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No Church Answers!

The No Church Answers! podcast began as Man Up a Spiritual Oasis for Men in 2017, launched by Bill Cox, actor and DJ, and four regulars, Steven Titch, Robert Cocheu, Michael Cropper and Earl Lloyd–all from different Christian backgrounds. Our focus is on ways men could use their Christian faith to drive their goals, leadership and action. We feel the faith muscle needs regular exercise. The body is like a barrel. The outside is your education, money and health. The inside is your faith and soul. We bring different points of view to a scripture lesson and hash them out in a panel discussion. We strive for authenticity in representing what Christian men are thinking.

Contact us at www.nochurchanswers.com. We’re not pastors, just regular guys. Engaging, deep and often humorous looks at faith in today’s world by our panel.

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Podcast 302 -- Battle and Temple Matthew 4:1-11, 12:22-29, 21:12-13 Sep 26, 2023

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Jesus of Nazareth was just one of many personalities in the ancient Middle East who claimed to the prophesized Jewish Messiah. So why do we, as Christians, testify that he alone is the genuine Savior? Author N.T. Wright says the critical difference is in how Jesus redefined historical, scriptural and cultural expectations as to the enemy the Messiah would battle and consequently, how he would cleanse the Temple. Join us as we continue our study of Wright's Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did and Why He Matters.

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Podcast 301 -- Jesus and John Ford -- Psalms 118:15-24, Luke 20:9-19, Mark 10:1-12 Sep 19, 2023

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Dare we say it, but the message of many of Jesus' parables has been dulled by repetition. With N.T. Wright as our guide, we revisit several parables aiming to rediscover how provocative and subversive they were to original listeners. Jesus was using the parables to illustrate the nature and order of the Kingdom he was proclaiming and, pointedly, who would be in and who would be out. Repeatedly, we see a picture of a generous dispensation of grace and forgiveness--except to those who don't think they need it. We also look at how Jesus differentiated his Kingdom from those of this world, taking on the loaded question of King Herod's divorce--on Herod's turf no less. In addition to the Parable of the Tenant, other Parables discussed include the Rich Man and the Beggar (Luke 16:19-31), the Sower (Mark 4:1-20/Luke 8:4-13) and the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14).

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Podcast 300 -- Hard to Believe! Sep 12, 2023

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It's been six-and-a-half years since we dropped our first podcast March 29, 2017. Now, 300 podcasts later, we look back on how far we've come, rarely missing a week despite meeting challenges of hurricanes, floods, a pandemic, accidents, surgeries and job changes. Along the way we've produced a TV show, hosted live events and tackled all sorts of Biblical questions, rejecting simple "church answers" in favor of a more complete Christian understanding. Join us as play some clips and add some perspective we've gained since. It's a supersized podcast celebration!

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Podcast 299 -- A New Exodus Matthew 4:23-25; Luke 7:36-50 Sep 05, 2023

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How does a new ruler announce he's in charge? In this fallen world, it's usually through a show of force and intimidation -- as in let the purges begin. How did Jesus announced his kingship? Wright points to healing, forgiveness and celebration. All three were omnipresent in Jesus' ministry and, according to Wright, are primary characteristics of the Kingdom of God. We discuss all three and how they fit into our lives as Christians.

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Men Matter -- Peary Perry, No Name Bicycles Ministry Aug 31, 2023

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No Church Answers! host Bill Cox talks to Peary Perry, a retired Houston police officer who in 2012 launched a prison ministry where inmates repair and refit kids' bicycles for donation. Taking inspiration from Joshua 13:1, Peary speaks to answering the Lord's call later in life and the transformative power that seeing pictures of kids receiving repaired bikes has on convicts. More information about the No Name Bicycle ministry can be found here. Check out Peary's web site here.

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Podcast 298 -- The Perfect Storm Zechariah 9:9-11, Luke 4:16-20 Aug 29, 2023

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We begin a study of N.T. Wright's Simply Jesus: Who He Was, What He Did and Why He Matters. We start by introducing Wright's central point, Jesus is God, the ruler of all creation and his overall mission inaugurated that kingdom--on earth as in heaven, and is much more than a distant figure in some ethereal dimension but active in this world today. We begin by looking at the how Christ was the center of a "perfect storm" in 1st Century Judea and Galilee, colliding with the political authority of the Roman Empire and the religious and cultural authority of the Temple leaders. We discuss how Jesus, through words and action, made it clear that he was the Messiah and King promised by the prophets, and how radically different his Kingdom would be from worldly powers. Find the book at Amazon or your favorite bookseller.

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Summer Special #3 -- Getting Fired or Quitting Aug 08, 2023

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One can be humiliating, the other humbling. Either way, they can tear at a man's sense of self-worth. Bill Cox, host of the No Church Answers! podcast, has been through both in the past 12 months and talks about the differences in how he felt, how each played out and the role his faith played in seeing matters through.

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Summer Special #2 -- Pastor Ezekiel Kayeli, Kahawa Sukari Baptist Church, Nairobi, Kenya Jul 25, 2023

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Panelist Steve Titch is on a mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya, where he interviews Ezekiel Kayeli, senior pastor of Kahawa Sukari Baptist Church. Pastor Ezekiel talks about planting churches both in rural Kenya and densely urban Nairobi, confronting political and cultural divisiveness among believers, the wide-scale Christian revival occurring in Africa and the geographical South, and the influence this revival will have on the Church in America and Europe.

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Summer Special #1 -- N.T. Wright Intensive Jul 11, 2023

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Robert Cocheu ("The Professor") interviews Steve Titch ("The Gambler") on his thoughts and takeaways from a recent four-day deep-dive into Acts by leading Christian theologian and author N.T. Wright. Steve talks about Wright's themes of the radical counterculture the early church introduced to the Roman world and how the first Christians understood the significance of the resurrection and how it demonstrated Christ's dominion and authority over the world.

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Podcast 297 -- Jacob's Last Will and Testament Selections from Genesis 48-49 Jun 27, 2023

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We conclude our study of Chad Bird's Limping with God with a discussion of Jacob's last years in Egypt and the final blessings he gives Joseph's sons and then his own sons. We look at the blessing of Judah in particular, which doubles as a Messianic prophesy and discuss what Jacob might be thinking as he looks back on the events of his life and if he could glimpse how they would fit into God's long-range plan for human salvation.

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