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Cody Ford out for season, John Brown out for Sunday: What will the Bills do? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talking Browns on The Kenny & JT Show as Scott Petrak pays his weekly visit to The Kenny & JT Show. Today’s major news from Berea was the announcement by the team that Chris Hubbard tested positive for Covid-19 today, thus closing the facility for a time. It was re-opened later with practice. So what’s the latest? What does the rest of the injury report look like? How is Kevin Stefanski preparing for another wild weather day Sunday? What old friend are we going to see in the Texans offensive backfield? What has the energy been like at practice this week? What should we expect in the Texans game? Is this a must-win game?

Talking Browns on The Kenny & JT Show as Scott Petrak pays his Friday visit to recap the week and look ahead to Sunday’s Raiders game. How are the Browns preparing for what could be a rainy, windy Sunday? What are the latest injury updates, including Myles Garrett’s ankle? What should we expect from the Browns before Tuesday’s trade deadline? Baker Mayfield is certainly picking it up, but what are some concerns Scott has? Why does Scott disagree that baker would be better off with OBJ? When can we expect Nick Chubb to return? What is Scott’s take on the Las Vegas Raiders?

Daryl Ruiter from 92.3 The Fan joins The Kenny & JT Show to preview the Browns/Steelers game. So how good is this 4-1 Browns team? What are the latest injury updates? Will Baker Mayfield be well enough to play Sunday? What’s the attitude with the team like as they head into this huge game? Is this a must win vs the Steelers? Can the special teams issues be fixed? Is there any player available that can help the defense? And what are some keys to a victory Sunday?

Tom Pelissero, Reporter for NFL Network and NFL.com, joins the show to recap NFL week one, look ahead to week two, and more. How different has it been watching the games with no fans? How much different has it been for the players prepping for games during covid? What did he see from the Vikings defense on Sunday? What has Rodgers done to look like his old self? What surprised him the most from the first week of the NFL?

Tom Pelissero, Reporter for NFL Network and NFL.com, joins the show to recap NFL week one, look ahead to week two, and more. How different has it been watching the games with no fans? How much different has it been for the players prepping for games during covid? What did he see from the Vikings defense on Sunday? What has Rodgers done to look like his old self? What surprised him the most from the first week of the NFL? See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

How will the right corner job shake out on Sunday? What will Duane Brown's availability be? Pete Carroll steps to the podium for his final comments before the Seahawks take on the Falcons. Tom and Jake lock horns for Friday's game show: Falcons Falcons Falcons. Sum It Up caps off Friday. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Luke Bona from the Triple M Night Shift talks Hobbies. Leading into Fathers Day this Sunday - What hobby do you have? Do you have an SMF (Secret Mens Fund)? Is your Hobby expensive? See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Jay Kranda, online campus pastor of Saddleback Church. They discuss the following questions: What does your Sunday service currently look like? What are you planning on doing moving forward?What does your online service look like?When we return to in-person gatherings, how will you handle online services? What do you think the church will look like for the next few years? How will online church play into that?How do you effectively disciple people online? What's the difference in doing it when they are geographically far and geographically near?What are the goals and metrics churches should have to say this was an effective Sunday?What are some vanity things people got hyped about the first three weeks and they weren't a reflection of reality?What are some of the biggest challenges you are facing and how are you overcoming them? BEST QUOTES "We have gone all digital with our services. The only things that are happening in person are food bank type initiatives." "Our orthodoxy is great for preserving the faith, but also with technology you have to be more nimble." "To do this well you have to create native content for these platforms." "I'm excited for the church to embrace digital, but I am still fearful that the investment needs to happen to do things right." "Online has a huge on-ramp through streaming, online groups, online discipleship opportunities." "I do think that some of the most innovation is going to come out of people coming out of seminary that have giftings in teaching and realize that they can build an audience and then they can build a church." "Build your audience and then use that to figure out where you are going to plant your church or churches." "Don't get worried about how many people you can reach, think about who you should be reaching." "We still believe that we want people to be in physical community." "All of what we do online is moving watchers into community or online to offline." "There is always an underlying strategy where we are trying to move you to something longterm." "A lot of people underestimate the value of having a streaming experience on your website that is very clear. YouTube and Facebook are great, but they are a very distractive platform for long-term engagement." "How many people did not just view it, but watched it for at least ten minutes?" "Most churches really need to focus in on how to do digital right locally." RECOMMENDED RESOURCES LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network LifeWay.com/CoronaVirus Church Online Platform

In this episode (recorded before COVID-19), we bring on Jason Caston, creator of iChurch Method, to talk about how churches could be thinking about innovation. How is your church using its content beyond Sunday? What could our churches be doing differently? How can we better utilize technology to share the gospel? We're excited to talk about these questions and more in this episode.

