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Dear All, Thank you for listening to Into the Pray, a podcast akin to a growing library of voice-notes helping disciples of Christ around the world to breach the global chaos of the unfaithful Church...because Christ is coming and we are not ready.
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In her profoundly beautiful testimony concerning that which God is teaching her about IVF, Mairi spoke to a woman’s group in London a couple of years ago. You can watch/listen here.
“I know that no child would replicate the joy of God speaking.” (Mairi Franks)
Now, after significant examine, study and ultimately prayer, Mairi is starting a new blog in which she will be sharing articles, vlogs and podcasts about this horrific bio-ethical reality.
Church leaders don’t even talk about abortion, much less IVF, and yet, as Mairi explains, they are fertility practices from one and the same source.
Before the end, the Church will come to a clarified position on this taboo subject — the very heart and mind of the coming Lord Jesus Christ.
Dear All, Thank you for listening to Into the Pray, a podcast akin to a growing library of voice-notes helping disciples of Christ around the world to breach the global chaos of the unfaithful Church...because Christ is coming and we are not ready.
What is your opinion about the events of March 2020 that included the Church? Are you sure? You better be right because it will determine where you go henceforward.
Ephesians 3:8-10:
“To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things,so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.”
PLEASE WATCH/SHARE: Urgent Bible teaching here with all info here.
Nick's reflections on Jordan Peterson & Elon Musk's conversation here.
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray, a podcast akin to a growing library of voice-notes helping disciples of Christ around the world to breach the global chaos of the unfaithful Church...because Christ is coming and we are not ready.
With reference to the pastoral words of Jesus in John 10, Nick briefly discusses the frightening reality being revealed in the Church, (on this first day of campaigning for a new general election in British politics), when national "prophecies" and "prophets" are demonstrably being proven false, (or, at the very least, in error). But will they stop, repent and humble themselves?
“The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out..." (Jesus Christ / John 10:3)
Do you feel discouraged, confused, hopeless, isolated?
There is a current onslaught on The Church, not against the lukewarm or the counterfeit but against those who want to stand and who are willing to be prepared to stand. There are powerful forces in the heavenly places that are bent on causing those who would stand, not to stand. Demonic deception and discouragement prowl like an unnatural lion, roaring as it hunts, seeking to devour those who would stand, those who are willing to be prepared.
The Church is struggling to stand against Satan, a reality that daily impacts all of us.
Hence, we pray “Maranatha!”
We hope this podcast and this brief video is an encouragement to you towards playing your part in what God really wants to do in the nations.
This morning’s devotional is something of an autobiographical reflection - a memoir of the prophetic calling - by looking briefly at some of Job’s experiences dealing with so-called friends and brothers.
There are some experiences in this sojourn of “church life” (think of Blur) that should warrant close listening and prayerful reflection, but, instead, result only in impudence.
“Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?” (Job 12:11).
I'd also encourage you to read the blog version of the previous episode here for prayer & reflection.
LAST TIME: The main point was that Francis Schaeffer was born twelve years after the death of J. C. Ryle who had no choice but to defrock his first-born son from a position of leadership in the Church of England, such was the tentacle reach of liberal theology even into his own family. We are all engulfed in the collapse & systemic decline of evangelicalism, whether we know it or not.
TODAY: I respond to a prophetic message from English church leader, Chris Wickland, that came to my attention through a text from a friend in America this morning. The link that I have forwarded to Chris regarding our tribute to Melvin Tinker is here. Before listening to my response, (& in addition to it), I’d like to emphasise that I don’t think this is necessarily a deliberately false prophet speaking or even that elements of what Chris shares about the autumnal change in church paradigm/season is wrong, (it will be impossible to judge this properly because the prophecy is too non-descript for this to be validated, especially given that Chris doesn’t even hold to a specific date that would officially mark the beginning of autumn).
I’d also like to endorse the general sense of what Chris says which is that the British church over the next two decades will:
1) Look radically & shockingly dissimilar to how we currently understand the Body of Christ &
2) This disruption will touch everything that we hold dear
BUT I strongly disagree that this will be an ecumenical “standing shoulder to shoulder.” (Rather: 1 Corinthians 11:19).
