Ministry: New Life Church of Austin, TX
Full Podcast: Restoring the Apostles’ Doctrine
Date: 5/5/10
Speaker: Rodney Shaw
Topics: Restorationists would say the model for the “new birth” and Christian living is in the New Testament, and that’s what we should follow; If you don’t embrace that teaching, on what authority do you get to say that the normative experiences of the New Testament are no longer valid?; Speaking in tongues is a normative experience in the book of Acts, and seems to be linked with the reception of the Holy Spirit; If you say that speaking in tongues was for the apostles but not for today, on what authority can you say that?; Epistemology – How can you know something is true and on what authority?; Those questions go away when you simply lift up the New Testament as your model and follow it obediently; To what degree can you change the model and still have authentic Christianity?; Scholars admit that the New Testament pattern/model of baptism is submersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ–to what extent can you change the model and it still be authentic Christian experience?

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Ministry: New Life Church of Austin, TX
Full Podcast: The Pentecostal Movement
Date: 4/28/10
Speaker: Rodney Shaw
Topics: Frank Ewart said the apostles’ practice (of baptizing in Jesus’ name) was linked to their understanding that Jesus Christ was God manifested in flesh, not just one person of God manifested in flesh; Ewart claimed that the name of Jesus Christ was invoked in baptism by the apostles in full obedience to Matthew 28:19–they knew exactly what they were doing; We only have record of people being baptized in the New Testament in the name of Jesus; On April 15th, 1914, Ewart preached his first message on Acts 2:38, declaring that repentance, baptism in Jesus’ name, and the infilling of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of tongues is New Testament salvation; He also associated the name of Jesus in baptism with the “oneness” of God; Divergence in Pentecostal history between trinitarian Pentecostals and oneness Pentecostals; Ewart and his fellow minister, Glen Cook, re-baptized each other in Jesus’ name; Standing against an established tradition–the Anabaptists got killed for doing this stuff; 300 years earlier in Europe, Frank Ewart and Glen Cook would have been killed

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Ministry: New Life Church of Austin, TX
Full Podcast: The Pentecostal Movement
Date: 4/28/10
Speaker: Rodney Shaw
Topics: William Durham began preaching what he called the “finished work of Calvary”; Said that sanctification (holiness) is actually part of the “new birth” experience–there is no second experience of sanctification; Challenged the entire Holiness movement establishment and theology by saying there is no “saved and sanctified”; Believed that you get saved, and the power of God’s grace in that saving act is power to sanctify you; Durham said that what Jesus purchased for us in salvation is enough, there’s nothing else we can get except the salvation that Jesus brings; Durham collapses sanctification back into the “new birth”, but he still keeps Spirit baptism as a second experience; Went from three works of grace down to two; Still affirmed Acts 2:38 as the fullest sense of salvation–said that a person who was really living for God wouldn’t just be saved, but would go on to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost; Theological division in the Pentecostal movement–denominations that went with Durham’s theology think of the Holy Ghost as an “added blessing” (not essential for salvation); Practical outcomes of theology about the baptism of the Spirit; The average United Pentecostal Church has around 90% of teens and adults filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost

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Ministry: New Life Church of Austin, TX
Full Podcast: The Pentecostal Movement
Date: 4/28/10
Speaker: Rodney Shaw
Topics: William Durham was a Baptist minister–came from the Baptist tradition; He receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit at Azusa Street; Durham comes to three conclusions after receiving the baptism of the Spirit with the evidence of tongues: 1) The baptism of the Holy Spirit was a different kind of experience–unlike anything he had experienced before, 2) He couldn’t claim the baptism of the Spirit, he had to wait until He came, 3) Speaking in tongues was the sign of this experience

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Ministry: New Life Church of Austin, TX
Full Podcast: The Pentecostal Movement
Date: 4/28/10
Speaker: Rodney Shaw
Topics: Azusa Street; William Seymour; Started in 1906 and lasted until 1909; Services every single day; Mixed congregation; Holiness churches; People from all around the world heard about the Azusa Street Revival; Missionaries came, received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and took the message back to their countries; The Pentecostal message spread around the world from Azusa Street; Charles Parham was arguably the “father” of the Pentecostal movement, but the work at Azusa Street under William Seymour propelled it into a global, world-wide movement; The baptism of the Spirit became the normal, accepted experience of those who came seeking it–it became normalized; “Saved/Sanctified/Filled with the Spirit” message about to change; First controversy in the Pentecostal movement; Trying to get back to what the Bible says; Jesus’ name baptism

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Ministry: New Life Church of Austin, TX
Full Podcast: The Pentecostal Movement
Date: 4/28/10
Speaker: Rodney Shaw
Topics: Parham began traveling and preaching a “saved-sanctified-filled with the Spirit” message; No objective criteria for getting sanctified; William Seymour–holiness preacher, grandson of slaves; Parham agreed to allow Seymour to sit out in the hallway of his Bible college in Houston; Seymour heard and embraced the doctrine of being able to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost with tongues, but he had not received it; He made a trip to Los Angeles and began preaching this message; They had prayer meetings in various houses and then moved to the Azusa Street Mission; One of the owners of the houses received the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and it sparked the great Azusa Street revival

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Ministry: New Life Church of Austin, TX
Full Podcast: The Pentecostal Movement
Date: 4/28/10
Speaker: Rodney Shaw
Topics: Holiness movement started using “Pentecostal” as an adjective (Pentecostal experience, etc.); Rallying cry of “Back to Pentecost”; Speaking with other tongues; Experiences with God; Baptism of the Holy Spirit language; Sanctification; Charles Parham – holiness preacher; Parham looked at scripture and felt like there was a distinct experience of being baptized in the Holy Spirit; He asked his bible college students to determine what is the New Testament evidence that a person is filled/baptized with the Holy Spirit; After study and prayer, they came to the conclusion that it was speaking with other tongues; They began to pray and receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues; Parham began to travel and teach this–there were notable revivals in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Houston, etc.

