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"Is Online Sports Gambling a Sin?" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/is-online-sports-gambling-a-sin\/#arve-youtube-lsp6uxgufhg65fa06fc6298a481881678","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LSp6uxGUfHg?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Is Online Sports Gambling a Sin?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/STP-S28-EP06-Online-Gambling.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-03-14","description":"Is Online Sports Gambling a Sin?"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesFor further thought on this, consider listening to the following sermons:A Contrast in TreasureSeeing the True Treasure-Serving the True GodAre You Prepared?The Disciple's Riches - Parts 1 & 2Lessons for a StormWorship and the Mortification of SinA Love the Christian Must RejectThe True Gain of GodlinessTaking Hold of Real LifeLovers of What? "Is Online Sports Gambling a Sin?" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/is-online-sports-gambling-a-sin\/#arve-vimeo-92062499865fa06fc63505764857752","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/920624998?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Is Online Sports Gambling a Sin?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/STP-S28-EP06-Online-Gambling.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-03-14","description":"Is Online Sports Gambling a Sin?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Is Online Sports Gambling a Sin?Gambling and betting are seen by many as forms of entertainment and leisure activities that are relatively harmless. But can gambling and betting of our money and resources be truly considered harmless entertainment? Gambling and betting involve activities in which, in most cases, money changes hands based on chance and risk. The risk is to the one gambling or placing bets, who often does so without rationally thinking about risk. Such activities include casino games, slot machines, card games, lotteries, scratch-off cards, horse racing, betting on sports games, and more. Many of these activities are now available online and even through apps on our phones that provide “gamers” opportunities to compete in fantasy sports competitions and tournaments for cash prizes. The appeal of gambling and betting is the thrill of the possible win and the emotional high that it brings. It holds out the opportunity to make a fast buck, to double or triple returns on seemingly small bets, and in some situations like national and state lotteries, the ability to get rich quickly. How should Christians think about all this? Does the Bible give us insight and direction on these kinds of things? Join Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot on the Straight Truth Podcast this week to hear what they understand the Bible to teach regarding gambling and betting and how it is, that these things relate to our desires and what’s going on in our hearts.Dr. Caldwell shares that he doesn't want to be involved in gambling at all, at any level, and that's because it has to do with what the Bible teaches about our attitude toward wealth. Gambling dangles the carrot that it's possible to get something for next to nothing. For some,

"Everything Christians Need to Know About Anxiety, Depression & Godly Joy" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/everything-christians-need-to-know-about-anxiety-depression-godly-joy\/#arve-youtube-_mussj71qxe65fa06fc6ab70461391269","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_Mussj71QxE?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Everything Christians Need to Know About Anxiety, Depression & Godly Joy","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/STP-S27-EP-ED-03-Everything-Christians-Need-to-Know-About-Anxiety-Depression-and-Godly-Joy.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-03-07","description":"Everything Christians Need to Know About Anxiety, Depression & Godly Joy"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesFor further thought on this, consider listening to the following sermons:The Treasure that Allows TrustThe Lord of Night and DayThe Answer for AnxietyFacing Our Fear with Faith6 Sermons on the Life of PeaceThe Wonder of a Believer's LifeThe Cry from a Storm-Filled HeartSovereign Grace & The Son of GodJoy in Our Sufferings "Everything Christians Need to Know About Anxiety, Depression & Godly Joy" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/everything-christians-need-to-know-about-anxiety-depression-godly-joy\/#arve-vimeo-91772243765fa06fc6b73b409965117","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/917722437?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Everything Christians Need to Know About Anxiety, Depression & Godly Joy","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/STP-S27-EP-ED-03-Everything-Christians-Need-to-Know-About-Anxiety-Depression-and-Godly-Joy.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-03-07","description":"Everything Christians Need to Know About Anxiety, Depression & Godly Joy"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Everything Christians Need to Know About Anxiety, Depression & Godly JoyWhat is anxiety? Why do so many people struggle with it? What should Christians who struggle with anxiety, depression, despair, etc., do when they find themselves emotionally battling these overwhelming feelings? How can we rejoice in life or have joy when our spirits or souls are downcast and melancholic? Is it wrong for a Christian to consider medication as a means to help deal with these things? Is there real help and hope for our souls when we're weary and discouraged? Dr. Caldwell says that anxiety is a fear of the future, a dread of what might happen, of what might be, and the immediate answer to anxiety is to trust God. However, if you don’t know Him, you can’t trust Him. But for those who do know God, having been reconciled through Christ, it’s our faith in Christ that is the ultimate answer for our anxious hearts. This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, we’ve combined several past episodes to help Christians think through these questions. The answers shared are not meant to be exhaustive because, as Dr. Caldwell says, at the end of the day, the only answers for the soul that are final and sure are those found in God's Word. But the aim is to help Christians think carefully and biblically about our thoughts, feelings, choices, attitudes,