Chris, if you ever happen to listen, perhaps we can exchange notes in the future, but I do not believe that it is preparing the Church for the tribulation that is coming to preach about a post-millennial Golden Age of the Church. This is the wrong trajectory and perhaps one that will most ill-prepare the Bride for the Wedding supper of the Lamb. Please teach your people to long for this above ALL things. We need repentance NOT revival. (Then we might understand what revival actually is).
FOR YOUR DIARY: Look out for our sessions on Textual Criticism & more sessions onDane Ortlund's wonderful book, Gentle and Lowly. Podcast preview here and YouTube short here.
If you have any testimonials, please reach out, make contact across the 'digital divide', and let us know!
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray. I'd also encourage you to read the blog version of this episode here for prayer and reflection.
Francis Schaeffer was born twelve years after the death of J. C Ryle who had no choice but to defrock his first-born son from a position of leadership in the Church of England, such was the tentacle reach of liberal theology even into his own family. There is no way that Ryle would remain within the Church of England today. He was too strong for that, too desirous of God. Spirit is always thicker than blood.
Listen on for my main observations from reading his 1985 book, The Great Evangelical Disaster.
We are all engulfed whether we know it or not.
FOR YOUR DIARY: Look out for our sessions on Textual Criticism in the next week or two; we're looking forward to introducing you to a book that should be in every disciple's locker. And we'll also be doing some videos together as a couple looking at Dane Ortlund's wonderful book, Gentle and Lowly. Podcast preview here and YouTube short here.
If you have any testimonials, please reach out, make contact across the 'digital divide', and let us know!
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Today's episode is our next instalment digging down into the three main eschatological positions that we introduced in April 2022. (You can listen to the overview episode here , the pre-mill dispensationalism episode here , the historic pre-mill here and the post-mill here).
Our aim in this podcast is to clarify distinctives of amillennialism for you and to hold it up as a legitimate eschatological interpretation - unlike dispensational pre-millennialism.
We also finish this mini-series by discussing what it means to be afforded the luxurious current reality of time to prepare, and how suffering relates with this.
FOR YOUR DIARY: Look out for our sessions on Textual Criticism in the next week or two; we're looking forward to introducing you to a book that should be in every disciple's locker. And we'll also be doing some videos together as a couple looking at Dane Ortlund's wonderful book, Gentle and Lowly. Podcast preview here and YouTube short here.
If you have any testimonials, please reach out, make contact across the 'digital divide', and let us know!
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
As Alan Partridge might have said in an alternative universe to an unlikely gathering in a caravan: “Stop getting Jesus wrong!” (whilst playing air bass, of course).
When you read verses in the Bible, please read the whole of the sentence so that you don’t end up with a theology that is really no theology at all. In fact, we might as well call it ‘humanology’ because it is simply taking half- truths about God and refashioning them into our own, sinful image.
We have an incomparable and infinitely glorious future prospect ahead ✔️ (Romans 8:18)
We prove legitimate as sons by sharing in Christ’s sufferings now ✔️ (Romans 8:17b)
Don’t settle for anything less than truth; the future of the Bride depends on it!
What is textual criticism, why is it so important to get right and how does it relate to our faithful, public witness as disciples of Jesus Christ, the coming King?
This brief but weighty word landed with me in prayer this morning with force. Please at least respect us enough to listen, think and pray with an open heart.
Please see the original blog-form of this word here for photos and links, as well as a deep albeit brief word of thanks to our supporters.
Martin Luther once slammed Desiderius Erasmus by saying:
"Your thoughts of God are too human."
Luther was right, but then again, so too were his thoughts of God too human. This is true for all of us but, for some, more terminally true - for those who think they know God when they do not.
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This short video is an exposé from our first street event last Sunday during which we targeted a false "church" preaching a false "gospel" led by false "christians".
Should "christian" women be growing beards? Should "christian leaders" be lovingly providing beard products?
Are you seriously going to continue having holy huddles while the world - and much of the church - slipstreams to Sheol?
Are you being obedient to the one thing that Jesus has told you to do?
“The main characteristic which is the proof of the indwelling Spirit is an amazing tenderness in personal dealing, and a blazing truthfulness with regard to God’s Word.” — Oswald Chambers
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1. The related YouTube vlog is here. 2. The euthanasia blog Nick mentions is here. 3. Nick's university pastiche is here.
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray, a podcast akin to a growing library of voice-notes helping disciples of Christ around the world to breach the global chaos of the unfaithful Church...because Christ is coming and we are not ready.
