Best wearemakingdisciples Podcasts (2025)

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250. How Do We Know If The Bible We Have Is What Was Written At The Start? 38:22

6d ago38:22

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250. How Do We Know If The Bible We Have Is What Was Written At The Start? In this week's episode, we tackle one of the most fundamental questions that believers and skeptics alike wrestle with: How do we know if this is God's word? Is it trustworthy? Join us as we dive deep into the historical and archaeological evidence that supports the reliabil…

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249. How To Discern And Grow In Your Spiritual Gift. 32:09

13d ago32:09

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249. How to discern and grow in your spiritual gift. In this episode, we will explore some of the spiritual gifts and then look at how we can practise them. We will also look at Ephesians 4 and the 5 fold ministries of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Shepherd and Teacher. Take the APEST test here.By wearemakingdisciples

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248. Able to Laugh - Interview with Jade and John Reynolds 38:53

20d ago38:53

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248. Able to Laugh - Interview with Jade and John Reynolds Today’s episode is a conversation with John and Jade Reynolds. John and Jade are both TikTok video creators (also found on other social media), where they dismantle stereotypes around disability and inclusion. We have a great conversation about disability, laughter and Jesus. @Johnjreynolds…

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247. How do we know if something is actually a Christian idea or not? 32:42

27d ago32:42

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247. How do we know if something is actually a Christian idea or not? In today's episode, we explore five dangerous beliefs that sound biblical but misrepresent God's truth, including the misconceptions that God just wants us to be happy, that enough faith guarantees healing, and that we can declare our own reality into existence. We'll examine wha…

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246. What is the spirit of the age and what is the antidote? 35:59

1M ago35:59

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246. What is the spirit of the age and what is the antidote? At the HTB Leadership Conf 25 Nicky Gumbel said "Let’s not embrace the spirit of the age, rather lets embrace the spirit of Jesus". In this episode, we explore how the "spirit of the age", driven by hyper-individualism, instant gratification, and moral relativism, directly challenges bibl…

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245.Disciples that Make Disciples with Luke Smith. 38:16

1M ago38:16

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245.Disciples that Make Disciples with Luke Smith. We catch up with Luke Smith to talk about one-on-one disciple making and Fusion’s new discipleship resource, “How To Make Disciples That Make Disciples”. https://www.fusionmovement.org/ The Book - https://www.fusionmovement.org/resources Support the podcast with a coffee....https://www.buymeacoffee…

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244. From the fear of being alone, failure, rejection, judgment, unknown to freedom. 29:45

2M ago29:45

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244. From the fear of being alone, failure, rejection, judgment, unknown to freedom. In this episode, we look at five things Cris has heard people say about themselves regarding fear, and then we look at what the Holy Spirit might have to say about it. Support the podcast with a coffee....https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The…

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243. Interview and Testimony with Aaron Nayagam 32:10

2M ago32:10

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243. Interview and Testimony with Aaron Nayagam Aaron Nayagam, Head of Mission for Fusion. Aaron is passionate about equipping the local church to reach and raise the next generation to know Jesus, and in particular has a heart to invest in the South Asian churches in the UK. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisro…

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242. Would you have carried Jesus' cross? 26:19

2M ago26:19

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242. Would you have carried Jesus' cross? On Good Friday 20,000 people gathered to watch the Easter story in central London. In this episode, Cris talks about his experience of playing a part in the Trafalgar Square passion by Wintershall.org.uk. Here is a live recording from the day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1mjlTj0hso Support the podcast …

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241. Have you heard the one about the woman who had sex with 101 men in a day. 37:32

3M ago37:32

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241. Have you heard the one about the woman who had sex with 101 men in a day. Recently a young woman from Only Fans hosted a event where she slept with 101 men in a day. Where has things gone wrong in the way we see sex? Whats the link between the physical act of sex and what happens in our spirit? In this epside we look at a Christian view of bei…

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240. Good, to Great to Greater Things. 26:14

3M ago26:14

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240. Good, to Great to Greater Things. What does Jesus mean when he says in John 14:12, that we will do greater things? How can this be possible? Jesus does amazing things, there is no way we can do greater… surely. Application Questions for Discussion 1. In what areas of your spiritual life do you need growth? 2. How can you participate in the exp…

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239. Putting the Word of God on Your Walls - The Christian Poster Company. 27:31

3M ago27:31

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239. Putting the Word of God on Your Walls - The Christian Poster Company. In todays episode we speak with Nick Radcliffe from thechristianpostercompany.com about the insperation behind his amazing poster designs. https://thechristianpostercompany.com/ @thechristianpostercompany.com Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com…

