Podcasts about fully man

Tom Logue - May 11th 2025 What's really driving your life? This week in The King & His Kingdom series, we explore the story of John the Baptist's death in Matthew 14—and what it reveals about fear, compromise, and courage. While Herod is ruled by the fear of people, John remains faithful, even to death. This message calls us to ask: What do we fear most? And where do we go with our pain? Jesus shows us a better way—not just by His teaching, but by His example. Learn more about our church: https://restoredtemecula.church Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restoredtemecula and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restoredtemecula #Matthew14 #JohnTheBaptist #FearOfMan #FearOfGod #KingdomOfHeaven #ChristianSermon #BiblicalTeaching #RestoredTemecula #JesusIsKing #TheKingAndHisKingdom Share this message with someone who needs to hear it.   Chapters (00:00:15) - God's Love for Mothers(00:02:07) - Uber Driver sings the Quran in Arabic(00:07:12) - Matthew, the King and His Kingdom(00:07:40) - Wonders of Matthew(00:08:59) - Jesus' ministry at that time(00:10:17) - Herod the Tetrarch and John the Baptist(00:15:57) - Herod Did Kill John the Baptist(00:18:41) - Your Fear Drives Your Life(00:24:47) - Proverbs 4: Fear of Man Drives Your Life(00:29:21) - Jesus Pausing His Life(00:32:42) - Jesus: Fully God and Fully Man(00:36:22) - Jesus paused to process the pain with the Father(00:38:55) - Have You Tried Therapy?(00:45:34) - He Always Lives to Intercede for You(00:52:05) - Jesus, You Are Superb!

From Scripture to early Church doctrine, we examine the foundation of Christ's divinity and humanity. This episode also covers the biblical use of YHWH vs. Elohim, proper burial attire, and how the Bible was compiled. Join The CA Live Club Newsletter: Click Here Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 01:49 – When do they go from using the name YHWH to Elohim? 21:58 – How do we know that Jesus is eternal and fully God and fully human? 32:18 – What is appropriate for dressing a deceased person? 36:50 – How do we understand Ephesians 2:8-9 in light James 2:24? 47:58 – How were all the books of the bible compiled?

A new MP3 sermon from Alpha and Omega Ministries is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Road Trip - The Dual Nature of Christ: Fully God, Fully Man Subtitle: Road Trips 2025 Speaker: Dr. James White Broadcaster: Alpha and Omega Ministries Event: Teaching Date: 4/2/2025 Length: 56 min.

In this episode, host Nate Claiborne and theologian-in-residence Dr. Michael Allen dive into the heart of the Nicene Creed—its second article, which focuses on Jesus Christ. Building on their previous conversation about the importance of creeds as both summaries and guardrails for Christian belief, they explore what the Creed affirms about Christ's identity, nature, and redemptive work. From the theological poetry of “God from God, Light from Light” to the historical grounding in figures like Pontius Pilate and Mary, this central paragraph of the Creed brings into focus both the mystery and majesty of the eternal Son who took on flesh for our salvation.Dr. Allen explains how the Creed combats ancient heresies like Arianism by affirming Jesus' full divinity and eternal existence while also narrating his true humanity through the incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. The conversation emphasizes how these statements are not merely doctrinal assertions but pastoral and devotional aids for worship, especially relevant during Holy Week. As NewCity continues to recite the Creed weekly, this episode helps listeners reflect more deeply on what each phrase means, why it matters, and how it connects us to the global and historic church.

A new MP3 sermon from Christ Church Presbyterian is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: How Is Jesus Both Fully God and Fully Man? | March 21 Subtitle: Strength for Today Speaker: John Blevins III Broadcaster: Christ Church Presbyterian Event: Devotional Date: 3/21/2025 Bible: John 1:1-14 Length: 9 min.

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Let's marvel at the reality that Jesus is fully God and fully man, and let that truth lead us to run to Him for help each day.

Let's marvel at the reality that Jesus is fully God and fully man, and let that truth lead us to run to Him for help each day.

John 1:14-18 • Jason Jarvis

We hope this message in our Advent series "While We Wait" is impactful and uplifting in your walk with Jesus!If you would like to dive deeper, check out the links below.Stay in touch with us on Instagram | Facebook | Spotify - True Hope ChurchCheck out our Website:https://www.truehopechurch.org

Matthew 1 and Hebrews 2

Message by Mike Laughrun.

Pastor Lim Luck Yong preaches from Hebrews 2.

