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Sacred City Life Podcast — 533 episodes
Building Home - Devices, Distraction, Discipleship w/ Pastor Kevin
Building Home - Managing Anxiety In The Home w/ Pastor Eric
Building Home - Building a Productive Household w/ Pastor Josh
Building Home - Family Worship w/ Pastor Joel
Building Home - Raising Boys w/ Pastor Alex
Building Home - Raising Girls w/ Pastor Justin
Building Home Intro
A 30 Year Vision For Our City
What is Sanctification?
Iowa Governor Race
What is Adoption?
Did Jesus Descend Into Hell?
How Does Faith Justify a Sinner in the Sight of God?
Building Home
What is Justifying Faith?
Israel Follow Up Questions
How is Justification an Act of God's Free Grace?
Holy Week Recap
What is the Communion in Grace, Which the Members of the Invisible Church Have With Christ?
The Devil is Putting in Overtime
Are the Elect Only Effectually Called?
From the Vault: How to Become Hungry for the Word of God
Christians and Zionism
What is Effectual Calling?
The Bible and Immigration
What is That Union Which the Elect Have With Christ?
Knoer House Fire
What Special Benefits Do the Members of the Invisible Church Enjoy by Christ?
Kids & Technology
What is the Invisible Church?
The West is Lost
What are the Special Privileges of the Visible Church?
Bananas, Rice and Assaulting Ice
What is the Visible Church?
Leftists Invading Church
Are All They Saved Who Hear the Gospel, and Live in the Church?
Young Ladies Veering Left
Can They Who Have Never Heard the Gospel, be Saved?
Ice Ice, Baby
Who are Made Partakers of Redemption Through Christ?
3 Categories for Goal Setting
How do we Partake in the Benefits which Christ Hath Procured?
Cowards, Canon, and a Brief History of Baptism
What Benefits Has Christ Procured by His Mediation?
Pastoral Care
How is Christ to be Exalted in His Coming Again to Judge the World?
Is Christmas Pagan?
How Does Christ Make Intercession?
New York City Has Fallen
How Was Christ Exalted in His Ascension and Sitting at the Right Hand of God?
Women's Event (Fall '25)
The Exaltation and Resurrection of Jesus
The Great Feminization
Christ’s Exaltation and Resurrection
Transgender as a Social Contagion
The Days of Rage and Sexual Degeneracy
How Did Christ Humble Himself in His Conception and Birth?
What Was the Estate of Christ’s humiliation?
Stories Are Soul Food - Part 4
How Does Christ Execute the Office of King?
Stories Are Soul Food - Part 3
How Does Christ Execute the Office of Priest?
Stories Are Soul Food - Part 2
How Does Christ Execute the Office of Prophet?
Liturgical Changes
Why Was Our Mediator Called Christ?
Stories are Soul Food - Part 1
Why Was Our Mediator Called Jesus?
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
The Roadmap to a Good Life
Why Was it Required that Jesus be God and Man?
A Primer on Virtues
Why's Was it Required That the Mediator Was Man?
Raising Up the Next Generation
Why the Mediator Had to be God
Young People and the Trades
How Did Christ Become Man?
When Can Christians Remarry?
Who is the Mediator of the Covenant of Grace?
Should Christians Encourage Divorce?
How is the covenant of grace administered under the New Testament?
Listener Question: Should Christians Encourage Secular Marriage?
WCF 34: Grace in the Old Testament
WLC 33: Was the covenant of grace always administered after one and the same manner?
Listener Question: Is Tithing a New Testament Principal?
A Mediator for the Measured
What About Backsliding?
The Second Adam
Covenantal Common Grace
Not Left to Perish
Can a Christian Lose Their Salvation?
The Fruit of Sin
What is Common Grace?
The Great Divide: God’s Absence and Hell’s Reality
Glenn Sunshine - Part 3 - Where Do We Go From Here?
Glenn Sunshine - Part 2 - The Church in the Urban Present
Glenn Sunshine - Part 1 - How Cities Shaped the Reformation
Should We be Worried About the Judgement of God?
