Rebel - Podcast for Cultural Engagement

Join the Rebels this week as we launch into a new series: THE TRUTH APOCALYPSE. What lies have infiltrated not only our lives, but the churches? How do we engage in the culture wars going on around us and how do we discern between the lies of the enemy and the truth of God? To find out more about the Rebels find us at www.rebelalliancemedia.com, rate and review us on your podcast catcher and don't forget to share the episode! Interact with us on facebook at www.facebook.com/Rebel.Alliance.Podcast/ or by emailing us at info@rebelalliancemedia.com

Thanks for tuning in to our 55th episode! In Rebel news we discuss a PCA elder running for governor in Texas who supports abortion, Justin Trudeau and Canada`s continuing slide into full blown progressive relativism and Netherlands scary precedent with mental illness and euthanasia. In the meat of our discussion we hit the topic of a growing issue in church ministry: burn out. What is burn out? Is it something real or just another way the church has become soft? What sin in our hearts paves the way to feeling "burnt out" and how can all of us trying to be obedient to the command to serve the church avoid it? To find out more about the Rebels find us at www.rebelalliancemedia.com, rate and review us on your podcast catcher and don't forget to share the episode! Interact with us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Rebel.Alliance.Podcast/ or by emailing us at info@rebelalliancemedia.com

This week Chris and his wife Heather take the reigns and discuss service and the sovereignty of God. Only the God of the bible, a sovereign creator who ordains ALL THINGS can work the worst difficulty in our life into good. Join them as they discuss Heather's mom's battle with cancer, the faith that it built and the life of service that it propelled them into. God is Sovereign, and He is good! To learn more about the Rebel Alliance visit us at www.rebelalliancemedia.com or find us on Facebook to interact or leave us a rating and review! https://www.facebook.com/Rebel.Alliance.Podcast/

53 Why Repentance Matters by The Rebels - Nate Wright & Chris Poots

If you're a regular listener you may have wondered at some point, 'who would marry either of these guys?!' Well wonder no more, this week you get to meet Nate's wife Colleen as she joins the Rebels in studio to discuss marriage, faith and Jesus. For additional marriage resources, books we would highly recommend include: "When Sinners Say I Do" by Dave Harvey, "The Meaning of Marriage" by Tim Keller and "What did you expect?" by Paul Tripp.

This week we are excited to have Pastor, Author and podcast host Toby J Sumpter on the show! We talk with him about his book "Blood Bought World" but the conversation goes from misconceptions about Jesus, to cultural Christianity and lands on a profound truth that Christian obedience can topple nations! Follow Toby's blog at www.tobyjsumpter.com , listen to him on Cross Politic (www.crosspolitic.com) and buy "Blood Bought World" here: http://canonpress.com/BloodBoughtWorld/ Help us by following us on facebook: www.facebook.com/Rebel.Alliance.Podcast/ and on twitter: @RebelAllianceMd and inviting your friends to do the same. Like and Share this episode!

Our 50th episode snuck up on us! Today we discuss the strange doctrine that snuck into the church 150 years ago... you know the one: that Jesus is going to "rapture" his people before things get really bad down here on earth. The Rebels debunk that Christian myth and discuss not only why it's such a dangerous doctrine, but why we really WANT to be the one's LEFT BEHIND. For further study check out Gary DeMar's book End Times Madness and then just for fun check out Edgar C. Whisenants book "88 Reasons the Rapture will be in 1988"

In "Rebel News" we discuss the train wreck that was the Golden Globes, including the hypocrisy of Hollywood and Oprah's pitch for subjective truth and a 2020 presidential run! In our topic we tackle the topic of (partial) preterism, that is, the view of biblical prophecy as being fulfilled in the future of the writers but the past of us as 21st century readers. Matthew 24, Revelation, Daniel... these are prophetic texts that actually don't speak of our future but of the future of the original audience... and there are a lot of practical lessons we can learn when we interpret the bible this way. For further study try "Last Days According to Jesus" by RC Sproul, "Before Jerusalem Fell" by Kenneth Gentry, "Is Jesus Coming Soon?" by Gary DeMar

In today's episode the Rebels talk about The Truth Apocalypse. Isaiah 5 says "woe to those who call evil good and good evil" -- that's certainly the world we seem to be living in. As we examine several cultural issues around us in light of this verse we try to remind ourselves and other Christians why clinging to the truth is so important!

Join us as we discuss 2017, including top books read, top theological and cultural issues, what we hope 2018 has in store and where Rebel Alliance plans to go from here!