Jesus goes to Jerusalem to celebrate Hanukkah. In this nationalistic setting, the Jews inquire if Jesus is the Messiah.  Unfortunately, they cannot see it despite the miracles, the Hanukkah prayer for miracles, and the simplicity of Jesus' teaching "my sheep hear my voice."Matthew 10:22-39Luke 19:41-44www.messagetokings.com

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We're diving deep once again into John Calvin's monumental work, Institutes of the Christian Religion, focusing on the end of Book 2. Joining us to unpack these theological insights is Dr. J. Mark Beach, utilizing his commentary on the Institutes, Piety's Wisdom. In this episode, we'll explore Calvin's understanding of Christ as the mediator between God and humanity. Dr. Beach will guide us through Calvin's explanation of why Christ needed to be both fully God and fully man and how this enables Him to bridge the gap between sinful humanity and a just God. Dr. Beach will also discuss the historical context of Calvin's work, address common misconceptions, and examine how Calvin's theology refutes various Christological heresies that have cropped up throughout church history.

We're diving deep once again into John Calvin's monumental work, Institutes of the Christian Religion, focusing on the end of Book 2. Joining us to unpack these theological insights is Dr. J. Mark Beach, utilizing his commentary on the Institutes, Piety's Wisdom. In this episode, we'll explore Calvin's understanding of Christ as the mediator between God and humanity. Dr. Beach will guide us through Calvin's explanation of why Christ needed to be both fully God and fully man and how this enables Him to bridge the gap between sinful humanity and a just God. Dr. Beach will also discuss the historical context of Calvin's work, address common misconceptions, and examine how Calvin's theology refutes various Christological heresies that have cropped up throughout church history.

We're diving deep once again into John Calvin's monumental work, Institutes of the Christian Religion, focusing on the end of Book 2. Joining us to unpack these theological insights is Dr. J. Mark Beach, utilizing his commentary on the Institutes, Piety's Wisdom. In this episode, we'll explore Calvin's understanding of Christ as the mediator between God and humanity. Dr. Beach will guide us through Calvin's explanation of why Christ needed to be both fully God and fully man and how this enables Him to bridge the gap between sinful humanity and a just God. Dr. Beach will also discuss the historical context of Calvin's work, address common misconceptions, and examine how Calvin's theology refutes various Christological heresies that have cropped up throughout church history.

Full question: I send out a weekly email with 1 Bible verse, 1 quote, 1 question each week…. Recently I sent out an email that included Mark 1:35 and I wrote a little commentary that said: If the God-man (remember He was FULLY God and also fully man) needed to get up early in the morning, get away from all the people, and spend time in the presence of His Father-- HOW MUCH MORE DO WE?! I got an email back that said this: Almighty GOD is not a man nor has he ever been. Read a little deeper in your Bible. Learn his name and differentiate between the father and his son who also is a god but the one and only ALMIGHTY GOD. So, I thought it'd be fun to bring this to you, mi padre, and see how you would respond to this person. Links Mentioned: Sign up for The Weekly One To read the show notes, click here. Call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.

Episode 62 Michael and Zach discuss the person and nature of Jesus Christ being fully God and fully man. Jiubel: https://www.instagram.com/jiubel/ Beacon Threads: https://www.beaconthreads.com/ Totally God, Totally Man: https://youtu.be/viM6FFZULjk Chalcedonian Creed: https://www.theopedia.com/chalcedonian-creed London Baptist Confession Chapter 8: https://www.the1689confession.com/1689/chapter-8 Find our videocast here: https://youtu.be/BopJL48A4lg Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/reakt-music/deep-stone⁠ License code: 2QZOZ2YHZ5UTE7C8 Find more Take 2 Theology content at https://take2pod.wordpress.com

Live at Echo Church Melbourne Sunday July 28 Speakers: Justin Box Title: Fully God ~ Fully Man If you'd like more information about Echo Church, go to echochurch.org.au

What we can learn from Jesus about how to endure testing and temptation. // A message by James Williams.