This week Nick and Mairi discuss the reality of Paul’s famous sentence, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places…” (Ephesians 1:3).
This is the audio-only version of the YouTube piece of the same title that you can watch here if you prefer.
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Why did Steve Clifford publicly communicate with his friend Steve Chalke? Because the glory of God and the welfare of the Church is more important than losing face...or losing friends.
FOR YOUR DIARY: Look out for our sessions on Textual Criticism in the next week or two; we're looking forward to introducing you to a book that should be in every disciple's locker. And we'll also be doing some videos together as a couple looking at Dane Ortlund's wonderful book, Gentle and Lowly.
If you have any testimonials, please reach out, make contact across the 'digital divide', and let us know!
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray. We hope you're being encouraged as you listen.
Please consider supporting our work here and/or here.
Today's episode is our next instalment digging down into the three main eschatological positions that we introduced in April. (You can listen to the overview episode here , the pre-mill dispensationalism episode here and the historic pre-mill here).
Our aim in this podcast is to clarify distinctives of post-millennialism for you and to hold it up as a legitimate eschatological interpretation - unlike dispensational pre-millennialism.
We will rejoin this conversation next by focusing on a-millennialism.
Sorry about a "congested" vocal in today's podcast as we battle the lurgy.
FOR YOUR DIARY: Look out for our sessions on Textual Criticism in the next week or two; we're looking forward to introducing you to a book that should be in every disciple's locker. And we'll also be doing some videos together as a couple looking at Dane Ortlund's wonderful book, Gentle and Lowly.
If you have any testimonials, please reach out, make contact across the 'digital divide', and let us know!
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray, we hope you’re encouraged as you listen.
Please consider supporting our work here and/or here.
This devotional today finds itself emerging in the midst of a busy time for us - of writing, witnessing, reading, singing and shrugging off the profound weakness of the flesh.
I hope this short devotional offers strength and ‘provision’ as to what it means to be comforted by the drawing near of Jesus to each one of us (who truly know Him), and to set our minds on the things of the Holy Spirit.
We are currently reading through the book of Isaiah on Friday evenings and will be reading the 3rd section of 8 this Friday evening here.
If you have any testimonials, please reach out, make contact across the 'digital divide', and let us know!
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray. We hope you're being encouraged as you listen.
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We're sorry this episode is later than originally planned. It has been difficult fitting everything in during Nick's writing commitments as he works on a sequel to Body Zero.
Today's episode is our next instalment digging down into the three main eschatological positions that we introduced in April. (You can listen to the overview episode here and the pre-mill dispensationalism episode here).
Our aim in this podcast is to clarify historical pre-millennialism for you and to hold it up as a legitimate eschatological interpretation - unlike dispensational pre-millennialism. See here for associated reading by Craig Blomberg et al.
[Correction/Nick mis-spoke: High Priestly prayer is John 17 NOT 15.]
We will rejoin this conversation next by focusing on post-millennialism and a-millennialism.
Gay Household Disrupted - did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony? You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any testimonials, please reach out, make contact across the 'digital divide', and let us know!
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray. Please consider supporting our work here and/or here.
“Some people read the headline and don’t stay around long enough to listen to the song. This is one of the most beautiful testimonies I (Nick) have ever heard.”
Today’s episode of the podcast is the audio from Mairi’s beautiful testimony to a group of ladies from a church in London last week. You can watch the vlog here.
Please listen with an open heart knowing that we have nothing to gain as a couple by sharing this testimony, other than peace, joy and wholeheartedness before the One Who is coming.
Be encouraged by listening to C. H. Spurgeon’s sermon, “Awake! Awake!” (read by Nick) here.
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony? You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any questions, thoughts or testimonies, please contact us here.
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
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As mentioned in our final, concluding episode of City of Temples on Thursday, Nick has now embarked on a period of writing for a second book (info forthcoming).
Therefore, Sundays will now be impromptu/unplanned teaching sessions to allow room for that for the rest of the year.
Today’s episode is an audio version of the C H Spurgeon sermon (1857), entitled, “Awake! Awake!” .
"Therefore let us not sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober."—1 Thess. 5:6
We pray that you would weep through it with us and, as a result, put into action what the Holy Spirit highlights.
