Grab a bible and a notebook! Get ready with Acts 20, 1 Peter 5 and Titus 1.
Then find out what is meant by the terms Pastor, Elder and Overseer.
In this episode, David Petts challenges the thinking and practice of many churches by way of a biblical examination of what Paul will have had in mind when he used the word “Pastors” in Ephesians 4:11
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You can’t fully understand what the bible is saying unless you examine the context. In this podcast we have an introduction to understanding the New Testament in the light of the Old, and the Old Testament in the light of the New. One clear example of this is the Old Testament food laws.
Is it possible that speaking in tongues could actually divide Christians? If they make you sound like a foreigner then they might make others feel like a foreigner! This is why Paul clearly tells the Corinthian church to prophesy in public and pray with their spirits more in private: “I thank God that I speak…
David and Jonathan continue to explore Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 12.
Jesus gave his disciples the authority to heal! When is it right for Christians to command healing today? And when is it right to just pray for healing? Dr David Petts brings clarity using key biblical texts. Thanks for listening. www.davidpetts.org www.brixham.church
David and Jonathan chat through David’s introduction to the Holy Spirit 4 weeks before attending Oxford University and how it turned his Christian walk around. Eileen chips in with a single comment at the end too!
Did spiritual gifts cease at the end of the apostolic age? Are tongues heavenly languages? Can the devil understand me when I speak in tongues? As we look at the familiar passage on love in the church (1 Corinthians 12) David Petts answers some other contraversial questions.