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Bible Truth Explored PodcastGlorify God by doing what pleases him Q1PT4 – BTEP009What can I do to glorify God, in practical specific terms? Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:16. As we explore this we discover another facet of Question 1 of the Shorter Catechism and how it reflects the teaching of Scripture. We glorify God by doing good works. Good works are the various things God commands in the Bible. This in turn is a prompt and an invitation to those who see this to glorify God themselves
In this podcast we will give some short reflections on the meaning of the Shorter Catechism. These short episodes may be especially helpful...
2022-04-2702 minBible Truth Explored PodcastHow do I know what God commands? Pt 2 – BTEP002In the second episode of this new podcast, Matthew Vogan looks at some of the different ways we can know what God commands. We are counting down from 5 to 1 to reach the most important way of knowing what God commands. Part 2 is about Bible Examples.
2022-02-0801 minBible Truth Explored PodcastHow do I know what God commands? Pt 1 - Natural KnowledgeIn the first episode of a new podcast, Matthew Vogan looks at some of the different ways we can know what God commands. Part 1 is about Natural Knowledge.
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Concerning ScandalA Good Cause?
EPISODE 11
A Good Cause?
Everyone is fed up with the noise and antisocial behaviour in the town centre. So it seems to make sense for the church to lend their support to the community group trying to stop it. But what are the pitfalls in supporting a campaign that divides the church and the community? It seems like if they don’t get involved they will upset a lot of people, especially within the congregation. But on the other hand, if they do it’s going to create big problems for others. Whatever they do it seem...
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Scotland's Forgotten History PodcastWhat Made the Solemn League and Covenant Solemn? – Aberlady – SFH106
2021-12-0905 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastConversations that Still Endure – Necropolis, Glasgow – SFH105More than 370 years ago two men were in deep conversation as they walked on the hill now known as the Necropolis in Glasgow. The impact of those deliberations still endures in a publication that they planned together. We also find out how it had a close connection with the final moments on the scaffold for some Covenanters.
2021-12-0308 minConcerning ScandalA Questionable Lifestyle
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A Questionable Lifestyle
Fiona doesn’t see anything wrong with getting drunk and professing to be a Christian? Her colleague Chris is a non-Christian that always assumed otherwise. What stumbling blocks are involved in this situation? Has Fiona herself been stumbled? Is there a way of resolving a situation that is strewn with stumbling blocks? Let’s discover how to handle a real-life situation with biblical principles drawn from James Durham’s classic book.
We often encounter people who will not attend church because of the behaviour of Christians. They want to see people...
2021-11-2917 minConcerning ScandalA Church Shopper
EPISODE 08
A Church Shopper
Do you need to show loyalty to your local congregation or can you hop between different places if that seems best for you? In two different cases people come to find out what impact their actions can have on others. It never occurred to Simon that he would affect anyone else. He was just acting from the best motives. And he wasn’t doing anything wrong. But Rachel has used it to her own ends and ignored her conscience. And that will create problems for others. What needs to happen so that th...
2021-11-2318 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastCovenant Close and the International Covenant – The Royal Mile, Edinburgh – SFH104The Royal Mile was the trunk of Old Edinburgh with a large number of small alleyways called closes, courts or wynds branching off on each side. Most of the alleyways are called “closes” which tend to be narrow with tall buildings on both sides and access private property. They all have their own names. One of them is called Covenant Close and as you might have guessed there is a story behind this.
2021-11-1703 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastNewbattle Abbey and the International Covenant – Lothian Burial Ground, Newbattle Abbey – SFH103You would never realise that this neglected spot within the grounds of Newbattle Abbey witnessed considerable events of such historical significance. Our story weaves around Robert Leighton and the leading Covenanting noble the Earl of Lothian. But there are some other famous Covenanters that share some connection with the location too.
2021-11-1106 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastFreedom and Faithfulness? – George Johnstone of Newbattle – SFH102Could this Covenanters cave in Newbattle near Dalkeith have been a hiding place for the local minister George Johnstone? Who was Johnstone and why was he wanted by the government? We learn much about his life, sufferings and decisions. Will he always stand without wavering?
