The Preaching of the Cross
The Preaching of the Cross is a daily weekday radio ministry hosted by Pastor James W. Knox. It features in-depth, expository Bible teaching from THE BIBLE Baptist Church of DeLand, Florida. The program focuses on verse-by-verse study of the Scriptures, aiming to help listeners understand the Bible more deeply.
Episodes
Philippians (Lesson 40)
Your body feels like the most “you” thing about you, but what if it’s only the place you live for a while? We dig into Philippians 3:20-21 and the promise that Jesus Christ will return in the clouds, gather those who have trusted Him, and change our vile body to be fashioned like His glorious body. That single claim rewires how we think about death, fear, health, and what we’re actually chasing ev
Philippians (Lesson 39)
Death is the one problem nobody outruns and we don’t soften it here. From Philippians 3:20-21, we follow the Bible’s claim that our citizenship is in heaven right now, and that believers are not merely hoping for a better ending but looking for a returning Savior who will change our vile body to be like His glorious body. That promise is meant to reshape everyday life, especially when fear, illnes
Philippians (Lesson 38)
“For our conversation is in heaven” sounds simple until you realize the Bible isn’t talking about your vocabulary, it’s talking about your entire way of life. We take Philippians 3:20 and slow it down, defining “conversation” the New Testament way: your manner of living, your conduct, your habits, and the pattern people can actually see.From Ephesians, we draw a bright line between the former conv
Philippians (Lesson 37)
“This one thing I do” sounds simple until you try to live it. We open Philippians 3 with a challenge that cuts through the noise: doing one God-given thing well can be better than attempting fifty things and finishing none. That focus is not about hustle or personality. It is about spiritual direction, a Christian walk that stops spinning and starts pressing toward a real mark.Then we tackle a lin
Philippians (Lesson 36)
What if the most “spiritual” feeling you have right now is actually just your imagination and the real correction God wants to bring is sitting in plain sight in Scripture? We lean into Philippians 3 and talk about Christian maturity with zero fluff: God gives His people a secure, incorruptible inheritance, but He also calls us to a disciplined, Bible governed mindset that treats spiritual growth
Philippians (Lesson 35)
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re truly secure with God or whether you’re one failure away from losing everything, Philippians 3 brings a steadying answer. I open Paul’s words and follow his trail of confidence, not in self improvement, but in Jesus Christ Himself. Paul counts everything else as loss so he can “win Christ,” and that sets up a crucial truth: the righteousness that gets a sinne
Philippians (Lesson 34)
If you’ve ever wondered why your faith feels shaky when your circumstances feel loud, this message goes straight to the heart of it: what does Jesus Christ see when He looks at a believer He has already taken hold of? Brother James opens Philippians 3 and focuses on one loaded word, “apprehended,” showing how Scripture uses it like an arrest or capture. The surprise is that the gospel is not you t
Philippians (Lesson 33)
Comfort can fake spirituality. Pressure reveals what’s real. We lean into Philippians 3 and Paul’s stunning honesty: his sins are forgiven, heaven is settled, and yet he says he hasn’t “attained.” What’s left to reach for when you already belong to Christ? We talk through the Bible’s idea of apprehending, laying hold, being seized by Jesus and then spending a lifetime trying to get that same grip
Philippians (Lesson 32)
Respectable religion can be harder to throw away than obvious sin, because it feels like proof we’re doing fine. From Philippians 3:8–14, we walk through Paul’s shocking claim that everything he once trusted, even his “good” life, belongs in the garbage compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus Christ. That single idea exposes how easily we trade the gospel for self-confidence, and why rig
Philippians (Lesson 31)
You can be deeply religious, fiercely disciplined, and “blameless” in the eyes of people and still be headed the wrong direction. That’s the uncomfortable edge of Paul’s testimony in Philippians 3, and we sit with it long enough for it to land: law keeping, moral effort, and spiritual credentials cannot replace the righteousness found only in Jesus Christ. If you’ve ever wondered why Christianity
Philippians (Lesson 30)
If you’ve ever thought, “I’m trying my best, surely that counts,” Paul answers with a shocking testimony: his best didn’t count at all. We open Philippians 3 and let Paul lay out his unmatched religious credentials, then watch him call it loss compared to “the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus.” The point is not that discipline is worthless, but that it is powerless to save.We also tackl
