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How do we navigate being in the world and not of the world? The Bible tells us how to relate to those around us, and it tells us why it's important. We do everything we do for the sake of the Gospel. In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about our identity in the world in 1 Peter 2:11-17.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Sometimes we forget that God has plans for our lives. As Christians, He has already done the impossible by making us right with Him. If He has done the impossible, why would we doubt Him with all of our earthly plans? This week Pastor Taylor talks about submitting to God's plans in Genesis 46:1-34.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH Pastors Taylor and Matt discuss the differences in praying for the destruction of our enemies as mentioned in the bible and loving our enemies by turning the other cheek and how this is not contradictory, where to go to be updated on current events such as politics and how to have biblical discernment when taking in information from biased sources, and finally what it means to “risk our lives” for the sake of the gospel in our current culture and country.https://learn.ligonier.org/podcasts/ask-ligonier/how-should-christians-view-the-imprecatory-psalmsGet connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Are you built into the church? If you are not built into the church, you are not built on Christ. Christ is the foundation of the church. Church is not an individual effort, it's a group effort towards sanctification and disciple making. In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about making disciples as part of the church in 1 Peter 2:4-10.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Often times, we don't realize just how sinful we are in our nature. We ignore the wrath of God in our lives which He righteously implores on us in order to turn us away from our depravity and back to Him. Maybe we don't quite realize God's wrath is actually an act of love for the world, to save those who yield to it and to bring justice who are defiant of it. This week guest speaker Josh Randol talks about God's Wrath placed on mankind through the different stages of sinful defiance against God from Romans 1:18-32Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

You were not saved just so you could spend eternity comfortable in heaven. If that were the case, we would get saved, and God would just zap us into heaven. You were born again for a purpose. That purpose is meant to be lived out in this life. In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about living out the love of Christ in 1 Peter 1:22-2:3.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

We all often struggle with having purpose, or feeling like we have purpose, we often feel like loving others the way Christ does is nearly impossible, it's believing and truly putting our faith in the power of God's love that sets us free to live out the Gospel centered life. This week guest speaker Josh Randol talks about putting our Faith in God's Righteousness rather than ourselves from Romans 1:1-17Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH we're joined by special guest Keeva O'mealey to talk about discerning the difference between spiritual warfare and our own weakness in our flesh as while as knowing when and how to use medication such as anxiety medication because of a physical issue or biblical counseling due to a spiritual issue. We also discuss how we as Christians should behave and around non-believers who seem to have “unclean spirits”. Finally we discuss the meaning of Ephesians 5:23 “For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church…” Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsaTo send in a question, click the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX367n9aLUl3qn3xo7FQqPJZnQvC23ZQaNO6hdwbaz37jvkQ/viewform?fce_id=eb3746af-5fdd-42db-be4f-1a6206995d34

We understand that we are called to obedience. But the Bible seems to indicate that we are called to perfection. How can we possibly be perfect? We cannot accomplish perfection, but we are made perfect. We are made perfect by Him who is perfect. In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about how obedience is possible in 1 Peter 1:13-21.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

When we think about suffering, we typically think of persecution. But suffering for the cause of Christ is when we deny ourselves in the flesh in order to be more like Christ. If we are not suffering for Christ each day how do we know that we love Him? In this episode, Pastor Taylor starts a series on suffering in 1 Peter.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

We are called to embrace a life of servanthood, following the perfect example of Christ. Fully surrendered to the Father, Jesus showed us how to live in humble submission, and we are to walk in His footsteps. This week guest speaker Andrew Gabbert talks about following God in the Freedom of Christ in 2 Corinthians 2:12-17.  Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, pastors Matt and Taylor discuss their calls to pastoral ministry, how to identify our spiritual gifts and use them biblically to serve the Church, and how to live a life on mission day in and day out regardless of occupation.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsaTo send in a question, click the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX367n9aLUl3qn3xo7FQqPJZnQvC23ZQaNO6hdwbaz37jvkQ/viewform?fce_id=eb3746af-5fdd-42db-be4f-1a6206995d34

In this episode, hear a sermon and Q&A session from special guest speaker Dr. Michael Reeves!Dr. Michael Reeves is the President of Union School of Theology, UK and joined us to preach to the REACH young adult community and share the parable of the pharisee and the publican from Luke 18:9-14 on how to live with integrity towards the Gospel by humbly receiving God's Grace and Forgiveness of our sin through Jesus Christ our Lord.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

The Lord invests in all of us, starting with life and time as essential resources. What we do with that investment is consequential and requires proper perspective and humility to honor the Lord with it. In this episode, Pastor Matt concludes his sermon series on the Kingdom Parables in Matthew 25.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Are you still holding onto this life? God wants to trade you this life for true life. He wants to trade you for life eternal. Don't lose life eternal because you are not willing to make the trade. This week Pastor Taylor talks about the testimony of true life in Genesis 45:1-28.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Matt, Taylor, Josh, and Taylor discuss what it truly means to ABIDE in Christ, How the modern church is to grow from the foundation of the early church and not grow away from it or disconnect from it, and how to live in the freedom that the Gospel provides while not taking advantage of God's grace, freely displaying the Gospel by our actions and words rather than tarnishing Gospel influence by our actions and words.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsaTo send in a question, click the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX367n9aLUl3qn3xo7FQqPJZnQvC23ZQaNO6hdwbaz37jvkQ/viewform?fce_id=eb3746af-5fdd-42db-be4f-1a6206995d34