The Misery We Inherited
Self-Incrimination Listener Question
Anxiety is a Problem
The Reality of Hell
Conceived in Sin
The Guilt of Original Sin
From the Vault: 13 Marks of Biblical Manhood
Interview with C.R. Wiley
The Sin Condition
Loser Theology
The Estate of Fallen Man
SCI: C.R. WILEY Session 2 + Q&A
SCI: C.R. WILEY Session 1
Women's Event: Contentment
Sacred Men
Ordo Amoris
Man's Fall Into Sin
Seeing Through Weaponized Empathy
God's Providence Towards Man at Creation
Man as a Goal Seeker
Larger Catechism 19
Should a Christian Smoke Cigars?
Larger Catechism 18
Larger Catechism 17
Interesting Times
2024 Recap
Larger Catechism 16
Understanding the Liturgical Calendar
Larger Catechism 15
Desiring Christian Excellence
Larger Catechism 13 & 14
Foster and Adoptive Care
New City Classical Academy
Political Wrecking Balls
Larger Catechism 12
From the Vault: Men's Discipleship - Building Your Life
From the Vault: Men's Discipleship
Larger Catechism 9
SPECIAL EDITION: Voting to the Glory of God
Washing Your Wife in the Word
Larger Catechism 8
The Authority of Household Headship (Fall Men's Event 2024)
Larger Catechism 7
Parent Responsibility and School Shootings
Larger Catechism 6
Beyond the Sermon: Daniel 4
Larger Catechism 5
A Christian Halloween
Brian Sauvé Q&A
The New Christendom Will Be Accompanied w/ Brian Sauvé
A Cultural Mandate Practicum (Part 2) w/ Brian Sauvé
A Cultural Mandate Practicum (Part 1) w/ Brian Sauvé
The Case for Christian Culture w/ Brian Sauvé
Negative World Battle Plan
Larger Catechism 4
Larger Catechism 3
White or Blue Collar Kids
Larger Catechism 2
Questions on the Lord's Supper
Larger Catechism 1
Christians & AI
The Glory of Feminine Courage (Q&A)
An Unprecedented Political Moment
The Glory of Feminine Courage
The Assassination Attempt
4 Views of the Lord's Supper
Bad Therapy 2
From the Vault: Bible 101 - 4 Steps to Studying Scripture
From the Vault: Bible 101 - 6 Things You Need
From the Vault: Why Read the Bible?
From the Vault: Dads and Discipleship
Bad Therapy
Fourth Wave Feminism
Trump's Conviction
Third Wave Feminism
Idols of the Heart 2
Slaying Leviathan: Session 3 with Q&A
Slaying Leviathan: Session 2
Slaying Leviathan: Session 1
Interviewing Dr. Sunshine
2nd Wave Feminism
Idols of the Heart
Has Feminism Been Good For Society?
Men's Event (April 2024)
Defenders of the West: Count Dracula (Pt. 2)
Defenders of the West: Count Dracula (Pt. 1)
Jesus and the Dogs
Defenders of the West: Skanderbeg
IVF
Don't Take the Bait
Women Remain Quiet?
Defenders of the West: Saint Louis
Was Phoebe a Leader in the Early Church?
Defenders of the West: St. Ferdinand
Deborah & Feminism
Defenders of the West: Richard Lionheart
Immigration Podcast 2
Defenders of the West: El Cid
We're All Christian Nationalists Now
God's Good Design for Marriage: Part 2
God's Good Design for Marriage: Part 1
Submit to Your Elders
From the Vault: Beyond the Sermon - The Christian Home
From the Vault: The Blessing of a Christian Home
Women's Event Follow-up
Who Started the Fight?