"Understanding Sin: Top Questions Christians Ask About Sin" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/understanding-sin-top-questions-christians-ask-about-sin\/#arve-youtube-9fbwsc-snoi65fa06fc7320f981131834","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9FBwSc-SNoI?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Understanding Sin: Top Questions Christians Ask About Sin","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STP-S27-EP-ED-12-Understanding-Sin-Top-Questions-Christians-Ask-About-Sin-.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-29","description":"Understanding Sin: Top Questions Christians Ask About Sin"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesFor further thought on this, consider listening to the following sermons:The Seriousness of EasterGetting to Know the God of VengeanceThe Certainty of New LifeThe Application of DoctrineSalvation's New AbilitiesWhy Grace Meets Objection'sGod-Given Motivations for Spiritual GrowthMurder Diagnosed by God's StandardThe Sin of AdulterySalvation's ObligationsThe Forgiveness of the ForgivenGod's Word for the WearyAnswers for the Doubting Heart - Parts 1 & 2No CondemnationThe Only Hope for the Guilty SoulThe Joy of ForgivenessAn Unforgiveable Blasphemy "Understanding Sin: Top Questions Christians Ask About Sin" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/understanding-sin-top-questions-christians-ask-about-sin\/#arve-vimeo-91538016265fa06fc73dc8007002730","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/915380162?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Understanding Sin: Top Questions Christians Ask About Sin","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STP-S27-EP-ED-12-Understanding-Sin-Top-Questions-Christians-Ask-About-Sin-.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-20","description":"Understanding Sin: Top Questions Christians Ask About Sin"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Understanding Sin: Top Questions Christians Ask About SinSin is a complete disregard of God's honor, His glory, and His worthiness. It's the lack of reverence for who He is. This makes sin exceedingly hateful. If we think about it from this standpoint, even the smallest of transgressions would be something we don’t want to be guilty of. So why, then, do we go on sinning after being saved? Why can’t we stop sinning if all our sins have been forgiven in Christ? How can we clear our consciences and rid ourselves of the pain and anguish of our sins? What are we to do with sins we remember from our past? These questions and more will be answered in this collected episode of episodes of the Straight Truth Podcast. Join Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot as they aim to ground us in biblical truths and encourage us to live our lives for God’s glory, honor, and utter worthiness. The very moment a person turns from their sin, by faith, in repentance to Jesus Christ, all sins, past, present, and future, are forgiven. But as Christians, we must know that this is not the end of our sin, for we still live in a body of flesh that is not yet perfected. Yet, as believers, we want to serve Christ and live righteous lives, and we’ve been given the capacity to do that.

"Satan Explained: Top Questions About Satan Answered" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/satan-explained-top-questions-about-satan-answered\/#arve-youtube-v_naemail1e65fa06fc7afbf152592035","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/v_naEMAiL1E?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Satan Explained: Top Questions About Satan Answered","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STP-S27-EPED-01-Satan-Explained.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-22","description":"Satan Explained: Top Questions About Satan Answered"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesFor further thought on this, consider listening to the following sermons:The Marvelous Mind of God - Parts 1 & 2Praise of the Age to ComeGloryBehind the ScenesResisting the Devil: A Neglected ResponsibilityThe Christian's Armor - Pts. 1-6Christ's Triumph Over the Tempter "Satan Explained: Top Questions About Satan Answered" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/satan-explained-top-questions-about-satan-answered\/#arve-vimeo-91388124265fa06fc7bb67921062934","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/913881242?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Satan Explained: Top Questions About Satan Answered","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STP-S27-EPED-01-Satan-Explained.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-22","description":"Satan Explained: Top Questions About Satan Answered"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Satan Explained: Top Questions About Satan AnsweredWhy did God create Satan? Why was he allowed in the Garden of Eden? How is Satan allowed to be in God’s presence if God cannot look upon sin? Didn’t God toss him out of heaven and down to earth? The New Testament tells us that he prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. The Book of Job reveals some of his strategizing. We gain other insights about him from Jesus’ ministry, like when he tempts Jesus in the wilderness, and even a conversation that our Lord has with Peter reveals something about the devil’s scheming ways. So Satan really exists and is a very real, spiritual enemy. But what can we really know about him, and how can we know it? If we are in a spiritual war and are to battle our enemy, Satan, and his demonic forces, how are we to do it? Are we to rebuke and bind Satan, even cast demons out? Are we commanded or ever taught to do these things? Join us this week on the Straight Truth Podcast as we’ve compiled several episodes to give you some Biblical answers to these and other questions that will help Believers to be appropriately armed for a battle that is also very real. As Dr. Caldwell begins to answer these questions, he reminds us that there are things that God has revealed, and there are things He has not. There are things He has told us that He wants us to know and things that we won't ever know (Deuteronomy 29:29). The answer to many of these questions, as unsatisfactory as it will be to many, is that it’s for God’s glory. Everything that God has done and is working out is according to His will and, ultimately, for His glory. There are a myriad of things that God is doing and a myriad...