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 4:7-18. The final message in this series is entitled "Fellow Servants." The main idea of the sermon is: Gospel ministry requires the individual contributions of the body of Christ.  ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 4:2-4. The next message in this series is entitled "Steadfast Prayer." The main idea of the sermon is: Steadfast and grateful prayer must continue as the gospel goes forward. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 3:22-4:1. The next message in this series is entitled "Working Relationships." The main idea of the sermon is: Faithful work and just treatment are distinctly Christian in a working relationship.  ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 3:18-21. The next message in this series is entitled "Christian Household." The main idea of the sermon is: Members of a christian household distinctly seek to please the Lord in how they respond to and treat one another. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 3:15-17. The next message in this series is entitled "Worshipping Together." The main idea of the sermon is: As the Body of Christ, we must seek to glorify God in how we worship together.  ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 3:12-14. The next message in this series is entitled "One Another." The main idea of the sermon is: As the Body of Christ, we must seek to glorify God in how we treat one another. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 3:5-11. The next message in this series is entitled "Put off, Put on." The main idea of the sermon is: Those who are in Christ, must put off the old life and put on the new. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 3:1-4. The next message in this series is entitled "Seek the Things Above." The main idea of the sermon is: Those who are in Christ seek the things that are above.  ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 2:16-23. The next message in this series is entitled "Hold Fast to Christ." The main idea of the sermon is: As the body of Christ we must reject false teaching and hold fast to Christ. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 2:11-15. The next message in this series is entitled "Powerful Work of God." The main idea of the sermon is: All who are in Christ have been completely forgiven and radically changed by the powerful work of God. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 2:8-10. The next message in this series is entitled "Living in Christ." The main idea of the sermon is: Living for Christ requires rejection of empty philosophies that turn our focus from who He is. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 2:6-7. The next message in this series is entitled "Well Established." The main idea of the sermon is: Those who are trusting in Christ the Lord must be well established in the faith and so walk in Him. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 2:1-5. The first message in this series is entitled "Worthy Struggle." The main idea of the sermon is: The worthy struggle of discipleship leads to deep encouragement, connecting love, and full assurance in Christ. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 1:24-29. The next message in this series is entitled "Proclaim Christ." The main idea of the sermon is: God has entrusted his people, the church, to proclaim Christ to everyone. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 1:21-23. The first message in this series is entitled "The Supremacy of Christ in Salvation." The main idea of the sermon is: The preeminent Christ will present all whom he has reconciled holy and blameless before him ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Scott will preach from Colossians 1:19-20. The first message in this series is entitled "The Supremacy of Christ in Reconciliation." The main idea of the sermon is: The preeminent Christ has secured reconciliation and peace by the blood of the cross. ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org———————— TranscriptWelcome and thank you for connecting with us at Parkwood Baptist Church. Here at Parkwood, we exist to glorify God by laboring together for the growth of all believers while going with the gospel to all people. You can find more information about our church@parkwoodonline.org by visiting our website you will be able to learn more about Parkwood and our mission. Now join us as we grow together through the teaching of God's word.You well, good morning. It is a joy to be with you again this morning as we gather together to worship the Lord. Pastor Jeff was away this past week, so I have the privilege of taking up the word of God with you. And together this morning we'll be continuing our sermon series in Colossians. We'll be in Colossians chapter one, verses 19 and 20 this morning. So please grab your bibles and turn there.We're on page 983 in the chair bibles if you need to use one of those. And please feel free to do that. Now, while you're turning there, I just want to clear up something several of you have asked me over the last few weeks. What happened to verses 13 and 14? Well, we didn't skip them. Pastor Jeff is going to come back to them on Easter Sunday. It's a wonderful passage that speaks of redemption, so you will hear that preached on Easter Sunday. But for this morning we're taking up chapter one, verses 19 and 20. So would you please now stand as we read the word of God together?Paul writes, for in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. Let's pray. Father God, thank you for your word. Thank you for its complexity, but thank you for its simplicity. So I pray you help us to understand it this morning and apply it to our lives in the power of the spirit and in Christ's name, I pray. Amen.You can be seated. So when my wife and I were living overseas, we had the privilege of visiting the great wall of China. And if you've ever been there, you know how magnificent it is. It's over 13,000 miles long. The average height is 25ft, but the tallest part of it is over 45ft high. And when you're on the wall and you're walking on it, you actually see how magnificent it is. It's more than just a wall. There's gun fortresses and watch towers and just all kinds of things on the wall. And the widest part of the wall is over 55ft wide, which is wider than a four lane highway, but the narrowest part is less than 2ft.So it's really small in some parts. It's fascinating to walk around it, or to walk on it and then walk around it. On that particular day that we visited, there were lots of other people there. It was really crowded and everyone was taking pictures of the wall, touching the ancient stone, ooo-ing and ahh-ing over the size of it, the magnitude of it. And when we finished, we had been there a couple of hours, several hours, actually. And when we finished, we walked down the stone steps to the ground level and we noticed that all along the base of the great wall, there are these old ladies that are with their carts, there are these little shops, and they're selling their goods to all the visitors that are coming to visit the great wall.They're selling hats that have the pictures of the wall on it and shirts that said, I survived the great wall and all these kind of things. And so we spent some time walking around and looking at those shops. But as we were walking around and looking at them, I noticed something. I noticed that not one single time did a single lady turn around and look at the wall. They never even noticed the wall. They never paid attention to the wall that was behind them. Yet all the other visitors who were there seeing it for the first time were wide eyed and mouths open, looking at the magnificence of the wall.You see, what had happened was they had become so familiar, the ladies, with the great wall, that its greatness no longer impressed them. They were too busy with their own lives, right? They were too busy trying to make money with their own pursuits to even notice or pay attention to something so magnificent that was right next to them. So, brothers and sisters, my fear for us this morning, especially those of us that have grown up in the church, my fear is that we've heard these things, colossians 1:15 through 20.We've heard them so many times that we're so familiar with them that we're unimpressed by Jesus, we're unimpressed with the gospel, we're too familiar with it, we're too busy with our own lives, that we no longer stand in awe of the magnificence of Christ. We no longer, wide eyed and, mouths open, wonder at the beauty of the gospel. As Pastor Jeff said last week, colossians 115 through 20 is a mountaintop passage of the Bible.It is a tremendously profound description of Jesus Christ. And yet I'm afraid we'll miss it because we've heard it before. We're too familiar with it. So I challenge us, you and me, at the beginning of this sermon, to not ignore or miss the supremacy of Christ in the gospel. With that said, let's dive into the passage this morning. The main idea is this. The preeminent Christ has secured reconciliation and peace by the blood of the cross.So verses 19 and 20 are a continuation of 15 through 18. It's one connected passage, but we've separated it into two sermons last week and this week because we wanted to slow down so we don't miss it. We wanted to unpack these amazing truths as they are found in verses 15 through 20. But we will begin in verse 19. Paul says, in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell. Let's take this one phrase at a time. First, in him, that's in Christ.That's who Paul has been talking about. Go back up to verse 13 and you'll see it. Paul writes, he has delivered. That's God. