The Enemy of the Kingdom

Who is God’s enemy? Satan would be an obvious and correct answer, but is there more than just that? We delve into what it means to be an enemy of God, what the weapons of the enemy are, how much power the enemy has and what we as Christians have to defend against and attack this enemy of God’s kingdom. It’s a very important reality that Christians need to grasp and we want to make sure we get this right.

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Citizens of the Kingdom

How can one be a citizen of the Kingdom of God and be a citizen of the world? The reality is, being a citizen of the God’s Kingdom affects every area of our lives. Not only is our allegiance to our country changed, but so is our allegiance to everything else in the world that can command our obedience. We want to tackle all of that. And to complete our discussion on this topic we need to ask what our roles are in the Kingdom of God.

Feel free to comment, critique our arguments, or ask more probing questions in the comments section below.

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The King of the Kingdom

Jesus is King! Foundational to Christianity is that we have accepted Jesus as Lord of our lives, which means that we have taken ourselves off the throne, and given it over to Jesus. He now rules and reigns. Often though, we have forgotten this: in order to surrender and live for him, we have to know him. We need to know what he is like, what his authority looks like, what he has done, what is his will, what he wants from us. Without this knowledge, our faith is directionless and ultimately fruitless. So today we want to talk about our King Jesus.

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Introducing the Kingdom

What is the Kingdom of God? It gets thrown around a lot in Christian circles these days. Jesus preached about it often. Do we really know what it means though. This is the start of a mini-series on the Kingdom of God and taking an in depth look at what the bible says about it. It isn’t as straight forward as one might think. Enjoy.

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Find Glory in Grace

Grace is truly an spectacular thing. God has given it so abundantly and freely that we can go our entire lives without exhausting it. Often I wonder how much I understand it though. With this podcast, I feel like we might actually get it and yet I know the full extent of his grace has yet to be revealed.

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Three is not a Crowd

Trinity

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We can somewhat related with those terms to describe the each part of God. Say Trinity and now it sounds a little intimidating. That is deep theological stuff for the bible school students and scholars. We don’t believe that only the really smart people can understand the Trinity, but each of us should have a basic idea of how the Trinity works. How can three individual persons be one and the same God? We hope this podcast can help lower the barrier and give some understanding to this perceived scary concept.

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20 Easy Verses to Memorize

As promised (and promises given on the podcast have thus far been rarely put into action) here are 20 short verses that you can memorize if you’d like to start getting into memorizing verses:

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Isaiah 40:30-31: Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall walk and not faint

Isaiah 53:5: But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him; and by His stripes we are healed.

Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

John 3:16: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 14:6: Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Romans 3:23-24: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 5:8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose

Romans 12:1-2: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Galatians 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:22-24: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires

Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:5-7: Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:8: Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things.

2 Timothy 3:16-17: All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

1 Peter 3:15-16: But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness

source: http://w2wsoul.com/top-bible-verses-to-memorize/

A Memorable Podcast

Ever tried to memorize scripture? If not, why not? We believe memorizing scripture can be a really important discipline in the life of a Christian. In fact, here’s an entire podcast based on it. Why is it important? How can it affect your life? How does a person go about memorizing scripture? And we end with a few examples of scripture that we believe would be very helpful for a Christian to memorize. Enjoy.

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A Journey to the Center of Christianity

Salvation

1 Cor 15:3 “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins…that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.”

This is what defines Christianity and sets it a part from every other religion in the world. Today’s podcast is going to ask the what, why, and how’s of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Our goal, to attempt to explain some questions people have about the gospel.

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