Episodes
Aug 22, 2023
Aug 22, 2023
44 min
Holiness Today and USA/Canada is partnering to feature preachers from across the region. We hope that these messages will encourage your daily walk with the Lord and help you feel connected with the USA/Canada region.
Ryan Emerick pastors New Life Church of the Nazarene in Medford Oregon.
Aug 17, 2023
Aug 17, 2023
45 min
On today's episode listen to William Greathouse lecture on Justification. In this lecture you will hear Greathouse articulate a Wesleyan view of Justification in contrast with that of Martin Luther's, John Calvin's, and the Roman Catholic Church's perspective of this theological issue.
Aug 15, 2023
Aug 15, 2023
58 min
How does God work in and through the lives of those who confess their sin and are transformed by His saving grace? How do we, as Christians, recognize and experience God's redemption in our lives? In addition, how as recipients of His saving grace do we partner with Him for the redemption of the world? Join Frank Moore, Scott Rainey, and Sam Barber as they discuss God's saving grace.
This recording was created by Nazarene Discipleship International in collaboration with Holiness Today to discuss the journey of grace of the believer. This coincided with the Holiness Today issues related to this topic in 2020 and 2021 to see more videos and training materials like this please visit discipleshipplace.org
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Aug 10, 2023
Aug 10, 2023
1hr 55 sec
Today's episode is the audio version of the Holiness Today Issue: God Saves. This is the second issue of a Journey of Grace, a four part series that Holiness Today produced in 2020 and 2021. If you wish to order this series free of charge for you or for your church please email holinesstoday@nazarene.org.
God Saves:
0:00 Intro
00:29 Redemption — Heather Powell
03:48 A Son of Abraham — Eugénio Duarte
08:37 The Initiative of God: Prevenient Grace and Justification — T. A. Noble
16:51 Pelagius, Augustine, and Arminius — Vinicius Couto
23:48 A Community Born by Grace — Tim Green
32:07 The Righteous Judge — Svetlana Khobnya
38:15 With the Grain of the Universe — T. Scott Daniels
44:44 Justification, Regeneration, and Adoption — Stéphane Tibi
51:39 A Merciful Savior — Flavio Valvassoura
57:25 Keeping in Step with Jesus — Scott Rainey
01:00:37 Outro
Aug 3, 2023
Aug 3, 2023
17 min
This is part 1 of a 3 part series of testimonies collected by Nazarene Discipleship international and featured at General Assembly 2023 listen to the stories of God’s prevenient grace seen in lives of Jared, Nicolas, George, Jenee, Eleana, and Marcial. Look forward to the conclusion of these stories on the podcast.
00:00 Intro00:28 Jared02:40 Nicolas06:00 George09:13 Jenee11:44 Eleana14:14 Marcial16:52 Outro
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
7 min
On this week's episode, hear T. A. Noble discuss Good Works. This recording was created for the July/August 2023 Holiness Today issue "I Will Show You My Faith By My Works."
Jul 28, 2023
Jul 28, 2023
14 min
On this week’s episode, tune in to listen to an audio version of NMI Central. This publication focuses on the global work of the Church of the Nazarene including current prayer needs and praise reports. It is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Subscribe to NMI Central.Mission highlights in the month of July include: Argentina on the South America Region, Myanmar on the Asia-Pacific Region, and Barbados on the Mesoamerica Region.
Jul 21, 2023
Jul 21, 2023
30 min
On this week’s episode, listen to Victoria Sawyer interview Jeff Byler, pastor at Oxford Nazarene Church in Oxford, Mississippi, about ministry in the local church.
This interview coincides with Jeff’s article in the July/August 2023 issue of Holiness Today. His article “Hospitality at the Table” talks about the importance of community and gathering around a table for fellowship.
Jul 14, 2023
Jul 14, 2023
1hr 2 sec
On today’s episode listen to Sam Barber, Frank Moore, and Scott Rainey discuss our Journey of Grace Part 1: God Goes Before issue.
How is God working in the world and in the lives of those who have yet to believe in Him? How do we, as Christians, recognize God working in our world so we can partner with Him and reveal His gracious actions to those in our family, community, nation, and world? Join Frank Moore, Scott Rainey, and Sam Barber as they discuss God’s prevenient grace.
This audio was created by Nazarene Discipleship International in collaboration with Holiness Today to discuss the journey of grace of the believer. This coincided with the Holiness Today issues related to this topic in 2020 and 2021 to see more videos and training materials like this please visit discipleshipplace.org.
Jul 8, 2023
Jul 8, 2023
59 min
On today’s episode listen to the Holiness Today issue: God Goes Before. This is the first issue of Journey of Grace, a four part series that Holiness Today produced in 2020 and 2021.
If you wish to order this series free of charge for you or for your church please email holinesstoday@nazarene.org.
To see this issue and other Journey of Grace content, click here.
