The Christian life Podcast (TCLP)
By Danson Ottawa
The Christian life Podcast is about looking at scripture to understand and to know Christ. Through this we believe that we are being made into the image of Christ daily. And this is to the Glory of God
What's wrong with Seventh-Day Adventism?
An assessment of Seventh-Day Adventist teaching and Practise
The Simplicity of God Vincent Kajuma
An evening of Apologetics Panel QnA
The Holy Trinity
The Sufficiency of Scripture
Jehovah's Witnesses: Biblical doctrines that they deny
Four (Good) Reasons to Reach Out to Jehovah’s Witnesses • Christ died for people like them! • Many secretly feel trapped and dissatisfied in the Watchtower system. • They can be reached with Christ’s love by the power of the Holy Spirit! • Virtually any Christian can plant a seed of truth that God can use! www.acfar.org
Conversational Apologetics
This talk was given at Jommo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Credits to Dr. Paul Coulter from Christianity in Society for definitions and framework
The Rest of God Eddie Larkman S4
Session 4
The Rest of God Eddie Larkman S3
Session 3
The Rest of God Eddie Larkman S2
Deuteronomy 5:12, How best should we understand the sabbath?
The Rest of God Eddie Larkman S1
What do we do when confronted with the reality of the weariness of our souls, let alone the weariness of our bodies?
Let's talk about Apologetics
Mwangi Kiara hosted on me on Pearl Radio and we had much to talk about regarding Apologetics
The Glory of Christ in His Return John 5:24 & select scriptures Eddie Larkman
He did not pay for us so dearly only to leave us in our sorry state
John 5:24,28; 6:39; 14:1-3; 1 John 3:2 Rev. 20:10
John 5:24 (ESV): 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 6:39; John 14:1-3; 1 John 3:2; Revelation 20: 10-15; Revelation 21:1-7; Revelation 22:20
The Glory of Christ in His resurrection and Ascension (His Exaltation) John 20:1-31 Eddie Larkman
He is the Risen Lord and Reigning King, and that changes everything
If Christ has been raised from the dead, the world is a different place
Mary Magdalene's testimony as said by John the disciple
The Glory of Christ in His death John 12:20-33 Eddie Larkman
John 12:23–26 (ESV): 23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
The Glory of Christ in His Life John 2:1-11 Eddie Larkman
We have often swallowed the serpents life that to Glorify God is to give up all joy. God is not a cosmic Kill joy. The first of John's recordings Jesus going to a party.
The Glory of Christ in His Incarnation John 1:1-18 Eddie Larkman
John Owen said, 'A due contemplation of the Glory of Christ will restore and compose the mind, it will lift the minds and heats of believers above all the troubles of this life, and is the sovereign antidote that will expel all the poison that is in them which otherwise will perplex and enslave our souls...by beholding the Glory of Christ by faith, we will find rest for our sorrows...this is the sovereign remedy for all our ills.'
The problem of evil and suffering - Ben Cliffton
The problem of evil and suffering Part two
Peace in the midst of war (Ephesians 5:1-11)
The Nature of Man
The Bible and Feminism
The Bible and Transgenderism
The Bible and Homosexuality
Gender and Sexuality In the Bible
Objections to Biblical Complemetarianism Part Three
Biblical Complemetarianism Part two
Biblical Complemetarianism Part one
Complete destruction of God's image in hell- Response to the Luke 16:27-31 question
Humanity 'Image of God' part 3 (Egalitarianism)
Humanity 'Image of God' part 2 (God defining man)
Humanity 'Image of God' Part 1 (Man as defined by God)
WHAT IS THIS LIFE? GUEST PANELIST: Ilga Wanza. (Is my life worth anything?)
What is this life? This a candid conversation which Ilga (our gracious guest) and I undertook. In it we explore what and how life can be meaningful and defined through knowing God and His word. This conversation will continue in the next episode as we tackle the question of What is this Christian Life? For more content like this, please subscribe to this channel, share, like and comment. You can also visit our Podcast on You Tube using the following Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLcJ0pDlHo (The Hill of Reason)
What is Life? BY JOHN CLARE ( Into Poem)
Did God Create Evil?
There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy life!
Free at Last! Galatians 4-6 (Sermon)
What Created God?
Questions of Faith at the Hill of Reason
Battling Despair with the Psalms (Ps.88)
How could a good God send people to hell?
To my Atheist Friends! A response to the problem of evil
I am always happy to get some tea! and coffee should you like! This episode is a welcome to anyone who considers themselves God hating, atheist, agnostic or any other view that is always seeking to explain away the reality of God's existence.
Below is a logical frame of thought that a friend of mine put forth: The episode seeks to address this
- If God exists, then God is omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect.
- If God is omnipotent, then God has the power to eliminate all evil.
- If God is omniscient, then God knows when evil exists.
- If God is morally perfect, then God has the desire to eliminate all evil.
- Evil exists.
- If evil exists and God exists, then either God doesn’t have the power to eliminate all evil, or doesn’t know when evil exists, or doesn’t have the desire to eliminate all evil.
- Therefore, God doesn’t exist.
https://rfpa.org/blogs/news/answering-an-atheist-the-problem-of-evil
What Must I do to be saved?
Salvation By Grace Alone (Isaiah 53:4-6): Sermon by Danson Ottawa @Hope City Bible Church, Nairobi
This was the battle ground for the reformation. Salvation is by Grace alone on the basis of Christ alone received through faith alone so that all things lead ultimately to the Glory of God alone with scripture alone as the only final authority teaching these truths.