Christian Godparents
Women's Event: Q&A Panel
Women's Event: Lecture Audio
Beyond the Sermon: Dealing with Betrayal
Defenders of the West: Duke Godfrey
Discipleship in Different Stages of Life
A Biblical View of Immigration
A Taxonomy of Political Theologies
Kingdom of the Cults: Hinduism
Kingdom of the Cults: Buddhism
Kingdom of the Cults: Atheism & Secularism
From the Vault: The Sin of Empathy
Leadership Institute: The Sin of Empathy
From the Vault: First Principals For a New Year
From the Vault: Setting Goals for the New Year
2023: Year in Review
Kingdom of the Cults: Satanism
Understanding Ministry Calling
Kingdom of the Cults: New Age Spirituality
Kingdom of the Cults: Christian Science
Kingdom of the Cults: Prosperity Gospel
From the Vault: Justin's Favorite Advent Movies
From the Vault: Family Liturgy in the Holidays
Calvinism 2
Calvinism 1
Kingdom of the Cults: Mormonism
Kingdom of the Cults: Jehovah's Witnesses
Forgiveness and the Cross
Worship and Stewardship
The Red Lizard of Lust
Questions About Christian Nationalism
Is Christ Lord of the Nations?
Israel and Hamas
Intro to Christian Nationalism
Thoughts on Opening Sunday
The Discipline of Learning
The Discipline of Silence & Solitude
The Discipline of Fasting
The Discipline of Stewardship
The Discipline of Serving
The Discipline of Evangelism
The Discipline of Worship
The Discipline of Prayer
The Discipline of Meditation
The Discipline of Bible Memorization
The Discipline of Reading & Studying Scripture
Spiritual Disciplines
Challenges to Studying Scripture
Defeater Beliefs to Studying Scripture
Context for Studying Scripture
How to Study Scripture
3 Approaches to Church & Culture
Tim Keller's Life and Legacy
Dads and Discipleship
Target Goes Trans
Creating a Missional Environment on Sunday
A Hopeful Eschatology
Tiktok - A Diet of Darkness
Fight Clubs
Hope In A Hopeless Time
The Sins of Women
The Sins of Men
Gender Crosstypes
Beyond the Sermon: The Christian Home
Beyond the Sermon: Biblical Femininity
Beyond the Sermon: Biblical Masculinity
The Return of the Gods
Lessons from Nehemiah
Looking Forward to our New Building
Are Guns the Problem?
The Devil and Demons
Should Government Rest on the People's Will?
Is Human Nature Fixed?
Woman as Helper
Should Christians Enter the Public Square?
The Sex Positive Movement
Sacred City Parenting Conference: The Heart of Parenting
Sacred City Parenting Conference: Standing on the Promises
Sacred City Parenting Conference: Covenant Succession
Modesty is a Virtue
Q&A From Parenting Conference
How to Forgive
Has Our Vision Changed?
Are All Sins Equal?
Fat Pastors and Asceticism
Origins: Studying Genesis 1-3
The Students First Act
Honoring your Father and Mother as Adults
The Separation of Church and State
Why We Practice Covenant Membership
How Far is Too Far?
How to Become Hungry for the Word of God
Best Books of 2022
Jared C. Wilson Porterbrook Session III - Hallmarks of Gospel Driven Leadership
Jared C. Wilson Porterbrook Session II - Rhythms for Gospel Leadership
Jared C. Wilson Porterbrook Session I - Intro to Gospel-Driven Leadership
Resolve Men's Event Session II: Men are Called to be Husbandmen
Resolve Men's Event Session I: Men are Called to be Lords
Setting Goals for a New Year
The Bible and Hard Words
Is Cremation Biblical?
Justin's Favorite Advent Movies
Sliding into Liberalism
Christmas on the Lord's Day
Things Have Changed
Is Gambling a Sin?
