Episode 38 - Focal Point - Baby Chris Week 38

Episode 40 - Worship in Spirit and Truth - Baby Chris Week 40

Our Season 1 finale ends with the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus, drawing from the gospels of Matthew and Luke, and using Marie Bowen's book, Pregnant With Promise.  In addition to the story of the incarnation of Christ, this episode contains a presentation of the gospel and a prayer for those who are drawn to belief in Christ as Savior and Lord. We encourage you to share this podcast with friends, family, church family, pregnancy care center staff and clients and especially those who are expecting.  It is our hope that people around the world will continue to listen to this season's episodes for information, encouragement and to change the hearts of the abortion-minded so that our unborn sisters and brothers will be born to hear the gospel preached. Scripture references in this episode include: Matthew 1-2             Luke 1-2                 Isiah 7:14 Micah 5:2                  I Timothy 1:15       Colossians 1:15-20 John 3:16                  Hebrews 1:1-3        John 4:23    The passage at the end of the episode is from The Being and Nature of the Unborn Child by Thomas F. Torrance, Glen Lorien Press, Lenoir, NC 2000 https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris [https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris] Abortion is never medically necessary [https://liveaction.org/news/abortion-ever-necessary-save-life-mother/] Abortion Pill Reversal https://abortionpillreversal.com [https://abortionpillreversal.com]    24/7 Helpline at 877.558.0333    Email: help@apr.life  or Chat at the weblink above Post abortion recovery for both women and men at https://www.rachelsvineyard.org [https://www.rachelsvineyard.org] Life Training Institute https://www.prolifetraining.com [https://www.prolifetraining.com] Charlotte Lozier Institute https://lozierinstitute.org [https://lozierinstitute.org] Guttmacher Institute https://guttmacher.org [https://guttmacher.org] Compelled by the gospel, PPL equips Presbyterians to champion human life at every stage. PPL.org [https://www.ppl.org]

Episode 39 - The Butterfly Effect - Baby Chris Week 39

We are continuing to work our way through Marie Bowen's excellent book, Pregnant With Promise, and in this Episode we will learn about the miraculous birth of John the Baptist to Zachariah and Elizabeth, and how both John and Jesus were filled with the Holy Spirit and working out their calling from the moment of conception.  Every child born changes our lives forever and the world for generations to come.  Thank God, that with the birth of Jesus, the world will never be the same. Scripture references in this episode include: Luke 1; 19:10               I Chronicles 24                    Exodus 30:6-8 John 16:5-15               Isaiah 64:4                           I Corinthians 2:9 Colossians 1:15-19      Galatians 3:16                     Matthew 20:28 I Corinthians 15:22      Zechariah 14:9                  Revelation 11:15 Colossians 1:19-20 The carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem [https://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/christmas-and-advent/o-little-town-of-bethlehem-1457973.html]" was written in 1868 by Episcopal priest Phillips Brooks [https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Phillips+Brooks&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sei=bGYwaaSIIZfIp84Py_G6iAQ&mstk=AUtExfBDdzUxHzvVl59s5hZ-kQeYVqU2M9NaHUmYgp1plleUSk9xrEnZn7e8ScWNQ8-qMJxdAfpjiehT_I-zkCV_oHaxMZISWjc20335rVAJx9ukgEvGaSyAaXNPx8A3jjTK5tk&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwii9ZK37KGRAxVcLtAFHXcfIIIQgK4QegQIARAD] after he visited Bethlehem on Christmas Eve in 1865. Inspired by the peaceful atmosphere and the hymns sung in the Church of the Nativity, he wrote the lyrics for the children in his Philadelphia Sunday school. He asked the church's organist, Lewis Redner [https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Lewis+Redner&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sei=bGYwaaSIIZfIp84Py_G6iAQ&mstk=AUtExfBDdzUxHzvVl59s5hZ-kQeYVqU2M9NaHUmYgp1plleUSk9xrEnZn7e8ScWNQ8-qMJxdAfpjiehT_I-zkCV_oHaxMZISWjc20335rVAJx9ukgEvGaSyAaXNPx8A3jjTK5tk&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwii9ZK37KGRAxVcLtAFHXcfIIIQgK4QegQIARAF], to compose the music, and it was first performed by the church's choir on December 27, 1868. Listen to the tune here [https://youtu.be/grKx1YSeLr0?si=koE-g41y13Iab5wh] For a better explanation of the Butterly Effect Theory [https://tradebrains.in/the-butterfly-effect/] Due Date [https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/giving-birth/labor-and-delivery/the-truth-about-due-dates/] Labor induction [https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/labor-and-delivery/in-depth/inducing-labor/art-20047557] Caesarian section [https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/c-section/about/pac-20393655] Abortion is never medically necessary [https://liveaction.org/news/abortion-ever-necessary-save-life-mother/] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ectopic-pregnancy/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20372093 https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris [https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris] Abortion is never medically necessary [https://liveaction.org/news/abortion-ever-necessary-save-life-mother/] Abortion Pill Reversal https://abortionpillreversal.com [https://abortionpillreversal.com]    24/7 Helpline at 877.558.0333    Email: help@apr.life  or Chat at the weblink above Post abortion recovery for both women and men at https://www.rachelsvineyard.org [https://www.rachelsvineyard.org] Life Training Institute https://www.prolifetraining.com [https://www.prolifetraining.com] Charlotte Lozier Institute https://lozierinstitute.org [https://lozierinstitute.org] Guttmacher Institute https://guttmacher.org [https://guttmacher.org] Compelled by the gospel, PPL equips Presbyterians to champion human life at every stage. PPL.org [https://www.ppl.org]

