Revived Thoughts

Martin Luther is one of the most famous Christians that has ever lived. His story of nailing the 95 Theses on the door of the church, the “kick-off” of the Reformation, is lauded as one of the biggest turning points in world history. And yet, we often forget about the challenges that the peasants of that day would have been up against. This sermon, “The Forgiveness Of Sins,” (Self named, originally called the Sermon After Easter Sunday), Martin Luther reminds us that we do not work to have grace but that God gives it to us Himself. We can do nothing. He does it all.Special thanks to Bryan Wolfmueller for reading this episode. Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller is pastor of St. Paul and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Churches in Austin, TX. He is the author of A Martyr’s Faith for a Faithless World (CPH 2019), and other works. He is the co-host of Table Talk Radio podcast and has a number of other theological projects that all end up on his blog, www.wolfmueller.co. He and his wife Keri live with their four children in Round Rock, TX. We collaborated with his podcast, The Martin Luther Sermons Podcast, where you can find many more sermons by him that he has done covering Martin Luther.    Check out the Revived Thoughts T-Shirt for a way to look great and support the show: https://teespring.com/stores/revived-thoughts If you'd like to narrate a sermon, send us an email at revivedthoughts@gmail.comAnd if you enjoy the show, sharing with friends and a 5 star rating on Apple helps a lot! If you'd like to financially support the show, go to our new Patreon! It helps us continue making the show best we can for you.  Follow us for more content throughout the week! Facebook InstagramTwitterYoutube Revived Thoughts   Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lemuel Haynes was a Revolutionary War soldier and a pastor in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. He was also an African American preacher who preached to largely white congregations in the North East. He was the first African American ordained and also awarded an honorary master’s degree in North America. This sermon, “Universal Salvation – An Ancient [False] Doctrine” came following a sermon at his church minutes before by a Universalist. When asked if Lemuel Haynes had anything to say, he delivered this off the cuff but scathing attack. Yet in a way that was fully biblical and never specifically mentioned whom he was referring to.Special thanks to Vermon Pierre for reading this episode of Revived Thoughts. He is the lead pastor for preaching and mission at Roosevelt Community Church, in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of Gospel Shaped Living, which is part of the Gospel Shaped Church curriculum published by The Good Book Company and The Gospel Coalition. Locally, Vermon serves as President of the Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation and as a board member for The Gospel Coalition Arizona and The Surge Network.  He is a graduate of Princeton University and has a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Vermon and his wife Dennae live in downtown Phoenix and have four children.     If you'd like to narrate a sermon, send us an email at revivedthoughts@gmail.comAnd if you enjoy the show, sharing with friends and a 5 star rating on Apple helps a lot! If you'd like to financially support the show, go to our new Patreon! It helps us continue making the show best we can for you.  Facebook InstagramTwitterYoutube Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Revived Thoughts Is Back! In 1885 a blind and Scottish preacher was asked to speak before Queen Victoria during the height of the Victorian era. His preaching had become famous and despite his difficulty seeing, he made up for it through memorization of the Word. His fame would actually come from the hymns that he’d end up writing, the most famous of which, “Oh love that will never let me go,” is still being sung today. His sermon, the Patience Of Job, was so beloved by Queen Victoria that she insisted it be published. A personal copy was made for herself and stored in her private library for her to read whenever she pleased. Reporters from around the world talked about this great sermon and the blind preacher who delivered it. But over time, the sermon was lost. Until only one known copy existed. As Revived Thoughts returns for season 2, we present this amazing sermon to you again.Special thanks to Jonathan Thiede for reading this episode of Revived Thoughts. He is an associate pastor in West Pennsylvania and also the host of the Book It podcast. Book It reviews Christian literature for people to read. They recently hosted Troy as a guest on the show as we talked about Zach Eswine’s book, “Charles Spurgeon’s Sorrows.”   If you'd like to narrate a sermon, send us an email at revivedthoughts@gmail.comAnd if you enjoy the show, sharing with friends and a 5 star rating on Apple helps a lot! If you'd like to financially support the show, go to our new Patreon! It helps us continue making the show best we can for you. Follow us for more content throughout the break!  Facebook InstagramTwitterYoutube Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We return to Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the 1930’s of Germany. He was a man who would die young as he continued to return to Nazi occupied Germany despite the threats to his own life. He wanted to help the church, and when he got removed from the pulpit he would help build underground church movements in Germany. He was a staunch supporter of the Jewish cause and rabidly anti-Hitler. In the sermon, “Lazarus and the Rich Man,” we get to hear his thoughts on the story in Luke 16 of what happens to the rich man and Lazarus. Bonhoeffer challenges us not to look past the real message of the text and try to make it say something it doesn’t. He also warns us that the same fate awaited the rich man and Lazarus, and awaits us as well. This episode's sermon was preached by Dustin Garret, a representative of Samaritan Ministries. Check out more from Dustin: https://www.facebook.com/dustin.garrett.39 https://www.instagram.com/dustin_garrett_/ If you'd like to narrate a sermon, send us an email at revivedthoughts@gmail.comAnd if you enjoy the show, sharing with friends and a 5 star rating on Apple helps a lot! Special note: This is the last episode of Revived Thoughts for "season 1" as we take a short break. We will be back in October with more of history's greatest sermons. Thanks so much for your support of the show and we can't wait to bring you more episodes in about a month! Follow us for more content throughout the break! Facebook InstagramTwitter Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode is part 2 to our episode on John Knox. In this one Joel and Troy interview Douglas Bond on why it is John Knox is still so important to us today. He answers their questions on what his accomplishments were, who John Knox was, and was John Knox a misogynist? In the sermon, which is an exegesis of Isaiah 26:17-21, John Knox continues where he left off before discussing the destruction of Jerusalem and the reminder of what the Israelite s will have happen to them after it falls. He digs into Israelite history as well as the stories of wicked kings. Special thanks to Douglas Bond for reading this episode of Revived Thoughts. For one of Douglas Bond books, go to Bond Books. Douglas Bond, author of more than twenty-five books, is husband of Cheryl, father of six, and grandfather of five. He is Director for the Oxford Creative Writing Master Class, two-time Grace Award finalist, adjunct instructor in Church history, advisory member to the national committee for Reformed University Fellowship,  award-winning teacher, speaker at conferences, and leader of Church history tours in Europe.If you'd like to preach a sermon for Revived Thoughts, contact us at revivedthoughts@gmail.comFollow us for more content throughout the week!  Facebook InstagramTwitter Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Knox was central to bringing the Reformation to Scotland. He also helped lead to the development of the Presbyterian church. And he was personally well acquainted with John Calvin. Despite a life filled with conflict and persecution, his legacy lives on. In the sermon he does an exegesis on Isaiah 26:13-16 that we are calling, "The Chastisement Of Jerusalem," and discusses the importance of remembering God’s promises through His prophets. This is a part one sermon and there will be a part two, the follow-up to this sermon on the Revived Thoughts program at a later date.Special thanks to Douglas Bond for reading this episode of Revived Thoughts. He has written 28 books, taught courses at multiple schools, seminaries, colleges, and even gives historical tours in Europe. Check him out at:https://www.bondbooks.net/ If you'd like to narrate a sermon, send us an email at revivedthoughts@gmail.comAnd if you enjoy the show, sharing with friends and a 5 star rating on Apple helps a lot!Follow us for more content throughout the week!  Facebook InstagramTwitter Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

