Oh Altar, Altar — Exposing Modern-Day Golden Calves

Host Brock Jones opens with prayer and pastoral care, asking for support for Pastor Phil Redding and offering condolences and encouragement to listeners. He celebrates recent rededications and explains the episode’s focus: a close look at 1 Kings 12–13 and the king Jeroboam’s man-made worship. The message warns against modern counterfeits—programs and practices that mimic the gospel but divert trust from Christ—and draws on A.W. Tozer’s critique of the “new cross.” Brock calls the church to return to the true cross, repent, and rely on Christ’s finished work. The episode closes with prayer and the hymn "The Old Rugged Cross."