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John Snyder and Chuck Baggett are co-elders of Christ Church New Albany. In this weekly podcast, the two discuss the ancient truths of Christianity with contemporary applications.

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John Snyder and Chuck Baggett are co-elders of Christ Church New Albany. In this weekly podcast, the two discuss the ancient truths of Christianity with contemporary applications.

    Trusted with God’s Words VII: Our Great Example, pt 2

    Trusted with God’s Words VII: Our Great Example, pt 2

    his is the final episode of our series focusing on Christians fulfilling our responsibility to speak God’s words carefully, accurately, and timely.
    We started last week looking at our ultimate example in our Lord Jesus Christ. He perfectly spoke the words the Father gave Him to speak. He spoke comforting words to the hurting, convicting words to the lost, and glorifying words to the Father. We are called to do the same.
    But how was He able to do that? This week Dr. John Snyder and Teddy James look at the tools Jesus used to learn how to glorify God in His life. How did He know what would please His Father? How did He know the words to say, the path to walk? It wasn’t a mystical, magical power. He didn’t have a secret antenna through which He heard the Father speak. He had the same Scriptures, the same prayer, and the same indwelling Holy Spirit available to us. Now, He was able to study with an uncorrupted mind and heart. But He had a fully human mind and heart, the same as us. How can we know those things will be enough for us? Because God promises they will be.
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    • 39 min
    Trusted with God’s Words VI: Our Great Example, pt 1

    Trusted with God’s Words VI: Our Great Example, pt 1

    In what was supposed to be our final episode of the current series, John and Teddy are in the studio again discussing the type of person who can be trusted with God’s words.
    The conversation begins by asking how we should view conversations on the Internet. Are we commanded as Christians to answer every question we see on social media? Are we to respond to every criticism of Christianity? Or are we merely adding to the noise by doing so?
    After this, John and Teddy move to the central point of the episode: following the pattern of Christ in being a person entrusted with God’s words. Jesus had the perfect word for every situation. He knew how to apply the Scriptures to every circumstance. And He spoke experientially, not from secondhand knowledge. This is an important distinction.
    But is His path one that a redeemed sinner can walk? Can a believer in today’s world have such wisdom and speak such words? The answer is yes. We will not do it perfectly, but we can do it faithfully.
    Though we hoped to make this the final episode, there was too much to say for a 30-minute conversation, so we decided to add one more. Next week, we will conclude the series by diving deeper into Jesus's path and how we are to follow in His footsteps.
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    • 32 min
    Trusted with God’s Words V: Two Vital Questions

    Trusted with God’s Words V: Two Vital Questions

    Two vital questions every Christian must ask and answer if they are to be regularly entrusted with the messages of God.

    • 44 min
    Trusted with God’s Words IV: Do Not Remove Your Word

    Trusted with God’s Words IV: Do Not Remove Your Word

    We have been discussing the type of person God has and will entrust His Word and His messages to. These are those who do not turn a blind ear to the truths of God, those who find application to HIs Word in their lives, those who repent when truth shines light on sins. We have also discussed those who God will not trust with His words. Those who harbor idols, those who have the form of religion without the power.
    This week we take a look at a strange passage of Scripture, Psalm 119: 43, “And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I wait for Your Ordinances.”
    It is as though you have had the words of God on the tip of your tongue, but now they escape you. You know the best words that are right for the person in front of you, or even for your own soul, but now you can’t find them. We can find this happening in our praise, in our prayer, in our evangelism, and more.
    So how do we turn this request from the Psalmist into our own prayer, and what do we do if we have found the Lord has removed His word from our mouths? Dr. John Snyder and Teddy discuss these realities in this week’s episode.
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    • 30 min
    Trusted with God’s Words III: When God Won’t Speak

    Trusted with God’s Words III: When God Won’t Speak

    This week Dr. John Snyder and Teddy James are continuing our series on looking at the people God entrusts with His words. Though we spent the last two episodes examining the type of people God does entrust with His words, this week we examine the negative example. In Ezekiel 14, and 33, we see a scene where idolators are coming to the prophet to hear a word from the Lord and God refuses to speak to them because they have idols in their hearts.
    A natural question that arises from this passage is what an idol actually is and how can we identify idols in our lives?
    The duo follow these Old Testament examples with Paul’s letter to the Colossians where Paul tells the saints there to let the Word of God dwell richly in them. God will trust His Word to people who will not limit its access into their lives.
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    • 29 min
    Trusted with God’s Words II: Leave No Ground Unplowed

    Trusted with God’s Words II: Leave No Ground Unplowed

    very Christian wants have the right words to deliver to their family, friends, children, coworkers, and fellow church members. We want to speak timely truths in love. But some things can hinder this and make our words weightless.
    Last week Dr. John Snyder introduced us to our new series and this week he is joined by Teddy James, the guy who belongs behind the camera. They discuss the reality that if we want to be a people who are listened to by those we love, we must be a people who listen well. That means primarily two things:
    First, we must be active listeners to God. Whether it is reading Scripture, participating in a sermon on Sunday morning, or having a spiritual conversation with others we must win the battle of actively listening, rather than being passive and lazy.
    Second, we must do the hard work of plowing up our lives to make room for the truths of Scripture. How much of the sermon you heard on Sunday has found application in your life? How are you living on and applying what God showed you in your morning devotion? Do not leave truth unapplied in your life.
    For reading and meditation:
    Psalm 111:10
    Matthew 25:14-30
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    • 35 min

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Chriscleoh ,

Keep them coming :-)

So very grateful for this podcast. May God continue to strengthen John and his companions as they bring us the word of God with clarity and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Raven Rain Roe ,

Solomon Stoddard

I am the 10th great granddaughter of Solomon Stoddard. He is my paternal direct line. I do understand the feelings that Edwards had about the “Halfway Covenant”. However, we have to remember many of these Puritans were trying to appeal to a new generation of Christians. This was a very ingenious idea to reach those who were still feeling uncertainty about a “church” after leaving England. You have to give these Puritans much credit for there strength and dedication to find a safe place to practice their version of Christianity. I certainly know where I get my “always questioning” authority and what “they” say we must do. Had it not been for people like Solomon Stoddard, Eleazer Mather, Cotton Mather, & Jonathan Edwards, we’d still be part of the Church of England. Thank you for this podcast was excited to hear others speaking about my greatest grandpa Solomon.

Septicsniper ,

Best podcast.

This is the best podcast out there. It is always rich in Biblical truth and always exalts the Lord Jesus Christ. Give a listen, you will not be disappointed.

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