Philippians (Lesson 29)
“Beware of dogs” is one of the sharpest warnings in Philippians 3, and it forces a question most of us would rather avoid: who or what keeps pulling me back toward the old life? We dig into Paul’s urgent cautions about carnal Christianity, evil workers, and religious people who love the outward symbol but resist an inward relationship with God. If you have ever wondered why you can know the right
Philippians (Lesson 28)
If you’ve ever wondered why joy feels fragile even when you’re trying to do the right things, Philippians 2 gives an answer that cuts deeper than circumstances: joy grows when our minds and choices start matching Jesus Christ. We open with the central theme of rejoicing in the Christian life, not as wishful thinking, but as the fruit of directed thoughts, obedience to Scripture, and a willingness
Philippians (Lesson 27)
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Philippians (Lesson 26)
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Philippians (Lesson 25)
Every day we’re trained to build our own name, defend our own pride, and demand our own due. Philippians 2 cuts straight through that instinct and puts a different mindset in front of us: the mind that was also in Christ Jesus, a life of humility for the good of others. We walk carefully through how strife and vainglory start in the thought life, and how lowliness of mind becomes the practical pat
Philippians (Lesson 24)
A lot of people speak confidently about God until they get even a glimpse of His holiness. We’re continuing our Philippians study in 2:10-11, where Scripture says every knee will bow at the name of Jesus and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we’re asking what that means for real life right now, not just someday.I walk through the Bible’s repeated pattern of human collapse in
Philippians (Lesson 23)
Every knee will bow. Not as a metaphor, not as a tradition, but as a certainty. We open Philippians 2:10-11 and slow down long enough to feel the weight of what God says about Jesus Christ: universal submission, universal confession, and a glory that leaves no room for casual religion.We also talk honestly about why this lands so hard in modern life. Our culture has trained us to treat authority a
Philippians (Lesson 22)
One name outlasts every headline, every legacy, and every empire. We walk through Philippians 2:9-11 and slow down on the moment where the text turns from Christ’s suffering to His exaltation: God the Father highly exalts Jesus Christ and gives Him a name above every name, a name that will not fade when our bodies return to dust.From there, we trace the Bible’s sharp contrast between humility and
Philippians (Lesson 21)
Pride has a way of disguising itself as “discernment,” “standards,” or even “self respect,” and then it quietly drains the joy out of our homes, our churches, and our friendships. We open Philippians 2 and follow Paul’s call to one mind, one love, and lowliness of mind, then we let the spotlight land where the passage puts it: on Jesus Christ, who chose the downward path on purpose. We talk about
Philippians (Lesson 20)
God didn’t “almost” save you. Philippians 2 shows Jesus Christ stepping down, on purpose, from eternal glory to the brutal shame of the cross and it forces a question we can’t dodge: what does real humility actually look like?We open up Philippians 2:5–11 and trace the downward steps Scripture describes. Christ exists in the form of God, equal with God, and He is worshiped without stealing honor t
Philippians (Lesson 19)
Self-centered faith promises happiness but it can’t deliver joy. We open Philippians 2 and follow the Bible’s logic all the way down to the places it stings: full joy grows out of self-denial, self-sacrifice, and a mind governed by Jesus Christ rather than by ego, preference, or pride.We talk plainly about what happens when church becomes a shopping trip. If our first question is “What does your c
Philippians (Lesson 18)
Philippians 2:1-11 hits like a mountain peak because it refuses to let the gospel stay theoretical. We read the passage, then slow down to ask what it demands of us in real relationships: how we speak, how we serve, and what we do when pride starts steering the wheel. If you’ve ever wondered why joy can feel out of reach even when you “know the right truths,” this message ties joy to humility, uni
Philippians (Lesson 17)
Time is slipping by faster than we like to admit, and that reality raises a blunt question: what are we doing with the days we have? Brother James turns to Philippians 1:27 and presses the issue where it gets personal. “Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ” is not about sounding religious. It is about a gospel-worthy life, a daily manner of living that fits the message we s
