Mailbag: Ep. 599

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Mailbag: Ep. 599

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Feb 7, 2022

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Today Joe and Jimmy open up the mailbag to talk through heavy metal for children, men’s conferences, and children’s ministers.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Feb 7, 2022

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Doctrine and Devotion is a weekly podcast exploring Christian faith and practice from an experiential perspective marked by the fun and humor that characterize real friendship.

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Abiding in Christ: Joe and Jimmy jump into their ESV Bibles to talk through the practice of "abiding in Christ." What does it mean to abide? What does it look like? Why isn't Jimmy allowed to read the podcast intro? And we open up the mailbag to hit a couple more emails. by Doctrine and Devotion
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Preaching and Hearing The Word: On today's episode Joe and Jimmy talk about the work of preaching and listening to preachers. From some of the basic "how-to's" of sermon prep, to what it takes to get the most of out a sermon we are listening to it was another fun and profitable... by Doctrine and Devotion
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On Backsliding - Episode 01: It's our first episode! Thanks for checking it out. As this was our first attempt to record a podcast with little equipment and a lot of ignorance please forgive the quality of our audio. Many mistakes were made—like Jimmy being afraid of the mic... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Hanging Out: In episode 11 Jimmy and Joe are chaperoned by Pastor Pat Aldridge, the "Community Life Pastor" at Redeemer Fellowship. They brought in Pastor Pat to talk about an aspect of ministry seldom discussed: "hanging out." by Doctrine and Devotion
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Faith and Family: Joe and Jimmy hang out and talk about family life and ministry. What does it mean for family to be a priority, to be our first ministry? Why does Jimmy need two cups and a sleeve when ordering a Starbucks Americano? Is there only one way to disciple... by Doctrine and Devotion
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All The Bad Things: In this episode Jimmy and Joe sit down to talk about all the "bad things" they do. Or, at least three things that are frequently considered to be bad by some modern Christians: alcohol, cigars, and tattoos. This was prompted by an article written by... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Serving in the Church: In episode 14 Jimmy and Joe talk about serving in and as the church. Is the "80-20" rule a real thing? What should service in the church look like? How do we figure out what our spiritual gift is and where we should be serving? The guys also open up... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Satan: Joe and Jimmy throw up the mics to talk about Satan. The Devil. Lucifer. He's not a man in red pajamas, he's not a myth, and he's definitely not a metaphor for evil. Who is Satan? What does every Christian need to now about him? What are his schemes... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Church Leadership: Jimmy and Joe talk church leadership, the good and the bad kinds, discuss whether or not leaders should be held to a “higher standard,” and Jimmy’s unbreakable connection to Donald Trump. by Doctrine and Devotion
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Hospitality: Some of you are very hospitable. Most of us need a lot of work. But does it even matter? Does God expect us all to be hospitable? How does the gospel relate to hospitality? Jimmy and Joe talk about all of this and stop to debate the merit of asking... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Mailbag: You guys sent in so much mail we can't get to it all. We hit as many as we could without going too long and we will be working in a little mailbag into every episode. We talk about the second commandment, reading books, being baptist, Jimmy's... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Spiritual Gifts - Part 1: It's Holy Spirit week at Doctrine and Devotion! We received a lot of emails concerning cessationism and continuationism so the guys are spending two episodes talking through spiritual gifts. They are cessationists, but they aren't mad about it. Jimmy... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Spiritual Gifts - Part Two: Jimmy and Joe are wrapping up Holy Spirit Week with a discussion of the spiritual gifts and what they look like in the church, and they jump into the Mailbag to answer questions about cigars vs pipes, and the 1689 Baptist Confession vs The Baptist... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Pencils - A Bonus Episode: Guess who's back? Joe and Jimmy are back with a bonus episode where they discuss pencils. That's right, pencils. Why does JOFO geek out about wooden pencils? Which pencils do they use the most? Where do they get their pencils? by Doctrine and Devotion
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Election: What kind of Calvinists would Joe and Jimmy be of they didn't talk about the doctrine of election? So, the guys sit down in Jimmy's basement to talk through their thoughts on the reformed doctrine of predestination and human responsibility. Plus:... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Les and the Local Church: Episode 05 features our first special guest! Last week Les Lanphere was in town to begin shooting his documentary, . Since we were hanging out anyway, we decided to throw up the mics and talk with Les about the local church. We discuss the importance... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Repentance: In episode 08 Joe and Jimmy get into the issue of repentance. This is not a theoretical conversation, but one that is emerging out of their own conviction over sin and their need to repent. What is repentance? What is its place in the life of a... by Doctrine and Devotion
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The Reformation: It's October, which means Reformed-type people get a little excited about celebrating the Protestant Reformation. Why? Because on October 31st, 1517 Martin Luther put the Roman Catholic Church on blast. So, Joe and Jimmy throw up the mics to talk... by Doctrine and Devotion
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The Sacraments: Joe and Jimmy set up in the garage to talk about the sacraments. Are they a means of grace? What's wrong with "intinction?" How many times was Jimmy baptized? Why does Joe hate square-cut pizza? The guys open the mail bag and talk about "moralistic... by Doctrine and Devotion
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Discernment and Discernment Bloggers: On episode 25 Joe and Jimmy open up a can of worms, or discernment bloggers. How should we grow in discernment and practice it well? And why are so many drawn to discernment blogs? Plus, Joe shows off his knowledge of Baseball. by Doctrine and Devotion
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