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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave and Amy Spreeman discuss the influence of Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation, how Christians should think about this music, examples of the false teaching of these movements, and biblical reasons why the source of our worship music matters, among other topics on this new Contending for the Word show.What You’ll Hear on This Episode Statistics on much money Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation Music make.The influence of Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation Music.How the music of Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation Music emotionally manipulate people.Five reasons why Christians and local churches should stop singing Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation Music.Examples of the false teaching of Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation.Biblical reasons why the source of our worship music matters.Why Christians should be concerned about listening to the music of Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation Music.How Christians should speak to their pastor about their concerns with Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation Music.About Today's GuestAmy Spreeman is the owner of Berean Research She began reporting about cults and counter cults in 2010 with the launch of the radio program Stand Up For The Truth. Amy is a speaker and journalist. She is the founder of Berean Research and Naomi’s Table, writes the Berean Examiner blog over at Pirate Christian Radio, and co-hosts the podcast, A Word Fitly Spoken. Contact her at our Berean Research email.Amy also speaks to women’s groups around the nation and will make her third appearance at Answers In Genesis, for the 2025 Resolute Women’s Conference. Contact Amy to inquire about speaking at your next women’s event.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave considers what the Reformation is, why it matters, how Protestants view Scripture, tradition, and the gospel along with how Catholics view Scripture, tradition, the gospel, and why we need Reformation today in this new Contending for the Word show.What You’ll Hear on This Episode What is the Reformation and why it matters.What is the main problem with the Catholic church’s view of the Magisterium.How Protestants view Scripture and tradition.What does the Catholic church preach about the gospel.What the protestant church teaches about the gospel.Why we need Reformation today.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave considers how Jonathan Edwards can help us understand emotionalism today, a biblical-theological approach to emotions, among other topics on this new Contending for the Word show.What You’ll Hear on This Episode How Jonathan Edwards Religious Affections can help us understand emotionalism today.Examples of emotionalism.Why good theology helps us to not only think God’s thoughts after Him but to experience God’s affections after Him.Distinguishing Feelings, Emotions, and AffectionsWhy A biblical theology of emotion must begin and end with God.The character and attributes of God.How Creation, Fall, and Redemption help us understand emotion as it relates to the doctrine of man.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave considers why Scripture puts a high value on truth, various models of knowledge and discerning each of them, how to discern truth and falsity, and the biblical meaning and purpose of knowledge, understanding, and discernment, among other topics on this new Contending for the Word show.What You’ll Hear on This Episode Why Scriptures put a high value on the truth.The meaning of error and heresy.Various models of knowledge and discerning each of them.How to Discern Truth and FalsityThe biblical meaning and purpose of knowledge, understanding, and discernment.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave and Jenn Nizza talk about why Christians should be concerned about the infiltration of the New Age and some marks that they should look for to see if New Age is in their church, along with Why Christians should be concerned about Taylor Swift.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeThe difference between demonic possession and demonic oppression.Why Christians should be concerned about the infiltration of the New Age today.Some of the marks that Christians should look for to see if New Age is in their church.Why should Christians be concerned about Taylor Swift.About Today's GuestJenn Nizza is a former professional psychic medium and new age teacher, who lived in the darkness of the occult from a very young age and was finally set free by the amazing grace of our Lord and Savior at 37 years of age. Jenn dedicates her life to the Lord now and uses her social media platforms, including TikTok, to expose the new age /occult. Jenn has published two books, “From Psychic To Saved” and “Out Of The New Age and Into The Truth,” and is currently writing her third book. Jenn also hosts the Ex-Psychic Saved podcast where she invites guests who have also been rescued by Jesus out of the New Age.Find Jen on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnbjehYEObhQ-rqNMZvvew or on her website, https://www.expsychicsaved.com/Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave and Dawn discuss addressing guilt and shame after false teaching with the gospel, what true freedom in Christ looks like, help for those struggling coming out of false teaching and with false guilt, along with what to look for in sound preaching, and much more on this new Contending for the Word episode.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeBiblical illiteracy and how to help people become biblical literate.Where our true guilt began in the Garden.How people can find grace in Christ alone.Indwelling sin, repentance, and sanctification.What freedom in Christ means and looks like.Help for those struggling coming out of false teaching and with false guilt.What to look for in sound preaching from any Bible teacher or pastor.About Today's GuestDawn Hill is a Christian blogger known as The Lovesick Scribe and the host of The Lovesick Scribe Podcast. She is passionate about sharing the truth and pointing others back to Jesus Christ through the written Word as the standard of authority for Christian living and instruction while being led by the Holy Spirit into maturity. She is the author of NonProphet Woke: The Reformation of a Modern-Day Disciple. She is a wife to Nicholas and a mother to Anabel and Ephraim. Find Dawn on YouTube or on her website.