Philippians (Lesson 16)
One line in Philippians 1:19 stops us in our tracks: Paul asks for “the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,” a title for the Holy Spirit that appears only once in the entire Bible. We take that phrase seriously and follow it wherever it leads, because it forces a bigger question than most of us like to admit. If the Lord Jesus Christ chose to live and minister in dependence on the Holy Ghost, wh
Philippians (Lesson 15)
Some days your body feels fine, the bills are paid, and life is calm and yet something inside you still aches. We dig into that tension with Brother James on the Preaching of the Cross Radio Broadcast, following the Bible’s plain answer: the saved person can “groan within” because the inner man is awake to how broken this world really is, and because our hearts are built to long for what is holy,
Philippians (Lesson 14)
“For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” isn’t a slogan for a poster, it’s a line that forces a decision about what we love most. We’re deep in a verse-by-verse Bible study of Philippians 1, where Paul stands in a tight place between two real desires: to depart and be with Christ, or to remain and keep helping other believers. That tension turns into a practical question for all of us: do we
Philippians (Lesson 13)
A man sits in jail and asks for prayer, but not the kind most of us would request first. We walk through Philippians 1:20 and hear Paul’s aim with startling clarity: “that in nothing I shall be ashamed… so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.” That single line reframes everything about suffering, fear, and what a faithful Christian life is meant to disp
Philippians (Lesson 12)
Paul is sitting in jail, and he still refuses to make life about himself. We walk verse by verse through Philippians 1:19-26 and listen to the apostle weigh two realities: departing to be with Christ is “far better,” yet remaining in the flesh is “more needful” for other believers. That single tension exposes a core Christian question: do we measure our life by comfort, or by whether Christ is mag
Philippians (Lesson 11)
Somebody can say the right things about Jesus and still be driven by the wrong reasons and Philippians 1:15-18 refuses to pretend otherwise. We walk line by line through Paul’s startling observation: some preach Christ out of envy, strife, and selfish contention, while others preach out of love. That one paragraph explains so much of what listeners see in Christian ministry, church conflict, and o
Philippians (Lesson 10)
Trouble shows up without an invitation, and when it does, the question behind the question is always the same: “What is God doing with this?” We walk through Philippians 1:12-14 with Paul writing from prison and claiming something most of us would never say naturally. The things that happened to him did not stop the work, they pushed it forward “unto the furtherance of the gospel.” That single sen
Philippians (Lesson 9)
God started something in you, and He is not walking away from it. We open Philippians 1:6 and sit with its weighty promise: the Lord who began a good work in the believer will keep working until the day of Jesus Christ. Along the way, we sort out several New Testament “days” that people often blur together, and we show how each one points to a specific moment in God’s plan, from judgment to reward
Philippians (Lesson 8)
A single word in Philippians 1:1 can overturn a whole lot of modern church assumptions: bishops plural, deacons plural. That’s where we start, and it quickly turns into a candid, Bible-forward look at church structure, church government, and why so many congregations end up feeling like power struggles instead of spiritual families.We talk through the most common models people experience, includin
Philippians (Lesson 7)
A lot of people can quote Philippians 1:6, but we wanted to slow down and ask what it actually means in real life: if God begins the work of salvation, who is responsible to finish it? Brother James argues that the “good work” is God’s work, not our self-improvement plan, and that the plain sense of the verse is meant to produce confidence, not anxiety. Eternal security is not presented as a sloga
Philippians (Lesson 6)
A lot of people say they believe Jesus saves, then live like heaven still depends on how well they behave next week. We get why that fear sticks, and we also think the Bible speaks with surprising clarity about it. We open Philippians 1:6 and ask a simple question with huge consequences: if God begins the saving work, does He actually finish it, or do we have to keep it alive with good works?From
Philippians (Lesson 5)
