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“You’re creating division and disunity!” Addressing Objections to Discernment- Part 2

By A Word Fitly Spoken on March 10, 2020 in

In this episode, Michelle and Amy address two more objections to discernment when warning about false teachers:

“But look how many people this teacher is helping! I’ve grown so much in my relationship with the Lord because of her!”
“You’re creating division and disunity by speaking out against that teacher.”

Be sure to catch Episode 1 here.

Resources:

Let’s stop petting the wolves – Amy Spreeman Archives

Answering the Opposition- Responses to the Most Frequently Raised Discernment Objections– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Women and False Teachers: Why Men Don’t Get It, and Why It’s Imperative That They Do– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Discernment Hysteria and the God Who Wins– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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“But you’re a girl!” Addressing Objections to Discernment – Part 1

By A Word Fitly Spoken on March 3, 2020 in

“You say that this female Bible teacher is in disobedience to Scripture because she preaches to men. You’re just as guilty because you have a blog and social media pages that men can read!”

In this episode, Michelle and Amy take on a common objection to naming false teachers, and that is the idea that women ought not do podcasts, blogs or post on social media if their content has Scripture. Nonsense! Tune in and find out why.

Resources

Answering the Opposition- Responses to the Most Frequently Raised Discernment Objections– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Rock Your Role: Jill in the Pulpit (1 Timothy 2:11-12)– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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“But did you go to him in private?” A look at Matthew 18

By A Word Fitly Spoken on February 18, 2020 in

Have you ever had to confront a brother or sister in Christ about their sin against you? In this episode we are going to examine a section of the book of Matthew, in chapter 18: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone.” But does this apply in every situation? Nope. One of the biggest misunderstandings of applying this particular scripture to how we are to talk and warn about teachings that are not biblical is the idea that we need to go to the teacher first, in private.

Resources:

Editorial On Abusing Matthew 18 – D.A. Carson

Matthew 18 and the Universal Church – Josh Buice

Shouldn’t We Share Our Concerns About a Book Directly with the Author Instead of in the Public Forum? – Randy Alcorn

Church Discipline: Matthew 18 – Grace Church

Touch Not My Anointed? – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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6 Ways Pastors Can Protect Their Churches from False Doctrine

By A Word Fitly Spoken on February 17, 2020 in

When Christians build a church building, we don’t usually erect a wall around it, but there’s a very real enemy we need to keep out and protect ourselves from – false doctrine. There’s a huge need for this in the church today, and unfortunately, some churches have left themselves vulnerable to attack, and the enemy has already infiltrated and taken over. In this episode Michelle and Amy discuss some foundational ways pastors can build a wall – an invisible, spiritual wall – around their churches to keep false doctrine out and to protect their congregations from being attacked by this vicious enemy.

Resources

Fighting Off the Wolves – Berean Research

What is Discernment? – Berean Research

Build the Wall and Station a Guard: A Plea for Pastors to Protect 6 Areas of the Church Vulnerable to False Doctrine – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Popular False Teachers and Unbiblical Trends – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

McBible Study and the Famine of God’s Word – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

The Mailbag: What is the New Apostolic Reformation? – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Why Our Church No Longer Plays Bethel or Hillsong Music (or Elevation or Jesus Culture), and Neither Should Yours – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

The Mailbag: False Doctrine in Contemporary Christian Music – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Hillsong’s Theology of Music and Worship – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Heresy in Plain Sight: Examining the Theology of Hillsong Music – Pirate Christian Radio

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A patriotic Gospel? Putting politics in perspective

By A Word Fitly Spoken on February 11, 2020 in

This episode is going to get political, but not in the way you might think. We are just at the beginning phase of the election season, a time when our country here in the United States is in a frenzy over who ought to be our next president For many Christians, it’s a time when politics and pundits eclipse everything else. The trap that we can fall into is that we can become so busy reclaiming America that we forget we’re here to proclaim Christ. Amy and Michelle go to Scripture to put politics and patriotism in perspective.

Resources:

Dominionism and the New Apostolic Reformation – Amy Spreeman, Berean Research

6 Hallmarks of the NAR Church – Pirate Christian Radio (podcast)

What is the seven mountain mandate, and is it biblical? – Got Questions

The Mailbag: How Should Christians Vote? – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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Excommunicating the Elderly: Kicking Wisdom to the Curb

By A Word Fitly Spoken on February 4, 2020 in

Are there too many persnickety old people in your church? Do you long to reshuffle the congregational deck and get some young blood in the pews? Is your church “dying” because there just aren’t enough millennials making your church hip and cool? Recently a church in Minnesota made national news headlines for doing just that – and even secular media took notice! In this episode, Amy and Michelle discuss why this is not only a bad idea, it’s unbiblical.

