For The King

While the Reformers may not be able to minister to us, they can influence us and teach us. We ought to be men of OUR time, not men of a past time! Thanks for listening, I hope this was edifying.

Key Text:

• 1 Chronicles: 12:32

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This episode is a recent teaching I had the privilege of delivering at my church. For The King!

Key Text:

• Isaiah 61

Being a curious man is important, but curiosity devoid from discipline and direction can be unfruitful. This episode we attempt to give very practical advise for a self-regulated life. For The King!!!

Key Texts:

• Proverbs 16:22
• Proverbs 13:18
• Proverbs 13:1
• Galatians 5:22-24

King Solomon exercised his dominion through his wisdom and knowledge that God had given him. We ought to follow in this same vein! Thanks for listening!

Key Texts:

• 1 Kings 3:5-15
• 1 Kings 4:24-34
• Exodus 31:1-4

Lamentations 3:27 says that it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth! We hope this episode helps you recapture this truth. It is not for every man to be a Moses or a Davis, but it is for every man to be a simple working man. For The King!

Key Texts:

• Lamentations 3:27
• Nehemiah 3:1-6

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Brother Pelton walks us through some of his journey with some wisdom and insight he has gained along the way concerning entrepreneurship. We talk about cryptocurrency and being wise with our wealth as Christians. There are some great exhortations here to not let riches master you and to repent and believe on Christ alone. Place your hope in Christ and not wealth!

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Conservatism contains the term "conserve". The question, naturally, is what are we trying to conserve. 1950's ethics? Victorian England ethics? What about the living word of God and the teachings contain therein? For The King!

Key text:

• Mark 7:1-8

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God's word, empowered by his spirit, is the key to the evangelism and conversion of the world. Presuppositional apologetics is the methodology applying the prior sentence.

The title speaks for itself. Sometimes we get attached to aesthetics without the presuppositions that undergird them. Let us not be hypocrites in this sense. We hope you enjoy this episode and take something away from it!

Key Text:

• 2 Timothy 3:5-7

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Recently SIlvergate bank, SVB, Credit Suisse, and First Republic Bank have either failed or received bailouts to stay afloat. We wanted to give our interaction with the root causes with these issues (which the LORD hates), and provide some thoughts on moving forward. Nothing we say is finacial advice but is solely our opinions on the matter based on scripture. Big thanks to Carter and Noah for joining me this episode!

Key Texts:

• Proverbs 28:8
• Proverbs 20:10

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This episode concludes our series on The Gospel being applied to eschatology! We hope you have really enjoyed and we appreciate all of the attention it has received. We will start a new series on various topics 2 Sundays from now. Enjoy!

Key Texts: 

• Psalm 2

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This episode my friend Andy and I dive into a Netflix documentary series from Graham Hancock called "Ancient Apocalypse". We show some of the main claims and overall thesis of Mr. Hancock and then provide our own analysis of the data based on a biblical worldview. Thanks for coming on Andy!

Dreams are not neutral. They can be either influenced by evil or by good. We defend against evil in dreams by meditating on God's word day and ~night~. A huge shoutout to Ceegan coming onto the podcast!

Key Texts: 

Jude 1:9

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What will happen at the end? Where are we going as the human race? The bible speaks emphatically on this subject on todays episode. We pray and hope that you are edified and encouraged by the content. Thanks for listening!

Key Texts: 

• Psalm 110:1
• 1 Cor. 15:22-26

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This topic has caused some buzz recently. I thought I ought to address it from a Christian perspective. I hope this edifies and blesses you. Be sure to look at the links in the show notes for this one. For The King!

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The resounding message of scripture is that the knowledge of God will fill the entire earth. We must trust God's word and not the newspaper or pew polls. Believe God's word rather than Man's word. For The King!

Key Texts:

• Hab. 2:14
• Psalm 72:8

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I love books! If you do too, here is a recap of some of my favorite books I read this year. For The King!

