⛪️Redefining Success in the Local Church

⛪️Redefining Success in the Local Church

What does success really look like in a church? Is it only full alters, full pews, and fast growth? Or can success also look like discipleship, faithfulness, personal conviction, Bible studies being taught, saints being restored, and people choosing the kingdom over convenience? In this episode, we discussed how revival and harvest often happen at the same time, why every church's growth may look different, and how pastors can find peace in measuring ministry by God's calling instead of someone else's context.

⚠️The Danger of the Doctrine of Eternal Security

The doctrine of eternal security sounds comforting, but does it lineup with the whole counsel of scripture? In this episode, we discussed the danger of preaching a security that removes responsibility, obedience, repentance, and endurance. God is faithful, but the Bible still commands believers to abide in him.

💥Conviction Preaching w/ Jeff Ralston

In this episode of The Pulpit Banter, we sit down with Rev. Jeff Ralston to talk about a subject he calls conviction preaching. In a generation were preaching can become easily polished, psychological, or emotionally manufactured, Bro. Ralston reminds us that true apostolic preaching must lead people to a choice. We discuss the difference between manipulating people into sorrow and preaching real repentance, the preacher's responsibility to let conviction linger, and why the altar call should never be reduced to pressure tactics or performance. Conviction preaching does not just make people feel something; it brings them face-to-face with a question: will you absolutely surrender to Jesus or not? This is a challenging and timely conversation for preachers, leaders, and anyone who still believes the Word of God has the power to reach the heart, stir repentance, and produce lasting change.

🕊️What Does It Mean to Be Born Again?

What does it really mean to be born again? Most Christians agree with that phrase, but the real question is how scripture teaches us to be born again. In this episode, we look at John 3, Nicodemus, water baptism, the infilling of the Holy Ghost, and the apostolic pattern of salvation.

🌊The Essentiality of Baptism

In this episode of the Pulpit Banter, we discuss the essentiality of baptism and why invoking the name of Jesus over someone is not a minor detail, but a biblical necessity. From the Old Testament flood, to the pattern of the Tabernacle, to the Book of Acts, scripture consistantly points to the importance of water, washing, burial, and the name. Baptism is not merely a church tradition, a membership ceremony, or a symbolic welcome into a local congregation. It is obedience to the command of Jesus, the practice of the apostles, and the means by which sins are remitted and washed away. If baptism buries us with Him, then it cannot be optional.