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As Ethan Hoover & Matthew Maher slowly make their way to the Protestant Reformation, they discuss what the true Church was doing during the Dark Ages and times where Christians were isolated.
Show Notes:

• Intro
• Brief recap on past episodes
• What was the true Church doing during the Middle Ages/Dark Ages?
  • Feudalism
  • Isolation
  • Monasticism & Monks
  • “The light of God was seemingly dim.”
• Pros & Cons of Monasticism
  • Pro:
    • Preservation of Scripture & Truth
  • Con:
    • The Church & Christians were isolated
• The reformation before the “reformation”
  • Groups of Christians that stood up against the Catholic Church
• Before the names you know, there were names that the reformation was built on.
• What does it mean to be “Biblically literate”?
• John Knox and the influence on America’s foundation
• The consequences of those who stood up during the Dark Ages
  • The consequences of standing for truth
  • Persecution: Burned, hung, both
  • The Christians in the Dark Ages were faithful with what was in front of them even though they never saw the fruit of their work

Resources:

• What Were The Dark Ages? https://www.gotquestions.org/dark-ages.html
• How Was The Gospel Preserved During The Middle Ages? https://www.gotquestions.org/middle-ages.html
• What Are The 95 Theses Of Martin Luther? https://www.gotquestions.org/95-theses.html

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In this special episode, Matthew Maher & Ethan Hoover discuss and address several submitted questions from our church's "Hot Mic" gathering regarding the topic: "The Pulpit & Politics." The questions they discuss are the questions they didn't get to during the gathering. This episode is also a call for you to go out and vote!
Show Notes:

• Intro
• Why is it called “Hot Mic?”
• Watch the Hot Mic Q&A gathering from our church: https://youtu.be/QszCmPkjolw
• Setting a baseline for the topic & episode
  • Kubernesis & God creating the institution of government (uphold good, punish evil)
  • Why do politics & government matter?
  • Why should the pulpit talk about and discuss political/controversial issues of our day?
• Questions addressed (in order):
  • How Much in terms of balance should be preached politically in the pulpit vs messages from the gospel?
  • As a minority, I have heard a lot of preaching against the “left” but not much accountability for the “right.” Are you concerned about losing status as a tax exempt organization through picking a political side?
  • Are we to try to change a system politically when Jesus clearly states multiple times that WE WILL SUFFER for his name sake?
  • Can you address the “ obey the authorities appointed over you?”
  • Question: How can people be misled by Romans 13?
  • Is it ever profitable to be openly political around non-believing family members and friends, whether in person or on social media?
• Sermonette by Maher
• Outro

Information about Shawn Hyland:
Bio: Shawn Hyland serves as the Director of Advocacy for the New Jersey Family Policy Center - their vision is to see New Jersey be a state where God is honored, religious freedom flourishes, families thrive, and life is cherished.
Shawn is a former congressional candidate in NJ congressional district 3. He was the founder of Move the Earth – a ministry under his leadership that was dedicated to reversing the trend of biblical unbelief, and he has served as the New Jersey State Coordinator for Christians United for Israel.
Shawn now travels the state of New Jersey teaching on the importance of Christians having a Biblical Worldview, influencing public policy, defending the Biblical family, and faithfully representing Christ in the governmental sphere.
He has been married to his wife Glennys Hyland for over twenty-two years. They have four children and live on the Jersey Shore. Their family has been faithful members of New Beginnings Church in Brick, NJ since 2010

More about Shawn: https://familypolicyalliance.com/issues/tag/new-jersey/

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Ethan Hoover & Matthew Maher talk about the complacent church in America, global persecution, and ask the question: Are you ready for when persecution gets ramped up?
Show Notes:

• Intro
• Recap
  • The church biblically vs. the Church Nominally
  • Why that means for us today
  • What happened in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, & 90’s
• Where did the church go in the 2000’s until now?
  • We shrunk back, we conformed and got complacent & comfortable.
• The year 2020, the point where God began waking up his true church again.
• American church today
  • Beginning stages of persecution (name calling, being cancelled, etc)
• How did the church get lulled to sleep?
  • We believed the lie that the church is confined to four walls.
• Global persecution
  • Opendoors.org
  • Persecution is very heavy in countries like: China, North Korea, Iran, & more.
• Be careful not to call something “persecution” that isn’t actually persecution.
• Persecution = the loss of something
• Persecution is being ramped up globally and all signs point to more persecution coming.
• Are you ready for more persecution?
• Outro