"How Should Christians Think About UFOs and Other Phenomena" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-should-christians-think-about-ufos-and-other-phenomena\/#arve-youtube-it2akehxpjy65fa06fc830b4530090183","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IT2aKehxpjY?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Should Christians Think About UFOs and Other Phenomena","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STP-S27-EP10-What-Christians-Believe-About-UFOs-and-Other-Phenomena.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-15","description":"How Should Christians Think About UFOs and Other Phenomena"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesFor further thought on this, consider listening to the following sermons:God's Holy WordVisions & RevelationsSerious Danger - Part 1The Sufficiency of ScriptureQualities of a Good Servant - Part 1Touch By An Angel "How Should Christians Think About UFOs and Other Phenomena" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-should-christians-think-about-ufos-and-other-phenomena\/#arve-vimeo-90925460765fa06fc83bc1883925679","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/909254607?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How Should Christians Think About UFOs and Other Phenomena","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STP-S27-EP10-What-Christians-Believe-About-UFOs-and-Other-Phenomena.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-15","description":"How Should Christians Think About UFOs and Other Phenomena"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How Should Christians Think About UFOs and Other PhenomenaWhat should Christians think about the reality of UFOs, aliens, Big Foot/Sasquatch, paranormal activity, and all other kinds of phenomena and theories? Some of these things have become so prevalent that even the Congress of the United States has held hearings about the existence of them and what the response of the American government and military has been or should be. Are there plausible explanations for any of these things? How can we talk about these things with others who believe they’ve experienced some of these things? How should a Christian respond? Join Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot this week on the Straight Truth Podcast as they discuss this unusual topic of the unknown that intrigues, fascinates, and consumes the attention of many worldwide. As they do this, they remind believers of what we are to give our minds and attention to, the revealed Word of God.Dr. Caldwell believes this is a good conversation to have. Even to broaden it out, he says to include all conspiracy theories. When it comes to living our lives, we will either live our lives in the realm of what we know or always be trying to live them in the realm of what we don’t know and probably will never know. As believers, we must live our lives in the realm of what we know, and what we know is what God has told us, which is what He's revealed in His Word. So, as believers, we don’t try to live outside of His Revelation. He has told us everything He has made, which includes our world, all the planets, the stars, the sun, the moon, the universe (the heavens), angels,

"Is the Phrase 'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' Biblical?" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/is-the-phrase-hate-the-sin-love-the-sinner-biblical\/#arve-youtube-b2i-ie5xvgs65fa06fc8b154974452951","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/B2i-ie5XvGs?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Is the Phrase 'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' Biblical?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STP-S27-EP09-Is-the-Phrase-Hate-the-Sin-Love-the-Sinner-Biblical.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-08","description":"Is the Phrase 'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' Biblical?"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesConsider watching or listening to the following sermons for additional scriptural help on hating sin and loving sinners:Qualities of Love - Is DiscerningGod's Hate ListThe Love of God - Parts 1-4Loving By God's StandardA Sovereign Sentence of Fulfilled JudgmentSecure in God's Love "Is the Phrase 'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' Biblical?" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/is-the-phrase-hate-the-sin-love-the-sinner-biblical\/#arve-vimeo-90891870465fa06fc8bd1e504435419","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/908918704?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Is the Phrase 'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' Biblical?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/STP-S27-EP09-Is-the-Phrase-Hate-the-Sin-Love-the-Sinner-Biblical.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-08","description":"Is the Phrase 'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' Biblical?