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Episode 28: Inclusivity

Why do we seek to be inclusive and tolerant? Is it human nature or a recent development? Frankly, we are a bit skeptical that anybody truly adheres to a fully coherent sense of what inclusivity means. Given that Christianity is pretty much the most inclusive thing out there because "God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son so that WHOEVER believes in Him shall never die but have everlasting life", why does our sense of inclusivity break down? Where does it break down? And why does it seem to be that the ones who proclaim the most inclusiveness actually seem to live in an exclusive club? Where is God in all of this? Listen in and we'll go there together.

Episode 27: Rising Above Culture Wars (revisited)

Everyone (for the most part) wants to get along. Today on Free Indeed Radio John and Brandon begin the conversation on what it means to be a Christian in this time of volatile culture war. What have we lost and what are we gaining as we choose to live with Christ as the head of our lives in this time when we're being split in half? What does it mean to live with grace at the forefront here and now?

Episode 26: Sex, Love, Intimacy, Relationships

Today we take a quick look at some personal experience of growing up with a skewed understanding of sex love and intimacy and how God is more than powerful enough to change the way we think. In our culture today and even in Christian culture we have a rough time having freedom and giving freedom to people and ourselves to be in romantic relationships and we have so many poorly formed notions on what it means to love and be loved by Jesus and each other.

A Quick Message To Our Friends (not an episode)

Episode 25: Finding God's Will

"If it's God's will" We seem to say that a lot nowadays. Why do we say this? Does it add any power to our prayers? How do we know if something is truly God's will in for our lives? Can we know God's will for our lives? Today we begin the exploration of these questions and more.

Episode 24: "I am _" "You aren't your _"

There are so many things in the world that we grow up thinking define us. This week we expose a few more that you might not have thought of before. When we understand what exactly defines us Christ shows us all the things we thought defined us before and exposes the truth. You're not who you thought you were.

Episode 23: The Iron Show

John is interviewed on the Iron Show by Johnny Iron and featuring Rabbi Mike as they talk about the Law, God's grace, and his unconditional love for us all.

Episode 22: The Foundry Church Seminars-Week 4 "What is Gay Christianity?/What Makes Someone A Christian?"

This episode we talk about the things in our minds that separate us from them, Christians from non Christians, believers from non believers, and we see that the evidence for redemption isn't always what we think. Sometimes our pictures of what separates us are actually mirrors into our own perceptions of God.

Episode 21-Foundry Church Seminars Week 3

This week we talk about how sexuality has been morphed around and jumbled together in the mind and how we have been trained to see sex as just something that humans do, but it has such a deeper and more profound effect on us.

Episode 20: The Foundry Church Seminars-Week 2 "Your Response to SSA and What Happens Next"

This week we talk about the appropriate responses to our situations and the difficulty of navigating the waters of sexual identity with someone and how we can best represent Christ and His love to those around us.

Episode 19: The Foundry Church Seminars-Week 1 "What is SSA?"

This week we will be starting to upload a four week series we did at the Foundry Church in Bend Oregon, the first of the subject matter being "What is SSA?". John and I give a little of our testimonies and get into the conversation with a bunch of loving willing people. We're excited to share with you

Episode 18:Kent Hovind Interview (Prison, Dinosaurs and Other Curious Things)

Today on Free Indeed Radio we interview Kent Hovind, a nationally renowned speaker on creation, evolution and dinosaurs. He recently served a 9 year sentence for "structuring", more on what that is later. But the interesting part is how his view of the world and his view of God has changed since being inside and seeing how the world operates. Today we listen to his point of view and talk with him about this life and experiences on Free Indeed Radio!

Episode 17: Identity/Masculinity/Sexuality

Today on Free Indeed Radio we explore the intricacies of, you guessed it, identity, masculinity and sexuality. More often than not we look at sexuality as part of our lives when it actually becomes part of our identity because we as humans are sexual beings. So what is sexual identity? How or should we even find our identity in our sexuality? All this and more on today's episode.

Episode 16: I Can

So often we look at ourselves as being broken and we're so painfully aware of what we believe we can't do. But how often are we taught that we truly can be different? That we can be changed? That we are changed in Christ? Today we explore this question and the story of Nehemiah.

Episode 15: Romans Road

God so easily gets put into a box within the confines of our human thinking. And over the years we have even gone so far as to put the Gospel in a box. Today we talk about not just the Romans Road but the idea of a Gospel checklist and we take a look at the true power of God in the Gospel. Do you have to make it through every single point of the Romans Road to ensure salvation for the person? Why do we feel like failures or assume that there wasn't a saving faith if all points aren't accepted? All this and more today, come join us!

Episode 14: The Triumphant Return/Vision and God's Will

Hello all! We're back! In this episode we will recap some things that have happened since we last met, one of them being how in life as we all know, sometimes things don't exactly go the way we planned. sometimes they look different, sometimes something God told you would happen has been delayed, its been changed from what you thought would happen, or its come about in a completely different way than you expected. In this episode we explore how we deal with when that happens and how to see God's grace in his vision and will for our life.

