Wicket Gate Podcast

Early Church History a Crash Course

cw@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:43:45 +0000

Many have the false notion that Church History is a waste of time. But this is not the case as the hearers of this lecture found out. Dr Needham encourages us in reading Church History after all it is all about our community. After giving a crash course that covers, in broad strokes, the first 400 to 500 years he finishes by encouraging us to read, consider and meet the Church Fathers.

Total Depravity of Fallen Man a Lecture by Jack Seaton

cw@wicketgate.co.uk (Jack Seaton) — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:48:41 +0000

Jack Seaton gives today’s lecture and the title is "Total Depravity and Fallen Man". Although this is a key biblical doctrine it is one rejected by many and misunderstood by many more. In this lecture we have an explanation of the expressions "Total Depravity" and "Fallen Man". Because of the nature of the lecture I include the scripture reading.

(Example 3) An Example from Habakkuk

cw@wicketgate.co.uk — Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:13:55 +0100

Habakkuk was one who had come to settle his mind in the will and ways of the Lord our God. He did he come to that position in his life? What were the stepping stones? He took his mind to the person of God, his ears to the Word of God and his lips to the throne of God

(Example 2) An Example from Nehemiah

cw@wicketgate.co.uk — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:01:04 +0100

Here in Nehemiah we see a precious picture and pattern for the Christian in Nehemiah returning to Jerusalem and rebuilding the city walls. Learn of the wiles of the devil for as the work pressed on so the opposition began.

(Example 1) An Example from Ezra

cw@wicketgate.co.uk — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 17:39:42 +0100

An example from Ezra. God sends Ezra to Jerusalem to stir up the heart and minds of the people. His mission is to bring a reformation about in their hearts and minds for they had lost their identity. Ezra is the agent and has total commitment to the word of God. He must study, perform and make known the word of God to others. Here we have a practical example from the life of Ezra to Pastors and their people.

Congregational Praise - Collection Number Two

cw@wicketgate.co.uk (Cliff) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:52:36 +0100

Isaac Watts was born in 1674 in Southampton to a dissenting family. He was one of 8 children and early in childhood showed his potential as a poet. When a man is the author of over six-hundred hymns. It is therefore easy to forget that Watts was a popular pastor, and a respected educator of children.

I have brought together five of Watts' hymns for you to enjoy and if you so wish to sing along with. Remember that the voices you hear are not those of a choir or of professional singers but a congregation enjoying singing praise during the course of the Church worship.

Hymn 1 - "O Bless the Lord, my soul!"
Hymn 2 - "How sweet and awful is the place with Christ within the doors"
Hymn 3 - "Give to our God immortal praise"
Hymn 4 - Not all the blood of beasts, on Jewish alters slain"
Hymn 5 - When I survey the wondrous Cross"

Congregational Praise - Collection Number One

cw@wicketgate.co.uk (Cliff) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:39:11 +0100

One of the most popular sections in the Wicket Gate Magazine is the Congregational Praise audio page, which contains a mixture of favourite hymns and Metrical Psalms recorded during the Worship Services in the Reformed Baptist Church, Inverness. I have put three of the singings into this podcast, they are good to sing along with and lift your heart and mind upward. (1) "The King of Love my Shepherd Is" a hymn by Sir H. W. Baker. (2) "LORD, thee my God, I'll early seek." singing of Psalm 63 verses 1 to 8 from the Metrical Psalms. (3) "Arise, my soul, arise" a hymn by Charles Wesley.

Life and Works of J. C. Ryle (1816 to 1900)

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:41:39 +0100

Most Christians in the English-speaking world know J. C. Ryle’s writings yet few know much about his life. Canon Richard Hobson said the following at J. C. Ryle’s funeral: "A great man has just now fallen in Israel in the decease of the dear bishop, yes he was great through the great abounding grace of God. He was great in stature, great in metal power, great in spirituality. Great as a preacher and expositor of God’s most holy word, great in hospitality, Great in winning souls to God, great as a writer of gospel tracts, great as an author of works which will live long, great as a Bishop of the reformed evangelical protestant evangelical church of England of which he was a noble defender and great as the first bishop of Liverpool."

The value of Church History or Why we should study Church History

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:37:03 +0100

Church History is the life story of the Saviour's Church and the community in which the Christian lives. Dr Needham teaches that Church History is essential and is not an optional extra to the Christian life.

