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A veteran pastor and a family physician tackles the tough questions that challenge our resolve, our faith, and our hope.

Focus on Christ Podcast John

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A veteran pastor and a family physician tackles the tough questions that challenge our resolve, our faith, and our hope.

    Dealing with Bad Theology - Episode 128

    Dealing with Bad Theology - Episode 128

    "Discernment isn't knowing the difference between right and wrong, but between right and almost right."
    Satan doesn't lead us astray with bold lies but with partial truths.
    How do we recognize bad theology? 
    And what do we do about it?
    Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer, JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record.
    Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in.
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    • 34 min
    Foolishness of God

    Foolishness of God

    The foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom.
    The weakness of God is greater than man's strength.
    In our ever-darkening world, we need the light of God's word.
    Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer, JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record.
    Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in.
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    • 38 min
    To Be Holy

    To Be Holy

    None of us is flawless. How can we be holy? What does it mean to be holy? 

    We do not make ourselves holy. Jesus makes us holy. 
    Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer, JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record.
    Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in.
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    • 21 min
    Why We Focus on Christ

    Why We Focus on Christ

    So many things vie for our attention. Even this podcast, the ads in the sidebar, the notifications on your screen, your phone, the doorbell. So many things. When you're sinking or barely making it, it's easy to feel like you're drowning, losing ground, losing hope. Ready to give up.
    But God hasn't given up on you. And as long as you have breath in your lungs, he never will. He is in pursuit like a father determined to find his lost child.
    Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer, JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record.
    Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in.
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    • 28 min
    Casual Christianity

    Casual Christianity

    Sharing your faith can be scary and intimidating, but for some it can be life-threatening. I'm troubled by how casual and complacent I can be in my faith, and I'm challenged when I see the faith of believers who live under threats, who live through violent assaults, legal attacks, and false imprisonment. Even more, I'm inspired by their compassion as they look beyond the hate of those who persecute them, and instead of contempt, instead of cursing, they share the love of Christ, knowing as Jesus did, that those who persecute them do not know what they are doing. They do not know the love of God, who would become flesh and blood, live among us, then take upon himself the sins of the world.
    I'm reminded of a song by DeGarmo & Key from the 80s. "I Don't Wanna Be a Casual Christian."

    Thank you for joining us.
    Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer, JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record.
    Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in.
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    • 30 min
    Gathering of Believers

    Gathering of Believers

    Church.
    That word means so many different things and brings so many different feelings.
    And so often, we get it wrong.
    In our humanity, at least in some measure, we always get it wrong.
    What does it really mean? What should it mean to us? How can we do our part to make it better, more meaningful, more impactful?
    One thing I know. We can't do it alone, and we can't do it without a firm foundation, which is Jesus, our Cornerstone and our Capstone.
    The Author of Life and the Architect of Creation should be the one to build the church.
    Not a building.
    Not a place.
    But a gathering of people with a singular focus. Jesus Christ.

    Thank you for joining us.
    Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer, JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record.
    Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in.
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    • 19 min

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Are You Satisfied?

I really appreciated the balance that Jack and John presented in their July 1st broadcast where they explained how Christians can be satisfied in Christ yet not become too comfortable with their own status quo. Jesus always smiles when our faith is stretched in Him. Thank you, Jack, John and Mike for taking the time to prepare and provide these podcasts.

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