We’re taking a break until 2026! Have a merry Christmas and see you next year 🎆 --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church

For the past several months Pastor Jules has been suffering from somewhat of a mystery ailment (although the doctors’ original hypothesis was correct from the start) that left him practically immobile and in chronic pain. In this episode, he takes time to bring our listeners up to speed on this health event and the lessons God has taught him along the way. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, ema...

Whether the unforgiving Atlantic Ocean, New England’s winter, or rampant starvation and disease, the Pilgrims endured extreme trials and yet epitomized Paul’s command to “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thess. 5:18). On this special episode, Dan Waterman revisits the “First Thanksgiving,” recounting the Pilgrims’ miraculous story and reflecting on their unwavering gratitude to God. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have ...

It is becoming increasingly difficult for students and teachers alike to maintain exclusive Christian convictions within the pluralistic environment of the public school system. David Miller, Head of School at Lehigh Christian Academy, joins the show to explain how we’ve arrived at this present state in our schools and how the “alternative option” of Christian private education is really a return to the roots of American education. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive r...

The state’s role in God’s world is to promote the good and punish evil. The Christian is to pray for and submit to their government, but also disobey if necessary. BFC Principles for Living --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church

In this special episode, we partnered with The Missions Podcast to interview Dr. Donald Fairbairn on the transcultural nature of Christianity represented by The Nicene Creed. Dr. Fairbairn also takes time to share his personal testimony, particularly on growing up almost completely deaf. Watch this episode. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivat...

Scott Allen observes 10 takeaways from Proverbs 31, a passage famously applied to wives, for what makes a godly husband. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church

In his lecture at this year’s Equipping Believers Conference (Christian Ethics in a Post-Christian World), Dr. Justin Hawkins spoke on bioethics specifically applied to people with cognitive disabilities. In a stirring presentation, he argues that a culture which dignifies persons who contribute neither “merit“ nor “efficiency” to society must be built on a Christian theology. Watch “Dignity Beyond Accomplishment” here. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and sh...

Dr. Donald Fairbairn is a distinguished professor in Early Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. During GO Conference, he sat down with Outreach Pastor Nathan Trommler to answer questions from the audience on a variety of subjects: the Trinity, early church practices and beliefs, and how to distinguish a false teaching from a heresy. Watch this episode. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for t...

During GO Conference we hosted a panel of current and former missionaries in Africa. Drawing from their collective experience and knowledge, they share about what God is doing on the continent. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.churc...

Pastor Chris’ mother-in-law Beth Stobbe joins the show for a special occasion—she recently finished 27 years of homeschooling! Beth shares some lessons learned along the way. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church

Pastor Chris and Pastor Jason break down Ligonier’s 2025 State of Theology, a survey of 3,000 US evangelicals on their theological beliefs. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church

A full week later, Pastor Chris reflects on the public murder of Charlie Kirk and offers key takeaways Christians should have on the tragedy. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedarcrest.church

This year marks the 1,700 anniversary of the Council of Nicaea (325 AD), the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church that produced what we call The Nicene Creed. This creed will act as the focal point of the upcoming Global Outreach Conference, Missio Dei: Nicaea and the Triune God’s Mission to the World. Director of Outreach Nathan Trommler explains why this ancient declaration still deeply matters for the contemporary believer and how it equips us to better engage with the Great Co...

Glenn Felty served as a pastor at Cedar Crest BFC for 15 years. Even in retirement, he stayed active in the church as a regular teacher and lay elder until the Lord called him home this past June. In this special episode, five of Glenn’s friends and family members join the show to share more about who this man of God was and the legacy he leaves behind. Watch this episode. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions ...

If anything can be learned from the history of mankind, it’s that our ardent resistance of God’s grace is relentless. So how do Calvinists still hold to the doctrine of Irresistible Grace? Pastor Chris unpacks the reasoning and nuance behind this reformed belief, which is the “I” in TULIP. Previous C&C episodes on TULIP: T - Total Depravity (Part 1, Part 2)U - Unconditional ElectionL - Limited AtonementI - Irresistible GraceP - Perseverance of the Saints--- If you enjoyed this episode, pl...

Much is made of prayer in the Christian walk, and rightfully so. But with that being said, much is also made of prayer that is unhelpful or even downright unbiblical. With the help of guest and elder Rick Whitmire, we take a step back to reexamine the purpose, practice, and power of prayer. Resource Recommendations Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Tim Keller Transforming Prayer by Daniel Henderson Scripture-Saturated and Spirit-Empowered Prayer | Core Value 3 | Pastor Jason H...

What would you like on your tombstone once you have left this world? Glenn Felty begins his sermon with this provocative question and asks us to consider a man named Enoch for the answer. Be on the lookout for a full tribute episode to the life and legacy of Glenn Felty (1942 - 2025), former pastor of Cedar Crest. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit C...

The death of a child is perhaps the hardest trial a person can ever face. This grief is often compounded with a question almost too difficult to ask: “Is my child in heaven?” As we’ll discuss, the three constants that should inform a Christian’s thinking on this matter are 1) no one is innocent, 2) no person is ever saved apart from God’s grace, and 3) the Judge of the earth will always do what is right. Resource Recommendations Safe in the Arms of God by John MacArthur The Salvation of Babie...

🎉 WE’RE BACK! 🎉 To kick off a new season of Captivate and Conform, Pastor Jason and Nathan Trommler, Director of Outreach, recap their recent tour of South Asia with the ministry of S & K. --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a positive review and share it with a friend! If you have any questions for the show, email us at podcast@cedarcrest.church. Visit Captivate & Conform | cedarcrest.church/podcast Learn more about Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church | cedar...