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238. Is The Burial Cloth Of Jesus Still With Us? The Shroud Of Turin. 40:16

4M ago40:16

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238. Is The Burial Cloth Of Jesus Still With Us? The Shroud Of Turin. Did you know there is a famous contender for the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ? The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a crucified man. For centuries, it has been at the center of one of Christianity's most enduring mysteries. This ancient artifact has ge…

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237. Have You Counted The COST Of Discipleship Recently? 27:36

4M ago27:36

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237. Have You Counted The COST Of Discipleship Recently? It costs us to follow Jesus and if it doesn’t, we must ask ourselves, are we really living how Jesus asks us to. In this episode, we come back to this idea of asking ourselves, is there somewhere in my life I need to be costing the cost of following Jesus. Join our lent Whats App group… https…

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236. Is the phrase "Love is Love" true, and is God really love. 30:26

4M ago30:26

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236. Is the phrase "Love is Love" true, and is God really love. This week, we tackle a deep question: Who gets to decide what love really means? The phrase 'Love is Love' has spread widely throughout our culture in recent years, but where did this idea come from? We'll look at whether this view matches what the Bible teaches about love, or if it's …

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235. A Biblical Theology of Neurodivergence. 41:47

5M ago41:47

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235. A Biblical Theology of Neurodivergence. This week's episode dives into the fascinating world of neurodivergence through a biblical lens, exploring how God's creative design includes and celebrates different ways of thinking and processing. We unpack how neurodivergence isn't just a modern phenomenon but a reflection of divine diversity, from G…

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234. What is Baptism, When Did It Start And How Does It Work? 35:27

5M ago35:27

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234. What is Baptism, When Did It Start And How Does It Work? In this episode, we explore what is baptism, the history of it dating back to 1200 BCE and how it works theologically. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/…

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233. What We Think We Need and What We Actually Need. 25:22

5M ago25:22

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233. What We Think We Need and What We Actually Need. In this episode we will be looking at the story of the Exodus, specifically the but about God’s provision of food. We can often think we know better than God when it comes to our needs, but maybe God has a bigger and better plan. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com…

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232. Interview with Matt Sleeth MD on the planet and emotional well being. 38:02

5M ago38:02

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232. Interview with Matt Sleeth MD on the planet and emotional well being. Matt Sleeth was living the American dream as a medical chief of staff until the increasing number of chronic illnesses he was witnessing gave him a new environmental awareness. In this podcast we explore the connection between physical, emotional and spiritual well being. To…

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231. Interview with Rev. Dr. Steve Walton on the book of Acts 34:34

6M ago34:34

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231. Interview with Rev. Dr. Steve Walton on the book of Acts Rev. Dr Steve Walton has written the first part of an epic commentary on the Book of Acts published by Word Bibical Commentary. These are Cris’ favourite commentaries and he has been waiting for this to come out for 25 years. In this episode, Steve walks us through some of his own learni…

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230. Interview With Marie Aitken About How To Keep Talking About Jesus Simple. 36:09

6M ago36:09

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230. Interview with Marie Aitken about how to keep talking about Jesus simple. This is a great interview with Marie Aitken about her new book Keep It Simple: How to share your Jesus story with clarity and confidence. Its a great book whats well worth checking out. Marie Aitken is head of England at Alpha UK, a wife and mum of two. In this interview…

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229. When Did Jesus Become God? 22:08

7M ago22:08

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229. When Did Jesus Become God? This week we dive deep into the historical and theological origins of Jesus' divinity. Far from being a political invention by Constantine in 325 AD, our investigation reveals that early Christians were already declaring Jesus as divine decades before the Council of Nicaea. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https…

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228. Mirror Before Sword: The Power of Self-Reflection 28:10

7M ago28:10

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228. Mirror Before Sword: The Power of Self-Reflection "Before you use God's Word as a SWORD, use it first as a MIRROR" In this episode, we look at the importance of seeing the Bible first as a mirror to ourselves before we use it as a sword against anyone else. Questions for Self-Examination: Use Scripture as your mirror, asking "How does this pas…

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227. Dez Brown - Convicted or Condemned to Forgiven and Free. 48:20

7M ago48:20

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227. Dez Brown - Convicted or Condemned to Forgiven and Free. Dez Brown is the CEO and Founder of Spark2Life. Dez founded and has pioneered the Spark2Life project since 2006 while leading a large inner-city youth ministry with 80+ in attendance. Dez is a reformed offender is married with four adult children; he has an autobiography – ‘Convicted or …

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226. Are the Ten Commands Really Rules And Not Just Ten Outcomes? 28:01