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave talks with Marcia Montenegro about the influence of John Mark Comer, along with who influences him, and why Christians should be concerned about him, and respond to teaching about him, and not be seduced by him on this new Contending for the Word show.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeThe influence of John Mark Comer and why that is concerning.The influence on John Mark Comer and why that matters.Why Christians should be concerned about John Mark Comer.How Christians should respond to the teaching about John Mark Comer.How we can help Christians not be seduced by teachers like John Mark Comer.About Today's GuestBefore becoming a Christian, Marcia Montenegro was involved for many years in Eastern spiritual beliefs (Hindu and Buddhist), New Age, and Occult practices. She was also a certified, professional astrologer who taught Astrology for several years and served as chairperson of the Astrology Board of Examiners (ABE) and President of the Astrological Society in Atlanta, GA. She has articles published in various magazines and written chapters included in books on the New Age and Occult topics. Marcia has a Master’s Degree in Religion from Southern Evangelical Seminary, Charlotte, NC. Marcia serves as a missionary with Fellowship International Mission (FIM), Allentown, PA. Based in Arlington, VA she is the mother of an adult son and also the author of SpellBound: The Paranormal Seduction of Today’s Kids (Cook, 2006). Marcia’s CANA website is http://www.christiananswersnewage.com/Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave talks with Doreen Virtue about five new age red flags and how to identity them with the Word of God, among other topics on this new Contending for the Word show.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeHow to identify New Age Words.The person and work of the Holy Spirit.How New Age promises worldly benefits.How biblical Christianity offers eternal joy because of Christ.How to identity and address idols in a biblical worldview.How the new age involves trying to predict and control the future.The biblical worldview on God’s providence and sovereignty.How the New Age points to self or the teacher.How biblical Christianity points to the person and work of Jesus.About Today's GuestDoreen has a great YouTube at Doreen Virtue - YouTube.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave talks with Daniel Chapman about his testimony of coming out of the Word of Faith, why the Word of faith is such an issue today, how Christians should think and speak out against this movement, and why Christians should read and study the Word to contend for the Word.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeDaniel’s testimony of coming out of the Word of Faith teaching.Why the Word of Faith is such an issue today.How Christians should think and speak out against the Word of faith.Why Christians should read and study the Word to contend for the Word.About Today's GuestDaniel has a great YouTube you should follow at https://www.youtube.com/@danielcguySubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave talks with Michelle Lesley about concerns about John’s understanding of biblical repentance, what Scripture teaches about this doctrine, and the dangers of “legal rights” and deliverance ministry and their effects on the Christian with examples from John and Lisa Bevere on this new episode of Contending for the Word.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeConcerns about John’s understanding of biblical repentanceWhat biblical repentance entails and means for the non-Christian and the Christian.The dangers of deliverance ministry and why this teaching is so concerning.The dangers of “legal rights” and the security the Christian has because of Christ.About Today's GuestMichelle is a servant of Christ, wife, mom, women’s discipleship blogger and conference speaker, and co-host of A Word Fitly Spoken. For more from Michelle please visit https://michellelesley.com/ResourcesChurch finder on Michelle Lesley. Searching for a new church? – Michelle LesleySubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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In this episode of Contending for the Word, Dave and Dawn Hill discuss how to spot and NAR book and why it matters, why we need to be discerning in what we read, concerns about the Passion Translation, and the meaning and purpose of biblical discernment, among other topics on this new episode.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeHow to spot an NAR book and why it matters.Why we need to be discerning about what we read.Why we need to read our Bible first and use godly books as a supplement to our faith.Concerns about the Passion Translation and why it matters.The meaning and purpose of biblical discernment.About DawnCheck out Dawn Hill - YouTube and her website https://lovesickscribe.com/Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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In this episode of Contending for the Word, Justin Peters critically examines Nancy Dufresne's faith-healing claims as "pastor" of World Harvest Church. Peters exposes the emotional manipulation and false hope given to vulnerable individuals at charismatic conventions, particularly highlighting Dufresne’s performance at the Southwest Believers Convention. He underscores the cruelty and exploitation inherent in such practices and calls for genuine repentance and a return to sound biblical teaching.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).This episode first appeared at Justin’s YouTube channel and is posted here with his permission: Faith Healing Fraud Nancy Dufresne: Cruelty on DisplayThank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave is joined by Sarah Jenkins. Sarah shares her testimony of coming out of the Mormon church and to saving faith in Christ. They also discuss how Mormonism differs from biblical Christianity on several essential doctrines and why Christians need to understand what Scripture and church history teaches to contend for the Word.