Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
“The New Jerusalem and Bride of the Lamb” Revelation 21:9-21 May 3, 2020 — Reverend Chris Harper I. The city is safe (10-12, 15-17) 1. Measured (15-17) 2. Guarded (12; cf. 25-27) 3. Filled (10-11; cf. 3) II. The city is beautiful (11, 16, 18-21) 1. In its shape (11, 16) 2. In its shine (11, 18-21) III. The city is you (9-10, 12-14, 19-20) 1. The holy city is the Bride of the Lamb (9-10) 2. 12 tribes & 12 apostles (12-14) 3. 12 stones (19-20; Ex 28, 39) So what? 1. Courage & strength to live like who you are 2. Overwhelming peace because of the unified and faithful plan of God…
“All Things Being Made New” Revelation 21:1-8 April 19, 2020 — Reverend Chris Harper I. By whom? (2, 5-7) 1. God the faithful (7) 2. God the trustworthy & true (5) 3. God the sovereign (6) II. How? (1-4) 1. By renewing (1) 2. By intimate communion (2-3) 3. By establishing biblical diversity (3) 4. By removing all sadness & death (4) III. For whom? (7-8) 1. Who it is not for (8) 2. Who it is for (7)…
“No Fear of The Two Deaths” Revelation 20:6,14-15; 1 Corinthians 15:12-22, 50-57 I. Christians have no fear of the 2nd death 1. What is the 2nd death? (14) 2. Why is there no fear for Christians? (6; 1 Cor 15:12-22, 50-57) II. Christians have no fear of the 1st death 1. What is the 1st death? (21:4, 8; Phil 1:21-23) 2. Why is there no fear for Christians? (11-15; Heb 9:27) III. Christians have hope for the end of death itself (14; 1 Cor 15:54-55; 2 Cor 4:16-18)…
“Hope and Warning” Revelation 20 April 5, 2020 — Reverend Chris Harper I. Hope and encouragement for those in Christ 1. Because Christ is reigning now through his Church (1-6; 12:1-6) (A) Power on earth (1-3) (B) Power in heaven (4-6) 2. Because Satan will be defeated in the future (3b, 7-10) 3. Because there is no fear of judgment forevermore (6, 11-15) II. Final warning for those outside of Christ (11-15) 1. This is the last warning 2. Is your name written in the book of life? Visit www.trinityrochester.org/resources to access the full video sermon, past sermons, and additional resources.…
I. Wedding feast (6-10) 1. What is the context? 2. Who are the participants? (7-8; John 1:29; Eph 5:32; Rev 21:9ff) 3. What are they doing? (9) 4. What is this a picture of? II. Funeral feast (11-21) 1. The Warrior (11-16) (A) How he is described (11-16) (B) What he is called (11-16; John 1:1ff) 2. The war (17-21) (A) Defeat is fast (19-21) (B) Defeat is definitive (17-18, 3) III. So what? 1. Which feast are you going to? 2. God’s people should sing hallelujah (1-8) 3. Injustice will be made right (1-2)…
The Fall of Babylon and the Hope of God's People Revelation 18 Reverend Chris Harper I. Life is fragile (1-3, 10) II. The end is coming (9-19, 21-24; Jer 51) 1. It is a certainty (1-3) 2. It will be a time of great loss (9-19, 21-24; Jer 51) 3. It will be sudden (10b, 19b) 4. It will be forever (21) So…..(4) III. There is still hope (20; 19:1; 2 Pet 3:11-13)…
Indispensable 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 March 15, 2020 Mr. Stephen Johnson I. The World's Perspective: Dispensable II. God's Perspective: Indispensable III. How Jesus Transforms Our Perspectives
How Should We Then Live?, Revelation 17 Reverend Chris Harper, March 8, 2020 I. Who are the prostitute and beast? (1-15, 18) 1. Prostitute (1-6, 15, 18) (A) How described? (B) Who is she? 2. Beast (3b, 7-14) (A) How described? (B) What is it? II. What happens to the prostitute and beast? (14, 16-17) 1. To the prostitute (16) 2. To the beast (8, 12b, 14, 17) III. How should we then live? 1. As exiles (Jer 29:1-9) 2. With humble confidence (14, 17) (A) Because of who we are (14) (B) Because of who God is (17; 1 Thess 5:23-24)…
Cup of Wrath vs. Cup of Blessing, Revelation 16 March 1, 2020 Reverend Chris Harper I. The character of God which necessitates & controls judgment (1-7) 1. God’s character necessitates it 2. God’s power controls it (15:5-16:1, 5, 7) II. The recipients of the world requiring judgment (2-16) 1. Idolaters & the immoral (2-9) 2. The dragon and 2 beasts (10-16) III. The people of God who find hope in judgment 1. Two different cups (19; 14:10, 1 Cor 10-11) 2. The end of evil and the effects of the Fall (16-21) 3. God’s discipline is not God’s judgment (15; Heb 12:3-11)…
Responding to the Gospel - Baptism, Acts 16:25-40 February 23, 2020, Reverend Chris Harper I. The story (16-29) 1. The girl – demon-possessed & taken advantage of (16-18) 2. The response of the town (19-22) 3. In jail but not without hope (23-25) 4. A severe earthquake and trembling fear (26-29) II. The response (30-34) 1. A most important question and a simple yet profound answer (30-32) 2. The jailer believed (33-34) 3. The jailer and his household were baptized (33b) 4. The jailer began serving (33-34) III. So what? 1. Baptism does not save you – Jesus does (31; Acts 4:12; Rom 10:9) 2. Household baptisms were normal in NT and church history 3. How are you doing at “improving your baptism”? (WLC 167; 2 Pet 1:5-10; Tit 2:11-12) 4. Reminder to covenant children (Rom 10:9)…
Another Great and Amazing Sign in Heaven, Revelation 15 February 9, 2020, Reverend Chris Harper I. Sovereign judgment (1, 5-8) 1. When? 2. What? II. Song of jubilee (2-4) 1. By whom? (2; 4:6) 2. About what? (3-4; Ex 15) (A) God’s faithfulness (3a; Ex 15) (B) God’s sovereignty (3) (C) God’s justice & truth (3b) (D) God’s holiness (4a) (E) God’s great plan (4b) III. So what? 1. For unbelievers – God wins, so… 2. For Christians – God wins, so……
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