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Blood Lust of the 2020 Presidential Election

November 10, 2020 01:00 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MB

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How Can You Find Rest During Election, COVID and Unemployment?

October 28, 2020 21:42 - 44 minutes - 41.7 MB

I'm back from my very short break! Citizens of Heaven memberships back open. We talk about what it means to truly rest in God despite our circumstances. ---------------------------------------- If you're enjoying the show, become a Citizens of Heaven member TODAY and get more content: https://upnorthkingdom.com/subscribe/ Merch: https://cottonbureau.com/people/upnorth-kingdom Follow on Twitter | Subscribe on YouTube | Follow on Instagram

Why Jesus if God Accepted Sacrifices?

October 08, 2020 23:05 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MB

Why did God send Jesus if He was willing to accept sacrifices? Also, how do we as Believers go about conducting research on current events? ------------------------------------------------------- If you're enjoying the UpNorth Kingdom show, become a member TODAY and get more content. https://upnorthkingdom.supercast.tech Merch: https://cottonbureau.com/people/upnorth-kingdom Follow on Twitter | Subscribe on YouTube | Follow on Instagram

Breonna Taylor. When Racism Strains At Gnats.

September 29, 2020 20:35 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MB

Big Announcement today. We also discuss Breonna Taylor. ------------------------------------------------------- Merch: https://cottonbureau.com/people/upnorth-kingdom Email [email protected] | Follow on Twitter | Subscribe on YouTube | Follow on Instagram

Weapons New and Old Christians Need In Their Arsenal

September 15, 2020 16:49 - 33 minutes - 31.9 MB

Today I’m going to share some tools I wish I had available to me when I got saved. The hope is that I can save many of you some headaches and time in your journey to learn more about the Faith. ------- Recommendations BIBLES ESV Study Bible Readers Bible SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology Wretched.org (Todd Friel and Pastor Steve Lawson from One Passion Ministries) HERMENEUTICS Herman Who (Wretched.org) -------------------------------------------...

Christ Didn't Die for a Ratchet Christianity

September 10, 2020 00:23 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MB

To financially support | https://ko-fi.com/upnorthkingdom Merch: https://cottonbureau.com/people/upnorth-kingdom Email [email protected] | Follow on Twitter | Subscribe on YouTube | Follow on Instagram ------------------------------------------------- Show Notes: Should we be ok with living as ratchet Christians? Antinomianism Christianity without conviction - rejection of legalism to the degree of abusing grace. This is a major issue in the church today but really...

Chadwick Boseman - More Than A Hero

September 02, 2020 00:14 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB

August 28, 2020. The day Chadwick Boseman finished the race. Let us remember to finish the race. To financially support | https://ko-fi.com/upnorthkingdom Email [email protected] | Follow on Twitter | Subscribe on YouTube | Follow on Instagram

Astrology and Divination

August 26, 2020 00:20 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MB

Astrology The idea we can extract divine knowledge from the cosmos based on the positions of the sun, moon, stars to inform us about human personalities, traits and possibly our own fate. Reasons it is frowned upon Common reason it is frowned upon within our faith is due to it being considered divination and God forbids divination. Divination: The ability to uncover secret or hidden spiritual truths to do things like predict the future or make prophetic proclamations. Purpose ...

Christians Should Not Be Voting For Evil

August 18, 2020 21:13 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MB

Who are you voting for? Biden or Trump? With the November election just a couple of months away many people are foaming at the mouth, ready to cast their ballot for their favorite political idol. On this episode we discuss the whole idea of voting for the lesser of two evils. To financially support | https://ko-fi.com/upnorthkingdom Email [email protected] | Follow on Twitter | Subscribe on YouTube | Follow on Instagram

The Prosperity Gospel and People Headed to Hell Without Hearing

August 11, 2020 23:57 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MB

How do we help those trapped in the Prosperity Gospel movement? And what about those who end up in Hell but never heard the Gospel? Prosperity Gospel People are hurting in this world due to a variety of reasons and there are wolves who've been taken advantage of people for several decades. Dealing with those still trapped in it Look for opportunities to address real life problems biblically Many people caught up in these movements have also fallen victim to just bad theology...