J. C. Ryle (John Charles Ryle) lived in the 1800’s and had a powerful and impacting career in ministry. His books are still widely read today and even though he started in rural churches in the United Kingdom, he eventually became one of the most popular preachers in London. In the sermon, “Unbelief – A Marvel,” Ryle talks about how incredible it is that people do not believe in their maker. He goes through common reasons that hold people back and what the people of God can do to challenge that problem.Special thanks to Ed Backell for reading this episode of Revived Thoughts . Pastor Ed Backell is a Washington state native, and has taught for 30+ years in churches in Oregon, Washington and Nebraska, currently in Warden, WA. He has been serving Warden Community Church since May, 2010. If you'd like to narrate a sermon, send us an email at revivedthoughts@gmail.comAnd if you enjoy the show, sharing with friends and a 5 star rating on Apple helps a lot! Follow us for more content throughout the week!  Facebook InstagramTwitter Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

George Whitefield lived in the 1700's and was a traveling preacher that was prominent in both the United Kingdom and the colonies. He became famous for preaching over 18,000 sermons in his life to over 10,000,000 different people. He is one of the most famous preachers of The Great Awakening.In the sermon, "An Almost Christian," Whitefield talks about those who would almost come to Christ. He talks about the danger of living that kind of life and the traits that these people have. The sermon finishes with him warning them to come to Christ before it is too late.Special thanks to Jim Engle for being the speaker on this episode of Revived Thoughts.   Follow us for more content throughout the week!  Facebook InstagramTwitter Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Newton lived in the 1700’s as a sailor and spent time on slaving ships. When he left that course of work in 1764 he became an Anglican priest. He preached against the slave trade and helped write pamphlets with the hopes of bringing it to it’s end. His preaching was fiery and powerful in London. In this sermon, “Amazing Grace,” John Newton examines 1 Chronicles 17 and shows how it tells the story of where David came from, where David is, and where he is going. He then released the famous hymn, Amazing Grace, at the end of the sermon.Special thanks to Mark Andrews for being the speaker on this episode of Revived Thoughts. He is an adult fellowship teacher at Shawnee Bible Church. Follow us for more content throughout the week!  Facebook InstagramTwitter Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Back in the 1300's, during the middle of the black plague outbreak in Strasburg, a monk named Johann Tauler preached. He visited the sick, continued to give sermons, and despite seeing a horrific outbreak of plague that would re-shape Europe and church culture forever, he stood strong in loving his neighbor. In this sermon, "He Makes The Deaf To Hear," Johann Tauler talks about how we are all unable to hear and speak until the miracle of Christ allows us to. Our ears are blocked and unable to live or hear God's eternal Word without the power of Christ. Special thanks to Jonathan Thiede the sermon reader for this episode. He is an associate pastor in west Pennsylvania and the Host of the Book It Podcast, which is a meaningful discussion of Christian literature. Click the link to check out his show.Follow us for more content throughout the week!  Facebook InstagramTwitter Revived Thoughts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/revived-thoughts6762/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy