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Why I Worry About You
The New and Improved
He (Jesus) Will be Your Judge
You Can't Have it Both Ways
Small Steps to Complete Surrender
Did You Miss the Boat?
The Gift the Keeps on Giving
Homogenized Spiritual Milk
Repentance or Remorse, Heaven or Hell
Pre, Post, and Open Wide and Say, "Ah"
The Battle that Never Was
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
A Call to Fast and Pray
Meditation on God's Attributes
A Picture of True Salvation, Part Two
A Picture of True Salvation, Part One
Your Best Life Now! Not even close, dude.
Two Sets of Jones'
Our Greatest Ministry Opportunity... Ever!
Why are we making peace with the Beast?
Where is Our Supernatural Power?
The Whore and the Beast
Who is the Mother of Harlots?
Living in a Parallel Universe
They Deserve It!
Behemoth and Leviathan... no, Literally
A Long Walk on a Short Pier
"Batter Up!"
Breaking Our Addiction to Acceptance
What I Want My Children to Know
The Prelude to the Wrath of God
The Need for Intolerant Preaching
Jesus says, "That's Not who I am."
Two Words Worthy of Life and Death
Murphy's Law and the Church in Antioch
The Perseverance of the Saints
Praying for Judgment to Fall on America
Your Kids are Not Your Kids
The Long Slide from Ephesus to Laodicea
The 144,000 Revisited
What Can You Control?
Lot and the Postmodern Train Wreck
Tom Winn is Not the Antichrist
God of the Nativity and God of the Cross
Lessons from the Death of Edna Cannon
The View from Inside the Tomb
What Happens When False Prophets Deliver?
How to Survive a Church Fight
The Creed— Doctrine vs. Deception
Seven Heads, Ten Horns and Blasphemous Names
The Night Visions
Ever Wonder Why So Many People Hate the Jews?
Future Events in Past Tense
Religious Affections, Part 2
Religious Affections, Part 1
Second Verse, Same as the First
It's Time to Kick Some Honey Bun
Satanic Attacks on the Early Church
The End of Pride
Vica Versa and Versa Vica
A Minister of Reconciliation
And We Will All Go Down Together
Remember the Disaster at Chernobyl
The Turnstile or the Super Highway
Lessons Learned from Y2K
Praying for Vengeance...with a Vengeance
Drapes, Darkness and Dead Guys
To Err is Human, to Forgive... uh, What?
The Sands of Iwo Jima
Radical Christian Living
No "Psychobabble Rap" Found Here
"Who are those guys?"
Trick or Treat
The Infinite God of Finite Numbers
The Eve of Destruction
They were all in one Accord...
The Final Checkmate of the Final Game
The Bait and Switch
Time, Times and Half-Time
John, Paul, George and Ringo... Not!
"Squeeze Me...uh, on second thought, don't!"
"Believe What I Say, Not What I Do."
"Beam me up, Scotty!"
"You know, it is what it is!"
Ivan Drago: "You're Dead!"
The Downside of Love
Living in the Shadows... like a Slug!
The Anti - Richie Rich Church
Remember, Repent and Return... or Else!
Dropped Like a Bag of Rocks!
Clothes Do Make the Man
Do You Have Ears?
Behold, He is on the Way!
Who Was, Who Is and Who is to Come
An Unveiling of Christ
The Last of a Dying Breed Patch: Spiritual Truths from the Death of a Dog
One Way or Another...
Made it, Ma! Top of the World!
The Portal Potty Preacher!
Spiritual Gifts: How Can We Tell the Difference?
Defining Moments Define... uh, Who We Are. Like, Duh!
It's a Little More than Bowing to a Stupid Stone!
Christ in Christmas? No Way!
The Truth About Persistent Prayer
Love Feast... My Butt!!
Stupid Is as Stupid Does!
Church in the Two Kingdoms
Life in the Two Kingdoms
The Place to Begin

 
 
 
 
 



a podcast for those who Love Jesus... uh, but aren't too sure about Church.
 

Preparing for the End:  Why I Worry About You
Friday, January 29, 2010, posted by Steve McCranie - (59.46)

  Kellene Bishop makes some startling observations when she says that studies have shown that less than 2% of the homes in our nation are prepared any differently than those persons were who were involved in Hurricane Katrina— even after we all witnessed their suffering as a result of a lack of preparation. It’s just as ludicrous as watching the 10th season of Survivor and seeing that they STILL can’t start a fire. You would think after a couple of seasons these so-called contestants would have had enough time to figure out how to build a fire in the wild!  That’s why I worry about you.

Note:  This is a study of the End Times


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The Revelation:  The New and Improved
Thursday, January 28, 2010, posted by Steve McCranie - (43.51)

  Do you realize how hard it is to imagine the new heaven and the new earth the Scriptures talk about?  And even if we could get our finite minds around the idea of something new (better, improved)... I mean, how can it be better than the one we see described by John in the Revelation?
It just boggles the mind.
And more than that, once we get a glimpse of all that heaven includes, life on earth seems like, as Keith Green once said, "livin' in a garbage can."
I want to go there.  Do you?