Today, I invite you to the same battle field, I invite you to the table so you and I may gaze upon scripture, to which the reformers sought to point us to, to which Paul insisted, ‘let Him be accursed He who preaches a contrary message’ to which Timothy was commanded to study and preach and to which we are all commended to look upon, that very word which has eternal life, that we may gaze upon it and see. ‘How are we saved? How was our salvation procured? What became of us?
If you live in Nairobi Kenya or happen to visit Nairobi, I would love to invite you to Hope City Bible Church, visit our website for more info: https://hopecitybiblechurch.org/
The Joy of Grace: sermon by Danson Ottawa @citamEmbakasi
It is almost too good to be true that God not only saves us from the eternal punishment we deserve for our sin, but he also satisfies us forever with himself. And this is the very joy for which we were made. God is not the cosmic killjoy many of us may have feared in our youth. Rather, he is the God who, in Christ, stretches out his arms to us, saying, “Come, all who are thirsty!” John Piper
The Scriptures are clear: God’s people are both commanded to rejoice and characterized by rejoicing.
It was commanded of God’s first-covenant people, Israel, perhaps especially in the Psalms. “Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!” (Psalm 149:2). “Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad” (Psalm 14:7). “Rejoice in the Lord” (Psalm 97:12). “Serve the Lord with gladness” (Psalm 100:2). “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!” (Psalm 32:11). With literally hundreds more instances throughout the Old Testament.
Beyond just Israel, God commands all nations to rejoice in their Maker (“Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,” Psalm 67:4), and even commands the natural world to join in the joy (“Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,” Psalm 96:11).
The Gospel in the Story of David and Goliath
As we read this story we are fascinated about How Christ overcame sin and death for us and How he fights the battle against sin and death for us today.
Graeme Goldsworthy, Gospel and Kingdom:
Goldsworthy paints a picture of David standing alone as the one in the place of many, and through him God works salvation for Israel. He writes, "It is a saving event in which the chosen mediator wins the victory, while the ordinary people stand by until they can share in the fruits of the saviors' victory. Preparation is thus made for the gospel events in which God's Christ (Anointed One) wins the victory over sin and death on behalf of his people." (86)
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The Gospel and Gideon: Sermon by Edwin Mwangi Macharia at Machakos University
In This sermon delivered at Machakos University, Edwin speaking to Christian Union Leaders in a leadership Induction, charges them to look to Christ, the greater Gideon, the Man of Valor. He insists that we are not to look at ourselves as Men of Valor but to look to Christ as the Man of Valor.
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Look to the Man of ValorWe all are like Gideon in our weak faith, but thankfully God doesn’t depend on our level of faith to act on our behalf. God depends on himself and his own strength of character. And from himself as the source, he strengthens our weak faith.
“God is the comforter of the fearful, the uplifter of the weak, and the encourager of the failed sinner.”Knowing we’re all Gideons will help us as we interact with the failures and weaknesses of others. God’s strong character in his interactions with Gideon has shown me how weak my own character is when I’m faced with the failures and weaknesses of others.
It’s much easier for me to only rebuke, tell others how they can do better, and then move on. There is certainly a time and a place for a gentle rebuke, but how often do we rebuke when the situation calls for patient forbearance (Colossians 3:13), comfort, and encouragement (1 Thessalonians 4:18)? Sinners need rebuke in certain situations, but we also need comfort and encouragement in the midst of repeated failures and besetting weaknesses. If a perfect, holy God does this, how much more should one sinner do this with another?
There is only one mighty man of valor. He became dust like us, but he never failed. Instead, he perfectly accomplished all that the Father asked him to do on our behalf. Because of him, we’re saved from our enemies. And because of him, we’re being transformed into mighty men and women of valor. Take comfort that God is at work, no matter your level of faith.
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-god-makes-us-mighty
The Gospel Call to Grow (2 Peter 1:3-11) sermon by Danson Ottawa
This is definitely the most important message for any Christian anywhere and everywhere.
The 21stCentury Christianity has definitely been under attack: from false teaching and doctrines to the struggle with the assurance of salvation to apostasy.
In fact in the recent past, we have seen many renown Christians recant their faith and some have been brought to light of their false teaching and false profession of faith.
Not only is it a sensitive and tough situation for the church at large but it is a reality for individuals like us in this room.
Though we strongly profess faith in Christ believing in the Christ who bore our sins, we are constantly facing the presence of sin, the presence of lust and pride and nearly anything possible under the sun from the devil. We are also facing friends in our school and in our departments who do not believe in Christ and some claim to be atheist and agnostic and we are unable to reach out to them and consequently some of the arguments make it easy for us to doubt our own faith.
Well, this is not unique to us but the reality is that this was the case even with the audience Peter was writing to.
They both faced the internal tension of living a growing Christian walk with the Lord as well as seeking to confront the false teachers who questioned the nature of Christ and the gospel and distorted the Christian message.
The Gospel Call to Go! (Matthew 28:18-20) Sermon by Danson Ottawa
We live in a world where people are always yearning for opportunities to influence and to be famous. Many young people are trapped in the façade of wanting to be celebrities for Jesus. Does this really mirror the biblical gospel commission? In this sermon, we explore the intricate elements of the great commission by exploring three things.
The Christ of the Commission
The command of the Christ of the commission
The promise of the Christ of the commission.
Gospel 101: What is the Gospel? Solivan Ndayikengurukiye
Romans 1:16–17 (ESV): 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
Table Talk Series (Part 3) Jon Douglas: The perseverance of the Saints/practical Implications
My confidence in my preservation is not in my ability to persevere. My confidence rests in the power of Christ to sustain me with His grace. It is confidence that, by the power of His intercession for us, He is going to bring us safely through.
R.C Sproul
In this third and last part of our conversation, Jon helps us to think critically about the practical implications of this doctrine.
How should we live in light of this biblical reality