Making Disciples with Cris Rogers

205. How Do I Become A More Generous Christian. In today's episode we explore the question of generosity. What can we do to become more generous. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...
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204. Can we find Jesus in the Old Testament? Are we able to find Jesus in the OT? The answer is yes through metaphors, images, story archetype and 'Allusion". The OT points to Jesus throughout each book. In this episode we see how and why. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for new episodes. S...

203. Is the Bible Out of Date? Why should we follow the Bible if it has contradictions and horrible texts within it? Is there a way of us understanding it better so we don't misunderstand what its saying? In this episode we look at how we handle the Bible not as a rule book but as a story of Gods ac...

202. How Do We understand Gods Character And Nature In this weeks episode we aim to answer the following question and see why its important for us.“Dear Making Disciples, I hear lots of long words describing God and his nature but they make no sense to me. Can you help me to understand terms like Om...

201. Interview with Adrian Semerene On The Topic Of Humility This episode is an interview with Adrian Semerene of Gamlingay Baptist Church. What does humility actually look like in our lives? @asemerene on InstagramGamlingay Baptist Church - www.gbchurch.org.uk Support the podcast with a coffee.... ...

200. This Is A WAW Episode - How Creation Backs Up Scripture In this episode we look at two ways creation backs up what the Bible says about Sabbath and the blood of the Lamb. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head h...

199. How Does Jesus' Death Even Mean I am Saved? What is The Equation? One final episode on Salvation. This time we look at what's the 'equation' for salvation. How does this all add up, how does it work and why? Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a ...

198. What is Salvation? A podcast episode listener asked the question we will explore today, “What is Salvation". We will look at how we can understand it, why its needed, historically what we have believed and what are the fruits of it for us today. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www...

197. How Can I Know That I Am Saved? A podcast listener asked the question we will explore today, “How can I know that I am saved". This is a great questions and one that many of us will ask ourselves. In this episode we look at our Assurance of faith and the evidence of genuine faith. Support the p...

196. Can We Lose Our Salvation? A podcast listener asked the question we will explore today, “What happens when a Christian sins? Does it mean God no longer loves them or that they have lost their salvation? We will talk about ways of approaching this topic as well as how do we repent and become mor...

195. How To Reconstruct Faith After Doubt Or Loss Of Faith. In this episode we look at how we go about rebuilding out faith when we have has a serious season of doubt or lost faith. In this episode we talk about how to rebuild your spiritual foundations, make sure to seek out healthy community and r...

194. Interview With Marie Aitken From Alpha UK On Sharing Our Faith. Marie Aitken is head of England at Alpha UK, a wife and mum of two. In this interview we talk about sharing our faith, why its important how we can go about doing it. Oh and yes.... we talk a little about Alpha. You can read more a...

194. Interview With Marie Aitken From Alpha UK On Sharing Our Faith. Marie Aitken is head of England at Alpha UK, a wife and mum of two. In this interview we talk about sharing our faith, why its important how we can go about doing it. Oh and yes.... we talk a little about Alpha. You can read more a...

193. Do you want to be less stagnant, less lonely, less bitter and more confident in your faith in 2024? In this episode we look at some research on the impact of reading the Bible 4 or more times a week on our lives. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To g...

192. How To Make The Bible The Foundation Of All Your Decisions. There is a massive danger that Christians are not allowing the Bible to form their views and their understandings. If we only let the Bible become something we dip into, it will never have the power or authority in our lives, and then ...

191. An episode about Deconstruction of the Christian Faith. There has been a lot, especially in young adults, talking about deconstructing the Christian faith. Sadly many have deconstructed to the point of having nothing but rubble left. In this episode we talk about what is healthy deconstruction ...

190. The Sermon On The Mount (Dramatic Reading). In this episode, we hear the sermon on the mount from beginning to end. Why don’t you ask yourself…. 1. What stands out?2. What do you need to really really hear?3. What are you going to live out differently in the coming weeks? Support the podcast wi...

