Best Melissa Lex Podcasts (2024)

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Is Women's Ministry Failing Christian Women? 46:59

16d ago46:59

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Is the popular women's ministry producing what Christ calls His women to in Scripture? Let's talk about it... To access the podcast, blog, and other resources go to the Thoroughly Equipped website @ ⁠ttew.org⁠ Follow me on Facebook & Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TEWMelbaToast ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thoroughlyequipped316/ ⁠ Christian Pod…

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How to Talk to Your Sister in Christ About That False Teacher 1:01:25

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 3 Episode 4 Since we have been diving into the IF:Ministry, listeners have asked how they can speak to their sisters who love the IF:Gathering and other teachers promoted there. In this episode, I want to help those who want to edify others by calling them to discernment. But how do we do this lovingly? Typically, we go s…

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Gather25 Questions & Concerns 57:58

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 3 Episode 3 At the 10 year anniversary of the IF:Gathering back in February, Jennie Allen announced a new calling from God to assemble the global church on March 1st 2025. There are some questions and concerns I have with this “new calling” ranging from how this vision began to what Jennie is insinuating about Christ’s ru…

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Discipline? An Example of Calling What is Good Evil. 37:12

2M ago37:12

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 3 Episode 2 An interesting spat occurred on X about a month ago over a post by Samuel Sey who stated that he had to discipline his 4 month old son. The majority of responses accused Mr. Sey of mistreatment of his son. This made me wonder about what Christians have been taught over the last couple of decades about what dis…

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Leaving the New Age with Doreen Virtue 1:22:06

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 3 Episode 1 T.E. is back for a 3rd season! For episode one of this season I interview Doreen Virtue on her conversion from the New Age religion to Jesus Christ. Doreen Virtue was a top-selling new age author with heretical publications in 38 languages by various publishers, appearances on Oprah, and sold-out international…

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Struggling with Submission 1:12:16

5M ago1:12:16

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 39 Submission is often a controversial topic, and in Evangelical Women’s ministry is often ignored. But Scripture has a lot to say about submission. Do you struggle with submitting to your husband? You are not alone! Today I have a guest on T.E. where we want to share with you our struggles with submitting and h…

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Just an Update 13:49

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Just a shout out to all those who listen to TE on a regular basis and a quick update informing you all on the delay in the next episode and what to look forward to in season 3. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!By Melissa Lex

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History & Impact of Be The Bridge 51:16

6M ago51:16

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 39 Presenting Be the Bridge’s beginnings, history, and impact since it’s founding in 2016. Topics include: the success of Morrison’s Be the Bridge book How Be the Bridge ministry was started It’s growth since 2016 How it enters the local churches Jennie Allen’s involvement Is Anti-racism part of Christian discip…

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Using D.E.I. to Fundamentally Change the Church 59:30

7M ago59:30

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 38 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has been a hot topic in the economic sphere, but it’s actually not limited there. This anti-racist infiltration has made a huge mark in the education realm and now has for the last couple of years gained access to Christian institutions and organizations. Under the last step g…

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Training Christians to Divide: White Fragility 1:03:02

8M ago1:03:02

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 37 Be the Bridge Ministry has it’s white bridge builders start with teaching them about their whiteness; hoping to help them learn humility and grow in racial righteousness. The Be The Bridge 101 Guide: Foundational Principals Every White Bridge Builder Needs to Know helps gives white people 4 steps to addressin…

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Be The Bridge 101- Training Christians to Decenter Whiteness 52:43

8M ago52:43

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 36 Latasha Morrison made the New York Times Best Seller list for her book Be The Bridge. While the book informs Christians of the importance of racial reconciliation, it’s also the gateway into her training program/ministry of the same name. To become a Bridge Builder, we are told to follow the Be the Bridge Fac…

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Be The Bridge: Training Christians to Become Anti-Racists 1:02:00

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Exposing how Be The Bridge’s trains Christians to become Ant-Racists. Be The Bridge teaches its Bridge Builders to believe that God reflects certain aspects of His image in ethnicities; perpetuating a belief that its members need to adopt collective practices to sanctify them and teach them to be color brave and not color blind.Topics Include: What…