Family Liturgy in the Holidays
Five Lies Christian Parents Believe #5 - The Lie of the Noble Savage
Five Lies Christian Parents Believe #4 - Kids Can't Do Hard Things
Five Lies Christian Parents Believe #3 - Obedience is the Primary Goal of Parenting
Porterbrook Seminar Day - Bryan Chapell - Session IV
Education: After Hours
Porterbrook Seminar Day - Bryan Chapell - Session III
Five Lies Christian Parents Believe #2 - Education is an Open-Handed Issue
Porterbrook Seminar Day - Bryan Chapell - Session II
Five Lies Christian Parents Believe #1 - A Child's Salvation is the Flip of a Coin
Porterbrook Seminar Day - Bryan Chapell - Session I
2022 State of Theology
Sabbatical Recap
From the Vault: The Characters We Aren't Seeing
From the Vault: The Church and Culture
From the Vault: Fathers, Disciple Your Kids
From the Vault: The Mediated Self w/Pastor Bob Thune
From the Vault: The Consuming Self W/Pastor Bob Thune
From the Vault: The Plastic Self W/Pastor Bob Thune
From the Vault: The Buffered Self w/Pastor Bob Thune
From the Vault: The Mission of God & the Modern Self (Introduction) W/ Pastor Bob Thune
From the Vault: Music & Your Soul
Theology For Everyone: Of The Last Judgement - Chapter 33, Articles 1-3 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of The State of Man After Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead - Chapter 32, Articles 1-3 WCF
From the Vault: Money Matters
Theology For Everyone: Of Synods and Councils - Chapter 31, Articles 1-5 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of Church Censures - Chapter 30, Articles 1-4 WCF
Brad Watson - Living Hope - How We Live Hope
Theology For Everyone: Of The Lord's Supper - Chapter 29, Articles 1-8 WCF
Brad Watson - Explicit Hope - What Jesus Says About Hope
Theology For Everyone: Of Baptism - Chapter 28, Articles 1-7 WCF
Brad Watson - Inside Hope - How Jesus Changes Everything
theology For Everyone: Of The Sacrements - Chapter 27, Articles 3-5 WCF
Abortion
Theology For Everyone: Of The Sacrements - Chapter 27, Articles 1-2 WCF
Leading our Children to the Sacrements
Theology For Everyone: Of The Communion of the Saints - Chapter 26, Articles 1-3 WCF
The Morality of Lying
Theology For Everyone: Of The Church - Chapter 25, Articles 3-5 WCF
What Should We Do With Disney?
Theology For Everyone: Of The Church - Chapter 25, Articles 1-2 WCF
Raging Against Our Bodies
Theology For Everyone: Of Marriage and Divorce - Chapter 24, Articles 4-6 WCF
Can Men Learn From Women?
Theology For Everyone: Of Marriage and Divorce - Chapter 24, Articles 1-3 WCF
Fight or Flee?
Theology For Everyone: Of the Civil Magistrate - Chapter 23, Articles 3-4 WCF
A Christian Response to Suicide
Theology For Everyone: Of the Civil Magistrate - Chapter 23, Articles 1-2 WCF
The Trinity & Leadership - Behold the Spirit
Theology For Everyone: Of Lawful Oaths & Vows - Chapter 22, Articles 5-7 WCF
The Trinity & Leadership - Behold the Son
Theology for Everyone: Of Lawful Oaths & Vows - Chapter 22, Articles 3-4 WCF
The Trinity & Leadership - Behold the Father
Theology For Everyone: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows - Chapter 22, Articles 1-2 WCF
Christian Principles for Sabbath Rest
Bonus Episode - New Learning Environments
Theology for Everyone: Of Religious Worship & The Sabbath Day - Chapter 21, Articles 7-8 WCF
The Trinity & Leadership - Introduction
Theology For Everyone: Of Religious Worship & The Sabbath Day - Chapter 21, Articles 5-6 WCF
Christian Principles for Birth Control
Theology for Everyone: Of Religious Worship & The Sabbath Day - Chapter 21, Articles 3-4 WCF
Christian Principles for Dating
Theology For Everyone: Of Religious Worship & The Sabbath Day - Chapter 21, Articles 1-2 WCF
The After School Satan Club
Theology For Everyone: Christian Liberty & Liberty of Conscience - Chapter 20, Articles 3-4 WCF
What are You Into?
Theology for Everyone: Christian Liberty & Liberty of Conscience - Chapter 20, Articles 1&2 WCF
First Principles for the New Year
Theology for Everyone: The Law of God - Chapter 19, Articles 6&7 WCF
Engaging the Culture: Reject or Renew?