189. Jesus Says Have You Looked At Your Foundations? (Matt 7:24) Jesus now lands the sermon on the mount with a diagnosis of our foundations. What is it you are building your life on… truthfully! Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible...

188. How To Discern False Teachers and Prophets (Matt 7:15) In Jesus' 3rd warning he tells us to be aware of false prophets. But how to we do that? In this episode we look at 6 things to do to discern false teachers and prophets. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cri...

187. Jesus Tells To Seek Out The Narrow Way (Matt 7:13) Jesus finishes the sermon the mount with 3 warnings. 1, The importance of persistence, 2, to avoid the wide road of culture and 3, be aware of false teachers. In this episode explore the narrow way of Jesus. Support the podcast with a coffee......

186. Jesus Tells Us To Knock Hard (Matt 7:7) Asking, Seeking and Knocking is at the heart of today’s passage. What does it mean to do this and how do put it into practice? Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here....

185. The Kingdom Of God In The Every Day, conversation with Martin Young Martin Young was senior leader of the Rising Brook Community Church in Stafford for many years. He is also a regular host and speaker at Spring Harvest as well as a number of national and international conferences. Martin is a ...

184. Jesus Warns Us Not To Throw Pearls At Pigs - An Episode On Discernment(Matt 7:6) I have to admit, throwing pearls at pigs has never been something I have felt I needed to worry about. How about you? Jesus uses this image as a way of helping us to see that we need to discern when someone is read...

183. Jesus Warns Us About Being Judgemental (Matt 7:1) We are now entering our final chapter on the sermon on the mount. Here Jesus disciples us in the Godly life of not being judgemental. He teaches us the problems with being judgemental and calls us not to be hypocrites. Support the podcast with a...

182. Jesus Says Do Not Worry About Anything (Matt 6:57) As we keep walking through the sermon on the mount and Jesus' teaching on the Upside Down Kingdom we get to Jesus' teaching on worry. The world is full of worry and simply telling us to not worry doesn't always help us not to worry. Here we exp...

181. Mike Pilavachi - When an influential leader fails what do we do? This is a very difficult and live issue but one to look at from a discipleship perspective. If you are someone who has been hurt by a church leader, please please please speak to the appropriate people. If they don’t listen, tell ...

180. How To Talk About Jesus Without Looking Like An Idiot With Andy Bannister Are you looking for a panic-free guide to how to have a conversation about Jesus? If yes then this interview is for you. We talk with Andy Bannister from Solas Centre for Public Christianity. https://www.solas-cpc.org/ Yo...

179. Jesus Says Have You Got Good Eyes (Matt 6:19) As we have seen in other episodes sometimes what Jesus says can be heard differently when we know a little more about the culture of Jesus' day. In this episode we explore our relationship with money but also what Jesus meant when he said we needed ...

178. Jesus Says Stop With Your Religious Performance (Matt 6:16) As Jesus continues to walk us through his upside down kingdom He now talks about the dangers of religious performance. Jesus introduces to the word hypocrite which ultimately came into English from the Greek word hypokrites, which mean...

177. Jesus' manifesto for life in the kingdom (Matt 6:5) As Jesus continues to walk us through his upside down kingdom we get to the Lords prayer which is often seen as a religious prayer to mumble. The truth is the lords prayer is a battle cry, its Jesus' manifesto for life in the kingdom. The Lord...

176. Jesus Says Give To The Needy In Quiet (Matt 6:1) As Jesus continues to walk us through his upside down kingdom we get to these verses on giving to those in need but making we do it on the quiet. No big performances in our generocity! Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffe...

174. Jesus Says Love Your Enemies (Matt 5:43) As Jesus continues to walk us through his upside down kingdom we get these verses on loving your enemies. Its such a difficult passage to live out in practise. But what we realise is as we love our enemies we are giving them back their humanity and in do...

