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Mailbag Dec. 2019 Dec 05, 2019

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It's time for another mailbag episode where Joe and Jimmy answer listener's emails about the celebration of Christmas, pornography and marriage, lying, and how we choose "readers" for our worship services at Redeemer Fellowship.

The 1689 on Worship (22.5) Dec 02, 2019

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The guys welcome in the holiday season with the 1689 Confession! Today they discuss chapter 22, paragraph 5 on the elements of corporate worship. The reading, hearing, and preaching of the Scriptures, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in our hearts to the Lord; as also the administration of baptism, and the Lord's supper, are all essential elements. How does it go down at Redeemer? Tune in and find out.

Get all the show notes and links at http://www.doctrinenanddevotion.com/podcast/1689225

Flavel on Thankfulness Nov 28, 2019

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Happy Thanksgiving! In light of the American holiday, but because of the biblical call to praise god in thankfulness, Joe and Jimmy read from one of John Flavel's sermon, The Seaman's Return. Flavel argues that the thankful person 1) is an observer of the mercies he has received, 2) considers God's mercies in their natures, degrees, seasons, and manner of conveyance, 3) duly estimates and values his mercies, 4) faithfully records His mercies, 5) is suitably affected with the mercies he receives, and 6) orders his conversation suitably to the engagements that his mercies have put him under. You can read his sermon here for free. Or, do what we did and the 6 volume set of The Works of John Flavel published by Banner of Truth.

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The 1689 on Worship (22.4) Nov 25, 2019

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The guys take on paragraph 4 of Chapter 22 of the 1689 Confession on prayer and worship. What does it mean to pray for all things "lawful," according the will of God? We are called to pray for all men, living and those yet to be born, but we cannot pray for or to the dead. Plus, Jimmy gets in trouble with his wife, and Joe felt tiny at church today.

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All this month, our show is being sponsored by Media Gratiae, a small nonprofit ministry that makes incredible documentaries and multimedia Bible studies. This week we want to tell you about a project, the Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty multimedia Bible Study.

This is a 12-week multimedia Bible study on the character of God, which is more of a study of Theology Proper, going deep with one week per attribute considered.

Media Gratiae goes to England, Scotland, and New England to incorporate the witness of Church History through some significant figures your church needs to know about (6 people including Knox, Bunyan, Newton, and more).

The study is made up of a 13 DVD set, and a corresponding daily devotional workbook that each person in the study will need their own copy of.

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For all the show notes and a photo of Joe's shortness visit http://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689224

Church Covenants Nov 21, 2019

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Jimmy is back from sauntering through Europe, and even though Joe is still adjusting to his mourning beard, the guys sit down to talk about church covenants. What is a church covenant? How long have they been around? Are they biblical? Useful? What are the potential dangers of a church covenant? For further reading check out Baptist Church Covenants, by Charles W. DeWeese, and The Baptist Church Covenant: Its History and Meaning, by Marshall Davis.

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Doctrine and Devotion is sponsored by our friends at Media Gratiae. Media Gratiae is a small nonprofit ministry that makes amazing documentaries and multimedia Bible studies. This week we want to tell you about the Behold Your God Podcast, featuring co-hosts Dr. John Snyder, pastor of Christ Church New Albany, and the author / host of the Behold Your God study series, and Matthew Robinson, director of Media Gratiae. You looking for another solid podcast? This is it! Check it out at the link below or search for it in your favorite podcast player.

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The 1689 on Worship (22.3) Nov 18, 2019

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The guys discuss the 1689 Confession, Chapter 22, paragraph 3 on prayer in corporate worship. What is prayer? What forms should prayer take in the public assembly? And the guys recommend some of their favorite books on prayer like, The Valley of Vision, John Bunyan's treatise on Prayer, The Bible and the Closet by Watson and Lee, and Praying the Bible by Don Whitney. Plus, Jimmy teaches Joe to speak Canadia.

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This is a 12-week, plug-and-play multimedia Bible study on the character of God, applying who God is to what we do as Christians, and deals with subjects like worship, service, evangelism, holiness, and the dangers of pragmatism and false conversion.

The filmmakers travel to England, Scotland, Wales, and New England to incorporate the witness of Church History through some significant figures your church needs to know about including Edwards, Rutherford, and even the anti-hero, Charles Finney!

Features contributions from Paul Washer, Richard Owen Roberts, Conrad Mbewe, Anthony Mathenia, and more.

The study is made up of a 13 DVD set, and a corresponding daily devotional workbook that each person in the study will need their own copy of.

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Christian Liberty Follow Up Nov 14, 2019

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The guys turn around and go back to the subject of Christian liberty to answer some questions sent in by listeners. What happens to Christian liberty when one's school or employer requires adherence to a covenant that requires abstinence from things that Scripture itself does not forbid. What about loop holes? How does this relate to the ninth commandment?

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The 1689 on Worship Nov 11, 2019

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Here they go again on their own! Going down the only road they've ever known! Jimmy and Joe are back and now they're talking worship from the 1689 Confession, Chapter 22. What does general revelation have to do with a conversation on worship? How can we know what pleases God in worship? And in what way does Scripture "regulate" our worship of God? Plus, Joe and Michelle Williams are Instagram buddies.

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All this month, Doctrine and Devotion is sponsored by Media Gratiae, a small nonprofit ministry that makes incredible documentaries and multimedia Bible studies. This week we want to tell you about the Media Gratiae Feature Edition Series 3-pack DVD Set, containing the documentaries Through The Eyes of Spurgeon, American Gospel, and Logic on Fire. Get all three of these films for only $36! Normally all three sell for $72, but now get them at a steep discount—because you are hanging with the cool kids.

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Is Vision Casting biblical? Nov 07, 2019

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Today the guys discuss "vision casting." Is it biblical or pagan? How is it helpful? How do Jimmy and Joe seek to do it? Plus, Jimmy insults Russians.

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Media Gratiae produces amazing documentaries and multi-media Bible studies. This week we want to tell you about a their documentary Matthew Henry: the Life and Times of the Bible Commentator. This is the first documentary by Welsh filmmaker Dan Pugh, and gives a thorough overview of the man who wrote one of the most helpful commentaries ever produced for the church. A commentary that has never been out of print in 300. Features Sinclair Ferguson, Joel Beeke, Jeremy Walker, and many others.

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The 1689 on Christian Liberty (21.3) Nov 04, 2019

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Here they come! Jimmy is in Europe, Joe is all by himself. But they recorded some episodes to drop while Jimmy is taking photos in front of the Eiffel Tower. Today, the guys are wrapping up Chapter 21 of the 1689 Confession on Christian liberty. How do Christians use the idea of Christian liberty as a cover for sin? What is the consequence of abusing Christian liberty? What is the point of Christian liberty?

OUR SPONSOR

The package contains:

6 DVDs: a feature-length documentary, lots of special features, and 35 Sunday school lessons on Puritan biographies and puritan theme.

An accompanying workbook for the lessons

A beautiful clothbound book from Joel Beeke and Michael Reeves

Posters and postcard prints, etc.

For all the links and show notes visit www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/1689213