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  • Episode 55 - Ambrose of Milan on the Duties of the Clergy

    Episode 55 - Ambrose of Milan on the Duties of the Clergy
    2026/09/10

    Join us as we discuss: The work of Ambrose of Milan entitled Duties of the Clergy. There is a lot of wisdom here for Christian men in general.

    Topics considered
    • Ambrose 340-397
    • Ambrose from the Political Elite
    • Trained in Rome as a Lawyer
    • Served as Legal Advisor to Prefect
    • Appointed as Consular in Northwestern Italy
    • Compelled to Assume Bishopric of Milan in 374
    • On the Duties of the Clergy 3 Books
    • Disciplines/Virtues

    o Silence

    o Mercy

    o Hope (anticipates Augustine's eschatological ethic of hope deferred)

    o Modesty the companion to purity. Shame as a good companion to chastity.

    § Modesty in Gait and Gesture

        • Modesty of Voice

    § Modesty in Fellowship, Friendship, Acquaintances etc.

    o Reason over passion

    o Speech

    § Not too lengthy

    § Not too soon cut short

    § Plain and simple, clear and evident, full of dignity and weight; not studied or refined, nor yet too rough in style

    § "Jests, although at times they may be quite proper, should be altogether banished among clergy" (I.23).

    o Wisdom

    o Prudence

    o Justice

    o Kindness and Good-will

    o Fortitude

    o Temperance

    o Book II: Happiness and blessedness by living virtuously

    o Book III: Self-examination

    Recommended Resources

    Christian Classics Ethereal Library https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf210/npnf210.iv.i.html

    Your hosts

    TE Josh Owen

    TE Aaron Garriott

    RE Gabe Williams

    Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

    Music by: RE James Powers

    Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

    The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

    If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 10:00 AM.

    www.Sprucecreekpca.org
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  • Episode 54: TULIP - Unconditional Election

    Episode 54: TULIP - Unconditional Election
    2026/09/04
    Join us as we discuss: The U in TULIP, unconditional election. Topics considered include: ● God's Eternal Decree (WCF III) ○ I. God from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass: yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established. ○ II. Although God knows whatsoever may or can come to pass upon all supposed conditions; yet hath he not decreed any thing because he foresaw it as future, or as that which would come to pass upon such conditions. ○ III. By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto everlasting life, and others foreordained to everlasting death.g ○ IV. These angels and men, thus predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed; and their number is so certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished. ○ V. Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according to his eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of his will, hath chosen in Christ unto everlasting glory, out of his mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as conditions, or causes moving him thereunto;k and all to the praise of his glorious grace. ○ VI. As God hath appointed the elect unto glory, so hath he, by the eternal and most free purpose of his will, foreordained all the means thereunto. Wherefore they who are elected being fallen in Adam, are redeemed by Christ, are effectually called unto faith in Christ by his Spirit working in due season; are justified, adopted, sanctified,o and kept by his power through faith unto salvation. Neither are any other redeemed by Christ, effectually called, justified, adopted, sanctified, and saved, but the elect only.q ○ VII. The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withholdeth mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatures, to pass by, and to ordain them to dishonour and wrath for their sin, to the praise of his glorious justice. ● Election ○ Conditional–Jacob Arminius ■ Foreknowledge interpreted as God looking from eternity into time to see who will believe and persevere in faith and then, based on that knowledge, choosing them. ■ God's choice is based on man's choice. Future faith and perseverance are the conditions for election. ○ Corporate ■ God chose Israel as a nation ■ God chose the Church as a body, but not the individual members of the body. ■ God chose believers but He did not choose who would believe. God predestined believers to be adopted and conformed to Christ but He did not choose who would believe. ○ Unconditional–John Calvin, Three Forms of Unity, Westminster Standards ■ God chooses individuals unto salvation (the elect) ■ God's choice is not based on man's choice or merit but on God's good pleasure ■ Supralapsarian–double predestination; decree of election and reprobation; followed by decree of the fall of man ■ Infralapsarian–decree of election of some while passing over the rest; before the decree of the fall of man ● Romans 9:10-23 And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast ...
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  • Episode 53 – "Thy Deepest Distress" – A Conversation with the Author

    Episode 53 – "Thy Deepest Distress" – A Conversation with the Author
    2026/08/21

    Join us for a conversation with our own Pastor Aaron Garriott about his new book, Thy Deepest Distress: Anxiety and Depression in the Christian Life.

