Engage and Equip

Pastor Nic Gibson and Luke Malik tackle the question today: What do we need to know about the reality of humans as relational creatures, and how should we apply this in relating to and caring for unmarried adults in our community? Speaking as a same-sex attracted Christian, Luke gives his experience and testimony on how to react to those feelings as someone who follows scripture, and the pros and cons of singleness.

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Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt wrap up our Biblical Anthropology series and give some practical applications that we can integrate into our own lives. How is our image bound to our sanctification, and how do we grow?

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Nic interviews two members of High Point, Inga Hofmann, and Andrew Knox, about their reflections on the relationship between science and theology as well as a Christian perspective on neuro-determinism. Both Inga and Andrew serve in medical professions in Madison.

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Our Lead Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt discuss how Jesus is both the image of God and the image of man.

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Join Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt for Part 2 of our interview with Michael Matheson Miller.

If you would like more content from MMM, go to highpointchurch.org/mmm for his Seminar on March 12, and his sermon on March 13 followed by a Q&A Lunch.

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Join Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt to discuss how men specifically were affected by the fall.

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Welcome to Engage and Equip Live! This is a recording from our most recent E&E on April 4, 2022. To start off the night, Nic talks about Spiritual Gifts and Capital, and how to help one another to grow through ministry.

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Join Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt for an interview with Michael Matheson Miller.

If you would like more content from MMM, go to highpointchurch.org/mmm for his Seminar on March 12, and his sermon on March 13 followed by a Q&A Lunch.

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Niccole Khail joins Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt to discuss how women specifically were affected by the fall.

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Christina Sekutowski joins Andy Schmitt and Nic Gibson on the podcast this week.

Read the article written about this subject by Christina here: https://www.optivnetwork.com/post/christian-and-single-dead-or-alive

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In the first segment of our Biblical Anthropology mini-series, Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt from the Optive Podcast go over what the image of God is, and what that means for us who are made in the image of God.

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Nic Gibson and Niccole Khail talk with Andy Schmitt about the value of mentoring and discipleship in a young person’s life, as well as some new episodes coming for the Engage & Equip podcast.

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Nic and Erin discuss the dangers of distorted anthropology and how that relates to the Christian doctrine of being created in the image of God.

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Engage and Equip is back! Nic talks about Spiritual Disciplines, and how to help one another to grow through ministry.

Nic and Hannah answer Ask Me Anything questions from Advent and our Ezekiel series.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

01:56 – If we are not being persecuted, are we not living Godly lives?
05:41 – Are there times when grumbling (as opposed to groaning) is needed to alert someone about an issue?
07:18 – How do you help someone who is stuck grumbling to move towards groaning instead?
10:15 – How can we know the reasons behind our own suffering?
15:31 – What are some practical ways for us to see our sin for what it is?
21:56 – What do we do when we are exploited by a group of people?
24:27 – When do you start to look for a way out of the hole?
27:17 – Is there value in facing and wrestling with injustices apart from being able to solve them?
28:54 – Do we proclaim the truth for societal renewal or an alternative kingdom?
34:26 – If everyone having access to education is a spiritual issue, is healthcare for all equally spiritual?
43:56 – Is there a danger in trying to redress past injustices by using favoritism?
51:30 – How does acting justly apply to covid restrictions?
1:02:26 – Is the impact on the social and emotional development of our children not an overreach of government authority worth getting political over?
1:16:25 – Where does Nic get his metaphors?

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In this episode, Nic and Hannah discuss the spiritual duty of celebration, and what that looks like in a Christian's life.

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Nic and Niccole discuss further the politicization of the Church after the January 16 service.

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Nic and Hannah revisit key ideas from Nic’s 2017 book and sermon series Substance: Becoming Oaks of Righteousness in a World of Vapor and discuss how and why those concepts may be even more critical for us to understand today.

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In this episode, Hannah and Nic will be going over the Ask Me Anything questions from last week’s sermon Our Evasion of Spiritual Responsibility and expanding on the sermon content.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

4:25 – Will there be a five-sermon mini-series going over Ezekiel 33?
8:16 – How can wickedness disguise itself in us who aren’t wicked in society’s eye?
19:55 – Can someone truly be saved, then lose their salvation?
26:40 – How does faith play into salvation by works?
42:12 – What do you do when responsibility and repentance bring despair?
49:42 – How does a modern-day Christian learn to fear the Lord?
1:00:36 – What does walking in the true life of the Spirit look like and feel like?

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Nic and Hannah look back at changes, challenges, and encouragements from 2021 and discuss a bit of what to expect at High Point in 2022.

E&E #287

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)