Into The Fray

In today's episode Austin and Berlin hit pause on the Revelation series to dive into their personal Bible study going through the book of Matthew. They specifically dive into Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:21-48(read from the CSB version in today's episode). In today's episode, the couple see to address Jesus' teaching on sin. Is sin just an action that we have to stop? Or is there more to sin than merely what we do? Is it part of who we are? How do we fight sin? Read The Blog Here: https://into-the-fray.com/2024/07/01/deconstruction-reconstruction/ Additional Resources: The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks NIV Cultural backgrounds Study Bible For Reflection: 1.) What is a bad habit, a sin, a struggle with your self that keeps coming up that you wish to put a stop to? 2.) What are the environments, rituals, movements that regularly set you up to fall into that temptation? 3.) What are some practical steps, habits and rhythms you can set in place to make room for the Spirit to give you victory over this sin in your life?

In today's episode I want you to step into the fray by contemplating a few things. 1.) How would you describe Jesus?   Is He kind, nice, angry, distant? 2.) How does your view of Jesus show up in how you treat others? 3.) Where do you need to readjust your vision of Jesus to more match reality? Think about these questions as you listen to mine and Berlin's conversation today as we continue going through the Book of Revelation finding out who is able to open the sealed scroll. Find the original Blog post here: https://into-the-fray.com/2024/06/04/lion-vs-the-lamb/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

This is our third episode in our Revelation Series. Today we take a look at the seven churches in Revelation and ask some important questions of how as the church do we engage with the culture? How do we fight bad ideas our culture presents? What was the early churches relationship with pacifism? How has consumerism poisoned the modern church? Find the original blog here: https://into-the-fray.com/2024/05/21/the-original-seven-churches/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

In the second episode of our new series going through the book of Revelation we aim to answer two questions: 1.) Who is John(the author) writing to? 2.) Who is the mysterious voice speaking to John? Austin and Berlin continue to establish a foundation for the rest of this series focused on understanding the main voices throughout this letter. Along with answering the two questions mentioned above, we discuss the overarching story the Bible is communicating as well as briefly ask the question: Why is a Disney character from the movie Hercules in the Bible? Thank you for joining us as we continue to go through this series! Into The Fray's Website: https://into-the-fray.com Original Blog Post: https://into-the-fray.com/2024/05/07/the-beginning-of-the-revelation/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

Come into the fray with Seth Tucker! On today's episode Seth takes us back to where he first fell in love with music. He details the story of how he got his first guitar from his beloved uncle as well as how he was able to bond with his father over music. Seth is a one of a kind soul, he not only loves music and commits himself to seriously developing his craft in that department but also loves worship. He has a heart to join with the church in worship in a way that breaks down walls that divide us. Seth is extremely humble and kind and you will get a sense of that in today's episode! For more Resources check out: https://into-the-fray.com/ Check out The Bridge Church here: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ Be sure to subscribe for more episodes and tune in to our next episode in our Revelation series! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

At the start of our new series going through the Book of Revelation, Austin and Berlin set us up with a foundation on how to read the Bible's most controversial book. Dispelling some rumors and popular misconceptions, we are given some helpful tip and resources on how to best interpret the book of Revelation. Check out the original blog here: https://into-the-fray.com/2024/04/09/revelation-who-is-this-for/ Check out The Bridge Church: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

Leslie Smith sits down with us in this episode to challenge us to open up our minds to new perspectives. Leslie is a man who is out in the world, not because it is per se comfortable but because Leslie likes to challenge himself to become uncomfortable. Join Leslie, Austin and Berlin as the three seek to push themselves out of their comfort zone and into the fray. Check Out Our Website: https://into-the-fray.com/ Check out The Bridge Church: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ This is a podcast by The Bridge Church --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

What happens when our churches become isolated groups that struggle to let others in? It creates a barrier for people to truly expereince the community and love God has aimed to bless us with. But in our culture today the art of having a conversation with another person has been lost. Learning simple facts about someone knew like their name has become one of the hardest challenges we will face. In this episode Austin and Berlin pull some tips from Dale Carnegie's book ‘How To Win Friends and Influence People' in order for us to apply those tips to our local gatherings as a church. The couple goes over the importance of knowing peoples names, creating a welcoming atmosphere that draws people in and finding ways to let strangers to your church know that we care about yo even outside of these four walls. Check out the original blog here: https://into-the-fray.com/2024/03/12/how-to-greet-visitors-at-your-church/ Check out The Bridge Church: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