Mark and Eric hang out and consider some questions from our listeners, Text and Rockers. This is a fun one! Here are some of the questions we discuss together: Mark says God is a moving target in the Bible...not sure I'm okay with that Bros? Can I mow my lawn on Sunday? What if I like mowing? Would you guys be willing to talk to my mother about this? Why do all four gospels have a different convo between Jesus and Pilate? Who really said what to whom? And where did they even get an ancient airplane? Why do you quote philosophers and rabbis as much as the Bible? I heard that Jesus didn't really come up with the Golden Rule, is that true? All this and more... We hope you love it. Heart, Swift-Footed Markilles and Dragon Rising Eric Madison.

TranscriptAaron Hixson: Hey Northridge, welcome to A Little Better, where our goal is to know God better and to do better, so that we can be a little better. Well hey, Northridge family, welcome back to A Little Better. Happy Easter. We are glad that you're with us. Today is the day after Easter. I don't know if that has a name, but I'm gonna still call it Easter. I'm the kinda guy who says "Merry Christmas" well after Christmas is over, so, I guess I'm just that guy. Drew Karschner: Do you really say “Merry Christmas” after Christmas is over? Or before it has happened? Aaron: Yes. Both, both. I mean, it's just like the Christmas season. It's a generic timeframe. Drew: No, the Christmas season ends after Christmas. It just makes sense that way. You got 25 days that lead to Christmas. You say “Merry Christmas” all the time. But once Christmas is over, you're not walking around like "Merry Christmas!" December 26th. That's weird, bro. That's weird. Aaron: I still do. I don't know. Okay. Well, anyway, happy Easter. [Both laughing]So, tell me about your Easter, Drew. How did it go down in the Karschner household? Drew: Well, we had a beautiful day with my mom and my family and my brother and sister. We watched the services. And we had turkey, so we baked a turkey, and we had some good food, great celebration. We hid some eggs, and when I say "we hid some eggs," I mean I threw them in the most obvious places for a five, a three, and a two-year old to get them. So we had a little Easter egg hunt with candy and little pennies in there, and the kids loved it. It was great. Yours? Aaron: Awesome. It was good, it was good. How many services did you guys watch? I feel like you're the kind of guy that would watch -- you're always watching other churches and seeing what they're doing. So did you check out other churches or just Northridge or what did that look like? Drew: I watched every Northridge service and I watched other church services as well. It's amazing. All day long my computer was full of services, so. Aaron: Yeah, you're like -- you get so many bonus points for how many Easter services you watched. I was present for all three of ours as well, 9, 10:30, and 1. I guess -- wait, do we have a Monday? Drew: We have one tonight at 7. Yes. Aaron: Yeah, we have one tonight at 7, that's right. So I guess I haven't been present for all of them yet. I've been present for all of the ones that have happened. But actually we're switching around service times. Have we already talked about that? Why don't you tell us what's coming this week for service times? Drew: Yeah, we're just moving -- so, Monday night at 7, it's been a great little experiment, and so we're going to shift it to Saturday night at 7. So, we're gonna take that Monday service. The only thing that's changing with our weekend services is we're taking the Monday night at 7, and we're moving it to Saturday night at 7. One reason why, Monday night was just a harder night for people to engage. I think after Sunday, they kinda move on to the next week, and so, a lot of churches I have worked for have had a Saturday night service, so we're gonna try this out, see if it works, and yeah. Praying God does cool things with it. Aaron: All right, so it's moving, not adding. We're just moving. There won't be a Monday starting next week. Drew: Exactly right, yep. We are moving the Monday night to Saturday night. Aaron: Sounds good. Yeah, I definitely have never heard of a church with a Monday night service. I do think it was a cool experiment, but I can't recall ever seeing that before. Saturday does make some sense. And we have the ability to do it, since we're having to pre-record right now, so that's cool. But hey, the big thing about Easter, obviously Jesus is alive, that's amazing. He is risen. He is risen indeed. Did you guys grow up saying that in church, "he is risen"? Drew: I mean, I think everybody says that. Even now. Aaron: No, I mean, it was like a call and response. It was like a real live thing every easter, you'd say "he is risen" and the church would say like "he is risen indeed." Did you guys -- was it just me? Maybe it was just me. Drew: No comment. [Both laughing.] Aaron: Anyway. So, we're excited. Jesus is alive. Why don't you tell us a little bit about the response from Sunday? What are we hearing from our people? And even people placing their faith in Christ. Did you have any of your pi2 people show up? Talk to me about that. Drew: Yeah, so Sunday was an amazing celebration. So one thing if you watched on our live.northridge platform, you saw a couple unique things that we've been adding. One of those is you could see when I gave the gospel and people had a chance to respond, you could see people say "raise a hand if you prayed that prayer." Aaron: Yeah, that was a cool thing. Drew: Yeah, it was really cool. Our team worked hard on that. Over our three services, we saw 27 people say yes to Jesus Christ. Aaron: Wow. Drew: Plus, three more that came in from a different avenue in that way. And so 30 people said yes to Jesus Christ. If you think about that, over four weeks, that is 61 people. 