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved son. That's Jesus. And from that point on, when Paul's talking about, he is this and he is that, and in him and through him, he's referring to Christ. So in Christ next, all the fullness of God.So what's interesting about this phrase, the fullness of God, is that it can be used. Especially the word full can be used in many different ways, right? Like, I could use the word full to mean to fill up what is lacking or to make up a deficiency. So, simple example. After church, we go out to eat. I order a sweet tea. I drink it some of the way down. The waitress comes by with a pitcher of tea. She fills it up. I say, my glass is full.But the fullness is just expressed, as in making up the deficiency, right? Filling up what is lacking. That's not what Paul means here. As if God is somehow lacking something is deficient, and Jesus fills that up. That's not what he means. Another way full is used is to mean to be at capacity, to be at your limit. So, same illustration. But this time, let's say we go to Pastor Andrew's favorite restaurant after church today, dynasty buffet.And we eat lots and lots of chinese food and we stuff ourselves. And then what do we say? We say, I'm full. But what do we mean? We mean I'm at capacity. I can't take anymore. I've reached my limit. I'm full. That's not how Paul means this either, as if somehow God is at capacity and Jesus somehow surpasses. No, no, that's not what he means either. So what does he mean? Here's what the fullness, the word fullness means.It means that the totality of divine power, which means the power of God, the full power of God, and the totality of divine attributes. So who God is is found in Christ. In other words, you don't have to look anywhere else other than Jesus to learn anything and everything that you need to know about God. In other words, middle schoolers, if there's any in the room. Remember last year, we walked through the doctrine of Christ, and we taught you, and you learn that Jesus is fully where. This is one of the passages where we get that doctrine from all of who God is is found in Christ.And notice that Paul says all the fullness, which is actually redundant in the Greek. It's like saying whole fullness or fully full. But what Paul's doing is emphasizing the fact that the completeness of God is found in Christ. Next phrase. Was pleased to dwell. Was pleased to dwell. Now, this is a very interesting phrase, has lots of Old Testament allusions. So if you remember from the book of Exodus, right, the Israelites, God's people were wandering in the desert for 40 years, right? They had no permanent dwelling place.They lived in tents, and they'd pack up the tent and they'd move on, and they'd pitch the tent again, and the presence of God was with them. But even God's presence had no permanent dwelling place. If you remember, God showed up to them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, and he moved with them through the desert. Later, when Solomon built the temple to house the presence of God, if you remember, in his prayer of dedication for the temple, in one kings, chapter eight, verse 27, he said this quote, but will God indeed dwell on the earth?Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you. How much less this house that I have built. So Solomon is acknowledging the greatness of God and how nothing can house the greatness or the fullness of God. The fullness of God is too much for anything to hold except Jesus. That's Paul's point, which is an amazing one. He's driving home the point that the fullness of God does indeed have a dwelling place, and it's found in his son Jesus.Now, the word pleased is actually, and I apologize for the technical term, but it is important. It is an heiress infinitive, which means it is a timeless thing. It is ongoing. It cannot be nailed down to a specific moment. Why is that important? It's because, yes, there's an emphasis on the incarnation, the moment when God took on flesh and dwelt among us. But it's not just at the birth of Christ that the fullness of God was pleased to dwell in him. It's not just at the crucifixion of Christ.It's not just at the resurrection of Christ. It's from before the beginning of time, when Jesus was there during his life and death and after he ascended to heaven to seat at the right hand of the Father. The fullness of God was pleased to dwell in Christ the whole time, from the beginning of time and extending to eternity. It always has been and always will be that Christ has the fullness of God at the pleasure of God.Which leads us now to our first point this morning. The preeminent Christ has secured reconciliation by the blood of the cross. So Paul says here in verse 20, through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven. So first, what does reconcile mean? Well, we've looked at this before, right? Reconcile acknowledges or implies that there's broken relationships, right? Because it means to restore or to put back together, to bring back together.So we have to ask, what relationships are broken? Well, I think there are several. First and foremost, the relationship between God and man is broken. This is the bad news of the gospel message, if you will. This is the part where we understand that God is holy and righteous and just and good, and we are not. God created us in his image, to reflect him, to worship him. But we sinned. It began with Adam and Eve when they chose to go their own way, to reject the good design and the good order of God.And that one sin allowed sin to enter the world. And that's why all of us born after Adam and Eve are born with a sinful human nature. We are prone to sin, being prideful, being selfish, self preserving, and any of the others come naturally to us. If you don't think that's true, just have kids. It's natural for. I'll just talk about my kids. It's natural for my kids to lie, to try to get out of trouble.It's natural for them. So our job as parents is to what? Teach them to tell the truth, to teach them to do right. Why? Because lying comes naturally to them. But I want you to see in scripture one verse, Isaiah 59, two. So please flip to Isaiah 59, two. I want you to see this verse because this is on a bigger scale it kind of speaks to our relationship with God and what our sin does to specifically our relationship with God.This is one of the most sobering verses in the Bible. Isaiah 59 two says this, but your iniquities, that's your sins, your wrongdoings, your iniquities, have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear. Now, that's bad news, right? That's bad news. You see, our sin has caused what once was a perfect and loving and intimate relationship between God and man.Our sin has caused it to be broken, and therefore, we need reconciliation, right? We need our relationship with God to be restored. But our relationship with God is not the only relationship that needs to be restored. It's not the only thing that's broken as a result of sin. The fall relationships between human beings are also broken. Right. Not long after the account of the first sin by Adam and Eve in Genesis chapter three, we have the account of the