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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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Latest Episodes:

Podcast 272 -- Prayers of Praise Psalm 66:1-12, 16-19; Ephesians 3:14-21 Nov 15, 2022

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Why do we praise God or, more importantly, why is God praiseworthy? We unpack this by looking at two prayers of praise from the Bible and what they say about the nature of our God.

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Podcast 271 -- "Lord, Teach Us to Pray" Luke 11:1-4, Matthew 6:9-13 Nov 08, 2022

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We look at the Lord's Prayer in the latest in our series on prayer. Elegant in its simplicity, yet so complex when unpacked. What makes these words to comforting, yet so powerful?

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Podcast 270 -- When God Says Wait Psalms 27:14, 2 Peter 3:8 Nov 01, 2022

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The impatience inherent in our culture demands we get everything now, so it can be frustrating to have to adjust to God's time, in which "a day is like a thousand years." When God is slow in answering our prayers, what can be gleaned from the experience? And can we ever "force" God's hand? Does God have a perfect will and alternative acceptable will? We look at some Biblical examples that seem to support this.

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Podcast 269 -- How To Lead Group Prayer Matthew 6:5-8 Oct 25, 2022

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When the host of your discipleship group asks for someone to lead the closing prayer, do you look for a chair to hide behind? Is saying grace a chore rather than an honor? In the latest in our series on prayer, we talk about fighting the urge to avoid group prayer and proffer some tips as to how to do it better.

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Podcast 268 -- When You Don't Know What To Pray Romans 8:26-27 Oct 18, 2022

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In our continuing look at the spiritual discipline of prayer, we talk about the times we get tongue-tied before God. Is "prayer block" like writer's block? How do we find words when it's too difficult to compose a thought? And are there any such thing as "trivial prayers" or should we feel free to bring everything concern or petition before God?

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Podcast 267 -- A Definitive, Concrete Petition 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 Oct 11, 2022

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We continue our look at various aspects of prayer, this week discussing how to pray for others. "I'll pray for you" too often is the church version of "have a nice day." How do we go beyond literal "lip service" and offer meaningful prayers for fellow human beings?

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Podcast 266 -- "Lord, I'm Not a Prayin' Man" Ephesians 6:17-20 Oct 04, 2022

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Whenever a church leader asks for someone to lead group prayer, everyone does their best to avoid eye contact. Why is something that seems so easy is, at the same time, so difficult? As we begin a deep dive into the discipline--and mystery--of prayer, we share some ideas and personal methods at improving our prayer life. Also, last month Houston Baptist University has become the latest denomination-affiliated institution to change its name. In a kick-off discussion, we ask if the Baptist "brand" has become damaged.

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Podcast 265 -- A Relationship Restored and Renewed Job 42:7-16 Sep 22, 2022

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We conclude our series on the Book of Job with some opinions on how Job's perspective of God may have changed as a result of his ordeal and his divine encounter. Both Job and his three friends repented at the end, but was there a difference in what God expected from them? We also discuss some of our own takeaways from the study as a whole. And, given Satan's provocative role in the drama, we ask if the action occurs before or after he was banished from Heaven.

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Podcast 264 -- Out of the Storm Job 38-42:6 Sep 20, 2022

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In the climax of the Book of Job, God appears, yet doesn't deliver the concrete answers Job and his friends were expecting. Instead, God proffers a series of rhetorical questions pertaining to creation. Traditional commentary says that God issues a humiliating smackdown in response to Job's presumptiveness. We believe there's much more to God's "final exam" than this. Join us as we mine the divine speeches for deeper revelation into God's plan for creation, dominion and justice.

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Podcast 263 -- "OK, Boomer..." Selections from Job 32-37 Sep 13, 2022

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We inaugurate our new name with a scripture lesson that lives up to it. Many commentators see Elihu, the fourth friend of Job who suddenly appears in the narrative, as proffering the "wisdom of youth." We don't quite see it that way. To us, Elihu comes across as that angry zealot who needs to defend God and speak for him--largely in platitudes and "church answers." He doesn't so much offer Job divine insight as he does disrespect the man. Do we have a point, or are we just a bunch of older guys who can't see brilliance when it's in front of us (something Elihu would no doubt say about himself)? Listen, enjoy, comment.

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