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Netflix's Female Aslan: Why the Narnia Remake Points to a Different Jesus | Under God Ep 369 Oct 02, 2026

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Netflix's Narnia remake gives Aslan a female voice. Here's why Christians should care.

In this Culture Review episode of the Under God Podcast, Pastor Daniel Hayworth, Pastor Stephen Martin, and Pastor Nathan Brown unpack the Netflix Narnia controversy: why Aslan is C.S. Lewis's picture of Christ, and why rewriting him teaches children a different Jesus. Then they take on a Talarico-connected pastor calling the Bible a "magic book," an Ohio home prayer meeting headed to court, New York nuns fighting an assisted suicide law, and why Christian support for Israel is slipping. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the Narnia story is a gospel presentation, and what's lost when culture rewrites it

✅ Why compassion means caring for the dying, not causing death

✅ How church history already answered today's "new" heresies

📖 2 Corinthians 11:4 · Acts 5:29 · Romans 1:21–25

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Beyond Sunday: Deep Dive into A Family with a Blueprint | Under God Ep 368 Sep 30, 2026

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The fivefold ministry of Ephesians 4 is Christ's blueprint for a healthy church family.

In this episode, Pastor Nathan Brown leads Pastor Stephen Martin, Pastor Daniel Hayworth, and Pastor Keegan Sidhu in a Beyond Sunday deep dive on the fivefold ministry: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. You'll hear why church is a family you belong to, not a place you shop for, and how the fivefold ministry gifts equip every believer for real life. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive to work.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the apostle and prophet are the foundation of the fivefold ministry

✅ How to test a prophetic word by Scripture and the Spirit

✅ Why every Christian is called to share the gospel

✅ How to show up to church ready to be equipped

📖 Ephesians 4:11–12 · 1 Thessalonians 5:19–21 · Hebrews 13:17

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Canada Euthanized a Christian Grandmother Who Said No: The Biblical Response | Under God Ep 367 Sep 25, 2026

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Canada's euthanasia program ended the life of a grandmother who said no.

In this Culture Review, Pastor Daniel Hayworth, Pastor Stephen Martin, and Pastor Nathan Brown walk through the week's headlines with a biblical lens—perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive. They unpack why euthanasia gets sold as "compassionate care," how the Fifth Commandment calls Christians to honor their elders, and why the euthanasia debate is already reaching America. Plus: the White House press ban, the Greenland deal, Patrick Clancy's lesson on forgiveness and justice, the Austin ICE riot, and a Texas super PAC paying $25 a head.

You'll Learn:

✅ What the Bible says about euthanasia and who numbers our days

✅ How forgiveness, justice, and reconciliation differ

✅ Why Christians can't sit out the public square

📖 Exodus 20:12 · Ephesians 6:2 · Job 14:5 · Romans 13:3–4 · Matthew 5:14–16

Recommended on-air: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump

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Beyond Sunday: Deep Dive into Unstoppable-Created to Belong | Under God Ep 366 Sep 23, 2026

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Created to belong: why loneliness wins until Christians belong to Jesus first.

In this Beyond Sunday episode, Pastor Nathan Brown and guest Pastor Keegan go deeper into week one of the Unstoppable Church series at Vintage Church. They unpack why the culture's "you're enough" message can't fix loneliness, how to walk with God all day long, and why real belonging in the family of God starts with belonging to God. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive to work.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why your relationship with Jesus has to come before every other relationship

✅ The two wrong expectations that leave Christians feeling left out at church

✅ How consistency, commitment, and grace build a church that lasts

📖 Ephesians 2:4–6 · Romans 7:24–25 · Galatians 5:16 · Psalm 34:8

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The Covenant & the Kingdom: Part 5 Replacement Theology | Under God Ep 365 Sep 21, 2026

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Replacement theology says the church replaced Israel. Romans 11 says God hasn't rejected His people.

In this episode, Pastor Keegan defines replacement theology (supersessionism), traces where it came from, and walks through Romans 9–11 to show why Paul refutes it point by point. From the early church fathers to the Reformation, replacement theology reshaped how Christians read God's promises to Israel — and this teaching shows what those promises actually say. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive.

You'll Learn:

✅ The three forms of replacement theology and the four errors behind them

✅ Why Israel's hardening is partial and temporary, and why God's gifts and calling can never be withdrawn

✅ The historical consequences replacement theology produced, and why Gentile believers are grafted in, not in charge

📖 Romans 11:1-2, 17-29; Romans 9:4-5; Leviticus 26:44-45; Genesis 12:3; Zechariah 2:8; Psalm 129:1-4

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Trump's $5,000 Check Promise: Smart Politics or Idolatry? | Under God Ep 364 Sep 18, 2026

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Trump's $5,000 check promise: smart politics or idolatry? Three pastors weigh it biblically.

