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BLACK FRIDAY BOOK DEAL!
Hi, everyone! I just wanted to pass along that my publishers have allowed me to put my “The Art of the Christian Ninja” book on a 40% off sale from Back Friday to Cyber Monday. Visit http://wipfandstock.com/the-art-of-the-christian-ninja.html and use discount code: CONF to get the deal! Above is a little video explaining what it’s all about!…
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Counterfeit Living (The Gospel & Sexual Sin: Part 2)
Sermon Audio: Handout / Small Group Questions: The Gospel & Sexual Sin Part 2: Couterfeit Living – HANDOUT Sermon Text: These examples of knock-off products are pretty funny and easy to spot, but it’s not always so innocent. High-end art and fashion are constantly having to fight against forgeries. I read this week that…
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Help! I’m Married to a Non-Christian! (Carnivore Theology: Ep. 80)
Part two of our series on being in a romantic relationship with a non-believer gives some practical help and hope to those who are bound or married to non-Christians. Podcast Audio: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes and watch us on YouTube!! (If you…
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The Gospel and Sexual Sin
Sermon Audio: Handout / Small Group Questions: The Gospel and Sexual Sin – Handout & Study Guide Sermon Text: Before we get into our discussion of 1 Corinthians 5 next week, it’s very important that we look back to the context. Remember the Context The Apostles Paul is writing to a church he had…
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Should I Date An Unbeliever? (Carnivore Theology: Ep. 79 – REISSUE)
*Episode Reissued in HD! Let’s talk about what the Bible and experience say about Christians dating non-Christians. Podcast Audio: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes and watch us on YouTube!! (If you don’t have iTunes use one of these FeedBurner links) 3. Record a question in your…
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What Are Christians Allowed To Do? (or “Don’t Let Imaginary People Tell You What to Do”)
Sermon Audio: Handout / Small Group Questions: Own Your Why – What Are Christians Allowed To Do – Handout.PDF Sermon: Sin Ruins Everything Culture presents to us a whole lot of options for things to do, but as Christians who want to do all things to the glory of God we often struggle to…
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What Makes a True Apostle?
This is the second of a two-part series on 1 Corinthians 4, so please open up to 1 Corinthians 4 and let’s read verse 1 to remind ourselves about what we talked about last week. It says, “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of…
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What You Don’t Know About Operation Christmas Child (Carnivore Theology: Ep. 78)
Our special guest, Diana Billings, tells us what really happens to all those Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes! Podcast Audio: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes and watch us on YouTube!! (If you don’t have iTunes use one of these FeedBurner links) 3. Record a question in your…
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Self-Image: Who Are You When No One Is Looking?
“This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do…
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There’s No Deception Like Self-Deception
“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows the…
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What’s Wrong With Weed: The Bible and Marijuana (Carnivore Theology: Ep. 77)
Does the Bible allow the use of Marijuana or Cannabis? What about medicinal and fiber use? Podcast Audio: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes and watch us on YouTube!! (If you don’t have iTunes use one of these FeedBurner links) 3. Record a question in your voice…
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Pastor Al’s Testimony: God’s Useless Reject Tells His Story (Carnivore Theology: Ep. 76)
Pastor Al shares how God took him from useless reject to passionate preacher. Podcast Audio Behind-the-Scenes Video How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes and watch us on YouTube!! (If you don’t have iTunes use FeedBurner) 3. Record a question in your voice on our SpeakPipe page!…
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God’s Temple: The Church Needs To Stay United – OR ELSE!
Let’s start with a quick review and then close of the section of 1 Corinthians 3 that we’ve been studying for the past few weeks. If you recall, we’ve been looking at Paul’s threefold illustration to describe why the Christian church needs to ensure that they remain united. Remember that in this section Paul…
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Our Testimonies (Carnivore Theology: Ep. 75)
Chad and Steve tell the stories of how they came to faith. After our last episode which teaches how to give a testimony it only seemed right for us to give our own. Podcast Audio How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes and watch us on…
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Divisions Among Us
Paul, in the letter to the Corinthians which we are studying, after talking about the church’s lack of maturity, uses one of their greatest problems as an example of how bad things had gotten – that problem being “division”. The church is divided – in many ways – but the way that the Apostle…
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God’s Farm: Life As God’s Field Hand
There are a lot of illustrations that God uses to describe His people. Jesus and Paul, likely because they lived in an agricultural culture, often used natural illustrations. In John 15, Jesus is the vine, we are the branches, God is the gardener who prunes and strengthens the branches, or burns the fruitless ones.…
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How to Give a Christian Testimony (Carnivore Theology – Ep. 74)
Chad, Steve and Al are finally back together and talking about the pluses and minuses of the modern testimony movement and the best ways to share your personal faith journey — and things to avoid while doing it. Podcast Audio How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us…
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5 Reminders for Students (Carnivore Theology – Ep. 73)
Whether you’re going into High School, College, University or Post-Grad, Pastor Al gives some important reminders to students returning to school this semester. 1. Guard your reputation. 2. Remember why you’re there. 3. Find a good church. 4. Keep your devos going. 5. Try to find balance. Podcast Audio: How Can You Help Carnivore…
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The Wolf You Feed (The Battle Between Flesh and Spirit)
Let’s open up to 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 and read it together. We already studied verses 1-3 last week, but I want to read them again to remind us of the context: “But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you…
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Review of “Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men” by Stephen Mansfield
“Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men” An Utterly Invigorating Guide to Being Your Most Masculine Self Stephen Mansfield and William Boykin Nelson Books – 2013 Summary New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield uses manly maxims, mini-biographies, and stirring illustrations to inspire men to evaluate their lives, raise their standards, and embrace their God-given masculine identity.…
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Listener Questions: Can We Know God? Should We Suffer More? How Different Should Christians Be? (Carnivore Theology Ep. 72)
We couldn’t find Chad, so we wandered down to the mailroom to look for him — and decided to stay and answer some questions: Can We Know God? Should We Suffer More? How Different Should Christians Be? If God Wore a Superhero Suit, What Would it Look Like? Podcast Audio: Book Recommendations: Knowing God…
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Crabapple Christians
When I was growing up, my grandparents had a crab apple tree in their front yard, and every time we went to visit them, my brother and I would see the tree and hope the apples were ready to eat. It was actually quite frustrating for us because we found the readiness of crab…
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How To Pray Better (Carnivore Theology Season 3 Begins!!! – Ep.71)
Why is prayer so difficult sometimes and what are some practical ways to become better at it? Our first episode of Season 3 kicks off with one of the most important topics we could think of: prayer. Podcast Audio: Book Recommendations: The Hour that Changes the World – Dick Eastman The Book of Common Prayer…
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Forbidden Fruit: Why We Keep Changing What We Believe About Who God Is and What He Has Said
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about how important it is for us to realize that we don’t have the right, or the need, to make up things about who God is or what God wants, because He has already told us everything we need to know. All through scripture, we are…
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Why Bad Theology Makes Me CRINGE! (Examples of Every Day Heresies)
If you’re on YouTube, then you’ve probably seen the “Try Not To Laugh” challenges where someone puts together a bunch of funny clips and you’re supposed to watch them with a friend and see who laughs first. Well, I was watching some YouTube videos the other day and came across one where the people…
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God’s Plan For Your Life is Revealed Not Discovered (Stop Looking, Start Listening)
If you remember last week, we learned that regardless of what the multitudes of unbelievers in this world think, there really is objective truth and objective morality, and those things were written long, long ago by God Himself. And therefore, despite all of the dramatic changes of opinion which seek to envelop us, and all…
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Christians and “The Wrong Side of History?”
A lot of people are very concerned about being on “the wrong side of history” these days. They’re terribly worried about being “stuck in the past” and spend a lot of time thinking about how they can be assured that they will be remembered by historians as being on the “right side” when it’s…
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When “Count Your Blessings” Isn’t Good Enough (How to Give Thanks in Every Situation)
Somehow this sermon got missed in the shuffle, so it’s a little our of order and the illustrations are a little dated. Sorry! Every year I watch the SuperBowl. It’s the only football game I watch all year long. I don’t watch the CFL or the NFL at all. I don’t keep track of…
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What Can We Do and What Must God Do Alone?
We like doing things ourselves, right? I think almost everyone here today takes pride in the skill and abilities they have, what they can accomplish, and how, for the most part, they don’t really need anyone’s help to get by. Sure – as I said last week – some of us are willing to…
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Your Weaknesses Are Very, Very Important (Acknowledging the Necessity of Lack)
If you have your Bibles with you, please up to 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 and let’s read it together. Those of you who have been following along with the sermon series so far are going to see some really important words in there and will, hopefully, recall some of the things we’ve already learned. When…
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“Fly, You Fools!”: Fear, Foolishness & Gandalf
One would think that it would be universally true that no one likes looking like a fool, but that’s not really the case is it? There are countless websites, YouTube channels, gifs, tv shows and blogs that are solely dedicated to watching people do foolish, dangerous, stupid or ridiculous things – and they get…
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The Simple Truth: Is The Gospel Enough?
Spectacle over Substance Our North American society, including the Christian church, tends to overvalue style, spectacle, and cleverness in not only our educators but also our teachers, preachers and authority figures. What a person may lack in knowledge, character, understanding, wisdom and kindness, they can more than make up for in how they look, their…
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“The Art of the Christian Ninja” Book NOW AVAILABLE!
If you’ve been following along over the past year or so, then you already know about the successful Kickstarter Campaign and most of the journey towards publishing , but I wanted to let you know that “The Art of the Christian Ninja” book is now OFFICIALLY available for purchase! Click Here to Read an Excerpt (used by permission…
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Carnivore Theology UPDATE!
Here’s a quick video update explaining what’s been going on behind-the-scenes with the Carnivore Theology guys, explaining why our episode release schedule has been sort of messed up. Podcast Audio: Behind the Scenes:
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Mind Your Buckets: What You Need to Know to Get Your Priorities Straight
I was given the opportunity to be a special speaker this week and as I was preparing my sermon, I ended up stopping and thinking: “You know what, the talk I just wrote for this other group really lines up to what we’re talking about in 1st Corinthians. Maybe I should just share this…
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Listener Questions from the Mailbag: Magic Handkerchiefs, Bacon & Guns (Carnivore Theology. Ep 70)
What’s the deal with prayer handkerchiefs? Are there rules for what Christians should eat? Can a Christian carry a gun? Chad returns from his special assignment to help Al and Steve answer some listener questions. Podcast Audio: Behind-The-Scenes: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on…
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Called & Cleaned Part 3: A Biblical Case for Pursuing a Godly Life
Right now, and over the past few weeks, we’ve been working through an extended introduction to the first few verse of Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. It begins as most letters began, by stating who the letter was from and who it was to. It reads: “Paul, called by the will of God…
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Called & Cleaned Part 2: Biblical Paradoxes and the Doctrine of Sanctification
Biblical Paradoxes I remember hearing somewhere that it is the psychologically healthier mind that can handle holding opposing thoughts and paradoxes in tension. It’s the unhealthy mind that is always trying to rectify the world and make it fit exactly, perfectly into categories. A healthy mind is ok with not understanding everything in the…
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Called and Cleaned Part 1: The Doctrines of Election & Sanctification
Voices In Your Head One of my favourite country songs is one by Chris Young called “I Hear Voices” which is about a man talking about how thankful he is for all the good advice he’s gotten in his life –from his mom, dad, grandparents, etc – who now exist as voices in his…
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All About Baptism – What is it and Who’s it for? (Carnivore Theology Ep. 69)
Baptism is important, but there is a lot of confusion about it. What is it? Who is it for? Why are there different types? Where did it come from? What age should one be? Podcast Audio: Behind the Scenes: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on…
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We Need Both God and The Church (Paul Comes to Corinth)
Quick Review Last week we started a new series on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and I talked about the two principle players involved , that being Paul and the city of Corinth. The two things that I hope you walked away with last week was Paul’s passion for spreading the love of…
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The Context of 1st Corinthians
Welcome to the first week of our series on 1st Corinthians! I’ve been really excited to start this series for two reasons. First, I really enjoy teaching books of the bible, and second, because I believe that the content of this series is going to be not only extremely interesting, but also very helpful.…
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Should I Become a Church Member? (Carnivore Theology Ep. 68)
Church membership is a controversial topic for a lot of people. Let’s talk about the historical, biblical, practical and emotional aspects of becoming a church member. Podcast Audio: Behind the Scenes: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! (If you don’t have iTunes use…
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The World’s Most Dangerous Idea (Easter Sermon)
Festival of Dangerous Ideas Today is Easter Sunday, the day that the Christian church has set aside for hundreds of years – dating back to the third century – to celebrate and remember the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! This event is the single most important event in the history of humanity! To…
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Aliens, Ghosts and the Bible (Carnivore Theology. Ep 67)
This week we look at the biblical perspective regarding aliens, ghosts and the paranormal! Podcast Audio: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! (If you don’t have iTunes use FeedBurner) 3. Record a question in your voice on our SpeakPipe page! (We love this the most!)…
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Will You Relent to God? (When God Answers Your Prayers in Uncomfortable Ways)
When crisis hits – whether it happens to us, our family, our friends, or we just hear about it on the news – our first instinct is to ask a lot of questions. Why did it happen to me/us? What will happen next? Is it over now or will it get worse? How far…
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Why We Don’t Pray More (and How to Start!)
Most of you who have been here for the whole series knows that the book of Habakkuk is essentially a prayer conversation between God and one of his priests. Habakkuk’s country is going through some difficult times and as he’s bringing his concerns to God, the Lord inclines to answer him – in surprising…
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Women and the Church (Carnivore Theology Ep. 66)
In this week’s SUPER SIZED episode we talk with blogger Christel Humfrey (Foretaste of Heaven) about common women’s issues in the church, relationships between men and women, and feminism. Podcast Audio: Click Here for the Behind the Scenes Video! How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Record a question in your…
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What About the Jews? (Carnivore Theology Ep. 65)
While wandering around Ottawa we come across Israel’s official Embassy and it gets us talking about the history of the Jews and the hatred some people have against them. Podcast Audio: How Can You Help Carnivore Theology? 1. Pray for us! 2. Record a question in your voice on our SpeakPipe page! (We love this the…