8M ago28:01

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226. Are the Ten Commands Really Rules And Not Just Ten Outcomes? In this episode, we take a look at the Ten Commandments. In recent years there has been some teaching on the commands that questions if they are commands or rules but maybe outcomes or promises. In this episode we look at why we have the name Ten Commandments, what they are and how b…

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225. It Turns Out People Are Far More Interested In Jesus Than You Think. Interview With Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf. 41:43

8M ago41:43

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225. It Turns Out People Are Far More Interested In Jesus Than You Think. Interview With Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf. This is a confidence-building episode. In this episode, we talk with Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf about the talking Jesus research, which shares some amazing news for any Christian hoping to share their faith. Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf is the execut…

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224. What will heaven be like and what will God look like? 40:25

8M ago40:25

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224. What will heaven be like and what will God look like? In this episode, we explore some big ideas of what we imagine when we think of heaven and God. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible-study/bible-study-ref…

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223. Do not ask me to obey. 40:25

8M ago40:25

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223. Do not ask me to obey. We don’t like to be told to obey someone do we. So why is it that we find it hard to obey and why does God want us to obey? These are all great questions we will expore in this weeks episode. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...…

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222. How To Become More Compassionate When We Are Burnt Out? 40:53

9M ago40:53

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222. How To Become More Compassionate When We Are Burnt Out? This week's episode explores the concept of transforming a "heart of stone" into a "heart of flesh," drawing inspiration from the biblical verses Ezekiel 36:26 and 11:19. We delve into the characteristics of a hardened heart, discussing how past traumas, hurts, and overwhelming experience…

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221. Understanding Jesus' Hebrew Culture with Michele Guinness (Part 2). 34:48

9M ago34:48

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221. Understanding Jesus' Hebrew Culture with Michele Guinness (Part 2). This week’s episode is a fantastic interview with Michele Guinness exploring Jesus' life as a Hebrew man. Michele was brought up in a practising Jewish family which means she has a unique way of seeing Jesus within his own Jewish culture. Check out more from Michele at: https:…

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220. Seeing Jesus in the Jewish festivals, interview with Pete and Michele Guinness. (Part 1) 38:33

9M ago38:33

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220. Seeing Jesus in the Jewish festivals, interview with Pete and Michele Guinness. This week’s episode is a fantastic interview with Pete and Michele Guinness looking at the Jewish festivals and seeing Jesus in the context of them. Michele was brought up in a practising Jewish family which means her and Pete being a unique way of seeing Jesus wit…

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219. Do We Have To be Devided On The Big Issues? 37:43

9M ago37:43

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219. Do We Have To be Devided On The Big Issues? We live in a world that is becoming more and more polarised on politics, identity politics, religion, theology and much more. We look to find people that agree with us and then we point their club, church, party. What if kingdom unity isn't about agreeing but on loving each other through disagreement…

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218. How To Embrace Hope For The Impossible. 25:43

10M ago25:43

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218. How To Embrace Hope For The Impossible. In this episode, we explore what Christian hope looks like. Many people get stuck in a way of thinking that is more reflective of their past problems than a God filled and hope fulled future. If life has been a let down then sometimes we can behave like our tomorrow will be the same. Therefore we look at…

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217. Does Jesus Really Say He Hasn't Come For Peace But To Bring A Sword? 25:48

10M ago25:48

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217. Does Jesus really say He hasn't come for peace to bring a sword? In this episode, we explore Matthew 10:34-36 where Jesus seems to confuse us with a statement that sits in contrast to much of his teaching on peacemaking. We will look at how the Jewish teaching technique of Allusion and the book of Isaiah gives us keys to understanding what he …

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216. How to understand what Jesus didnt say. REMEZ. 49:41

11M ago49:41

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216. How to understand what Jesus didnt say. REMEZ. This is a much longer episode than usual. In it, we explore how we can understand not just what Jesus says but also what he didn’t. We will see why there are times when Jesus seems to give an unoffencive response to the Pharisees but they respond with anger. To understand all of this we will need …

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215. Why Is My Life So Difficult? Jesus Doesn’t Seem To Help Me. 28:07

12M ago28:07

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215. Why Is My Life So Difficult? Jesus Doesn’t Seem To Help Me. Life so often feels like it’s such hard work and then we become a Christian and wonder why it doesn’t get much easier. It often can feel like it’s getting harder. In this episode we explore this topic and ask how do we work out our faith so that at least we aren’t causing our own issu…

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214. TheTruth In True Crime with Jim Warner Wallace Part 2 33:52

1y ago33:52

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214. The Truth In True Crime with Jim Warner Wallace Part 2 Jim Warner Wallace is an American homicide detective and Christian apologist. Giving so much of his life to Cold Case work Jim turns his skills to Christianity. Today we talk with Jim about his new book, The Truth in True Crime. The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us …

