Abdu Murray joins Pastor Bob to delve into the profound theme of "Embracing Truth in a Post-Truth World." Together, they explore the spiritual armor described in Ephesians 6, focusing on the belt of truth and how it fortifies us against the deceptions of the enemy. Abdu shares insights from his journey and writings, offering us a fresh perspective on truth and spiritual warfare.
Every generation of the church wonders if its future will be in good hands when they are gone. In today's podcast, Pastor Bob has a conversation about the church's future with Grant Skeldon, Next Gen Director of THINQ, a thought and communications ministry.
Over the last decade and a half, we’ve witnessed the scandal and fall of leaders in the evangelical community. Virtually every stream of Christianity has experienced the shock, pain, betrayal, and anger that results when a leader falls. The obvious question is, “Why does this happen?” We assume spiritual leaders are above this. In this episode, Pastor Bob sits down with Anna Walker-Roberts to discuss this timely topic and how Christians should respond.
Pastor Bob has an inspirational discussion with Daniel Macleod, a Gen Z evangelist who has a heart to reach his peers with the Good News of Christ in Nashville, TN. This discussion will give you hope as you hear how God encounters today’s youth. You can follow Daniel’s ministry at JesusMission.global.
We hear many dire statistics today about the state of our public schools and the decline of morals among the younger generation. In this episode, Pastor Bob speaks with Ryan Ries of the Whosoevers. Each year Ryan and his team visit over 100 schools nationwide holding large assemblies on school property and seeing countless decisions for Christ. Listen in and be inspired!
In this episode, Pastor Bob celebrates 40 years of marriage to his bride, Monica, and shares their experience on remaining anchored in love. Joining him is Marionne Tucker, a member of ccdelco and the founder of a ministry called "His Glory Revealed." Regardless of your relationship status, you'll gain valuable insights on the topics of love, marriage, trust, and relationships. Each year, Marionne and Ed Tucker's ministry hosts an international marriage conference to inspire, encourage, and equip couples everywhere. This year, she interviewed Pastor Bob to expound on this year's theme "Anchored in Love." You can view the full conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1xARbgZw1Y
Today, Pastor Bob is joined by Rebekah Lyons. Rebekah is an author, conference speaker, and co-founder of THINQ, an organization that equips Christians to have conversations on the intersection of faith and culture. In the interview, she and Pastor Bob share compelling insights from lessons they’ve both learned in the area of anxiety and depression. Rebekah will be our upcoming speaker for the second annual Greater Philadelphia Women's Conference alongside Ann Voskamp. Grab your tickets at ccdelco.com/women to hear Rebekah in person!
In this episode, Pastor Bob Guaglione and Anna Walker Roberts kick off Season 4! 🎉 (Pretty hard to believe the podcast has been around that long, right?!) They dive deeper into Pastor Bob's first sermon of 2024 titled "Strengthening Your Core in 2024: Relationships, God, Money, Career" and what it means to desire happiness, to have a vision for your life, how to find contentment, and so much more.
In this episode, Pastor Bob has a practical discussion with Brad Lomenick about God’s calling for your life by using the gifts He’s given you. They discuss vocational calling in relation to giftings and what assignments (profession) can come out of your calling. Learning your gifts is key to understanding your calling and your assignment. How do you know what you’re called to do with your life? What if you’re in a job or profession that you don’t like? Feeling stuck? How do you get unstuck? Tune in to hear this useful and inspiring conversation between Bob and Brad. Brad is a leadership consultant, speaker, and author of The Catalyst Leader andH3 Leadership, Be Humble, Stay Hungry and Always Hustle. He writes about leadership, the next generation, creativity, innovation, social media, teamwork, and personal growth.
In this episode, Pastor Bob sat down with Adam Bruckner, founder of Helping Hands Rescue Mission in Northern Liberties, to discuss the numerous challenges of ministering in the Philadelphia area and the strategy to see transformation through the love of Jesus. Over the last 15 years, ccdelco has partnered with Helping Hands in a variety of ways, to reach the urban poor. As a bonus, Adam shares his journey from atheist and professional soccer player to becoming a follower of Jesus and a missionary to the inner city.