Resources:

What is the Purpose Driven Movement?

Twin Cities News story: Church to usher out gray-haired members in effort to attract more young parishioners

Is church for seekers or saints?

Seeker-Sensual Church Growth

Shocking results of the Church Growth model

The Seeker-Friendly, Purpose Driven Cornucopia of False Doctrine

Dear Church—Don’t Overlook and Undervalue the Elderly Josh Buice

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Women Preaching the Gospel?

By A Word Fitly Spoken on January 28, 2020 in

Words stand for something, right? The words we use in our Christian faith used to be fairly clear cut, but over the last few years some definitions seem to have become somewhat murky: evangelism, preaching, and how Christian women biblically fit into that equation.

Resources:

What’s in a name? The meaning and origin of “complementarianism” CBMW

Rock Your Role Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

The Beauty of Biblically Broad Complementarianism Kevin DeYoung

Good News! (The Gospel) A Word Fitly Spoken

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Do not let your hearts be troubled

By A Word Fitly Spoken on January 22, 2020 in

It is not God’s will for us to worry. No matter how strangling our fear may feel, God wants us to trust Him in everything, from the most dire situation to the most mundane. But how can we do that? In this episode Michelle and Amy discuss some biblical and practical ways to stop worrying and start trusting God.

Resources:

“Do not be afraid” Scriptures

“Fear not” Scriptures

Fear Not ~ 9 Biblical Ways to Trade Worry for Trust Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Do You Trust God with Your Kids?: 8 Ways to Parent Your Children Like God “Parents” You Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Trust and Obey Bible Study Lesson Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

What does the Bible say about worry? Got Questions

Resources on Worrying Ligonier

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Why is submission so scary?

By A Word Fitly Spoken on January 16, 2020 in

The S word – it scares us doesn’t it? We’re talking about the word “Submit,” and for many women, being in submission sounds like a door to abuse.

What a comfort to know that submission doesn’t mean being abused, following a list of rules or being treated like a door mat, but it is an easy yoke that Jesus asks of all His followers. In this episode Amy and Michelle discuss why submission is mocked as a sign of weakness, but in fact is one of the strongest pillars of society.

Resources:

CBMW (type “submission” into the search bar)

Toxic (Evangelical) Femininity– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Imperishable Beauty Bible Study, Lesson 11- A Beautiful Wife– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Godly Womanhood – Submission part 1 part 2– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Unforbidden Fruits: 3 Ways Women MUST Lead and Teach the Church – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Putting on the “You Can!” of Complementarianism – Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Complementarian vs Egalitarian – Naomi’s Table

Feminism: A Reversal of Biblical Standards – Naomi’s Table

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8 ways to Walk Worthy in 2020!

By A Word Fitly Spoken on January 9, 2020 in

This is the time of year when lots of people are making (or by now, breaking) New Year’s resolutions to “be a better you.” Those resolutions tend to be very self-focused, so Michelle and Amy instead discuss some “holy habits” that every Christian ought to pursue all year long. Here are Eight Ways to Walk Worthy in 2020:

Daily Bible reading/prayer
Faithful church attendance
Finding a place of service at your church
Discernment
Giving
Mentoring
Reaching out
Fasting

Resources:

Bible Studies Naomi’s Table

Bible Studies Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Nine Helps for Starting and Sticking to Daily Bible Study Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Basic Training: 8 Things You Need to Know about Prayer Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Sweet Hour of Prayer (Bible Study on Prayer) Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Searching for a new church? Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

The Servanthood Survey Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Let Me Count the Ways: 75 Ways Women Can Biblically Minister to Others Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Doing Discernment A Word Fitly Spoken

Berean Research

Fighting for the Faith

Popular False Teachers and Unbiblical Trends Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Is She a False Teacher? 7 Steps to Figuring It Out on Your Own Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

What does the Bible say about generosity? Got Questions

Discipleship Requires Relationship Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Fasting Got Questions

Fasting Grace to You (type “fasting” into the search bar)

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Glad You Asked: The Christmas Edition

By A Word Fitly Spoken on December 18, 2019 in

Are nativity scenes and Christmas pageants violating the second commandment? What about Advent observances and candle-lighting ceremonies? And why do we celebrate Christ’s birth on December 25th anyway? These are all great questions sent to us by our listeners, so today Amy and Michelle dig into Scripture and church history to share the answers, in this “Glad You Asked” Christmas edition!