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeSarah shares her testimony of coming to saving faith.How Mormonism differs from biblical Christianity on the doctrine of Scripture and the grace of God.Why Christians need to understand what Scripture and church history teaches us to contend for the Word.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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New age is a big moneymaking business, so it’s no surprise that they’re going after Christians with deceptive marketing practices. In this Contending for the Word show, former New Age insider Doreen Virtue explains and warns about 4 new age lies that are fooling some professing Christians.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).This video first appeared at Doreen Virtue's YouTube and is posted here with her permission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G7hHF9WhLQThank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave and Dawn discuss identifying the marks of spiritual abuse in the Nar and the professing Church, what biblical accountability looks like and how to view it, how to help those who have been spiritually abused, and why we should lovingly pray for false teachers.What You’ll Hear on Today’s EpisodeBiblically qualifications for a male pastor.Identifying the marks of spiritual abuse in the NAR and the professing Church.Why the Lord cares not only about our character but also our witness.What biblical accountability looks like and how to view it.How we should help those who have been spiritually abused.Why we should lovingly pray for false teachers.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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We live in a time when social media and digital technology is a prominent tool to disseminate messages as well as doctrinal beliefs at the touch of a button. There are drawbacks to such availability and power. There is reputable content, and there is questionable content flying under the radar of aesthetics with passable or recognizable terminology. There is now a rise in people wanting to build their own brands and digital kingdoms on these platforms. Clickbait material and sensational subjects are being used in order to funnel people to channels and followings. One of the things being used to validate this practice is the gospel. But is the gospel being proclaimed according to Scripture?Join Dawn on this Contending for the Word episode as she discusses this practice with an insider from a program designed to build social media platforms in a way akin to multi-level marketing.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).This video first appeared at Dawn Hill's YouTube and is posted here with her permission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G7hHF9WhLQThank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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Christian meditation apps, such as Dwell, contain unbiblical and potentially spiritually dangerous methods such as Lectio Divina, breathwork, ecumenism, and monastic mysticism. Doreen Virtue compares audio clips of her pre-salvation new age meditations to the meditations on Dwell, so you can hear the similar hypnotic induction techniques. Here’s a good Bible app to download for FREE right now. The app has an audio feature and timer that allows you to listen to the Bible: ESV Bible Apple IOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/esv-bible/id361797273ESV Bible Android Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subsplash.esv&gl=USMarcia Montenegro of Christian Answers for the New Age wrote warnings about Dwell here: https://tinyurl.com/4hmhj4tcSubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).This video first appeared at @Doreen_Virtue 's YouTube and is posted here with her permission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IyTVkUOO-0Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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Some argue that Jesus gave us authority to cast out demons, and this video examines what the Bible says. Topics include the Jezebel and Delilah Spirits and deliverance ministries.Pastor Jim Osman, author of "Truth or Territory" and "God Doesn't Try," Pastor Jacob Tanner, author of "Why Sally Can't Preach" and "Tinker's Progress," Dawn Hill of LoveSick Scribe, and Doreen Virtue compare the pro-deliverance ministry arguments to Scripture.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).This video first appeared at Doreen Virtue's YouTube and is posted here with her permission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G7hHF9WhLQThank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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One of the core beliefs within the modern Deliverance movement is that of legal rights that is granted to demons by human beings. The belief is that committing a sin, even by an ancestor, leads to demons entering and wreaking havoc because they have been given legal access in the sinful act. Is this Biblical? Join Dawn on this new Contending for the Word show as she considers this teaching and what Scripture has to say about spiritual warfare.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave talks with Michelle Lesley about identifiers and markers of false teaching, examples of concerning women’s conferences, organizations, and individuals, and how Christians should speak to and about these organizations, among other topics on this new Contending for the Word show.What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeIdentifiers and markers of false teaching.How to handle situations with humility.Examples of concerning women’s conferences, organizations, and individuals.How Christians should speak to and about these organizations.The importance of finding a biblically solid and practicing local church.Why we need to continue to cultivate discernment.ResourcesLink to Michelle post: TGCW24- Mark and Avoid – Michelle LesleyChurch finder on Michelle Lesley. Searching for a new church? – Michelle LesleySubscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Contending for the Word via iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show).Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Contending for the Word.
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