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Ministry: New Life Church of Austin, TX
Full Podcast: Early American Christianity to the Holiness Movement
Date: 4/21/10
Speaker: Rodney Shaw
Topics: Early Pentecostal movement emerged from the Holiness movement; Charles Finney; Baptism in the Spirit; Holiness preachers; Charles Parham; Attempt to get back to Scripture and away from tradition; What is the New Testament evidence that someone has been filled/baptized with the Holy Spirit?… speaking with other tongues; They began seeking after (and receiving) the baptism of the Spirit; Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ; Strong cry that began at the Reformation of getting back to Scripture, back to the Word of God; Claims of orthodoxy: Who is right?; Authentic, genuine Christianity has to start and end with the New Testament; Pushing back against tradition and history, and getting back to what the Apostles preached; Severe and harsh reaction by the established churches against people who are simply trying to ask, “What does the Bible teach?”

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May you be filled with the incomparable power of the Spirit of God in 2010…

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: Daniel Chapter 4
Host: Russ Dizdar
Topics: 1 John 4 – greater is the one who lives is in you than the one who lives in the world; Ephesians 5 – be filled with the Spirit of God; Acts 1 – you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; Luke 24 – you shall be clothed with power from on high; That should be the evidence of all believers; Just be surrendered to Jesus–ask Him to clothe you, fill you, saturate you with the power of the Spirit of God; Every single person that was “Spirit filled” in the Book of Acts was an effective soul-winner; The presence, power, radiance, love, and the fire of God was on them; Ephesians 1; Know the incomparably great power for us who believe–the same kind of power that raised Jesus from the dead; What you receive by faith can be manifested when you’re living out in obedience

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Show: The Frank & Chris Show
Full Podcast: The Frank and Chris Show- Episode 85
Date: 12/23/09
Host: Frank Lordi
Topics: God has led a lot of us to a peaceful place; Look back in the past and see what other people have gone through for Him; People who overcame by giving their lives for Jesus Christ; He’s not going to strand us in our moment of need–He’s not going to leave us; The Holy Spirit is THE Comforter; Blessed to have come to grips with whatever it is that’s coming; He’s there for us–we’re never alone in anything we have to face; It’s an awesome feeling once that sinks in; If this stuff keeps you up at night, just be praying that He’ll be there and will comfort you; He will make Himself known to you; Through God we find a comfort unlike anything we have known before

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Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: ESP VS HSP DISCERNMENT BY EXPERIENCE…….of the Holy Spirit session 5
Date: 11/22/09
Host: Russ Dizdar
Topics: The Spirit of God will always keep unveiling Jesus and will bring clarity about Him; He wants to point you to the Scripture; The Holy Spirit will move you to know the Word–it’s His language; Ephesians 6:17 – “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God“; Don’t neglect the depth of the Word of God–there is vast insight and illumination that God the Holy Spirit will give you; Let Him fill all of your life with Christ; The more experience you have in the Spirit of God (based on the Word of God), the broader your ability will be to discern what is the Holy Spirit of Truth and what is the spirit of error; Saturate yourself with 1 John, it is the language of the Spirit of God

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[Part 2 of a 3-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: ESP VS HSP DISCERNMENT BY EXPERIENCE…….of the Holy Spirit session 5
Date: 11/22/09
Host: Russ Dizdar
Topics: The Holy Spirit can speak, guide, remind, comfort, counsel; Take time to yield to the Holy Spirit and acknowledge His presence within; It is God’s will to be utterly filled with the Spirit of the Lord; Stop for a few moments and acknowledge that you are a temple of the Spirit of God; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 – “you are God’s temple… God’s Spirit dwells in you“; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – ” your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you“; Romans 8:9 – “the Spirit of God dwells in you“; Right now the uncreated, eternal God the Holy Spirit dwells within you; Jesus said whoever believes in Him, out of their inmost being would flow the power, presence, and work of the Holy Spirit; It is the Spirit of God in your life that will give you discernment over seducing spirits

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[Part 1 of a 3-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: ESP VS HSP DISCERNMENT BY EXPERIENCE…….of the Holy Spirit session 5
Date: 11/22/09
Host: Russ Dizdar
Topics: Unprecedented spiritual deception is here and growing deeper and darker the closer we get to the end times; Unprecedented supernaturalism and demonic activity; Dark spiritual presence will come like an angel of light; How do you discern between the spirits?; 1 John 4:1-6 – “test the spirits to see whether they are from God“; The spirit of truth vs. the spirit of error; The spirit of Christ vs. the Antichrist spirit; Read the Book of Acts to see how the Holy Spirit operated, moved, led, and guided; Luke 24:49 – “clothed with power from on high“; Acts 1:8 – “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you“; On that day of Pentecost, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, which brought them into an ongoing experiential relationship with God; They knew the power, presence, and leading of the Holy Spirit

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