Episode 59 of City of Temples is Nick’s poignant conclusion of a teaching series through the book of 1 Corinthians that started on Thursday, September 3rd, 2020, and which concludes, today, on Thursday May 19th, 2022.
As Nick now takes a break from weekly teaching for the rest of the year, (in order to enter into an intense period of writing, info to follow), our prayer is that this pivotally important key verse of 1 Corinthians (2:2), will be in harness with the last phrase of 16:22.
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The most immature/chaotic churches today are the ones in which these two emphases (2:2; 16:22) grow TOGETHER the least.
The maturest & most fruitful churches today are the ones in which these two emphases (2:2; 16:22) grow TOGETHER the most.
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony? You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any questions, thoughts or testimonies, please contact us here.
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
"...when I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed." (Hosea 7:1)
CORRECTION: Nick mis-spoke regarding the “unashamedly egalitarian” church which is in fact Stirling Baptist Church (NOT Perth Baptist Church).
This session with Nick and Mairi today is a "bonus episode" looking at what we consider to be one of the most serious problems facing the Church today.
One of the most potent demonic roots of chaos within the Body of Christ is in the form of egalitarianism.
But this commonplace and ramping heresy is also a sign-post to those with 'ears to hear', who are being prepared for the Second Coming of Christ and the reforming "Church of Preparation"
Last year we did a collaborative vlog with a select few church leaders to expose the fallacious notion of female leadership in the Church and the fundamental death and dearth of spiritual authority in the Church that results (link below).
This is major deception and not slight; it is impossible to overstate the significance of this.
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony? You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any questions, thoughts or testimonies, please contact us here.
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Today Nick covers the penultimate session of City of Temples — an extended teaching series through the book of 1 Corinthians.
As we conclude with the final verses of chapter 16, we continue to consider the window that Scripture provides into the reforming (and sanctifying) Church in Corinth and consider the Body of Christ, today, in our juncture of world/church history.
God is sovereign.
“Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” (James 4:15).
Beware the Enchantment of Digital Media. Watch vlog from a few years back here.
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony? You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any questions, thoughts or testimonies, please contact us here.
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Today's Friday session is the audio from the third part of a YouTube series that went live last night. You can watch the video here if you prefer.
In recent weeks we have been posing the difficult question, "Should I Leave My Church?".
This is clearly a weighty matter and, as such, we have dealt with the question over three separate weeks (on YouTube) culminating today in considering what one should do in order to transition from a context of idolatry into one of faithfulness.
Nick shares candidly from experience in following the leading of the Holy Spirit away from lukewarm, spirit-killing compromise.
Upcoming episodes of this podcast in the next fortnight will include looking at a case for historic pre-millennialism as well as a session on Aquila and Prisca.
Our new teaching series through the gospel of John is previewed for you here.
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony? You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any questions, thoughts or testimonies, please contact us here.
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
**N.B. Our main giving page is here. We especially need help with a new filming project that is arguably the most important project we will ever produce. We need financial backing for venue-hire and the expertise from film-makers/editors.**
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray, a podcast akin to a growing library of voice-notes helping disciples of Christ around the world to breach the global chaos of the unfaithful Church...because Christ is coming and we are not ready.
This week I read out an excerpt of an address of Martin Lloyd-Jones to his own church during an annual day away as a church family in 1963. Encouragingly for us, the crux of what Lloyd-Jones was saying 61 years ago in 1963 is the same embryonic train of thought as the things I have written in The Glorious Few in 2023, (60 years hence).
“If I am right in my diagnosis, the position is moving very rapidly and unless we do something, it may be too late; or we may be so overwhelmed in disaster that it will only be out of a terrible wreckage that we may gradually crawl out into a new position. I say the alternative is to recognise that it is time for us to act, to clarify our own minds.”— MLJ (1963)
Thank you for trusting what we're saying and teaching here on Into the Pray.
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Today's City of Temples session covers the first half of chapter 16 of 1 Corinthians.
I cover the verses in light detail today and with some gloriously heavy points. We'll finish with two more sessions to complete the whole book before a series review session.
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony? You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any questions, thoughts or testimonies, please contact us here.
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Thanks very much for tracking with this podcast and we pray it is a blessing to your discipleship.
As we begin the final chapter of 1 Corinthians on Sunday a new focus begins to emerge on the horizon: Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:2).
