Is it the end of the world as we know it? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: The good news of Revelation 19-22 and the new heaven and new earthWhat the new creation doesn’t mean (and why that matters as much as what it does)How...

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What is the world coming to these days? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How Scripture demonstrates the importance of social concern from a Christian perspectiveHow social concern relates to our mission of making disciplesWhy we must make a distinction between evangelistic work...

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Does the family matter? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How Scripture demonstrates the importance of family relationshipsWhy we need to uphold the ideal and language of family, even when our experience falls shortWhat we need to understand about the language of submission...

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Is the book of Revelation easier to understand than we think? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: The central theme of Revelation 5 and its connection to the rest of the bookWhy it matters that only Jesus is worthy of worshipHow this vision gives us...

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Why does baptism matter? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How Scripture demonstrates the importance of baptismWhy we must maintain the gospel as the grounds for baptismWhy Christians who might disagree around the timing and method of baptism still agree on its importanceHow...

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Is it better to be hot or cold? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: An overview of the seven letters to the seven churches addressed in RevelationThe uniqueness of Jesus’ words to the Laodicean churchCommon misunderstandings of the description of a preference for being hot...

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Who are these people? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Where and why the church is referred to as the people of God in ScriptureWhy we shouldn’t see this understanding of the church as something entirely newThe importance of distinguishing between the universal...

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Why can’t we skip Revelation? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: The importance of Revelation to the story of Scripture and how to correctly pronounce its nameThe basics of apocalyptic literatureWhat other parts of the Bible are referenced in and inform Revelation itselfHow this passage...

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Does the world hate God? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Scripture’s multifaceted use of the word “world”Where see this doctrine in the BibleWhy the world’s opposition to God should not be the cause of hopelessness among His peopleHow this doctrine relates to...

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How concerned should we be about false teachers? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: The background of Jude’s epistleWhat we should make of Jude’s use of 1 Enoch in his epistleHow false teachers creep into the churchHow it’s possible to be correct in doctrine and...

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Can guilt or shame lead to any kind of good? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How Scripture reveals the relationship between guilt and shameHow our fallen nature can lead to a distortion our understanding of what is sinful and what isn’tResponding to...

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