37 episodios
SAVING CHRISTIANITY Owen Allen
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- Religión y espiritualidad
Surveys show that Christian worship services can be boring, irrelevant, and hypocritical today – and many people are dropping out. But original Christianity was the most rewarding adventure a person could have. So the bi-weekly Saving Christianity podcast tells why the original Christians had such peace, healing, and hope, and how we can have those same wonderful traits today.
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Episode 28. "The Use of Spiritual Gifts."
As a follow-on episode to Episode 26, this episode continues the discussion of the supernatural gifts of the Spirit that all Christians should be expressing, and gives more details on when, where, how, and why all Christians be should expressing the Gifts of the Spirit to help themselves and others.
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Episode 29: "The Small Groups: The Lost Key."
A ground-breaking episode on the small group structure that Early Christians used the first three centuries of history. John and Owen call it the "Lost Key," since Christians don't use it today. But the "Key" unlocks Spiritual growth for Christians – so it's vital for Christians to understand and use it.
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Episode 30: "The Small Groups: Using the Key."
A follow-on to Episode 29, this episode continues discussing the unusual small group structure that the original Christians used. It covers the six parts of a small group and the three types of small groups. It also covers the unique principles of Like-Mindedness, Participation, and Contribution in small group worship.
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Episode 31: "The Mystery of Unspiritual Worship."
John and Owen unravel a huge mystery: Why don't today's worship services make Christians more Spiritual ? Most Christians attend church at least several times a year. Yet Gallup polls reveal that today's average Christian is no more Spiritual than a non-Christian. This episode tells why, and what Christians should do.
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Episode 32: "The Power of Spiritual Worship."
A follow-on to Episode 31, this episode continues discussing the unusual Spirit-guided supernatural worship that the Early Christians experienced – and that today's Christians should experience too. John and Owen discuss this issue boldly, and give examples from Early Christian writing and Christian writing today. This episode should not be missed.
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Episode 33: "The Spirit-Soul Within Us."
An exposé of our most cherished Christian principle: That we have inner spirits that go to heaven when we die. Rare evidence that our spirits exist, with little-known facts from the Bible and today's newspapers about spirits who went to heaven and returned to tell it. A very different episode.