first murder in Genesis chapter four.So it didn't take very long for human beings to start being at odds with each other. If you remember, the first two sons of Adam and Eve were Cain and Abel. And due to the jealousy over their offerings that they presented to God, Cain took his brother out into a field and killed him. And of course, that was just the beginning, right? Ever since then, human relationships have been difficult. You don't believe me? Just get married.Amen. Right. Now, I love my wife dearly, and she loves me dearly. But marriage is hard. And why is marriage hard? Because it's two sinners that have agreed to be in union with each other. And because we're sinners, we're prone to selfishness, to pride, to being bitter, to being spiteful and all the rest. And because of that, not just marriage relationships, any human relationship is difficult. But because of Christ's redeeming work on the cross, two people, two different people, two sinners, can overcome their differences, can overcome their division, and be united in Christ.But there's another thing that needs to be restored. By using the phrase, Paul uses the phrase reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven. Paul is including the cosmos, the creation. He's including nature, as in need of restoration. So it's not just that sin didn't just mess up our relationship with God, and it didn't just mess up our relationship with each other. It also messed up creation.Romans 820 and 21 explain this. Paul writes, for the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. So Paul describes creation post fall as subject to futility that means devoid of truth, perverse, and in bondage to corruption.But if you pay attention, there's hope for creation, and it's the same hope of the children of God. The gospel, the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ, is the hope for creation, that one day it will be restored as well. Now, before we move on to the second point, I want to pause and highlight just a few things about reconciliation that we see in verse 20, but we also see elsewhere in scripture. First is this, reconciliation is a work of God.Reconciliation is a work of God. So what's unique about Paul's use of the word or the idea of reconciliation in all of his letters, not just colossians, is that he uses, know, kind of in the opposite way that we would typically think about reconciliation. And this is what I mean. The normal way we talk of reconciliation is when the guilty party, the person who has done the wrong, seeks forgiveness from the person that they wronged.Right? Like if I did something wrong to you and I realized what I did was wrong, and especially if I'm a mature person, then I'm going to come to you and say I'm sorry, and seek forgiveness. That's normally how it works, but that's not how Paul typically talks of reconciliation. Paul emphasizes in multiple places in his letters that it's God, the offended party, who initiates reconciliation with us.Romans 5:8. But while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. So while we were still offending God, while we were still doing the thing that broke the relationship with God, what did he do? He sent Christ to die for us. Two Corinthians 519. In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against him. He's the initiator. He is the one doing the reconciling. One more verse. Galatians 4:4.When the fullness of time had come, what's the next word? God sent forth his son. We cannot overlook this point, which can be simply put like this. There would be no reconciliation at all if God had not initiated it. There would be no reconciliation at all if God had not initiated it. It was Thursday morning of this past week. I was doing my study, doing my preparation for the sermon, when this truth, the spirit hit me with this. I was sitting Bible open, commentaries open, and this thought I had, I would not be saved if God had not first moved towards me.And you wouldn't either. What that means, brothers and sisters, is that the Bible is not some story about our search for God. It's not some lord of the rings type epic where we're the main characters and the chapters are about our journey to find God. No, the Bible begins with God in the beginning, God. And it ends with the amazing scene of every tongue, tribe and nation surrounding the throne worshipping the lamb.Quote. This is a quote from a commentary. Holy scripture is marked out from all other religious writings by its unique insistence that the initiative in reconciliation belongs wholly to God. Excuse me? He moved, he acted, and because of that, we are saved. Praise God. Second unique thing to notice here in Paul's writings is that not only is God the initiator of reconciliation, God is also the recipient of reconciliation.In other words, reconciliation is a work of God. Yes. And reconciliation is a work of God for God. Notice what Paul says back in verse 20. Through him to reconcile to himself all things. We just read two Corinthians 5:19. In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself. So to himself is not just relational. Yes, it is relational. It speaks to reconciliation about how we will be returned to God. Our relationship with God will be restored, but to himself is also directional.It speaks to the aim of reconciliation, the goal of reconciliation. Now, why is that important? It's incredibly important because if we don't understand or believe that the reconciling work of Christ on the cross was directed towards God, then you're going to have to find something else or something else to put in that place. You're going to have to ask the question, who was reconciliation for? To whom was it directed?And I think because we live in a culture that loves to make us little g gods. The world revolves around us, right? Revolves around what we want, what we need, our happiness. Right? Live your truth. You ever heard that? Just live your truth. Do whatever makes you happy, because if it makes you happy, it can't be bad. You ever heard that? Who's the God in that sentence? You are right or I am? No. Now I know. Last time I preached, I talked about christian music, and I'm about to do it again. I promised. I'm not trying to be critical here.I don't know these people who write these songs. I'm not a songwriter myself. I don't know how difficult that is. But I am a pastor. And we as pastors and elders, have a responsibility to shepherd the flock of God among us. So I want to help you identify where things are in culture that will cause you or tempt you to think wrongly about God or about the gospel. There's one particular song that just irks me. It drives me crazy. At the end of the chorus, he says this.You paid the price. Talking about Jesus, you paid the price. You took the cross, you gave your life. All good so far. And then he says this, and you did it all with me on your mind. Now, again, I don't know the heart behind that, but what I hear from that, what I hear from that is that the work of redemption, when Jesus was hanging on the cross, drinking the cup of the wrath of God, when he was bearing the physical torture of the crucifixion, he's thinking about me.Where do you find that in scripture? Because that type of thinking makes me the focus of redemption. That makes me the prize, folks. I'm not the prize. I'm the problem, right? We are the problem. Our sin has got us into this mess to begin with. Reconciliation is not about you, and it's not about me. It's about worship. So yes, it is true that God relentlessly pursues us. I think you see that in stories like the prodigal son, the parable of the lost coin, the parable of the lost sheep. You see this, but you've got to ask why?Why? Is it to gain me? Is it because he's not happy without me? He's walking around heaven being like, I just have to have, Scott. I just have to. No, it's about worship. I was created to worship him, and my sin causes me not to worship him. So he pursues me. It. He pursues me and you. So we will worship him, because by worshiping him, we find our ultimate satisfaction. Second point this morning, the preeminent Christ has secured peace by the blood of the cross.The preeminent Christ has secured peace by the blood of the cross. At the end of verse 20, Paul says this, making peace by the blood of his cross. So making peace means to harmonize, to harmonize, to establish peace. It's very similar to reconciliation. He's saying that peace, or the absence