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In this episode, we hear several different people share stories about prayer. From how prayer has impacted the little things to big life decisions, it is so good to remind ourselves about who God is, and how He has shown up. 

In this episode, we share the next steps as a church. Brad, Jessie, and Derek share about the meaning of "Prayer Bands" and how we have seen God move through these before. We also discuss our Kids Discipleship group, the why behind it, as well as some practicals as we introduce it.

In this episode, Pam Arlund leads the group into a beautiful time of meditation on scripture, and she shares some insights on prayer. We started with her leading us in Lectio Divina, exploring the fruit of walking with God through some Bible discovery and sharing some simple, yet powerful thoughts on prayer. 

In this episode, Brad gives a more devotional message centered around Encountering the King. We specifically examine Proverbs 16:15, Luke 10:38-42, and primarily the story of Esther. Brad breaks down four focus points, Prioritizing Being with the King, Embracing Jesus's Viewpoint, Positioning to Behold Him, and Hearing His Word. 

In this episode, Guy Glass shares a word about the importance of Watching in Prayer, and desiring God. In this powerful conversation around living a lifestyle of waiting and watching with God, Guy shares about the importance of the Body, and calls us into living awake and alert in the Lord together. 

In this episode, our dear friend, John Weisman, leads us in a conversation around John 4. John dives into the story of the Woman at the Well, and how Jesus pursues us. He discusses how Jesus wants to take care of our hearts, and how He sees us and our weakness. 

In this episode, a special guest, Pastor Paul comes and shares about true Communion. He approaches the topic from the place of the Three Tables in the Bible that God invites us into. From Passover, the Last Supper, and the promised feast from Isaiah 25. This sets the context for us as we have this special, awesome gift of communion, both the Body and Blood and with each other, the Body of Christ. 

In this episode, we dive into the topic of Living on Mission. We start out with Isaiah 6:1-8 and Luke 19:1-10 and discuss how these passages apply to us today and how we live. From the Luke passage, we talk about Zacchaeus and how we can be intentional with the "Zacchaeus'" in our lives. 

In this episode, we share our time of celebrating Jesus' resurrection! We take time to go through the gospel's story of Easter in a fun and engaging way with the kids. We also took time to go through other scriptures about the importance and beauty of the cross and resurrection. 

In this episode, we go over Mark 10:32-45 and Isaiah 56:1-8 for Palm Sunday. We also took time to continue the conversation to check in about our time so far, as well as where we are headed as our next steps.

In this episode, we took time to share and debrief any overall areas that have stood out, as well as questions or areas of conviction from our Spiritual Formation journey. We also took time to share how each of us became a part of AOX and how we got connected. 

In this episode, Jessie shares about the importance and Biblical value placed on a lifestyle of hospitality. We have a conversation about times we've experienced hospitality and the areas we want to grow in being hospitable to others. 

In this episode, Jared facilitates a conversation about what it means to be a Servant of All. We dive into the places where Jesus, The King with the Basin and Towel, is inviting us to become more like Him. (We apologize for the background noise; this conversation is still worth listening to)

In this episode, we dive into what is in God's heart for a True Fast from Isaiah 58. We take time to discuss places where we can just go through the motions and our hearts not truly be connected.  We also talked about ways we can live a Isaiah 58 lifestyle. 

In this episode, we have a conversation about Psalm 23 and 2 Corinthians 4 as we reflect on the importance on depending on God, and embracing His strength in our weakness as we journey in our collective season together. 

In this episode, we had a conversation about what it means to be a Student of Prayer. We dove into the Word and let Scripture, like 2 Chronicles 16 and the beginning of John 15, shape our time. We also talked about the beauty of leaning into the tension we see and allowing the questions to lead us into deeper intimacy with the Lord.  

In this week's episode, we had a conversation around the question, "What is the Gospel?" and spent time discussing what that means to each of us, and specifically where the Bible points us. Our main scripture focus' were Isaiah 61:1-7 and Colossians 1:9-23, as well as several others that shaped this discussion.   

In this episode, we have a conversation about what it means to make disciples and invite others to follow Jesus together. We focused on Deuteronomy 4:9-14, Matthew 4:18-25, and 2 Timothy 2. 

