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Join us a few times a week as we discuss church and culture. It is our desire to help you understand what it looks like to view and understand the current culture and it's brokenness with a biblical perspective, specifically through the lens of Christ.

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    • Sep 6, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Ep 86 | GospelCentric

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 20:29


    Pastor Adam and Pastor Dan discuss our upcoming study on this special episode! Learn a little bit more about GospelCentric, why we chose to create our own study, and the hopes for what is to come after the study!

    Ep 85 | How Do I Deal With Depression?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 21:07


    Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the topic of depression on this episode. What is depression? Are there different forms? Join the conversation as Adam and Steve share their personal struggles and how they manage and refocus their perspective. Resource: https://www.amazon.com/Have-Crucial-Questions-Reformation-Trust/dp/1567692958/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1629819433&sr=8-2

    Ep 84 | How Do We Understand Philippians?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 24:04


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster in their discussion on this Philippians passage. How do we understand the meaning and purpose for this scripture now?Our culture is so different, could it mean the same thing it did when it was originally written? How do we apply this to our lives?

    Ep 83 | What is Incarnational Living?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 20:39


    Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss this week on what it means to live like Christ. What does it mean to live incarnate? How does this fit into our lives? We are called to higher living, but how do we practically apply this?

    Ep 82 | Covid Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 22:50


    What is the current conversation around Covid? Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the Christian ethics around this issue. How are we as believers called to live, speak, act when things become so politicized? We have a responsibility, but what is it?

    Ep 81 | How Are We Influenced?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 25:36


    Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the influences around us and how much we engage with this culture. How much does our faith matter to us? Are the things that influence us pulling us into deeper relationship with Christ or harming our relationship with Christ? Resource: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-pastor-john/id618132843?i=1000529329503

    Ep 80 | How Do We Define Friendship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 27:16


    What are the levels of friendship? How do we view friendship? Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss how we are first friends with God and through that our friendships are flowing from that. How does that look and how do we maintain friendships?

    Ep 79 | Hypocrisy Pt. 3 - Do I see the hypocrisy in my life?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 21:52


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they bring our hypocrisy to a close on this final episode. In Christ we don't have to be hypocritical. How do we ensure that we are actively participating in this? Are we aligned with the process of sanctification that Christ is taking us through? Resources: John Piper Sermon - https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/let-love-be-genuine

    Ep 78 | Hypocrisy Pt. 2 - How am I Hypocritical?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 21:04


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster in part two of our mini-series on Hypocrisy. We need to look at how our lives need to be changed by God, not how we need to change others to be like us. Our effort needs to be put into diminishing self and elevating Christ.

    Ep 77 | Hypocrisy Pt. 1 - Do I live for others or Christ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 22:33


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they begin another mini-series. This month we are going to discuss Hypocrisy. We at our core are hypocritical. We desire feedback in performance and in effectiveness in what we are doing. Is what we are doing to impress others or Christ? Resources: John Piper Sermon - https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/let-love-be-genuine

    Ep 76 | Glorification

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 18:03


    How do we become glorified? Is this happening now or in the future? What will our eternity look like? Join us as we wrap up this mini series on the Salvation components!

    Ep 75 | Sanctification

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 27:04


    The process of sanctification. What is it? How do we engage in our sanctification? Are we being made more like Christ daily?

    Ep 74 | Justification

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 18:47


    What is justification? What does it mean to be justified? Join the conversation around this positional aspect of our salvation.

    Ep 73 | Salvation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 20:02


    What are we saved from? Why do we need saving? What are we being saved to? Join the conversation as we start this four part series on salvation and the components of it.

    Ep 72 | Our Words Have Power

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 28:00


    Today's episode is all about communication. Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster sit down to discuss how our words have power in the day to day, in teaching settings, and so much more. They will touch on several articles regarding this topic. You can find them all linked below. Resources: Destruct Your Culture, Not Your Faith From WEIRD to Westboro: The Problem of Christian Reputation Bible Teachers: It's Not Just What You Say That Matters, It's What People Hear

    Ep 71 | Spiritual Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 25:30


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they dig into some big topics around spiritual conversations. Are accountability partners truly helpful? What does it look like to walk alongside our brothers and sisters? How should we speak to one another a the family of God? Resources: Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/exile-ok/ Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-missing-conversation-in-our-accountability?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=8b5d2241-c91e-47ca-bf7d-83b94bf05284&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=new+teaching

    Ep 70 | Jonah Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 27:35


    Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster address questions from our recent Jonah Sermon Series. You don't want to miss this extra knowledge! Join the conversation as they discuss emotions, specifically anger, and the lostness of the world.