Episode 13: Strife and Discipleship

Sometimes we don't believe right about God. Sometimes our views of Him can get skewed. Those skewed beliefs can result in all kinds of weird, hard, sucky, painful and just plain destructive things. Today we talk about "trying to get in the building" that'll get explained but it can be applied to pretty much any situation. Ultimately its "striving to make God pleased with me" And we talk about the thoughts that cause us to start to spiral and how to get out of them and how we can truly treat God as a close friend who WILL give us clarity on what is going on and how to see things with new eyes. So come and hang with us in the upper room on a hot september day and rest.

Episode 12: Personal Oaths

Have you ever said "i will never be like that" or "I'm gonna be like that" or "i will do this". This kind of thinking can seem harmless. I mean who wants to be like their alcoholic father or emotionally distant mother? But today we explore the depth of what taking these kinds of oaths with ourselves and God do to us and how we can rest in His provision, His promise and his power to keep us from ourselves.

Episode 11: Receive Your Righteousness From Jesus and Bear Fruit

Have you ever felt like "how can God like me? I'm so unrighteous so often and I fail all the time" Today on Free Indeed Radio we explore the depth of what God means when he says "their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more" and "Those who receive the free gift of righteousness will reign" Come today and listen to God's plan for your life and how to receive the free gift of righteousness!! Most people believe that salvation from hell is the only gift the free gift applies to. The free gift and the abundance of His grace is SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT!!! When you receive, then and only then, you will bear fruit.

Episode 10: Free Indeed Radio Feat. Canary Cry Radio- The Gay Episode

Today we have the pleasure of getting to be interviewed by Basil and Gonz of Canary Cry Radio! They had amazing questions and awesome insight and we are so grateful for getting to be on their show!

They are a pair of amazing God loving guys who want to speak the Love of Jesus to those who don't know it and aren't afraid to speak about the hard things. Show them some love and show us some love and listen and like their page and website!

Visit their website at http://www.canarycryradio.com
or their other website at http://facelikethesun.com

Episode 9: Interview With Becca Hansen

Today on Free Indeed Radio we have something special for you. We had the privilege of interviewing Becca Hansen, one of our close friends and partners in the work of the Kingdom and the founder of a ministry here in Redmond Oregon called Full Circle Outreach and we were blessed by what she had to say. Her story and her heart for God and His children is so touching that we had to give what little we had so her voice for those who have none could be heard. May you be blessed today and walk in the Father's love.

Episode 8: Freedom In Christ

What does it mean when you hear people say "all my chains are broken, Jesus set me free!" To your average person this doesn't make much sense. But when we examine this question today "how do we become free and what are we free from?" as described by Paul, then you will understand just how free you are in the power and by the blood of Jesus. you are free from guilt, fear, shame, addiction, and bondages, even if you are still in the midst of it. Come and hear God's love for you.

Episode 7: Can't Serve Two Masters

You shall either serve the one and hate the other or love the one and despise the other. There's no room at the top for two when considering the throne of our lives. Jesus lovingly warns us about the dangers of letting things creep to the top to replace Him. His love is so overwhelmingly steadfast and consistent that we as human's are drawn to it. But what happens when we get distracted, what happens when the lies we were given as children climb back to the surface? It comes down to choice, do we choose to serve ourselves and our perceived lack or need or allow Jesus to be true to who He is and serve us His love and affection? This and more discussed on today's episode of Free Indeed Radio!

Episode 6: Does God Love You While You're Sinning?

If God loves you all the time, does he love you while you're sinning? How far does God's mercy go? He loves us, but does he like us? And if he likes us does he like us all the time? Today we explore that very question. It's the difference between freedom and bondage. Lets explore this.

Episode 5: Rising above Culture Wars

A war is being fought. You are on the front lines. The perimeters are set, the lines are drawn, the sentries are out, the armaments are at the ready and at dawn it's either us or them. Sadly the church and the culture surrounding it are these two sides. The Lord says "go into all the world and make disciples". "I am doing that!" you say. Today we explore just how isolated the church can be and how militant BOTH sides are, the reasons behind it, and the solutions or should I say The Solution to the problem at hand. Come learn how Jesus calls us above battle lines and lifts us up above culture wars into Grace.

Episode 4: What Is a Label

What is your title? Do you have a societal label on you?
From the beginning people have been attempting to label people to put them into categories. An understandable notion. However we are going to explore in this episode the origins of certain labels, where they came from, why they were made, and what they say about people today. Learn what God's label for you is.

Episode 3: Grace Vs Works

Does living according to the ten commandments mean you are in God's good graces? Does God require you to live righteously so that you can be pleasing to Him? Or are our efforts to please Him futile because theres nothing we could ever do to be perfect? This western culture is all about what you bring to the table. In this episode we will discuss exactly what we bring to the table and what God thinks of it, the efficacy of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and the real extent of His love, or should I say the limitless reaches.

Episode 2: Life Vs Lifestyle

Are we as Christians called to change someones behavior? What is it about that that is so appealing to us? Does the way you live determine the way God looks at you? Christian culture has a nack for "calling them like i see them" as if we can determine someone's standing with God based on the way a person lives. In this episode we explore the difference between a person's life: who they are as a beloved creation, and lifestyle: what they do with that revelation. What are the implications of judging someone's standing with God based on their behaviors or life choices? What are we attempting to change when we minister to someone? All these questions asked and more on today's episode!