As Kingdom citizens, we're called to live out a different ethic than the world. Instead of seeking vengeance and keeping a record of wrong, as those who are forgiven much by Christ, we reflect Christ when we forgive others. In this episode, Pastor Matt continues his sermon series on the Kingdom Parables in Matthew 18.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

We spend so much time trying to justify our petty and insignificant disputes. We never want to be accused of anything that we feel we didn't actually do. The problem is that God does not care about how many times you're proven right for something you didn't do. He cares that you repent of the significant iniquity you are guilty of in your spirit. This week Pastor Taylor talks about repenting of our iniquity in order to be Christlike in Genesis 44:1-34.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Looking at the parables of the wheat and the weeds, and then the Net, we are challenged to trust the eternal outcomes to the Lord's sovereignty. While we still have a part to play, that is in spreading the Gospel, and trusting timing and judgement to His will and knowledge, and not our own. Recognizing this we are led to respond with our one clear job, spread the Gospel. In this episode, Pastor Matt continues his sermon series on the Kingdom Parables in Matthew 13.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

When we are not focused on the right things, we always want more and more, missing the fact this it is God who blesses us. We explain it away by mere coincidence. But, the truth is that God is the only one who continues to give us more and more, it is only because of Him. He has given us true treasure in His Son Jesus. This week Pastor Taylor Gabbert talks about the treasure of the Gospel in Genesis 43:1-34.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Matt, Taylor, Josh, & Taylor discuss how we know that “The Word” mentioned in John chapter 1 is referring to Jesus Christ, understanding what is error and what is heresy, and breaking down the nuance of Romans 10:9 and how people with disabilities who can't literally “confess with their mouth”  come to salvation.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

We as followers of Christ need to gain perspective on the Kingdom of Heaven to better understand Gospel Humility. In this episode, Pastor Matt begins his series on Jesus' Kingdom Parables in Matthew 13.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Why is there brokenness in the world? Is God mad at us for our sin? The Bible tells us that God is using any means necessary to warn us that our sin will kill us. It will not just take our lives physically. It will kill us spiritually and take us from God forever. This week Pastor Taylor talks about the warning signs of death in Genesis 42:1-38.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Without the guidance of God we could never find Him or know His will. We are incapable of seeking out the good and knowing it when we find it. Thankfully, God has provided His man to show us the good and teach us how to live according to it. This week Pastor Taylor talks about letting God tell us what is good and what is evil in Genesis 41.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Taylor, Matt, Josh, and Taylor discuss remaining present by living in the moment, how to find true rest in healthy things, and spiritual disciplines that cultivate Gospel Humility.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

There is nothing in this life that can replace peace with God. Peace with God comes from a life spent radically following Christ in our thoughts and our actions. This week, Pastor Taylor talks about following the God of peace in a radical way from Philippians 4:8-23.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

How often do we forget God? The Gospel is not that we have sought out God, but that His grace has sought us. It is our ungratefulness that causes us to forget God when we are not immediately in crisis. This week Pastor Taylor talks about the approachable nature of the Gospel in Genesis chapters 40 and 41. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

We often want to hedge our bets when it comes to following the Lord. The problem is that we cannot experience all that God has to offer until we sellout to His ways. God gave us a Savior to attach ourselves to, but it must be an all in endeavor. This week Pastor Taylor talks about the favor of the Lord in Genesis 39:1-23.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Matt, Taylor, Josh, and Taylor discuss why some church cultures are the way they are and how someone from the outside can find comfort as they join in to the family of Christ, how the health of a church should be measured by maturity in Christ rather than by numbers of attendees, and how to do your part in making friends and avoiding isolation in the church community.Get connected!https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Where is your citizenship? Is your identity based in this world? Or do you know that your home is in heaven? In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about the supreme benefits of heavenly citizenship in Philippians 3:17-4:7.Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

The Gospel has not come to us to die with us. The Gospel is something we are called to steward forward into the lives of others. What have you done with the Gospel of Jesus Christ? This week Pastor Taylor talks about the “Scarlet thread” of the Gospel in Genesis 38.Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

The Christian life is not just plan A if it works out. We cannot live the Christian life correctly with a plan B in mind at all. We must "burn the ships" and live all in for Christ. The Christian life is the only plan. In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about leaving this life behind to gain Christ in Philippians 3:1-16. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Jesus is the favored Son of God. We have to understand that we are responsible for selling Jesus into slavery, but that God used that to provide Redemption for us. We were being provided for by God while we were still His enemies. This week Pastor Taylor talks about the substitution of God for us in Genesis 37. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Pastors Matt and Taylor discuss how to know if you are truly trusting God by the way you live, how to have a healthy mindset when praying for the healing of a loved one, and how to healthily and biblically process the death of a fellow christian. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