173. Jesus says do not be a doormat there is a new way to expose injustice (Matt 5:38) As we walk through the radical Sermon on the Mount, we get to ‘An Eye For An Eye’, which has often been a misunderstood passage. Here we will look at the background and what it means for us to be people who look f...

172. Jesus says stop being a maybe person and simply give the whole truth (Matt 5:33) In this episode, we look at what Jesus is speaking about when he says be someone who tells the truth with a Yes being a Yes and No a No. We will look at the problem at the time and how Jesus is bringing a solution ...

171. Jesus and the Wrestling Ring. A real Life Story of Mission. In this episode we interview Gaz from gtministries.co.uk about how he is using his passion for wrestling to reach those the church would fail to reach with the good news. Yes imagine church in a wrestling ring. Support the podcast with...

170. Jesus then says "Do Not Commit Adultery" (Matthew 5:27) As we keep tracking through the sermon on the mount, Jesus' very own Discipleship Course we now hit his teaching on adultery and lust. Its easy to write this off as a passage for someone else but there is more here for all of us than we mi...

169. Does Jesus' teaching on Murder apply to us all? We continue to walk through Jesus' discipleship teaching found in Matthew 5-7. In this session we look at Matthew 5:21 and what it means to not commit murder. Is there more to us than meets the eye? Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://ww...

168. What does it mean that Jesus didn't come to abolish the law We continue to walk through Jesus' discipleship teaching found in Matthew 5-7. In this session we look at Matthew 5:17 and what it means that Jesus didn't come to abolish the law. We will look at how Jesus comes to wear it! Support the...

167. What does it mean that we are Salt and Light We continue to walk through Jesus' discipleship teaching found in Matthew 5-7 by looking at what it means to be Salt and Light. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head...

166 Why Less Means More - Interview with Cathy Madavan In this episode we chat with Cathy Madavan about her new book, Why Less Means More. Get a copy of her book here... https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/why-less-means-more/ https://www.cathymadavan.com/ Support the podcast with a coffee.... ht...

165. Did You Know We Are All Creative? - A Look At A Theology Of Creativity. In this episode we explore a theology of creativity. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here... https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/...

164. What does Jesus have to say about healing? In this episode we explore look at what Jesus has to say about the kingdom of God, Authority and the link to seeing healing. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here...

163. Talking about how to worship with Lou Fellingham. In this episode we talk with Lou Fellingham about what is worship, how to worship and what if we don't like singing. https://www.loufellingham.com/ Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of Th...

162. Blessed Are - The Persecuted In this episode we explore what it means to be persecuted. Is there a difference between persecution and Christians just having a rough time of it? We explore Jesus' last beatitude before he launches into the sermon on the Mount. Support the podcast with a coffee......

161. The Peace Makers Part 2. Interview with Justin Brierley on disagreeing well. Is it possible to disagree and stay friends? We sit down with writer, speaker and broadcaster, Justin Brierley, to discuss whether or not it is possible to disagree well. To hear more from Justin check out .... https:/...

160. Blessed Are - The Peace Makers. In this episode we explore what it means to be a peace maker in a world full of conflict. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here... https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/bib...

159. Blessed Are - Pure in heart. With the five previous beatitudes being a call for the poor, the exhausted, the hungry and those grieving to encounter God the sixth 'Blessed' seems on first reading to be taking us backwards, but is this the case? In this episode we learn about what it means to be ...

158. Blessed Are - The Merciful. In this episode we explore what Jesus means when he talks about mercy as we continue to visit the sermon on the mount. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers To get a copy of The Bible Book By Book head here... https://www.eden....

157. Blessed Are - Those Who Are Hungry. When our souls are starving for God this is a good place to be. Really? Isn't it when we have God we are blessed? In this episode we will look at what Jesus means when he says "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled...

156. Blessed Are - The Meek This blessed in Matthew 5 is one of the most confusing. The gentle will inherit the earth? How can this be true? Don't the gentle get walked over? In this episode we will explore 'praus' the greek for meek and see it has so much more going on with it than we might first t...