Wisdom & Revelation
Paul’s prayer for the people of Ephesus was that they would know God better by the wisdom and revelation given by the Holy Spirit, through Jesus. Thankfully, today the Holy Spirit is with us in the same way and is able to answer this precious prayer of Paul if we are willing to journey into…
Read MoreWDYB #11: Confronting Racism with the Bible
Today Joe discussed the roots of racism and its unbiblical nature. He explained that what exists today is nothing more than ethnocentrism, which has been in every people group. Examples were given in a variety of different cultures and then refuted by the Bible. Lastly, Joe taught for Christian Americans to avoid all beliefs of…
Read More301 Class : Presuppositional Apologetics : Week 7 : The Gospel as Proof
Romans 1:16-17, “16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as…
Read MorePopular & Unpopular Sins
Ephesians 5:11, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” My point is that we shouldn’t just address the sins that are only opposed by Ashton Kutcher and Hollywood. Let’s also address the sins that are socially accepted, controversial and even sometimes highly esteemed in our culture. Like sex…
Read MoreNew Creation
What if I told you what you believed about salvation matters just as much as what you believe about Jesus? What you believe about Jesus’ work in your life is just as important as what you believe about Jesus’ work on the cross. If you don’t believe when you believed in Jesus dying on the…
Read MoreWDYB #10: Islamic Debate Review
Enjoy this informative and passionate review of the debate Joe had with a Muslim. Joe spends time explaining the Trinity, the Quranic dilemma, the nature of Jesus and much more! Some thoughts on Opening Talk All prophets from the Bible have their history in the Bible. There is no historian that uses the Quran to…
Read MoreWDYB #9 Debate: Christianity (Joe Wyrostek) vs. Islam (Sabeel Ahmed)
On today’s show, we hosted a debate with an Islamic leader on the truth of either Christianity or Islam. Listen in as Joe Wyrostek, Pastor of Metro Praise International Church in Chicago, engages Sabeel Ahmed, Director of the GainPeace Project (an Islamic Dawah movement) on their respective beliefs. The discussion hinges on subject of who…
Read MoreFruit of Discipleship
Because our church, by God’s grace, has close to 80% involvement in discipleship (155 out of 200 youth/adults) around 10% feel called to full-time ministry (17 students for the Fall 2017 Quarter). Metro Praise International church now averages around 250 people in two Sunday services. The breakdown is as follows: 50 (20%) are under 11yrs…
Read More301 Class : Presuppositional Apologetics : Week 6 : Five Theistic Proofs
Romans 1:18-23, “18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world…
Read MorePastors, What Else Matters?
Jesus sad in Matthew 28:18-20, “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything…
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