Your Worldview Minute With Jonathan Morrow

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  • #33: How to Clearly Share the Gospel with Greg Stier

    16/04/2020 Duration: 14min

    Now more than ever it is important to be clear about the hope that we have as followers of Jesus. In this episode, I was excited to do a quick interview with my friend Greg Stier of Dare 2 Share ministries about how to clearly share the Gospel and offer a behind the scenes look at a brand new app that makes this easier than ever--even in a pandemic. I will share my quote of the week by John Stott and talk a little more about life during the quarantine. Find more resources to help the next generation build a lasting faith at jonathanmorrow.org .  Resources: Life in 6 Words App Yet Not I But Christ Through Me Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode, consider giving us a 5 Start rating, and please share with others!

  • #32: 6 Reasons We Know Jesus Claimed to be God

    10/04/2020 Duration: 12min

    Good Friday Edition. Did Jesus ever really claim to be God? Or was this belief invented by the early church? In this episode, I offer 6 quick reasons we know that Jesus claimed to be God. Also my quote of the week by J.I. Packer and some family fun ideas during quarantine. Enjoy! Find more resources at jonathanmorrow.org and be sure to subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode.

  • #31: Christian Quick Guide to Life in Coronavirus Quarantine

    05/04/2020 Duration: 09min

    Your Worldview Minute with Jonathan Morrow (#31). How should Christians uniquely approach our circumstances right now during the Coronavirus pandemic? What should our posture be? I'll share 3 quick do's and 3 dont's, some fun things amidst the hard and my favorite quote from C.S. Lewis that helps us navigate these times. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss a podcast and find more resources at jonathanmorrow.org .

  • #30: How to Explain the Trinity to a Child

    02/09/2019 Duration: 02min

    How to Explain the Trinity to a Child How do you explain the Trinity to a child? For that matter, how do you explain the Trinity to anyone? The first thing you need to know is that the Bible never uses the word “Trinity.” The word Trinity captures the various ways the Bible talks about the nature of God. Also, the Trinity is one of the essential and foundational doctrines of the Christian faith. You can’t have Christianity without it. I want to share a clear and memorable way to understand what the Bible teaches about the Trinity. I first came across this illustration from Norm Geisler. There is one what and three who’s. There is one God and three persons. The what refers to nature of God that all three persons share. The belief that there is only one God is clearly taught in Scripture. For example, “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! – Deuteronomy 6:4 That there are three persons is also clearly taught in Scripture. We see all three persons described and at work in various passage

  • #29: Will Your Kids Faith Survive YouTube?

    31/07/2019 Duration: 03min

    Will Your Kids Faith Survive YouTube? Worldview training is not optional for today’s teenagers. As a parent, pastor, educator or youth pastor you need to know that training in worldview, apologetics, and theology is good for the heart and soul of the next generation. [shareable]We don’t have to choose between reason and relationships.[/shareable] [featured-image single_newwindow="false"] I believe in the next generation. I love getting to spend time with them talking about the big questions of life and the everyday stuff of life. Gen Z has amazing potential and I think God will use them greatly. (Here's my interview with David Kinnaman of the Barna Group and Catalyst podcast on Gen Z) But they must be trained. Worldview training is not optional for today’s teenagers Here’s the bottom line—it’s exhausting to live a compartmentalized faith. Yet, many Christian teenagers are trying to do this impossible task every day. And it’s taking a toll on their soul and faith. The cultural messages are strong, a

  • #28: Why Read the Bible?

    09/07/2019 Duration: 01min

    Why Read the Bible? The short answer is the Bible brings life to our souls....

  • #27: Knowledge of God Matters

    02/07/2019 Duration: 01min

    Knowledge of God Matters. Which do you think shows up more in the Bible—faith or knowledge? If you do a concordance search, you will find something surprising. Knowledge (including knowing, know, etc.) shows up far more than faith does. Of course, without faith, it is impossible to please God, but knowledge is far more important to God than people realize. Listen to the words of the Lord as recorded by the prophet Jeremiah — words reminding us that knowledge of God is to be prized above all else...

