Praying for the President
Doctrine and Devotion
Joe Thorn & Jimmy Fowler
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Jimmy and Joe talk through the brouhaha over President Trump’s surprise visit to Mclean Bible Church where David Platt serves as the Teaching Pastor. Was bringing the President of the United States up front to pray for him during Sunday service biblical or unbiblical? WHAT Did Jerry Falwell Jr. say about Platt?! What would the Jofo do? Plus, Jimmy yells “Trump” in church. Seriously.
References
David Platt Models How to Pray for a President by Joe Carter
David Platt’s Explanation
Praying for a President Is Not that Radical: Platt, Prayer, and Polarization by Ed Stetzer
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| 0:18.0 | Welcome to Dr and Devotion. A podcast exploring Christian faith and practice from a Reformed Baptist perspective. My name is Joe Thorne, I'm the lead pastor of Redeemer |
| 0:22.2 | Fellowship in St Charles Illinois. And I'm the lead pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in St Charles, Illinois. |
| 0:24.0 | And I'm Jimmy Fowler, Executive Pastor at Redeemer Fellowship. |
| 0:26.0 | What's going on, man? |
| 0:27.0 | Yeah, you know? |
| 0:29.0 | Keeping it real? |
| 0:30.0 | Busy day. |
| 0:31.0 | Just kicking it. |
| 0:32.0 | Now, you were just telling me something before we started but you didn't finish because I got a text that interrupted us. |
| 0:36.0 | Did is that you want to finish that story? Which story? But someone? Oh, so at the office today out on the floor, right. Lots of workers, lots of work. Lots of activities. Lots of activities. An individual passed out. Because you are slave drivers. No, stop it it that's not funny really you know that |
| 0:54.4 | I know it's not this and fainting is not a laughing matter though it's not that's not |
| 0:57.4 | funny you know she has oh it was a woman medical condition Oh, it was a medical condition? |
| 1:03.0 | Yes. |
| 1:04.0 | All right, that's different then. |
| 1:05.0 | So yeah, I had to call the ambulance, take her to a hospital. |
| 1:08.0 | Now, was she faking though just so she could get out of work? |
| 1:10.0 | Well, I made her punch out. |
| 1:12.0 | Oh, I marked the time she went down to clock it! |
| 1:17.0 | I imagine like her being pushed on a gurney past the clock. |
| 1:20.0 | Oh, you got legally, you got to do it yourself. |
| 1:26.0 | You make me sound so horrible. Yeah, well, all I know is that, you know, |
| 1:29.0 | none of my people are passing out. |
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