Theology For Everyone: Of The Law of God - Chapter 19, Articles 3-5 WCF
Evaluating Alternative Worldviews
Theology For Everyone: Of the Law of God - Chapter 19, Articles 1-2 WCF
Porterbrook 2021: Christ or Chaos
Theology for Everyone: Of Assurance of Grace and Salvation - Chapter 18 Articles 3-4 WCF
Porterbrook 2021: The Story of Everything
Porterbrook 2021: Introduction to Worldview
Theology for Everyone: Of Assurance of Grace and Salvation - Chapter 18 Articles 1-2 WCF
Theology for Everyone: Perseverance of the Saints - Chapter 17, Articles 1-3 WCF
Beyond Babylon: Daniel Chapter 3
Living & Leading in Babylon (Part 3)
Beyond Babylon: Daniel Chapter 2
Living & Leading in Babylon (Part 2)
Beyond Babylon: Daniel Chapter 1
Living & Leading in Babylon (Part 1)
Screwtape & The Public School System
Theology For Everyone: Of Good Works - Chapter 16, Article 5 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of Good Works - Chapter 16, Articles 3-4 WCF
BTS: Sola Gratia
Theology For Everyone: Of Good Works - Chapter 16, Articles 1&2 WCF
Should Christians Get Tattoos?
Theology For Everyone: Of Repentance unto Life, Chapter 15, Articles 5-6 WCF
The Crisis on Campus
Theology for Everyone: Of Repentance unto Life - Chapter 15, Articles 3-4 WCF
Where the Battle Rages
Theology For Everyone: Of Repentance unto Life - Chapter 15, Articles 1-2 WCF
BTS: The Lord's Supper
Theology For Everyone: Of Saving Faith - Chapter 14, Articles 2-3 WCF
Should a Christian Carry a Weapon?
Theology For Everyone: Of Saving Faith - Chapter 14, Article 1 WCF
Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates
Theology for Everyone: Of Sanctification - Chapter 13, Articles 2-3 WCF
BTS: Why We Sing
The Christian's Posture Toward Culture
Theology for Everyone: Of Sanctification - Chapter 13, Article 1 WCF
Introduction to Worldview
Beyond The Sermon: Why We Use Liturgy On Sunday
Theology For Everyone: Of Adoption - Chapter 12, Art 1 WCF
Theology for Everyone: Of Justification - Chapter 11, Articles 5-6 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of Justification - Chapter 11, Articles 3-4 WCF
10 Years of God's Faithfulness
Beyond The Sermon: A God Sized Vision For The Quad Cities
Should a Christian Attend a Gay Wedding?
Fathers, Disciple Your Kids (From The Vault)
Digital Minimalism (From The Vault)
Critical Race Theory: An Introduction
Gospel Renewal For The Church (Part 3)
Gospel Renewal For Individuals (Part 2)
Theology for Everyone: Of Justification - Chapter 11, Articles 1-2 WCF
Gospel Renewal (Part 1)
Theology For Everyone: Of Effectual Calling - Chapter 10, Articles 3-4 WCF
Government
Theology For Everyone: Of Effectual Calling - Chapter 10, Articles 1-2 WCF
Gender Pronouns
Theology For Everyone: Free Will - Chapter 9, Articles 4-5 WCF
Jared Wilson - The Context for Discipleship
Gospel Culture in Missional Community
Theology For Everyone: Free Will - Chapter 9, Articles 1-3 WCF
What is Sphere Sovereignty?
Theology For Everyone: Christ The Mediator - Chapter 8, Articles 7&8 WCF
Beyond The Sermon: Recreate Rhythm
Theology For Everyone: Christ The Mediator - Chapter 8, Articles 5&6 WCF
Jared Wilson - The Power of Discipleship
How to Read More Books
Cohabitation
Jared Wilson - The Purpose of Discipleship
Untethered Sympathy
Can Christians Smoke Weed?
Theology for Everyone: Christ The Mediator - Chapter 8, Article 4 WCF
The Sin of Empathy
Beyond The Sermon: Listener Rhythm
Jared Wilson - Refresher in Gospel Centrality
Theology For Everyone: Christ The Mediator - Chapter 8, Articles 2&3 WCF
Are Christians Still Sinners?