Please consider tracking with these Sunday podcasts (or on YouTube if you prefer) because in this day and age of tumultuous noise, we need to hone in on the words of Jesus Christ more than ever.
So that's what we'll do.
We're also continuing with "Eschatology Explained" and will resume this a week today by covering historical pre-millennialism. (Please do make the time to listen to the previous two episodes on this vital area here and here).
Please consider supporting our work here and/or here. (We are hosting private Q&A podcasts via Patreon for those who'd like to be involved).
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony?
You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any questions, thoughts or testimonies, please contact us here.
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Should you leave your church? See a new video here and here.
Do you feel hopeless at times? Do you feel consumed by indignation because of the work of the enemy? Do you feel like your labours are in vain?
“Ask now, and see, can a man bear a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor? Why has every face turned pale?” (Jeremiah 30:6)
We pray that you can listen to this session and be filled with overflowing hope by the sheer majesty and power of the Holy Spirit.
I hope this short devotional is an encouragement at the beginning of this new week of opportunity for the kingdom of God, the gospel and the glory of Jesus.
If you didn't watch the Wim Hoff/demonic video yesterday, you can do so here.
Today we focus on vv35-50 of 1 Corinthians 15 as our teaching series, City of Temples, races to an end in the next few weeks.
Please see a video here about Wim Hoff, the BBC and the demonic. (7:30pm BST, April 24th).
This passage today could easily be covered in three weeks (or more) as the intensity of the passage builds to the end of the chapter. Honestly, this content today would have been more appropriately covered in 7 weeks.
So, today’s session is to give what I see as an structured overview of the passage, while longing to bring something very “live” within myself that the Lord has been showing me concerning our nakedness, dirtiness and weakness without the clothing salvation of Jesus Christ.
“And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.” (1 Corinthians 6:14)
“But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.” (1 Corinthians 6:17)
Think of the demoniac, think of the new evangelist, think of the Decapolis, think of your street, think of your nearest and dearest and…think of yourself.
Are you one with the Lord?
If so,
“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.” (Luke 8:39)
Thank you for listening to Into the Pray. We hope you're being built up as you listen.
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As promised, today's episode is our next instalment digging down into the three main eschatological positions that we introduced last time. (You can listen to the overview episode here).
Today, our aim is to reject (and encourage you to also reject) the variant of pre-millennialism which is "dispensational". (Historic pre-millennialism is quite different).
What does that mean? Why should it be chucked out? How popular is it across Western evangelicalism? Where is the devil at work? What are the implications?
We will rejoin this conversation next week by contrasting dispensational pre-millenialism with historic pre-millenialism.
Please consider supporting our work here and/or here. (We are hosting private Q&A podcasts via Patreon for those who'd like to be involved).
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony?
You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
If you have any questions, thoughts or testimonies, please contact us here.
How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
Today's episode is a preview of the final few sessions in 1 Corinthians as we race towards the conclusion of the book.
“And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.” (1 Corinthians 6:14)
What does the Demoniac in Luke 8 have to do with our next passage that we'll look at in more depth next Sunday?
CORRECTION: The demoniac didn’t necessarily have 12 demons. The exact number is unclear (not sure why that was in my head) though the significance of “legion”, in Roman terms, may indicate thousands. There were also approximately 2000 pigs (according to Mark).
Did you hear Aimee's STUNNING Good Friday testimony?
You can watch our full length conversation with her via YouTube here and her flagship testimony film here.
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This guest testimony episode today is very precious and very powerful: a former homosexual atheist radically saved by the sovereign hand of God, despite an unfaithful local church.
We'll let Aimee do the talking but suffice to say there is nothing as encouraging as listening to a new believer describe the transforming work of our resurrected King Jesus.
When new believers enter the kingdom with a polemic for/against the chaos in the Church, we should all (especially church leaders) sit up, listen and think long and hard.
GOOD FRIDAY premieres (15th April): You can watch this full length conversation via YouTube here at 7:30pm and a flagship testimony film first here at 7:15pm.
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Today's verses in our study series, City of Temples, are 1 Corinthians 15:29-34.
We’ll be finishing our public reading of the gospel of Luke on Good Friday (April 15th, 4pm GMT) via YouTube LIVE.
In 1 Corinthians 4:14, Paul wrote:
“I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.”