Can you actually be confident you have eternal life, or do you have to wait until the end to find out if you “measured up”? We take Philippians 1:6 head-on and follow the Bible where it leads: the God who begins a good work in a believer is the same God who performs it until the day of Jesus Christ. That puts the spotlight on a debated doctrine often called eternal security or once saved always sa
Philippians (Lesson 4)
Joy sounds easy to talk about until you put it in a prison cell. We’re studying Philippians, a letter built around joy and rejoicing, yet written by the apostle Paul while he’s bound. That tension forces a real question: what kind of faith produces peace and grace strong enough to share with others when life hurts? We trace Paul’s confidence in God’s promises and why “pressing toward the mark” kee
Philippians (Lesson 3)
The word “servant” can sound like loss until you listen to how Paul uses it and how Jesus lives it. Brother James continues a verse-by-verse Philippians Bible study by camping on Philippians 1:1, where Paul and Timothy introduce themselves as “servants of Jesus Christ” and then address “all the saints” before mentioning bishops and deacons. That one sentence becomes a mirror for modern church cult
Philippians (Lesson 2)
Joy that can’t survive pressure isn’t joy that can lead you very far. We open our study through Philippians by staring straight at the uncomfortable contrast that defines the whole book: Paul writes about rejoicing while he sits in bonds, facing execution. That single fact forces a better question than “How do I feel today?” It pushes us toward “What is my joy actually built on?” We talk about why
Philippians (Lesson 1)
Joy that lasts is not the same thing as optimism, and confidence in God is not the same thing as confidence in yourself. We open a brand new Bible study through the book of Philippians and start with the big idea that holds the whole letter together: believers can rejoice because God is trustworthy. Philippians 1:6 anchors our assurance, reminding us that the Lord who began the good work in us wil
Heroes of the Faith: William Bagby
You can buy a Bible for less than ten dollars and still miss the weight of that privilege. We live with preaching on demand, churches within driving distance, and Scripture in our hands, yet whole communities across history and around the world have had little to no access to clear gospel teaching. That’s where missions stops being a slogan and becomes a calling, and that’s why the life of William
Heroes of the Faith: William Nicholson
A raging storm at sea can make anyone pray, but what happens when the danger passes and you still have to face yourself? We share the gripping story of William P. Nicholson, an Irish evangelist whose life Pastor James W. Knox sums up in one line: from sea fever to soul winning. Nicholson survives the Roaring Forties and watches men cry out for mercy, only to forget God the moment they reach safety
The Spirit-Filled Life: Part 6
Speed, scale, and nonstop activity can feel spiritual, but they can also be a substitute for the one thing God keeps calling us back to: simple, steady belief. We talk candidly about why the Holy Spirit does not hurry, why many modern pressures are self-made, and why “looking busy” can distract us from true Christian service that brings honor and glory to the Lord Jesus Christ.From there, we dig i
The Spirit-Filled Life: Part 5
Spectacular signs get all the attention, but what if the clearest evidence of the Holy Spirit’s filling is something steadier, quieter, and harder to fake? Pastor James W. Knox walks through Acts, Galatians, John, and Ephesians to reset our expectations of the Spirit-filled life and to challenge the pressure many Christians feel to “prove” spirituality through dramatic experiences.We start at Pent
The Spirit-Filled Life: Part 4
Waiting for a “tarrying breakthrough” can feel spiritual, but what if it’s actually keeping you from the simple, biblical Spirit-filled life God wants for you right now? We open Acts and follow the timeline carefully, showing why Pentecost happens on God’s appointed day and why the Spirit’s fullness is not something we earn through agony, fasting, or emotional build-up. We also tackle a common que
The Spirit-Filled Life: Part 3
Chasing a sign can feel spiritual, but it can also leave you restless and unsure. We sit down with Pastor James W. Knox for a clear, Bible-first look at what many Christians mix up: the gifts of the Holy Spirit versus the filling of the Holy Spirit. If you have ever been told that a specific manifestation, especially speaking in tongues, is the required “evidence” of Spirit-filling, this teaching
The Spirit-Filled Life: Part 2
You can know all the right Bible verses about the Holy Spirit and still live like He is not there. That gap between “I believe it” and “I know it” is where many Christians get stuck, and it is exactly where we start as we continue our teaching series on the simplicity of the Spirit-filled life. We walk through the Bible’s own vocabulary for the believer’s relationship to the Holy Spirit: gift, ind
