https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sojourners-and-exiles--4633423enChristianityCopyright Dan Szepesihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/blue_square_mic.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sojourners-and-exiles--4633423Thu, 30 May 2024 01:20:18 +0000Dan SzepesiDan Szepesifeeds@spreaker.comfalseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-a-return-to-dispensationalism-what-is-the-big-deal--45838087https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45838087Sun, 25 Jul 2021 21:22:25 +0000Dan SzepesiWe recently had some long time members leave our Church and as a note of explanation, they forwarded an episode played on BOT radio of a show by Jan Merkel of Olive Tree Ministries. The episode centers around a letter sent to Jan by a listener who...2320amillenial,christian,dispensationalism,reformedfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-faith-obedience-is-not-faith-but-obedience-cannot-be-separated-from-faith--45488533https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45488533Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:26:16 +0000Dan SzepesiWe took a break from the finer points of theology to talk about simple faith and what it means to have faith in Jesus. We wandered as we often do but the core message is there. Faith is a gift from God, given through his grace and if you seek it,...2598christian,faith,god,grace,jesusfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-if-they-re-right-the-church-has-been-wrong-for-1800-years--44551553https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44551553Thu, 29 Apr 2021 03:53:58 +0000Dan SzepesiIt came as a surprise to me that the Reform faith does not believe in dispensationalism, a way of interpreting Biblical history invented by John Nelson Darby in 1830. This flew in the face of what I heard from nearly every Christian that I met here...3472falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-a-papist-and-a-donkey-walk-into-a-bar--44123312
Catholics tend to get riled up over arguing this point of 'Sola Scriptura' so I dug up a lot of what I call 'opposition research' to throw at James to see how well their arguments stuck.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44123312Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:46:53 +0000Dan SzepesiHow is that for a click bait title? Martin Luther wasn't one to mince words and he used donkeys in a lot of his more bombastic statements including one that we talk about briefly in this podcast. Despite the deep theological content of what we are...
Catholics tend to get riled up over arguing this point of 'Sola Scriptura' so I dug up a lot of what I call 'opposition research' to throw at James to see how well their arguments stuck.]]>3418christian,martinluther,reformfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-9-evangelicals-and-the-woke-church--43554022https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43554022Sat, 20 Feb 2021 03:29:52 +0000Dan SzepesiSince we are done with describing TULIP, I took the opportunity to pepper James with some questions about scripture and about comments that he has made about the evangelical church. We fly over a lot of topics here including evangelicalism and the...2894falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-perseverance-and-assurance--43258532
NOTE: The final four minutes of the podcast have some static noise that I wasn't able to edit out. I beg forgiveness, I know what caused it so hopefully, we won't have that problem again. -Dan]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43258532Wed, 03 Feb 2021 03:59:46 +0000Dan SzepesiWe close out our discussion of TULIP by talking about the perseverance of the saints, or as James says in the podcast, 'Once a genuine believer, always a genuine believer.' We also talk about he doctrine of assurance, that comfort to all of us that...
NOTE: The final four minutes of the podcast have some static noise that I wasn't able to edit out. I beg forgiveness, I know what caused it so hopefully, we won't have that problem again. -Dan]]>2526assurance,christian,doctrine,perseverance,reform,saints,theologyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-the-wind-blows-where-it-wishes--43020819https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43020819Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:18:18 +0000Dan Szepesi2510falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-six-the-l-is-the-gospel--42876002https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42876002Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:12:29 +0000Dan SzepesiThe third of the five points of Calvinism is the L in Tulip - Limited Atonement. Pastor James gets pretty into this one - as the title says, the L is the gospel!3148calvinism,fivepointsofcalvinismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-five-but-esau-i-hated--42752443https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42752443Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:10:06 +0000Dan SzepesiWe continue our discussion of the five points of Calvinism by talking about the U in TULIP, Unconditional Election.2904calvinism,fivepoints,tulip,unconditionalelectionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-four-total-depravity--42338179https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42338179Sun, 06 Dec 2020 03:17:10 +0000Dan SzepesiIn episode four, we now start to get into the acronym that is commonly used to describe what is called 'Calvinism'. Starting with the Canons of Dort, we introduce TULIP and dig into what the T stands for, Total Depravity.2543falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-part-two-aching-for-the-ordinary-and-authentic--41994478https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41994478Mon, 16 Nov 2020 04:25:17 +0000Dan SzepesiMillennials get a bad rap these days, some of it deserved, most of it not. One thing about millennials though, they have to be one of the most jaded, cynical, and world-weary generations to come in quite some time. They can see right through the...1164falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-part-one-don-t-you-want-them-to-be-saved--41851274https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41851274Sat, 07 Nov 2020 23:03:48 +0000Dan SzepesiWhen you come to Winnsboro Reformed Church, don't expect an altar call or an invitation to come and be saved by the pastor. Why not? We get into it in part one of episode three.1917falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-one-of-those-calvinists--41710426https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41710426Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:06:11 +0000Dan SzepesiIn the bible belt where Winnsboro is snugly tucked, Calvinism or being a Calvinist can be a negative thing. In this episode, Dan and James talk about why it shouldn't be.2553calvinism,calvinist,christ,church,gospel,reformfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-one-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-reform-church--41596795https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41596795Fri, 23 Oct 2020 03:19:38 +0000Dan SzepesiWhat does it mean to be a Reformed church? It must be important, it's front and center in our name. In this first episode, I sit down with Pastor James and ask him to put into words what the Reformed means and how I could explain it to someone.1997church,reform,reformation,winnsborofalsefull