The Christian Faith Podcast

The Parable of the Sower (3)

Segment One: n this episode we look at the parable of the sower from the standpoint of our spiritual growth. We consider the very sober lesson the Lord is showing us in this parable, that so many of His believers, who have truly been regenerated by the word of life, the word of the kingdom, will not bring forth any fruit to maturity.Segment Two: We are joined by brother Rex Beck from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to look at this same parable from the standpoint of what it shows us about the preaching of the gospel.===================Guest: Rex Beck===================Bible Verses Cited in this ProgramThe Parable of the SowerMatthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:1-15Regenerated by an incorruptible seed1 Peter 1:23_____Mailing ListTo receive our emails about the Christian life, sign up on this page: https://thechristianfaith.org/subscribe/WebsiteFor additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/Live BroadcastIf you are in the Chicago area, you can listen to the live broadcast of this program each Saturday morning at 9:00on WNDZ, Radio AM 750.This program first aired live on Saturday, 13 August 2022ResponsibilityDavid Canfield is solely responsible for the content of this program.

The Parable of the Sower (2)

Part One: The parable of the sower in Matthew 13 shows us that the divine life comes into us as a seed. Thus, our new birth in Christ is not the end of the Lord’s work within us, but only the beginning, for this seed must grow and develop until it brings forth the fruit the Lord desires.This parable also shows us that, for our labor in the gospel to be effective, we must learn to deal with an unspeakably evil and determined foe.Part Two: In the second half of this program we bring on a long-time “no till” farmer and expert in soil management, to ask him what makes soil healthy. From this we may learn about keeping the “soil” of our heart healthy so that the seed we have received may eventually bear fruit unto the Lord.===================Guests: Keith Miller, Mark Jordan===================Bible Verses Cited in this ProgramThe Parable of the SowerMatthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:1-15Regenerated by an incorruptible seed1 Peter 1:23Satan is the Father of LiesJohn 8:44Learning from the earthJob 12:7-10, especially v. 8_____Mailing ListTo receive our emails about the Christian life, sign up on this page: https://thechristianfaith.org/subscribe/WebsiteFor additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/Live BroadcastIf you are in the Chicago area, you can listen to the live broadcast of this program each Saturday morning at 9:00on WNDZ, Radio AM 750.This program first aired live on Saturday, 30 July 2022ResponsibilityDavid Canfield is solely responsible for the content of this program.

The Parable of the Sower (1)

Segment One: The parable of the sower, and the Lord’s explanation of why He speaks to the crowds, both then and now, in parables.Segment Two: The Lord’s explanation of the parable itself. The seed He has sown into us contains everything we need for our spiritual growth. But the question is, what kind of heart do we have towards the Lord? That will determine how the seed grows and develops within us and whether we can ultimately bear fruit unto the Lord.Segment Three: Fellowship with Brother Joe Pope from Pittsburgh about this parable and the power of the word of God as the seed.===================Guest: Joe Pope===================Bible Verses Cited in this ProgramThe Parable of the SowerMatthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:1-15Regenerated by an incorruptible seed1 Peter 1:23Books Referred to in this EpisodeWitness LeePractical Lessons on the Experience of Life, pages 197-202.On Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Practical-Lessons-Experience-Life-Witness/dp/0736312412Paul E. BillheimerDestined for the ThroneOn Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Destined-Throne-Spiritual-Warfare-Prepares/dp/0764200356_____Mailing ListTo receive our emails about the Christian life, sign up on this page: https://thechristianfaith.org/subscribe/WebsiteFor additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/Live BroadcastIf you are in the Chicago area, you can listen to the live broadcast of this program each Saturday morning at 9:00on WNDZ, Radio AM 750.This program first aired live on Saturday, 30 July 2022ResponsibilityDavid Canfield is solely responsible for the content of this program.

