The Trellis Podcast

Today's Passage: Luke 2:1-20From all of us to all of you, Merry Christmas. 

The Promise of PresenceToday's Passage: Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of PresenceToday's Passage: John 14:25-27“These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid."For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of PresenceToday's Passage: Isaiah 41:10fear not, for I am with you;    be not dismayed, for I am your God;I will strengthen you, I will help you,    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of PresenceToday's Passage: Genesis 28:15-17Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RestorationToday's Passage: Revelation 21:5And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RestorationToday's Passage: James 1:2-4Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RestorationToday's Passage: Mark 8:22-26And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RestorationToday's Passage: Luke 4:16-21And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,    because he has anointed me    to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives    and recovering of sight to the blind,    to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RestorationToday's Passage: Psalm 126When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,    we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter,    and our tongue with shouts of joy;then they said among the nations,    “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us;    we are glad. Restore our fortunes, O Lord,    like streams in the Negeb! Those who sow in tears    shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping,    bearing the seed for sowing,shall come home with shouts of joy,    bringing his sheaves with him.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RestorationToday's Passage: Ezekiel 11:19-20And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RestorationToday's Passage: Jeremiah 31:2-5Thus says the Lord:“The people who survived the sword    found grace in the wilderness;when Israel sought for rest,    the Lord appeared to him from far away.I have loved you with an everlasting love;    therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.Again I will build you, and you shall be built,    O virgin Israel!Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines    and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.Again you shall plant vineyards    on the mountains of Samaria;the planters shall plant    and shall enjoy the fruit.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of ProvisionToday's Passage: Revelation 21:4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of ProvisionToday's Passage: John 14:26-27But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of ProvisionToday's Passage: Philippians 4:11-13, 19Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of ProvisionToday's Passage: Matthew 6:31-33Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?' or ‘What shall we drink?' or ‘What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of ProvisionToday's Passage: Psalm 23The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.He leads me in paths of righteousness    for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,    I will fear no evil,for you are with me;    your rod and your staff,    they comfort me. You prepare a table before me    in the presence of my enemies;you anoint my head with oil;    my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me    all the days of my life,and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of ProvisionToday's Passage: Deuteronomy 8:7-10For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of ProvisionToday's Passage: Genesis 22:13-14And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RedemptionToday's Passage: Revelation 21:6-7And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RedemptionToday's Passage: Ephesians 1:7-8In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RedemptionToday's Passage: Galatians 3:13-14Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RedemptionToday's Passage: John 3:16-17For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RedemptionToday's Passage: Psalm 111:6-9He has shown his people the power of his works,    in giving them the inheritance of the nations.The works of his hands are faithful and just;    all his precepts are trustworthy;they are established forever and ever,    to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.He sent redemption to his people;    he has commanded his covenant forever.    Holy and awesome is his name!For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RedemptionToday's Passage: Job 19:25-27For I know that my Redeemer lives,    and at the last he will stand upon the earth.And after my skin has been thus destroyed,    yet in my flesh I shall see God,whom I shall see for myself,    and my eyes shall behold, and not another.    My heart faints within me!For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

The Promise of RedemptionToday's Passage: Exodus 6:6-7Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

This episode invites listeners to slow down during a busy season and reflect on God's faithfulness from creation to Christ to the promise of renewal. The Stacey, RD, Erik, and Krista explain the four weekly themes—redemption, provision, restoration, and presence—and emphasize that Advent calls us to remember God's promises, recognize that we are part of His ongoing story, and live in the hope that He is with us.For more information about this Advent season, visit our Christmas at Fellowship page. There you can find more resources, as well as information about pursuing Christ and celebrating him this season with our church. 

Week Sixteen - Conformed to His ImageThis final episode in the More Like Him series looks back on the 16-week series and celebrates all the Lord has done in the lives of our body. RD, Stacey, Erik, and Krista trace how God forms His people through the gospel, the Word, prayer, community, suffering, relationships, and everyday life. They share how these weeks have shaped both the congregation and their own hearts. Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from November 23rd called "Conformed to His Image"

Week Fifteen - Formed in Creation & NatureThis episode looks at how God forms His people through creation and nature, inviting listeners to consider their role as faithful stewards of what He has made. Bill Park and Rac Cox share decades of friendship and thousands of miles of hiking experience, reflecting on how time outdoors has shaped their lives and attentiveness to God's work. The conversation encourages us to steward creation in ways that lift our attention from the gifts to the Giver.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from November 16th called "Formed in Creation & Nature"A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie

Week Fourteen - Formed in Cultural EngagementThis episode explores how followers of Jesus are formed in cultural engagement. Guests Ben Burnett and Katie Johnson discuss how believers can live faithfully in today's world—avoiding the extremes of fear-based withdrawal or uncritical absorption of culture. They share how developing a biblical worldview through programs like the Colson Fellows shapes humility, discernment, and love in conversations marked by truth and grace.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from November 9th called "Formed in Cultural Engagement"Why You Think the Way You Do - Glenn SunshineLearn more about the Colson Fellows Program

