A Word Fitly Spoken

Glad You Asked: Discernment - Part 2

It’s time for another great episode of hearing from our listeners and answering your insightful questions in part 2 of this two part Glad You Asked addressing questions of discernment. 

• Help! The speaker for our women's conference works for TGC.
• Bringing The Chosen into the church?
• My friend says her favorite false teacher "loves Jesus" as much as we do. What do I say?
• Should I stop following Daily Grace Co.?
• Thoughts on Greg Laurie?
• Should I attend a funeral at a cultic "church"?
• How do I approach a loved one about the false teacher/doctrine she’s following without offending her?
• How do I approach my church leaders about the false teacher/doctrine they're allowing in our church?
• How can I vet a teacher to see if she's a false teacher?

Resources

Glad You Asked: Discernment- part 1

The Chosen- parts 1-3

Roman Catholicism: Mass Confusion

Truth and Love – with Mike Gendron

What Do Unity Churches Believe?

Praying Together vs Fervent and The War Room

Greg Laurie, Calvary Chapel, and New Catholic National Shrine for Marian Apparitions

Greg Laurie and the SBC: “Surely Becoming Charismatic”

Azusa Now, Catholics and…Greg Laurie?

Greg Laurie promotes Furtick’s new book

Azusa Redux: Lou Engle, Greg Laurie uniting denominations?

Addressing Objections to Discernment- Parts 1-4

Doing Discernment

AWFS Discernment episodes

How to talk to your church leaders about false teachers

Choose What Is Right: A Study in Discernment (Bible Study)- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Words with Friends

Popular False Teachers & Unbiblical Trends- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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

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Glad you asked: Discernment - Part 1

It’s time for another great episode of hearing from our listeners and answering your insightful questions in this two part Glad You Asked addressing questions of discernment. In Part 1, we kick things off by looking at some of the Scriptures that deal with discernment, then it's on to your questions!

• What is the gift of "discerning spirits" and how can we exercise it objectively?
• Help! My church uses music from heretical sources!
• The women's ministry at the church I'm attending uses materials by false teachers. What should I do?
• I lead a women's Bible study at my church. What do I do when I’m told that I can only use studies from LifeWay?
• My church hired a women’s ministry director who was previously the Women’s Ministry Specialist at Lifeway. What should I be on the lookout for?
• Is flag dancing/waving in worship biblical?
• How do you discern between the voice of the Holy Spirit and the voice of your own ego?

Episode Notes: https://awordfitlyspoken.life/podcast/glad-you-asked-discernment-part-1/

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Easter: The Passion, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection

Easter, or Resurrection Sunday, if you prefer, is upon us. It's all about the resurrection of Christ from the dead. But, as you know, there’s no resurrection without a crucifixion. Jesus had to lay down His life before He could take it up again. And that's what we're talking about in this episode as we approach Easter - Jesus’ suffering, or “passion” as it’s sometimes called, and His death, burial, and resurrection.

Resources

The Events of Passion Week by Mike Collier

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More at https://awordfitlyspoken.life/podcast/easter-the-passion-the-crucifixion-the-resurrection/

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Aging with Grace for Godly Women - Part 3

Welcome to part 3 of our 3-part series on growing older. We asked you to send us your comments and feedback on parts 1 and 2, and you graciously took the time to share your thoughts with us so we could share your wisdom and insight with all of our listeners tonight in part 3. We certainly don’t have all the answers, so we appreciate your chiming in and offering your wisdom.

Resources:

Aging with Grace for Godly Women- part 1

Aging with Grace for Godly Women- Part 2

Biblical Women’s Ministry – Part 1

Practical Women’s Ministry – Part 2

Titus 2: Teach What is Good?

Modesty: Part 1,  Part 2,  Part 3

Excommunicating the Elderly: Kicking Wisdom to the Curb

Searching for a new church?

