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Brannon’s guest is Justin Peters. Topic: On December 21, 2012 Rick Warren was a guest on Sean Hannity’s television program. During his interview Warren gives us another look at this flawed theology. Brannon and Justin play sound clips from the interview including Warren’s proclamation that “to go to hell you have to do almost the impossible…” In this interview Brannon and Justin discuss Warren’s apparent aversion to calling for people to repent. Justin and Brannon discuss the Biblical definition of repentance as well as look at verses that reveal that it is God that grants us the ability to repent. Topic: We take your calls.

Brannon interviews Larry Pratt, of Gun Owners of America, on how the Connecticut tragedy is being used to infringe on the 2nd Amendment. Topic: Recently Larry was a guest on CNN’s television program with host Pierce Morgan. Morgan not only stated things that are not factually true but when corrected by Mr. Pratt, Morgan finally resorted to calling Mr. Pratt names. Topic: Why are gun sales and permits for conceal carry skyrocketing? Topic: How did lawmakers pick the guns they banned from 1993 to 2004 and was it really from looking at pictures of guns that looked “dangerous”? Topic: What is a proper Biblical worldview when it comes to self-defense and gun ownership? Topic: How is “turn the other cheek” taken out of context to say Christians should not be involved in self-defense? Topic: Why does restricting the rights of lawful citizens not decrease crime but put law abiding citizens at risk? Topic: Why do gun free zones alone increase the death of Americans. Topic: How has the United States Federal government been involved in the death of over 400 people through a gun running program? Was this gun running program specifically designed to cause gun violence that could then be used to justify infringing on the 2nd Amendment? Topic: Why are so many women purchasing a handgun and applying for a conceal, carry permit? Topic: What are some things people need to consider when purchasing a gun or obtaining a carry permit? Topic: What are examples of lives being saved by a lawfully armed citizen stopping someone on a killing spree? If you are not a member of the Situation Room you can hear this entire interview when you join the Worldview Weekend Situation Room at www.situationroom.net

Brannon’s guest is Dr. Jimmy DeYoung for a Middle East Update. Topic: Hundreds and Thousands of Christian Pilgrims Will Converge on Bethlehem for Celebration of Christmas. Topic: Members of the United Nations Security Council, the European Union and other World leaders Oppose Jewish Settlement Expansion. Topic: The Situation in Syria is getting Worse with Predictions that neither side can win. Topic: Israeli's Knew that the end of the world wasn't going to happen with the end of the Mayan calendar. Topic: How the current Speaker of The House and Republican John Boehner is proving there is little difference between Republicans and Democrats. Topic: How real assault rifles in Israel are carried by so many people, including teenagers, in restaurants, beaches, and shops and yet they don’t encourage people to commit crimes but are a deterrent to crime.

Brannon’s guest is his Pastor, Dr. Chuck Herring to discuss his recent trip to the Republic of Cameroon, which is a country in west Central Africa. Dr. Herring gives a report on his 10 day trip that included several evangelistic meetings. On the second time of their meetings over 4,000 people stood for three hours. The vast majority of these 4,000 were not saved but Dr. Herring delivered a clear gospel message of faith and repentance. The Christians in this area of the world live on only a dollar a day yet they find their joy in Jesus Christ. Dr. Herring worked with a seminary that is currently training 110 men for full-time ministry. Today’s program reveals that God’s church is alive and well all over the world.

Brannon’s guest is Pastor Parker Reardon who pastors Newtown Bible Church just three minutes from the Sandy Hook School in Connecticut where 6 adults and 20 children were murdered last week. Pastor Reardon reports that he was interviewed live by CNBC and stated that President Obama’s focus on gun control was the wrong focus and it should be the depraved heart of man. Pastor Reardon reports that his interview was scrubbed. Reardon’s associate pastor Joey was in the firehouse when the parents were officially told their children had perished. How did most of the local clergy respond? Pastor Reardon also talks about how he and his church are passing out tracks as well as copies of the book by John MacArthur, “Save in the Arms of God.” Reardon talks about the difficulty in pastoring in this part of the country and challenges our radio audience to use all occasion to proclaim the gospel. We take your calls and our phone lines light up.

