Give Me Jesus, Not Self-Improvement (w/ Chris Gordon)

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Spirituality

4.9 • 860 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

While on the west coast, Jon and Justin were invited by Chris Gordon (host of Abounding Grace Radio and pastor of Escondido United Reformed Church) to do some recording. This episode is the first portion of that conversation. The guys discuss differences between the preaching of Christ and the preaching of self-improvement, problems with an over-emphasis on application in preaching, as well as the most important thing to look for in a church. Semper Reformanda: Jon and Justin give a recap of their recent trip to California, which included recording content with The Babylon Bee, The Pactum, NoCo Radio, The Heidelcast, and Abounding Grace Radio. Abounding Grace Radio

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Justin. John and I recently took a trip to California and were invited by Chris Gordon,
0:10.2	who is the host of Abound in Grace Radio and also the pastor of Escondido United Reform Church
0:15.7	to spend some time together and do some recording. And so the content of this episode is the first
0:20.1	part of that lively and enjoyable conversation. We so the content of this episode is the first part of that lively and
0:21.7	enjoyable conversation. We cover the topic of preaching Christ, particularly over and against,
0:27.8	a different kind of preaching that tends to over-emphasize application and even self-improvement.
0:32.9	We talk about what matters most in a church and finding a church where you can get the goods every
0:38.1	Lord's Day. We hope you enjoy the conversation. Stay tuned. If you'd like to help support Theocast,
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0:53.4	if you'd like to join the conversation there.
0:55.7	Thanks for listening.
1:09.9	Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ.
1:12.5	Conversations about the Christian life from a reformed pastoral and covenantal and confessional and all kinds of.
1:18.5	All that.
1:20.0	Hey, this is what we're trying to do.
1:21.5	We're trying to clarify the gospel.
1:22.5	We're just trying to make this intro even more wordy.
1:24.4	Clarify the gospel and reclaim the purpose of the kingdom.
1:27.1	And that's definitely what's going to happen.
1:27.9	Because we're not clarifying this intro, amen.
1:28.9	That's right.
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