A Word Fitly Spoken

Worship! - with Laramie Minga

When we’re talking about the corporate worship of the local church, we tend to use the word “worship” synonymously with “music” or “singing”. Is this accurate and biblical? What is worship? What about the role of women in the worship?

Sharing his expertise is our guest Laramie Minga, the pastor of worship and discipleship of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

Resources:

Laramie's 4 part teaching series on worship:

A Case for Biblical Worship - part 1

Gospel-Shaped Worship - part 2

Word-Centered Worship - part 3

Singing the Word - part 4

G3 expository preaching and worship workshops

Heresy Hiding in Plain Sight – Examining the Theology in Hillsong Lyrics - Podcast

God’s Not Like “Whatever, Dude,” About The Way He’s Approached in Worship Berean Research

Should Christians listen to “Reckless Love”? Berean Research

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Glad You Asked! Summer 2022 Part 1

It's one of our favorite features - and we hope one of yours - Glad You Asked! If you’re a new listener, Glad You Asked is our Q&A feature where we take questions from the listeners and do our best to give you biblical answers that point you to Christ, the Word, and your local church. This is Part 1 of our two-part summer 2022 series.

More at https://awordfitlyspoken.life/podcast/glad-you-asked-summer-2022/ 

Resources:

Is Women Preaching a Secondary Issue?

Open Hearts in a Closed World 2022 Online Women's Conference- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

The Mailbag: Which Bible Do You Recommend?- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Resources on a literal 6-day Creation- Answers in Genesis

Searching for a new church?-Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

The Mailbag: How to Leave a Church-Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

How Should Christians View Gossip- Truth Be Known Podcast

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Is Women Preaching a Secondary Issue?

What is a so-called "secondary issue in doctrine?" And does women preaching and having authority over men in the congregation fall in that category?
Hang onto your hats -- in this episode, Michelle and Amy explain why Scripturally, a female "pastorix" falls into a level of apostasy in the visible Church, and not an issue Christians can simply agree to disagree on.

Resources:

What Are Essentials and Non-Essentials? - podcast - A Word Fitly Spoken

Christian Liberty- podcast - A Word Fitly Spoken

Women preaching the gospel? - podcast - A Word Fitly Spoken

Women Preaching: It’s Not a Secondary Doctrinal Issue- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Rock Your Role: Jill in the Pulpit- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Are Female Bloggers Violating Scripture by “Teaching” Men?- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Rock Your Role FAQs (see #11)- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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More links at https://awordfitlyspoken.life/podcast/is-women-preachi…-secondary-issue/
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Thinking Out Loud

Speaking truth, and sharing Christ. Amy and Michelle talk candidly about what's been happening with each of us in the past few weeks, things going on in the Church, and about what’s ahead.

Resources:

Watch free: American Gospel ~ Christ Alone (1 Hour Version): https://youtu.be/ocHm18wUAGU

American Gospel (Streaming Service)

Purpose Driven: A Rick Warren White Paper - Berean Research

What You Need to Know about the New Apostolic Reformation White Paper - Berean Research

More on our website: https://bit.ly/3agZ1cW
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Preventing Abuse in the Local Church

The issue of abuse in the church has been back in the spotlight recently, due in large part, again, to the Southern Baptist Convention. For the past year, the Sexual Abuse Task Force has been looking into how allegations of sexual abuse at Southern Baptist churches were handled by the SBC’s Executive Committee. In this episode, Michelle and Amy discuss ways to prevent abuse from happening in your local church.

Resources:

It’s time for sound leaders to talk about abuse - A Word Fitly Spoken Podcast

From Victimhood to Victory: Biblically Helping Abused Women Heal– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Band-Aids vs. Chemotherapy: Why Suffering Women are Drawn to False Doctrine and 7 Things We Can do to Help- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Preventative Measures: 6 Steps SBC Churches Can Take to Prevent Sexual Abuse- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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More on our website, https://awordfitlyspoken.life/podcast/preventing-abuse…the-local-church/ 

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Womenary (Women in Seminary)

Is it biblical for women to attend seminary? If it is, what kinds of classes and degree programs should be open to women? Michelle and Amy discuss what Scripture has to say on whether it is biblical for women to attend and/or teach in seminaries.