  • #26: Sincerity Is Not Enough

    18/06/2019 Duration: 02min

    Devotion and Sincerity are admirable. But when it comes to questions of reality, we know this is not enough. In our “follow your heart,” “You do you” and personalize everything to my own preferences world--this can be confusing. Every day through Spotify, Netflix, and YouTube--People are discipled by our culture to think that right and wrong, gender, sexuality, and spirituality are determined by what I—as an individual--choose to believe. That’s the height of freedom right? Wrong. Why? Because we all know that we’ve been sincerely wrong. Remember all those tests you took that your teacher had the audacity to count certain answers incorrect? Remember how sincere you were on the SAT and ACT? They didn’t care. Or think of it this way. I am not...

  • #25: Why Ideas Are So Powerful

    11/06/2019 Duration: 02min

    Why Ideas Are So Powerful Ideas have always been and continue to be our Enemy’s favorite method of undermining the work of God. Dallas Willard comments on what happened in the garden of Eden: “Ideas and images are ... the primary focus of Satan’s efforts to defeat God’s purposes with and for humankind. When we are subject to his chosen ideas and images, he can take a nap or a holiday. Thus when he undertook to draw Eve away from God, he did not hit her with a stick, but with an idea. It was with the idea that God could not be trusted and that she must act on her own to secure her own well-being.” Two observations. First, both Adam and Eve fell for the bad idea that God really can’t be trusted. Second, once ideas take root, they have a mind of their own and

  • #24: Does the Bible Teach That Jesus is the Only Way to God?

    04/06/2019 Duration: 01min

    Does the Bible really teach that Jesus is the only way to God? That’s a good question. Our culture is definitely headed in the direction of pluralism and relativism. For example, 6 out of 10 teenagers today agree with the statement “many religions can lead to eternal life; there is no one true religion.” Prominent religious leaders like the Dali Lama agree when he says, “The essential message of all religions is very much the same.” There are different parts of this question worth looking at and responding to, but I want to focus on what the Bible says. Because if the Bible teaches that Jesus is the only way to God, then it doesn’t matter what our increasingly secular thinks. It turns out that Jesus—the founder of Christianity—couldn’t be clearer: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”—John 14:6 Luke...

  • #23: What Are Spiritual Disciplines?

    28/05/2019 Duration: 02min

    What Are Spiritual Disciplines?Right off the bat, we need to acknowledge that Paul commands us to discipline ourselves “for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come” (1 Timothy 4:7 – 8 NASB; cf. 2 Peter 1:5 – 10).They are essential for our growth and not optional when it comes to the Christian life.A discipline is “any activity I can do by direct effort that will help me do what I cannot now do by direct effort.”For example, we practice scales on a piano to learn to play music — not to get really good at playing scales.I don’t practice grammar to get really good at grammar. I study vocabulary and grammar so that I can learn to speak a new language and experience the whole new world that language opens up....

  • #22: Is Science Our Only Source of Knowledge?

    21/05/2019 Duration: 01min

    Is Science our only Source of knowledge?With the rise and success of modern science (and these advances have been beneficial in many ways), some people have unfortunately come to believe that science, and science alone offers true knowledge of reality.Famous atheist Bertrand Russell put it this way: “Whatever knowledge is attainable, must be attained by scientific methods; and what science cannot discover, mankind cannot know.”Initially, this sounds sophisticated and intelligent. The only problem is that if it’s true, we couldn’t know it to be true. Why?....

  • #21: How Do We Overcome Hurry Sickness?

    14/05/2019 Duration: 02min

    How do we overcome hurry sickness?Dr. Richard Swenson is a futurist who writes about the social and personal factors that afflict America. Swenson has diagnosed the problem of our day as “overload.”If you were to take an MRI of our lives, here is what you would see:“We have too many choices and decisions, too many activities and commitments, too much change creating too much stress. We have too much speed and hurry. We have too much technology, complexity, traffic, information, possessions, debt, expectations, advertisements, and media. We even have too much work.”And all God’s people said — “Amen!”When There Is No MarginWhen we no longer have any margin in our lives, no space between our load and our limits, then we are in a constant state of overload. And that is not a healthy place to be. jonathanmorrow.org

  • #20: Learning to Think in a Culture Ruled by Feelings

    07/05/2019 Duration: 02min

    Learning to think in a culture ruled by feelings.The words we use to talk about our faith shapes how the people around us approach Christianity.Have you ever noticed how often people start talking about Jesus, the Bible, or God With “feeling” language?"I just feel that Jesus would…""It doesn't feel like God would…""I just feel that’s not what the Bible says…" more... jonathanmorrow.org

  • #19: Why Listening Matters When Sharing Your Faith

    30/04/2019 Duration: 01min

    Why listening matters when sharing your faith.If you want to have more effective spiritual conversations, then learn to listen.Francis Schaefer once said:"'If I have only an hour with someone, I will spend the first fifty-five minutes asking questions and finding out what is troubling their heart and mind, and then in the last five minutes I will share something of the truth."Our temptation is to unload all the facts we’ve ever learned in one conversation.....

