Verity by Phylicia Masonheimer

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133 | How do I know I'm saved? Mar 26, 2024

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In the second episode of the Beginner Believer series, we dive into assurance of salvation and how to find freedom from anxiety over your faith. Salvation is by grace and faith, not by works; but many of us live as if we earned our place with God! Learn how to walk in freedom in this episode. Subscribe for the full series!

132 | What is the gospel? Mar 25, 2024

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In the first episode of the Beginner Believer series, we lay an important foundation: the gospel, its implications, and how to understand saving faith! This episode describes why we need saving, how Jesus saves us, and where we go from here. Subscribe for the entire series!

131 | The Rise to Power: How the Early Church Gained Political Influence Mar 25, 2024

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In this last episode of the early church history series, we learn how the church in Rome rose to power during the fall of the Empire. Uniquely suited to governing roles, clergy quickly replaced the missing emperors and began a centuries' long role of raising kings. Listen for how they did it. *Church history series pauses here as we begin a new series for new believers*

130 | Enemy of the State: Missions in the Early Church Feb 07, 2024

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As we get close to the end of the early church series, we learn how persecution played a role in the spread of the gospel and how today's American culture parallels Ancient Rome. For more on the history of missions in the first 500 years, see this article: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=cgm_hist

129 | Advent Special: Not-So-Silent Night Dec 20, 2023

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In this special Christmas episode Phylicia shares two pieces from her Advent series on the problem of evil and a special devotional piece on the personal nature of God's grace. For more writing like this, join Phylicia's email list at phyliciamasonheimer.com/newsletter.

128 | How the Early Church Did Church Dec 13, 2023

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The early church developed quickly and expanded fast. How did they worship God in those early years? Many denominations claim to follow the pattern of the early church, but do they? In this episode we will look at how the early church "did" church at their gatherings, and how it laid the groundwork for what we do today.

127 | The Call to Social Martyrdom Dec 07, 2023

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126 | Identifying a Counterfeit Gospel (for iTunes) Nov 30, 2023

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The early church faced a lot of heresies in their first 500 years. Arianism, Gnosticism, and Docetism threatened the church's teaching and forced them to refine their teaching to match the gospel. In this episode, you'll journey through three major creeds and five major councils!

125 | The World of the Early Church Nov 22, 2023

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Dive into the history of the church as we look at the culture, governments, historical events and social shifts that shaped its first 500 years!

The parallels between the church of the second and third centuries and the global church today give us a glimpse of how we can live as Christians of conviction in a pagan world.

124 | You Were Born Into a Story Nov 15, 2023

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We are starting a new series this week! After a break to rest and study, Phylicia is back with a new church history series. In this introduction episode she discusses why we need history, specifically church history, and how studying it impacts our present day lives.

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