2021-11-0307 min2021-10-0706 min2021-09-3005 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“So great an engagement, than which nothing is higher”: The International Covenant in England – SFH099
2021-09-2309 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“Smoking Desires for Union” – The International Covenant at St Giles – SFH098
2021-09-1505 min2021-09-0309 min2021-08-2606 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“Such a wife, such a friend, such a counsellor” – Janet Carstairs – SFH095
2021-08-1909 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“O what a glory appears here!” – John Carstairs’ Revival Experiences – SFH094
2021-07-2805 min2021-07-1506 min2021-06-3006 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“Much melting of heart” a Covenanting Communion service – Ormiston Old Kirk – SFH091
2021-06-2307 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“To sink or swim together” – Henderson and British Church Unity – SFH090
2021-06-1707 min2021-06-1008 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastAlexander Reid’s “Very Remarkable” Experiences – Kirkliston Church – SFH088
2021-06-0309 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastHow Peden’s Ministry Began (But Almost Did Not) – Biggar Kirk – SFH087
2021-05-1107 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastA Strange Transformation, James Harkness and the Captain – Biggar – SFH086
2021-05-0407 min2021-04-2906 min2021-04-2206 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastControversial, learned and zealous – John Flint of Lasswade – SFH083
2021-04-1507 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“Bringing these persecuted preachings to Lothian” – James Currie and the Moorfoot Conventicles- SFH082
2021-04-0107 min2021-03-1105 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“If I should die among the snow” – a Winter Conventicle, Closeburn – SFH080
2021-02-1606 min2021-01-2910 min2021-01-2205 min2020-12-1008 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastConscience, Obedience and an Unwanted Government – Dalkeith Palace – SFH076
2020-12-0307 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastShot Dead at an “Illegal” Service – James Davie of Bathgate – SFH075
2020-11-2606 min2020-11-0607 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastCovenant or Career? The Choices and Principles of Sir James Dundas of Arniston – SFH073
2020-10-1915 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastWhat David Dickson’s Forgotten Sermons Can Still Teach Us – SFH072
2020-10-0705 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“Scotland broke loose with conventicles of all sorts”: The “Blynk” of 1674 – Woolmet – SFH71
2020-10-0207 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastHearts Intertwined in Faith and Suffering: John Fraser and Jean Moffat – Glencorse Old Kirk – SFH70
2020-09-1808 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastThe Most Delightful Place on Earth? – Glencorse Old Kirk and John Fraser and Jean Moffat’s Journey There – SFH69
2020-09-1107 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastThe Eventful Life of William Traill of Borthwick, Donegal and Maryland – SFH068
2020-09-0407 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastPatrick Anderson’s Illegal City Meetings – Potterrow, Edinburgh – SFH067
2020-08-2806 min2020-08-2106 min2020-08-0707 min2020-07-3103 min2020-07-2404 min2020-07-1603 min2020-07-0406 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastRoyal statues, Slavery and Persecution – John Mathieson, Closeburn – SFH063
2020-06-1907 min2020-06-1206 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastTrembling for the Gospel More than Prison – Edmund Calamy – SFH061
2020-05-2909 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastWise Words in a Time of Trouble – Archibald Skeldie, Edinburgh – SFH060
2020-05-2206 min2020-05-1506 minScotland's Forgotten History Podcast“One of the best and ablest men in Britain” – Interview about James Durham – SFH058
2020-05-0815 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastForgotten Riches from Rutherford’s ‘Christ Dying’ – Interview with Rob McCurley – SFH057
2020-05-0126 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastA Hidden Hotbed of Covenanter Activity – Carrington, Midlothian – SFH056
2020-04-2408 min2020-04-1607 min2020-04-1127 min2020-03-3005 min2020-03-2708 min2020-03-2105 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastChamberlain Road, Edinburgh – The Apothecary & The Plague – John Livingstone’s Tombstone – SFH050
2020-03-1305 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastAlexander Brodie of Lethen and the Ardclach Bell Tower, Nairn – SFH049
2020-03-0606 min2020-02-2806 min2020-02-2006 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastThe Covenanters’ Prison, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh – SFH046
2020-02-1504 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastJohn Law on the Bass Rock – Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh – SFH045
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2020-01-1006 min2020-01-0305 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastLilias Dunbar and Thomas Ross – Kilravock Castle, Croy, Inverness – SFH040
2019-12-2706 min2019-12-2106 min2019-12-1404 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastThomas Case – Milk Street, London – SFH037Thomas Case was an English Presbyterian minister and a member of the Westminster Assembly from 1643. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the noble, yet short-lived Solemn League and Covenant that was intended to bind the British Isles together, writing, "To every soul that shall enter into this holy league and covenant, if we be sincere and faithful, this covenant shall be a foundation of much peace, joy, glory and security to us and our seed, to the coming of Christ."
Matthew Vogan is visiting London during this week's episode.
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2019-12-0606 min2019-11-2906 min2019-11-2306 min2019-11-1606 min2019-11-0106 min2019-10-1904 min2019-10-1105 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastSamuel Rutherford & Lex Rex – Parliament Square, Edinburgh – SFH030
2019-10-0506 min2019-09-2705 min2019-09-2109 min2019-09-0603 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastStobo Kirk, Peeblesshire – SFH026There's not much to Stobo; some houses and farms, a lovely garden and a famous Spa, but it's full of history with regards to the church.
2019-08-2305 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastThe Journey of The Covenant, Pt 7 – Andrew Cant in Inverness – SFH025
2019-08-1606 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastThe Marquess and the Maiden – National Museum, Edinburgh – SFH024
2019-08-0905 min2019-07-2705 min2019-07-2007 min2019-07-0805 min2019-06-2803 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastBeatrix Umpherston and the Children’s Covenant – Old Pentland Cemetery, Loanhead – SFH019
2019-06-2205 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastSamuel Rutherford and the Booksellers of St Paul’s, London – SFH018
2019-06-1505 min2019-06-0705 minScotland's Forgotten History PodcastMuseum of Edinburgh, Canongate – The Journey of the Covenant, Pt6 – SFH016
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