The Speak Life Podcast

500 years ago, on 31st October 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on to the church door of the Wittenberg Cathedral. On this episode, we look at what the reformation was, was NOT, and why the reformation still relevant for today. In a similar way, we can fall under Luther’s criticisms of the church – we can often change the Gospel to put the onus on the sinner to get themselves right with God, and to ‘sacrifice themselves‘ for God, rather than knowing God’s sacrifice for us.Support the show

On this show, we look a the nature of God, particularly as seen in the Old Testament, in the light of Glen’s recent debate on Premier Radio. We look at ‘the Angel of the Lord’, and see references to the Tri-Unity of God. To hear the whole debate, you can visit the Unbelievable? website. We have previously looked at this subject in other episodes: Trinity in the Old Testament – SLP174The Trinity and Evangelism – SLP163How to Talk to a Jehovah’s Witness about Christ – SLP113How to Talk to a Jehovah’s Witness, Part 2 – SLP114Also, here’s Glen’s section on Christ in the Old Testament…and for those still reading, here’s Jay Smith, talking to Muslims at Speaker’s CornerSupport the show

Paul Feesey has joined the Speak Life team! Glen interviews him on his background, conversion, youth work and preaching!Support the show

Do you consider ‘the Trinity’ to be just a New Testament doctrine – something introduced in the Bible when Jesus was born? Not so! Jesus appears in the Old Testament too! Glen talks about his debate with Musharraf Hussain on Premier Radio’s Unbelievable? show.  Hear the full debate here.  Also, Glen has written a blog post on the issue, and also, has a whole section on Christ in the Old Testament on his personal blog.Support the show

What are you living for?  We may be tempted to use friends to gain money, but Luke 16 tells us we’ve got it the wrong way round, we need to use money to gain friends.  We listen to a sermon that Glen preached recently.Support the show

This episode, we look at the events at Charlottesville, and the subject of racism.  What’s your reaction to the issue? Andy and Glen chat about racism, and see that actually, we all love to distance ourselves from one group or another. We love to put ourselves in the best light.Glen also wrote a blog post on Charlottesville.Support the show

Glen Scrivener travelled up to Lewes to catch up with Michael Ots and ask some questions whilst strolling along the River Ouse after lunch. Between marching through mud and hopping over stiles, they discuss what it’s like to evangelise in Europe, talking about the nature of God to Muslims, and other issues! Visit Michael’s website here.Support the show

This is our fourth Surprising Gospel Strategy, ‘Don’t Build Bridges’. Often we would say we need to build a bridge from where a non-christian is in their thinking, to the Christian position. However, Glen makes the point that actually, it’s much better to start from the Christian position, and invite them over!Support the show

Ben Virgo of Christian Heritage London spoke to Glen Scrivener about their new book ‘The Freedom Movement‘, an evangelistic book on the reformation.Support the show

Justin Brierley is a presenter on Premier Christian Radio.  He has been running a show called ‘Unbelievable’ for many years, interviewing some high profile atheists and Christians.In this episode, we talk to him about evangelism, asking him about his background, his show and his new book, ‘Unbelievable‘.Support the show