Brannon’s guest is Dr. John Whitcomb for “Ask Dr. John.” Question: Most in my Bible study group were baptized as babies – some Catholic, some Lutheran. By the grace of God we are now believers and study His Word, and we are saved. Should we be baptized again, as we are now believers? Does it matter if it is by immersion or not? Question: I Cor. 7:14: If I am saved through Jesus Christ and my wife or children are unbelievers, are they saved through my salvation? Question: The church is described as the "Bride of Christ." What exactly does that mean? There is only one Jesus and millions or even billions of individuals making up "the church." Also, Jesus said we would not be married, but would be like the angels in heaven in our glorified bodies (cf. Matt. 22:30). So how does this resemble marriage? Will our intimacy in heaven be so complete that it will make physical intimacy obsolete? Question: I know that the church will not be judged at the Great White Throne Judgment, but will the church witness it as an observer? Question: What would you say about a church that invites a woman pastor to speak at a women's conference? The church does not have a woman pastor, but has invited one from another church. Question: We have some confusion on Genesis 1. How could we have an evening and a morning if the sun and moon weren't created until the fourth day? Question: How do we explain Peter in Acts 10:10 and 11:5 where it mentions Peter in “a trance"? Question: We are confused by Acts 10:34-35. Is this God calling the chosen? What is “righteousness”? Question: When does a person receive the Holy Spirit? Is it when we become believers or does every person have the Holy Spirit already prompting him to come to God through Jesus Christ? (See Acts 10: 44-48.) Topic: We take your calls.

Brannon’s guest is Dr. Randy White to discuss “forgiveness” but first Brannon shares his concern that the media and liberal elite are using the Connecticut tragedy to push for liberal laws that would too readily classify average Americans as “mentally disturbed.” The Department of Homeland Security has already classified people interested in end time Bible prophecy or people who are pro-life as potential terrorists. In his book Grave Influence that was released in 2009, Brannon predicted an increase in laws that would seek to classify conservatives and Christians as mentally troubled. Topic: The Bible says that if we do not forgive others. God will not forgive us. What does this mean? Topic: With the events that happened in Newtown, Connecticut, should Christians offer forgiveness to the shooter? Topic: Should I offer forgiveness on someone else's behalf? Topic: Is it okay for a person to ask forgiveness from God, but not ask for that forgiveness from the person they've offended? (You could segue into this question by saying that some people may want to "leave well enough alone" or "let sleeping dogs lie") Topic: when a person wants to ask forgiveness, what should they do? Topic: If a person is giving forgiveness, what are they pledging? Topic: Who should we forgive? Topic: If we have truly forgiven a person, does this mean we should be willing to enter into a relationship with them on future activities? Topic: What happens when we don't forgive? Topic: We take your calls.

Brannon responds to the heart-breaking murders in Connecticut of 26 people, of which 18 were children, at Sandy Hook School. Each day we see example of how depraved and wicked is the heart of man. The world will be asking why a loving God allowed this to happen. Will you be ready to answer this question and share the gospel? Brannon gives you the information you need to answer this common question and take what is common to the culture and turn it into a pulpit. Brannon also explains why most gun free zones make no sense and put people in great danger. Topic: Dr. DeYoung explains from the Bible why he believes Jesus was actually born in December. Topic: Dr. Jimmy DeYoung joins Brannon as his guest. Dr. DeYoung lived in Israel for 22 years and shares how many of the teachers in Israel are armed as are countless young people that walk the street in casual clothes as part of their mandatory military service. Topic: Palestinians talk of unity as both political factions say armed struggle is the way to the Palestinian state. Topic: Prime Minister Netanyahu blasts world leaders for silence against Hamas as these world leaders attack Israel on the Jewish settlements. Topic: Egypt's military calls off unity talks as opposition decide to vote no on the referendum and President Morsi prepares to meet with Obama. Topic: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta sends troops to Turkey as US prepares to deal with the Syrian situation

Brannon’s guest is Pastor Jesse Johnson. Topic: 7 Questions from Christmas Haters. 1. What is Christmas? 2. Why is there a Christmas? 3. What day was Jesus born? 4. If it is Jesus' birthday, why do we give gifts to each other? 5. Is Christmas taught in the Bible? 6. By celebrating Christmas, is the church teaching a tradition? 7. Is Christmas a pagan holiday? Topic: What classifies as a cult? Topic: We take your calls.

Topic: Federal Reserve announces Quantitative Easing #4. What does this mean for you and your financial future? Topic: Treasury and Labor Departments hold hearings as the Obama Administration looks to nationalize America’s retirement system and take over your 401K and IRA’s. In other words, the government wants to get its hands on estimated $3.5 trillion in private retirement accounts to redistribute to others and give you a paper IOU. Topic: Why are older American’s investing in a gold IRA or cashing out? Topic: Hear the audio of Rick Warren talking about being mentored by Peter Drucker for 30 years. Brannon explains the worldview of Peter Drucker. Hear the audio of Rick Warren talking about how to keep your church/organization relevant. Why is Rick Warren’s model not Biblical? Brannon explains how Rick Warren’s presentation clearly represents the existentialist worldview of Peter Drucker who learned it from Soren Kierkegaard. Topic: We take your calls.