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Be The Bridge: Training Christians to go Woke 40:58

9M ago40:58

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 34Exposing how Be The Bridge presupposes the postmodern theory of Intersectionality and trains people up in the ministry to identify racism through historical narratives and the stand points of POC.Topics: Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality What is Intersectionality? What is Post-modern Theory? What is S…

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Be the Bridge, Critical Race Theory, & White Supremacy 47:02

10M ago47:02

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 33Exposing how the American Christian Church is accepting the tenants of Critical Race Theory through Be the Bridge's ministry on racial reconciliation. This "ministry" trains people to believe that racism is systemic and white people are complicit and/or are racist by perpetuating the system because they do not…

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Critical Race Theory as an Analytical Tool? 1:28:08

11M ago1:28:08

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.32What is Critical Race Theory? What does it teach? Should Critical Race Theory be used as an analytical tool? And is this theory something you should worry about?In this episode I interview Andrew Rappaport from the Rapp Report to tackle these questions.Before we dive into the Be the Bridge ministry and other racial reco…

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Discussion w/Jon Harris on the Social Gospel & Social Justice 1:02:34

12M ago1:02:34

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On this episode, I present to you my discussion with Jon Harris from The Conversations That Matter YT Channel, where we discuss the Social Gospel and the infiltration of Social Justice ideology in the church today.Jon Harris is the author of Christianity and Social Justice and Social Justice Goes to Church, both which were incredibly informative on…

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IF:Equip’s Arise- Seeds of Social Justice (Pt.3 Jesus & Justice) 59:24

1y ago59:24

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What does IF:Equip's Arise teach about Jesus and Social Justice?IF:Equip's Arise, claims that Jesus’ ministry was mostly focused on the marginalized, oppressed, and poor in society. His purpose was to always set free, and heal and that these acts of mercy and compassion were Jesus fighting for justice.In this episode we will look at how IF:Equip's …

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IF:Equip’s Arise- Seeds of Social Justice (Pt 2. Restored to Restore) 1:13:50

1y ago1:13:50

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 30IF:Equip's Arise, claims that the church is the light of the world whose mission is to bring restoration to it by "fighting against the darkness".Today we will look at the other 2 foundations IF:Equip's Arise presents for why Christian (specifically Christian women) are to fight for justice…that, as followers …

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IF: Arise- Seeds of Social Justice (Pt 1: God & Justice) 1:07:10

1y ago1:07:10

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 29Is justice a Gospel issue?Justice is an important issue that is at the foundation of the Gospel. It has been a highly charged topic in our society today. God is just therefore justice should be important to the Christian. But to exercise justice it must be rightly defined, depend on who God is, and should be g…

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Analytical Tools at IF: Dr. Curt Thompson & Behavioral Neuroscience (pt.4)- Regeneration, Redemption, & Transformation 1:15:29

1y ago1:15:29

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 28Continuing our look at Dr. Curt Thompson's teachings. Dr. Curt Thompson, Visionary Leader of the Center for Being Known, is a psychiatrist who speaks at Jennie Allen's IF:Gathering and IF:Lead Conferences. He has spoken at many conferences including the Torrey 2016 Conference and the Jubilee 2022 Online Confer…

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Analytical Tools at IF: Dr. Curt Thompson & Behavioral Neuroscience (part 3)- Jesus, the Cross, and the Gospel 41:19

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 27Continuing our look at Dr. Curt Thompson's teachings. Dr. Curt Thompson, Visionary Leader of the Center for Being Known, is a pshyciatrist who speaks at Jennie Allen's IF:Gathering and IF:Lead Conferences. He has spoken at many conferences including the Torrey 2016 Conference and the Jubilee 2022 Online Confer…

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Analytical Tools at IF: Dr. Curt Thompson & Behavioral Neuroscience (part 2)- The Fall & Sin 58:46