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Is the Phrase 'Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner' Biblical?Is it good theology for a Christian to use the common cliché “Hate the Sin, But Love the Sinner”? Where it comes from is unknown, yet it seems simple enough to express biblical truth. But is this how we should think about individuals who live as if sin isn’t a thing? John 3:16 tells us that God has so loved the world, but Psalm 5:5 tells us God hates all who do iniquity. We know that the Bible doesn’t give contradictory statements and that every word of God proves true. How, then, should Christians think about those who have lived in such vile, wicked ways? How should we think about those who are alive now and are living in constant sin, where some individuals appear more vile and heinous than others? Is this cliché a good perspective of how God thinks about sinners? Or, is there more to hating sin and loving sinners than can be appropriately summed up in these few seeming kind but maybe misleading words? Join Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot this week on the Straight Truth Podcast as they think about and discuss hating sin and loving sinners. Dr. Caldwell says he would state it differently. He would say to understand the sinner and believe the Gospel. He goes on to describe what he means by that. We ought to hate things that violate the Word of God, the will of God, so yes, we hate sin as it exists. But when it comes to how that sin is expressed through people, we understand the sinner. We must know who we all are from birth because of the fall of Adam. We need to understand the desperate condition of man in his...

"Sharing Your Faith with Friends of Other Religions" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/sharing-your-faith-with-friends-of-other-religions\/#arve-youtube-zbsocw5yfbc65fa06fc94d97075050391","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zBSOcW5yfBc?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Sharing Your Faith with Friends of Other Religions","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/STP-S27-EP08-Sharing-Your-Faith-with-Friends-of-Other-Religions.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-02-01","description":"Sharing Your Faith with Friends of Other Religions"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesListen to related sermons: The Believer's Influence in the WorldJesus Friend of SinnersPeople of the TruthThe Goal of Our Ministry - Part 1Qualities of Love - Patience "Sharing Your Faith with Friends of Other Religions" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/sharing-your-faith-with-friends-of-other-religions\/#arve-vimeo-90805118365fa06fc95cc4864095640","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/908051183?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Sharing Your Faith with Friends of Other Religions","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/STP-S27-EP08-Sharing-Your-Faith-with-Friends-of-Other-Religions.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-25","description":"Sharing Your Faith with Friends of Other Religions"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Sharing Your Faith with Friends of Other ReligionsThe message of the Scriptures is that believers in Christ are different than the world around them. Believers are completely different than those who do not know Christ. This is explained in the New Testament by contrasting phrases of light and darkness and life and death. Knowing this, how can believers have relationships with unbelievers, both those who profess no faith and those of other religious beliefs? How can we nurture relationships with these people, seeking to establish friendships and evangelize them while maintaining our own beliefs? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Josh Philpot and Dr. Richard Caldwell discuss how believers can develop relationships with those outside of Christ and what we must always remember as we enter into friendships of this kind. Join us to hear the answers to these questions and more as they seek to guide and encourage us to think and act on the truth of God’s Word. Dr. Caldwell shares that he has had a few relationships like this over the years. He points out there is nothing in our lives that isn’t dedicated to Christ, including our friendships and relationships, Christian or not. So we must never lose sight that Christ must be preeminent even in our relationships, even when it might be with someone of another belief system, such as Mormonism or Islam. Often, when we form these friendships with unbelievers, it’s usually around some common ground, common likes, etc. It’s easy to find ourselves desiring to spend time around each other because of these things. We become friends through that connection and grow to like and care about each other. But we must never forget that that person is lost,

"Christian Leadership in Secular Workplaces" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/christian-leadership-in-secular-workplaces\/#arve-youtube-5ds-fxlf1ng65fa06fc9e001168769507","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5ds-fxlf1ng?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Christian Leadership in Secular Workplaces","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/STP-S27-EP07-Christian-Leadership-in-Secular-Workplaces.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-25","description":"Christian Leadership in Secular Workplaces"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesListen to related sermons: Lessons in LeadershipQualities of a Good ServantRunning To WinLessons in Leadership (2)Lessons in Leadership (3)Slaves and Masters -Parts 1 & 2Slaves & Masters "Christian Leadership in Secular Workplaces" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/christian-leadership-in-secular-workplaces\/#arve-vimeo-90460331665fa06fc9ec21363083773","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/904603316?