61. Aaron: Amazing, amazing. Drew: I mean, how amazing is God? And you know, we're griping and moaning over this COVID-19, but God is totally using it to draw people to himself. I know we talked about it, but I hope that never gets old. 61 eternities have been changed because of this, and whew! Let's go! I'm ready for more, I'm ready. Aaron: I know. That is very exciting. And I just love that we were able to capitalize on this season. You know, not every series and not every timeframe would be perfect for that kind of a shift where we're offering opportunities every single week, but this was just like the perfect moment and God utilized it, so I'm really excited about that. That's a very high number. Of course the number is reflective of stories and people that know and people that we’re following up with. They're not just nameless numbers. These are stories we care about and that we're checking with. So, that's very exciting. Drew: Yeah, and kudos to the people of our church for inviting. I got a couple messages from people who texted me and said, "Hey Drew, my friend texted me and said they said yes to Jesus." And that, just stirs a fire in people's hearts. My contractor. We've been adjusting some things in my basement for my mom to move in, and my contractor texted me this morning, so today, I think it was around 9:30. He says "Hey, we tuned in and it was awesome. Thanks for that." I got a message from my high school sixth grade teacher, who said, "Hey, I haven't felt that much hope in a long time. Thank you so much." Aaron: Oh my goodness. Wow. Drew: I mean, again, cool stories of God just working. He's fulfilling our mission. More and better, baby, more and better. People are growing closer to God and people are meeting Jesus for the first time. So, let's go. Aaron: Beautiful. And Drew, dude, I love that you're living pi2. I mean, it would be easy in your position, I think maybe mine too. We've talked about pi2 endlessly, especially back in the Paul series. It's easy at times to feel like that's outside of our purview because we're, you know, we work with a bunch of Christians and stuff, but I love that you've got names of people that you're thinking about. I love it. I've sent out some invitations, and got some positive responses. Some people ghosted on me, but, you know, that's gonna happen. And so, anyway, we'll see what comes from that. I loved getting texts during that morning. Like “Hey, my friend from wherever is tuning in, please be praying.” You know, people just in the moment being like, “I'm so excited they came!” I love that feeling for people, and just that they're sharing and spreading and praying, and we're all kinda like waiting with bated breath for what God's gonna do. And yeah. It's an especially expectant time because of the sadness and the distress and the fear that people are feeling, but then also of course with the biggest Sunday of the year in terms of people being interested in church. Drew: Yeah. Aaron: Yeah, so let's jump in and talk about the resurrection a little bit. Let's talk about this sermon from Sunday. I have some random thoughts that I might end up sharing that just were from my own devotional time on Sunday morning before church. But that's a whole 'nother thing that I'm looking at my notes here. We'll see if that comes up. But for now, you talked about how the resurrection should impact our daily life, and I just kinda thought, what does that mean? What would it mean for the resurrection to, as a believer, impact my daily life? How does the fact that Jesus is alive change what I'm doing day to day? Drew: I mean, if you truly believe in what Jesus accomplished, I don't understand how it cannot change everything. I mean, it should change your motives for getting out of bed. It should change the way you think about life and eternity. It should change the way you choose to live and act towards the people you love and the people you don't love. I mean, every fiber of who you are should be changed by the resurrection. Now, that doesn't happen in an instant. You know, it happens over a life of living in the perspective of the resurrection and how the resurrection gives you victory over your sin. And so, I think the major way that the resurrection has changed my life is the battle between my flesh and the Spirit. Living in light of the resurrection, man, my flesh wants to do things that I know I shouldn't do, and so the battle that wages within me, it helps me overcome