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  1. I'm stepping - I'm stepping in it! What does it smell like? In this episode, Gillespie and Riley discuss Menno Simon's writing on faith, why prepositions matter, and the practical consequences of Gospel-law sermons.
  2. Just Follow The Step by Step Instructions. This week, Gillespie and Riley dig into a sermon by William Seymour, who was a key figure in the Asuza Street Revival outpouring. In particular, they zero in on baptism, the means of the Spirit, and why Christian preaching is a matter of death and new life.
  3. Christians have long enjoyed an absurd love affair with white-washing biblical saints.
  4. One sermon, two men, maximum effort! In this episode, Gillespie and Riley jump back into Whitefield's sermon, "The Folly and Danger of Being Not Righteous Enough." This week, they turn a more critical eye on Whitefield's sermon, discussing revivalism, sermonizing, and the purpose of the church.
  5. One sermon, maximum effort! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss a sermon by George Whitefield, who defends his theology against the attacks of an “old light.”
  6. But when we trust Jesus, then we close our eyes to it all and say, “Heavenly Father, I’m your child.
  7. With this collar on, my superpower is just unbridled preaching! Pastors Gillespie and Riley read a letter from John Huss to John Barbatus about the biblical teaching on who can (and cannot) preach.
  8. Why confess sin? Is it so we can get rewarded by God? A little extra grace or material good for our troubles, maybe.
  9. The Church of Jesus Christ is and stays Jesus' Church whether we decide it is or not.
  10. Jesus is the end of religion.
  11. Only Jesus’ absolute absolution can satisfy a troubled conscience.
  12. “Church is set free in Christ, in short, to revel in her irrelevance to the ways of the world’s power and wisdom.
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