Psalm 54: English Standard Version Andrew and Edwin consider what Psalm 54 includes to prompt praise and thanksgiving. How did it help you praise God? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here ...
Sep 05, 2022•16 min•Season 4Ep. 1
James 5:19-20 James ends his letter encouraging us to save souls from death. Andrew and Edwin discuss the progression found in the last few paragraphs, from telling people to pray and sing, to telling them to call on shepherds if they are not strong enough to do this themselves, to telling folks to go bring back those who have been weakened so much they won't call for help. We are to be like Jesus the good Shepherd, going after the one who wanders. It is love. It saves souls from death. Read the...
Sep 02, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 260
James 5:13-18 Andrew and Edwin make a case that the spiritually ill need to call on their shepherds to come pray for them. This also highlights why we need to confess to one another and pray for one another. Not so we can cathartically roll around in our own messiness, but so God can clean up our mess as we rely on one another. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeet...
Sep 01, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 259
James 5:12 Andrew and Edwin try to figure out why James would claim "above all" we shouldn't swear. Is that really more important than removing partiality and being patient in view of coming judgment? Why does this teaching rise to the top? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd lo...
Aug 31, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 258
James 5:7-11 Life is tough. That's especially true when folks start persecuting Christians. James's instruction is not to take up arms and throw off oppressors and persecutors. Andrew and Edwin talk about being patient, persevering, and establishing our hearts with faith in Jesus and His coming judgment. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Faceb...
Aug 30, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 257
James 5:1-6 Jesus taught us to store up treasure in heaven. James explains what happens if we store our treasure in the last days. Andrew and Edwin discuss what kind of testimony corroded treasures proclaim against us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a g...
Aug 29, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 256
James 4:13-17 James tells us as we make plans, we need to submit to the Lord's will. Andrew and Edwin discuss how this concept is different from the New Age and pantheistic concept of manifesting realities by sending out our positive thoughts and vibes into the ether of the cosmos. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join ...
Aug 26, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 255
James 4:11-12 James asks, "Who are you to judge your neighbor?" What if we didn't just treat that question rhetorically? What if we actually dug into this issue about judgment, neighbors, and the royal law? What if we found out there is actually a time when we are supposed to exercise judgments in relation to our neighbors? Andrew and Edwin look back at Jesus's statements of the greatest commands and Leviticus 19 where the second greatest command was originally stated in order to answer James's ...
Aug 25, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 254
James 4:4-10 Andrew and Edwin consider our relationship with God as a marriage, after all the church is Christ's bride. That makes a relationship with the devil spiritual adultery. That's the picture James is presenting. With that in mind, James tells us to draw near to God and resist the devil. The great news is, even though we've messed up on this, God says if we draw near to Him, He won't push us away. He'll draw near to us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking ...
Aug 24, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 253
James 4:1-6 Andrew and Edwin talk about prayer and proper motivations. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more . Michael Eldridge sang all four parts of our theme song. Find ...
Aug 23, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 252
James 4:1-2 Payton Roth joins Edwin Crozier for the last time in the 2022 preacher internship. He finishes strong in a discussion about fights and quarrels. Where do those come from? What is the cause of almost all fights and quarrels? How can we avoid them? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clic...
Aug 22, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 251
James 3:13-18 Andrew Roberts is back on the podcast with Edwin Crozier to discuss the kind of wisdom we do want to pursue: Godly Wisdom. It comes from above and produces peace and a harvest of righteousness. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among ...
Aug 19, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 250
James 3:13-18 Payton Roth joins Edwin Crozier to discuss the earthly and demonic wisdom that competes with God's wisdom. It's a shocking statement, but there is no neutral ground. We either have God's wisdom or we have demonic wisdom. Earthly wisdom is not neutral. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation ...
Aug 18, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 249
James 3:9-12 Payton Roth joins Edwin to discuss the possibility of a salt pond producing fresh water and what all this has to do with our speech and behavior. When we curse men with our tongue, the blessing of God we do with it is tainted and stained. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking he...
Aug 17, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 248
James 3:1-8 Andrew and Edwin talk about the connection between bringing your speech under control and how it impacts bringing your behavior under control. All of it, of course, needs to be brought under God's control. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a gu...
