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Nic and Andy talk about the philosophy behind expressive individualism and compare that to the teachings of Jesus.
Welcome to Engage and Equip Live! This is a recording from our most recent E&E on June 6, 2022. To start off the night, Nic talks about Generosity in Hospitality, and how to help one another to grow through ministry. To view the slide presentation from Nic, click here. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Nic and Andy continue their conversation on abortion and Roe v. Wade. Find more episodes at www.highpointchurch.org
Nic and Andy discuss what an abortion is and why it's a sin. Find more episodes at www.highpointchurch.org
Nic Gibson, Andy Schmitt, and Rachel Gibson talk about Gen Z, youth group, and how the church can disciple the upcoming generations! Find more episodes at higpointchurch.org
In this episode Pastor Nic and Andy discuss what the word "easter" means and what it's origins are. And if Christians should use the name "easter" to describe the day of Christs resurrection. Find more episodes at: www.highpointchurch.org
Nic and Andy interview Andrew Klavan and ask him about his new book, The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus. Buy Andrew's BookAndrew's Twitter The Andrew Klavan Show:SpotifyApple
Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt discuss whether or not Christians should use social media. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at...
Pastor Nic Gibson and Luke Malik tackle the question today: What do we need to know about the reality of humans as relational creatures, and how should we apply this in relating to and caring for unmarried adults in our community? Speaking as a...
Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt wrap up our Biblical Anthropology series and give some practical applications that we can integrate into our own lives. How is our image bound to our sanctification, and how do we grow? Engage & Equip is a...
Our Lead Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt discuss how Jesus is both the image of God and the image of man. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at...
Join Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt for Part 2 of our interview with Michael Matheson Miller. If you would like more content from MMM, go to highpointchurch.org/mmm for his Seminar on March 12, and his sermon on March 13 followed by a Q&A...
Join Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt to discuss how men specifically were affected by the fall. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at...
Welcome to Engage and Equip Live! This is a recording from our most recent E&E on April 4, 2022. To start off the night, Nic talks about Spiritual Gifts and Capital, and how to help one another to grow through ministry. Engage & Equip is a...
Join Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt for an interview with Michael Matheson Miller. If you would like more content from MMM, go to highpointchurch.org/mmm for his Seminar on March 12, and his sermon on March 13 followed by a Q&A Lunch. Engage...
Niccole Khail joins Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt to discuss how women specifically were affected by the fall. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at...
Christina Sekutowski joins Andy Schmitt and Nic Gibson on the podcast this week. Read the article written about this subject by Christina here: https://www.optivnetwork.com/post/christian-and-single-dead-or-alive Engage & Equip is a resource...
In the first segment of our Biblical Anthropology mini-series, Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt from the Optive Podcast go over what the image of God is, and what that means for us who are made in the image of God. Engage & Equip is a resource...
Nic Gibson and Niccole Khail talk with Andy Schmitt about the value of mentoring and discipleship in a young person's life, as well as some new episodes coming for the Engage & Equip podcast. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help...
Nic interviews two members of High Point, Inga Hofmann, and Andrew Knox, about their reflections on the relationship between science and theology as well as a Christian perspective on neuro-determinism. Both Inga and Andrew serve in medical...
Nic and Erin discuss the dangers of distorted anthropology and how that relates to the Christian doctrine of being created in the image of God. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find...
Engage and Equip is back! Nic talks about Spiritual Disciplines, and how to help one another to grow through ministry.
Nic and Hannah answer Ask Me Anything questions from Advent and our Ezekiel series. Questions Covered in This Episode: 01:56 – If we are not being persecuted, are we not living Godly lives? 05:41 – Are there times when grumbling (as opposed to...
In this episode, Nic and Hannah discuss the spiritual duty of celebration, and what that looks like in a Christian's life. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at...
Nic and Niccole discuss further the politicization of the Church after the January 16 service. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at...
Nic and Hannah revisit key ideas from Nic's 2017 book and sermon series Substance: Becoming Oaks of Righteousness in a World of Vapor and discuss how and why those concepts may be even more critical for us to understand today. Engage & Equip is a...
Nic and Hannah revisit key ideas from Nic's 2017 book and sermon series Substance: Becoming Oaks of Righteousness in a World of Vapor and discuss how and why those concepts may be even more critical for us to understand today. Engage & Equip is a...
