The Kerygma Ventures Podcast with Dudley Hall
166 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEach month for more than 40 years, Dudley Hall has shared from his heart what God is teaching him. Refreshing, candid, and honest expressions of God’s grace in Dudley’s life inhabit these messages of grace and simplicity. Liberation from legalism as well as total involvement in the Kingdom of God give balance to a message designed to fulfill our destiny in Christ. Dudley’s gift of teaching allows him to share the simplicity and truth of God’s message in a way that encourages his listeners to put truth into practice. Through laughter, tears, and thought-provoking topics, you’ll come face-to-face with the truth of the scripture and the reality of a loving Father. People often comment, “Dudley Hall makes the essential things seem simple.” While you laugh and sometimes cry, truth will grip you in such a practical way that you are encouraged to live it out.This is not a program of random messages selected to impress people or promote sales. It is indeed a “life in progress” being shared through a craftsman’s skill and disciple’s heart.
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Gospel & Culture (DMM-JUN15)
June 29, 2015 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBFIGHT, ADAPT, RECLAIM, OR WITHDRAW? -- The word “Christian” is overused as an adjective these days. We hear about Chris- tian music, Christian ethics, Christian education, and Christian culture. It is not uncommon to hear some pundit speak of the “Christian response” to a given social or political issue. However, if you listen to Christians, you will hear all kinds of answers to the questions relating to how we are supposed to relate to our culture. There is no monolithic Christian view.
Better Than Clean (DMM-MAY15)
May 12, 2015 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBJohn 13-16, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - Just before his betrayal and the events surrounding his death, Jesus met with his disciples to celebrate the Passover meal, inaugurating a whole new era. As they gathered, he did something that none of them fully understood at the time. He washed their feet. As an act of humility it could stand alone as a model for their future, but there was more to it than that. Jesus was dealing with defilement. The disciples had been walking the filthy streets of Jerusal...
A New Humanity (DMM-APR15)
April 20, 2015 04:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MB1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - The Christian gospel is truly good news. It declares that sin and Satan have not won the battle for the ones God created in honor. God offers his own life to those who want to be a new kind of human. The problem never has been primarily sexual- ity. It has always been idolatry. When that problem is fixed, all other issues are aligned. When we live for his honor, our dignity is restored. Without guilt and shame, we can live according to the purpose and design of our Crea...
Dual Citizenship (DMM MAR15)
March 09, 2015 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MB1 Timothy 2:1-6 - Christians have the challenge of being citizens of two nations. We are sons and subjects in the Kingdom of God, and we are also part of the nation on earth in which we hold citizenship. Paul wrote to Timothy, who was leading the citizens of the Kingdom in their responsibility as citizens of their earthly society.
The Constant Battle (DMM-FEB15)
February 05, 2015 05:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBThe TV screen was filled with the red-faced spokesman for his cause drumming up followers who would agree that this was the defining issue of the times. Of course, the very next story featured another upset victim of society, declaring that all who didn’t march with her were unconcerned about justice. It seems that there is conflict everywhere. Sometimes we get confused as to where the battlefield is and what we are fighting over. There are issues of concern affecting almost every area of o...
Gospel-Praying (DMM-JAN15)
January 15, 2015 05:00 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBMatthew 6:5-11 - What difference does the arrival of the Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ make in mankind’s praying? All men pray. Prayer is endemic to the human race. If not universal, it is global. Men everywhere pray. Even a large percentage of professed atheists admit to praying. The concepts of God may change, but there is something inside that prompts all people at some point to pray. But how do Christians pray?
Gospel-Giving (DMM-DEC14)
December 15, 2014 05:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBGalatians 2:20 - In Paul’s farewell address to the elders of the church at Ephesus, he quotes Jesus saying, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). More than once I have heard this quote being used to exhort people to give—but adding that the reason it is more blessed is that you will receive more. Isn’t that saying the blessing is in the receiving? Actually, in most contemporary Christian teaching, the focus is heavily on the receiving. Though there is obvious truth in th...