the sin that I was enslaved to but now have freedom over. And so my daily choices of how to respond to my wife when she annoys me or how to have patience --Aaron: Wait, that's -- I'm gonna have to stop you there. That doesn't happen. Drew: It's actually usually in reverse, probably for my wife and me annoying her, but every once in a while --Aaron: Good clarification. Drew: But I think of patience with my kids, when we're locked in a house all the time together. I think of just the random emails that you get of frustration of people. Just every area of your life, the resurrection can impact. From my desire to want people to experience what I've experienced, you know. When you truly see the amazement of the resurrection and how it can change your life, it should create in you a desire for people to experience that as well. To love your neighbor, to tell your neighbor about Jesus. When I look at my life and I think about the resurrection, that Jesus is alive, what it really does is it makes me alive. It gives me life. And out of that new life, it changes everything I do. Aaron: That's great. I was thinking even to -- I don't know -- at the kind of really granular level, or really practical level, the fact that Jesus is alive, the reason you're saying it should impact everything is you're walking through the implications almost in an unstated way. You're like, if Jesus is alive, that means . . . and there's like five or six boxes that you're checking as a result of that truth, but like, why would a person 2000 years ago change my life? It's because what that resurrection means, as you said. That he's conquered sin. That resurrection means every claim he's ever made is true. That means that, if we have victory over death, even now in the midst of COVID, I don't have to be terrified of anything. I don't have to be terrified of even getting COVID and dying. I don't have to be afraid of people that I love having this disease and dying. I don't have to be afraid of economic ruin, or anything, global conspiracy that's making this whole thing up. Literally name your fear or whatever. None of it stands a chance against the fact that the worst thing that can happen to you is you lose everything and you die, and none of that can be -- the resurrection is more powerful than any of that. Drew: Right, and you think about this series. We've talked about, okay, you go back to Jesus' baptism, right? We talked about that giving him his identity. We talked about the temptation. It gave him his credibility. I think the resurrection gave Jesus -- it validated him as the son of god. It just took every claim Jesus had made in his life, as crazy as they were, and they said, check that box off, because that was true. You know, I think of even when he was crucified, the soldier, after he died, the veil was torn, the earthquake happened, the soldier says, "truly this must have been the son of god." It's like yep, checked that box. This was God's son. He did exactly what he said he was going to. And out of that, out of his resurrection, whew. The implications of that are endless in someone's life. Aaron: Yeah, and I don't have to -- if my spouse annoys me or if life isn't what I was expecting or if I never get married or if whatever, none of those things, as disappointing, frustrating, and hard as all of those things are, they're not ultimate. We have an ultimate truth in the form of Jesus' resurrection that overcomes everything. And so, it's kind of one of those "if all else fails" things, like, but it's not just an all else fails, break the glass in case of emergency, like, if your house is on fire, "oh no!" Quick, grab this last ditch effort. It's like, this is so important, so ultimate, that it actually can be pervasive in every detail of your everyday life. It's not just helpful in the biggest things. If you allow it to be, it's life-changing in the smallest of things. Drew: Exactly. And we're not saying that there are times in life where -- you know, life is hard and difficult. Right now, people are dealing with some really difficult things. And we're not saying, hey, walk around like "Oh, I got COVID-19, but don't worry, Jesus is alive." Like, yeah. He is alive. But that doesn't take away from the things in life that are hard and difficult. What the resurrection does in the midst of COVID-19, or in the midst of my dad dying or in the midst of anything that happens in life, the fact that Jesus is alive can change my perspective on any situation I go through. Aaron: I love it. In the midst of the story that we talked about on Sunday, there was obviously two guys, they're walking away from Jesus, and from faith. It's just insane to me. I was reading my Bible on Sunday morning before church in light of what I knew was coming in your content. It's just so remarkable to me how no one was expecting him to come back to life. Obviously, hindsight is 20/20, and so we know how this whole story ends, but these two guys, it's not like they were walking away because they hadn't heard. They had already heard that the women had come, they had gone to the disciples, it had spread enough through the disciples. These guys had already