  • #18: What is the Role of the Holy Spirit in Interpreting the Bible?

    23/04/2019 Duration: 01min

    What is the Role of the Holy Spirit in Interpreting the Bible? Can a non-Christian grasp the content of the Bible? Yes and no. Yes, if we mean the text can be understood by employing a sound approach to literature—to the basic grammar, context, and content of a passage. But an unbeliever cannot fully appreciate and take to heart the truth of the Bible. God’s Spirit helps Christians discern the spiritual realities of the text and then apply them to their lives (see 1 Cor. 2:14). Scott Duvall and Daniel Hays offer helpful insight here: When it comes to biblical interpretation, having the Holy Spirit does not mean that the Spirit is all we need, since he will not make biblical interpretation automatic. He expects us to use our minds, valid...

  • #17: Why Knowledge Matters for Christians

    16/04/2019 Duration: 01min

    Why Knowledge Matters for Christians. Unfortunately, many people today think that you can’t know religious or moral truths. Why? Because if physics, chemistry, biology, or genetics doesn’t deal with a topic, then they assume you can’t know it. In other words, it’s fine for you to say you believe that Jesus is God but not […]

  • #16: What is the Purpose of Spiritual Gifts?

    09/04/2019 Duration: 01min

    What is the purpose of spiritual gifts?Talking about spiritual gifts can be confusing and at times controversial. But what does the Bible teach?1 Peter 4:10-12 says:“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ…”Here are three things we learn about spiritual gifts from this passage:First, each believer is given a spiritual gift. We are to receive the gift that the Holy Spirit has given us with gratitude and without comparison because not everyone gets the same gift.Second, spiritual gifts do not exist for us. They are given so that we can serve one another. Spiritual gifts are given to build up the body of Christ.Lastly, spiritual gifts are ultimately to glorify God as we serve one another.If spiritual gifts are being used in a way that magnifies

  • #15: What’s the Difference Between Knowing and Showing Christianity is True?

    02/04/2019 Duration: 01min

    What’s the difference between knowing and showing Christianity is true? I was first introduced to this helpful distinction by Christian philosopher William Lane Craig. The Bible teaches that a believer knows Christianity is true on the basis of the internal witness of the Holy Spirit. Passages like Rom. 8:16 and Gal. 4:6 make this clear. When we become a follower of Jesus, God’s Spirit then testifies to our spirit that we are His children. In other words, God lets us know directly—without spoken or written words—that we belong to Him, that Jesus Christ has forgiven our sins, and that we have been reconciled to God. This is a kind of rational testimony because the Holy Spirit is a person. And this is how you know that Christianity is true. Showing Christianity to be true involves giving reasons or evidences that are publicly available to everyone. For example, a friend can take you at your word about your assurance that Christianity is true, but he can’t get inside of you to experience it for himself. The task

  • #14: What is True Tolerance?

    26/03/2019 Duration: 01min

    What is true tolerance? True tolerance is where we extend to each other the right to be wrong. False tolerance, on the other hand, naïvely asserts that all ideas are created equal and this must be rejected. Not only is this obviously false, it’s unlivable. Unfortunately, as Stephen Prothero has put it, “The ideal of religious tolerance has morphed into the straitjacket of religious agreement.” Contrary to what is commonly believed, the height of intolerance is not disagreement, but rather removing the public space and opportunity for people to disagree. You can still love someone and think they are wrong about important moral and spiritual questions. However, true tolerance is usually not what people have in mind when they say people should be free to believe in whatever God (or no god at all) they want to. Here is the simple, but profound point to grasp—merely believing something doesn’t make it true. Put differently, people are entitled to their own beliefs, but not their own truth. Belief is...

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