Finchwood Discipleship Podcast

God Empowers His People (Season 2, Episode 6)

In the previous episode, we talked about how the Church is like a body, with each member playing a different part. In this episode, we’ll get into what those different roles might look like, what the Bible says about them, and how to discover what gifts each of us has received from God. 

Chapters:
00:00 – Review: One Body, Many Parts 
02:36 – Many Gifts, One Giver 
04:52 – Types of Spiritual Gifts 
07:19 – Have Some Gifts Disappeared? 
08:38 – Identifying Your Gifts 
10:22 – Context and Comparison 

"God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” 1 Peter 4:10 (New Living Translation) 

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How a Christian Ought to Act (Season 2, Episode 7)

How are Christians supposed to act? What are the principles that should govern our day to day behavior? This episode starts to explore the answers to those questions, which might be different from what you would think. 

Chapters:
00:00 - Lifestyle 
02:04 - Lawful vs. Profitable 
03:17 - Situational Morality 
05:11 - The Litmus Test 
09:26 - Spiritual “Disciplines” 
11:24 - Vitamins and Minerals 

“All things are permitted, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted, but not all things build people up.” 1 Corinthians 10:23 (New American Standard Bible) 

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What is the Bible? (Season 2, Episode 8)

With this episode, we begin our "bird's eye view" study of the Bible - what is it, what's it about, and how do we interpret and apply it to our lives. This week we'll be starting with the structure of the Bible and orienting ourselves to it so that we can navigate its pages later on. 

Chapters:
00:00 - The Significance of the Bible 
02:17 - An Anthology 
04:24 - Notes in the Margins 
08:02 - Two Testaments 
10:23 - Overview of the Old 
13:40 - Overview of the New 

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Biblical Narrative in a Nutshell (Season 2, Episode 9)

The Bible contains the most epic, all-encompassing story ever written, and this episode covers the short, short version of it. Popcorn is (always!) recommended, but the seatbelt is probably a bit much.

Chapters:
00:00 - An Apology 
02:52 - In the Beginning 
04:55 - A Family Becomes a Nation
07:38 - Moses and the Exodus
09:45 - The Promised Land 
11:28 - The Kingdom of Israel 
13:44 - A Kingdom Divided 
16:27 - The Exile in Babylon 
18:19 - Intermission 
21:54 - God, With Us 
24:40 - Death, Burial, and Resurrection 
27:13 - A New People 
29:31 - Hope for the Future 

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What is Truth? (Season 2, Episode 10)

This week, we continue our look at the Bible by discussing what sources we use to form our beliefs, and how the Bible relates to all other sources. This episode also contains a brief look at which books were included in the Bible and which ones weren't. 

Chapters:
00:00 - What is Truth? 
01:47 - Meta-Narrative 
04:29 - The Four Sources 
07:26 - Prima Scriptura 
11:42 - The Canon and the Creeds 
13:53 - Not Quite Scripture 

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Who Really Wrote the Bible? (Season 2, Episode 11)

Who wrote the Bible? That one question has sparked more than its fair share of debate in recent history. This episode explores what we know (and what we don't know!) about the people whom God inspired to pen the various books of the Bible. 

Chapters:
00:00 - Inspired by God 
04:03 - Authorship According to the Bible 
07:59 - What the Bible Doesn't Say 
10:19 - Inspired Editors 
13:40 - The Bottom Line 

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Reading and Interpreting the Bible (Season 2, Episode 12)

Between reading the Bible and applying it to everyday life, there's a hurdle called interpretation. Yes, we can read the text and even revere it, but what does it mean? How do we pull meaning out of what's been written? Perhaps even more importantly, how can we ensure that our interpretations are valid? This episode offers some basic pointers on how to interpret the Bible responsibly and fruitfully. 

Chapters: 
00:00 - The Challenge of Interpretation 
01:49 - Historical Context Matters 
05:41 - The Bible as Literature 
10:05 - Textual Context Also Matters 
13:04 - Translation Alphabet Soup 
17:11 - What About Paraphrases? 

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Christian Beliefs and Theology (Season 2, Episode 13)

In this season, we've covered so much of what makes Christianity distinctive - our literature and the way we live our lives - but what exactly do we believe? What are the distinct points of faith that connect us and define us as Christians?

This episode attempts to answer those questions, at least in an introductory way, by going over the fundamentals of theology that Christianity is built on, as expressed the historical statements of faith from the early Church period. 

Chapters: 
00:00 - "We Believe..." 
01:42 - Theology isn't Just for Bullies 
03:02 - Theology is a Form of Worship 
05:13 - Theology is Relevant 
07:17 - The Story of Theology 
10:00 - Essentials vs. Nonessentials 
12:30 - Things All Christians Believe 
15:30 - Things Some Christians Believe 

Note: Though it wasn't mentioned in the episode, an excellent (even if heady) resource for this discussion is Roger Olsen's book The Mosaic of Christian Belief. 

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