Perseverance of the Saints - The fifth of the Five Points of Calvinism

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Wed, 8 Apr 2009 07:33:00 +0100

Those spiritually dead sinners whom God has eternally chosen for life, those for whom Christ died on the Cross effectually to secure for them salvation, those who in their won experience have been brought to Christ by the quickening power of the Holy Spirit - these people are then sovereignty enabled to endure to the end in the practice of faith and repentance. To go on living in Christ and without exception enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Irresistible Grace - The fourth of the Five Points of Calvinism

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 07:47:12 +0100

Saving faith goes beyond changing one set of beliefs for another. Becoming a Christian involves not just a change of mind but also a renewing of the heart. Faith penetrates the brain and from the top of the mind travels to the bottom of the heart. True faith is beyond the natural possibility of sinful nature. If becoming a true Christian is beyond our natural possibility then how can it come about?

Limited Atonement often called Particular Redemption - The third of the Five Points of Calvinism

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:07:51 +0000

This lecture looks at the person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ. Particular Redemption or if you prefer Limited Atonement causes us to ask, what was the purpose of Christ in becoming flesh and blood and dying on the Cross? Did he come with some general purpose of simply making salvation available and letting us apply it to ourselves? Or did he come to “actually” save? And if so who did he intend to set free from sin, everyone! Or was the purpose to save those given to him of the Father before the world began?

Unconditional Election - The second of the Five Points of Calvinism

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:13:37 +0000

This lecture is the second of the five doctrines of Grace that are commonly called the Five Points of Calvinism and covers the doctrine of Unconditional Election.

We are familiar with the word “election” and know that it means, “to choose”. It is part of the ordinary fabric of the landscape of life. We also find it part of the landscape of the Bible only while we elect local councillors and politicians in the Bible it is God who elects, it is God who chooses.

Total Depravity - The first of the Five Points of Calvinism

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:18:04 +0000

This lecture is the first of the five doctrines of Grace that are commonly called the Five Points of Calvinism and covers the doctrine of Total Depravity.

Short Introduction to the Five Points of Calvinism

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Wed, 4 Mar 2009 07:31:58 +0000

Dr Needham addressed the Reformed Baptist Church, Inverness, Scotland on the teachings that make up the Five Points of Calvinism.
This short background Podcast introduces the Five Points of Calvinism as a taster of what is to come in the other five Podcasts.

Isaac Watts - His Life and Work (session2 of 2)

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:43:02 +0000

Isaac Watts was born in 1674 in Southampton to a dissenting family. He was one of 8 children and early in childhood showed his potential as a poet. When a man is the author of over six-hundred hymns, and when these hymns include such as "O God our help in ages past," "When I survey the Wond'rous Cross," "Jesus shall reign where'er the sun," and "I'm not ashamed to own my Lord." Watts rightly, I think is called, "The father of English hymn-writing". It is therefore easy to forget that Watts was a popular pastor, and a respected educator of children. In these lectures Dr Needham covers all these points and brings much to our attention about customs of the times in which he lived.

Isaac Watts - His Life and Work (session 1 of 2)

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:20:29 +0000

Isaac Watts was born in 1674 in Southampton to a dissenting family. He was one of 8 children and early in childhood showed his potential as a poet. When a man is the author of over six-hundred hymns, and when these hymns include such as "O God our help in ages past," "When I survey the Wond'rous Cross," "Jesus shall reign where'er the sun," and "I'm not ashamed to own my Lord.” Watts rightly, I think is called, “The father of English hymn-writing”. It is therefore easy to forget that Watts was a popular pastor, and a respected educator of children. In these lectures Dr Needham covers all these points and brings much to our attention about customs of the times in which he lived.

"Goldenmouth" The Life and Times of John Chrysostom (lecture 1).

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:45:08 +0000

This is lecture 1 on the life and times of John Chrysostom, also known as "Goldenmouth", who was an Ascetic, Preacher and Bishop. He was a man of God and one of the Church Fathers

"Goldenmouth" The Life and Times of John Chrysostom (lecture 2).

nn@wicketgate.co.uk (Dr Nick Needham) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:41:46 +0000

This is lecture 2 on the life and times of John Chrysostom, also known as "Goldenmouth", who was an Ascetic, Preacher and Bishop. He was a man of God and one of the Church Fathers