S5E7 Seven Tenets of the New Reformation - PART 3

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S5E7 Seven Tenets of the New Reformation - PART 3

February 15, 2024 • Ken Fish

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This week, Ken and Grant wrap up their discussion of the modern-day reformation. They unpacked the remainder of the seven tenets to help us define what it means.

We long for your faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. Live up to the Holy Spirit's potential in you and prove to your world that God Is Not a Theory.

Tenets of the Modern Reformation:

1. Heartfelt Spirituality-Salvation is by Faith alone.

2. The Bible is the Center of all Things

-The Bible governs our thinking, believing, and leadership.

-The Bible is a benchmark for what's in-bounds and out-of-bounds, not only doctrinally but also behaviorally.

-What does the Bible call for?

-What's normative in the Bible, and are we doing it?

-The Bible is over church tradition.

3. No More Financial Excess

-Removing ties to conflicts of interest.

-We can't demand anything from the Lord, but we can ask.

-People cannot be viewed as a means to an end, but we are to view people as made in the image of God.

-No more manipulation.

4. No More Sexual Excess

5. The Christianity We Articulate Needs to be Consistent with Historic Christianity

-Fight for our historic forms of Faith.

-How was the Faith practiced?

-Continue to lift up the supremacy of Scripture as we keep our eye on tradition.

6. The Priesthood of all Believers

-The Holy Spirit is distributed to each one.

-The gifts of the Holy Spirit are distributed to each one.

-Everyone can be involved in ministering or ministry.

-We need to get away from the idea that everything is pastor-centric.

-It is equipping the saints for the work of ministry.

-There is still order and roles to play within the church.

7. The Lack of Political Entanglements

-The church did not have much political power in the first 300 years of existence.

-In the first 300 years, the church participated in the political process, which is not the same as holding political power.

-We can't forcibly bring down the Kingdom of God.

-We absolutely do want Christians in politics, with the idea that they will lead righteously and justly.

-How we lead has to be consistent with the things of God.

-We can't legitimize immorality.

-Every time the church gets involved in politics, it becomes corrupt because it begins to side with its own self-interest rather than siding with God.

-We need to vote as Christians.

"God wants His church back." - Lonnie Frisbee

“The seven we listed are not exhaustive but foundational tents of reformation.” - Ken Fish

“We need to move away from the pastor doing all the ministry to the church doing all the ministry." - Grant Pemberton

Constantine’s conversation is in 312 A.D., Christian emperors still promoted Ancient Roman Gods for another 75 to 100 years after his conversion.

“Just people act justly. Righteous people live righteously.” - Ken Fish

“If we are Christian people, we should not be able to be bought.” - Ken Fish

“We need to bring the righteousness of God wherever we exist.” - Ken Fish

S5E19 - Exploring AI

May 9, 2024 • Pete Bellini, Ken Fish

This week, Ken and Grant speak with one of our regular guests, Dr. Pete Bellini, an associate Professor at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Bellini recently published a book titled Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the Image of God: Can Machines Attain Consciousness and Receive Salvation? The IGNITION conference follows the FUSION conference to explore how we become God's partners in building a SUSTAINABLE MOVE of God in our generation. Join us in Nashville for Kingdom IGNITION! Registration is open. Click here for more information! ⁠https://kingdomignition.org We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our World that "God is not a Theory." Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit here: https://orbisministries.org/product/on-the-road-with-the-holy-spirit Partner with Orbis Financially here: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974 Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Events tab-Ministry Trips link on http://orbisministries.org Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup". Earlier related GINAT episodes: S1E15 - Blending Academia and Spirituality Part 1 S1E16 - Blending Academia and Spirituality Part 2 Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the Image of God: Can Machines Attain Consciousness and Receive Salvation? "Artificial intelligence is a machine's ability to act and think like a human and to grow in that ability." - Dr. Pete Bellini "Technology is natural, as far as I am concerned. It can be used for good or evil." - Dr. Pete Bellini "The apocalypse is in the hands of the LORD." - Dr. Pete Bellini "Just because we can do something. It doesn't mean we should do something." - Ken Fish "Christian ministry is the same as Christian mission." - Dr. Pete Bellini