The Spirit-Filled Life: Part 1
If you’ve ever prayed for God to “send the Holy Spirit” and walked away feeling like nothing changed, there’s a good chance you’ve been starting in the wrong place. We make a straightforward biblical case that the Spirit is not a reward you earn or an experience you chase. He is God’s gift to every true believer, and the first step toward a Spirit-filled life is believing what God already says is
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 7
People can win arguments by quoting the right names, but they cannot build truth that way. We take a hard look at how end times doctrine gets defended through selective history and selective quotations, and why that approach collapses the moment you insist on full context and plain Scripture.We continue drawing from Paul Bailey’s work “The Supreme Irony,” focusing on the claim that later amillenni
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 6
If you have ever wondered why Christians fight so hard over the rapture, it is usually because two very different Bible events get treated like they are the same. We walk through the passages that separate the catching away of the church from the visible return of Jesus Christ to the earth, and we do it with open Bibles, not speculation. The goal is simple: let Scripture say what it says, even whe
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 5
You can’t schedule repentance like an appointment, and you can’t bargain with death for “a few more minutes.” We start with the Bible’s blunt urgency: God says now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. If you’ve ever told yourself you’ll get right with God later, we challenge that delay head-on and point you back to what Christ finished at Calvary and what it means to be saved and bor
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 4
Somebody, somewhere, is always claiming the pre-tribulation rapture is a late invention cooked up by Rome, a Jesuit plot designed to distract believers from “real” prophecy. We put that claim under a bright light and ask a basic question: if the origin story is true, why do the critics keep contradicting each other, and why do the primary-source details not line up?We walk through the most common
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 3
Somebody tells you, “The pre-tribulation rapture was invented by Jesuits,” and they say it with total confidence. We decided to slow that claim down and put it on the timeline. If we’re going to talk about Bible prophecy, the Council of Trent, and the Counter-Reformation, then dates matter, sources matter, and reading what people actually wrote matters.We start with a moving reminder of why truth
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 2
If you’ve ever heard someone say “Calvinism is purely biblical” or “the pre-trib rapture came from Jesuits,” we put those claims under a bright light and start following the paper trail. I’m Pastor James W. Knox, and this broadcast continues our study on the Roman Catholic roots of millennial Calvinism, focusing on one towering figure: Augustine. The question driving the whole message is simple an
Calvinism's Roman Catholic Origin: Part 1
Somebody says, “The pre-tribulation rapture was invented by Jesuits,” and suddenly it sounds like you’re supposed to stop asking questions. We do the opposite. We take that accusation seriously enough to test it, laying out what the claim actually means for Bible prophecy, the Great Tribulation, Daniel’s 70th week, and the idea of a future personal Antichrist.From there, we introduce what we call
NIV Part 5: Why It Matters
A Bible can sound more modern and still move you farther away from what the text actually says. We make the case that the fight over Bible translations is not academic nitpicking, because the words you trust shape the doctrine you live, the church culture you build, and the kind of spiritual fire you can sustain.We start with a hard look at the current spiritual condition of churches: on one side,
NIV Part 4: Under the Microscope
Some Bible debates sound like they’re about preferences, but what happens when the words themselves change and the reader is never clearly told where or why? We take a hard, detailed look at the New International Version and explain why we believe it crosses the line from Bible translation into Bible rewriting, especially in the Old Testament. If you care about biblical authority, inerrancy, and w
NIV Part 3: When Bible Words Disappear
The words on the page shape the God you picture, the gospel you preach, and the courage you bring to temptation. That’s why we take a hard look at the New International Version (NIV) and ask a simple question with enormous consequences: are we reading a translation that preserves God’s words, or a rewrite that smooths them into something else?We start in the Old Testament with concrete, checkable