1+ y ago58:46

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Episode 26Continuing our look at IF:'s incorporation of the analytical tool of Psychology as Dr. Curt Thompson (a regular speaker at the IF:Gathering and IF:Lead conferences) integrates Interpersonal Neurobiology with Scripture. I hope to show you how he psychoanalyzes the Fall in Genesis 3 and psychologizes sin to make…

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Analytical Tools at IF: Dr. Curt Thompson & Behavioral Neuroscience (part 1) 44:50

1+ y ago44:50

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Thoroughly Equipped S. 2 Ep 25Starting the final portion of our critique of the IF: Ministry; I present a message given by Dr. Curt Thompson who has been a reoccurring speaker at the IF: Conferences for the past couple of years. Dr. Curt Thompson is a Psychotherapist who has spoken on podcasts, at colleges, conferences, and YouTube channels where h…

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Discipleship Tools of the IF: Ministry- Enjoying Jesus pt. 3 (The “Spiritual Masters”) 1:14:59

1+ y ago1:14:59

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.23In this episode we I take some time to present to you who is touted as the Spiritual Masters in the IF:Equip Enjoying Jesus study.It's a long episode. But it's worth educating yourself in what these Christian Mystics teach and why it contradicts the Gospel so we can see the spiritual DANGER they pose. It should make us …

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Discipleship Tools of the IF: Ministry- Enjoying Jesus pt. 2 (Christian Mysticism) 51:46

1+ y ago51:46

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep. 22In this episode we look at Mysticism and more specifically Christian Mysticism. The purpose of this episode is to lay the foundation for the next episode where we will look at those IF:Equip quoted in the Enjoying Jesus study as some of the Spiritual Masters who teach on the Spiritual Disciplines.Topics include: What i…

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Discipleship Tools of the IF: Ministry- Enjoying Jesus, Pt 1 51:46

1+ y ago51:46

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.21Starting the 4th part of TE's series on Jennie Allen's IF: ministry looking at what is presented as discipleship tools. In this episode we look at an IF:Equip study titled Enjoying Jesus which teaches it's disciples to implement Spiritual Disciplines as the means to draw closer and be intimate with God, and filled with …

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Discussing the Theology Behind the Enneagram w/Dr. Rhenn Cherry 1:17:01

1+ y ago1:17:01

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.20Today I had the pleasure to talk with Dr. Rhenn Cherry about the use of the Enneagram as a Christian tool.Topics Discussed: His book Enneagram Theology: Is it Christian? The McCord's teachings on the Enneagram from their books The gospel according to the McCord's and what is missing Their connection to Richard Rohr What…

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IF:Lead and its Promotion of the Enneagram 39:13

1+ y ago39:13

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.19Starting the 4th part of TE's critique of the IF: women's ministry where we will look at a tool promoted at the 2019 IF:Lead Conference- the Enneagram. Beth McCord, Chief Executive Officer of YourEnneagramCoach.com gives a presentation to the ladies explaining the importance and purpose of using the Enneagram to "be the…

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Titus 2 Time- A “Radical Womanhood” discussion w/Amy Russo pt 2 1:21:16

1+ y ago1:21:16

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.18In this Titus 2 Time episode I bring in a co-host, Amy Russo from Grace & Peace Radio, to continue our talk about the book Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley.Topics Discussed: The Golden Age of Domesticity The effects of the Industrial Revolution on the home The change from the home contributing to the economy to the…

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Titus 2 Time- A “Radical Womanhood” discussion w/Amy Russo 1:13:19

1+ y ago1:13:19

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.17In this Titus 2 Time episode I bring in a co-host, Amy Russo from Grace & Peace Radio, to talk about the book Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley.Topics discussed: The women behind feminism First, Second, and Third wave feminism The hypocrisy within the movement Submission and the GospelMay this episode bless you and …

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Wisdom: The Goal of Biblical Education 52:12

1+ y ago52:12

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Extra EpisodeWhile I study and work on Part 4 of TE's IF: critique, I thought I'd share with you a workshop I presented at a Home Education Conference held at Victory Bible Church in Hammonton, NJ. This is the 2nd of two workshops I presented. To listen to the first workshop titled: Thinking Biblically About Education click …