This fatherly Apostle has a different tone in today’s passage but one that is no less loving, (cf. 15:34).
Double-mindedness is a concept used in the philosophy and theology of the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkergaard (1813–1855), meaning insincerity, egoism, or fear of punishment. As referenced in today’s session, the term is used in the book of James, (James 1:8).
PAUL IS PUSHING THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH TO SEE THAT THE MATURITY (perhaps even validity) OF THEIR DISCIPLESHIP DIDN’T HAVE TIME FOR IRRATIONAL DISCONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR PRACTICE AND THE CORE DOCTRINES OF APOSTOLIC FAITH.
How does this ring true systemically within the Church today?
How is this applicable to your own life?
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How to pray for Ukraine (and other nations)? See a new video here.
As I explain in the introduction of today's podcast, our conversational focus on eschatology together will resume next week, although I also refer to this within the session on Ukraine.
Today, this is an extended devotional/Bible study from the YouTube video of the same title. You can watch the video here if you prefer.
There is also a playlist of other Bible readings forming here. If you'd like to be a reader, please let us know, and please consider sharing to your networks.
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In this week’s episode of Into the Pray, I drive to a local quiet spot on the east coast of north Scotland to read for you a 1953 address of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones that ultimately caused John Stott, British Theologian from Cambridge, to publicly rebuke him.
Lloyd-Jones disagreed with ecumenicalism and the socio-political gospel of Billy Graham so strongly that he chose to face the ignominy that resulted from distancing himself from them rather than falling into the reality of Galatians 1:7-8.
Think along with me — are the attitudes which are central to the ecumenical agenda — in the Church and within Christian homes — really the foundations of faithful Christian relationships that are true to the gospel of Jesus Christ? What really of these “agree to disagree” agendas that cast a very dark shadow over those who refuse to agree that some matters, and some behaviours, shouldn’t ever be expected to change?
Listen to what Lloyd-Jones warned the church about in 1953.
Since mine eyes have looked on Jesus, I’ve lost sight of all beside, So enchained my spirit’s vision, Gazing on the Crucified.
Today's teaching session is revelling somewhat in the glories we're reading in this 15th chapter of 1 Corinthians:
- The premises of the heretical Corinthians were, in fact, false. - The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the fact that changes everything for everyone. - Jesus inaugurated a new race in His resurrection as the "first-fruits" from the dead. - Do you live in hope of the resurrection...practically? - Are you as bold as a lion? - Do you witness the supernatural? - Are we prepared to demolish contrary arguments? (If not, perhaps we don't yet have a living hope in the resurrection). - All men and women are either in Adam or in Christ. - God will be "all in all" and the eternal glory, beauty and worth of submission is central to it all: a difference in role and function despite utter parity in status and worth. - Woe to us when we tamper with what God says is good.
As we continue into this 52nd episode of City of Temples - and the great crescendo of the book - you can listen to a full reading of 1 Corinthians here.
As this teaching series finishes in the next month or so, please look out for the 50+ sessions in study-guide/commentary form towards the summer of 2022.
There is also a playlist of other Bible readings forming here. If you'd like to be a reader, please let us know, and please consider sharing to your networks.
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This podcast today is the private episode we recorded for our supporters this month and that we published mid-week. It then occurred to us that this would also be good for the general public to hear, hence posting today.
To compliment these episodes on eschatology, if you would like to hear/be involved in the private podcasts/follow-ups/Q&A, please consider becoming one of our supporters here.
We've had this series in mind for ages but haven't had capacity to give the due time to it that we would like.
Today we look at a broad summary of the three eschatological perspectives of hermeneutic, exegesis and interpretation, all of which hinge on Revelation 20 and that we'll look at much more closely in the weeks ahead.
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We'll keep this brief: please place your gospel tract orders this week so that we can keep things as cost-effective as possible for everyone via a larger order.
We've had several larger orders in recent days as well as delivering most days ourselves and we now need to do a third print-run.
Grab your Bible and take a quick look at the first few verses of Acts 14. Boldness is supposed to be the norm.
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To prove that even what Nick says in this episode doesn’t go far enough, please read this.
Today we go through vv12-19 of chapter 15 of 1 Corinthians and ask ourselves, "What could it mean for us all to be redeeming radicalisation?"
Look out for a new book project of this same title later in 2022.