NIV Part 2: Textual Errors
If you’ve ever been told a modern Bible version “says the same thing, just easier,” we put that claim under a microscope with a blunt, verse-by-verse critique of the New International Version. We’re not arguing taste, style, or personalities. We’re asking a sharper question: what happens when a translation repeatedly changes wording tied to the virgin birth, the atoning blood of Christ, and the wa
NIV Part 1: Words Change Doctrine
One word can carry a century of theology, and one “helpful” replacement can quietly move the meaning. Brother James wraps up a five-part series from the Preaching of the Cross Radio Broadcast by arguing that the New International Version does more than modernize English. He says it repeatedly substitutes less precise synonyms and adds interpretive phrasing that functions like commentary, not trans
Heroes of the Faith: John Hambleton
A runaway teenager becomes a theater man, then a gold rush drifter, then a near-corpse under a tree while his so-called friends dig a grave. That’s the road John Hambleton walks before the gospel finally moves from something he “believes” to Someone he trusts. We mark the 100th Heroes of the Faith broadcast by telling his full, surprising story and why it still speaks to anyone trying to fill the
Heroes of the Faith: Henry Moorhouse
A bedridden woman calls to ask for a visit and one small question opens a huge door: what should you call a Christian preacher, and what does that name say about who we are? We talk candidly about why “reverend” belongs to God, why titles can feel hollow, and why “Brother” points to something real a shared Father, a shared new birth, and a spiritual family that spans places we’ve never been and pe
Footprints of the Savior: Part 6
A night of hard work ends with empty nets, and then a voice from the shore asks one painful question: “Have ye any meat?” That moment in John 21 is where we start, because it exposes something timeless about the Christian life. We can believe Jesus is risen and still live as if He is far away. As we trace the final steps in The Footprints of the Savior, we watch the risen Christ step right into or
Footprints of the Savior: Part 5
Fifteen words can carry a whole world of meaning. We follow a simple but unforgettable outline of Jesus’ final hours, tracing a path from “silver” and betrayal to the “stone” at the tomb, stopping at Gethsemane, the trial, the scourging, the cross, and the moment Scripture records as darkness at noon. If you’ve ever wanted a clear, Bible-rooted meditation on the suffering of Christ, the crucifixio
Footprints of the Savior: Part 4
A snowcapped mountain, a shoreline of miracles, and one question that still divides public opinion from personal conviction. We follow Brother James through two unforgettable gospel settings: Mount Hermon near Caesarea Philippi and the Sea of Galilee. Surrounded by pagan temples and rival claims to authority, Jesus asks, “Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” Then He turns the question towa
Footprints of the Savior: Part 3
The Mount of Olives isn’t just a hill outside Jerusalem. It’s a place where the life of Jesus comes into sharp focus, where prayer gets real, tears are shed, prophecy is spoken, suffering begins in Gethsemane, and the sky opens at the Ascension. We walk through Olivet as a “mount of prayer” and listen for what it teaches us about quiet communion with the Father when religion feels loud, busy, and
Footprints of the Savior: Part 2
A wedding runs short on wine, and Jesus chooses that quiet moment in Cana of Galilee to launch His miraculous ministry. That detail isn’t random. We follow the “Footprints of the Savior” into John 2 and slow down long enough to see what the first sign actually reveals about Jesus Christ and about us. Why Cana, not Jerusalem? Why a wedding feast, not a festival crowd? The answers point straight to
Footprints of the Savior: Part 1
Bethlehem shows us how small a place can carry a world-changing promise, and Nazareth shows us how God can put His Holy One in the middle of a town everyone looks down on. We open a new series called The Footprints of the Savior and start where the gospel story gets painfully specific: a real journey, a real birth, and a real fulfillment of prophecy that no human planner could have staged. As we t
The Church and the Tribulation IV: Jacob's Trouble
People throw around the words “tribulation” and “end times” like they automatically describe whatever is happening in America right now. We slow that down and ask a sharper question: when the Bible talks about the Great Tribulation, who is God talking to? Once you see the difference between the Old Testament nation of Israel and the New Testament Church, whole sections of prophecy stop feeling fog
The Church and the Tribulation III: Two Separate Events
If you’ve ever heard someone speak with total confidence about the Great Tribulation but struggle to find the same certainty in the actual text of the Bible, this teaching is for you. We open by calling out a common problem in Christian life: repeating catchphrases like “God said it” while never doing the hard, careful work of showing what God said and where He said it. Doctrine gets fragile when
The Church and the Tribulation II: Delivered from the Wrath to Come
The Great Tribulation isn’t just a scary phrase from Revelation. It’s a Bible-defined period tied to the wrath of God, and what you believe about it shapes how you read the rapture, the Second Coming, and the hope Christ gives His church. I’m Brother James, and we’re concluding our series by walking straight through Scripture to explain why we believe the church will be taken out before that wrath
The Church and the Tribulation I: Rapture Before Wrath
The fastest way to get distracted in Bible prophecy is to stare at “signs” until you stop looking up. Brother James continues part three of a four-part study on the Great Tribulation and the church, making a focused, verse-by-verse argument that the New Testament church is not appointed to the seven-year outpouring of wrath often called Jacob’s trouble, and that the rapture comes before that perio
Heroes of the Faith: The Scottish Covenanters
If you’ve ever wondered what “salvation is of the Lord” looks like when it’s tested by real power, real fear, and real death, this message goes straight there. We start with the heart of the gospel: people sin and try to cover it, but God moves toward us in love, sending His Son to suffer and die so we can be forgiven, cleansed, justified, and made new. That’s not a small idea, it’s the kind of tr
Heroes of the Faith: George Wagner
A man is tied to a stake, a bag of gunpowder hung around his neck, and the flames lit all because he won’t say water can save his soul. That’s the true story of George Wagner, killed in Munich in 1527, and we use it to ask a hard question: what do we actually believe about salvation when comfort is no longer on the table? We walk through the historical backdrop of persecution and the danger of chu
Mistakes God Did Not Make: Part 4
Some sermons don’t try to sound polite, they try to be clear. Brother James keeps moving through an old, worn booklet he loves, “Mistakes God Did Not Make,” and uses it to challenge evolution, agnosticism, and atheism with a simple question: can your worldview stay consistent when you follow it all the way to the end? From population control and planned parenthood arguments to the logic of “surviv
Mistakes God Did Not Make: Part 3
A single sentence like “make health catching” sounds compassionate until you follow it to its logical end. Brother James takes that feel-good claim and detonates it with a Methuselah thought experiment, using simple exponential math to show how a deathless world with ongoing birth would become a population catastrophe. From there, the conversation lands on a sharper theological point: if sin is re
Mistakes God Did Not Make: Part 2
A single “small” change can ruin everything: a slightly different atmosphere, a different axial tilt, a sun that runs a little hotter, a moon that sits a little closer. We walk through why that matters, not as trivia, but as a serious challenge to the idea that life on Earth is the product of evolutionary chance. If one percent in the wrong direction turns the planet into an oven, a deep freeze, o
Mistakes God Did Not Make: Part 1
If one tiny setting in nature shifted, would anything we call “normal life” survive? We wrestle with that question as Pastor James W. Knox draws from a long out-of-print booklet titled Mistakes God Did Not Make and turns it into a bold case for Biblical creation and Christian faith.We talk through the overlooked “fine-tuning” that shows up in plain sight: population limits, the balance of chemical
The Bible as Science: The Sun Stood Still
If you’ve ever been told the Bible can’t stand up to modern science, this broadcast is a direct challenge to that claim. We start with a simple observation most people ignore: science textbooks get rewritten constantly, but Scripture hasn’t needed revisions to keep up. From there, we make the case that the Bible doesn’t just speak with spiritual authority, it speaks with a kind of steadiness and a
The Bible as Science: Earth's Longest Day
A single Bible story keeps getting thrown at Christians like a trump card: “Joshua’s long day is impossible, so the Bible cannot be true.” We tackle that claim head-on, not with slogans, but by slowing down and asking what the text actually says, why the objection became so popular, and what it reveals about how people are taught to think about science and Scripture.We also zoom out to the bigger
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