Let's Talk Reparations for Slavery

August 04, 2020 19:56 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MB

As Christians how do we deal with the topic of reparations? Defining reparations Reparations is essentially a way of making amends or wronging an egregious right that resulted in one party becoming disadvantaged or harmed. Points of discussion The idea of forcing those who've had nothing to do with previous injustices such as slavery to have to pay for what their ancestors did is wrong and not biblical. A proper biblical response concerning justice is to hold offenders ac...

Is New Age Spiritualism Safe for Christians?

July 28, 2020 20:11 - 33 minutes - 32 MB

Is it ok for followers of Jesus to practice aspects of new age spiritualism? Show Notes New Age Spiritualism Typical wheel house items are reincarnation, astrology, psychics and the presence of spiritual energy Sits on a bedrock foundation of Buddhism, Mysticism, The Occult, Hinduism It acts a way to help people connect with the supernatural through natural means as traditional religious beliefs don't offer that. It's believed to be more tangible in a physical sense. In ...

Are Christians Supposed to Tithe?

July 21, 2020 23:04 - 34 minutes - 32.5 MB

Does the Bible call us to tithe or is tithing a cash grab for churches? Show Notes Verses used to justify modern day tithing Malachi 8-10 8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me!” “How do we rob you?” you ask.“ By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions. 9 You are suffering under a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing me. 10 Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the L...

Jesus and Social Justice

July 15, 2020 21:19 - 48 minutes - 45.6 MB

Today we discuss Jesus and His relationship to social justice. Oh and Don Lemon tells millions Jesus wasn’t perfect. Show Notes CNN DON LEMON - JESUS WASN'T PERFECT! Be sure to check out our YouTube video on this → https://youtu.be/2P4pTskuaTk Social Justice Does supporting the idea that Black Lives Matter = Social Justice warrior = Marxism = Assault on Gospel? Every immoral issue is a sin issue. Racism is no different. Salvation Isn't Immediate The Gospel doe...

Following The Law Of Christ

July 08, 2020 23:30 - 30 minutes - 29.4 MB

Let's talk about the Law Christians should actually be following. Show Notes “For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ...

Are Black People Cursed?

June 30, 2020 22:56 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MB

If you’re black man or woman living in America then you’re well aware of the challenges that exist just living here. I don’t need to iterate them. These challenges have caused many throughout the years to wonder if black people are simply cursed. Show Notes 3 Reasons why blacks typically believe in curses 1.Failure to understand the different types of curses and who they were for. 2.Failure to understand the Character and nature of God 3.Failure to understand the point of...

When Police Abuse God's Power We All Suffer

June 23, 2020 22:20 - 28 minutes - 27.8 MB

The job of the police may not be what we think it is. SHOW NOTES As I think through what could possibly be wrong with the not only the bad cops in this country I can't help but also wonder what is wrong with people who justify the actions of bad cops. Is it possible we don't fully understand not only the role of the police and subsequent governing authorities but also what they should represent? Governing Authorities Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, si...

This Is War

June 17, 2020 01:20 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MB

In light of recent events, which include lynchings I am reminded by the Spirit of God that there's a war going on. We would do dwell to not become distracted by the enemy's weapons of choice and instead, stay focused on the war at hand. Let's stop trying to be comfortable. Email [email protected] | Follow on Twitter | Subscribe on YouTube | Follow on Instagram

But Blacks Kill Each Other So Why Ya'll Mad?

June 09, 2020 23:08 - 31 minutes - 30.2 MB

I answer your questions and look at the argument that blacks also kill each other. Show Notes Did God show favoritism with Israel? Does the Bible have anything to say about God exercising favoritism or partiality? If so what does it say? For there is no favoritism with God. -- Romans 2:11 9 And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. -- Ephesi...

