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Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Marcia Montenegro, former Occult practitioner, shares her story of finding Jesus. In reality, she talks about how God was working in her life long before she had any desire to become a Christian. This is a fascinating conversation to see how God works in His sovereignty and providence to bring an Occult member out of the clutches of the devil and have her find Christ. She is now a professed Christian who helps educate the church on how to avoid the hidden occult teachings that creep into the church.
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Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Saturday Sep 16, 2023
Have you ever wondered what the Occult teaches? In this episode I speak with Marcia Montenegro who spent a large portion of her adult life in the occult. She was a Professional Astrologer. Before that she was involved in various New Age, occult, and Eastern beliefs and practices, including Inner Light Consciousness, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Hindu teachings and meditation, and psychic development classes. During these years, she also participated in past life regression, numerology, Tarot cards, spirit contact, seances, astral travel, and received a spirit guide through a guided visualization. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. In this episode we discuss how she got involved in the Occult, some of her experiences in the Occult, and a behind the scenes look at what it is like to be a professional occult member.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:25 Communicating with the dead
00:12:30 The 1960's and the Occult
00:16:50 How Hinduism influenced Marcia
00:25:00 Meeting a discarnate being
00:32:50 Formal eduction in the Occult
00:37:25 Being a Professional Astrologer
00:54:50 Harvard, Illegal Drugs, and the Occult
01:01:15 The Ouija board and demon possession
01:12:20 Turning to Christ
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
#52 What was the original purpose of baptism? / Conversions in the book of Acts
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
The purpose of baptism is a highly debated topic in the Christian world. This episode is part 2 of a series I am doing as we look into the conversions of the book of Acts to see how the early church viewed baptism. In this video we will look at Acts 8 with the conversion of the Samaritans by the preaching of Philip. We will discuss why the Apostles came down to lay their hands on the Samaritans and critique some popular Christian commentators who seem to misunderstand Acts 8.
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00:00 INTRO 01:15
Background to Acts 8
03:13 Baptism & Holy Spirit Connection
07:02 Acts 8
11:10 Laying on of Apostle's hands
14:35 How do you get the Spirit?
18:10 4 Points about Acts 8
29:40 Concluding Thoughts
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
#51 What is the meaning of Baptism? / Conversions in the book of Acts
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
What is the meaning of baptism? The question is asked by pretty much every Christian because the topic comes up repeatedly in the New Testament. But what connection, if any, does it have to the conversion process?
This past year I studied the book of Acts in depth, reading a lot of commentaries and articles on it. I took a look the role baptism played in the conversion process for the early church. I found that they seemed to value baptism differently than most Protestant churches do today.
We need to be in the habit of allowing the Bible to reshape our theology instead of reading our theology into the text. In this series, I explore how the first converts responded to the Gospel message and what role Baptism played in that process.
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Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
New Testament Theology | Episode #50 with Dr. Kurt Jaros
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
There is a lot of discussions that can happen revolving around New Testament Theology, but one of the best is in regards to Calvinism versus Arminianism. Is it an either-or choice or is there a third option? Also, have Christians been guilty of unjustifiably attacking the skeptic Bart Ehrman? Check out this conversation I had with Dr. Kurt Jaros as we discuss New Testament theology and a whole lot more.
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Monday Jul 25, 2022
Slavery and the Bible | Episode #49 with Dr. H.C. Felder
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Does the Bible support slavery? What is the Christian position on slavery? Why did so-called Christians in the past own slaves? These are legitimate questions but they do have good answers. Check out this conversations I had with Dr. H.C. Felder and his book "The African American Guide to the Bible" where we discuss all this and more.
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
What is Critical Race Theory and should Christians believe it? There is a lot of confusion surrounding CRT. Admittedly, even I had to spend a lot of hours doing my own research. In this episode I talk with the founder of Steadfast Truth Ministries, Kelly Beware, about her own journey coming into contact with CRT. She explains what is was like hearing about it for the first time, how she struggled to see how it could match with Christianity, and where her journey has led her to believe it is antithetical to the Gospel message.
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00:00:00 Who is Kelly & Steadfast Truth Ministries?
00:24:28 What is CRT?
00:34:10 Kelly Navigating CRT
00:42:00 Main Disagreements with CRT
00:52:15 Responsibility of Church Leaders
Monday May 23, 2022
Is Abortion in the Bible? Numbers 5 & the Unfaithful Wife
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Does Numbers 5 in the Bible promote abortion in the case of suspected infidelity? In 2022, the Supreme Court is taking a look at Roe v. Wade and it might be overturned. This has caused Christians and non-Christians to focus on the topic of abortion again. Some people attempt to find verses in the Bible that supposedly support abortion or even command it. One Instagram post was shown to me recently that claimed Numbers 5 prescribes abortion in certain cases. In this video, I will examine this claim and properly explain how the passage is NOT talking about abortion.
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00:00 Intro
01:15 Critics of the Bible don't understand the Bible
06:48 Christians have always been against Abortion
10:47 Numbers 5, Testing an Unfaithful Wife
14:12 Bible Translations matter
17:37 Numbers 5 is about Infertility not Abortion
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
There are key prophecies in the Old Testament regarding Jesus as the Messiah. Among them, there is a theme of Jesus as the Messiah King coming through the line of David. The main passage for this is found in 2 Samuel 7. But, many of the Psalms build upon this theme to teach us about this Messiah King. Psalm 89 is one of those passages. In this text, the Psalmist remembers God's choice of David and the promise he gave to David to establish an everlasting kingdom through him. Then, the Psalmist looks at the current state of the Davidic Kingdom in turmoil and asks God to renew his promise to David. This is ultimately fulfilled when Jesus comes through his death, burial, and resurrection.
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Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
King David was a central figure in the Old Testament. God actually revealed to him some major details regarding Jesus as the Messiah. In 2 Samuel 7, God tells David that the Messiah will come from his descendants and he will have a kingdom that would last forever. Check out this episode to see how the Old Testament builds on the promise, how the New Testament applies it to Jesus, and how Jesus has an everlasting kingdom.
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2 Samuel 7:9—compare with Genesis 12:2
2 Samuel 7:10—compare with Joshua 1:4-5; Deuteronomy 11:24-25
2 Samuel 7:11—compare with Deuteronomy 12:9; Joshua 21:44-45; Psalm 95:11
2 Samuel 7:12—compare with Genesis 17:7-10, 19
2 Samuel 7:13—compare with 1 Kings 8:18-20; 1 Chronicles 28:6-7
2 Samuel 7:14-16—compare with Exodus 4:22-23; Psalm 89:26-27