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Thinking Biblically about Education 1:03:06

2y ago1:03:06

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.15Taking a short break before we dive into the 4th part of T.E.'s series evaluating Jennie Allen's IF: ministry.During the break I thought I'd share with you a workshop I presented at Victory Bible Church's Home Education Conference early on in August.In this workshop I look at some of the main philosophies behind our cur…

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2 Opposing Doctrines: The Right Way vs The Wong Way to Interpret Scripture 1:13:29

2y ago1:13:29

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S.2 Ep. 14 Thoroughly EquippedA "2 Opposing Doctrines" episode with special guest Andrew Rappaport from Striving For Eternity. We discuss hermeneutic, the science of interpretation.Topics discussed: What is Hermeneutics? Why is it important? Why should we study the Bible? Study of bible vs reading the bible as devotions, what’s the difference? What…

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Sadie Robertson-Huff Message Review (IF:Gathering Series pt.3- Teaching cont.) 1:02:21

2y ago1:02:21

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep. 13In this episode we are critiquing the last session of the 2020 IF:Gathering conference where Jennie Allen had each of the speakers present a message on a portion of Romans 8. Sadie Robertson-Huff was given Rom. 8:39 to give a message on.Topics include: Looking over Romans 8:31-39 in context Will Sadie's message change …

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Ann Voskamp Message Review (IF:Gathering Series Pt.3-Teaching cont.) 55:29

2y ago55:29

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.12Continuing our critique on the very popular women's conference the IF:Gathering. In this episode we will critique a message given by Ann Voskamp on Romans 8:32.Topics in this episode: What does Paul mean by God "not sparing his Son" in Rom 8:32? What does Paul mean by "all things" Rom. 8:32? Is Jesus the "Way Maker" Wha…

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Bianca Juarez Olthoff Message Review (IF:Gathering Series pt.3 Teaching cont.) 54:16

2y ago54:16

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.11Continuing our IF:Gathering critique series, we are looking at the way these popular speakers handle the Scripture at the conference. Bianca Juarez Olthoff was given Romans 8:31-37 to teach on.Topics included in this episode: What is Romans 8:31-37 all about? What does Paul mean by "we are more than conquerors"? How are…

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Ruth Cho-Simons Message Review (IF:Gathering Series Pt.3-Teaching cont.) 58:20

2y ago58:20

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.10Continuing our critique of the IF:Gathering. In this part of the series we are looking at the 5th session of the 2020 conference, presented by Ruth Cho-Simons where she was to give a message on Romans 8:24-27.Topics in this episode: A quick review of the past 4 sessions of the 2020 conference Looking at Romans 8:24-27 i…

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Jo Saxton Message Review (IF:Gathering Series Pt.3-Teaching Cont.) 50:25

2y ago50:25

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep. 9Continuing to look at the IF: Gathering, we are addressing the 4th session of the conference back in 2020. In this session, Jo Saxton gives a message on Romans 8:14-17. We look at how she handles this portion of Scripture.Topics discussed in this episode: A synopsis of Romans chapter 1-8 What Paul is trying to tell us i…

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Beth Moore Message Review (IF:Gathering Series Pt.3-Teaching cont.) 42:24

2y ago42:24

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep. 8Continuing to look at the IF:Gathering, we will dive into the 2020 conference where each speaker was assigned a portion of Roman 8 to give a message on it. This was the perfect opportunity to look at how these popular speakers handle Scripture.On today's episode we will critique a message about Romans 8:9-11 given by Be…

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Jada Edwards & Jennie Allen Message Review (IF:Gathering Series Pt.3- Teaching) 1:16:03

2y ago1:16:03

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.7Continuing to look at the IF:Gathering, we will dive into the 2020 conference where each speaker was assigned a portion of Roman 8 to give a message on it. This was the perfect opportunity to look at how these popular speakers handle Scripture.For this episode we will dive into Jada Edwards message on Romans 8:1-4 and Je…