Listening Through Racism

June 04, 2020 00:34 - 35 minutes - 33.7 MB

Revisiting the topic of racism amidst the recent murder of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and David McAtee. There's something spiritual about what's happening. Let's be better at listening and paying full attention exercising wisdom, discernment and humility. Washington Post Fatal Force Database Email [email protected] | Follow on Twitter | Subscribe on YouTube

Predestination with Dustin Segers

May 27, 2020 00:59 - 54 minutes - 51.3 MB

Today we discuss the very difficult topic of Predestination with a special guest; Dustin Segers. Dustin Segers - Bible In The Raw https://biblethumpingwingnut.com/bibleintheraw/ Resources The History and Theology of Calvinism by Curt Daniel https://epbooks.org/product/the-history-and-theology-of-calvinism-by-curt-daniel/ Downloadable MP3 https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/histtheocalvin.html ----------------------------------------------------------...

Should Women Be Silent In The Church?

May 20, 2020 00:20 - 35 minutes - 34.1 MB

Show Notes Paul's statements (controversial verses) 1 Corinthians 14:34 34 the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but are to submit themselves, as the law also says 1 Timothy 2:12 I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. Look through the lens of God's character Genesis 1:26-27 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of t...

Don't Make The King James Bible Your Idol

May 13, 2020 00:04 - 26 minutes - 26 MB

Many of us grew up on with King James version of the Bible. But does familiarity equate to exclusivity? Is reading other versions of the Bible OK or is it tantamount to heresy? Show Notes History Latin Vulgate - Bible in Latin; St. Jerome in the 4th century Gutenberg Bible - later printed on the Johann Gutenberg's invention of the move-able type printing press which became known as the Gutenberg Bible/15th century/1456). In the 16th century 2 printings were commissioned;...

Hebrew Israelites and Transatlantic Slave Trade

May 06, 2020 00:54 - 32 minutes - 30.8 MB

Deuteronomy 28:68 is often used as proof text to infer that African Americans must be the true Israelites. Is this true or is it a case of mistaken identity? Show Notes The Lord will take you back in ships to Egypt by a route that I said you would never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” -- Deuteronomy 28:68 Reasons why it is wrong Evidence this was fulfilled during the Jewish Roman wars. Incoh...

Is The Law of Attraction Biblical?

April 28, 2020 20:56 - 28 minutes - 27.6 MB

We’re on YouTube! Do you believe you can attract good or bad things due to your outlook on life or who you keep in your circle? Today we discuss the Law of Attraction as well as God disciplining believers based on what we do. Show Notes Defining Law of Attraction and God's Discipline The idea that there's a spiritual or cosmic force that acts as a catalyst for attracting good or bad things to people based on their outlook, perception or dealings in life. Also, does God allow bad thi...

Is God Responsible for Pandemics and Calamities?

April 21, 2020 22:38 - 34 minutes - 33.1 MB

God and Judgement We first need to understand the types of judgement that exist: Behavioral Judgement Satan being kicked out of Heaven Adam / Eve kicked out of Heaven along with a curse placed over mankind as well as Satan The great flood Eternal Judgement Daniel 12:2 Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, and some to disgrace and eternal contempt. -- Daniel 12:2 Psalms 9:5 You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked...

Remembering Your Identity During The Coronavirus

April 12, 2020 19:44 - 43 minutes - 41.1 MB

Burkina Faso (Africa) 800,000 - 1 milliion displaced https://www.persecution.com Understand the setup is key. There's a spiritual war at work. Started in Genesis with Eve where Satan was able to toy with Eve's mind. 2 Corinthians 11:3 (The serpent deceived Eve) Revelation 12:9 (Satan is the one who deceives the WHOLE world.) Revelation 12:9 9 So the great dragon was thrown out — the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole wo...

Coronavirus - Exposing All of Humanity

April 02, 2020 01:02 - 49 minutes - 47 MB

We're living in an unprecedented moment. For all of the medical and technological advancements we've made as a human race, we're faced with a threat that is leaving many in the world on edge and in fear. Coronavirus is exposing humanity Three things that we should think about in the midst of this pandemic Life for all humans is now valuable The level of hatred human can possess is unconscionable The media is trying to manipulate the country All Human Life has become instant...