Episode 38 - Focal Point - Baby Chris Week 38

The tumultuous story of David and Bathsheba illustrates how seriously God takes the sin of adultery. Sexual purity is not a peripheral Christian matter - it is a non-negotiable, foundational, core, not subject to interpretation or nuance.   Scripture references in this episode include: Genesis 2:24                     Acts 15:20                         Mark 7:19 Exodus 20                         Acts 10:19-16                    Matthew 5, 15, 19 2 Samuel 11                        Genesis 18:25                  I Thessalonians 4:13-14 Hebrews 3:1                       Numbers 21:4-9              John 3:14-16 Isaiah 26:3                          Isaiah 50:7                       Luke 9:51 Matthew 14:29                  John 21:7                          Hebrews 12:1-2 Romans 8:26-29               2 Corinthians 12:9-10      John 16:33 2 Peter 3:13 Some of the commentary on the loss of David and Bathsheba's son is drawn from an article by Rev. Robert L. Deffenbaugh, published June 1, 2004, "The Death of David's Son." [https://bible.org/seriespage/death-david’s-son-2-samuel-1214-31] https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris [https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris] Abortion is never medically necessary [https://liveaction.org/news/abortion-ever-necessary-save-life-mother/] Abortion Pill Reversal https://abortionpillreversal.com [https://abortionpillreversal.com]    24/7 Helpline at 877.558.0333    Email: help@apr.life  or Chat at the weblink above Post abortion recovery for both women and men at https://www.rachelsvineyard.org [https://www.rachelsvineyard.org] Life Training Institute https://www.prolifetraining.com [https://www.prolifetraining.com] Charlotte Lozier Institute https://lozierinstitute.org [https://lozierinstitute.org] Guttmacher Institute https://guttmacher.org [https://guttmacher.org] Compelled by the gospel, PPL equips Presbyterians to champion human life at every stage. PPL.org [https://www.ppl.org]

Episode 37 - Prepare the Way - Baby Chris Week 37

The story of Hannah and the child she prayed for is beloved among the pregnancy accounts contained in Scripture.  We continue to use Marie Bowen's book, Pregnant With Promise, to explore the theme of rejoicing in answered prayer. Scripture references contained in this episode include: I Samuel 1:1-2:20     Numbers 30:10-15            Psalm 37:4; 103:5 Matthew 19:28-30   Romans 8:5, 28                 Matthew 3:3 Genesis 15-21; 29:18-30; 42-45                         Joshua 4:19 Matthew 24:8, 26         I Thessalonians 5:3    Rev. 19:7 Luke 2:1-20               2 Timothy 4:8                   Malachi 3:1                     https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris [https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris] Abortion is never medically necessary [https://liveaction.org/news/abortion-ever-necessary-save-life-mother/] Abortion Pill Reversal https://abortionpillreversal.com [https://abortionpillreversal.com]    24/7 Helpline at 877.558.0333    Email: help@apr.life  or Chat at the weblink above Post abortion recovery for both women and men at https://www.rachelsvineyard.org [https://www.rachelsvineyard.org] Life Training Institute https://www.prolifetraining.com [https://www.prolifetraining.com] Charlotte Lozier Institute https://lozierinstitute.org [https://lozierinstitute.org] Guttmacher Institute https://guttmacher.org [https://guttmacher.org] Compelled by the gospel, PPL equips Presbyterians to champion human life at every stage. PPL.org [https://www.ppl.org]

Episode 36 - Love Among the Thorns - Baby Chris Week 36

We are continuing to use Marie Bowen's excellent book, Pregnant with Promise.  The story of Lot's Daughters, Tamar and Ruth are woven together to show how God redeems the circumstances of these abused and widowed women from enemy tribes, by giving them the children who will fulfill the promise of bringing salvation to Israel through the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Scripture references in this week's episode include: Genesis 19; 38                 Ruth                         Luke 21:28 Genesis 3                          I Timothy 2:14         Romans 5:12 Genesis 32:25                  2 Corinthians 12:7   John 16:21 Romans 8:22 https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris [https://www.ppl.org/baby-chris] Abortion is never medically necessary [https://liveaction.org/news/abortion-ever-necessary-save-life-mother/] Abortion Pill Reversal https://abortionpillreversal.com [https://abortionpillreversal.com]    24/7 Helpline at 877.558.0333    Email: help@apr.life  or Chat at the weblink above Post abortion recovery for both women and men at https://www.rachelsvineyard.org [https://www.rachelsvineyard.org] Life Training Institute https://www.prolifetraining.com [https://www.prolifetraining.com] Charlotte Lozier Institute https://lozierinstitute.org [https://lozierinstitute.org] Guttmacher Institute https://guttmacher.org [https://guttmacher.org] Compelled by the gospel, PPL equips Presbyterians to champion human life at every stage. PPL.org [https://www.ppl.org]