God is First

Doctrine and Devotion

Joe Thorn & Jimmy Fowler

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Family, career, people, hobbies—what is most important to us in life? What comes first? The Christian says God comes first. The first Q&A of the Baptist Catechism explicitly says, “God is the first and chiefest being.” What does it mean to say God is “first”? What are the implications for us who understand this truth?

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THE 2020 DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION CONFERENCE

Doctrine and Devotion's fourth annual conference is Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2020 in St. Charles, IL. Our theme for this two-day conference is Covenant Theology: God's Promises for God's People. Dr. Sam Renihan will be our keynote speaker, joined by Joe Thorn and Jimmy Fowler, walking us through the biblical covenants between God and his people.

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www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/bcq1

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0:00.0	The doctrine and devotion conference on covenant theology is going down on September 18th and 19th in Geneva, Illinois.
0:08.0	We can't wait to see you there. We still have some seats left but not a lot, so head on over to doctrine and devotion
0:13.7	dot com slash conference to get all the details and to register and stay tuned
0:18.0	we'll give you some more information in a little bit I'm going to Welcome to Dr. Nan Devotion and Devotion and Thanks for listening and
0:37.6	thanks for telling all your friends about it. We appreciate that. This is a
0:40.5	podcast that explores Christian faith and practice from a Reformed Baptist perspective.
0:44.0	My name is Joe Thorne. I am the lead pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in St Charles, Illinois.
0:49.0	And I'm Jimmy Fowler, Executive Pastor at Redeemer Fellowship.
0:51.0	Man, oh man.
0:52.6	Man oh man.
0:53.6	I have not seen you in a while.
0:54.6	It feels like we have a, we need to hang out.
0:56.6	Yeah, yeah, that'd be great.
0:57.7	Yeah, I'll check my calendar.
0:58.6	Okay.
0:59.6	Why don't you want to hang out after this?
1:01.4	Um, I am free. You are not. I am free. You would hang out with me after this?
1:06.8	I will hang out with you after this. For more than five minutes.
1:11.2	Yes. Not because you need a... Do you need a ride somewhere? You know I got my whip out.
1:15.1	Jimmy has a nice car. You know I'm good. You know how long it was for you like resisting the company getting you a car? How many years?
1:27.0	Were you eight like vehemently like I will not get a fancy car. Yep, yep, yep, yep, and here it is.
1:29.0	I'm so happy you got it is such an awesome car.
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