    Anxiety and depression are common realities in a fallen world, and Christians are not immune to them. Yet believers can sometimes struggle not only with the distress itself, but also with difficult questions about faith, sin, suffering, providence, and what it means to trust God in the midst of darkness.

    In Thy Deepest Distress, Aaron approaches these subjects as a pastor, theologian, and fellow Christian who has known something of these struggles personally. Rather than offering simplistic answers or promising a quick cure, he seeks to help Christians understand anxiety and depression biblically and to point suffering believers toward the grace, sympathy, and faithfulness of Christ.

    Topics considered include:

    • Why did Aaron write Thy Deepest Distress?
    • How have Aaron's own experiences with anxiety and depression shaped the book?
    • Are anxiety and depression necessarily indications of weak faith?
    • Is all anxiety sinful?
    • How should Christians distinguish between sin, weakness, physical frailty, and the broader effects of living in a fallen world?
    • What can Christians learn from believers of the past who experienced deep melancholy, anxiety, and depression?
    • Why do the Puritans feature so prominently in the book?
    • How does a biblical understanding of God's providence change the way we view suffering?
    • What comfort does the sympathy and intercession of Christ provide to the distressed Christian?
    • How can anxiety and depression become occasions for deeper dependence upon Christ rather than merely obstacles to the Christian life?
    • What can pastors, elders, family members, and friends do to help those who are walking through seasons of deep distress?
    • How can the Church offer genuine Christian hope without resorting to clichés, platitudes, or overly simplistic answers?

    Get the Book:

    Thy Deepest Distress: Anxiety and Depression in the Christian Life
    by Aaron L. Garriott

    Purchase from Ligonier Ministries
    https://store.ligonier.org/thy-deepest-distress-paperback?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    Purchase from Christian Focus Publications https://www.christianfocus.com/en-us/product/9781527114005/thy-deepest-distress-paperback?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    About the Author:

    Rev. Aaron L. Garriott is Associate Pastor of Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church in Port Orange, Florida. He is also Managing Editor of Tabletalk magazine, Resident Adjunct Professor at Reformation Bible College, and the author of A Word Fitly Spoken: A Theology of Communication and Thy Deepest Distress: Anxiety and Depression in the Christian Life.

    Your hosts:

    TE Josh Owen
    TE Aaron Garriott
    RE Gabe Williams

    Produced by: RE Gabe Williams
    Music by: RE James Powers
    Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

    The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange, FL.
    If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 9:45 AM.
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    55 分
  • Episode 52 - Remember Church Leaders

    Episode 52 - Remember Church Leaders
    2026/08/17

    Join us as we discuss: The importance of Church History and Biography for the life of the Church, the family, and the Christian.

    Topics considered include:

    • What is the purpose of history?
    • How can church history serve the Church?
    • How can church history serve the home?
    • How can church history serve the Christian?
    • What is a good way to get started with church history?
      • Books
        • General Surveys of Church History
        • Closer Surveys of Periods of Church History (Patristic, Early Christendom, Later Christendom, Reformation, etc.)
        • Survey of Movements (Monasticism, Reform, Missions)
        • Biographies (Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Spurgeon)
        • Historical Theology
        • Extant Writings (Confessions, Chrysostom's Sermons, The Bondage of the Will, The Institutes)
      • Media
        • Luther Movie
        • Lamplighter Series
        • Ligonier series
        • Puritan series (available on Canon+

    Recommended Resources:

    Luther in Real Time

    2000 Years of Christ's Power by Nick Needham

    Cumberland Valley Bible Book Service

    Luther movie

    Your hosts:

    TE Josh Owen

    TE Aaron Garriott

    RE Gabe Williams

    Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

    Music by: RE James Powers

    Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

    The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

    If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 9:45 AM.
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  • Episode 51 - Music and Singing in the Christian Life

    Episode 51 - Music and Singing in the Christian Life
    2026/07/24

    Join us as we discuss: Music and Singing in the Christian Life

    Topics considered include:

    1. The Power of Music
    2. Why do we sing?
    3. When do we sing?
    4. For whom do we sing?
    a. For God
    b. For Ourselves
    c. For Other Believers
    d. For Unbelievers
    5. How to recover a high view of music and singing