heard. There are already claims of a resurrection. They're like, “Yeah, but we didn't see him, so...” They're just walking away. And here's what I was struck with as I was reading my bible. After Jesus dies, Joseph of Arimathea comes. He goes to Pilate. He gets Jesus' body. He puts him in a new cut cave, puts the stone over the entrance. So immediately Jesus is buried. First of all, that's fine. It's to be expected. But it does indicate to me at least on some level -- they didn't want him laying out on the ground rotating, but I'm wondering like, why are you doing this? If you genuinely expect him to come back to life, it might be a little weird, but like, I don't know. Put him in your backyard on a patio chair or something. Like, he's coming back. Just give him a minute. You want to be there when it happens. But they put him in a tomb. Okay, that's fine. But then the religious leaders -- this is what blew my mind -- immediately they go to Pilate and say, “Hey, this guy claimed to say he was gonna be resurrected.” That's interesting to me. They knew that. Second of all, they said he's gonna be resurrected on the third day. That's what he claimed. So they had comprehended and, at least to some degree, believed it was going to happen. At least they expected that his disciples would be expecting it and they would try to fake it. So they're like, “This dude's gonna try to pull off that he came back to life. Can we just put a guard and seal the tomb?” And Pilate's like, “Yeah, that's fine. Do whatever you wanna do to seal the thing.” So they put two guards. And they're standing there. And then the women go on the first day of the week, and they're bringing -- again, this blows my mind -- they're not bringing party hats and kazoos, waiting for the third day to happen, they're bringing burial spices because they expect him to die and rot, and they don't want him to smell. It's like, the only people who took Jesus' words seriously about coming back to life were the Pharisees. All the disciples were like, "Aw man, he's dead. And now he's gonna be dead forever." And the more I was reading that, I was so confused. And these disciples, Cleopas and whatever his friend is, we don’t know the name, they're walking away too! I'm like, what is happening? Why did no one comprehend it? And I would cut them some slack if it weren't for that the religious leaders did! Sorry. I just went on a random rant. I told you I had stuff from my devos. But I've never put it together before that the Pharisees were legit like, “Yeah, he definitely thinks he's coming back and it's gonna be on the third day, so let's make sure that doesn't happen.” And the disciples are like, “Well, I don't know what's gonna happen.” Drew: I think the Pharisees were worried that the disciples were gonna come and steal the body. I don't think they actually believed that Jesus was actually gonna be alive. I think they thought, okay, they're going to try to do some trickery to spread this lie. But, think about it. It doesn't surprise me. Can you imagine if someone came into our world and made claims that Jesus did? I think this is a really good question. How many of us would have recognized Jesus if he walked on the face of our earth right now? What's crazy is, the people who claimed to know the most about God were actually the people who killed God. The Pharisees were the ones who walked him through court. They're literally in a circle, looking at God, and they don't know him. Aaron: I guess the thing that's blowing my mind about it is they knew enough, they had understood Jesus' teaching about the resurrection thoroughly enough that they were taking active steps to prevent him from being able to fake it. Like you said, they weren't expecting it to actually happen, but they're like, “Let's just post a guard to make sure these guys don't try to fake it.” I guess I'm thinking, the disciples, what would have been cool is, even if they weren't sure I'm telling myself -- and I'm being way too generous to myself -- but I'm telling myself, I think I would have gone, "Okay, he said he was gonna come back to life, he said it was gonna be on the third day, it's Sunday, can we just go chill? Let's just go sit there and let's just see what happens." You know what I mean? "I'm not actually expecting it, I don't really want to get my hopes up, but let's just go." Now, at the same time, I recognize it was dangerous for them and blah blah blah, and I'm being way too kind to myself, but it just never clicked to me that the religious leaders were like, "Yep, this is probably gonna at least get faked, so let's work against it," and the disciples were not taking any actions. Drew: But that's exactly what these two guys did, Aaron. They didn't leave until Sunday. They waited around, I don't know if they waited around because they thought at some level Jesus was going to come back --Aaron: That's true, that's a good point. Drew: But they obviously didn't believe it that strongly, because they heard the rumors that he did come back and still left! Aaron: They're like, “Yeah, I know.” Drew: That's pretty pathetic if you really think about it. Okay. “Jesus is dead. Okay. He's