In the November 10, 2012 L.A. Times reported that Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, is declaring that Christian conservatives have lost the fight against same-sex marriage. The L.A. Times reported that Daly was interested in a more bipartisan plan and finding common ground with liberals and the Obama Administration. Daly was reported in the L.A. Times to have said "Maybe we've been looking in the wrong direction and we’ve got to be more ecumenical.”" Brannon explains why he believes in the coming years more and more pro-family groups will become more ecumenical and become silent on the issue of same-sex marriage in order to remain “relevant,” popular, and effective in fund-raising. As a new generation of “conservatives” and “Christian Americans” no longer see same-sex marriage as unbiblical, but instead the new civil rights movement, more and more pro-family groups will choose to be silent on the controversial issues of which their own base has abandoned. Such groups will be led by the same pragmatism that caused them several years ago to justify their ecumenical projects and partnership with false teachers in order to increase their donor base and the success of their organizations. Brannon explains that such a trend should come as no surprise because many pro-family groups abandoned a commitment to Biblical theology and doctrine years ago. Once Biblical theology is no longer defended and no longer the foundation; the standard natural becomes pragmatism and the cultural stream. The goal of Churches and Christian” organizations will increasingly become about worldly success, attracting and maintaining donors and appearing relevant. To aid in making his case, Brannon plays a recent audio clip by Dr. John MacArthur in which he explained to his congregation the Sunday after the re-election of President Obama that their focus should not be supporting those fighting the culture war and political battles but those preaching the gospel. We open up our phone lines for your response.

On today’s program Brannon discusses the dangers of collective salvation, group consensus, existentialism and how the false church in Nazi Germany embraced these ideas and how they are being embraced again by a rising, global, false church. Martin Heidegger was the First Nazi Rector of a German University. Martin Heidegger was influenced by Søren Kierkegaard and Kierkegaard also influenced the false church with his belief in subjective truth. Heidegger promoted deconstructionism in Germany and when he joined the Nazi party he aided the Nazi party in teaching the idea of community and collective salvation to the false church in Germany. Heidegger helped to indoctrinate the church in both existentialism and the idea of collectivism, group consensus, and denial of the value and worth of the individual. These philosophies helped to lay the foundation for the Nazi holocaust. How have postmodernism, existentialism, and collective salvation come into the modern church today? What serious consequences could result in today’s world from these dangerous philosophies? How do the New Religious Right and Religious Left embrace group consensus and collective salvation albeit in different forms?

Worldview Weekend Financial Report for December 2012. Brannon’s guest is Michael Weiner. Topic: Why the current “fiscal cliff” talk is manipulation to increase the size of government while the real financial Armageddon is being ignored. Topic: It was predicted 25 years ago that the federal government would take your private retirement account to fund the federal government and give you a paper IOU. This is now closer to becoming a reality. Topic: What should you do about your IRA and 401k with the threat of losing full control over these private assets? Topic: Where is inflation headed? Topic: Where is gold headed in the next 12 to 18 months as well as the next five to seven years? Topic: What did one medical doctor recently tell Michael was the condition of his financial situation after 10 years of listening to his financial planner compared to his wife that invested $150,000 in commodities?

Brannon’s guest is Dr. Jimmy DeYoung. Topic: Syria's Assad Prepares Sarin Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction as the Middle East and the World Watches with Much Concern. Topic: Egyptian President Morsi Withstands Hundreds and Thousands of Demonstrators as He Moves to Implement Sharia Law in Egypt. Topic: Jordanian King Abdullah Visits Ramallah to Help Establish the Palestinian State of Palestine. Topic: The Jewish World Will Begin the Eight Day Jewish Holy Day of Hanukkah under Threat of War. Topic: We take your calls.

Brannon’s guest is Dr. Randy White. Question: You stated last week that church discipline can't be done in today's church. Why not? Question: How should church discipline be done and for what purpose? Question: Why is church discipline a loving act? Question: For what sort of things would one be brought under church discipline? Question: Where do we go wrong in Matthew 18? Topic: Can we criticize someone if we haven't gone to them privately? Question: Why don't pastors exercise church discipline in their churches? Question: Is the discipline process for the pastor the same as for the member? Question: It sounds like you think reformation is needed in the church. Is there any chance this will happen? Topic: We take your calls.