Note:  This is a study of Revelation 21:1-3


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The Revelation:  He (Jesus) Will be Our Judge
Sunday, January 17, 2010, posted by Steve McCranie - (51.02)

  I know we often see Jesus as nothing more than a guy who lived a long time ago with long hair, an earth-tone robe and maybe a bad English accent who walks around the barren Judean countryside doing Bible kinds of stuff... like feeding the hungry, healing the sick and preaching really long sermons.
We may even view Him as someone who understands our desire to sin to the point He just winks and looks the other way.  Like we would do if we had to change places.  But Jesus is not like that.  In fact, Scripture says He will our Judge.  Sobering, isn't it?

Note:  This is a study of Revelation 20:11-15


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Absolute Surrender:  You Can't Have it Both Ways
Saturday, January 16, 2010, posted by Steve McCranie - (53.18)

  If you and I desire to live a Godly life in Christ... every aspect of our life must change.  Everything.  We cannot be or live the same as we did yesterday and expect to reap differently today.  It just doesn't work that way. 
Everything must change!
The way we view each other must change.  The way we forgive each other must change.  Even the way we fill our idle hours must change.  Everything must change!
And the reward?  Ah, living in His kingdom and being free from the trappings of this fallen kingdom.  And it is absolutely incredible.

Note:  This is a study on holiness


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Absolute Surrender:  Small Steps to Complete Surrender
Monday, January 11, 2010, posted by Steve McCranie - (45.35)

  The thought of leaving all to follow Christ like Peter, Matthew, James and John, and a multitude of others can seem somewhat overwhelming.  In fact, most of us have been taught to hedge our bets by following Christ with guarded optimism and not reckless abandon. Why?  Because for us to jump from Point A to Point L in one great leap seems impossible... especially considering our desire for self-gratification and being loved by the world.  What if I told you that you could go from Point A to Point B and still move on to complete surrender.  Want to find out more?

Note:  This is a study of Luke 5:1-11


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Absolute Surrender:  Did You Miss the Boat?
Saturday, January 9, 2010, posted by Steve McCranie - (58.54)

  When the Spirit came at Pentecost, those gathered and waiting were changed. They were already saved, but now they were changed. Really changed! Their fears now became boldness. Their carnal thoughts became spiritual. Their desire for living in this world changed to living in His kingdom. Their sin was cast out by the inflowing life of Christ. Defeat became victory. Weakness became strength. In other words, everything changed.
Just like you and me and all the people we have ever known in church, right?
Well, why not?  Listen and find out.

Note:  This is a study on the Holy Spirit


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The Revelation:  The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Friday, January 8, 2010, posted by Steve McCranie - (54.50)

  Think about how wonderful it would be if we lived in a society where our governmental authorities legislated morality... uh, that's Biblical morality.  Think about what a wonderful place that would be.  It would almost be as if evil had been vanquished, Satan bound, and righteousness now ruled, with a rod of iron, from on high.

Sounds great, doesn't it?
You know, there is a time like that spoken of in Scripture.  And it doesn't turn out as rosy as you might think.  Do you want to find out more?

Note:  This is a study of Revelation 20:4-10


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Absolute Surrender:  Homogenized Spiritual Milk
Monday, December 7, 2009, posted by Steve McCranie - (43.38)

  Does it seem strange to you that we're more comfortable hearing God from the lips of a preacher or the pen of an author than we are from God Himself?  Did you ever wonder why?  Why did the children of Israel run from the voice of God when He spoke to Moses at the mountain?  And why did they beg Moses to speak to God for them?  What did they fear?  What were they afraid God what going to discover about their lives?  What were they hiding? Probably the same things we're hiding... sin.  No wonder God doesn't speak to us like He did in the past... we really don't want Him to. 

Note:  This is a study on hearing God.


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Absolute Surrender:  Repentance or Remorse, Heaven or Hell
Thursday, November 19, 2009, posted by Steve McCranie - (40.31)

  To get a better understanding of the eternal danger of confusing heart-felt remorse from true repentance, let me encourage you to listen to the following podcast.

And next time you are about to partake of the Lord's Supper, examine yourself first to see if you have repented of your sins, or are you just sorry for them.

Your answer could indicate which road you are on and where you will spend eternity.

Confused? Then let me invite you to listen.

Note:  This is a study on true repentance.


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The Joy of Believing the Lie

“I’m completely in favor of the separation of Church and State.
My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own,
so that both of them together is certain death.”
George Carlin (1937-2008)

     I am keenly aware of the fact that you may be wondering about a guy who would write a book entitled, Love Jesus, Hate Church. You probably have some questions, maybe many questions, about the origins of a book that makes people as uncomfortable as Love Jesus, Hate Church has proven to do.
     You may be asking yourself, "How can you be a Christian and use the words Love and Hate and Jesus and Church all in the same sentence?  It just seems so wrong."
     And, you're right. It does seem wrong.
     True.  But wrong.

     Yep, I would probably be wondering the same thing if the tables were turned and I found myself in your shoes.

     So, let me see if I can shed some light on who I am and why I do what I do by telling you a bit about myself and how I came to write Love Jesus, Hate Church.  Let me share with you, oh, how shall I put it— the joy of believing the lie. I believe this will give you a better grasp of who I am and why I wrote Love Jesus, Hate Church.

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