In this episode of Reclaiming Truth, Mike Wilson and Larry Montgomery begin a series exploring the origin and nature of the church. Looking closely at the prophecy in Daniel 2, the discussion walks through Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great statue and the four world empires—Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. The hosts explain how the prophecy points to a kingdom established by God during the days of the Roman Empire that would never be destroyed. By connecting these Old Testament prophecies with the New Testament record in Acts, the episode explores how the church fulfills God’s promise of an everlasting spiritual kingdom.

In this episode of Reclaiming Truth, Mike Wilson and Larry Montgomery take a closer look at the empowering of the Holy Spirit in the early church and how it relates to the apostles’ mission. Using passages from John 14–16, Acts 2, and other New Testament texts, Mike explains how Jesus promised the Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into all truth and enable them to proclaim the gospel to the world. The discussion explores the miraculous signs given to the apostles, the spreading of the gospel beginning at Pentecost, and how the laying on of the apostles’ hands allowed others to receive temporary spiritual gifts before the written New Testament was completed. By examining these passages together and applying the principle of “necessary inference,” this episode encourages listeners to consider how the Holy Spirit worked through the apostles to reveal God’s message and establish the foundation of the church.

In this episode of Reclaiming Truth, Mike Wilson leads a study on the often misunderstood topic of Holy Spirit baptism. Drawing from his own experiences and a close reading of Scripture, Mike explores the difference between modern claims of spiritual experiences and the biblical teaching about receiving the Holy Spirit. Beginning in John’s Gospel and continuing through passages such as John 3, Acts 2, and Acts 19, he explains how the new birth is connected to obedience to the gospel and baptism into Christ. This discussion encourages listeners to look carefully at the full context of Scripture and consider how faith, repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Spirit fit together in God’s plan of salvation.