S5E18 - All You Need is Intimacy with Jesus to Change the World

May 2, 2024 • Ken Fish, Ed Loughran

This week, Ken and Grant speak with Adam Thompson. Ken met Adam through his many journeys to Australia. Adam is widely regarded as a prophet, particularly one who interprets dreams. He tells Ken about how he went from being a businessman to an itinerant prophet through an impartation of the Holy Spirit. You can learn more about Adam by visiting http://www.voiceoffireministries.org and his ministry by visiting http://thedivinitycode.org We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our World that "God is not a Theory." Thanks for watching God is Not a Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit http://orbisministries.org If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries mobile app here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz. The IGNITION conference follows last year’s FUSION conference to explore how we become God's partners in building a SUSTAINABLE MOVE of God in our generation. Join us in Nashville for Kingdom IGNITION! Registration is open. Click here for more information! ⁠https://kingdomignition.org Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit here: https://orbisministries.org/product/on-the-road-with-the-holy-spirit Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the Train-Join and International Ministry Trip ink on http://orbisministries.org Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup". "There is nothing wrong with money and success, but for me, those things without God caused me to hit a wall." - Adam Thompson. Four manifestations of the gift of tongues: 1. Tongues for intercession 2. Tongues for the sacred assembly 3. Tongues as a sign for the unbeliever 4. Tongues for self-edification "You can't just make up tongues. You can't just start speaking in Italian. It has to be a part of God's will." - Adam Thompson. "You don't have to go to a location to encounter God's presence. You can be a Bethel on legs if you know what I mean." - Adam Thompson. "The only sacrifice we need to know God is worship." - Adam Thompson. "God won't give you the drive-thru McDonald's quick prophetic word because He desires intimacy." - Adam Thompson. "Out of intimacy God reveals mysteries." - Adam Thompson. "You need to take responsibility for your own Spiritual life." - Adam Thompson. "If you had a lite little word, you might blow it off and abandon it in the midst of the trial." - Ken Fish

S5E17 Paradigm Breaking from a Man Raised from the Dead, Part 2

April 25, 2024 • Ed Loughran, Ken Fish

This week, Ken and Grant picked up their conversation with Ed Loughran from "S5E10 - Paradigm-Breaking from a Man Raised from the Dead." Ed pastors a church in the Chicago area. He is a Christian Lawyer who practiced law for several years before answering the call into pastoral ministry. Ed is functional globally in the gifts of prophecy and has been raised from the dead three times. He is truly a paradigm-breaking individual, so get ready for change. Our upcoming IGNITION conference follows from last year’s FUSION conference to explore how we become God's partners in building a SUSTAINABLE MOVE of God in our generation. Join us in Nashville for Kingdom IGNITION! Registration is open. Click here for more information! ⁠https://kingdomignition.org We long for your Faith to be encouraged and the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite in your life by hearing these testimonies. We look forward to what God has in store for all of us living and working in His Kingdom as we prove to our world that "God is not a Theory." Thanks for watching God is Not a Theory, a podcast of Orbis Ministries. For more information, visit http://orbisministries.org If you'd like to hear more from Ken or join the Orbis Ministries community, you can download the free Orbis Ministries mobile app here: https://get.theapp.co/kjwz. Check out Ken's book, On the Road with the Holy Spirit here: https://orbisministries.org/product/on-the-road-with-the-holy-spirit Partner with Orbis Financially: http://tinyurl.com/yfe3974h Check out the Orbis School of Ministry at https://orbissm.com, or email our Registrar, Jo McKay, at mailto:jo@orbisminstries.org Upcoming Orbis Ministries overseas ministry trips are posted behind the registration/login portal under the “Train” - “Join an International Ministry Trip” link on http://orbisministries.org Do you want to join Ken's private God is not a Theory discussion group on Facebook? Please send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis ALONG WITH a Friend Request asking to be added. If you'd like to receive Ken's monthly prayer letter, please go to http://orbisministries.org and scroll down to the bottom right for "Prayer Letter Signup." “When I died, there was nothing painful. I was immediately standing next to Jesus and in His presence.” - Ed Loughran “When I died, I only remember my encounter in heaven, but the testimony from my kids about my wife that she was going after it in prayer. She was taking on the enemy and the spirit of death. She was ferocious.” - Ed Loughran “A type of confidence and boldness comes with the gift of Faith.” - Ken Fish. “I would instead be embarrassed for a little while, and God release the gift session.” - Ed Loughran “If you go after the kingdom of God, there are ways in which God brings humility.” - Ed Loughran “I don't want the church domesticated.” - Ed Loughran “What would happen if the church didn't want to live for the esteem and approval of men?” - Ed Loughran “Sometimes, faith is a little bit brash, a bit gutsy, and bold. We're talking about a level of assertive faith.” - Ken Fish “We often settle for lesser things because we are unwilling to take significant risks.” - Ed Loughran “I would instead look foolish and see the power of God come.” - Ed Loughran “It was just me and Jesus. The colors were almost alive. The colors had flavor and feel.” - Ed Loughran “Language is symbolic logic.” - Ken Fish “We need to be less impressed with how wide the church can go and more focused on how many generations we can impact.” - Ed Loughran “I want to do those things that would make the world poorer if I didn't do them.” - Ed Loughran “Jesus is worth dying for.” - Ed Loughran “Courage is costly.” - Ed Loughran