Berlin makes her official debut as a new cohost joining Austin in discussing technology's role in our life. The duo discuss the history of social media and the language around it as well as cover three principles pulled from Cal Newport's book ‘Digital Minimalism.' They seek to establish three practical steps on how to change our relationship with technology in our own lives as well as set a foundation for where tech should stand in our life. Read the original article here: https://into-the-fray.com/2024/02/27/rethinking-technology-in-your-life/ Check out The Bridge Church: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ Check out our website: https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

Dwane Johnson comes on the pod today to share a little bit of his story. Dwane Johnson is one of our very own here at The Bridge Church. Dwane opens up on the pod about his tough relationship with his father and the trauma it caused him. Dwane also unpacks how this trauma affected him in later years and how through Jesus he has found recovery. Check out the Bridge Church: ⁠https://www.thebridgenashville.com/⁠ Check out our website: ⁠https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

Does the Bible define gender for us? What if we do not feel like the gender we have been assigned at birth fits who we believe we are? Should we use the pronouns as Christians of those who identify differently than their biological sex? Join this conversation with Austin and Robby as they seek to find how to follow Jesus well in the gender identity debate! Check out the Bridge Church: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ Check out our website: https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

Carl Gregory(Austin's dad) comes on the pod today to talk us through his struggles with addiction, how being a workaholic has affected his life, following Jesus without discipleship and recovery. Check out our Website: https://into-the-fray.com/ Check out the Bridge Church: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ This is a podcast by The Bridge Church --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

AUSTIN AND ROBBY TEAM BACK UP IN THIS EPISODE TO GO OVER what its been like doing the podcast for two years. Austin breaks down his anxiety with the podcast as well as him growing as a teacher and leader. Robby shares about where The Bridge church is at and how he's growing as a preacher. Austin also announces his and Berlin's baby girl Adalynn for the first time on the pod! Check out Our Website: https://into-the-fray.com/ Check out The Bridge Church: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

THIS IS OUR FINAL EPISODE IN OUR GALATIANS SERIES AS WELL AS OF THE YEAR! On this weeks episode, Austins takes us through the mind of Paul in what it looks like for Christian's to hold each other accountable. This forces us to ask questions like: Who are we becoming? How do we grow into Christ-likeness? And how does this affect the relationships we have with others in our community? CHECK OUT INTO THE FRAY'S WEBSITE: https://into-the-fray.com/ CHECK OUT THE BRIDGE CHURCH WEBSITE: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

IN THIS SERIES AUSTIN TAKES US THROUGH THE LETTER TO THE GALATIANS, and in this episode starts off by asking the question: Are you still in bondage or not? As a Christian, do you feel more free or more restricted and thus do you experience the joy of Christ or not? Check out the Into The Fray website: https://into-the-fray.com/ Check out the Bridge Church Website: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

IN OUR NEW SERIES AUSTIN TAKES US THROUGH THE LETTER TO THE GALATIANS. In this episode Austin asks the question: Do you really believe that Jesus' good news is good news to you? So often we get caught up using Christian cliches but what if we examined the words we speak? The gospel means good news? But who is it good news too? Check out the INTO THE FRAY WEBSITE: https://into-the-fray.com/ Check out the Bridge Church Website: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

IN OUR NEW SERIES AUSTIN TAKES US THROUGH THE LETTER TO THE GALATIANS where in this episode we ask the question: Are you a child of God?" Check out the INTO THE FRAY WEBSITE: https://into-the-fray.com/ Check out The Bridge Church Website: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

ON THIS EPISODE OF INTO THE FRAY WE ARE INTRODUCED TO CHARLIE BANKS of the Young Minds Podcast. Charlie is a member of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta Georgia. He has founded The Young Minds Podcast and Operation Patriotism. Check out Charlie's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3kQE4Eez270xDvQoC2o42f?si=2f8ac7c0403d48d7 Check out the INTO THE FRAY website: https://into-the-fray.com/ Check out The Bridge Church Website: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

IN OUR NEW SERIES AUSTIN TAKES US THROUGH THE LETTER TO THE GALATIANS where in this episode we stop and ask the question: WHAT IS FAITH? Faith is often interpreted to be mere belief, but what if Paul described faith as more than just wishful thinking? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

IN OUR NEW SERIES AUSTIN TAKES US THROUGH THE LETER TO THE GALATIANS and in this episode asks the question: who is allowed at the table? Division amongst God's people is not a new phenomenom, Paul the Apostle himself had to confront the early church leaders about their exclusion of the gentiles. But why would the early church struggle with this issue of division to begin with? And what grounds did Paul have to stand on as he approached this controversial issue? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/into-the-fray/message

