After Class Podcast

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6.12 - Baptism - Part Five: Unpacking Paul Mar 20, 2023

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This week, Sam, John, and Ron continue the developing theme of baptism as they engage the Pauline letters. The guys continue to navigate the implications of the new life we embrace through baptism and explore key questions: Should we practice group evangelism and corporate baptism? Are there age restrictions on abandoning your old life and embracing the new life? What is the baptism into Moses? And what will be the name of GLCC's new mascot!?

All this and more in today's episode of The After Class Podcast!

6.11 - Baptism - Part Four: Crossing Thresholds Mar 13, 2023

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This week the guys continue through the book of Acts picking up with the first Gentile baptism and investigating tough questions. How do we make sense of the spirit coming on someone before baptism vs. after the laying on of hands? What are the social implications of baptism?

Tune in with John, Ron, and Sam for part four of their study of the mode, method, and recipient of baptism.

6.10 - Baptism - Part Three: Fire & Water Mar 06, 2023

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What do we make of the different accounts of water baptism and those who perform it? Does water baptism come before spirit baptism? Sam, John, and Ron continue the discussion in part three of the series. The guys dive into the book of John and Acts this week and touch on flames, tongues, and the laying on of hands.

6.9 - Baptism - Part Two: Purification, Preparation, & Suffering Feb 27, 2023

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In today's episode, Sam, John, and Ron survey verses that broaden our view of the purpose for and recipient of baptism.

Join the guys this week as they explore Mark and Luke's traditional and non-traditional verses on baptism.

6.8 - Baptism - Part One: Repentance Feb 20, 2023

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Students at Great Lakes Christian College are making decisions to take the next steps in their faith, prompting questions surrounding baptism.

What types of baptism are spoken about in scripture? What form does it take? Who is the recipient and what purpose does baptism serve? Join the guys this week as they dip into Matthew 3, 21:25, and 26:23.

6.7 - Discerning Qualifications Feb 13, 2023

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The interpretation of the lists we find in scripture concerning leadership qualifications can dramatically impact who would serve in specific capacities (if at all). How do we regard these lists and what does it say to us that they are not identical between books of the Bible?

Join the guys as they answer another "mailbag question" in this week's one-shot episode.

Complementary Episodes:

Ep. 4.38: Elders REDUX

Ep. 2.33-2.48: 15-part series on women & the Bible.

6.6 - Rapture: Part Two - A Meeting in the Air? Feb 06, 2023

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After laying out a framework in episode one, Sam, Ron, and John continue their two-part series on rapture, resurrection, and Revelation. How do we understand the end of days? Who is gathered for what, and where does everybody go? How do we see the message of Israel's hope in the context of the end times and the gathering of the elect?

Tune in this week as the guys look up what scripture has to say about meeting in the air.

Prerequisite Episode:

6.5 - Rapture: Part One – The Framework

Complementary Episodes:

1.22 – When We All Get to… Sheol?

1.23 - I'll Fly Away…When I die?

1.26 – Ooh Heaven is a Place on Earth

1.27 – Not Heaven… But Not Quite Right

6.5 - Rapture: Part One - The Framework Jan 30, 2023

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Reading "the end of days" through the lens of a biblical framework. Will believers be whisked away to Heaven, or has this popular interpretation left behind the Bible's teaching? What are the implications of a new Heaven and a new Earth? Does God need a new dwelling place?

Join Sam, Ron, and John this week as they unpack the rapture in the context of God's wider biblical hope for His creation.

Complementary Episodes:

1.22 – When We All Get to… Sheol?

1.23 - I'll Fly Away…When I die?

1.26 – Ooh Heaven is a Place on Earth

1.27 – Not Heaven… But Not Quite Right

6.4 - Sorry Old Testament! Jan 23, 2023

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"Sorry Old Testament, most theologians don't use you." An article from Christian Today hits Sam's inbox and reignites a nearly 5-year-old ACP conversation. What benefit does consulting the OT provide preachers, teachers, and those who listen? Is the summation of the Bible story: Creation, Fall, Christ? Is Genesis 1-11 sufficient for setting the stage for God's salvific work? And can we know the full story of God's kingdom ethic without the OT?

Tune in to this week's one-shot episode featuring a "Hot Take" on the beef between systematic and historical theology!

6.3 - Finance - Part 11 - Asset Allotment Jan 16, 2023

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What does financial faith look like for the average believer? Is wealth an opportunity for influence and something we should strive for, or is it a snare leading to adultery? What does it look like for God's people to bear witness to His design for human thriving through their finances? This week the guys conclude their 11-part series on faith and finances with some practical principles and applications that inform the answer to the question, "what should I do with my paycheck?" Is there a set of "Christian Basics" we might adhere to? Can we manage individual finances in such a way that onlookers get a glimpse of the Kingdom of God?

Tune in this week to find out!

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