Beyond Mere Morality (DMM-NOV14)
November 14, 2014 05:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBJEREMIAH 9:23–24 - We are experiencing a collective angst regarding the perceived loss of a previous moral culture that we remember as being better than today. In any culture, the morality standards are set by the values that the particular society celebrates. So, technically, we have a moral culture, but we are not satisfied that it is a GOOD moral culture. What does a good moral culture look like? The great temptation is to take a short- cut and focus on conforming behavior, but morality d...
The Gospel, Grace & Work (DMM-OCT14)
October 15, 2014 04:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MB1 Corinthians 15:1-10 - The debate continues. What part do the choices of mankind play in the purposes of God? Is salvation a work of God or a choice of man? Is there a difference in God’s role in initial salvation and the part he plays in our lives lived as rescued people? Is it a work of God and mankind? Is it a work of God through mankind? What has been done, and what remains to be done? 
The Selfie Generation (DMM-SEP14)
September 15, 2014 04:00 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MBIsaiah 39:8 Can you remember the days when social politeness deemed it proper to comment on others in a group picture before you mentioned yourself? It's not a secret that all of us quickly look to find ourselves in the picture and usually wish we had postured differently or smiled bigger. Now, however we are taking pictures of ourselves and sending them out to everyone connected to social media. Has there ever been a more blatantly self-focused culture? What about Hezehiah?
The Danger of Christless Reform (DMM-AUG14)
August 15, 2014 04:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBMatthew 12:43-45 Reform is dangerous! When things aren't working, we clamor for change. Often we are willing to accept change--in any direction--to escape the tentacles of bandage the current state offers. If the pain of the present is great enough, passions get riled and people are ready to fight for quick and radical change. But the answer is not as simple as voting out the present administration or instigating a coup d'etat. True freedom comes from heaven, and when we ignore that, we do so...
The Place of Repentance (DMM-FEB14)
February 15, 2014 05:00 - 41 minutes - 20.4 MBMark 1:15 - Much to the chagrin of many who have grown up in a culture that was basically friendly to the values and language of Christianity, we now must face the fact that Christendom in America is dead. The culture that grew up around the mixture of Christian language, biblical values, and American civil religion is breathing its last gasping breath. The grief is taking its usual forms. Some are in denial. Some are angry. Most are sad. The enduring hope is that out of the ashes will arise...
The Day Of Hope (DMM-JAN14)
January 15, 2014 05:00 - 49 minutes - 23.9 MBLuke 4:16-21 - The remnant of Israel had been looking for a day of vindication for more than 400 years. That is a long time; approximately 100 generations. They expected it to look like previous battles when Israel’s army was energized under King David and the enemies were subdued. But it was different. A lone figure out by the Jordan River was preparing the way. He was a little strange and preached a hard-line message about repentance. Then one day he introduced the one who would fulfill al...
The Battle On Five Fronts (DMM-DEC13)
December 15, 2013 05:00 - 43 minutes - 21.1 MBMatthew 6:9-13 - We often confess that living is hard—even Christian living is hard. Sometimes especially living the Christian life is hard. Where is the rub? How does that sync with Jesus saying that his yoke was easy and his burden light (Matthew 11:30)? Is it hard to be good when we are people infected with sin? Sure! If the goal is being good. Is it hard to love God when we are desperately trying to love ourselves? Yes! Especially if we are not conscious of being loved. Is it hard to be...
No Cure But The Cross (DMM-APR14)
April 15, 1914 05:00 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBColossians 2:13-15 - Every viable religious system in the world admits that there is something that needs fixing in mankind's existence. Polytheists try to appease the gods. Pantheists try to lose individuality in order to emerge into the oneness of reality. Naturalists believe that time will eventually produce a better species. Monotheists seek to align with the god they worship. All operate from the proposition that there is a problem on earth.. The gospel gives the only solution to the pr...
No Cause Before Christ (DMM-MAR14)
March 15, 1914 05:00 - 37 minutes - 18.7 MBColossians 2:1-3 - In his letter to the Colossians, the apostle Paul emphasizes the necessity of Christ being the center of all relationships. There is a war going on in the heavenly realm. The enemy wins to make Jesus' role less than it really is. We are still looking for better ways to solve the problem of chaos in our world, so there are many causes vying for our attention. But there is only one that merits our allegiance: Jesus Christ.