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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

DO YOU ATTEND CHURCH AS A CONSUMER? HOW TO SHIFT YOUR MINDSET

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:



• Tim Challies Hits Hard: We easily fall into the habit of critiquing sermons rather than learning from them.



• What’s at Stake? Constant criticism of pastors does little to build us up spiritually.



• Biblical Perspective: Matthew 20 reminds us that Scripture isn’t random—it’s teaching us to focus on Jesus, not just theological nitpicking.



Segment 2:



• Consumer vs. Servant: Do you approach church expecting to be fed, or expecting to serve?



• A Better Way to Listen: Instead of critiquing every word of a sermon, come to church as a needy person, eager to grow.



• Matthew 20’s Challenge: True greatness in the kingdom isn’t found in tearing down but in humbling yourself and serving others.



Segment 3:



• God’s Sovereignty in Your Church: Your pastor is the one God placed in your life for a reason—support and pray for him.



• Big Names Aren’t Always Better: Older pastors often soften their theology—are we idolizing voices over biblical truth?



• Where’s Your Assignment? Instead of chasing spiritual celebrity culture, invest in your local church community.



Segment 4:



• Different Reactions: Why do we mourn some fallen pastors while being outraged by others?



• Who Are You Consuming? If a pastor simply echoes your voice, their fall will agitate you. But if they help you love Jesus more, it will grieve you.



• Isaac Watts’ Warning: Even centuries ago, humanism was creeping into the church—what are we allowing to shape our theology today?



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Ritchard Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:08.8

Seriously, if you want to relieve stress, go to the word of God.

0:11.5

Oh, my goodness.

0:12.8

It's just so weird, isn't it?

0:14.0

Would these people say stuff like that?

0:15.5

I apologize for him.

0:16.5

Are you kidding me?

0:17.5

Let's all do baptism, and I have a little pool here, and we'll all feel nice and

0:21.7

relax. That's baptism. No, baptism is a sacred Christian right. All the various doves are sacred

0:28.2

Hindu rights. Wake up, America. It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Friel.

0:35.1

Who to thunk? This is Rretched Radio.

0:39.4

Not one to usually throw kidney punches.

0:43.9

Tim Challey's landed a blow on all of us.

0:50.1

Question, when you're done with church,

0:52.5

you get into the van, you're heading to the cracker barrel, about what do you talk?

0:58.9

Is it possible that this article written from our fellow Tim Chalys needs to land on you?

1:07.6

The title of his article, The Danger of Being a Sermon Critic,

1:12.3

Did that land already?

1:15.9

Is it possible that you have become a professional

1:19.7

at critiquing your pastor's homily?

1:22.9

It's easy to do, isn't it?

1:24.9

It's sort of like imagine.

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