In this Under God Podcast Culture Review, Pastor Stephen Martin, Pastor Daniel Hayworth, and Pastor Nathan Brown tackle the headline from the GOP midterm convention: a $5,000 check for every adult citizen if Republicans hold Congress. Is the $5,000 check a dividend, a handout, or a symptom of a nation that has made an idol of comfort? Then: the Texas Senate race, the vandalized Charlie Kirk memorial, the AI race, and the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the $5,000 check debate is really a first-and-second-commandment question

✅ How to think with wisdom when the $5,000 check, the national debt, and the midterms collide

✅ What one holdout juror teaches Christians about courage: you plus God is a majority

📖 Exodus 20:3–4 · Psalm 146:3 · John 15:18 · 2 Kings 6:15–17

Mentioned: Woke Mirage series — Under God Podcast

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Beyond Sunday: Deep dive into Finishing Strong | Under God Ep 363 Sep 16, 2026

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Finish strong: Pastor Keegan Sidhu unpacks how Jesus finished and how Christians can too.

In this episode, Pastor Nathan Brown launches Beyond Sunday, a new Under God Podcast series that takes Vintage Church's Sunday sermons deeper. Belton lead pastor Keegan Sidhu walks through his message "Finish Strong"—the three things Jesus did to finish strong, the five arenas where every Christian is called to finish strong, and the disciplines that keep you close to God on a Monday. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive to work.

You'll Learn:

✅ How Jesus finished strong: proximity to the Father, commitment to purpose, completing the mission

✅ Lectio divina: a four-step way to read the Bible with the Holy Spirit

✅ Why a church only finishes strong when each believer's personal conviction is strong

📖 Luke 19:10, Acts 13:36, John 12:49–50, Matthew 24:9–13, Joshua 24:15, Philippians 2:12

Pastor Keegan's full message: search "Vintage Church Belton" wherever you listen to podcasts.

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The Covenant & the Kingdom: Part 4 The New Covenant and Israel | Under God Ep 362 Sep 14, 2026

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The New Covenant was made with Israel first—here's what that means for the church.

In this episode, Pastor Stephen Martin traces the New Covenant from Jeremiah 31 through Ezekiel 36 into the church age—and shows that the New Covenant never replaced Israel, it guarantees Israel's future. Perfect for the commute or the gym: a fast, Scripture-heavy walk through what most Christians assume about the New Covenant and why it doesn't hold up.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the New Covenant did not start in the New Testament

✅ How the New Covenant fulfills the Mosaic Covenant without canceling the Abrahamic one

✅ Ezekiel's pattern: physical regathering first, spiritual transformation second

✅ Romans 11: the church is grafted into Israel's blessings, not swapped in for Israel

✅ What it means to be a New Covenant beneficiary—forgiven, not just covered

📖 Jeremiah 31:31–35, Ezekiel 36:22–28, Hebrews 9:15, Romans 11:17–27, Ephesians 2:12–13

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25 Years After 9/11: Did America Forget? Clancy Mistrial & Talarico Exposed | Under God Ep 361 Sep 11, 2026

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25 years after 9/11, did America forget? A hung jury, a fake pastor, and a biblical response.

In this 9/11 anniversary Culture Review, Pastor Daniel Hayworth and Pastor Nathan Brown remember where they were on September 11, 2001 and ask why a nation that said "never forget" now has pastors afraid to name the ideology behind the attack. Then the headlines: the Lindsey Clancy mistrial, the Trump-Vance rule that would pay stay-at-home parents, and a clip of James Talarico calling every religion an equal path to God. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive to work on a heavy day like 9/11.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why "we said we'd never forget" is now an indictment, 25 years after 9/11

✅ The SLED framework: four differences between the unborn and everyone else

✅ Why the Clancy defense is a spiritual question, not a medical one

✅ Is paying stay-at-home parents socialism or pro-family?

✅ How the seven "I AM" statements of Jesus answer religious pluralism

📖 2 Corinthians 10:4–5, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 3:15–16, Romans 1, Judges 19, John 14:6, Matthew 7:13–14

Resources: ReAwaken USA Serve Team at Vintage Church (email daniel@vintage.church)

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The Covenant & the Kingdom: Part 3 The Land Covenant and the Davidic Covenant | Under God Ep 360 Sep 09, 2026

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The Land Covenant and the Davidic Covenant reveal why Jesus must return to David's throne.

In this episode, Pastor Daniel Hayworth of the Under God Podcast steps back to see the whole Bible as one story and unpacks two covenants God made with Israel that are still unfolding today. The Land Covenant promises Israel a real homeland with real borders — a promise exile can interrupt but never cancel. The Davidic Covenant promises David an eternal house, kingdom, and throne, fulfilled in Jesus but not yet completed, because Jesus has not yet taken His seat on David's throne in Jerusalem. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the morning drive — this is Part 3 of The Covenant & the Kingdom.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why a God outside of time can keep a covenant across thousands of years

✅ How 1948 and the future regathering fit inside the Land Covenant

✅ The four promises of the Davidic Covenant and why discipline never cancels a covenant

✅ Why Christ's return to reign is the anchor of every other promise

📖 Deuteronomy 30:1–6, Leviticus 26:44–45, 2 Samuel 7:11–16, Psalm 89, Luke 1:31–33, Acts 1:6–7

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