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    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Hebrews 11:32-40 - Faith in Triumph and in Tragedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 26:27


    We need faith in every situation in life. We need faith to overcome, we need faith to endure. And every Christian is in this long line of the people of God who has this kind of faith. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Nicene Creed Biographies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 29:00


    History gives us examples of how other Christians have contended for the faith throughout history. That encourages us to stand strong in the faith, and it also gives us reminders about some of the pitfalls that we can avoid along the way. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 11:23-31 - Saved and Overcoming by Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 27:26


    How do we overcome fear or sin? How are we delivered and saved? Hebrews 11 reminds us that it is by faith. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Nicene Creed - the catholic Church

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 25:17


    Who is the "catholic church" that the Nicene Creed is referring to? What does the Bible say about the true church? The answers to those questions impacts how Protestants view and use the creeds.Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 11:8-22 - Living by Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 29:42


    What does it actually look like to live by faith in everyday life? This passage gives us at least 4 examples of living by faith. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Nicene Creed - The Son

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 24:41


    The main reason for the council of Nicea was to make a statement on the Arian Controversy. And from the council, we get this statement on the Son, affirming that the Trinity is one God, while maintaining that the Son is eternally begotten. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 11:11 - Sarah's Faith (Mother's Day)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 30:32


    Sarah didn't start out as a great example of faith. But God changed her, and by faith she was strengthened and had an impact far beyond herself. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Nicene Creed - The Trinity and the Father

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 23:59


    The Council of Nicea was 1700 years ago. What should we think about the Nicene Creed adn creeds in general? Does it line up with the what the Bible says on the topic of the Trinity?Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 11:1-7 - What is Faith?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 31:59


    Our eternity depends on faith. And in this chapter of the Bible, God gives us definitions and examples of what faith is. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 10:32-39 - Endurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 26:16


    Endurance is what we need. Maybe we're tired, facing trials, facing suffering - whatever the circumstance, we need endurance. And God tells us these truths to help us endure. Pastor Kevin Craft

    1 Corinthians 15:4 - Raised on the Third Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 23:05


    The gospel is not just that Jesus died. It is that He rose from the dead. The resurrection was something that God knew would happen, so He wrote about it in the OT to get us ready to recognize the Christ. Pastor Kevin Craft

    1 Corinthians 15:1-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 27:56


    We need to be reminded of the gospel. The gospel is simple, profound, and has an impact on all of the Christian life. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 10:26-31 - Stop Sinning Deliberately

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 30:39


    God gives us warnings. And we should take those warnings seriously, and change what we are doing, so that we do not face the judgment that is coming. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Acts 3 - Giving Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 28:26


    Peter and John were aware of what they didn't have, but they focused on what they did have - they had Jesus. And they gave what they had. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 10:24-25 - Consider One Another

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 27:53


    If Jesus has made a way for us to be with God, and if Jesus is the Great High Priest over the house of God, then we should think about each other in a certain way. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 10:19-25 - Draw Near and Hold Fast Because of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 28:07


    The Christian life is based on doctrine. And this passage gives us 2 doctrines that should lead to 3 responses in our life. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 10:1-18 - What Pleases God

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 26:44


    God wasn't pleased with the sacrifices in the OT. There was something else that God wanted - obedience. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 9 - The Better Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 30:25


    The Regulations for worship in the Old Covenant couldn't bring someone into the presence of God. There had to be a better sacrifice. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 8 - The Better Covenant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 30:19


    If the Bible spends so much time talking about Jesus as the High Priest, then that must be important for us to understand. This chapter tells us one reason it is important: Christ brings a better covenant with better promises. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 7 - Jesus, the Perfect High Priest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 27:44


    This passage revolves around perfection. The OT law and priests weren't able to bring perfection, but there was a better priest who was perfect and can make us perfect. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 6:13-20 - Making Promises, Keeping Promises

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 27:12


    Abraham's life shows us that God makes and keeps promises. And knowing the promises of God is what leads to hope and encouragement in life.Pastor Kevin Craft

    Acts 17:16-34 - God, the Center of the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 29:41


    What does Paul talk about when he proclaims the gospel to the people in Athens? He focuses on what God is like. And as he does that, he instructs us on how to share the gospel with others. Pastor Kevin Craft

    John 1:35-51 - Bring People to Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 28:37


    Andrew and Philip set an example of what it means to know Jesus, follow Jesus, and bring people to Jesus. And we imitate that example when we invite people to church and point people to the Bible. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Romans 10:1-4 - Pray for Salvation, Understand God's Righteousness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 26:52


    Paul had a desire that his people would experience salvation, and so he prayed that God would save them. And then he gave us some specifics about what his people needed to understand about God - His righteousness. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 42:05


    Guest Preacher David Dishong

    Psalm 145 - God is Better Than We Deserve, So Say Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 23:55