Resources:

Scriptures mentioned in this episode are linked in the resources below

How December 25 Became Christmas Biblical Archaeology Review

Nativity Scenes and the Second Commandment Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Unique Ways Christmas helps us Share the Gospel A Word Fitly Spoken

10 Ways to Share the Gospel During the Holidays Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

The Mailbag: Merry “X-mas”? Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

What is Advent? Got Questions

Regulative vs. normative principle of worship—which viewpoint is correct? Got Questions

Christmas Mythbusters Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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Unique Ways Christmas helps us Share the gospel

By A Word Fitly Spoken on December 12, 2019 in

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again, and with all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy for the Gospel to get lost in the shuffle. But the Great Commission never takes a vacation, and the holiday season provides some unique opportunities for sharing the gospel that we don’t have during the rest of the year.

Michelle and Amy discuss ways to share the Good News that are unique to the holiday season.

Resources

10 Ways to Share the Gospel During the Holidays Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women (most of the resources we mentioned in this episode are linked in this article) Note: In this episode (as well as in previous editions of Michelle’s article linked here), suggestion #3 was to give to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (International Mission Board). Due to pervasive corruption of various sorts in the SBC, we no longer recommend donating to any SBC entity including the IMB or LMCO.

The Gospel A Word Fitly Spoken

WhyIBoughtYourCoffee.com

Bezeugen Tract Club (get 30 FREE tracts per month!)

Living Waters Tracts

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Who doesn’t love a good cross over?

By A Word Fitly Spoken on December 3, 2019 in

Three different podcasts come together for one giant cross over! Amy and Michelle recently joined Lauren from Tulips & Honey as well as Emily from The Aquila & Priscilla Hour. The ladies make up four different generations, and discuss Biblical discipleship from a woman’s standpoint.

Resources:

Rock your Role Articles

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Scriptures mentioned in this episode (plus a few more!)

It’s time for sound leaders to talk about abuse

By A Word Fitly Spoken on November 21, 2019 in

Ever since the Me Too movement exploded on social media a couple of years ago, we’ve been hearing more and more heartbreaking stories of women who have experienced physical and sexual abuse. If anyone can help and should be helping victims of abuse, it ought to be the church. But, unfortunately, it seems that the people in the evangelical spotlight who are stepping up to advocate for victims are often popular false teachers.

Michelle and Amy talk about ministering to women who have experienced physical and sexual abuse.

Resources:

From Victimhood to Victory: Biblically Helping Abused Women Heal– Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Band-Aids vs. Chemotherapy: Why Suffering Women are Drawn to False Doctrine and 7 Things We Can do to Help Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Weeping with Those Who Weep Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Christ- the Suffering Servant Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Six Reasons to Rejoice that Christ is Enough in Our Suffering Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

True or False: Is Your Theology of Suffering Biblical? Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

God’s Good Purposes in Suffering Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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Our idols aren’t cute; they’re demonic

By A Word Fitly Spoken on November 14, 2019 in

You might not bow down to golden statues of God, but we’ve all magnified things in our lives that eclipse our love for the Lord. We know it’s wrong, but our hearts are prone to wander. Today Amy and Michelle tackle the tough subject of idolatry. Not only for us individually, but for churches, collectively.

Resources

For the Love of God, Flee Idolatry Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Idolatry: No Turning Back Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Women’s Bible Studies Naomi’s Table

Women’s Bible Studies Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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Glad you asked, Part II

By A Word Fitly Spoken on November 6, 2019 in

If I leave my church for doctrinal reasons, is it gossip to tell my church friends why? What’s the difference between the true sin of oppression and claims of social injustice? These are just some of the questions we get from listeners, so Michelle and Amy turn to Scripture for answers. Be sure to listen to Glad You Asked, Part I.

Resources:

How to talk to your church leaders about false teachers A Word Fitly Spoken

Social Justice is a Liar A Word Fitly Spoken

What does the Bible say about Social Justice? Got Questions

Defusing Demonic Dirty Bombs Steven Kozar

How to Leave a Church MichelleLesley.com

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Saved? How Kanye tell?

By A Word Fitly Spoken on October 31, 2019 in

How can we tell whether or not someone is really saved? It can be hard to tell with someone we don’t know, like a celebrity, but even with people we know personally – family members, friends, co-workers – is there really any way to know for sure? Michelle and Amy explore what the Bible says in light of true and false conversions, and why it matters.

