Heavy Branches Podcast

What led to Ananias and Sapphira sinning and lying to the Holy Spirit? Why does the world know all about what the church is against, but nothing about what the church is for? What could our impact on the world be if they knew what Christians were for? What exactly are Christians for? In what ways is Christianity about going from death to life? How can people live with no fear of death? Jacob and Tanner discuss these topics and more as they go through Acts 5.

Do all roads really lead to Rome? Are all religions and denominations just different ways to get to heaven? Would people be able to tell that you have been with Jesus? What kind of education and training do you need in order to be effective for Christ? How important is our level of conviction about the hope we have in Christ? In what ways does the early Church still need to be restored? Jacob and Tanner discuss these topics and more as they go through Acts 4. 

How should the local church meet needs of people in the community? Should we be meeting physical needs, spiritual needs, or both? What can we learn from the different titles of Jesus used throughout the New Testament? What role does repentance play in the salvation process? What must we do in order to understand what the Bible teaches about how to be saved? Can we learn everything there is to know about a Bible doctrine from one verse? Jacob and Tanner discuss these topics and more as they go through Acts 3.

How did the first Christians live after they were baptized and added to the Lord's Church? Who in the church were devoted to their new life in Christ? What were they devoted to? How can we be devoted Christians today? Jacob and Tanner discuss these topics and more as they close out Acts 2. 

Why were the apostles baptized with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost? Why was Peter's first gospel sermon so convicting for the Jewish audience there? How could they know for certain that God had made Jesus both Lord and Christ? When the crowd was convicted by the gospel, and believed that the gospel message was true, what were they told to do in order to be forgiven of their sins and saved? Was that response just for them? How are we to respond to the gospel message today in order to be saved? Jacob and Tanner discuss these topics and more as they continue through Acts 2.

What happened on the day of Pentecost? How were the apostles able to speak in tongues? What is the purpose of speaking in tongues and other miracles done in the Bible? Do people still speak in tongues today? How far was the gospel intended to be spread? What kind of people should we be sharing the gospel with today? Jacob and Tanner discuss these topics and more as they go through Acts 2:1-13.

Jesus called His apostles to be witnesses for Him in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the Earth. How does this relate to evangelism and missions in the church today? Are Christians today devoted to prayer, like they were in the Bible? Are there still apostles today? What qualifies someone to be an apostle? Jacob and Tanner discuss these topics and more as they go through Acts 1.

What makes Acts so important to the Restoration Movement as we seek to restore New Testament Christianity? Why is the book of Acts important for us as Christians today? What are some of the key themes of Acts? Who wrote the book of Acts? Jacob and Tanner discuss these topics and more as they introduce their new series through the book of Acts. 

What is the canon of Scripture? How were books chosen to be included or left out of the Bible we have today? Can we be certain that the Biblical texts we have today contain the same message as when they were originally written? What does it mean for the Bible to be inspired, inerrant, and infallible? Does the Bible contradict itself? Should Mark 16:9-20 really be in the Bible? Can we truly be confident in all of the Scripture? What does it mean to say that the Bible is the one and only authority for all faith and practice? Are these thousand year old texts really relevant and understandable for us today? Jacob and Tanner interview Terry L. Peer as they discuss these topics and more on the trustworthiness of the Bible.

How do know for certain that Jesus existed, died on the cross, and then rose from the dead? Is eyewitness testimony a valid form of evidence? What are the leading arguments skeptics use to explain away Jesus' resurrection? Do these ideas hold any weight when examined? What are some key pieces of evidence that support the resurrection of Jesus? If we choose to believe Jesus really rose from the dead, are we choosing the intellectually inferior option? Do we have to check reason and logic at the door, or is there really convincing evidence for Jesus' resurrection? Jacob and Tanner interview Brian Schulz and Erick Clemens as they discuss these topics and more as they explore the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Southern Indiana Family Rally Website: https://www.indianarally.com