Season 3 Trailer

February 27, 2020 02:21 - 7 minutes - 8.48 MB

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Death

November 30, 2019 22:47 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Today we're going to cover something that a lot of people wrestle with and that is the topic of death. Starting at the beginning with the creation story we'll build up a proper perspective of life and death. Genesis 1:1 - The Beginning of Life God exercises the establishment of life within the universe through the 6 day creation event. (Genesis 1:1-2) God gives Adam the tree of life to eat from (Genesis 2:8-9) and gives him autonomy to eat from it (Genesis 2:16-17) God does N...

Is Kanye West Really Saved?

November 04, 2019 17:30 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MB

Kanye converts to Christianity.

Botham Jean, Joshua Brown, Atatiana Jefferson

October 21, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

With the murder of Botham Jean, Joshua Brown and Atatiana Jefferson it is clear injustice and racism are not going away. At least not in the immediate future. In light of this, how should we respond?

Did Jesus Come for the Lost Sheep?

October 02, 2019 01:22 - 30 minutes - 31.9 MB

According to some, Jesus only came for the House of Israel, better known as the lost sheep, or lost tribes. For those outside of the lost tribes, gentiles for example, many believe Jesus didn't concern Himself. Let's see if that's true.

The Sabbath. Saturday, Sunday or at all?

September 16, 2019 13:00 - 36 minutes - 37.4 MB

Many Christians believe the Sabbath is really on Saturday and that is the day we should worship God. But is this true? Are you breaking the law for worshipping on Sunday? Should Christians even keep the Sabbath? Let's find out.

Blaspheming The Holy Spirit

August 19, 2019 13:24 - 29 minutes - 31.4 MB

Who, and what is the Holy Spirit? Do we ever blaspheme the Holy Spirit, maybe even unknowingly? Today we cover a few aspects of the Holy Spirit so we can right our thinking about this important member of the trinity.

Should Christians Keep The Law?

August 05, 2019 17:43 - 37 minutes - 38.4 MB

Are we saved entirely by God's grace through faith in Christ or do we need to mix some works, also known as The Law, into our Christian walk?

Homosexuality Is Still Wrong

July 24, 2019 01:39 - 36 minutes - 38.2 MB

If you listen to the current culture it may have you convinced that homosexuality is in fact natural and ok. However, nature and more importantly God, still say otherwise.

Death Of The Innocents

July 08, 2019 15:05 - 36 minutes - 37.4 MB

Abortion. The topic that never seems to, well, die. Are there any good arguments for abortion? And where do babies go once they've been aborted?

Angels of Light

July 01, 2019 15:05 - 36 minutes - 37.5 MB

Believing the bible is true and knowing God’s word are two different things. Today we discuss satan appearing as an angel of light and the sparking of false religions.

The Angry Old Testament God

June 10, 2019 16:00 - 42 minutes - 43.7 MB

Many claim that the God of the Old Testament is different from the God of the New Testament. Is God really different or is this simply a case of mischaracterization?

If God Then Why Evil?

May 30, 2019 16:30 - 31 minutes - 33.6 MB

If God is real then why does evil exist in the world? Doesn't God love us? Why hasn't God stopped evil if He is real? The answer may surprise you.

Is The Bible Really Reliable?

May 20, 2019 16:31 - 36 minutes - 37.7 MB

How do we know the Bible is true? How do we know the Bible isn’t missing anything? Was the Bible created by the Roman Catholic Church to control people at the Council of Nicea?

Is Christianity a White Man's Religion Part 2

May 13, 2019 13:11 - 31 minutes - 33.7 MB

We're back with Part 2. A common narrative perpetuated throughout the black community is Christianity is a white's only religion. This shouldn't be surprising though. It seems fitting that whenever there is something good that exists, it simply can't be for people of color. However the real question is, is this claim true? Is Christianity really a white man's religion or should this claim be filed under the category of mythology and lies?

Is Christianity a White Man's Religion

April 21, 2019 22:23 - 29 minutes - 31.1 MB

A common narrative perpetuated throughout the black community is Christianity is a white's only religion. This shouldn't be surprising though. It seems fitting that whenever there is something good that exists, it simply can't be for people of color. However the real question is, is this claim true? Is Christianity really a white man's religion or should this claim be filed under the category of mythology and lies?

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