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Christian Leadership in Secular Workplaces","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/STP-S27-EP07-Christian-Leadership-in-Secular-Workplaces.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-25","description":"Christian Leadership in Secular Workplaces"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Christian Leadership in Secular WorkplacesWhat does it look like to be a Christian in a leadership role in a secular workplace? How can one effectively embody Christian values in a leadership role within the secular work environment? How much of our Christian values, ethics, and influence of the Scriptures on our lives drive what we do in the workplace, and how much should we make this known? These questions will be discussed in this week’s episode of the Straight Truth Podcast. Join Dr. Josh Philpot and Dr. Richard Caldwell as they seek to guide us to think biblically about these issues and encourage us to apply and live out the Word of God in all that we do.Dr. Caldwell says that we must lead by example. This is as true for believers as it is for anyone seeking to be a leader who instructs, directs, and guides others. Our example is always going to precede our influence with words. This is probably the most influence we will ever have in the secular workplace. We want to be notably different than the people around us. What is our attitude in our workplaces? Do we have joy when we come to work, and do we show up with a desire to serve well? Are we hard workers, conscientious, and honest? Do we make time for the people we work with, time for those we either work for or that work for us? Are we available? These are things that allow us to form relationships and have conversations, even providing opportunities to share the gospel, our testimonies, and the reason for the hope that we have. But, to live contrary to these things in the workplace where people see, hear, and watch us is not helpful. If we don't set an example and model that there is something different in us than others in our workplace, we don't and won't make good witnesses.

"Does Faithfulness to God Rule Out Career Ambition?" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/does-faithfulness-to-god-rule-out-career-ambition\/#arve-youtube-zuwggfaumd865fa06fca6716931468390","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZUwGgfaUmd8?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Does Faithfulness to God Rule Out Career Ambition?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/STP-S27-EP06-Balancing-Career-and-Faith.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-18","description":"Does Faithfulness to God Rule Out Career Ambition?"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesListen to related sermons:Profit & Loss Parts 1 & 2Attitudes that Belong to the Spiritually Mature - Parts 1 & 2The Believer's AmbitionA Contrast In TreasureSeeing the True Treasure - Serving the True GodThe Treasure that Allows TrustGod's Work and Our WorkOne Ambition - Truth in Love Conference Messages 2023 "Does Faithfulness to God Rule Out Career Ambition?" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/does-faithfulness-to-god-rule-out-career-ambition\/#arve-vimeo-90312098565fa06fca738c979274346","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/903120985?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Does Faithfulness to God Rule Out Career Ambition?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/STP-S27-EP06-Balancing-Career-and-Faith.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-18","description":"Does Faithfulness to God Rule Out Career Ambition?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Does Faithfulness to God Rule Out Career Ambition?Christians are no different than others in this world when it comes to aspiring to do well. But what are the things we ought to be aspiring to? Can Christians effectively balance professional aspirations with their spiritual growth and sanctification? Paul, as a Pharisee, was a very accomplished man. He gives us a glimpse at his resume and some of his accomplishments in Philippians 3:4-6. But in verse 7, Paul, as a believer in Christ, shares a very different goal he now aspires to. We are not the Apostle Paul and have not been called to the same work he was. But as believers, our loves, desires, goals, and ambitions should mirror what he shares here in Philippians 3 and elsewhere. As we think about this, is it even possible for a believer to have high professional aspirations and remain faithful as a believer at the same time? Join us this week on the Straight Truth Podcast as Dr. Josh Philpot and Dr. Ricard Caldwell talk about these things and seek to guide us to think biblically and to act upon and live out the truths found in God’s Word.Dr. Caldwell first reminds us that the Bible warns about the deceptiveness of riches and the ruinous power of wealth. You cannot serve God and mammon, God, and material things. You cannot serve two masters. One or the other will be your master. What this tells us is that Christ comes first. He must be preeminent in all things. Therefore, anything that would harm or ruin me spiritually must be sacrificed in favor of what advances my walk with God and enables me to serve Him well on this side of eternity. But having said this, Dr.