Today's episode is from a live recording of a "Skeptics Night" with Abdu Murray from Calvary Chapel Delaware County's extension campus in Ardmore, PA. It was a night to come and bring questions on culture, faith, religion, and life. In this episode, you'll hear questions on the topics of the Israeli Palestinian conflict, marriage, singleness, transgenderism and the bible, and more. Abdu Murray is the president of Embrace the Truth, an apologetics organization that answers questions about the Christian faith. Abdu grew up in an Muslim family, earned a law degree from Michigan University, encountered Jesus and became a Christian apologist. He has authored books like More Than A White Man's Religion: Why the Gospel Has Never Been Merely White, Male-Centered, or Just Another Religion, Seeing Jesus From the East: A Fresh Look at History's Most Influential Figure, and Saving Truth: Finding Meaning and Clarity in a Post Truth World.
In this episode, Pastor Bob sits down with Amir Tsarfati, an Israeli public figure, author, Bible teacher, and Middle East news correspondent and commentator, for an deeper discussion into Amir's life. Amir's unique perspective growing up in the Middle East but becoming a Messianic Jew provides interesting insights on the comfort of American Christianity and where we put our faith in. Note: This episode was recorded before the October 2023 war in Israel.
This episode will absolutely fuel you faith! Pastor Bob has an inspiring conversation with Michael Ramsden, evangelist, apologist, and bible teacher. Together, they discuss the condition of the world, explore the gift of evangelism and what actually changes a human heart, and share some incredible testimonies of what God is up to overseas.
Joining Pastor Bob on today's podcast is Jo Vitale, author and speaker, as they discuss the history of women's equality. Jo holds a PhD in Old Testament History from Oxford University and has a passion to see women flourish in all stages of life.
In today's podcast, Pastor Bob Guaglione is joined by Anna Walker Roberts to continue the conversation about his New Year's Day message on personal and spiritual growth for 2023. They discuss some of the habits and techniques he has learned and applied over the years that help chart a vision for a productive new year. We encourage you to listen to this message at any point of 2023 to help you reset and redefine your vision for the year.
In today's episode, Pastor Bob looks at the enduring, worldwide celebration of Christmas. More songs have been sung, books have been written, poems have been recited, and paintings have been painted about this singular event than any other event in history. Why?
In this week's episode, Pastor Bob takes a look at something we've all been excited to see at some point in our lives: The rainbow. It's a natural phenomenon that scientists couldn't explain for years but has kept humanity in amazement. However, the earliest recorded account of a rainbow available to man is found in the bible. It tells of God's promise to not judge the earth in the same way again through the Noahic Covenant, but rather provide Himself as the sacrifice to save humanity through the man of Jesus Christ. Rainbows represent the grace, the unmerited favor, that God has lavished upon mankind.
The Bible is the bestselling book each year and of all time. It is the single greatest preserved artifact of antiquity. It transcends both eastern and western cultures. In today's episode, Abdu Murray and Mike Guaglione join Pastor Bob Guaglione as they talk about the beauty, preservation, application of the Bible and why the Bible is a reason to believe in God.
What occurred on May 14th, 1948 was a modern day miracle. Throughout all of history, no other nation has ever ceased to be a nation and come back. In this episode, Bob Guaglione uncovers Israel's return as a recognized nationstate as his 8th reason for belief in God. We'll cover Jewish history, prophecy, Zionist movements, and Biblical references that all point towards evidence of God's involvement. As Israel continues to make newspaper headlines and continues to be a hot topic in the intersection of politics, religion, and history, we encourage you to think more about the God of Israel, the story of the Jewish people, and what that means for us today.
In this week's episode, Pastor Bob explores the genius of marriage. And not just any idea of marriage, but the idea defined by the Bible, the oldest record of a covenant relationship or union. The genius of marriage leads to strong families that become strong communities, churches, and, therefore, strong nations. He explains the unique account of how the institution of marriage was created—before law, or any other institution, or even worship, there was marriage. Book references from this episode are from The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier and Better Off Financially by Linda J. Waite and Maggie Gallagher.