Christianity makes bold historical claims and it is fair to say that if the claims of Christianity can be proven false the entire faith will be brought into disrepute. How can we know that the Gospel accounts of Jesus Christ and Luke’s accounts of his apostles in Acts are historically reliable? In this episode of … Read more Episode 50: The Reliability of the Gospels and Acts
At what point does vocational diligence become corrupting idolatry? How would you advise someone who has been exposed to much Christian teaching but still struggles to trust in Christ? Will we pray in heaven? What makes a good sermon? What does it mean to pray without ceasing? Where is heaven? What is the difference between … Read more Episode 49: Questions and Answers
On 8 January, 1956, five Christian missionaries were martyred by members of the Huaorani people as they sought to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the Ecuadorian rain forest. Elisabeth Elliot, wife of Jim, one of the martyred missionaries, tells the story in her book Through Gates of Splendor. In this episode of … Read more Episode 48: Through Gates of Splendor
Should we pray for the nation of Israel in a particular way? What does the Bible teach about regeneration and faith? What does it mean to fear God? How do we go about discerning God’s calling on our lives? How can we persevere faithfully in God’s revealed will in the midst of great difficulty and … Read more Episode 47: Questions and Answers
Jesus Christ loved the church and gave himself for it. To love Christ means to love his church. A part of loving the church is understanding the way in which God has designed the church to work. A part of the way the church works is through God-appointed leaders. In this episode of Table Talk, … Read more Episode 46: Church Leadership
After his resurrection, and before he ascended to heaven, Jesus left his disciples, and the church, with one Great Commission: to make disciples of Jesus Christ in all nations (Matthew 28:18–20). By the power of the Spirit, the gospel has reached to all corners of the globe, yet much work remains to be done. The … Read more Episode 44: World Evangelisation
A lot of Christian men—and small groups of men—feel stuck. They have a sincere desire to grow but feel confused about what to do next. Joe Barnard’s The Way Forward is a road–map for men who want to cut through the noise and distraction of the 21st century and take definite steps toward spiritual maturity. … Read more Episode 43: The Way Forward
In a sin-cursed world in which people face all sorts of afflictions and difficulties, people desperately need God’s word. Biblical counselling is comprehensively Christ-centred. It assumes the truth of Scripture and the centrality of the local church in bringing people to Christ and bringing Christians to sanctification. Biblical counselling uses Scripture as the source for … Read more Episode 42: Biblical Counselling
In July 1741, American pastor, Jonathan Edwards, famously preached a sermon titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” He preached it first at his own church in Northampton, Massachusetts and then later, by request, to a church in Enfield, Connecticut, which had been largely unaffected by the Great Awakening. Edwards preached with the … Read more Episode 41: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
It’s a throwback to Episode 1 of Table Talk as Lance Laughton, area co-ordinator of the Baptist Northern Association, rejoins Tyrell on the show. Lance and Tyrell discuss the importance of churches and believers knowing what they believe, what they don’t believe, and why. Doctrine is more than merely theoretical, and while creeds and confessions … Read more Episode 40: Know Your Creed