"How to Build a Faithful Ministry Team" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-to-build-a-faithful-ministry-team\/#arve-youtube-ugaxtgiaoyu65fa06fcaf385426453843","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uGaXtgiaOyU?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How to Build a Faithful Ministry Team","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/How-to-Build-a-Faithful-Ministry-Team-1.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-11","description":"How to Build a Faithful Ministry Team"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related Messages Listen to related sermons: 18 Sermons from Titus 1 on Church Leadership and Responsibilities 25 Sermons from 1 Timothy 3 On Church Leadership and Responsibilities The Sin of Partiality - Parts 1 through 4 The Ministers of the Word in the Life of the Church Gifts for Maturity & Unity A Neglected Stewardship Variety But Unity - Parts 1 & 2 The Body of Christ - Part 1 & Part 2 Applying the Analogy "How to Build a Faithful Ministry Team" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-to-build-a-faithful-ministry-team\/#arve-vimeo-90093035865fa06fcb0024126755468","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/900930358?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How to Build a Faithful Ministry Team","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/How-to-Build-a-Faithful-Ministry-Team-1.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-04","description":"How to Build a Faithful Ministry Team"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How to Build a Faithful Ministry Team Every church needs a good ministry team to serve the church body. The church is not a one-man show meant to be run by a pastor/preacher alone, even if the church is small. Throughout the New Testament, leadership in the local church is always plural. It’s meant to have elders and others ministering who have been equipped to serve the church body in a variety of ways. But how does this happen? How does a church set about forming a ministry team and acquiring staff to fill needed positions within the church? Is there a strategy for building these teams and choosing those who will serve in key positions? Dr. Richard Caldwell has been in and has served in different positions in churches for many years, in addition to helping plant churches. He's been the Senior Pastor at Founders Baptist Church for 25 years, so he’s been part of shepherding, guiding, and building ministry teams and staff for several decades. So this week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Josh Philpot asks Dr. Caldwell to share what makes for good ministry teams and what the process he goes through regarding selecting and putting them together looks like.   Beginning with those who lead the church, Dr. Caldwell stresses the commitment to the biblical qualifications given in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. In these New Testament passages are found the non-negotiables the Bible sets forth for those who lead the church. This is foundational, says Dr. Caldwell, and they do not compromise on these qualifications. So, they begin with biblically qualified men to form their ...

"Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Adult Children" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/biblical-wisdom-for-parenting-adult-children\/#arve-youtube-_oqpnka3dq065fa06fcb517d210411738","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_oqpnKa3DQ0?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Adult Children","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/STP-S27-EP04-Biblical-Wisdom-for-Parenting-Adult-Children.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-04","description":"Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Adult Children"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesListen to related sermons:Shepherding Adult Children: https://youtu.be/Oif25ty0Q1o Parenting 101: The Wrong Answer for Your Child’s Greatest Needs: https://youtu.be/09c0RkB-hVM Parenting 101: The Context for Christian Parenting: https://youtu.be/pjeXk0v_JJI Christian Parenting: https://youtu.be/GIE11OMzoiQ Parenting 101: A Generational Plan For Discipleship: https://youtu.be/SC01O4ospiI Wise Parenting - Part 1: https://youtu.be/q0lJrm_DBS8Wise Parenting - Part 2: https://youtu.be/oqcodsENYLo "Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Adult Children" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/biblical-wisdom-for-parenting-adult-children\/#arve-vimeo-89909633065fa06fcb5dbf791206016","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/899096330?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Adult Children","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/STP-S27-EP04-Biblical-Wisdom-for-Parenting-Adult-Children.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-01-04","description":"Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Adult Children"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Biblical Wisdom for Parenting Adult ChildrenIn this enlightening episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell offers a deep dive into the significant yet often overlooked aspect of Christian parenting - shepherding adult children. With the expertise and wisdom gained from his own experience as a pastor and father, Dr. Caldwell illuminates the path for parents navigating the complex journey of influencing their grown children.This episode is a treasure trove of insights for parents who find themselves at a crossroads as their children transition into adulthood, possibly starting families of their own or embarking on independent life paths. Dr. Caldwell addresses the multifaceted nature of this phase, acknowledging the diverse challenges parents face, including dealing with children who may have strayed from their faith, respecting the autonomy of adult children while maintaining a positive influence, and the unique dynamics of engaging with children who are believers.Grounding his guidance in Scripture, Dr. Caldwell references Deuteronomy 4 and Proverbs 17:6, among other passages, to reinforce the biblical foundation for continued parental influence across generations. He stresses the importance of laying a solid groundwork during the children's formative years, emphasizing authenticity in faith and practice to avoid long-term repercussions of hypocrisy.The conversation takes a practical turn as Dr.

