Castos https://whatthechurch.castos.com I love the Church, which is why it really burns my beans when I see her getting off track. It's supposed to be holy and pure and separate… So why is it so confused? And inconsistent? And compromised? And gullible? I mean… WHAT THE CHURCH?! Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:56:11 +0000 en © 2023 https://episodes.castos.com/abrahamswallet/images/-WTC-Album-cover.-001.png https://whatthechurch.castos.com I love the Church, which is why it really burns my beans when I see her getting off track. It's supposed to be holy and pure and separate… So why is it so confused? And inconsistent? And compromised? And gullible? I mean… WHAT THE CHURCH?! Steve Manuel episodic I love the Church, which is why it really burns my beans when I see her getting off track. It's supposed to be holy and pure and separate… So why is it so confused? And inconsistent? And compromised? And gullible? I mean… WHAT THE CHURCH?! Steve Manuel steve@abrahamswallet.com false https://feeds.castos.com/g3o9o yes "Abraham's Wallet Donors" Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:56:11 +0000 Steve Manuel https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/53132/episode/1554190 https://whatthechurch.castos.com/episodes/brokenness-or-sin Boy do we NOT want to talk to people about their biggest problem! And this prevents us from accurately talking to them about the solution! Why oh WHY are the popularity-chasers so desperate to avoid the very topic that might save people? SIN is a popular activity... but not a popular preaching topic.

]]> full false Boy do we NOT want to talk to people about their biggest problem! And this prevents us from accurately talking to them about the solution! Why oh WHY are the popularity-chasers so desperate to avoid the very topic that might save people? SIN is a popular activity... but not a popular preaching topic.

]]> 00:08:57 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:47:49 +0000 Steve Manuel https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/53132/episode/1551877 https://whatthechurch.castos.com/episodes/me-vs-you-who-wins-in-our-worship Our people are starving for more of God... and we're feeding them the "Turkish Delight" of self-glorification. It infuses our "sermons" and stains our "worship". What happened to the WORSHIP in the worship service? Our "houses of worship" have become self-improvement temples where we sing about what God can do for us. It's wrong, and in so doing, we rob God of the worship He deserves.

]]> false Our people are starving for more of God... and we're feeding them the "Turkish Delight" of self-glorification. It infuses our "sermons" and stains our "worship". What happened to the WORSHIP in the worship service? Our "houses of worship" have become self-improvement temples where we sing about what God can do for us. It's wrong, and in so doing, we rob God of the worship He deserves.

]]> 00:12:01 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:03:49 +0000 Steve Manuel https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/53132/episode/1547697 https://whatthechurch.castos.com/episodes/love-vs-truth The Congregation of God's Family (at least its public face) seems confused about whether love trumps truth. "God is Love"... but the "Spirit of Truth" is telling us what to do! What happens when these values collide? Are we missing something?

]]> full 3 1 false The Congregation of God's Family (at least its public face) seems confused about whether love trumps truth. "God is Love"... but the "Spirit of Truth" is telling us what to do! What happens when these values collide? Are we missing something?

]]> 00:07:04 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:22:10 +0000 Steve Manuel https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/53132/episode/1542507 https://whatthechurch.castos.com/episodes/does-a-disciples-of-christs-life-have-to-change Rep Nancy Mace's embarrassing appearance at the 2023 National Prayer Breakfast yielded a meditation on what it means to actually FOLLOW Jesus

]]> full 2 1 false Rep Nancy Mace's embarrassing appearance at the 2023 National Prayer Breakfast yielded a meditation on what it means to actually FOLLOW Jesus

]]> 00:11:13 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:20:00 +0000 Steve Manuel https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/53132/episode/1542505 https://whatthechurch.castos.com/episodes/maybe-what-the-church-needs-is-a-little-more-hate-maybe full 1 1 false 00:21:34