    Ep 69 | The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 31:03


    Join Pastor Adam & Steve Dauster as they discuss a book they are currently reading about our culture and the dangers of how we are drifting. Book: https://www.christianbook.com/triumph-cultural-amnesia-expressive-individualism-revolution/carl-trueman/9781433556333/pd/556333?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-0-20%7C556333&p=1179710&dv=c&gclid=CjwKCAjw7J6EBhBDEiwA5UUM2llr-DVCgjfrTl9wnT2KaFRvjsXJpQ6yg-aVa5ZQdWlCkkfsWwsRYRoC9K0QAvD_BwE

    Ep 68 | Conversion & Assurance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 29:38


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss conversion and assurance. What is conversion and how does this look in our lives? Are we able to have true assurance in our faith? What does assurance feel like? Don't miss this great conversation!

    Ep 67 | When The Church Doesn't Look Like Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 25:39


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster on this weeks episode as we discuss Paul Maxwell and his recent decision to abandon his faith. Why did he make this decision? Does this have something to do with how the church emulates Christ? Does Paul think that Christ is loving? Join the conversation! Resource: http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/11448/20210410/paul-maxwell-former-writer-at-desiring-god-announces-he-s-no-longer-a-christian.htm

    Ep 66 | Catholic Confession vs. Evangelical Confession

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 27:41


    On this week's episode, Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss different aspects of Catholicism and how it differs from Evangelical Christianity. Specifically they focus on the difference in confession and repentance. What is the purpose and how should this look in our lives?

    Ep 65 | Covid Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 36:00


    On this weeks episode, Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster give a Covid-19 Update. Listen in as they discuss how we love each other well during this time, how they view vaccinations, and what a Christlike response is. Join the conversation!

    Ep 64 | Jehovah's Witnesses Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 36:02


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they sit down with Marc Revoredo this week. Marc has a history with Jehovah's Witnesses from his childhood. Pastor Adam and Steve interview Marc about his experience and how this impacted his now Christian faith. Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/the-11-beliefs-you-should-know-about-jehovahs-witnesses-when-they-knock-at-the-door/

    Ep 63 | What is Christian Education?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 31:34


    Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss Christian Education this week. Join us as they discuss how they've chosen to educate their children, why Christian education is important, and more! What is a parents responsibility when it comes to a child's education? Does education stop after you graduate?

    Ep 62 | What is Expressive Individualism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 31:45


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss Expressive Individualism. What is this? Are we guilty of this? Do you find yourself placing your identity in yourself or in who Christ has designed you to be? Resources: The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Triumph-Modern-Self-Individualism/dp/1433556332/ref=asc_df_1433556332/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459724879118&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15598055083801040237&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018769&hvtargid=pla-917748242350&psc=1 Trevin Wax: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/expressive-individualism-series/

    Ep 61 | What Does The Equality Act Mean for Us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 40:17


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they dive into a discussion on the equality act. What does this mean? How will this effect our culture and our churches? How do we respond to something like this? Resources: Equality Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5 Al Mohler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-briefing-albertmohler-com/id390278738?i=1000511260699 Rod Dreher: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/war-on-christian-orthodoxy-never-ends/

    Ep 60 | Different Faith Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 24:01


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the different faith families that fall into the "Christian" category. Is Christ at the center of your faith and beliefs? Are you questioning your faith family? Listen in on this conversation!

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    Ep 59 | Christ in the Workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 22:26


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they share about their experience working in the corporate world. How did they bring Christ into the workplace? What do they wish they had done differently? Does Christ belong in the workplace?

    Ep 58 | Creating Community During Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 20:24


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster this week as they discuss relationships, the difficulty of building relationships in the midst of a pandemic, and the importance and responsibility that the church has to offer opportunities to build relationships! Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-small-talk-important/

    Ep 57 | Helping or Hurting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 26:03


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve today as they discuss how we can cause hurt when we help. What is our responsibility as believers to care for the community? Do we miss out on salvation needs when meeting physical needs?

    Ep 56 | Why Do We Suffer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 24:15


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss the sermon quote "Satan uses our sufferings to destroy our faith, while God uses our sufferings to strengthen our faith". Why do bad things happen to good people? How does this relate to every day life?

    Ep 55 | What Does it Mean to Fear the Lord?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 20:51


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss what it means to fear the Lord. Are we called to fear the Lord because he is a tyrannical dictator? Is this to keep us cowering in fear, or is this for our good? Join the conversation!

    Ep 54 | Christian Pessimism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 20:30


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the allure of Christian pessimism and our natural bent towards pessimism. Why is it that our instinct is to focus on the negative and how do we refocus where our passions exist? Are we ensuring that our lives are truly bringing glory to God? Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/the-allure-of-christian-pessimism/

    Ep 53 | Critical Race Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 26:27


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the topic of Critical Race Theory. Does it exist? Is it good or bad? How do we respond to it and where are we headed?

