The Lie of "God's In Control?" : A Response to Adem Guneyi
God moves in a mysterious way/His wonders to perform/He plants his footsteps in the sea/And rides upon the storm. — William Cowper, 1774““Fleas are part of this place where God has put us.” And so we stood between piers of bunks and gave thanks for fleas. But this time I was sure Betsie was wrong.” - Corrie Ten Boom, The Hiding Place“Who can resist his will (Romans 9:19)? — Paul—Kia ora! In this episode I respond to a sermon preached this month at a local Tauranga church, Freedom Centre, called The Lie Of “God’s in Control,” preached by Pastor Adam Guyeni. The sermon made numerous claims, among which were that the Bible nowhere says God is in control, that belief in God being in control will make you a “weak Christian” and has spread through the church “by the enemy himself,” that belief in God moving is mysterious ways is “one of the stupidest things [he’s] ever heard in [his] life,” that Satan is trying to deceive you into believing God is in control so that your prayers won’t get answered, and that well-meaning people who say that God is in control should be apologised for. I don’t agree with any of that. I also reckon Holy Scripture strongly supports the idea that God is in control. Here is my response.Link to original sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_fPxj8wHi8Recommended resources:The Crook in the Lot — Thomas Boston (Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/44Er4vc8XkKp99osVAG5wA?si=ba854d9900424dd8 )The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment - Jeremiah Burroughs (Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5580p7HfZFIhmeZy6kH21X?si=9389363269f14c93 )The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis Suffering and the Sovereignty of God - Edited by John Piper & Justin Taylor (Link: https://www.desiringgod.org/books/suffering-and-the-sovereignty-of-god ; See also conference messages: https://www.desiringgod.org/series/2005-national-conference/messages )The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten BoomProvidence - John Piper (Link: https://www.desiringgod.org/books/providence )Note: I misspoke in the podcast and said the sermon was preached “this week.” I meant to say “this month.”—“I was the lion who forced you to join with Aravis. I was the cat who comforted you among the houses of the dead. I was the lion who drove the jackals from you while you slept. I was the lion who gave the Horses the new strength of fear for the last mile so that you should reach King Lune in time. And I was the lion you do not remember who pushed the boat in which you lay, a child near death, so that it came to shore where a man sat, wakeful at midnight, to receive you.” - Aslan to Shasta, The Horse and his Boy“As to the crook in your lot, God has made it; and it must continue while He will have it so. Should you ply your utmost force to even it, or make it straight, your attempt will be vain: it will not change for all you can do.” — Thomas Boston, The Crook in the Lot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#44 Joel Hillary (of The Jesus Magnet podcast)
Happy Tuesday! This was a bit of a different episode! This week I yarned with Joel Hillary of The Jesus Magnet podcast, another kiwi podcast that tells conversion stories. Joel chats his story of coming to Christ, and from Christ to podcasting. Cheers for joining us Joel! You can check out more of Joel's work and all things The Jesus Magnet here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P0MibkwU64YAVC9PAX8wA?si=d36fa68d5d834ba4Note: After this Phil went on The Jesus Magnet and they made an inverse of this episode. It drops early September. Check it out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#43 Brad Douglas
Happy Tuesday! This week I got to chat with Brad Douglas, a busy Christian about a year and half into his journey into the faith. We chat the party scene, conversion, Bible strategies, and a ministry he's involved in called Imperium. Cheers for stopping by, Brad!For more info about Imperium, check out the website :https://www.imperiumtraining.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#42 George Grant
Happy Tuesday! This week we talk with George Grant, a Glasgow native residing in Papamoa, New Zealand. We chat procrastination, Billy Graham, Christians worthy of the name, and evolution. Thanks for fitting me in, George! I thoroughly enjoyed this korero! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#41 Deb Belworthy
Happy Tuesday! This week we talk with Deb Belworthy, a Christian from Rotorua. We chat her journey into the Christian life, mother in lawing, flowers, Dunedin, and growing in your faith. We had a Phil Me In first in this episode: the second chunk of the conversation has disappeared from my computer, so you won't get to hear the full conversation. I'm so gutted about this, as I thoroughly enjoyed this korero! A massive apology to Deb and to the listeners! Genuinely have no idea what happened :/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Philip Brown as he yarns with Kiwi Christians about how they ended up in the fold. Can confirm content will be at least 3/10 quality wise.https://www.redeemerchurch.org.nz/https://www.facebook.com/redeemerchurchtaurangahttps://www.instagram.com/redeemerchurchtauranga/https://pjbrown.weebly.com/ https://twitter.com/realPhilipBrown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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