Resources:

The Mailbag: Should I attend seminary?- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

The Mailbag: ...Female seminary profs… (3rd section)-  Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Guest Post: A Woman in Seminary Training: A Personal Story- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Ligonier Lecture Series

Institute of Public Theology

The Master's University

Reformation Bible College

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 https://awordfitlyspoken.life/podcast/womenary-women-in-seminary/ to learn more.

What Would YOU Do?

What would you do if:

• A man dressed as a woman comes to your ladies Bible study?
• A friend was experiencing some kind of demonic oppression or possession?
• The only place large enough to have your loved one's funeral is in an unsound church?
• A homeschool mom's husband dies, and she is considering going back to work and putting her kids in public schools?
• Your pro-abortion family members want to engage with you in a debate?

Michelle and Amy seek wisdom from Scripture to discuss biblical options for scenarios like these.

Resources:

Angels, Demons, Spiritual Warfare- Berean Research

Dominionism (NAR)- Berean Research

How Deliverance Ministries Lead People to Bondage- Berean Research

Sozo – a dangerous “inner healing and deliverance ministry”- Berean Research

Victims of Bill Johnson’s SOZO Ministry speak out- Berean Research

Libs of TikTok

Guess who's coming to (the women's ministry) dinner?- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Searching for a new church?- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

NOW are you ready to homeschool?

Send Amy WWYD questions to ask Michelle: Bereanresearch@gmail.com

Send Michelle WWYD questions to ask Amy

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More here: https://awordfitlyspoken.life/podcast/what-would-you-do-2/

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Pro Life or Abolitionist? With Brett Baggett

Did you know that there’s a big difference between being an abolitionist and being pro-life? Michelle and Amy cover - quite literally - a deadly serious topic: the abolition of abortion. In this "throwback episode," our guest is Pastor Brett Baggett, who will help you understand the difference and also encourage you to get involved in the fight against abortion, so that you can make up your mind: Are you pro life, or do you want to abolish abortion?

Resources:

Brett Baggett on Twitter

A Storm Comes Rolling Down the Plain - Website - Watch for Free on YouTube

Rescue Those

Free the States

Basic Training - Abortion- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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Why We Won’t Stay Silent

In recent times many women who speak truth are told they need to be silent, and not "criticize" anointed teachers who "occasionally" teach something opposite of what Scripture says. Amy and Michelle have both been sounding the alarm for a number of years about wolves in sheep's clothing, and we've been pointing to God's Word as the only source of truth by which all teachings must be measured. We do it because so many people have come from abusive, apostate churches and need to hear. In this episode, we discuss why we can not - MUST NOT - stay silent.

Resources:

Titus 2: Teach What is Good?

Berean Research - Amy Spreeman

Naomi's Table - Amy Spreeman

Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Discipling Younger Women in the 21st Century- Michelle Lesley

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What is the Good News of Jesus Christ?

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Titus 2: Teach What Is Good?

Does Titus 2: 3-5 really say that women should not be teaching doctrine to - or sharing the Gospel with - other women?

Michelle and Amy were guests this week on Voice of Reason, a podcast by Chris Honholz and Richard Story, to discuss what seems to be a new twisting of Scripture: a wave of legalism that seems to be gaining momentum, especially in Reformed circles. And it tells us that women are not to be teaching other women anything about holiness or doctrine, and that any woman teaching another woman Scripture - whether it’s one-on-one over coffee, in a women’s Bible study or at a women’s conference - is being disobedient to God and in danger of becoming a feminist. 

Resources:

Voice of Reason Radio at The Christian Podcast Community

Voice of Reason Radio on Facebook and Twitter

What is the Good News of Jesus Christ?

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