What must one do to be saved?

Acts 16: 25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27And the keeper of the prison awaking [...]

What is Worship?

C.S. Lewis once said, “A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling ‘darkness’ on the wall of his cell…” 
On this program, Mike examines what worship is and what worship isn’t; citing the secular cultures idea of worship with examples from [...]

The Grace of God and Our Disobedience

So how do you fight and win this battle against sin? The battle is far deeper than we think. On this program, Mike shares a sermon by Pastor Scott Reiber of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Vicksburg, Mississippi as he preaches through the book of Romans. In this message, Pastor Scott focuses on Chapter 6, verses 1-14.

Great sermons!

Mike shares portions of great sermons including:

Alistair Begg on growing to know your spouse
David Jeremiah on the seeker sensitive movement
Mark Driscoll on what is the gospel, and…
Paul Washer on why he is not ashamed of the true Gospel. 

 

What is Roman Catholicism?

With more than 176 million adherents in the world, the Roman Catholic Church is large, powerful and still somewhat mysterious. On this program, Mike examines the beliefs and practices of Roman Catholicism; Is it really Christian?; How does it differ from Protestantism?; Are there born-again Catholics? Mike attempts to answers these questions and more. Additional resources on Roman Catholicism cited on the [...]

Theology 101-Pragmatism

Dr. R.C. Sproul once said, “Modern man wastes little time thinking about ultimate or religious questions. The pragmatist is basicalkly skeptical or agnostic about man’s ability to discover ultimate truth…” On this special repeat broadcast, Mike and Pastor Scott Reiber discuss the philospohy of pragmatism, or ‘the end justify the means’, contrasting how Christianity and [...]

The Camp-Patrick Discussion on Contextualization

Update: Mike is feeling a lot better, yet still a wee bit sluggish from his terrible cold. So he offers this great repeat broadcast.
Mike moderates a discussion between Steve Camp and Darrin Patrick on the topic of contextualization. What does it mean to contextualize and is it necessary at all? How do we reach a [...]

Great Archived Audio!

While Mike is recovering from a really bad cold, he shares with you this best-of broadcast. From time to time, Mike likes to sort through the many audio files and replay his favorites. On this program he offers the great sermon clip from John MacArthur on why Paul was not ashamed of the Gospel and the classic [...]

Listener Questions

Mike shares questions from listeners and offers comments on issues including:

Why did MCP stop broadcasting on WQBC Radio?
Can a Roman Catholic be saved?
Is there such thing as a carnal Christian?
What translation of the Bible do you read?

Plus, Mike calls for prayer for those effected by Hurricane Ike.

The Deliberate Church

While he is away, Mike offers this repeat broadcast of an interview with Dr. Mark Dever on the subject of a book he co-authored with Paul Alexander entitled The Deliberate Church-Building Your Ministry on the Gospel. Dr. Dever explains how this book provides a model of a biblical church and how it is a highly practical resource that proposes an attitude [...]

Can cultures be changed?

A listener is New Zealand writes, “I personally think Christians are far too involved in trying to redeem the culture rather than proclaiming the Gospel to all the lost within the diverse cultures. It is people that are redeemed not cultures.It is people Jesus saves not cultures.”
A great point! So how do we approach [...]

Is Joel Osteens gospel, THE Gospel?

In this first internet-exclusive broadcast, Mike examines a recent Christian Post story on the ministry of Joel Osteen, Osteen Arms Thousands with Hope, Not Doctrine. What is hope according to the Word of God? Can one have hope without a proper understanding of Scripture? Why is Osteen’s “gospel” a false gospel?
 Additional resources:

Dr. Michael Horton’s review of [...]

Classic MCP…The New Gospel-Appealing but not Reavealing?

In this classic interview from 2006, Mike Corley visits with pastor and author Jim Elliff, concerning his article entitled The New Gospel:Appealling but not Revealing. Here’s an excerpt:
On the other hand God will not permit the preaching of a half-gospel in this wholly pagan age out of deference to the sinner. The gospel remains a [...]

Classic MCP…Can Rick Warren Save the World?

As part of our research  and expose of the Purpose Drive Lie, we offered analysis and commentary on one of the many televison specials focuised on the Rick Warren, this one entitled Can Rick Warren Save the World. Mike takes a look at the what one website described, “Can Rick Warren Save the World?” As church [...]

Classic MCP…Warren Smith’s Deceived on Purpose

On this program which originally aired in 2006, Mike visits with author Warren Smith about his book Deceived on Purpose warns about the serious New Age implications of Pastor Rick Warren s book The Purpose Driven Life. Smith takes the reader into the inner workings of today s evangelical world as he explores the questionable interconnections [...]