Top 3 Fiction of 2022:

1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien : The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers
2. Malcom and The Marquis' Secret by George MacDonald
3. Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Top 3 Non-Fiction of 2022:

1. Martin Luther's Commentary on Galatians
2. Paradise Restored by David Chilton
3. Through New Eyes by James B. Jordan

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This episode, we walk through Isaiah 2:1-4 concerning the mountain of the Lord. All nations will, without a doubt, stream to Mount Zion and learn peace. This is great hope for the world for all those that pursue peace. The only way the nations will find peace on earth is through the son of God, the Lord Jesus. Thanks for listening! 

Key Text:

• Isaiah 2:1-4

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The most important externalized things about society are what we call in this episode "high culture". As we have switched from Christianity to the pagan atheistic society we are now, the culture that has flowed from that is disgusting. As Christians we ought to begin rebuilding these things. For The King!

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The Kingdom of God does not grow overnight. This episode, Bryce and I walk through Ezekiel 47 depicting how the new covenant temple (the church), will emanate living water that continually grows until it covers the whole earth! We hope this edifies you. For The King!

Key Text: 

• Ezekiel 47:1-12
• John 4:7-29

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The unbelieving world, because of their faulty starting points, ends up destroying the entire man unwittingly. Body and spirit to be specific. Christianity, however, restores the entire man, body and spirit. Noah and I hope you enjoy this episode! For The King!

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Rome created the colosseum to keep the masses distracted and happy. Men and women get wrapped up in the same trap today through sports in America. Sports in America are one of the chief idols of our society and we ought to put it in it proper place as Christians. Thanks for listening! 

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What do Christians have to look forward to? Much my friend! Not only do we get eternal life in Christ, but we also inherit this beautiful earth that God has made for us, albeit a redeemed version of it. God promised never again to destroy the earth, do you believe him? Thanks for listening!

Key Texts:

Matt. 5:5

• Matthew 28 18-20  
• Daniel 2:35 
• Revelation 22:2 
• Rev. 20:3 
• Acts 11:1 , 18 
• Rev. 11:15
• Exodus 32:13 
• Deut. 12:10
• Psalm 37:11 
• Psalm 37:22 
• Isaiah 57:13 
• Isaiah 66

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Moby Dick is one of America's most well known fiction novels. Written in 1851, it shares an epic story of a man's destructive desire to see revenge on a white sperm whale named Moby Dick. Don't be fooled though, this book depicts timeless Christian truths that all men should heed. We hope you enjoy our commentary on this classic book and are edified by the lesson it teaches us all.

There is a twitter page that automatically generates quotes from Moby Dick. It's a fun follow!

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Christ was king birth! What will his kingdom will be like?! Isiah 9 tells us very clearly, lets just believe what God's word clearly says, who's with me? For The King!

Key Text: 

• Isiah 9:2-7

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How should Christians think about ESG scores? Thanks to my brother Jeremy, we have a fruitful discussion about the trojan horse of ESG scores and how we ought to think of them. This is by no means an exhaustive take on the issue but rather a starting place. Thanks for listening!

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Bryce and I continue to describe how the gospel goes to the ends of the earth through a postmillennial understanding of eschatology. We look particularly at what the bible teaches about the kingdom of God this episode. We pray and hope it edifies you! For The King!!!

Key Texts:

• Matthew 13:31-33
• Ezekiel 17:22-24

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Many are unaware of the true history of one of today’s most popular Marvel characters, Doctor Strange. What is the connection to Satanist Aleister Crowley, Satanism, the ancient heresy of Gnosticism and Doctor Strange? To truly understand the spiritual foundation of Marvel cosmology, one must first understand the influence behind many of the comic book writers. I hope you enjoy my second discussion with Pastor Joe Schimmel from GoodFight Ministries about the deceitfulness of Marvel and DC comics. This episode highlights the second part of their 7-part series on Marvel and DC's War on God. We hone in on Satanism and Aleister Crowley. Please visit the links below to watch the film!

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Bryce and I continue to apply the Gospel, but now in the area of Eschatology. We hope that this primer on the idea of dominion in God's word paints a new picture eschatologically than you have heard before. For The King!

