Church History Matters - Ep.189 - Troy Fraiser From Revived Thoughts Interview - Part 1

This week I'm joined by THE Troy Fraiser who is one part of the @Revived Studios /Revived Thoughts podcast empire. He joins me to discuss why Church history matters and what we can learn from it. What does this have to do with apologetics? The past 2,000 years of the church have been nothing but an apologetic to who God is and what His People, the Church, do in history!

Because Troy is so knowledgeable on the subject the interview HAD to be split up into two parts. In this first part, we talk about what is interesting enough about church history to dedicate a show to it. We talk about the sung and unsung heroes in brief. Then we talk about what church history is and who should be included. Finally, we talk about the pride we should have in a God who moves people to do what the great cloud of witnesses to the faith has done to get us to where we are today - and how we should learn from them so we can grow and go and not shrink and dink - around.

Next week is part 2 with even more goodness in store. Check the links below!

Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
04:43 - Why Listen To Sermons From Church History
11:55 - How To Listen To Sermons Of History For The Ears Of Today
19:04 - The Sung Heroes Of Church History Should Be Sung
22:13 - The Unsung Heroes Of Church History Should Be Sung
23:35 - God's Word Inspires People To Make History
26:04 - The Outlook We Can Have Because Of What Others Did In History
28:56 - The Definition Of Church History & Who's Included
32:17 - The Christian Message Moves People To Move It
33:32 - Are You Letting The Gospel Move You?
42:22 - To Be Continued!

LINKS
Revived Thoughts - https://www.revivedthoughts.com/
Martyrs & Missionaries - https://www.revivedthoughts.com/martyrs--missionaries.html
Revived Devos - https://www.revivedthoughts.com/revived-devos.html
Revived Radio - https://www.revivedthoughts.com/revived-radio.html
Revived Thoughts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RevivedThoughtsPodcast
Revived Thoughts Twitter - https://twitter.com/RevivedThoughts
MissionQuest Frasiers - https://give.missionquest.org/missionary/215

Cave To The Cross On Revived Thoughts
17-17 - John Gill - https://cavetothecross.com/blog/john-gill/
29-46 - John Newton - https://cavetothecross.com/blog/john-newton/
16-14 - Gregory of Nazianzus - https://cavetothecross.com/blog/gregory-of-nazianzus/
Gregory of Nyssa - https://cavetothecross.com/blog/early-church-baptism/
Thomas Aquinas - https://cavetothecross.com/blog/the-story-of-thomas-aquinas/
Joseph Parker - https://cavetothecross.com/blog/joseph-parker-secret-things/

03-32 - Martyrs & Missionaries - The Rise and Fall of Christianity in Japan Part I - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rise-and-fall-of-christianity-in-japan-part-i/id1552109193?i=1000514239910

03-32 - Martyrs & Missionaries - The Rise and Fall of Christianity in Japan Part II - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rise-and-fall-of-christianity-in-japan-part-ii/id1552109193?i=1000515148841

15-06 - David Livingstone: Who will carry on the work? - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-livingstone-who-will-carry-on-the-work/id1461685901?i=1000525881280

15-06 - David Livingstone: The Heart Of Africa - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-livingstone-the-heart-of-africa/id1461685901?i=1000483747272

15-11 - George Matheson: The Patience of Job - https://podcasts.apple.com/qa/podcast/george-matheson-the-patience-of-job/id1461685901?i=1000453908403

18-32 - Henry Grattan Guinness: Christian Charity (Feat. Dr. Os Guinness) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revived-thoughts/id1461685901?i=1000548455267

29-46 - Anselm: The Storm of the Last Days - https://youtu.be/wTcGD7o1wYA

30-00 - Deep Dive: The Story of Ethiopia - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-dive-the-story-of-ethiopia/id1461685901?i=1000570685363

BOOKS MENTIONED:

The Life and Diary of David Brainerd by Jonathan Edwards
Kindle - https://amzn.to/3PgyISN
Paperback - https://amzn.to/3peF62b

The Downgrade Controversy by Charles Spurgeon
Kindle - https://amzn.to/3QtHChe
Paperback - https://amzn.to/3SLd0sV

Webpage for this episode - https://cavetothecross.com/ep189/

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