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The Knowledge of Christ is the Best Knowledge 35:25

2y ago35:25

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.6Before we go over the teaching presented at the IF:Gathering women's conference, I wanted to lay a foundation for WHY we should determine to know nothing but Christ and Him crucified. George Whitfield's commentary on 1 Corinthians 2:2, I believe, explains quite masterfully our need for this knowledge.Topics presented in …

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Let’s Talk About the IF:Gathering- Speakers 51:19

2y ago51:19

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Thoroughly Equipped S2Ep5Going deeper into our critique of the IF:Gathering Conference I look at the popular consistent speakers.Topic discussed in this episode include: Questions to answer before we decide to put ourselves under a certain female teacher. Questions such as Do they identify as a pastor? Do they preach over men? Do they align themsel…

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Women Who Preach or Teach Over Men in the Church 44:09

2y ago44:09

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.4Before we continue on our critique of the IF:Gathering Conference and look at it's popular speakers, I wanted to lay a foundation for why it is necessary to discern what Scripture says about women who even occasionally preach or teach over men in a Sunday service.Some of the topics discussed in this episode: The authorit…

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Let’s Talk About IF:Gathering- Purpose 33:14

2y ago33:14

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Thoroughly Equipped Season 2 Ep. 3Let's talk about the IF:Gathering. What is the purpose of IF:Gathering? Is discipleship God's means by which He changes the world? And does it need to be reclaimed?Topics discussed in this episode: What is discipleship? Is discipleship God's means by which He changes the world? What tools are needed to make discipl…

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T2T: What is a Woman? 38:00

2+ y ago38:00

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.2Titus 2 Time episode on defining "woman".Topics discussed: What is Woman? Where do we go to answer this question? What does God have to say about woman? What was God's reason for making woman? What does it mean for "woman to be the glory of man"? The eternal plan of God in gender.May this episode bless you and bring glor…

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Amy Russo from Grace and Peace Radio 55:10

2+ y ago55:10

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Thoroughly Equipped S.2 Ep.1My interview with Amy Russo from Grace and Peace Radio on God's grace in her life and how he brought her out of darkness and into his marvelous light.Topics discussed: The Grace and Peace Radio Podcast Anthony Russo's new book "Jesus Changed Everything" Her upbringing, education, and testimonyMay this episode bless you a…

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Conflict Resolution in Marriage with Truthspresso 43:15

2+ y ago43:15

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Thoroughly Equipped "break" episode.Sharing with you another awesome Podcast from the Christian Podcast Community. Mr. & Mrs. Mynyk discuss 4 things you should never do when dealing with conflict in your marriage.To listen to listen to the other topics related to this series go to: https://www.truthspresso.com/episode/0108-conflict-resolution-in-ma…

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Wrestling with Head Coverings 33:39

2+ y ago33:39

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Thoroughly EquippedA break episode on how I wrestled with 1 Corinthian 11. I hope to encourage other women not to be afraid to study this text nor to neglect the text. I truly believe this topic is extremely important today and should be something every Christian woman should look into.May this episode edify you and bring glory to God!Resources:Wha…

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A Simple Woman’s Take on Modesty 35:14

2+ y ago35:14

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Thoroughly Equipped EXTRA break EpisodeJust my 2 cents on the modesty controversy on Twitter.Used in this recording:The power of Modest Clothing by Brian HoldsworthPastor Causes Internet MELTDOWN With Viral Tweet About Christian Women In Bikinis!!! By Spencer SmithResources: RC.Sproul The Tyranny of the Weaker BrotherJohn MacArthur God’s High Calli…

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Suffering: Bible Study on 1Peter 4:12-19 53:31

2+ y ago53:31

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Thoroughly Equipped "Break" Episode.Sharing an bible study lead by Andrew Rappaport from Grace & Truth Bible Church in Bucks County, Pa.The topic is on suffering and the Church, a very poignant topic as we see more and more persecution coming for Christians on the horizon.May this episode bless you and glorify God.Apologetic Live Podcast: https://p…

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