Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2026-08-03
Books mentioned on #327 Josh Howerton - "In 50 Years, China Will Have More Christians Than America"
Josh Howerton is the Senior Pastor of Lakepointe Church, one of the largest churches in the United States. Known for his thoughtful biblical teaching and willingness to engage difficult cultural issues, he has become a leading voice on faith, leadership, marriage, and Christian apologetics.
Josh Howerton recommended Matthew by William David Davies and others, and discussed Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn and others, Galatians by James Louis Martyn, Hebrews by Paul Ellingworth, The Proverbs by Derek Kidner, Colossians by Luci Shaw, and Romans by John D. Harvey.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Revelation
Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn and David Colacci is the final book of the New Testament that presents prophetic visions of the end times, spiritual warfare, and the ultimate victory of God.
Discussed“If you, you know, if you skip forward all the way to the end, you go to the book of Revelation. A lot of people, they get into Revelation and it's like, you know, it's they start reading and it's like, you know, Jesus looks like metal and his eyes are flames of fire and it's, you know, three-headed dragons”
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Galatians
Galatians by James Louis Martyn is a significant theological text exploring the letter of Paul and the foundational concepts of Christian identity, grace, and universal equality.
Discussed“In the book of Galatians, it specifically talks about that in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul calls attention to the fact that it says offspring.”
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Hebrews
Hebrews is a canonical biblical text traditionally studied within theological discourse for its exploration of faith, perseverance, and the priestly mediation of Jesus.
Discussed“There's a verse in there's a verse in Hebrews 12 that says what God does is he shakes the things that can be shaken so that only the things that cannot be shaken remain.”
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Matthew
Matthew is a comprehensive biblical commentary and study of the Gospel of Matthew by scholars William David Davies and Dale C.
Recommended“What you need to start doing is study Matthew chapter 18. Matthew 18 is where Jesus starts walking through Jesus essentially does a Bible study on what to do when your brother sins against you.”
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The Proverbs
The biblical book of Proverbs provides profound moral instruction, wisdom literature, and practical guidelines for daily living through a collection of ancient sayings and poetry, often attributed to Derek Kidner's commentary and scholarly analysis.
Discussed“You got to go to the book of Proverbs. And Proverbs gives a taxonomy of three types of people. And man, Sean, just as I I think I think there's a blessing on your life and like the fact that you'll even have a pastor. ... In the book of Proverbs there's three types of people. Wise, foolish, and evil.”
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Colossians
Discussed“Or I think it's the book of Colossians. You can do this, and it's not easy, but it's the best thing that'll ever happen to you. It says that what God did is he canceled the record of debt against us with its legal demands, nailing them to the cross.”
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Romans
Romans is a foundational biblical epistle attributed to the Apostle Paul that outlines core Christian theology, ethics, and the relationship between believers and governing authorities.
Discussed“That comes from Romans 13. And it says that the government uh that human governments as very imperfect as they are. I think we agree on that. Uh that they have been instituted by God that actually governments are a good thing. ... And what it says is uh uh that God has uh the one of the roles of”
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