Resources for this episode:

Kanye West Confirms He Recently Converted To Christianity: ‘I Got Saved’ iHeartRADIO

Jesus is King Wikipedia

WWUTT 1067- They Did Not Believe Saul Was a Disciple? When We Understand the Text

Justin Peters’ false conversion/salvation testimony Justin Peters

Walking Away from Christ? A Word Fitly Spoken

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Glad you asked!

By Amy on October 23, 2019 in

What’s a “soft” Complementarian? Is it wrong to have youth pastors or worship pastors since neither of them are specifically mentioned in the Bible? Should I serve in ministry with someone who teaches Spiritual Formation? We’re digging into our mailbag, and into Scripture to see what God’s Word has to say about these great questions.

Resources:

Top 7 Reasons the Enneagram is Unbiblical A Word Fitly Spoken

Complementarianism vs. egalitarianism—which view is biblically correct? GotQuestions

Rock Your Role Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

What you need to know about Spiritual Formation – Berean Research

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Social Justice is a Liar

By A Word Fitly Spoken on October 9, 2019 in

You may go to a church where you hear terms like intersectionality, and “woke.” In recent years we’ve seen Social Justice become an issue in the evangelical church where many teach that Social Justice is an essential part of the Gospel; and if we don’t understand that it’s a part of the Gospel, we don’t have the true Gospel at all.

Amy and Michelle show you through Scripture that Social Justice is not only NOT part of the Gospel. It is a serious hindrance to the Gospel. It actually sabotages the truth of God’s Word, and it uses God’s Word to do it.

Resources:

The Statement On Social Justice & The Gospel, September 2018

Progressive (Social Justice) “Christianity” Berean Research White Paper

Resource Round-Up: The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

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Social Justice is a Liar

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How to talk to your church leaders about false teachers

By A Word Fitly Spoken on October 3, 2019 in

Over the last few episodes, we’ve been talking about the topic of discernment – how to handle things when we encounter false teachers and false doctrine.

In our “Doing Discernment” episode, we took a look at how to determine if a teacher is trustworthy and whether or not you should be following him or her. In our “Words with Friends: How to contend with loved ones” episode, we talked about how to approach and gently warn a friend who’s following a false teacher.

But what about when false teachers or false doctrine impacts your church? What’s the right and biblical way to address it? Michelle and Amy discuss how to talk to your church leaders about false teachers.

Resources:

How should I approach my church leaders about a false teacher they’re introducing? Michelle Lesley

Being Berean- 8 Steps for Comparing Teaching to Scripture Michelle Lesley

Defusing Demonic Dirty Bombs Steven Kozar, Messed Up Church

How to Leave a Church Michelle Lesley

Leaving the NAR Church: 55 testimonies from those who got out Amy Spreeman

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Words with Friends: How to contend with loved ones

By A Word Fitly Spoken on September 25, 2019 in

What do we do when our loved ones get caught up in the snare of unbiblical teachings? Should we say something?
And if so, how do we approach them in love? In this episode, Amy and Michelle discuss how to have “Words with Friends.”

Resources

How to Contend for the Faith Grace To You

Words With Friends – Berean Examiner, Pirate Christian Radio

Clinging to the Golden Calf: 7 Godly Responses When Someone Says You’re Following a False Teacher Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Discernment: A Spiritual Battle, Not a Logical One Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Discernment: What’s Love Got to Do with It? Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Popular False Teachers and Unbiblical Trends Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

What does it mean to contend for the faith? Got Questions

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Words with Friends: How to contend with loved ones

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Doing Discernment

By A Word Fitly Spoken on September 18, 2019 in

How do we know if a teacher, conference speaker or book author is biblically safe? The best way to guard yourself against falsehood and false teachers is to know the truth. Only by being thoroughly familiar with the truth will we be able to recognize a counterfeit. In this episode, Michelle and Amy offer some practical tips on “doing discernment.”

Resources:

Is She a False Teacher? 7 Steps to Figuring it Out on Your Own Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Discernment Resources Potpourri Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

What is Discernment? A Berean Research White Paper Amy Spreeman

Discernment Hysteria and the God Who Wins Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Discernment: What’s Love Got to Do with It? Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

Popular False Teachers and Unbiblical Trends Michelle Lesley- Discipleship for Christian Women

How can I recognize a false teacher? Got Questions

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Doing Discernment

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