Design Of Providence

In this episode we continue an examination of Matthew Gallatin's treatment of Romans 9 and whether or not the chapter teaches predestination and election.

In this episode we begin an examination of Matthew Gallatin's well known series on Romans 9, and whether or not it teaches predestination.

On today's episode, I do some "house cleaning" and explain why I left the Eastern Orthodox church after being a convert into it. Apologies for the way I sound - I was getting over a cold when I recorded this.

In this episode, we return to Steve Kelly of Wave Church, and examine his teaching on vision...which he calls God Vision. Does he uphold scripture and treat it in context and with honor towards its Divine Author?

Continuing our TULIP series, we examine the "P" in the Five Points of Calvinism...namely, the Perseverance of the Saints.

Continuing our brief review of the Five Points of Calvinism, also known as TULIP.

Continued examination of the Five Points of Calvinism, or TULIP. This episode, we cover the "L", for Limited Atonement.

We continue our series examining the letters in the acronym TULIP, also known as the five points of Calvinism.

We begin a series examining the five points of Calvinism, starting with the "T" in TULIP!

OneThing Regionals, a nation-wide IHOP-KC conference, came by Hampton Roads. When I visited, I had a chance to speak with Allen Hood, the head of IHOPU and one of the top leaders of IHOP-KC. This podcast features our conversation, with commentary.Corresponding blog post: http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/08/podcast-what-happened-at-onething-va.html

In this episode, we discuss the question "Are you saved?", looking at Molly Sabourin's "Are You Saved? An Orthodox Christian Response."Corresponding blog post: http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/08/podcast-re-are-you-saved.html

In this episode we read Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon.Corresponding blog post: http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/07/podcast-sinners-in-hands-of-angry-god.html

Today, we do a bit of a sermon-style talk on God's providence in all things, using 2 Kings 18-19 and Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem as a reference.

In this episode, we ask the question: is the International House of Prayer a cult? We establish what a cult is, and then review whether or not IHOP-KC would be one. We briefly review an "Ask Mike Bickle" segment as a way to let IHOP-KC "defend itself."Relevant blog post: http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/07/podcast-is-ihop-kc-cult.html

This episode features two "sermonettes" (or mini-sermons) I did for a church I attended in Kansas City, MO. They were done at a nursing home, which we would visit every few months. The first sermonette touched on the repentant thief on the cross, while the second covered the temptations of Christ in the desert. Relevant blog post:http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/07/podcast-two-sermonettes.html

In this episode we interview Steven from Long for Truth. Steven was kind enough to agree to come on and give his testimony.

In this episode, continuing our series on the International House of Prayer (probably the last part of the series), we tackle the teaching of prophecy at the International House of Prayer...including the teaching that it's OK for New Testaments prophets to be WRONG in prophecy. We review a sermon by Mike Bickle in order to further examine this prophetic movement.Corresponding blog post: http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/06/podcast-ihop-kc-and-prophecy.html

Continuing our series on the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, we look at a message by Lou Engle to discuss their beliefs concerning the power of prayer...beliefs that go far beyond what is really taught in orthodox Christianity. Corresponding blog post: http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/06/podcast-ihop-kc-and-prayer-power.html

In this episode, a continuation of our series on IHOP-KC, we discuss the Forerunner movement, which is part of the end-times preparation at the International House of Prayer, and which is made up of people who believe God has called them to prepare the world for the (very soon) return of Christ. A message by Misty Edwards, the worship leader at IHOP-KC, is reviewed to better examine this.Corresponding blog post: http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/06/podcast-ihop-kc-and-forerunners.html

In this episode we begin an introduction to the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOP-KC, or even just IHOP). We mostly go over how they were founded and the men behind its founding, focusing on a message by IHOP-KC founder Mike Bickle where he talks about the early days of the prophetic movement... including a time when he actually personally spoke with God in Cairo. More episodes to follow.Corresponding blog post: http://designofprovidence.blogspot.com/2013/06/podcast-intro-to-ihop-kc.html