of war, the absence of fighting, is established by the work of Christ on the cross. Now the phrase blood of his cross is actually an interesting one. This is the only time it's used.So the Bible talks a lot about the blood of Christ, and the Bible talks a lot about the cross of Christ. This is the only time that it's put together in one phrase. The blood, of course, is referring to the blood that Jesus shed on the cross, which means several things. Paul's referring to several things, but one of which he means is that Christ was really a human. So, middle schoolers, where are you at again?Right, last year sermon series Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man. Paul is highlighting the humanity of Jesus here. He was really a man. If you shove a crown of thorns on a man's head, he's going to bleed. If you put a nail in the hands and the feet, he's going to bleed. A man can die. He's highlighting the fact that Jesus Christ is fully, completely man. And we know from Hebrews 922 that without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins.So again, Paul is just emphasizing here the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross, specifically that he established peace, Ephesians 213 through 16. Pastor Jordan read that this morning as part of the pastoral prayer. It's a great passage where Paul kind of sums up everything we've been talking about here. He says, now in Christ Jesus, you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. So you see there, once far off, you're separated from God, but now through the blood of Christ, again he says that you've come together, been brought near.For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh humanity, the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two. So making peace and might reconcile us both, that's jews and gentiles. That's who he's talking to here, might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.It's a really powerful passage. We don't have time to study it further. But you see the repeated themes, peace, reconciliation, the blood of Christ. So what this morning, so what? I have one question. Are you submitting to the lordship of Christ? Now? At face value, that may sound like an odd thing to ask after the last two weeks, walking through Colossians 115 through 20, but this is kind of a so what question for all five of the verses. It's a so what over the last two weeks.Because the main point, as we've learned, is that the preeminence of Christ, the supremacy of Christ, or you could say the lordship of Christ. So I think in this passage, in light of this passage, I think there's two main ways we can respond to the lordship of Christ. First is simply that we should submit. We can submit to the lordship of Christ now, both as individuals and as a church. We must fall under Christ's authority.He is supreme over your life and he is supreme over our church, over this church. Now you may, Scott, you know, sure, that's obvious. I think we do that. You may say, I think I do that as an individual. We do that as a church. You can move on. Well, perhaps you are doing that. Perhaps we are doing that as a church. But I want to remind you, it's a daily battle. It's a daily battle for you as an individual follower of Christ.And it's a daily battle for our church every day to submit and fall under the authority of the lordship of Christ. Because here's the danger. It's kind of similar to what we said earlier. If we remove Christ as the head of our church, if we remove him or don't acknowledge him as the head of our lives, the head of our church, that creates a void. And we are so quick to fill that void with something that was never intended to be there.I think in a church setting we are quick to fill that void with human authority or tradition. Here's what I mean. Human authority. We are quick to put a person in the place of the head of the church. You see this a lot with preachers who become famous and kind of have a cult following. We can talk a lot about this. Pastor Jeff has said it scares him a little when people say it's his church or it's my church that's flirting with this idea that we're putting a human in the place of where only Christ belongs.I don't have to tell you how dangerous that is. You've all got experiences and heard stories of churches that replaced Jesus as the head and put somebody there. And when that person falls, so does the church. Or we replace the void. We fill the void. We replace Christ as the head with tradition. It's a, oh, that's not the way we've always done this mentality. If you do that, the church never grows, the church never changes. The church never takes risk for the gospel because, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa whoa.That's not how we've always done it and how dare we change? It's fine the way it was. What happens there? You end up sacrificing mission on the altar of tradition. So the second response to the Lordship of Christ is to do exactly what we were created to do, and that's worship God. The fact that God initiated reconciliation while we were still sinners ought to cause you to stop everything in worship.The fact that the fullness of God, the completeness of God, was pleased to dwell in Jesus ought to stop. Make you stop and worship. The fact that Jesus took on human flesh, sacrificed himself on the cross, bore the wrath of God, and secured reconciliation and peace for us with God, with each other, and of creation ought to make you stop and worship. The fact that Christ rose from the dead and secured new life for us in heaven ought to make you stop and worship.Turn with me to Romans, chapter five. We're going to end here. Two more minutes. Romans, chapter five, verses ten and eleven. I'm going to end with this now. We mentioned this earlier briefly, but we're coming back to it now just to end the sermon. Romans, chapter five, verses ten and eleven. So Paul writes this for if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son, much more. Now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life?More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. So if you notice, the passage builds logically. Do you notice the two times Paul says more? First he says the end of verse ten, much more. And then the beginning of verse eleven. More than that, he's building an argument. What he's saying is we started out as enemies of God, and while we were still enemies of God, God did the hardest thing imaginable. He sent his son as a sacrifice for people who hated him.For his enemies, it's the hardest thing you can do. So here's the logic. If God is willing to do that for his enemies, how much more will he keep his promise and actually save those who have already been reconciled? This is an assurance of salvation, that God will keep his promises. And then I love this more than that. Paul says more than that. What is our response to love and reconciliation? Rejoice in God through Christ Jesus.Our response is worship. Our response is gratitude for what God has done. So I go back to my opening illustration. Are you too familiar with this to be amazed by it? Are you too busy? Are we? Am I too busy with my own life to stand in all of Jesus, to stand in awe of the gospel? Brothers and sisters, I pray not. That has been my prayer all week, that we will respond to the gospel, respond to the person and work of Christ with submission and worship. And I don't just mean worship in a song. We're about to sing a song. Yes, worship God in the song. I don't just mean a song. I mean our lives.Our lives ought to be lived in submission to Christ and worship. Let's pray. Father God, I thank you for today. I thank you for your word as I prayed earlier. It is so complex and so deep, and yet it is so simple and so clear. And in a passage like this, we are confronted with the preeminence of Christ, the supremacy of Christ, that he is to be first and primary in our lives. And so I pray that we will just examine our lives. We will see where we have mistakenly put someone else as first or primary in our lives. Where we have put something else as first or primary in our lives.May we not be so familiar with these amazing truths and these amazing things that we forget that we are no longer impressed. We ignore it. We don't care about it. Convict us, spirit, to worship you in spirit and in truth. Like I said, not just in a song, but in our lives. And lord, I pray this in the powerful name of Jesus. Amen.