    What is God like, and what should our response be? Psalm 145 gives us a clear description of God, and a clear way we should respond - we should say something to God and to other people. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Psalm 1 - Blessing in the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 24:12


    Blessed is the man who... delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Luke 2:1-21 - A Savior, who is Christ, the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 23:27


    The angel proclaimed the gospel (good news) to the shepherds. And that good news is the Jesus is the Savior, Christ the Lord. Pastor Kevin Craft

    John 1:9-18 - Why Christmas Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 10:22


    Christmas is not just a time for traditions and songs and gifts, but a time where we can remember the significance of Jesus being born. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Luke 1:67-80 - What will this child be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 26:42


    Before it even happened, God was telling everyone what His plan was to bring salvation. And that plan involved Jesus and John. Pastor Kevin Craft

    John 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 26:57


    Jesus sets the example for what a servant must be: humble, cleansed, and following Jesus' example. Guest Preacher Caleb Twachtman

    Philippians 4:6-7 - In Everything, Give Thanks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 18:31


    Thankfulness is not only commanded, but it is good for us. It is modeled by people throughout the Bible as they give thanks to God in all circumstances. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 5:11-6:12 - Go on to Maturity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 33:24


    When we do not mature in our faith, we are in danger. And this passage might contain the strongest warning in the Bible about pressing on and not staying in immaturity. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 5:1-10 - The High Priest Who Relates and Represents

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 22:29


    Jesus is the Great High Priest. That is the reason that we can be reconciled to God, and the reason that we can receive help in time of need. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 20:32


    When we face challenges in life, we always need hope. And whenever we are helping someone else through a temptation or a trial, we want to point people towards hope. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 3:15-4:16 - Resting, Striving, and Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 29:46


    God offers us rest for our souls. But not everyone makes it to that place of rest. As we continue to strive toward heaven, God gives us help in our time of need. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Sexual Immorality and Pornography

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 25:09


    How do we address sexual sin in our life or help others who are facing temptations or ensarements in these areas? Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 3:1-15 - Jesus is Faithful, So Hold On

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 27:21


    Christians have a heavenly calling and are on a pathway to glory. But there are still many trials and temptations that we face on the way. So how can we be sure that we will make it to the end and not fall away? Pastor Kevin Craft

    PTSD, Panic Attacks, and Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 27:35


    Trauma is not new. People in the Bible experienced traumatic events. And as we look at their lives, we can see how they responded in faith in those moments and how the Lord helped them endure. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 2:5-18 - Jesus: The Pioneer Into Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 24:56


    We were created by God for glory and honor and dominion. But our sin means that we fall short of that glory. But there is one human who has received glory and honor and dominion and made the way for many to be brought to glory. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Grief and Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 22:04


    What do we do in our sorrow? When we face loss of various kinds, and we are naturally sad, how does God lead us in that moment? Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 1:3-2:4 - Pay Attention

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 26:58


    Jesus is the Son. Jesus is superior to Angels. So pay attention to the message of Jesus. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Conflict: Overlooking and Addressing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 27:03


    When should we bring up what someone has done against us, and when should we overlook it? The Bible gives us some helpful principles. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Hebrews 1:1-4 The Dawn of a New Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 30:03


    When Jesus shows up, things change. And specifically, this passage says there is a change in how God speaks now, because now God has spoken to us through Jesus. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Conflict and Confession

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 24:31


    After we have conflict, what should we focus on? Jesus doesn't tell us to focus on what the other person did wrong. Jesus says to take the log out of your own eye. Pastor Kevin Craft

    1 Timothy 3:13 - Serving Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 21:50


    What does God say about serving well? That's what we think about during this Deacon ordination service. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Conflict and Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 27:36


    There is a certain mindset that we strive for in the middle of conflict. And along with that mindset, the way we communicate can determine whether conflict escalates or is resolved. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Daniel 12:5-13 - The Wise and the Wicked

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 27:15


    There are disagreements about the timeline of the end. But here at the end of Daniel, God gives us a clear statement on how all of history will result in two groups of people - the wise and the wicked. Pastor Kevin Craft

    Faith and Temptation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 29:30


    Faith is central to the Christian life, in pleasing God and in resisting temptation. But what exactly does it mean to live by faith? (Also, this episode starts with a brief word on a recent study linking ADHD medication with psychosis and mania) Pastor Kevin Craft

    Daniel 11:36-12:4 - Antichrists and Eternal Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 32:10


    What do Antichrists act like? What should our actions and our mindsets look like when those around us do evil? Pastor Kevin Craft

    Daniel 11:2-35 - Prophecies Endured

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 35:26


    God is able to tell us what will happen because He is the author of history. He doesn't sugarcoat it, He tells us reality. And as we face direct and indirect persecution, He strengthens us for what we face. Pastor Kevin Craft

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