Week Thirteen - Formed in FriendshipThis episode explores how God forms His people through friendship. Devin Accardi, Drew Teague, and Will Odom share stories from decades of life together—filled with laughter, honesty, and spiritual depth—showing how faithful friendship reflects the character of Christ. Through moments of humor, vulnerability, and truth-telling, they reveal how enduring community both comforts and challenges believers to become more like Jesus.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from November 2nd called "Formed in Friendship"

Week Twelve - Formed in Marriage & FamilyThis episode features Kevin and Amy Denning reflecting on 36 years of marriage and the ways God has shaped them through both joy and hardship. They share stories of learning to lean toward each other in conflict, to respond with grace rather than react in fear, and to see marriage as a sanctifying process that forms them more into Christ's likeness. The conversation also extends to singleness, friendship, and family—emphasizing that all relationships are places where God invites His people to love, grow, and become more like Him in community.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from October 26th called "Formed in Marriage & Family"

Week Eleven - Formed in Grief & SorrowThis episode focuses on how God shapes His people through seasons of grief and sorrow. Caleb and Katie Raby share their story of deep loss and God's faithfulness through ongoing seasons of suffering. They reflect on how remaining under hardship, bringing honesty to God in prayer, and finding community in vulnerability have revealed Christ's nearness and strength in their weakness, showing that maturity in Christ often comes through pain rather than ease.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from October 19th called "Formed in Grief & Sorrow"

Week Ten - Formed in SufferingThis episode features Dr. Liz Hall, a psychology professor at Biola University. Drawing from her own cancer journey and her research on meaning-making, she explains how we can connect our suffering to Christ's suffering, finding resilience, hope, and intimacy with Him. The conversation highlights healthy practices like imaginative prayer and lament, encouraging believers to move through suffering with honesty, trust, and a deeper awareness of God's redemptive presence.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from October 12 called "Formed in Suffering"

Week Nine - The Practices: PrayerThis episode explores prayer as a core practice of life with God. Emily McCoy and Spencer Garland share how prayer has shaped them personally and in ministry. They emphasize its connection to worship, prophecy, and spiritual warfare. The conversation highlights that prayer is relational, always accessible, and transformative—changing not only circumstances but the very atmosphere of our lives and homes.Watch this episode on Youtube Today's episode ties with the sermon from October 5 called "The Practices: Prayer"

Week Eight - The Practices: GenerosityThis episode explores generosity as a way of life, not just in finances but in posture, time, and love. Guests Kim Chandler and Geogy Thomas share stories of stepping into God's call through education and healthcare, showing how generosity flows from trust in God's provision and a willingness to meet the needs right in front of us. Learn more about: Immanuel Community SchoolDayspring HealthGlobal Vision WeekWatch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from September 28 called "The Practices: Generosity"Listen here

Week Seven - The Practices: ScriptureThis episode centers on how God's people are formed by His Word. Stacey, Krista and Erik share and reflect on personal scripture stories that have deeply shaped their own faith. The conversation emphasizes that Scripture is living and active, meant not only to be studied but lived. Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from September 21 called "The Practices: Scripture"Listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e274bdabAccess the HSM Reads the Bible book here 

Week Six - Power to AbideThis episode features Dave Russell sharing his journey of faith and what it means to live the “exchanged life” in Christ. He explains that the gospel is not about striving for a better life but receiving a completely new one—marked by union with Christ, freedom from condemnation, and fruit that comes from abiding in Him. The conversation emphasizes surrender, identity in Christ, and daily reliance on the Spirit as the true path to transformation.Today's episode ties with the sermon from September 14 called "Power to Abide"Watch today's episode on Youtube

Week Five - Mortification and VivificationThis Trellis Podcast episode focuses on the themes of mortification and vivification—dying to self and coming alive to Christ. Counselors Katie Johnson and Brent Crenshaw explain how these processes are part of sanctification, emphasizing that growth is God's work in us, not something we can manufacture by effort alone. They highlight the importance of reshaping core beliefs, embracing identity in Christ, and living in community.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from September 7 called "Mortification & Vivification"

Week Four - Confession & RepentanceThis episode of the Trellis Podcast explores the practice of confession and its role in spiritual formation. Matt Scheuneman shares how Christian counseling and confessional community overlap, emphasizing that confession isn't only about listing sins but about vulnerability, healing, and being fully known. The conversation highlights the need for safe, trustworthy relationships in the church where believers can bring both sin and struggles into the light, experience freedom from shame, and grow together in Christ.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from August 31st called "Confession & Repentance"

This episode of the Trellis podcast focuses on the theme of adoption in Christ. Stacy and Erik share their personal adoption stories and reflect on how these experiences deepen their understanding of being chosen, given a new identity, and fully belonging as children of God. Through Scripture, we see that adoption is not earned but freely given, pointing to the gospel truth that God delights in us as His sons and daughters and calls us to live in the fullness of that identity.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from August 24 called "Adoption & Restoration"

Week Two - Consequences of the FallThis episode Stacey, Krista, and Zach explore sin and the consequences of the fall, beginning with God's good design in Genesis and humanity's turn to autonomy and idolatry. They emphasize that sanctification is a lifelong process, discuss the importance of an identity as saints, and surrender to the Spirit as key to walking in freedom and transformation.Watch this episode on YoutubeToday's episode ties with the sermon from August 17th called "Consequences of the Fall"