Alistair Begg ‪@truthforlife1‬ joins Michael to discuss his most recent book, The Christian Manifesto, and what we can learn from Jesus’ sermon on the plain.
This is our last episode for the 2023 season. We'll be back the first Tuesday in January 2024.
Dr. Michael Easley graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary and has been in ministry for over 40 years, pastoring four churches and serving as the eighth president of Moody Bible Institute. Michael Easley inContext is designed to help you form a Biblical worldview through sound Biblical exposition and real-life insights.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
5:17 Alistair Begg on the highs and lows of a lifetime in ministry
10:09 The lack of Biblical literacy
13:07 Alistair Begg’s greatest joy in ministry
15:12 The Christian Manifesto
17:36 What does it mean to be truly blessed?
23:06 Called to be different
26:41 Spiritual poverty
30:36 Wealth can’t satisfy us
33:31 We can’t measure the heart on our own
36:53 It is God’s money
39:25 Outward poverty doesn’t save us
41:59 Poverty of spirit
43:41 Opposition to Christianity