00:00 Intro00:32 Providence and Prevenience - David Busic03:33 The Initiative of God: Prevenient Grace and the Atonement - T. A. Noble12:01 John Wesley on Prevenient Grace - Geordan Hammond19:47 A Community Called by Grace - Tim Green26:55 The Good News - Svetlana Khobnya35:02 An Undeserved Grace - Marco Velasco40:34 A Call to Worship - T. Scott Daniels46:31 The Pursuing Power of Grace - Shanti Thomas56:36 Christ's Mission, Our Commission - Scott Rainey59:27 Outro
Jun 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2023
16 min
Holiness Today has dedicated one episode each month to NMI Central. NMI Central is a publication focusing on the global work of the Church of the Nazarene. NMI central makes you aware of the prayer needs and praise reports of the global church! It is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French and can be subscribed to by clicking here.
Mission highlights in the month of June were: Mexico on the Mesoamerica region, Jordan on the Eurasia region, the 75th anniversary of the Alabaster offering that was taken at the 24th NMI convention, and Indonesia on the Asia-Pacific Region.
To view the Alabaster video included in the NMI Central newsletter, check out the following links:
Alabaster 75 YearsEnglishFrenchKoreanPortugueseSpanish
0:00 Intro0:52 Mexico5:05 Jordan9:01 Alabaster12:13 Indonesia16:31 Outro
Jun 23, 2023
Jun 23, 2023
7 min
On today’s episode, listen to G. B. Williamson’s farewell address to the General Assembly in Kansas City in 1980.
G. B. Williamson served the Church of the Nazarene as a pastor, college president of Eastern Nazarene College, and General Superintendent. He was elected to be general superintendent in 1946 at that time he was serving as pastor of Kansas City First Church. After serving as a General Superintendent he went on to teach at Nazarene Bible College. Where he taught from 1968 to 1980.
Jun 10, 2023
Jun 10, 2023
54 min
T. A. Noble shares about his latest work, The Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Explore with him the theological implications in 3-part framework of Faith and History, Christology, and Soteriology.
Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023
50 min
The call of Christ to be and make disciples is straightforward and clear. Explore a practical and effective method for making disciples in your local congregation, patterned after John Wesley's model.
Jun 2, 2023
Jun 2, 2023
51 min
On today’s episode, you will hear an audio formatted version of the General Assembly Holiness Today issue. We recognize that those who may be listening may not attend General Assembly in-person, but we hope that you stay connected through listening, watching, and interacting with our podcast and social media. In the show notes you will see sermon notes for each worship service and links for each of our social media pages. We hope that if you cannot attend in person that you will connect with us online and watch via YouTube or on Nazarene.org.
In the podcast that follows we hope you enjoy the short features we’ve included, which give you the history, context, and flavor of what General Assembly means in the life of the Church of the Nazarene.
Listen to the quadrennial highlights from regional leaders around the world and the summaries of what God is doing among our brothers and sisters everywhere! Subscribe to the HT social media channels to see live updates from General Assembly. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube and look forward to special podcast episodes from GA!
Sermon notes can be found on pages 17-22 of the GA issue of Holiness Today which can be found here.
0:00 Intro0:11 Welcome to the 30th General Assembly - BGS3:49 What Is General Assembly - Stan Ingersol6:21 Dr. Eugénio Duarte - Ryan Giffin9:56 Dr. David Graves - Ryan Giffin14:00 General Secretary Quadrennial Highlights - Gary Hartke18:10 Global Missions Quadrennial Report - Verne Ward21:05 Africa Regional Highlights - Daniel Gomis22:22 Asia-Pacific Region - Mark Louw24:06 Eurasia Region - Jim Ritchie25:39 MesoAmerican Region - Carlos Sáenz27:15 South American Region - Christian Sarmiento28:55 USA/Canada Region - Stan Reeder30:32 Global Education and Clergy Development - Klaus Arnold33:29 Nazarene Discipleship International - Scott Rainey36:49 Nazarene Missions International - Lola Brickey39:38 Nazarene Youth International - David Gonzalez42:45 Global Treasury Services - Keith Cox45:48 The Foundry - Mark Brown50:48 Outro
May 26, 2023
May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
54 min
On today's episode, listen to Jordan Eigsti read the September/October issue of 2022: How to Read the Bible So It Changes Your Life.
00:00 Intro00:22 Reading the Bible in Wesleyan Ways - T.A. Noble05:59 How Reading the Bible Changed My Life - Aletha Hinthorn10:32 How to Read the Old Testament - T. Scott Daniels17:57 How to Read the New Testament - Ryan Giffin23:07 The Shema - Tim Green26:30 Reading and Understanding the Psalms - Alex Varughese30:57 The Lord's Prayer - Michael Lodahl34:13 Reading and Understanding the Gospels - Kent Brower39:52 The Lord's Supper - Samantha Chambo42:57 Reading and Understanding Paul's Epistles - George Lyons49:36 Reading and Understanding Revelation - Sam Vassel54:26 Outro
May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023
58 min
On today's episode, listen to William Greathouse preach his sixth and final sermon of Holy Week in 1976: The Cross and Myself.
May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023
50 min
On today's episode, listen to William Greathouse preach his fifth sermon of Holy Week 1976: The Cross and My Enemies.
Apr 28, 2023
Apr 28, 2023
49 min
On today's episode, listen to William Greathouse preach his fourth sermon of Holy Week in 1976: The Cross and My Freedom.