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things.  In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man.  This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.”————————This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 1:15-18. The next message in this series is entitled "The Supremacy of Christ Over All Creation." The main idea of the sermon is: Jesus Christ reigns supreme over all creation.————————Connect with Us:Website: parkwoodonline.orgFacebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonlineInstagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.orgCheck out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

Our Eternal King is supreme and preeminent over all things. In the letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul states that “For in Him, the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” which means that Christ was not merely a good moral teacher, but the only one who ever existed as fully God and Fully Man. This reality makes Him the only one who is capable to sympathize with our weaknesses and save our souls! Please join us as we embark on a rich study of the letter to the Colossians entitled “The Supremacy of Christ.” ————————  This week, Pastor Jeff will preach from Colossians 1:9-12. The next message in this series is entitled "Gospel Growth." The main idea of the sermon is: Prayer and the knowledge of God's will are necessary for gospel growth ————————  Connect with Us: Website: parkwoodonline.org Facebook: facebook.com/parkwoodonline Instagram: instagram.com/parkwoodonline.org  Check out more resources and sermons online at: parkwoodresources.org

The reality of Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection allow us to live in freedom knowing that He has taken the punishment for sin on our behalf. Because Jesus was made fully human, you are restored, reinstated, released and revealed. Hebrews 2:5-18 Kelly Craighead