    Your hosts:
    TE Josh Owen
    TE Aaron Garriott
    RE Gabe Williams

    Produced by: RE Gabe Williams
    Music by: RE James Powers
    Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

    The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

    If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 10:00 AM.

    www.Sprucecreekpca.org
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  • Episode 50 - The Virtuous Christian Statesman

    Episode 50 - The Virtuous Christian Statesman
    2026/07/17

    Join us as we discuss: The Virtuous Christian Statesman with our guest Joseph Gilbert

    Topics considered include:

    • The Character of a Christian Statesman
    • The Virtues of a Christian Statesman
    • The Education of a Christian Statesman

    Your hosts:

    TE Josh Owen

    TE Aaron Garriott

    RE Gabe Williams

    Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

    Music by: RE James Powers

    Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

    The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

    If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 9:45 AM.

    www.Sprucecreekpca.org
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  • Episode 49 - Total Depravity: The Fallen Nature of Man

    Episode 49 - Total Depravity: The Fallen Nature of Man
    2026/07/10

    Join us as we discuss: The Fallen Nature of Man

    Topics considered include:

    • Original Sin (Romans 5)

    • Total Depravity (Romans 1-3)
    o Corruption of the Body
    o Corruption of the Mind
    o Corruption of the Affections
    o Bondage of the Will
    o Fallen man is able to sin and not able not to sin.

    • Historical Theology
    o Augustine versus Pelagius
    o Luther versus Erasmus
    o Calvinism versus Arminianism
    o Jonathan Edwards/George Whitefield versus John Wesley
    o Charles Spurgeon versus Charles G. Finney

    • Common Grace (Gen. 6:3; 9:11; 11:1-9)
    o God's Spirit strives with men to restrain their evil
    o God's Spirit gives men natural virtues and skill for human flourishing
    o God providentially thwarts men's intentions to defy His natural order
    o God judges man by handing him over to his corruptions (Rom. 1:26, 28)

    • Redemption (Romans 6-8)
    o Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit
    o Your mind is being renewed
    o Your affections are being renewed
    o Your will is liberated
    o A redeemed man is able to sin and able not to sin.

    • Loving your unregenerate neighbor
    o The notorious sinner
    o The decent man
    o When to shake the dust and stop casting pearls

    • Loving your regenerate neighbor
    o Spurring each other on to love and good works
    o Patiently encouraging the weak
    o Humbly correcting the wayward
    o Graciously restoring the fallen
    o Keep a close watch on your own soul (Gal. 6:1)

    Recommended Resources:

    Luther's Bondage of the Will

    Calvin's The Bondage and Liberation of the Will: A Defense of the Orthodox Doctrine of Human Choice against Pighius

    Jonathan Edward's Freedom of the Will

    Your hosts:
    TE Josh Owen
    TE Aaron Garriott
    RE Gabe Williams

    Produced by: RE Gabe Williams
    Music by: RE James Powers
    Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

    The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

    If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 9:45 AM.

    www.Sprucecreekpca.org
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  • Episode 48 - Finding a Godly Spouse

    Episode 48 - Finding a Godly Spouse
    2026/06/05

    Join us as we discuss: Finding a Godly Spouse

    Topics considered include:

    A non-exhaustive list of guidance for pursuing a godly spouse:

    1. Do not treat marriage as optional

    2. Look intentionally, not anxiously

    3. Cultivate the character that aligns with what you are looking for

    4. Prioritize godliness over glamour

    5. Ask: Can we build a household together?

    6. Ask: Can we suffer together?

    7. Listen to parents, elders, and wise Christians

    8. Do not confuse chemistry and compatibility with character

    9. Avoid prolonged, undefined relationships

    10. Take sexual purity seriously

    Recommended Resources:

    It's Good to Be a Man by Michael Foster

    How to Build a Godly Marriage by Joel Beeke

    For Women: A Happy Marriage by Rebecca VanDoodewaard

    The Masculine Mandate by Richard D. Phillips

    Your hosts:

    TE Josh Owen

    TE Aaron Garriott

    RE Gabe Williams

    Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

    Music by: RE James Powers

    Logo design: RE Gabe Williams and TE Aaron Garriott

    The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL.

    If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Education Hour is at 9:45 AM.

    www.Sprucecreekpca.org
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    46 分