Key Text: 

• Matthew 28:16-20

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"Therefore, a poor workman, faithfully using the gift God has given him, pleases God no less than a preacher of the Word, for he served God in the same faith and with the same Spirit." - Martin Luther's Commentary on Galatians Chapter 5

This week we apply the Gospel to the idea of vocation (calling)/work. Many Christian teachers want to make you feel bad for your work, however Christ never meant any such thing in his word. We are all priests and workers in the kingdom of God. Thanks for listening!

Key Texts:

• Romans 12:1
• Exodus 19:6 with 1 Peter 2:9
• Matthew 5:16
• 1 Corinthians 7
• Ezra 1:5
• Exodus 28:2-3 ; 36:1
• Ecclesiastes 3:12

Noah and I discuss the game of Chess and the parallels inherent within to the Christian worldview. We know this may not interest all, however we had a ton of fun filming it! If anyone is wondering I lost on time to Noah after this podcast (however I knight forked his queen and he was well on his way to losing mind you). Thanks for listening!

Our Chess.com profiles:

• Noah: NoahKellum
• Rocky: Rodley_Ramdey

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• Rocky: Dreamed

Now we apply the gospel to all of the hard sciences. It is important to walk through how every single worldview applies their "gospel" to the worldview. In rationalism, the savior is the human rationality so it will be applied to whatever models it conjures. We walk through this exercise here and show how the hard sciences are not immune from starting presuppositions. Thanks for listening!

Key Text: 

• Genesis 1

Aggression is one of the underlying reason our culture hates men. A desire to smash the patriarchy or a claim to a toxic patriarchy has its basis in a distortion of masculine Christian aggression. In this episode we show how Jesus Christ himself was a very aggressive man, and for good reason. If masculine aggression goes, so goes a large part of society. Thanks for listening!

Key Texts: 

• John 2:15
• The book of Jonah
• The book of Joshua
• Genesis 14

We are nearing the end of the Gospel Scope and I hope it has been a blast to listen through! The Gospel of Jesus Christ is far more reaching that we could ever anticipate. Christ even rules and reigns over the soft sciences such as, economics, sociology, law, psychology, philosophy, political science, etc... Bryce and I walk through a few principles, or tools, Christians ought to remember when engaging the soft sciences. We also give some examples. Thanks so much for listening! For The King!

Key Text: 

• Proverbs 1:7

This Wonky Wednesday I am joined with Noah, a frequent guest on the podcast! We talk this episode about how Christian Nationalism is conflated with an evil version of itself. We walk through a document from a Christian organization that seeks to expose Christian nationalism even penning a statement of belief about the subject. I hope you enjoy the episode and it equips and edifies you to think about these topics from a Biblical Christian perspective. For The King!

Key Text:

• Psalm 33:12

Sources: Christian Nationalism

Like art, literature is also a field dominated by objective values. God's word is perfect literature and it sets the pace by which all other works of literature are made! Thanks for listening!

Key Text:

• 2 Timothy 3:14-17

What is truly beautiful? By what standard can we call something beautiful?

Key Texts: Psalm 27:4 & Hebrews 12:2

If we want to have any hope of a future in America we must return to her past. We must pickup the pieces of a shattered Christian Inheritance. We must REPENT!

Philosophy, the handmaiden of theology, has been used as a bludgeoning device against mankind to infiltrate worthless ideas devoid of truth. In Christ are hidden the riches of all knowledge and wisdom, including philosophy!

Key Text

Colossian 2:8

Conservatism is deceitful and never paints the full picture. All they do is conserve the status quo of 50 years ago rather than conserving the timeless word of God (the Christian worldview).

I hope you enjoy this discussion with Pastor Joe Schimmel from GoodFight Ministries about the deceitfulness of Marvel and DC comics. I know this may seem fringe to many, but if you have a biblical worldview that says Jesus rose from the dead then this really isn't that wild of stuff! Links below to the documentary, Joe Schimmel's bio, a few videos previewing their content, and a press conference for the film.

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