"Guidance for Parents with Children in Public Schools" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/guidance-for-parents-with-children-in-public-schools\/#arve-youtube-ujasy4uvjpe65fa06fcbab02383700827","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uJAsy4UVjpE?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Guidance for Parents with Children in Public Schools","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/STP-S27-EP03-Guiding-Childrens-Faith-in-Secular-Education.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-12-14","description":"Guidance for Parents with Children in Public Schools"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related Messages To hear more teaching on the subject of raising and training children, consider listening to the following sermons: Shepherding Adult Children The Wrong Answer for Your Child's Greatest Need The Context for Christian Parenting Christian Parenting A Generational Plan for Discipleship "Guidance for Parents with Children in Public Schools" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/guidance-for-parents-with-children-in-public-schools\/#arve-vimeo-89238821265fa06fcbb6bd216345947","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/892388212?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Guidance for Parents with Children in Public Schools","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/STP-S27-EP03-Guiding-Childrens-Faith-in-Secular-Education.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-12-14","description":"Guidance for Parents with Children in Public Schools"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Guidance for Parents with Children in Public Schools In this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Philpot and Dr. Richard Caldwell discuss the importance of preparing and guiding our children for sending them out into the world for secular education. Whether it's sending them off to elementary, middle, high school, or college, we want our children to take with them the biblical and moral values we teach them at home. We want to see them prepared for all walks of life they will encounter as they go out to receive any kind of secular education. But how can parents instill a deep-rooted faith in their children so that when they encounter worldly ideas, arguments, and controversial subject matters, they're prepared for them? What can and should parents do to prepare their children for these kinds of environments? Join us to hear the answers to these questions and more as Dr. Caldwell seeks to guide us to think carefully, wisely, and biblically about raising, training, and sending our children out into the world of secular education.   Dr. Caldwell says that one way of training our children as they grow up in our homes is to make sure we are teaching them in a way where it’s not just a question asked and an answer repeated. Catechizing our children has wonderful benefits, but we need to be sure that we are always teaching our children truth in a way that we're encouraging them to embrace it in their own hearts.

"How should Christians Think about Modern Warfare?" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-should-christians-think-about-modern-warfare\/#arve-youtube-kz92x2_n94u65fa06fcc06b9257165228","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Kz92x2_N94U?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"How should Christians Think about Modern Warfare?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/STP-S27-EP02-Exploring-the-Moral-Complexities-of-Modern-Warfare-from-a-Christian-Perspective.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-12-07","description":"How should Christians Think about Modern Warfare?"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related Messages The Christian's Relationship to Governing Authorities The Beautiful Life & Civil Authority The Peaceful Love of God Matters of Conscience Church and State "How should Christians Think about Modern Warfare?" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/how-should-christians-think-about-modern-warfare\/#arve-vimeo-88918969765fa06fcc122a255293954","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/889189697?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"How should Christians Think about Modern Warfare?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/STP-S27-EP02-Exploring-the-Moral-Complexities-of-Modern-Warfare-from-a-Christian-Perspective.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-12-07","description":"How should Christians Think about Modern Warfare?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify How should Christians Think about Modern Warfare? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Josh Philpot brings up the events taking place in the Middle East related to Israel and Hamas. There are a lot of questions being asked as it relates to how Christians should think about and respond to this ongoing situation. Some of those questions are prompted because of the horrific things we learn about that take place, but others are prompted due to real conscience concerns. He asks Dr. Richard Caldwell if he could talk about some of the moral complexities surrounding modern warfare for Christians. Can he help us understand how the Bible might guide us regarding the issues of war, peace, and military involvement in general? The overarching emphasis of the New Testament seems to be advocating for peace and reconciliation. If this is the case, can a Christian even get involved in military engagement and conflict with a clear conscience? Should a Christian be involved in any kind of military or law enforcement service-related vocation that involves violence? What about forced requirements where both men and women are required to serve for a specific amount of time? Shouldn’t we be able to conscientious object if we disagree with what we are asked to participate in? What role does Romans 13 have regarding this conversation? Wasn’t Paul writing that during the days of Nero? Would a Christian have been able to serve under Nero in the first century when a lot of the military engageme...

