For the Church

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For the Church

Zion Presbyterian Church

67 episodes

3 days ago

A conversation about theology and life for Zion Presbyterian Church in Columbia, TN.

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A conversation about theology and life for Zion Presbyterian Church in Columbia, TN.

Christianity

Religion & Spirituality

Episodes (20/67)

For the Church

The Future of the Church

Pastor Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs discuss the future of the church, what they see now, and God's continuing faithfulness.

For questions and feedback, reach out to keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church visit zioncolumbia.org.

3 weeks ago

40 minutes 17 seconds

For the Church

Zion Presbyterian Church

Pastor Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs discuss the history of Zion Presbyterian Church as they continue their series on the church.

For questions and feedback, contact keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information on Zion Presbyterian Church visit zioncolumbia.org.

1 month ago

24 minutes 41 seconds

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The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

In this episode, Keaton and Seth continue their journey through church history zooming in on Zion's particular denomination: The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).

For questions and feedback, reach out to keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.org

For more about the PCA, visit pcanet.org.

1 month ago

37 minutes 34 seconds

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Reformed & Presbyterian Churches

Continuing the discussion about church history, Keaton and Seth zoom in on Reformed and Presbyterian churches and how this particular tradition ended up in America.

For questions and feedback, reach out to keaton.paul@pcazion.org.

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church, visit zioncolumbia.org.

2 months ago

53 minutes 57 seconds

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Protestantism

This week on For The Church, Keaton and Seth discuss the origins of the protestant church and where the major denominational branches started.

For questions and feedback, reach out to keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church, visit zioncolumbia.org.

2 months ago

50 minutes 5 seconds

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Branches of the Church

In this episode of For The Church, Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs continue their discussion of the Church by talking about the ways that the church split into three main branches (Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant) and what that means for us today.For questions and feedback email keaton.paul@pcazion.orgFor more about Zion Presbyterian Church visit www.zioncolumbia.org.

3 months ago

51 minutes 42 seconds

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The Early Church

This week, we continue our discussion of The Church by discussing the early church (from 33 AD to 1054 AD) and what we can learn from those who came before us.

For questions or feedback, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org.

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church visit zioncolumbia.org.

3 months ago

53 minutes 14 seconds

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What is the Church?

We are kicking off a new season of For The Church all about The Church. This season we will take a look at the Church broadly and each week zoom in just a little more until we focus on Zion Presbyterian Church in particular. In this first episode, we take a look at what the church is from a theological perspective.For questions and feed back, email keaton.paul@pcazion.orgFor more information about Zion Presbyterian Church, visit zioncolumbia.org

4 months ago

1 hour 1 minute 56 seconds

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PCA General Assembly 2025 Recap

In this episode of For The Church, Pastor Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs break down what happened at the Presbyterian Church in America's General Assembly. First, they discuss some helpful terms and history. Then, they talk about some of the big stories coming out of the General Assembly and what they mean for the church.

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church visit zioncolumbia.org

6 months ago

1 hour 43 minutes 41 seconds

For the Church

Sacraments Q&A

Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs answer some questions that have come in as they have talked about sacraments (and some other questions).

For questions and feed back, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church, visit zioncolumbia.org

9 months ago

47 minutes 27 seconds

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Sacraments Across the Bible

Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs zoom out to discuss sacraments across the Bible and how covenant theology shapes how we view sacraments in the Reformed tradition.For questions and feedback, email keaton.paul@pcazion.orgFor more information about Zion Presbyterian Church, visit zioncolumbia.org.

10 months ago

51 minutes 38 seconds

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Sacraments in the New Testament: The Lord's Supper Part 2

Keaton and Seth continue their conversation about The Lord's Supper by discussing who the Lord's Supper is for and how we practice this sacrament.

For questions and feedback, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church, visit zioncolumbia.org.

10 months ago

58 minutes

For the Church

Sacraments in the New Testament: The Lord's Supper Part 1

Pastor Keaton Paul from Zion Presbyterian Church discusses the historic Reformed view of The Lord's Supper as well as comparing the Reformed view with other historic views.

For questions and feedback, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.org.

10 months ago

47 minutes 37 seconds

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Sacraments in the New Testament: Baptism

In this episode, Keaton Paul and Seth Scruggs continue their discussion on the sacraments with a discussion of baptism, including the historical positions of several denominations and why Zion Presbyterian Church practices this sacrament the way they do.

For questions and feedback, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information about Zion Church go to zioncolumbia.org

10 months ago

1 hour 1 minute 59 seconds

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Sacraments in the Old Testament: Passover

Continuing our series on sacraments, Keaton and Seth discuss Passover in the Old Testament and its relevance for Christians today.

For feedback and questions, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church go to zioncolumbia.org

10 months ago

46 minutes 51 seconds

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Sacraments in the Old Testament: Circumcision

As we continue our series on the sacraments, Keaton and Seth discuss the Old Testament sacrament of circumcision and how it is still relevant for Christians today.

For questions and feedback, reach out to keaton.paul@pcazion.org

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church go to www.zioncolumbia.org

11 months ago

51 minutes 57 seconds

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What is a Sacrament?

This episode starts a new season of For the Church dealing with sacraments. We start with the major question, what is a sacrament? For questions and feedback, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org For more information about Zion visit zioncolumbia.org Resources mentioned in this episode: Westminster Catechism Westminster Confession of Faith Belgic Confession First Helvetic Confession This are all available at https://creedsandconfessions.org/

11 months ago

38 minutes 21 seconds

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Jesus's Second Coming and What it Means for Us Now

For most of church history, Advent was actually a celebration focused not on Jesus's first coming, but on his second coming. This week, Keaton and Seth talk about the second coming and what it means for us now as we look forward to it.

Learn more about Zion Presbyterian Church at zioncolumbia.org

For questions and feedback, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org.

1 year ago

32 minutes 49 seconds

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Why the Resurrection Matters for Advent

Why would we talk about the Resurrection at Advent? This week, Keaton and Seth talk about the implications of the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus and how it can help us during the Advent season.

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church visit zioncolumbia.org

For questions and feedback email keaton.paul@pcazion.org

1 year ago

31 minutes 36 seconds

For the Church

The Incarnation: What is it? Why does it matter?

In the second episode of our Advent series, Keaton and Seth discuss the importance of the Incarnation of Jesus. Why is it so important that Jesus became a man? What does it mean to us now?

For more information about Zion Presbyterian Church at zioncolumbia.org

For questions and feedback, email keaton.paul@pcazion.org

1 year ago

43 minutes 34 seconds