What does Paul mean when he tells us to "work out our salvation," and why does it take "fear and trembling" to do that? We treat Salvation like an academic pursuit, but the Bible repeatedly tells us that what we believe manifests in how we act. In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about what working out your Salvation really means in Philippians 2:12-30. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Some chapters of the Bible seem extremely boring. We often force ourselves to read them or we just skip them. But the Bible has immeasurable depth if we will only dig. This week Pastor Taylor shows the value of not losing our identity to the world in Genesis 36.  Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Humility does not seem to be a prized trait in the world. Yet, when we meet truly humble people we are pulled to them. We naturally want to be like them. Jesus was the most humble person in human history. When we think on His example we know we must spend our lives becoming like Him. In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about the humility of God in Philippians 2:1-11. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

The world treats Christians like we are selling magic beans when we promise them salvation. The truth is only the one true God can promise eternity and has the power to give it. This week Pastor Taylor talks about the promises of God in this life in Genesis 35.  Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Pastors Matt and Taylor discuss how to understand the context of 1 Corinthians 7 and having the Gospel as our focus whether single or married, advice for young adult men and women on how to initiate a dating relationship, and what a biblical focus on parenting looks like. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

God's call on our lives extends all the way through our deaths. We are not called to do some and find a limit. The goal is total surrender to Him. In this episode, Pastor Taylor talks about the life and death of being a Christian in Philippians 1:12-30. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

We often spend our time trying to get the world to accept us, even though it did not accept our Savior. God does not want this world to accept us because it will try to steal us from Him. This week Pastor Taylor talks about being repulsive to the world in Genesis 35. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

As believers, we are called to more than the life we can see. We are called to a radical life. In this episode, Pastor Gabbert starts a series in Philippians focusing on the radical way Paul put Christ on display in his own life. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

We live in a broken world, but that does not mean that we must act like it or seek its approval. God has a plan for our lives and He will accomplish it even in spite of our mistakes. This week Pastor Taylor talks about God's ability to use our bad decisions in Genesis 34:1-31. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Pastors Matt and Taylor discuss how to have spiritual boundaries inside friendships with non-believers as well as healthy boundaries in friendships with believers, How to forgive someone from circumstances that occurred before accepting Christ, and a deeper dive into consuming social media and entertainment in general within community in a way that is edifying. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa “Sad Kiwi Video”: https://youtu.be/HUngLgGRJpo?si=-l4fR94-csoYonN8 “Why you're addicted to your smartphone”: https://youtu.be/ZFJUYS6wY7U?si=lBe7Jjp026Y2RCW_ “The Men We Need”: https://a.co/d/9VQwtCu “The Social Dilemma”: ​​https://thesocialdilemma.com/the-film/

We often forget that God's favor is given to us freely because of Christ. You cannot buy God's favor and the Gospel is that you don't need to. We can come to God expecting to be accepted. This week Pastor Taylor Gabbert talks about the favor of God in Genesis 33:1-20. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Pastors Matt and Taylor discuss what it means truly means to “know” God, what it means in scripture when Jesus is referred to as the Son of Man, and how to seek God's will from His Word when making decisions in life Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Often humility is mistaken for thinking poorly of ourselves. the truth is that humility is more about thinking about the right things in the first place. The goal of believers is not to think poorly of themselves, but instead to think of others and their Savior first. In this episode, Pastor Taylor outlines the vision for REACH in 2025 in 1 Corinthians 4:1-13. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

We serve a God who is not content to let us wander away from Him. The Gospel is about God pursuing us when we were not pursuing Him. Sometimes God lets our circumstances get worse so we will be forced to turn and depend on Him. This week Pastor Taylor talks about God cornering us out of love in Genesis 32:1-32. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Building off of a Biblical foundation we look to 1 Timothy 4:6-16 to remember why we serve and seek to influence for the Gospel. There we see that as disciples we are called and equipped to be effective and productive, and as young adults, the Lord has positioned us in particular to grow in our understanding of His Kingdom Values, and to get to work influencing those around us with the Gospel. In this episode, Pastor Matt O'Mealey recaps the Reach 2024 Year of Influence and looks forward to 2025 with the new foundation that has been built. Get Connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

Real religion looks like loving God by loving others. If you do not love others, what makes you think you love God? Real faith in Christ will spur you to real actions for Christ. This week guest speaker Taylor Olinghouse talks about real religion in James chapter 1. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa

This week on That's a REACH, Pastors Matt and Taylor discuss how in the book of Acts the Lord sends the Holy Spirit to prove a point about the work He is doing, and a related question, how God used the laying on of hands based on what scripture outlines for us. Lastly, they discuss how to rest in the Lord and what that actually means. Get connected! https://linktr.ee/reachtulsa