Aug 16, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 247
James 3:1-2 Payton Roth joins the conversation with Edwin Crozier to discuss James's instruction that not many of us should be teachers. They discuss how this fits with the Hebrews claim that most of should be teachers. Also, they look at the context and connect it to the teaching on wisdom at the end of the chapter. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. J...
Aug 15, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 246
James 2:18-26 Payton Roth joins Edwin for today's conversation. How are we justified? The only place in the Bible that uses the words "faith alone," and it says we are not justified by faith alone. Payton and Edwin talk a bit about how this fits with what Paul says in Romans and Galatians. They also talk about the demonic faith. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMee...
Aug 12, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 245
James 2:14-17 Payton Roth joins Edwin for today's conversation. They discuss having an active faith that does more than proclaim the promises of God and pray for them to be fulfilled. This faith sees us as an instrument of God's righteousness. We are to be doers, not merely hearers. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join...
Aug 11, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 244
James 2:8-13 Andrew and Edwin talk about the three uses of "law" in this paragraph. Andrew invites Edwin to share his take on what being judged under the law of liberty is. Get your Year of Jubilee hat on. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among th...
Aug 10, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 243
James 2:1-7 Andrew is back in the conversation with Edwin today, continuing a look at James's teaching about wealth and poverty. Has God really chosen the poor? What are we to make of James's statement there? Our hosts make two points. First, we need to take seriously the warning about the dangers of wealth. Second, the real qualification for the kingdom is neither poverty or wealth, but loving God. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you ar...
Aug 09, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 242
James 2:1-7 Payton Roth joins Edwin for today's conversation in which James comments on Jesus's teaching about judging. James takes it in a different direction than most of us expect. He doesn't talk about accusing someone of having their doctrine or faith incorrect, but talks about someone looking down on people because of their lack of wealth. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextT...
Aug 08, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 241
James 1:26-27 Andrew and Edwin discuss three standards for God-pleasing religion. It isn't about the clothes we wear, the rituals we work, the posture we strike. It is about the words we speak, the neighbors we care for, and the God we love. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd l...
Aug 05, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 240
James 1:18-25 Andrew returns to the microphone to discuss with Edwin the need to do more than hear God's Word. They connect James's letter to his half-brother and Lord's Sermon on the Mount, noticing if we want the blessings Jesus began His sermon with, we have to follow the instruction to do what He says with which He ended the sermon. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@Chris...
Aug 04, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 239
James 1:12-18 Payton Roth joins the conversation with Edwin again today to discuss the nature of God and the good gifts He gives. They talk about light and what a fantastic gift it is and the dangers of darkness. They also dig into the the difference between longing for the gifts versus longing for the Giver. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the ...
Aug 03, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 238
James 1:9-15 Payton Roth joins the conversation with Edwin to discuss the nature of life in Jesus through steadfastness in the face of temptation. Is God testing us or not? Is He tempting us or not? Our hosts discuss the word play James is carrying on to help us understand the difference between being tested to grow and being tempted to fall comes down to our desires. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you ...
Aug 02, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 237
James 1:1-8 Andrew and Edwin kick of James's letter by digging into the blessings that come from trials and tribulations. We are to count it all joy. It is easier to do that when we think not so much about the trials but about where they grow us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. W...
Aug 01, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 236
Hebrews 13:18-21 Andrew and Edwin examine the Hebrew author's closing prayer as a model for modern prayer among brothers and sisters. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more ...
Jul 29, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 235
Hebrews 13:17-25 Andrew and Edwin survey the three statements made about the New Covenant relationship we are to have with our leaders or as the NKJV says, "those who rule over us." Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on...
Jul 28, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 234
Hebrews 13:7-16 Payton Roth joins Edwin again to discuss going outside the camp to suffer reproach with Jesus. Having grown up under the New Covenant, there may be some aspects of this word picture we miss. Edwin and Payton dig into the Torah to discover the pictures of shame and reproach of going outside the camp, but also of atonement. They round the discussion out by discussing the two cities of Jerusalem: earthly and heavenly. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicki...
Jul 27, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 233
Hebrews 13:4-6 Payton Roth joins Edwin for today's conversation on marriage and money under the new covenant. Though the laws of the Old Covenant are no longer part of our agreement, that doesn't mean all bets are off. God still has rules of morals and conduct. Sexual immorality is still immorality and covetousness is still out of bounds. Our Hebrew author tackles these two great temptations. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learn...
Jul 26, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 232
