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02 So Loved...

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024


What does God want to be famous for? According to his story, LOVE is the answer.

01 For God

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024


Why does it matter that we define God? Who is Elohim, and does He have a name?

Christmas 2023: Who is Christmas For?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023


Is Christmas for those who aren't feeling the Christmas Spirit? We are used to hearing about the holly jolly experiences of the holidays, but what if you aren't feeling it?

09 Journey Over Destination

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023


What does one need to do to start the journey towards Jesus? Is it a prayer? A ritual? A belief? A declaration?

08 Jesus Centered

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023


A church that is Centered Set must define its center. Who is Jesus, and what were his values? Is there any evidence that Jesus was Centered Set?

07 Bounded, Fuzzy, Centered

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023


What does a Jesus Model church look like? How do we create a church that lives according to the question, “What does love require of us?”

06 Jesus Model Truth

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023


Jesus initiated the church to resist the Temple Model, which focused on sacred places, men, and texts. He began a movement that was based on truths that were founded on love. What would our church look like if we lived out the implications?

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05 Centered-Set Church Panel

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023


Has the Church hurt you? What can we do better to address these issues?

03 How Did We Get Here?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023


If Jesus expelled the Temple Model from His movement, why do we have churches that prioritize law-keeping over loving others?

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02 A Pinch of Yeast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023


Paul, a leader who lived in the Temple Model wrote a letter to a first-century church to warn them of the dangers of mixing the Temple Model with the Church.

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01 Return of the Temple

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023


Why has the church become unnecessarily unattractive? It is because Jesus eradicated something from his movement and was brought back into the Church.

06 Hearing Through the Spirit

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023


As we close out this series of discernment, Joy discusses the importance of hearing from the Holy Spirit.

05 Preparing For Your Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023


Journeys are filled with forks in the road. What tools will you use to make decisions along the way?

04 Attachments

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023


What role do your attachments play in your decision-making?

03 Avoid Calling Paralysis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023


How do we discern what we are called to do? We may paralyze ourselves from doing anything if we dwell on this thought too long. There are two ways of discovering our call.

02 Embrace Reality

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023


The major difference between decision-making and discernment is that discernment draws us closer to divine love. One of the most important qualities of discernment is embracing reality.

O1 Collaboration with God

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023


Healthy decision making is more about collaborating with God, than getting the right or quick answer. What does collaboration look like?

06 The Garden-City

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023


The last two chapters of Revelation end with a new City with a Garden within its walls. What does this all mean?

05 The Beast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023


What are beasts in the Bible? Beasts are puppets of the Dragon and a poor imitation of God.

04 The Dragon

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023


One of the themes found in Revelation is the Dragon! Who is the Dragon and what does that mean for us today?

02 The Lion and the Lamb

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023


Jesus is known as the Lion and the Lamb. What do these titles imply about the character of Jesus?

06 Practicing Interpretation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023


Kats leads the congregation in interpreting John 8:1-12.

Bread of Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023


What did Jesus mean when he said he was the bread of life? What did he mean when he said that we will never go hungry? We are all called to nourish ourselves with Jesus!

03 Real and Ideal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023


"The Bible says it; that settles it" is not a good way of approaching the Bible. This is because the Bible does not endorse everything it describes.

02 Letter of Recommendation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023


Is knowing the Bible enough? How are we called to live out His Word in relationship?

01 What is Inspiration?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023


What do we mean when we say the Bible is "Inspired"? Let's let the Bible define what the Bible is!

04 Esther

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023


Moving from Disorientation to Reorientation is an invitation from God to the community. Does God care about our choices or love us no matter what?

03 Naomi and Ruth

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023


Naomi experienced disorienting events in her life and was convinced God was responsible. But can we judge God based on our misfortunes? How do we reorient?

02 Job

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023


The prime example of someone who has gone through Orientation, Disorientation, and Reorientation is Job. What role did God play in this process?

02 Let's Get Left Behind

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023


Christians did not always believe in rapture. So, where did it come from? What are the consequences of living according to this pop culture doctrine?

01 Love Greater Than Sin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


There is a misunderstanding that God cannot be with sinners. Despite our sins, His perfect love compels Him to pursue us forever!

Easter 2023: King of Kings

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023


Tell me Jesus is the King of kings without telling me he is the King of kings!

07 Death and New Creation [Acts 27:27-28:10]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023


When we experience "death" in our lives, God wants to create something new and beautiful. So God took their "death" in Paul's journey and created unity. [Acts 27:27-28:10]

06 Don't Give Up [Acts 27:1-20]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023


When is it okay to give up on our callings? What motivates us to hang on to our mission? How Did Paul do it? [Acts 27:1-20]

05 The Weight of Christianity [Acts 26:22-29]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023


Jesus told us that following Him should lighten our load. However, for some of us, Christianity is heavy on our shoulders. What can we learn from Paul and Agrippa? [Acts 26:22-29]

03 The Best Citizen [Acts 23:12-24:23]

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023


As Paul encounters representatives of their respective groups, he reminds them to uphold their own legal systems. Why does Luke record this for us? [Acts 23:12-24:23]

02 Religion At Its Worst [Acts 21:27-23:10]

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023


What makes a religion shallow? It comes from our habit of creating an "Us vs. Them" community. [Acts 21:27-23:10]

01 Playing Both Sides

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023


When Christians who hold on to differing cultural values mingle, chaos erupts. How does Paul navigate this tension? [Acts 21:1-26]

04 Discussion with Pastors

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023


Discussion with pastors Lori, Stan, Tim, and Jordan about Do Over. Why should the church care about emotional health? How can we grow?

01 All Are Welcome

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023


When we say, "All are welcome!" what do we really mean? Does it sound hypocritical or shallow? Note: The readers of the testimonies are reading anothers' testimony, not portraying themselves.

Theme 2023: STORY

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023


We are all part of a story, whether we recognize it or not. God is inviting us to His story of redemption, but what role are we supposed to play in it? In 2023, we will focus on rediscovering His story.

Christmas Eve 2022: Gift of Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022


What's the deal with Christmas? Why was this story repeatedly told and passed down throughout the generations? What would the First Century Jews have felt when they heard this story?

03 Reason for Church

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022


What problem is the Church supposed to solve? If we were to look at the church today, what would we assume is the problem that is being solved?

02 Immanuel Journaling

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022


We all have trauma in our lives. How does God want us to deal with them?

01 Eschatology

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022


What we believe about the story's end affects how we behave today. Kats takes us on a journey of the evolution of eschatology.

04 Power and Money

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022


Did you know that a power dynamic is created wherever money is involved? How do we deal with this? What can we do about it?

03 Dangers of Wealth

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022


Money is a tool we can use for good if we have mastery over it. However, if we aren't careful, money can have mastery over us.

01 Money is Spiritual

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022


Why should the Church talk about money? Jesus spoke about money and how it can use our wealth for ministry and our hearts.

07 Church's Purpose [Acts 20:25-38]

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022


What is the Church's purpose, according to Paul?

06 What to do with Power

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022


Traveling thousands of miles has its drawbacks. Why would Paul choose to put himself in these dangerous circumstances? [Acts 20:1-6; 13-24]

05 Stay Awake! [Acts 20:7-12]

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022


What can the story of Eutychus falling asleep during Paul's sermon teach us about the church today? [Acts 20:7-12]

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