"The Impact of the Reformation on Modern Christianity" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/the-impact-of-the-reformation-on-modern-christianity\/#arve-youtube-drymtq4kzey65fa06fcc6162258279519","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/drymtq4KzEY?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"The Impact of the Reformation on Modern Christianity","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/STP-S27-EP01-The-Impact-of-the-Reformation-on-Modern-Christianity.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-11-30","description":"The Impact of the Reformation on Modern Christianity"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related Messages The messages included below center on and around the 5 Solas that emerged from the Reformers’ theological convictions about the essentials of Christianity. They were delivered to the congregation of Founders Baptist Church at a yearly conference set aside for the teaching, training, equipping, and encouraging our members in their faith. Please consider listening. We hope that you will find them helpful and encouraging.   The Five Solas of Church History - Parts 1,2,3,4 "The Impact of the Reformation on Modern Christianity" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/the-impact-of-the-reformation-on-modern-christianity\/#arve-vimeo-88659697965fa06fcc6d5b151823531","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/886596979?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"The Impact of the Reformation on Modern Christianity","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/STP-S27-EP01-The-Impact-of-the-Reformation-on-Modern-Christianity.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-11-30","description":"The Impact of the Reformation on Modern Christianity"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify The Impact of the Reformation on Modern Christianity On October 31, while many prepare to celebrate Halloween, Christians have something else that they celebrate and remember, called Reformation Day. On October 31, 1517, a monk named Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral in Germany. This day is often referred to as the spark that started the fire. For, out of the actions Martin Luther took that day in 1517 came an entire Protestant Reformation against Roman Catholic traditions, teaching, and authority. But what role has the Reformation played in church history since then? How has the Reformation helped Christians today in understanding their Bibles and knowing the Lord’s will? These questions and more are answered in this episode of the Straight Truth Podcast. Join Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot as they dive into the significance of the Protestant Reformation.   Dr. Caldwell tells us that the most significant ongoing influence of the Reformation is represented in the principles and the truths, the doctrines, that were rediscovered. The Reformation didn’t invent anything, so it isn't the beginning of anything in that sense. It was the rediscovery of gospel truth that had been buried under R...

"Waiting on God in Faith: How Waiting Strengthens Christian Faith" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/waiting-on-god-in-faith-how-waiting-strengthens-christian-faith\/#arve-youtube-zirbenlaqc465fa06fccbc58591442355","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zIrBEnLAQC4?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Waiting on God in Faith: How Waiting Strengthens Christian Faith","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/STP-S26-EP10-Waiting-on-God-in-Faith-How-Waiting-Strengthens-Christian-Faith.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-11-16","description":"Waiting on God in Faith: How Waiting Strengthens Christian Faith"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesRelated Sermons:What To Do When We Are WaitingTeaching Trust in GodUnderstanding FaithAbraham's Family of FaithThe Eternal Outcome of Life's TrialChristian Contentment - Parts 1 & 2 "Waiting on God in Faith: How Waiting Strengthens Christian Faith" | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/waiting-on-god-in-faith-how-waiting-strengthens-christian-faith\/#arve-vimeo-87645802565fa06fccc7a4380332080","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/876458025?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Waiting on God in Faith: How Waiting Strengthens Christian Faith","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/STP-S26-EP10-Waiting-on-God-in-Faith-How-Waiting-Strengthens-Christian-Faith.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-11-16","description":"Waiting on God in Faith: How Waiting Strengthens Christian Faith"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Waiting on God in Faith: How Waiting Strengthens Christian FaithSeveral Scriptures throughout the Old and New Testament speak of waiting upon God. We read several of these written by David in the Psalms, where he faced all kinds of spiritual, relational, and physical circumstances. Often, it's while right in the heat of them that he's calling out to the Lord and speaks of this waiting. In Psalm 25, David says, “None who wait for the Lord shall be put to shame.” In Psalm 27, he says, “Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.” What does it mean to wait for God? As people who want to act to get things done by making decisions, solving problems, and resolving issues, what does this waiting involve? How can we do this faithfully in a way that pleases God and doesn’t leap to take matters into our own hands? This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot take up the topic of waiting on God. Join us and listen in as they seek to help us see that waiting is not a time for inactivity but a time for obedience, fellowship, prayer, reflection, understanding, and preparation.Dr. Caldwell first mentions that waiting is believing. It is a faith posture that says, I am going to respond, stand, and live in my situation in a way that reflects believing. It is trusting and hoping in the Lord. But this waiting, trusting, and hoping doesn’t necessarily mean that we are inactive or that we do nothing. Waiting periods are not wasted periods. They will involve patience,