Ben Shapiro Got Hammered for This (Stewarding our retirement for ministry, wills/trusts)- Wretched Radio

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Aging with Grace for Godly Women - Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of our 3-part series on growing older. There’s all kinds of advice out there for how to be a godly wife and how to raise your children. But rarely do you hear anything about how becoming a widow changes your life and your identity, or how much it will change your life when your children grow up and leave home, or what it's like to grow older as a single woman. Aging really is a huge adjustment to a new season of life. In this episode we'll be talking about some of the practical aspects of growing older.

What did you think of parts 1 & 2? In part 3, we'll be reading your responses and thoughts, so please be sure to comment on this episode or our social media pages!

Resources:

Aging with Grace for Godly Women- part 1

When Your Child Cancels You- Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford

How Can I Remain Fruitful in My Old Age or in My Retirement?- Ligonier

What does the Bible say about aging/growing old?- GotQuestions

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Aging with Grace for Godly Women- Part 1

Tonight begins a three part series on a topic that, unfortunately, isn’t talked about very much in the church: aging. What it’s like to grow older as a godly woman. In this Part 1 episode, we’re going to take a look at what Scripture says about aging. What does Scripture tell us to think about aging and to do as we age? Grab your Bible and let's study these passages together.

Resources:

The Women of Christmas (Anna)

What does the Bible say about aging/growing old?- GotQuestions

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Potluck! February 2024

This week, we’ve got a new feature for you that we’ll hope you’ll love as much as our other features. We’re calling this one Potluck. And on these episodes, we’re going to cover biblical mini-topics that aren’t really long enough for their own, individual episodes, and don’t fit into any of our other features. Join us as we discuss discernment, accountability, discipleship materials for teens, Ecclesiastes, and more!

Resources:

Naomi's Table Bible Studies

Bible Studies- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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Talk Back: The Yeast of the Progressives

What happens when speakers add their own opinions and worldly cultural influences to the Word of God? The examples we are sharing are not from Word of Faith or New Apostolic Reformation services, but from the other end of the spectrum - the Progressive Christianity movement. Join us as we "talk back" to the Progressives with what the Bible really says.

Resources:

1. Minister Carla Baily: Pilgrim Congregational Church Duluth, Minnesota, 
2. Dr. Adam Shoemaker, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina
3. Andy Stanley, Northpoint Church in Atlanta
4. Elle Dowd, Church Website

White Paper: What you need to know about Progressive Christianty

The Progressive Disease of Spiritual Deception in Our Time

Evangelicalism has been hijacked by woke elitist progressive “Christians”

Progressive Christians and their doctrines of devils

Social Justice is an Attack on the Sufficiency of Scripture

Clergy Advocacy Board for Planned Parenthood

Andy Stanley- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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Love and Marriage!

Hollywood marriages last about as long as peanut butter cups in a bowl full of raisins. Not much of a shelf life, and not based on Christ.

The Bible has a lot to say about what "real" marriages look like. With more than 60 years of marriage experience between them, Michelle and Amy discuss biblical love and godly marriages, and what they've learned.

Resources:

What is the validity of marriage in today’s world? - GotQuestions.org

What is God’s design for marriage? - GotQuestions.org

29 Things I’ve Learned in 29 Years of Marriage - Michelle Lesley

Must I reconcile with my abusive ex-husband? - Michelle Lesley

Donate to Benjamin's Education Expenses

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The Pew: The State of Women's Ministry- Part 2

Last October, LifeWay Research released a study called The State of Ministry to Women. They surveyed 1,000 female churchgoers and 842 women’s ministry leaders "aiming to assess the state of women's ministry, with a focus on acknowledging progress and identifying areas for further development.”

In part 1 of this episode of The Pew, we discussed the results of the survey of the women's ministry leaders. Tonight, in part 2, we’re going to take a look at the results of the survey that was administered to the women churchgoers. 

Resources:

The Pew: The State of Women's Ministry- Part 1

Survey home page

Survey of women churchgoers

Biblical Women’s Ministry – Part 1

Practical Women’s Ministry – Part 2

All Word and No Play: The Importance of Fun and Fellowship in the Doctrinally Sound Church- Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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