What would you like on your tombstone once you have left this world? Glenn Felty begins his sermon with this provocative question and asks us to consider a man named Enoch for the answer. Be on the lookout for a full tribute episode to the life and legacy of Glenn Felty (1942 - 2025), former pastor of Cedar Crest. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Cap...
Aug 18, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 113
The death of a child is perhaps the hardest trial a person can ever face. This grief is often compounded with a question almost too difficult to ask: “Is my child in heaven?” As we’ll discuss, the three constants that should inform a Christian’s thinking on this matter are 1) no one is innocent, 2) no person is ever saved apart from God’s grace, and 3) the Judge of the earth will always do what is right. Resource Recommendations Safe in the Arms of God by John MacArthur The Salvation of Babies W...
Aug 11, 2025•49 min•Season 2Ep. 112
🎉 WE’RE BACK! 🎉 To kick off a new season of Captivate and Conform, Pastor Jason and Nathan Trommler, Director of Outreach, recap their recent tour of South Asia with the ministry of S & K. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church...
Aug 04, 2025•52 min•Season 2Ep. 111
Pastor Chris and Pastor Jason reflect on the direct and indirect influence of John MacArthur, whose life and ministry touched millions of souls. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church...
Jul 17, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 110
This special sermon rewind episode comes to you from the archives. In 2012 former CCBFC senior pastor Cliff Boone preached through the Book of Job. Here is his introductory message. GOD IS ENOUGH! Sermon Series Episode 2 , Episode 3 , Episode 4 , Episode 5 , Episode 6 , Episode 7 , Episode 8 , Episode 9 , Episode 10 , Episode 11 , Episode 12 , Episode 13 , Episode 14 , Episode 15 , Episode 16 --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you ha...
Jul 08, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 109
📣 Captivate & Conform is taking a break during the month of July. Keep an eye out for some big projects in the works 👀 Catch ya in August 👋 --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church...
Jul 02, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Nelson Randolph recounts his unlikely story of how a country boy turned metropolitan businessman wound up on scores of missions trips to some of the most dangerous parts of the globe including Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Venezuela. Nelson currently serves as a deacon at Cedar Crest and previously sat on the Elder Board. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit...
Jun 30, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 107
After nearly 8 years, Adam Crain has stepped down as Shepherding Pastor at Cedar Crest BFC. He reflects on his time serving here and shares about his future. Adam is the founder and executive director of ShepherdingCare , a ministry helping weary pastors renew their passion, lead with clarity, and find balance in ministry. LEARN MORE , GIVE , SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTER --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the sho...
Jun 23, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 106
In his famous teaching, Jesus using money as the alternative master to God was a deliberate choice. Money matters. It can grow into a vice for greed or a virtue for generosity. Our guests on this episode, Jay Reinhard and Benjamin Schleicher, are financial professionals. They discuss a biblical theology of money as well as practical advice on specific topics including debt, budgeting, and giving. Resource Recommendation The Good Steward: Biblical Principles for Wealth Management --- If you enjoy...
Jun 16, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Who did Jesus die for? At first glance, the answer to this classic Sunday school question seems like it would come straight from John 3:16. However, the whole of Scripture gives an answer that is less broad, though far more enriching to one’s faith and assurance. The doctrine of Limited Atonement is the “L” in the Calvinist acronym TULIP. While not the most popular teaching, it seeks to protect the sanctity and effectiveness of the cross. Other Episodes A Few Good Men? Part 1 & Part 2 (Total...
Jun 09, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In this first show-and-tell video format episode, the pastors share their five favorite Christian books, along with some honorable mentions. Put a few on your reading list this summer! Watch this episode. Pastor Chris’s List 📚 Desiring God by John Piper Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof * God Is by Mark Jones * Ordinary by Michael Horton God’s Kingdom Through God’s Covenants by Peter Gentry & Stephen Wellum Pastor Jason’s List 📚 Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem When God Weeps by Joni...
Jun 02, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 103
You’ve likely heard the adage, “Do good things and good things will happen to you,” or karma. Although Christians reject karma, we can still fall prey to a karmic way of thinking and living. Dr. Burns shares that believers can be tempted to treat the Christian life as an equation, that the current circumstances in one’s life, good or bad, can be traced back to a simple chain of spiritual causes-and-effects. Dr. Burns contends this slippery slope can quickly lead to a works-based faith, a “Karmic...
May 26, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 102
Pastor Jason and Pastor Chris tackle the news cycle, discussing top stories and how the church should respond to them. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church...
May 19, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Pastor Chris and Pastor Jason share three significant updates from the recent 142nd BFC Annual Conference. Watch the full conference livestream here. Study Committee reports on mode of baptism and eschatology. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | ce...
