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The Way Radio Podcast Episode 0111 Addiction - Idolatry or Sin? It is common these days for Christians and Christian ministries to refer to addiction as idolatry. But is addiction idolatry - or is it sin? If labelling addiction as idolatry is in error, the question arises, “Why is there a reluctance to call it what it is in scripture – sin?” With the importance of correct biblical theological definitions in mind, the purpose of this episode is to define addiction correctly from a biblical perspective. The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Podcast Episode 0110 Responses to the Gospel Sharing the gospel without compromise can obviously lead to winning souls for the kingdom and the edification of the saints. But it can also lead to confrontation, rejection, abuse, and persecution. How do we approach the depravity of our society and those reveling in it? How much should we tolerate when the gospel message we bring and we ourselves are rejected and scorned? The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0109 Stolen Worship and Praise In the much of the modern Church, recovery programs are looked to and relied on rather than looking to Christ and relying on Him and the power, authority, and sufficiency of His word. Through this, people are led into worshiping the idol of recovery, and praising programs rather than praising God. Two devotions from Charles Spurgeon help to convey the power of Christ's healing power and the praise that arises from it. The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0108 Passing Through Babylon America now, seems similar to the apostate Church in the 1500s prior to the Protestant Reformation. I believe what we see in the terrible events of this time is un-checked human nature on exhibit in all its vivid depravity. Perversions as agendas beyond what any moral and sensible person would have imagined just a few years ago. Outright rebellion against God celebrated and embraced as good and loving. So how do we change course as individuals, as a Church, and as a country? The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0107 Comfort in Life and Death As I mentioned in the last episode, I want to begin looking at the Heidelberg Catechism on this podcast and apply it not only to overcoming sins of addiction/alcoholism, but also to help us gain a greater understanding of the foundations of Christian doctrine. The catechism is easy to follow and is presented in an outlined form. Today, I want to look at question 1 which provides a hint to the reason why people suffer in this life, become trapped in sin, and spend lifetimes searching for something that is only found in one place and in one person. Download the Heidelberg Catechism here: heidelberg_catechism The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0106 The Search for Comfort I was contacted by two more people over the last week looking for a way for churches to reach those trapped in the sins of addiction/alcoholism. All we need to reach anyone trapped in any sin is provided in God’s word in scripture – the message of the gospel by the power of the Holy Spirit. For so long, Churches have accepted the false concept of addiction/alcoholism being diseases that must be treated from a mostly clinical approach, that they simply are unable to believe that we can reach any sinner in any sin through the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ, through God’s word in scripture, by the power of the Holy Spirit. People are drawn into habitual sin through a search for comfort that this world cannot provide. So, how do we find this true comfort? Download the Heidelberg Catechism here: The Heidelberg Catechism The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0105 Continue Steadfastly in Prayer - Colossians 4:2-4 Prayer is not escapism, it is the true reality, part of the natural state of a believer. Without prayer, we cannot carry out the ministries the Lord has blessed us with. Every Christian is in ministry, a unique ministry the Lord has prepared for each one of us. Alert and intent in praying. Keeping our eyes open and being aware of what is happening in our lives and the world around us from a Christlike perspective. The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0104 Weapons of Warfare Relative truth, the rejection of absolute truth which is the word of God, calling lies truth and truth lies, calling good evil and evil good. This insanity is a hallmark of a society in rapid decline. For Christians, the truth is everything. Our faith and trust - all that we believe, all that we are, the promises our faith and hope are grounded on are the foundation of absolute truth. Jesus is The Way, and the Truth, and the Life. So, how do we fight back against such blatant corruption and insanity? How do we make a stand for truth amidst a sea of lies? The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0103 That Your Joy May be Full "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full." - John 15:11 Christ - the all-encompassing joy that is only in Him, could wash away so much of the pain and struggle that everyone, including Christians, suffers through. The error and apostasy so prevalent in the modern Church would be pushed aside if the joy of Jesus Christ and His gospel were truly understood. How do we enter into and abide in the Joy of Jesus Christ? How is our joy in Christ maintained and nurtured? The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0102 The Logos, The Truth, The Singularity In this age of Jesus being fashioned to conform to the image of man’s imaginings, when it seems acceptable for a professing Christian to have a god of their own understanding based on their own conceptions and desires, in which Jesus is often viewed as more of a product than a savior, we must ask - who is Jesus Christ truly? In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. - John 1:1,14 The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0101 Mustard Seed and Leaven in the New Year I hope this message will bless us with a simple hope for what we might accomplish eternally in the coming year. A simple hope worked out through seemingly small acts of grace blessed by the Lord working through them. These parables should be the inspiration for our 2023 resolutions; resolutions grounded in an eternal purpose. The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0100 Be Strong in the Lord "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil." - Ephesians 6:11 How much clearer could it be that when we are called to follow Christ we are stepping onto a battlefield - a spiritual battlefield? "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." - Ephesians 6:12 The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0099 The Unseen Reality - Psalm 2 "Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, 'Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.'" - Psalm 1:1-3 Looking to things that are unseen will help clarify and make sense of things that are seen. To understand the unseen we must look to the Bible as it reveals the unseen spiritual realm. Because the spiritual realm is unseen, there has always been much speculation, theory, fantasy, and contradictory opinions about what that realm is like and what creatures may or may not exist within it. Why are the strange unseen spiritual events and strange creatures recorded throughout the scriptures mostly ignored? The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0098 Delightful Meditation - Psalm 1 I believe that if all we had were the Psalms, if we for some reason could not get the other books of the Bible, but had the Psalms, the message of the gospel would shine through them as brightly as it does throughout all of God’s word. One of the amazing things about the scriptures is that the gospel comes through in so many ways. And in the Psalms, the gospel shines through often in the most poetic and beautiful ways. Never discount the blessed gift of the Psalms. "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night." - Psalm 1:1,2 The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0097 Delighting in Truth September 11 is a dark day in American history, a day we all remember very clearly as the generation before remember the day President Kennedy was assassinated; two terrible events, both surrounded by unanswered questions and questionable explanations. Both events - especially 9/11, were wake-up calls to the American people. As official narratives were exposed as contradictory, as evidence came to light refuting what we the people were told was the truth of the matter, even the most gullible came to realize that something is very wrong. We came to see that truth is hidden, motives are concealed, and what we were led to believe was the truth is mostly fabricated lies. The Covid hoax took deception to a whole new level. But, the darkness of lies has its benefit - it makes the light of truth more precious, and more of a delight. It is clear that we will not find much truth in this world - it has always been this way. But if we have the proper source of vision, we can see all things through the lens of truth. That proper source of vision is the word of God. If we see everything through the lens of the word of the One who created everything, we will stand a much better chance of making sense of and understanding it all. As the world is depressed by lies and deceptions, those with eyes to see and ears to hear will delight in the truth. We will be free as the world is led further into bondage. "and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” - John 8:32 The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0096 Twelve Step Deception In this message, I share one of the many emails I receive regularly from concerned Christians whose churches either have Twelve Step recovery programs or are considering bringing them in. I also share a few examples from our website RecoveryReformation.org comparing the message of the gospel from God's word with the teachings of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps. If you have wondered if Alcoholics Anonymous, the Twelve Steps, Celebrate Recovery or any of the multitude of recovery programs based on the Twelve Steps are biblical - then consider the comparisons provided here. "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world." - 1 John 4:1 The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0095 The Providence of God The conveyance of the mysterious and almost bizarre vision that Ezekiel shares as a representation of God's providence are a great blessing in helping us to better grasp God's glorious providence. Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one wheel on the earth beside the living beings, for each of the four of them. The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like sparkling beryl, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship being as if one wheel were within another. Whenever they moved, they moved in any of their four directions without turning as they moved. As for their rims they were lofty and awesome, and the rims of all four of them were full of eyes round about. Whenever the living beings moved, the wheels moved with them. And whenever the living beings rose from the earth, the wheels rose also. - Ezekiel 1:15-19 Probably one of the strangest visions in scripture. The similarity to descriptions of UFOs is interesting. The wheels signify divine providence. The Greeks and Romans used the wheel to represent the wondrous works of God. The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0094 The Peace of God Let’s preface with Spurgeon’s comment on Philippians 4:6-7 from the CSB Spurgeon Study Bible: Philippians 4:6-7, "Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Spurgeon comments, “Oh, that God might teach us how to avoid the evil that is here forbidden, and to live with that holy carelessness which is the very beauty of the Christian life - when all our care is cast on God, and we can joy and rejoice in his providential care of us.” The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0093 Lift Up Your Eyes! “If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God you’ll be at rest.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom In these times it’s easy to be downcast, for our minds to be consumed with events happening in the world around us. "Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, and [then] comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest." - John 4:35 We have here the antidote to being distressed by the world and depressed by sin and hopelessness. What the eyes of the world see as distressing, depressing, and hopeless, the eyes of a believer see as an opportunity for the message of the gospel, to be the light of Christ in the darkness. The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community

The Way Radio Episode 0092 Genuine Christian Prosperity The topic of prosperity, because of its being abused and manipulated by so much of the modern Church, is a topic that is sadly neglected from a genuine biblical perspective. However, just because something biblical has been hi-jacked, does not mean we should abandon it. Rather, it seems important to address it and provide biblical clarity in areas where worldly error has clouded the water. When Jesus refers to Himself as “the truth” in John 14:6, I believe that applies on so many levels. And in the context of today’s message, I believe that if we are truly abiding in Christ, in His word, in His truth, then whatever we do will be based on that truth and will glorify Him. If we prosper, our prosperity will be true and genuine because it will be grounded in truth, and will truly be a joyful blessing without the tainting of the world and human nature. Everyone wants to prosper, but not everyone understands that true prosperity is not measured with dollar signs and decimal points, or the facade of an image. True Prosperity stands in non-conformity to the world’s fleeting, shallow, mindless materialism. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. - Psalm 1:1-3 The Way Radio: TheWayRadio The Way R122 Ministry USA & Kenya: TheWayR122.org Recovery Reformation: RecoveryReformation.org Email: Chad@TheWayR122.org On Facebook: The Way Radio Group, The Way R122, Recovery Reformation On Rumble: The Way R122 Listen to more great podcasts at The Christian Podcast Community