As we continue into this 51st episode of City of Temples - and the great crescendo of the book - you can listen to a full reading of 1 Corinthians here.
As this teaching series finishes in the next month or so, please look out for the 50+ sessions in study-guide/commentary form towards the summer of 2022.
There is also a playlist of other Bible readings forming here. If you'd like to be a reader, please let us know, and please consider sharing to your networks.
Please consider supporting our work here and/or here.
Any questions or testimonies that others need to hear, please let us - and everyone else - know via Firebrand Notes.
This is a special devotional episode of the podcast to encourage all true soldiers of Jesus Christ: J C Ryle’s “The Fight” as found in his book, Holiness.
“Habitual, lively faith in Christ’s Presence and readiness to help, is the secret of the Christian soldier fighting successfully.”
I hope this is a deep encouragement to all who listen. (A real sense of spiritual struggle was evident outside our home as I was recording).
You can also listen to Bible readings here and order our new gospel tract for your parish here.
Let's smash this fake gospel up.
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Today's brief session is to flag a couple of things that are important to be flagged and to also whet your appetite for some forthcoming stories landing here on the podcast.
Bible teaching, public Bible reading, making disciples & visiting homes - sound good?
The LORD God is more awesome that we can fathom, His Gospel more powerful than we know and, without doubt, Jesus is moving behind the scenes and the scenes that He is behind.
A LIVE reading of 1 Corinthians can be listened to here.
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We’re doing these short devotional episodes to set us right for Monday mornings and the new week of opportunity that lies ahead.
Today we focus briefly on the first couple of paragraphs of Philippians 4, reading from the AMPC.
There is a beautiful promise in these verses that He is not only near to us right now by His Spirit but also that He is near in the ultimate sense that He is coming soon. (v5[b]).
What does it mean to be submissive and selfless? Essential/related reading here. Essential viewing here.
This is part 2 of “Silencing Demonic Disorder”. Part 1 here.
Today Nick covers the final concluding verses of 1 Corinthians 14 (vv36-40) in which Paul essentially silences demonic disorder and says that if we don't follow his command regarding church and home life - the Lord's command - that God will not recognise us.
And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands]. – Matthew 7:23
Clearly this is weighty and eternally serious, hence not rushing the session in which Mairi and Nick also have a joint conversation about what it means to be selfless and submissive as husbands and wives.
On Friday night we continued our public readings of Scripture; you can see the reading of Psalm 119 here. You can also order copies of our new, hard-hitting gospel tract here.
This is a relatively brief word of testimony that we felt it right to give now following our recent reading of T A Sparks’ “Prophetic Ministry” at the same time as J C Ryle’s, “Holiness”.
Although this is partially referred to in Body Zero, the extra nuance here - and the passage of time since - is important. We’ve been gracious and anonymous but, equally, unreserved in the conclusions being drawn.
This coming Sunday Mairi and I will be sharing more on the critically important issue of godly submissiveness in Christian women and godly selflessness in Christian men.
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This important episode of Into the Pray provides the promised follow-up conversation to this YouTube video exposing the woefully weak arguments of Peter Master's book, The Charismatic Illusion.
As Nick and Mairi discuss together, on the one hand we should be all calling out the contradictory condition of the Church with heated indignation and the sharpness of the prophetic gifts of the Holy Spirit, (50% of the Church are in error to the dishonour of God), but we should also produce the bountiful fruit in keeping with His nature.
You can see the 2021 film Nick refers to at the end, Calling YESHUA, below.
We’re doing these short devotional episodes to set us right for Monday mornings and the new week of opportunity that lies ahead.
Today we focus briefly on J C Ryle and one of his most famous, best loved books, Holiness.
Keeping this as simple as possible, there is a difference between justification and sanctification.
“In justification the word to be addressed to man is believe - only believe; in sanctification the word must be ‘watch, pray and fight.’ What God has divided let us not mingle and confuse.”
When we get this wrong - when we contort Scripture to mean something that might be sensational and exciting but, at the end of the day, is utterly false - we are swimming with sharks.
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Why was Jeremiah told to sack the mainstream? This episode from Jeremiah 16 today is to clarify a couple of things that have featured in recent weeks on the podcast regarding our reservation about an event in London in a few weeks from now.
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Join us this Friday on YouTube LIVE for our next public reading of Scripture (Revelation). More info here.