Theology For Everyone: Christ The Mediator - Chapter 8, Article 1 WCF
Pornography - More Than A Battle
Theology For Everyone: God's Covenant with Man - Chapter 7, Articles 4-6 WCF
Beyond The Sermon: Family Identity
Bible 201 - Hermeneutics
Beyond the Sermon: The Mission of God
Theology For Everyone: God's Covenant with Man - Chapter 7, Articles 1-3 WCF
Theology For Everyone: The Fall - Chapter 6, Articles 5-6 WCF
Mission, Innovation, and Enterprise - A Conversation w/ Hugh Halter
Bible 201 - Literary Context
Reframing Mission Around Jesus w/ Hugh Halter
Bible 101 - 4 Steps to Studying Scripture
Theology For Everyone: The Fall - Chapter 6, Article 3 WCF
Bible 101 - 6 Things You Need
Theology For Everyone: The Fall - Chapter 6, Articles 1&2 WCF
Bible 101 - Why Read The Bible?
Theology For Everyone: Of Providence - Chapter 5, Articles 6 & 7 WCF
"Both-And" Thinking In An "Either-Or" Culture
Theology For Everyone: Of Providence - Chapter 5, Articles 4 & 5 WCF
Complementarianism vs. Egalitarianism
Theology For Everyone: Of Providence - Chapter 5, Articles 2 & 3 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of Providence - Chapter 5, Article 1 WCF
Gospel Renewal
Theology For Everyone: Of Creation - Chapter 4, Article 2, WCF
The Characters We Aren't Seeing
Theology For Everyone: Of Creation - Chapter 4, Article 1 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of God's Eternal Decree - Chapter 3, Articles 5-8 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of God's Eternal Decree - Chapter 3, Article 5 WCF
The Mediated Self w/Pastor Bob Thune
The Consuming Self w/Pastor Bob Thune
The Plastic Self w/Pastor Bob Thune
The Buffered Self w/Pastor Bob Thune
The Psychological Self w/Pastor Bob Thune
The Mission of God & The Modern Self (Introduction) W/Pastor Bob Thune
Transgenderism & The Self
Theology For Everyone: Of God's Eternal Decree - Chapter 3, Articles 2,3,4 WCF
Why Plant Churches? - A Conversation with Pastor Corey Johnston
Answering Your Divorce Questions
Answering Your Sex Questions
Theology For Everyone: Of God's Eternal Decree - Chapter 3, Article 1 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of God & Of The Holy Trinity - Chapter 2, Article 3 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of God & Of The Holy Trinity - Chapter 2, Article 2 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of God & Of The Holy Trinity - Chapter 2, Article 1 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of The Holy Scriptures - Chapter 1, Article 7-10 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of The Holy Scriptures - Chapter 1, Article 6 WCF
Theology For Everyone: Of The Holy Scriptures - Chapter 1, Article 5 WCF
Bonus Episode - Men's Discipleship - Building Your Life
Theology For Everyone: Of The Holy Scriptures - Chapter 1, Articles 2-4 WCF
The Only Way To Make Disciples
Theology For Everyone: Natural Revelation - Special Revelation
Episode 27 - Divided By Faith
Bonus Episode - Men's Discipleship
Episode 26 - The Church & Culture
Episode 25 - Should Christians Support Black Lives Matter?
Episode 24 - The Sin of Partiality
Episode 23 - Racism & White Privilege
Episode 22 - "The Ingredients To A Good Sermon"
Episode 21 - The Boy Crisis & A Rite Of Passage
Episode 20 - The Second Mountain
Episode 19 - Fathers, Disciple Your Kids
Episode 18 - What Does Pastor Justin Do?
Episode 17 - Meet The Pastoral Residents
Episode 16 - Money Matters (with guest Brent Norwood)
Episode 15 - Digital Minimalism
Episode 14 - A Gospel Guide To A Better You
Episode 13 - The Idolization of Youth Sports
Episode 12 - 13 Marks of Biblical Manhood
Episode 11 - Prayer & Forgiveness
Episode 10 - Prayer (Part 2)
Episode 9 - Prayer
Episode 8 - Music & Your Soul
Episode 7 - Should You Quit Facebook?
Episode 6 - Joshua Ngao
Episode 5 - Dr. Casey Shutt
Episode 4 - Olivia Ryan
Episode 3 - Rich Plass & Jim Cofield
Episode 2 - Pastor Dusty White
Episode 1 - Dr. Alex Arguello