In this episode, Hannah and Nic will be going over the Ask Me Anything questions from last week's sermon Our Evasion of Spiritual Responsibility and expanding on the sermon content. Questions Covered in This Episode: 4:25 – Will there be a...
Nic and Hannah look back at changes, challenges, and encouragements from 2021 and discuss a bit of what to expect at High Point in 2022. E&E #287 Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local...
As we're getting into the new year, we're going to be getting back into our sermon series in Ezekiel. Ezekiel has all sorts of deep biblical themes, from restoration and redemption to providence and punishment. Nic and Hannah break down...
Nic and Niccole discuss and expand on topics from previous sermons. E&E #285 Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music...
Resources mentioned in this episode: Engage & Equip #275: Lessons from the Iron Curtain—Interview with Vasiliy BarbiyeruEngage & Equip #258 and #260: Government Control: Interview with Hannah and SanghyeonSilence by Shusaku EndoThe Gulag...
You might have been introduced to the DeYoung family in their interview during one of our services, here. Rick and Peggy have developed a list of principles that they've used to guide their family, and here they share how those principles have...
Nic and Niccole cover your AMA questions. Questions covered in this episode: 00:34 — A discussion on tier 3 leaders 06:55 — What are the "unrepresentable parts" in the church? (1 Corinthians 12:22-24) 16:42 — Should we give people...
Resources mentioned in this episode: Whose Justice, Which Rationality? by Alasdair MacIntyreDark Night of the Soul by St John of the CrossThe icon “Trinity” by Andrei RublevThe Pursuit of God by A. W. TozerPsalm 63The Practice of the Presence of God...
Nic and Erin cover your questions from the second week of Unbrandable, plus a deeper dive into the overarching questions this series is trying to answer. Resources mentioned in this episode: Apostles CreedNew City CatechismLuther's Small...
Nic and Erin cover questions from the first week of our new series, Unbrandable. Questions covered in this episode: 01:58 — If God is opposed to idols, why do we have a cross in our church?04:40 — Are representations of Jesus idolatry?05:40 — Can...
Questions covered in this episode: 00:52 — What is the balance of embracing God's will while embracing the prophetic gifts of the Spirit?05:51 — How do we identify our distorted thinking when we're in the middle of it?14:26 — How does the...
Questions covered in this episode: 01:52 — How can we show that evangelicals are not who media and politics displays us as?05:15 — How should I address my non-believing mom's unvirtuous behavior?09:30 — How do we surround ourselves with...
In our final episode of Ancestors & Origins, we talk about what to do with the different views we talked about, and what sort of posture to have toward origins in general. E&E #276 Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form...
What lessons can modern Christians take from saints who have lived through oppressive government regimes? Nic interviews Vasiliy about life behind the Iron Curtain. E&E #275 Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive...
What kills Christianity? Nic interviews Nilay Saiya about his thesis of Christian privilege, laid out in this article. E&E #274 Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more...
For the month of July, we're taking a break from releasing new content on the Engage & Equip podcast. However, we think you should check out the Living Room podcast—you can find it at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroom. E&E #273 Engage...
Niccole and Nic discuss your questions from the book of Ezekiel. Questions covered: 01:12 — What's bad about not thinking your idols are bad?06:25 — From God's perspective, isn't a sin a sin?12:00 — I get we should lament the...
In this standalone episode, Nic interviews Dan Hays about rites of passage: what they are and how they can be used on the path of godly discipleship. E&E #271 Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the...
Nic interviews Glenn Smith about caring for pastors in our current cultural moment. E&E #270 Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at...
This is part two of an interview with Dr Nathaniel Jeanson about his new book, Replacing Darwin: The New Origin of Species, which you can find here. Dr Jeanson takes a young-earth view of creation. E&E #269 Engage & Equip is a resource...
Nic interviews Chris Walker about evolution and the majesty of God. E&E #268 Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—If...
This is part one of an interview with Dr Nathaniel Jeanson about his new book, Replacing Darwin: The New Origin of Species, which you can find here. Dr Jeanson takes a young-earth view of creation. E&E #267 Engage & Equip is a resource...
Pastor Nic Gibson and Stan Gibson interview S. Joshua Swamidass about evolutionary science, the genealogical Adam and Eve, and weighing the priority of Jesus with the importance of thinking through secondary issues such as these. This is part two of a...
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