Equipped Disciple Podcast

The power of your testimony!

Rick and Matt dive into chapter 22 of Acts in our journey through this great book.  We stop to tell a little of our own testimonies as we read about Paul declaring his testimony to the people who wanted to kill him. 
 
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Paul - Don’t go to Jerusalem!

Rick and Matt are back after a short break to jump back into the journey through the book of Acts. 
Chapter 21 talks through the deep relationships that Paul had built, and also his boldness and willingness to walk right into danger if that is what the call of God meant for His life. 
Ready to suffer and even to die! Wow!
 
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The longest sermon ever preached - The deadliest sermon ever preached?and Paul’s Gospel Priorities

Matt and Rick dig into Acts chapter 20 -  Paul preaches a long sermon, and someone dies!  No worries though - what is death when you have the power of Jesus?!?!
Paul also meets with the elders of the Ephesian church  - and you'll definitely want to hear what he had to say to them!
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Church plant in Ephesus - A Riot - And some angry statue makers!

Rick and Matt dive into Acts chapter 19 to witness the planting of the church in the pivotal city of Ephesus. This turns into tons of people following Jesus, A Riot, and a disrupted idol-making economy. 
Listen in to hear how things turned out!
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Person, Place, Passage and Book Studies - different types of studies to get you started!

Portland Bible College (https://portlandbiblecollege.org) Professor Lanny Hubbard is back for another episode to help introduce 4 different great types of study techniques to help people dig deeper into the Word of God.
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Websites:
biblehub.com
blueletterbible.org
https://Studylight.org
Downloadable software
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Bible Software
olivetree.com
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Aquila and Priscilla and the mentoring of Apollos - and the planting of the church at Corinth

Rick and Matt discuss the different aspects of Acts chapter 18 - the training up of Apollos, some differences of spiritual gifting. 
 
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Bible Study Tools - Let’s get started - with guest Lanny Hubbard of Portland Bible College

Honored to have Professor Lanny Hubbard from Portland Bible College (https://portlandbiblecollege.org)
Talking about different Bible Study tools - Lanny will help explain the different tools that are available, both paid resources and free resources.
Be a Reader –
You’ll get a feel for different publishing houses
Zondervan – main evangelical stream type of publishing company
Baker and IVP – more academic –
Hendrickson – more charismatic
Crossway – reformed theology
Familiarity with different authors
Familiarity with different series
Books of multiple perspectives – Zondervan – counterpoint
Look at articles – end notes and footnotes – go to the primary source. Follow the footnotes
New Bible Dictionary – bibliographical info – to dig deeper in a particular topic or arena.
How to stay balanced – Systematic Theology books – buy the ones that are well recognized in the broad sphere of Christianity. – Millard Erickson and Wayne Grudem 
Ancient Translations of the Bible
LXX – Septuagint (Greek)
Syriac Peshita (Aramaic)
Vulgate (Latin
Massoretic Text- MT (Hebrew)
Types of Biblical Translation
Formal Correspondence: Word-for-Word
Dynamic Equivalent: Thought-for-thought
Paraphrase
Sources of tools for biblical study
Written:
Bible Dictionary – person place or object mentioned in the Bible
Bible Encyclopedia
Concordance
Manners and Customs
Topical Bible
Notes and bibliographies in the back of books
Grasping God’s Word: Building a library
Amazon reviews
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blueletterbible.org
https://Studylight.org
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Bible Software
olivetree.com
logos.com
https://Biblestudytools.com

Church Planting - Riots - and some religious debates!

Rick and Matt dig into Acts 17 and cover some great topics.  There is more church planting going on - 
The Bereans setting a great example for how to search the Scriptures and make sure that what you are hearing is true - 
And of course a riot! A little persecution never hurt anyone right?? Ok, so maybe that's not true. 
 
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