The Holiness Today Podcast

Jesus Is Lord: Quadrennial Highlights - Holiness Today’s May/June General Assembly 2023 Issue

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
 

General Assembly - T. A. Noble

On today's episode, hear T. A. Noble speak on General Assembly.

How to Read the Bible So It Changes Your Life - Holiness Today’s Sept/Oct 2022 Issue

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

Nazarene Archives ep 11: The Cross and Myself - William Greathouse

On today's episode, listen to William Greathouse preach his sixth and final sermon of Holy Week in 1976: The Cross and Myself.

Nazarene Archives ep 10: The Cross and My Enemies - William Greathouse

On today's episode, listen to William Greathouse preach his fifth sermon of Holy Week 1976: The Cross and My Enemies.

Nazarene Archives ep 9: The Cross and My Freedom - William Greathouse

On today's episode, listen to William Greathouse preach his fourth sermon of Holy Week in 1976: The Cross and My Freedom.

Nazarene Archives ep 8: The Cross and My Sinning - William Greathouse

On today's episode, listen to William Greathouse preach his third sermon of Holy Week in 1976: The Cross and My Sinning.

Nazarene Archives ep 7: The Cross and My Sins - William Greathouse

On today's episode, listen to William Greathouse preach his second sermon of Holy Week in 1976: The Cross and My Sins.

Nazarene Archives ep 6: The Scandal of the Cross - William Greathouse

On Today’s episode, listen to William Greathouse preach on the “Scandal of the Cross.” Greathouse preached this sermon, as the first of a series of sermons, on the cross during Holy Week in 1976 at Shawnee Church of the Nazarene. Over the next few weeks and months Holiness Today will make available the following sermons in this series on this podcast.
Greathouse was a pastor, teacher, and leader of the Church of the Nazarene. He served as a pastor from 1938 to 1963, and then was elected president of Trevecca Nazarene College. In 1968 he was elected to be president of Nazarene Theological Seminary and in 1976, only a few months after this sermon series, the general assembly elected William Greathouse to be a general superintendent.
 

A Conversation with Mario Zani

On today's episode, listen to Emily Aguilar interview Mario Zani on his life in ministry from Argentina to the United States.

NDI - Comprehensive Biblical Learning - Scott Rainey

On today's episode, you'll hear Scott Rainey discuss the NDI Core Principle: Comprehensive Biblical Learning.

Nazarene Archives ep 5: Triumph of the Cross - Jarrette Aycock

On Today’s episode you will hear Jarrette Aycock preach on the Triumph of the Cross.
Aycock knew of the pain of alcohol addiction first hand, and was freed from this sin after hearing the gospel preached at the Los Angeles Rescue mission in 1910. Aycock responded to the gospel, left his life of sin, and served as an evangelist for over 30 years.
In 1942, he was elected district superintendent over Kansas City where, in 1950, he established the Kansas City Rescue Mission.
Aycock originally preached this sermon on the Showers of Blessing radio show in 1945. It was reproduced for the Laymen’s Tape Club in 1982. The Triumph of the Cross is as true today as it was then!

Witnesses - T. A. Noble

On today's episode, listen to T. A. Noble discuss what it means to be a witness for Jesus Christ.

NDI - Exploring John Wesley’s Theology

On today’s episode you will hear Session 1 of Exploring John Wesley's Theology from Discipleship Place.  
Discipleship Place exists to serve individuals and local churches by providing free courses, resources, and discipleship tools to help disciples, disciple-makers, and mentors of disciple-makers.
To hear the rest of this course, or courses like this, please visit DiscipleshipPlace.org.
 

Praying the Psalms - Stan Reeder

On today's episode you'll hear from Stan Reeder, USA Canada Regional Director, on Praying the Psalms.

Nazarene Archives ep 4: John Wesley’s Place in Protestant Theology - Samuel Young

On today's episode, you will hear from Samuel Young, former president of Eastern Nazarene College from 1944 to 1948, and General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene from 1948 to 1972, on John Wesley and his place in Protestant theology.

As We Worship, So We Live - Holiness Today’s July/August 2022 Issue

On today's episode, listen to the July/August issue of 2022, As We Worship, So We Live, read by Nathaniel Gilmore.
0:00 Intro0:24 True and False Worship - Premal Awasarmal6:19 The Transforming Power of Worship - Dwight Gunter11:06 Living a Life of Worship - Mary Paul15:45 The Right Worship Question - T. Scott Daniels23:41 Outro

A Conversation with Leniza Monteiro Soares

On today's episode, listen to Global Ministry Center's language services coordinator, Emily Aguilar, interview pastor Leniza Monteiro Soares, a recent author for the Holiness Today newsletter.

NDI - Compassionate Outreach - Scott Rainey

On today's episode, hear Scott Rainey discuss the NDI core principle of compassionate outreach.

Nazarene Archives ep 3: Hymns by Charles Wesley - Carl Bangs

On today's episode, you'll hear Carl Bangs discuss the hymns of Charles Wesley.
Carl Bangs was a professor of historical theology at Olivet Nazarene College and at St. Paul School of Theology. He served as president of the American Theological Society and the American Society of Church History.
His work, Arminius - A Study in the Dutch Reformation, is a seminal contribution to Dutch church history and Wesleyan Arminian studies.
Bangs graduated from pasadena College and Nazarene Theological Seminary and received a PHD from the University of Chicago.