Resources:

• Information about global persecution and the church: Opendoors.org
• Why Did Jesus Speak So Strongly Against Lukewarm Faith? https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-lukewarm-faith.html
• The American Christian: Complacent and Compliant (Sermon): https://youtu.be/kFSe_Q57sVE
• The American Church: Bankrupt & Blind (Sermon): https://youtu.be/fKW4eA4Jwcs

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Ethan & Matthew finally make their way to the Protestant Reformation. As they explore this monumental moment in Christian & Church history, they discuss denominations, the 95 Theses, and several of the key people that arose during this time.
Show Notes:

• Intro
• Recap on the last episode about reformation during the Dark Ages
• Why was it called the “Protestant” Reformation?
  • They were protesting unbiblical teachings from the Catholic Church
• Who was this guy Martin Luther?
• What are the 95 Theses that Martin Luther nailed to the door of the church?
• Why were the 95 Theses the trigger for the reformation as we know it?
  • The combination of it being translated into the common language & the invention of the printing press
• While Martin Luther was in Germany doing his thing, William Tyndale is shaking things up in England
• Mindblowing connection of how the Protestant Reformation influenced the future of our country and expansion of Christianity
• Original Protestant denominations
  • Lutheran Church (Martin Luther)
  • Reformed Church (John Calvin)
  • Presbyterian Church (John Knox)
  • Anglican Church (English reformers)
• The 5 Solas (Alone, “this alone”)
  • Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone
  • Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
  • Sola Fide: Faith Alone
  • Sola Christus: Christ Alone
  • Soli Deo Gloria: To God’s Glory Alone
• The danger of putting too much stock in a denominations beliefs rather than just plain Bible.
• “We don’t get to heaven by following Calvin, but only by following Jesus.”

Resources:

• What Was The Protestant Reformation? https://www.gotquestions.org/Protestant-Reformation.html
• What Are The 95 Theses Of Martin Luther? https://www.gotquestions.org/95-theses.html
• Who Was William Tyndale? https://www.gotquestions.org/William-Tyndale.html
• What Are The Five Solas? https://www.gotquestions.org/five-solas.html

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As Ethan Hoover and Matthew Maher continue their thread on the "Church Then & Now", this episode looks at the start and rise of Islam and the Great Schism, which is known as the first big church split.
Show Notes:

• Intro
• What is this new religion? (Islam)
• Who is Muhammad?
• What does Revelation & Galatians say about adding or subtracting from the Scripture?
• Islam
  • Muhammad hears a revelation from the angel Gabrielle
  • Monotheistic (similar to Christianity and the Jewish beliefs)
  • Base their beliefs on their Arab lineage that goes back to Abraham
    • But not Isaac (the blessed lineage), they are from Ishmael
  • Islam means “submission”
  • Muslim means “one who submits”
• There are extremists in every religion
• Isaac Vs. Ishmael
• Starts with Abraham, ends with Islam not accepting Jesus: that’s the problem with it
  • Bottom line: It’s a false religion
• The 5 pillars of Islam
  • Copy paste from every man-made religion: works based
• The caliphates (Muslim rulers)
  • How they expanded Islam through conquest
• The Great Schism
  • What was it and why did it happen?
  • Excommunication between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • They are different, yet similar
  • Perpetual virginity & other beliefs
  • The Nation of Islam vs the religion of Islam

Resources:

• Who Was Muhammad? https://www.gotquestions.org/who-was-Muhammad.html
• What Is Islam, And What Do Muslims Believe? https://www.gotquestions.org/Islam.html
• What Is the Qur'an? https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-the-Quran.html
• Why Do Jews And Arabs / Muslims Hate Each Other? https://www.gotquestions.org/Jews-Arabs.html
• What Is The Difference Between Christianity And Islam? https://www.gotquestions.org/difference-Christianity-Islam.html
• East & West Schism: https://www.britannica.com/event/East-West-Schism-1054
• The Growth & Spread of Islam: https://www.studentsofhistory.com/the-growth-pread-of-islam
• The Rise of Islmanic Empires & States: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/medieval-times/spread-of-islam/a/the-rise-of-islamic-empires-and-states
• Great Schism: https://study.com/learn/lesson/great-schism-1054.html
• Great Schism Educational: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-schism

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