In this episode we meet ten figures of the early church: five men and five women who shaped the culture of the first 500 years. A common theme in this era is the challenge of Rome’s idolatry: will these women and men burn incense to the emperor, or will they choose Christ and die? Learn how their lives model a faith for us today.
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The World of the Early Church
Dive into the history of the church as we look at the culture, governments, historical events and social shifts that shaped its first 500 years!
The parallels between the church of the second and third centuries and the global church today give us a glimpse of how we can live as Christians of conviction in a pagan world.
Identifying a Counterfeit Gospel
The early church faced a lot of heresies in their first 500 years. Arianism, Gnosticism, and Docetism threatened the church’s teaching and forced them to refine their teaching to match the gospel. In this episode, you’ll journey through three major creeds and five major councils!
AMA From Verity Conference 2023
In this week’s special edition episode, we have the Ask Anything LIVE panel from Verity Conference 2023 featuring Joel Muddamalle, Lisa Whittle, and Phylicia Masonheimer emceed by Johnny Whitcomb.
You Were Born into a Story
After a break to rest and study, Phylicia is back with a new church history series. In this introduction episode she discusses why we need history, specifically church history, and how studying it impacts our present day lives.
Levitical Purification After Childbirth
In this episode Phylicia breaks down the Levitical laws about purification after childbirth and answers the hard question of whether boys and girls were equal to God.
Thanking God in Prayer
Continuing our mini-series on prayer, this episode teaches why thanksgiving is an essential part of our prayer life and how to thank God when our life circumstances aren’t what we hoped or dreamed.
Supplication in Prayer
In the final episode of our mini-series on prayer, we discuss prayer requests! How do we entrust our requests to God? What do we do when he doesn’t answer, and do God’s answers rely on our faith?
Confessing to God in Prayer
What does confession look like in prayer?
Rather than list out all we’ve done wrong or rack our brains for sins, confession is the grace of relationship. In this short episode Phylicia breaks down how to confess to God and why it’s so important to a Spirit-led life.
Adoring God in Prayer
In this mini-series on prayer for the month of August, you’ll learn how to pray in unique ways. We begin the series with adoration: adoring God through thanksgiving and praise. Phylicia talks about how to do this with Scripture and some practical tips for implementing daily.