May 12, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Is all quieting down on the sexual revolution front? Dr. Sam Andreades, a former pastor and current scholar on gender, warns that the battle over gender and sexual identity is far from over. He also shares how the church can prepare herself to minister to those struggling with gender dysphoria and how to welcome and learn from “trans refugees.” Resource Recommendations Across the Kitchen Table by Dr. Sam Andreades What’s Going on With Gender in Our Country? | Ethics Conference Lecture --- If you...
May 05, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Food, drink, and sex are often considered as the objects for sins of indulgence. Rightfully much ink has been spilled, many sermons preached and even podcasts recorded on the dangers of sins like drunkenness and sexual immorality. But recently the first object has not received nearly the same level of scrutiny. To put it bluntly, the sin of gluttony and its effects has been largely ignored by the modern church. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with ...
Apr 28, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 98
📣 IMPORTANT PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Release date change: Starting next week, April 28, Captivate & Conform will release episodes every Monday instead of Wednesday. Follow us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Learn more at cedarcrest.church/podcast. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about ...
Apr 23, 2025•2 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Using the book Gentle and Lowly, we reflect on Christ's heart for sinners and what led him to the cross. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church...
Apr 16, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 96
With the Trinity being central to the Christian faith, one shouldn't be surprised by the litany of heresies that have been lobbed at it over the centuries and millenniums. On this episode, we explain and dismantle different errors and heresies, and give ample time to dispute an error called EFS (Eternal Functional Subordination), which has become popular even among reputable, reformed theologians. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If y...
Apr 09, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Mankind is commanded to subdue the earth and have dominion over it (Genesis 1:28). But the prevailing cultural attitude seems to be divided into two camps: a harmful aloofness of creation or a radical, no-holds-barred obsession with saving “Mother Nature,” even to the detriment of image-bearers. How is the Christian to navigate these obstacles? And how does rejoicing in creation—from the tallest mountain to the smallest prairie flower—help us worship its Creator more? Who’s Rejoicing? | Psalm 10...
Apr 02, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 94
We walk through a basic introduction of the Trinity: definitions, doctrinal origins, and how each of the divine persons relates to one another. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church...
Mar 26, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Statistics indicate that men of Generation Z, as opposed to their female counterparts, are disproportionally reclaiming conservative perspectives on marriage and sexuality—perspectives that have their basis in Scripture. What is the reason for this? And, just as important, who is influencing them to do so? Resource Recommendations What Can We Learn from the Growing Conservatism of Gen Z Men? | Harvest USA Thoughts for Young Men | J.C. Ryle Disciplines of a Godly Man | Kent Hughes --- If you enjo...
Mar 19, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 92
We drill deeper into some of the themes from Pastor Jason’s latest sermon (Matt. 16:13-20): The Messiah’s Identity & Mission . --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church...
Mar 12, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Scripture commands unswervingly that parents are to raise their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord, but what about children who aren’t saved? Are Christian parents to treat them just as they would any other unregenerate child of the world, or as a kid who belongs to the New Covenant? As always, let’s look to Scripture for guidance. Further reading Christ Over All article. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you hav...
Mar 05, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 90
At Christian Ethics in a Post-Christian World, a panel of experts were asked tough questions on a variety of moral issues. Here are their responses. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church...
Feb 26, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Pastor Chris and Pastor Jules address questions submitted by registrants for the upcoming equipping conference, Christian Ethics in a Post-Christian World (Saturday, February 22). REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS TODAY AT NOON! Sign up here. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bibl...
Feb 19, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Dr. Lee shares how the Bible is distinct from other sacred writings, and why we can trust it and set our lives upon it. This audio comes from last year’s equipping conference on apologetics. Join us for the 2025 conference, Christian Ethics in a Post-Christian World on Saturday, February 22. Registration closes February 19. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church ....
Feb 12, 2025•43 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Former senior pastor Cliff Boone returns to the show to share what he’s learned about the current season of retirement he’s in. We discuss the definition of retirement, where it’s found in the Bible, and how Christians have come to greatly misunderstand it and our work. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podc...
Feb 05, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 86
What’s in a name? Well, according to Scripture, a lot. But in 21st-century America, names don’t necessarily tell us much about a person, but simply distinguish one person from others. However, names in Scripture, like “Yahweh,” not only identify God but also describe who he is and how he relates to his people and all of creation. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.ch...
Jan 29, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 85
To ring in 2025, we embarked on a series to read and reflect on the resolutions of Jonathan Edwards. On this episode, we conclude his resolutions by studying his thoughts on Spiritual Life, helpfully categorized by DesiringGod . Episode 4 of a 4-part series. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church . Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn mo...
Jan 22, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 84