Guest Speaker, Kris Kildosher, ministers the word of God and shares a message on the power of God.

Today Dr. Will Ryan and Dr. Matt consider the incarnation of Jesus and the ramifications regarding Original Sin. We want to give a Shout out to Warren McGrew of Idol Killer and Will and Brian of The Church Split for their series' on Original sin and for helping us articulate some of the content in this episode. • The immaculate conception of Mary is a late dogma created to prop up original sin. But not only this a “preservative redemption” is also needed for Mary to remain sinless • The Virgin birth in both Protestant and Catholic circles is used incorrectly to promote the doctrine of Original Sin. o For Catholics it deals with the issue of concupiscence o For Protestants it actually does nothing as Mary was born of human parents and still would transmit Original Sin o We affirm the virgin birth but in Isaiah 7 it is called a sign pointing to the miracle of the messiah and has nothing to do with original sin. • The way Protestants try to get around this is the hypostatic union, which we also affirm, but Protestants use it incorrectly to support this Doctrine. • 3 points of the incarnation: o Jesus came in flesh- he was fully human like us (yet fully God). He experienced what we do. o Jesus had no sin in him (he wasn't born with it) o And Jesus never sinned • Thus, no Original sin if Jesus assumed exactly what we are and partook of the same nature yet did not sin. • If Original Sin is true and Jesus was spared it through the immaculate conception then Jesus was not like us in every way and cannot sympathize with our weaknesses and Hebrews 4:15 is a lie and Jesus is an unfit High Priest. o This is what the Doctrine of Original Sin gets us into. Conclusion/ The Better Way Jesus was fully God and Fully Man. He assumed all that we are so that he could make us all that he is and heal us. The Incarnation o We saw that Jesus came in the flesh just like us (but also fully God) o We saw that there was no sin in Jesus (no original sin) o We saw that Jesus did not sin We also looked at Mary and all the gymnastics that needed to happen with her to hold up this unbiblical doctrine. We looked at how Calvinists have no foundation to stand on with Original sin in the Virgin Birth (we affirm it!), the Hypostatic Union (in which they downplay Jesus' humanity), and they come dangerously close to many Gnostic heresies. The Better Way As humans it is comforting to know that Jesus went through all that we did and was still sinless. He has redeemed us and comes beside us to conform us into his image. So rather than focusing on the negative theology of Augustinianism and Calvinism look at the beauty that is in Jesus becoming just like us in every way to heal us and make us whole! _________ Visit www.expedition44.com for posted articles and more. If you have comments or questions please email us at: ryan@expedition44.com, matt@expedition44.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expedition44/support