The Millenium • The Wise and Foolish Virgins

Segment One: If we love the Lord and desire to follow Him, we need to spend the time and effort to gain a basic understanding of biblical prophecy.Segment Two: The seven dispensations combine to show there is no conceivable circumstance under which man can rule himself apart from God.The Millennium will be the age in which Christ deals with the last rebellious elements of mankind (Rev. 20:1-6, 1 Cor. 15:20-28).Segment Three: Fellowship with Brother Peter Dong from Naperville about the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. This is a serious warning to the believers, that if we are “foolish” and do not pay the price to gain the oil in this age, we will not be able to enter into the wedding feast during the Millennium.===================Guest: Peter Dong===================Bible Verses Cited in this ProgramActs 1:11“Why do you stand, gazing into heaven?”Matthew 6:9-10The kingdom of the heavens is when the will of God in heaven is done on the earth.Hosea 4:6God’s people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.Matthew 24:48The church lost its testimony because it set aside the present hope of the Lord’s return.Hebrews 6:1So often, Christians do not advance beyond the basic truths.2 Peter 1:3-4We partake of the divine nature through God’s magnificent promises.John 17:17To be sanctified we must be in the truth.Revelation 20:1-7The description of the Millennium and Satan’s and mankind’s final rebellion.Revelation 2:26-27The overcoming saints will rule over the nations with a rod of iron.1 Corinthians 15:20-28A description of Christ’s Millennial reign.Ephesians 5:5The kingdom of Christ is during the Millennium.Matthew 25:1-13The Parable of the 10 Virgins.Revelation 21-22We will be on the earth in eternity__________Books Referred to in this EpisodeWitness LeeThe Way to Carry Out the VisionElders’ Training, Book 3, pages 94, 144On Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com/way-carry-vision-Elders-training/dp/087083116XG.H. PemberGreat Prophecies, Volumes 1 & 2On SchoettlePublishing.comVolume 1http://schoettlepublishing.com/bookpreviews/pember/gentiles,jews,church/preview.htmVolume 2http://schoettlepublishing.com/bookpreviews/pember/israelgentiles/preview.htm_____Mailing ListTo receive our emails about the Christian life, sign up on this page: https://thechristianfaith.org/subscribe/WebsiteFor additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/Live BroadcastSaturday, 23 July 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

Inheriting the Kingdom • The Use of Allegory in the Bible

Segment One: Today is Man’s Day (1 Cor. 4:3, Darby), but the Day of the Lord will come soon, in which we will receive our inheritance from our heavenly Father. However, if we are not faithful in this age, we may lose our inheritance in the next age, the Millennium. But, eventually, all the believers in Christ will enjoy their inheritance together with God in the New Jerusalem for eternity.Segment Two: Jesus gave us many parables, so we need to consider, what is the use of allegory in the Bible? What is the right way to come to an allegory? Brother Mark Jordan joins the program to help us consider these questions.===================Guest: Mark Jordan===================Bible Verses Cited in this Program1 Corinthians 4:3 (Darby, RcV)“The Day of Man.”Psalm 12Mankind’s rebellion in his speaking.Daniel 7:18,22The saints shall receive the kingdom.Psalm 94:15Judgment will return to righteousnessRevelation 16:14, 6:16-17, Isaiah 2:10:19; Rev. 20:11-12“The great day of God Almighty.”;Revelation 22:14The sinners will stand before God Himself.Romans 4:16, Galatians 3:18The believer’s inheritance as a gift given by promise.1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Galatians 5:19-21, Hebrews 12:17,We may lose the inheritance by an improper living.Ephesians 5:5The Millennium with be "the kingdom of Christ and of God.”'Revelation 21:7Eventually, every believer will be an overcomer.John 5:46Moses wrote about Jesus.Luke 24:27Jesus showed them from the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.John 1::1; 1 John 1:1He was in the beginning and from the beginningMatthew 25:1-13The Parable of the 10 Virgins.____________Books Referred to in this EpisodeWatchman Nee,Changed Into His LikenessOn Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Changed-Into-His-Likeness-Watchman/dp/0875088597D.M. Panton,The Judgment Seat of ChristOn Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Seat-Christ-D-Panton/dp/B000K78GYK____________Mailing ListTo receive our emails about the Christian life, sign up on this page: https://thechristianfaith.org/subscribe/WebsiteFor additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/Live BroadcastThis program was first broadcast on Saturday, 16 July 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

The Kingdom and the Darkness • The Wise and Foolish Virgins

In the New Testament only the Gospel of Matthew speaks of “the Kingdom of the Heavens.” To be in the Kingdom of the Heavens today means we live our lives under the ruling of the heavenly Christ, when the Kingdom of the Heavens is hidden. This will prepare us to reign with Christ when the Kingdom of the Heavens is openly manifested during His 1,000 year reign on the earth. If we are not faithful, we may end up in the outer darkness during that period.This is illustrated by the parable of the ten virgins (Matt.25:1-13), five of whom were wise and five of whom were foolish. The difference is, some paid the price to gain the extra supply of oil; these went in to the wedding feast. But, some did not gain the extra oil, and as a result, were shut out of the wedding feast. This is a very serious warning to the believers; as the Lord says, we must “Watch therefore!” (Matt.25:13).______________Articles Referred to in this EpisodeIn this episode I refer to an article we sent out as an email this morning, “The Kingdom and the Darkness.” You can find that article on this page of our website:https://thechristianfaith.org/note-2022-041/And if you’d like to add yourself to our mailing list to receive these emails, you can do that via the link below.Mailing ListTo receive our emails about the Christian life, sign up on this page: https://thechristianfaith.org/subscribe/WebsiteFor additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/Live BroadcastThis program was first broadcast on Saturday, 9 July 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago. David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

The True and False Assurance of Salvation: The Eternal Gift vs. the Kingdom Reward

As the believers in Christ, we can and should have the assurance of our eternal salvation; praise the Lord for that! However, we cannot have the assurance we will reign with Christ during the Millennium; even the Apostle Paul was not assured of that (1 Cor. 9:24-10:5).In fact, we will not know whether that 1,000 years will be a time of reward or discipline for us until we appear before the judgment seat of Christ, where we will be rewarded according to our works after we were saved (2 Cor. 5:10).______________Books Referred to in this EpisodeIn this episode I refer to Watchman Nee’s book, The Salvation of the Soul. You can find that book via the links below:On Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Salvation-Soul-Watchman-Nee/dp/0935008314On ChristianBook.comhttps://www.christianbook.com/salvation-of-the-soul/watchman-nee/9780935008319/pd/008319?kw=1241348712202415&mt=b&dv=c&event=PPCSRC&p=1215904&msclkid=a7fa94d51e001eb31534f615b39dc40cWebsiteFor additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/Live BroadcastThis program was first broadcast on Saturday, 2 July 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago. David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

The Way of Transformation

Segment 1: To enter into the experience of transformation we need to have some basic concepts about this matter. First, as we’ve covered in previous programs, to be transformed means that Christ Himself is being formed in our being (2 Cor. 3:18, Gal. 4:19). Second, we have to realize that transformation has nothing to do with sin. That is, even if we’d never sinned, we would still need to be transformed so that God could bring us into relationship with Himself.Segment 2: Another crucial concept is to understand that man is a three-part being. The false teaching that the spirit and the soul are the same thing comes from Plato, not come from the Bible. This is important, because we need to understand that we are regenerated in our spirit (John 3:6), but we are transformed in our soul (Rom. 12:2).Segment 3: A discussion with Peter Dong on the way or transformation, and also how we can enter into transformation.===================Guest: Peter Dong===================BooksIn Segment 1 I refer to Andrew Murray’s book, The Secret of the Faith Life; you can find that book via the links belowOn Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Faith-Life-Andrew-Murray/dp/1619582708On ChristianBook.com: https://www.christianbook.com/the-secret-of-the-faith-life/andrew-murray/9781619582705/pd/582705?kw=1241348712202415&mt=b&dv=c&event=PPCSRC&p=1215904&msclkid=5925da73f83b1722d32ab8cb51e9d30bWebsite:For additional helps and materials on the Christian life, please visit us online at: https://TheChristianFaith.org/Original Broadcast:This program was first broadcast on Saturday, 25 June 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago. David Canfield is solely responsible for its content.

A Proper View of Justification • What Is Transformation? (3)

Segment 1: Our justification in Christ is the foundation for our Christian life, so if we are to live the Christian life as God desires, we need to have a proper understanding of how God justifies us. That is, he does not make us righteous in ourselves; rather, He transfers us into Christ, so that Christ Himself becomes our righteousness. Also, we consider further some examples of transformation, both from nature and from the Bible.Segment 2: A further consideration of the Greek word for “transformation,” which is metamorphoō, and also of its root word, morphoō. The later in its noun form is only used of Christ Himself, but as a verb it is used in regards to the believers, in Galatians 4:19, when Paul states that “My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you.” This is “transformation,” for Christ to be formed in the believers; it was the apostle’s burden, and it should be ours as well (cf. Col. 1:24-29 and Ephesians 3:14-19.Segment 3: A discussion with Brother Mark Jordon, where he shares on the life of Jacob, who is the outstanding example in the Old Testament of one who was transformed by God’s work in his life.===================Guest: Mark Jordan===================For additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/This program was first broadcast on Saturday, 18 June 2022 on WNDZ, AM 750 in Chicago.

What Is Transformation? (2)

Segment 1: In the entire New Testament, the best example of transformation is the Apostle Peter. He began as “Simon, Son of John.” But, the very first time the Lord saw him He told him that he would be called “Peter,” which means “a stone” (John 1:42). So, the Lord was really saying to him, “I am going to transform you into a stone for God’s building.” That transformation began with the Father’s revelation to Peter of who Christ really was (Matt. 16:16-18) and all the Lord’s dealings with him that we see in the four Gospels, and continued throughout the book of Acts and in his letters. We see the consummation of Peter’s transformation at the very end of the New Testament, where Peter’s name is on one of the foundations of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:14), symbolizing that, just as the Lord said, Peter had indeed become a “stone” for God’s building. But, this experience is not just for Peter; it’s for all of the Lord’s believers, as Peter himself tells us (1 Peter 2:4-5).Outside of the Bible, nature also provides us with wonderful examples of transformation, in petrified wood and in the process a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly.Segment 2: Transformation is one of the six basic steps we pass through to enter fully into the salvation God provides for us. These six steps are: Justification, Regeneration, Sanctification, Transformation, Glorification, and Conformation.Segment 3: A discussion with Brother Rex Beck on these topics, and also on the New Testament words for “Transformation” and “Transfiguration.”For additional helps and materials on the Christian life, you can visit us online at: https://thechristianfaith.org/===================Guest: Rex Beck===================