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213. Evidence for Christianity with Jim Warner Wallace 29:30

1y ago29:30

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213. Evidence for Christianity with Jim Warner Wallace Jim Warner Wallace is an American homicide detective and Christian apologist. Giving so much of his life to Cold Case work Jim turns his skills to Christianity. What evidence is there for Jesus outside of the Bible? The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning …

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212. How Do We Forgive Ourselves? 29:21

1y ago29:21

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212. How Do We Forgive Ourselves? In this episode we explore a listeners question on "how do we forgive ourselves"? It can be so hard to let ourselves move on when we have done something stupid. Here we will explore how we might forgive ourselves as we forgive others. A Monkeys Orientation - https://amzn.eu/d/dlVF8yN Support the podcast with a coff…

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211. An Interview with Joy Blundell on Discipleship and the Kingdom of God 31:57

1y ago31:57

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211. An Interview with Joy Blundell on Discipleship and the Kingdom of God Welcome to Episode 211 where we chat with Joy Blundell from Alive Church in Lincoln about discipleship and the Kingdom of God. Joy is Location Pastor of Alive Lincoln North. https://www.alivechurch.org.uk/ Founder @actstrust. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www…

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210. An Interview with Matt Britton About The Gospel of Mark 37:51

1y ago37:51

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210. An Interview with Matt Britton About The Gospel of Mark Welcome to episode 210 featuring Matt Britton, an award-winning theatre-maker with over 25 years of experience. As the former artistic director of In Yer Face Theatre Co, Matt is renowned for staging theatre in unconventional spaces and engaging underserved audiences. His socially conscio…

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209. How Do We Go About Loving Ourselves? 30:53

1y ago30:53

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209. How Do We Go About Loving Ourselves? Jesus calls us to love our neighbour as ourselves. If we actually loved our neighbour in the way we loved ourselves, we often would simply make enemy's of our neighbours. In this episode we explore how to love ourselves. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a …

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208. Can Or Should Christians Have Therapy? (interview with Jo Hargreaves) 30:46

1y ago30:46

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208. Can Or Should Christians Have Therapy? This Episode is an interview with Jo Hargreaves @the.Faith.Filled.Therapist. In it we talk about faith, mental and emotional well being and if Christians should be opening themselves up to therapy. https://johargreavestherapy.com Instagram- @the.Faith.Filled.Therapist Discount code - discipleship Support …

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207. Seven Ways To Overcome Envy 28:13

1y ago28:13

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Seven Ways To Overcome Envy What do we do when we find ourselves envious of others? Especially people we love and care for. In this episode, we look at 7 Biblical antidotes to envy. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books…

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206. How To Recover From Spiritual Attack. 33:55

1y ago33:55

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206. How To Recover From Spiritual Attack. In today's episode we explore the question of "How to recover from a season of spiritual attack". Here are 6 ways to heal your spiritual warfare wounds: 1. Find healing in His presence Psalm 73:28 "But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your d…

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205. How Do I Become A More Generous Christian. 33:48

1y ago33:48

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205. How Do I Become A More Generous Christian. In today's episode we explore the question of generosity. What can we do to become more generous. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bible-study/bible-study-reference-b…

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204. Can we find Jesus in the Old Testament? 28:59

1y ago28:59

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204. Can we find Jesus in the Old Testament? Are we able to find Jesus in the OT? The answer is yes through metaphors, images, story archetype and 'Allusion". The OT points to Jesus throughout each book. In this episode we see how and why. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for new episodes. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.b…

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203. Is the Bible Out of Date? 33:31

1+ y ago33:31

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203. Is the Bible Out of Date? Why should we follow the Bible if it has contradictions and horrible texts within it? Is there a way of us understanding it better so we don't misunderstand what its saying? In this episode we look at how we handle the Bible not as a rule book but as a story of Gods active work in the world. Asking ourselves how do I …

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202. How Do We understand Gods Character And Nature 32:36

1+ y ago32:36

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202. How Do We understand Gods Character And Nature In this weeks episode we aim to answer the following question and see why its important for us. “Dear Making Disciples, I hear lots of long words describing God and his nature but they make no sense to me. Can you help me to understand terms like Omnipotence and Omnipresence?” Support the podcast …

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201. Interview with Adrian Semerene On The Topic Of Humility 34:57

1+ y ago34:57

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201. Interview with Adrian Semerene On The Topic Of Humility This episode is an interview with Adrian Semerene of Gamlingay Baptist Church. What does humility actually look like in our lives? @asemerene on Instagram Gamlingay Baptist Church - www.gbchurch.org.uk Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a …

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