Center Grace Church Podcast

Is a Historical Adam compatible with science? What is a Soul? Is Sports Gambling Ok? - Ask Us Anything

Today Matt and Nathaniel discuss the different ways that we can believe in a historical Adam without completely jettisoning modern scientific claims. They discuss the theological implications of a historical Adam. They also discuss how secular scientist have their own difficulty of explaining human rights and other justice issues with a naturalistic worldview. They then briefly address what a “soul” is and the issue of sports gambling.

A Tale Of Two Trees - 6/11/2023 sermon

Text: Genesis 2: 4-17Preacher: Nathaniel LeeSubmit questions here: https://centergrace.church/q-a

Practicing Sabbath in a Pluralistic Context, Overpopulation, and Contraceptives (revisited) - Ask Us Anything

This week Nathaniel and Matt talk about several questions about practicing Sabbath: 
 
-Is work subjective based on the person? Are there right & wrong ways of specifically doing Sabbath?
-Why is Sabbath not a common topic in many churches?
-What if your delight on the Sabbath causes others to break Sabbath?  ie. going out to eat, to the movies, to the spa? Is that considered causing others to stumble?
 
They then respond to several questions about topics from last week's podcast on having children and contraception. The topics include overpopulation, clarity on the motives around choosing to not have kids, the relationship of contraceptives toward transactional sex, and clarifications on how the Catholic Church predicted contraceptives would engender cultural dispositions toward sex.

God Sabbathed, We Should Too - 6/4/2023 sermon

Text: Genesis 1:31 - 2:3Preacher: Nathaniel Lee

Why Secularism can’t give us a purpose, Contraceptives, Christian Plumbers, Social Justice - Ask Us Anything

Today Matt and Nathaniel address a variety of issues relating to the cultural mandate (Gen 1:26-31).
1. Why we need a purpose to be given to us (because our internal sources are unreliable); by someone powerful (it needs to matter) and all loving (it needs to be doable and for the flourishing); it needs to account for the way things are (goodness of the created order & fallenness); it needs to have a a deep perspective of evils and an ultimate hope. The Bible gives us this, secularism can't. 
2. For those who are able to, is it okay to not want to have kids?
3. Are contraceptives wrong?
4. How would our lives look differently if we lived in light of the cultural mandate?
5. Why are churches and Christians in America so up in arms about (for and against) social justice? How does the cultural mandate shed light on this topic?

The Cultural Mandate - 5/28/2023 sermon

Text: Genesis 1:26-31
The Cultural MandatePreacher: Nathaniel Lee

Created To Love, Created For Love - 5/21/2023 sermon

Text: Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:7
Preacher: Dr. Rev. Rick Lints

Modern Identity, Gender Dysphoria, and Heavenly Chronology - Ask Us Anything

Today Matt and Nathaniel discuss questions on how modern western culture has shifted from viewing nature as a given design to an oppressive obstacle, what Jesus would say to someone with gender dysphoria, and why Genesis 1 is likely talking about heavenly (as opposed to earthly) chronology.

The Symphony Of Creation - 5/14/2023 sermon

Text: Genesis 1:1-27, 31
Preacher: Nathaniel Lee
 

Who wrote Genesis? And when? Can we trust that it is reliable? - Ask Us Anything

Today Matt and Nathaniel sit down to discuss the authorship, transmission and reliability of Genesis (and the rest of the Bible). They then discuss practical ways to approach wrestling with reliability and deepening trust in God's Word.