IN OUR NEW SERIES AUSTIN TAKES US THROUGH THE LETTER TO THE GALATIANS where in this episode we stop and ask the question: Who is Paul? Paul is the author of the letter to the Galatians. But there is alot of misunderstanding about who he actually is. So we take what we know from history, the culture of the city he grew up in, and his familial upbringing to better understand the author of this letter. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

NOAH BLOUNT SITS DOWN WITH AUSTIN NEIL GREGORY in this episode to breakdown the journey Noah has been on: from growing up with a family member struggling with addiction, to being enrolled at a private christian school, to finding a home at Northside Baptist and what it's like training up the next leaders of the church. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE: https://into-the-fray.com/ BOOK AUSTIN MENTIONS: "THE TOXIC WAR ON MASCULINITY" BY NANCY PEARCEY Noah is the Student Pastor at Northside Baptist Church Valdosta, Georgia https://nbcvaldosta.org/ This is a Bridge Church Podcast, visit the Bridge Church here: https://www.thebridgenashville.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

IN OUR NEW SERIES AUSTIN TAKES US THROUGH THE LETTER TO THE GALATIANS starting off by asking the question: what is the gospel? There are many different gospels of our day and likewise that was how it was for the Galatians which is why Paul challenges them on what they believe the Gospel to be. Join us over the next few months as we dive into the world of the Galatians and seek to uncover the true Gospel of Jesus. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: https://into-the-fray.com/ On our website you can find links to our social media, blog and podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

JESUS IS COMING BACK!!! BUT what does that mean for you right here and right now. Join Austin as he dives into the world of the Thessalonians and seeks to uncover the meaning of Paul writing about the second coming to these first century Christains. https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

ANDREW ROWLAND JOINS AUSTIN TODAY as the two discuss falling in love and out of love with sports, the struggles of being called to the ministry young, knowing your identity and pushing the church forward. Andrew is the Youth Pastor at Refuge Church in Lakeland, Ga CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

HONEST CONVERSATION WITH COBIE about true diversity, dangers of modern Christianity, and the benefits of CALVINISM. https://instagram.com/into_the_fray_pod?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

COBIE TOMLINSON JOINS AUSTIN on this episode to talk about the impact Mark Driscoll had on both of their lives, the importance of authenticity, raising kids not going as planned and why "soy milk is lying about being milk." This is a Re-Release. Check out our website: https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

WHERE WILL YOU SEND YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL? With all the cultural controversies going on right now in our country the question on where I will have my kid be educated is one many parents are wrelsting with. So in this episode, Austin and Robby sit down and talks about their personal expereinces with public education. They chat about The impact Timothy Keller had on their lives, and ultimately who is responsible for the kid? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

JACOB BENNETT comes on the pod today to discuss his perspective on the church, Christians relationship with politics, and why movies need better stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

In Part 2 of our Politics conversation Austin and Robby discuss whether voting even matters in our society. Does voting make an impact? Should we ban guns? Is being Pro-life really effective for our Kingdom goals? and how does the duo prepare for each episode? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

BECKY MORGAN JOINS THE POD TODAY to talk with Austin and Berlin about why women have been left out of church leadership, why women should be able to preach on Sundays, how men need to create space and protect women, and how Star Wars helped the feminist movement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

AUSTIN AND ROBBY START A TWO PART SERIES DISCUSSING POLITICS. What if Austin and Robby vote Differently? What if the people you serve alongside of every Sunday serve a different political party than the one you serve? Whether you vote democrat, republican or third party, Jesus still reigns and works in the midst of political division even within your own church body. How as Christians can we follow the Way of Jesus in the political realm? How can we live like Daniel in Babylon or Jospeh in Egypt? How can we be the healing our divided nation actually needs? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

BERLIN PENDLETON(about to be Gregory) JOINS THE POD to do a Q&A from Instagram with Austin about their relationship, how they have been preparing for marriage, how they met, what is the best way for a couple to argue and DOES BERLIN BELIEVE IN MERMAIDS? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

ETHAN PARKER IS OUR GUEST TODAY talking about growing up in church as a creative, performing for a living in front of others, the incredible acting that Andrew Garfield gives us, and the challenges of being single but desiring a relationship. FOLLOW US ON: Instagram: @into_the_fray_pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089401001714 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

This week Austin and Robby tackle the topic of evangelism. Sharing your faith has become less and less popular in recent years, recent generations even. The question is why? Have we been sharing our faith all wrong? Is there a right way to share the good news with others? And are we allowed to punch someone in the face after they spit in ours for telling them about Jesus? Things Mentioned: The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand Living Waters Ministry with Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron FOLLOW US ON: Instagram: @into_the_fray_pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089401001714 Website: https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