    Ep 52 | How Do We Have Difficult Conversations?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 20:46


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the importance of having difficult conversations and how we accomplish this. Conversation around difficult topics is important in life, especially the lives of believers. Take note on how we can have these conversations while expressing the love and grace of Christ! Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/come-let-us-reason-together/

    Ep 51 | Spiritual Disciplines - Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 24:03


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they wrap up our series on the spiritual disciplines. As we close, let's discuss service and how that should look in our lives. Do salvation and service go hand in hand? How do we identify the fruit of service? Join the conversation!

    Ep 50 | Spiritual Disciplines - Submission

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 24:24


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they begin the last two episodes on the spiritual disciplines. As we continue our intentional growth in this new year, how do we work in the spiritual disciplines? What does healthy submission look like? Who are we called to submit to and how do we do this?

    Ep 49 | Spiritual Disciplines - Fasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 19:10


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster on this episode as we continue to speak to the value of privilege of spiritual disciplines. Todays topic is fasting. How does this partner with prayer which we talked about in our last episode? Why do we fast? How do we ensure that our motivation is right in our decision to fast?

    Ep 48 | Spiritual Disciplines - Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 24:47


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they continue through out series on the different spiritual disciplines. Today we unpack the discipline of prayer. What is prayer? Why is it important? When, where, why, and how should we pray? All questions that will be talked through in this episode!

    Ep 47 | Spiritual Disciplines - Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 22:21


    Tune in today with Pastor Adam and Steve as they continue the discussion on Spiritual Disciplines! We always have access to the spirit, but we are not always filled with the spirit. We need to use meditation as a way of getting rid of the world and self and being filled with who Christ is.

    Ep 46 | Spiritual Disciplines - Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 23:36


    Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster will be starting a series of episodes around different spiritual disciplines as we begin this new year. The spiritual disciplines are really about how do I embrace the gift and joy of Christ in my life now? How do we continue to build muscle memory in our spiritual life? What is the importance of practicing study of scripture?

    Ep 45 | Why Do They Hate Us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 21:46


    Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss an article today about how we correctly or incorrectly emulate Christ to the world. How do we self assess and ensure that we are accurately representing the gospel to a lost world? Resource: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/why-do-they-hate-us?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy

    Ep 44 | Perseverance - Sermon Follow Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 21:37


    Join the conversation with Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the difference between persecution and discomfort. Pastor Adam spoke on James 1:2-4 on December 27th. This episode is a follow up conversation on that sermon.

    Ep 43 | Is my Christianity showing in my politics?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 38:46


    Why is there a strong emotive response from the Christians in regards to the political party? Regardless of who the leader is, that does not change the gospel or who Christ is. We need to be seekers of truth and right now, we are seekers of subjective truth. If we identify with scripture first, then we have something to talk about, but our focus is elsewhere. Resources: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-dangerous-idolatry-of-christian?r=1a7yf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/what-i-saw-at-the-jericho-march/ https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/defense-of-jericho-march-criticism/ https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/cult-christian-trumpism/

    Ep 42 | Ministering to Non-Believing Family Members

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 17:32


    We received this question this week: "How do I handle family who aren't believers but have kids? I want to give my niece and nephew bibles for Christmas." Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss how we interact with family who are not believers. How do we make sure that we are not causing harm while having good intentions?

    Ep 41 | How Do We Define Men & Women?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 24:49


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss Harry Styles's recent photo shoot and the reaction he received. How do we define what men and women are? How does the culture cause us to think a certain way and how, as believers, are we called to respond to a broken culture? Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/hollywood-elliot-page-me/

    Ep 40 | Truths We Need Today Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 26:19


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster in this episode as they continue the conversation around Truths We Need Today. If you are interested in a deeper discussion on either of these topics, let us know and we would love to record a full episode! Resource: https://twitter.com/ostrachan/status/1333502942570307584?s=20

    Ep 39 | Truths We Need Today Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 22:51


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss Truths We Need Today. How do these things help us to know Christ, be changed by Christ, and view things through the lens of Christ? Resource: https://twitter.com/ostrachan/status/1333502942570307584?s=20

    Ep 38 | Faith in God or Politics?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 25:50


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve in the conversation around faith and politics. Do we have more passion behind our God or our president? Have we put in as much effort to understand the character of God as we have in forming our politic views? Resources: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/fox-geezer-syndrome-rush-limbaugh-media/ https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/die-for-trump-limbaugh-caller-evangelical-man/

    Ep 37 | Necessities of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 27:45


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss the necessities of faith. What are the things that we need to stand firm on and defend well? Are there things that we can let slide?

    Ep 36 | Q&A Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 42:25


    Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they answer some of your questions! Questions: If God has foreordained everything, then how could we have freewill? If God has already determined that I will love Him, is it really love? Resources: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/are-there-two-wills-in-god https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/does-god-decree-events-he-doesnt-want-to-happen

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