Ep. 37 | Gospel Smugness: Blake Long

Today we talk with Laura Eldredge! Laura is part of the podcasts Views from The Porch as well as Call Her Holy, and she oversees evangelism at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, TX. In today's episode, we talk about the difference between Christian community and worldly community as well as identify the worldly characteristics of community that have infiltrated the church. Specifically, we examine comparison, competition, and the difference between a community that is driven by pride vs. repentance. Community is something we are SO passionate about! We hope this episode encourages you to seek out grounded, vulnerable, loving friends if you are not already surrounded by them! Follow/Listen to Laura here!... - Instagram: @laurakeldredge - Views from The Porch: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/views-from-the-porch/id1413459689 - Call Her Holy: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/call-her-holy/id1565259048

After our interview with Doreen Virtue, we asked her to stick around to answer a couple of our questions regarding New Age practices. We decided to make our extra questions into another episode because of the information and encouragement that Doreen provided! In this episode we discuss automatic writing, mediumship, and spiritual warfare in the lives of believers. Follow Doreen here...  Website: https://doreenvirtue.com Instagram: @doreenvirtue  Youtube: http://youtube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus

Today we talk with Ex-New Age author and teacher, Doreen Virtue. Doreen shares her incredible testimony of going from a world-renown New Age psychologist and speaker to denouncing these practices and following Christ. In this conversation, we focus on discerning between what is true and what simply has the appearance of godliness but denies the power of the Gospel.  We had a blast recording this episode, and we pray you enjoy listening! Follow Doreen here... Website: https://doreenvirtue.com Instagram: @doreenvirtue Youtube: http://youtube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus

Today we discuss Christ-like evangelism with Blake Long. Blake is a graduate from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, writer of the blog Theology and Life, and the author of the book Gospel Smugness. Tune in as we discuss the importance of the Holy Spirit in sharing the gospel with others. Purchase Gospel Smugness here! https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Smugness-Displaying-Christlike-Evangelism/dp/0578825511/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=gospel+smugness&qid=1627070893&sr=8-1

In this episode we kick off our new series on Gospel application! In this episode we examine the difference between head knowledge and heart change. We also discuss the difference between the Gospel and worldly practicality. Our goal in this series is to make sure that the life we are called to live aligns with scripture, is defined by God, relies on the spirit, and finds hope in the Gospel continually.

In today's episode we had the joy of talking with author, speaker and Bible teacher, Phylicia Masonheimer.  Confused on where to start studying the Bible, what it should look like, or which resources are helpful? Phylicia provides wisdom filled, peace-bringing answers to these questions and so many more! Phylicia explains the dangers of reactive theology along with the importance of drawing truth out of scripture based on the character of God. Lastly, we discuss the "Instagram Bible study" aesthetic expectations vs. the reality of what a true posture of worship looks like.   Check out Phylicia's ministry, podcast, and blog here! https://phyliciamasonheimer.com/  This episode wraps up our series on how to read the Bible for what the Bible really says! Join us in two weeks as we jump into a new series titled "Real Gospel, Real Life!"

In today's episode we answer more of the questions sent in on Instagram. We hope this is helpful and encouraging! HUGE thank you to everyone who supported the purchase of our new microphones! We cannot express our appreciation enough. Though, we are still in the process of getting audio worked out, so it is not perfect quite yet. We apologize for the slight echo! 

In this episode we discuss manifestation and faith deconstruction from a biblical worldview. This episode was SO much fun to record, so we hope it is helpful in clarifying some of the questions you guys had! *Disclaimer* Our microphone broke while recording, so audio is not quite the same quality as usual. But we're gonna keep rolling! We apologize, and we hope it is not too much of a distraction.

As we get ready to wrap up our series on reading the Bible for what the Bible really says, we're doing a few Q&A episodes! In today's episode we answer these questions... - Do we have a certain way we study the Bible? - How can I know that I didn't come to a wrong conclusion/understanding of a passage? - How did we learn from our own studies of scripture? - What strategy would you recommend when reading the Bible in its entirety? - Where can I find good, trustworthy study resources to use daily?

Today we continue our series on how to read the Bible for what the Bible really says by discussing the doctrine of sanctification! In differentiating between definitive and progressive sanctification, we discuss questions regarding both God's role and our role in sanctification.