Austin is joined by friends of the show Ryan Adams and Chase Hunnewell to discuss the challenges, ups and downs, and hopes of leading worship. Can non-christians play in the band on a Sunday Morning? Is it wrong to have a standard for people to meet in order to play in the band? What is worship? Andddddd, why did Austin go to a bar? Follow Zane's band Hocus Bogus on Instagram: https://instagram.com/hocusbogusmusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= FOLLOW US ON: Instagram: @into_the_fray_pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089401001714 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: https://into-the-fray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

Austin and Robby begin this conversation by recounting the controversy around the MLK 50 Conference back in 2018. The question on whether the resurrection of Jesus actually happened needs to be addressed because whether the resurrection actually happened does have major effects on how we as followers of The Way proceed to live our lives forward. FOLLOW US ON: Instagram: @into_the_fray_pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089401001714 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/austin-neil-gregory/message

FOLLOW US ON: Instagram: @into_the_fray_pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089401001714 Website: https://into-the-fray.com/ NEW EPISODES APRIL 4th!!!!!!!!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

In this episode, Austin sits down with Pastor Mike Frazier of Grace Baptist Church in Naylor Georgia to talk about the ups and downs of being a pastor. They dive into Mike coming to the faith in a jail cell, finding community in a young adults group and going through a church split, and ending on whats exciting Mike about his future in the ministry. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

This week Austin and Robby tackle the age old question on why evil exists. Is God to blame for the evil in the world? Or is evil something we should blame ourselves for? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

Cobie Tomlinson is the man who spent years teaching Austin about Jesus and the Bible, over the years being a living example on how to follow Jesus. In this episode, Austin talks to Cobie about discipleship, youth ministry, reformed theology, and being a transparent example on how to follow Jesus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

Disclaimer: For the first 12 minutes of the podcast, Austin's mic was having technical issues(he doesn't know how to work the soundboard) but the audio picks up after that. On this weeks episode, Austin and Robby ask the question "what is love?" Robby having been married for over 22 years and Austin just entering into a new relationship take time to talk about what our cultures view on love is, how it interacts with the Christian view on love and how we can fight falling out of love. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

Church hurt is sadly a struggle that many people in the world has faced. It's so complex, and painful for so many of us that it leaves scars for years and even lifetimes. Chase and Austin discuss the wounds left by some churches and how as leaders in the church we can put things in place to guard not only our people from our worst selves, but also guard ourselves from the worst parts of us. This is an episode you don't want to miss! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

This week the duo sit down with Mrs. Marcy Corkern to discuss the topic of discipling children. Can parents be best friends with their kids? Should there be a bad parent and a fun parent? The importance of knowing "the why" behind the rules you set for kids." All this and more in today's episode. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

This week on the podcast Robby takes over as host and has two amazing guests on: John Dixon and Keith Purvis). The trio talk about their personal stories with addiction. For Keith and Robby it was as addicts before they met Jesus and for John it was through his son Drew who battled addicted throughout his life. This episode you get to here real people have a conversation around addiction and share their personal stories and lessons learned on how to fight addiction. This is an eye opening episode! You don't want to miss it! https://www.penfieldaddictionministries.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

This week Austin is joined by our very special guest Mrs. Amy Griffin to talk about the complexity of the abortion conversation and how as Christians we can do a better job at really caring for life inside and outside of the womb. Mrs. Amy talks about her job with Lanier County's Family Connections as well as sharing her daughter's story with contemplating having an abortion. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

The duo this week take time to discuss how as Christians we can love our LGTBQ friends and family well. Austin shares about learning over time through trial and error and the duo both share stories of how personal relationships they have had with LGBTQ people over the years have brought joy to their lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

WARNING: This episode is not for every age. Parents please be advised! In this episode the duo dive into what the christian view on sex is. What is sex? How does the Christian worldview paint a different picture than the world of sex? What is hook up culture doing to our emotional health and is masturbation okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

This week Austin and Robby are joined by Robby's wife Keri Rowe to talk about not only there journey with falling in love with each other as well as Jesus but then also what it's been like to have a son with special needs. What are the challenges they faced? How has God used their son Bryce to grow their faith? And how can we love people with special needs better than before? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

This is just a brief episode to start off season 3. We want to thank you guys and gals for listening and supporting us and we want to encourage you to go get coffee with a stranger! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message

This episode is for those of you who are asking the question: "what is God's will for my life?" Maybe you just graduated, or are trying to pick a new career and you are questioning who you really are in this life. Austin and Robby talk about how we can know God's will for our lives. How can you find God's very specific career path for you? What were the questions characters in the Bible asked when it came to identity? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/austin-neil-gregory/message