guys gets peppered by a devil's advocate on a tough topic. Today, Jeff gets peppered on infant baptism and he was not prepared ahead of time. So let's ask, why on earth would a church baptize an infant?

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