In this episode, we talk about Following Jesus. We started by having a conversation about what the Lord has been speaking to us individually and dive into the key reading from this week. We also took time to focus on Luke 14 and what it means to us as followers of Jesus. 

This past Sunday we had a conversation centered around the King and the Kingdom. In this time we dive into the beginning of Isaiah 9 and Matthew 6:19-34, as well as overall what we can discover of the heart of our King, Jesus and our call as His followers through the Sermon on the Mount. 

In this message we asked the question, "What is Pilgrimage?", as we looked at Psalm 84 and other passages about the value of the journey. This message includes stories, conversation and a short teaching as we seek the Lord for our next steps together.

In this recording from our 1st of the month gathering, Brad shares about repentance, as well as updates on what we've been praying into, and where we're headed as a church. 

Jessie Woodard and Adriane McKoy share about the power of remembering your testimonies to build your faith and believe God for more.

David and Candise Wade share about the new season that God has called them to - a season where they will be planting a church, All Saints Church, in a very diverse neighborhood of San Diego, California.

The AOX Family shares prayer requests, and Brad McKoy shares about what being a community of simple churches practically looks like in 2024.

Brad shares about the Light of Hope during this season and why we celebrate the coming of the King.

Brad and Luke share important and exciting updates at our March 2023 Family Brunch about what God is doing in our church family. Brad teaches about who the church is, what it means to be the body, and what it looks like to live out being the church together. 

Jim Kilmarten shares a Word from the Lord with our AOX Spiritual Family.

Brad McKoy shares about how to co-operate with God and one another in the Good Work that God is doing.

The life of John the Baptist teaches us that Christian maturity looks like becoming a friend of the Bridegroom, continuing on the path of obedience even when the road looks different than what we had imagined or envisioned for ourselves. 

Brad McKoy connects Matthew 7 with Matthew 25 and explains the importance of 'buying oil' while also stewarding what we have.

Brad McKoy and others share about what it has meant to be participants of the gospel every day of our lives.

Derek Kelly facilitates a conversation on what it means to pray, fast, and feast together as we rediscover the roots of what has made us followers of Jesus.

Brad McKoy and Luke Woodard share about how the book of Acts was lived out in community.

Jessie Woodard shares through the book of Daniel about how to be faithful in your daily following of Jesus.

Jared shares from Luke 11 and Luke 18 where Jesus calls his followers to model a life of persistency in prayer. 

We collectively recap our time in worship and prayer throughout the weekend by focusing our attention and affection toward Jesus. Jesus + nothing is our focus and our vision.

Brad McKoy shares about how prayer and seeking the will of the Lord comes from daily communion with God.

Brad McKoy encourages our AOX family at the start of the year to be persistent under pressure to seek the Lord in prayer, worship, and fasting.

Brad McKoy shares about the majesty of Jesus and how that majesty has been prophesied through the centuries. The same King who reigned in glory throughout time has called us to showcase His glory and His Kingship in our lives and those around us today.

Brad McKoy shares about the Majesty of Jesus and how recognizing the majesty of Jesus doesn't make it hard to see God working, but instead encourages us to live out and be doers of the Word by recognizing the glory and Majesty of Jesus that cascades the whole earth.

Brad McKoy begins a conversation about daily making the choice to receive the kingship of Jesus in our lives.

Brad McKoy shares about how to Posture our Hearts as we prepare our lamps to buy oil and shine bright as we await the coming of the bride groom.

John has made it one of the goals of his life to learn how to connect with God by Praying the Scriptures aloud and ultimately listening for the voice of God as he meditates on God's Word. Be encouraged as you hear John share about the importance of learning how to experience God deeply through praying His Word. This is a lesson that John feels many people aren't taught, and he felt that it would be a disservice to not teach others the value of praying the Scriptures.

John Weisman shares with us the importance of seeing ourselves as the bride of Christ and reminds us of the need to buy oil daily as we excitedly wait for our bride groom to come.

Jared Crouse shares on the biblical precedence and importance of worship.

Gerry Toczek shares his testimony of what God has been doing in his life over the past couple of years, and highlights the importance of faith and trust in our lives to see the dreams of our hearts lived out. 

Jessie Woodard speaks a powerful and intimate word about the value of our hearts to God.