gonna rise again. Oh, he did? Nah, let's go.” Aaron: I know. So bold. They're just like, yeah, probably not. Let's at least go find out. Normally I'm not a disciples basher because I recognize I've got my issues. I would not have handled this better than Peter or whatever, but some aspects of the resurrection are like, guys, why not just stick around a couple more days and just see if you can at least find out who stole his body or something. Then you'll be on the inside. Don't just peace out. Then I love that Jesus walks with them the whole time, explains the Old Testament scriptures, gets to the very end, and they realize it's Jesus. I love what you said in the video where you're like, at first they probably were really embarrassed or whatever. I loved that point because I would have just been like, "Oh no. We look so dumb.” Drew: What do you say to Jesus? I mean, like -- Aaron: Thankfully he disappeared. Drew: I was just gonna say, I betcha they were so glad he disappeared. Because do you know how embarrassing and how shameful? I mean, in all seriousness, it's funny, because we're not them, but sometimes we are, aren't we? How many times do we doubt God? Like even right now. You think of COVID-19 and all that we're going through. We say things like this all the time as Christians. “Hey, but God's got this, he could take this away in a second.” But do we really believe he can? Aaron: I know if he did, and he were standing here, I would be like, “Well, I gotta say I didn't see that coming.” Like, I intellectually believe it, but I'm fairly certain I don't actually believe it. Drew: And think about how, I mean, it's one thing to take a disease away. To raise yourself from the dead. Again, we've heard this story so many times that what we say and what we claim feels so normal because we get the repetition of Easter, the repetition, but like to hear it for the first time, to believe someone's actually going to do it, it's hard to put ourselves in their shoes, because we know the story. We've heard it over and over again. This was so fresh and so crazy in their culture and their day that, if I'm being real, I probably would have been the guy that would've been like, "Jesus, I love you. But you're crazy. You're crazy, dude." Aaron: Yeah. Obviously my life indicates that I'm no better than these people when it comes down to the details, but it just does sound -- I love what you said on Sunday too, about how it's just another -- I actually can't remember exactly how you said it. It's just another thing with more traditions that's lost its meaning or something like that. You kinda compared Easter to Christmas. I heard it three times. I should be able to quote it, but I can't. But I love that because I do think that that's true, where it's so common. They're like ah, Jesus rose from the dead. But it actually is a crazy sounding thing. Cause it is a crazy thing. And I've even found -- I don't know if this is true for you, Drew -- but like, occasionally encountering other religions and studying them a little bit and finding out what they claim, all of their claims sound so audacious, like what? Like "Mohammed is capable of what?" or you know, whatever. Like that's just ridiculous. But then I go, “Oh no, wait.” That's of course exactly how all the claims I make sound about our God. I just have grown up with them and so it's very kinda, "Oh yeah, Jesus came back to life and that's what we celebrate." So, that brings us to how we lost the amazement of Easter. And I think that's so relevant for all of us to think through whether or not this has just become one more Sunday where we dress up, or where we have a nice lunch. Have we lost the amazement? When do you feel like you've been most amazed, and when were low times for you in terms of amazement of what Jesus did? Drew: Well, I think one thing that's been really helpful for me in recapturing the amazement has been my kids. You know, telling my children, like Joelle, who is really on the cusp of fully understanding the gospel and believing in it. I think seeing it through her eyes is so refreshing. It takes me back to when I was a new believer. Just explaining to her what Jesus did and that he rose again from the dead, the amazement in her eyes is the amazement that I want, hearing the story like as the first time. If you've got kids, I encourage you, share the stories with your kids and watch their reactions. Listen to their questions. I think this is why Jesus says to have childlike faith, where you can believe in something and you can submit to something even if you don't fully understand it. And kids, they believe things greater than we do, because they don't have, you know, the logic of life just stripping away from the faith that you have. Aaron: That jadedness that develops. Drew: Yes, and I see the lack of jadedness in my daughter and in my son when I tell them the stories. Joelle, just looking and watching her listen to the story and watching her eyes and her being in awe that God could do that, I'm like, "God, give me that again." You know, like just give that back to me. It has really helped me recapture. I think I'm in a season now too where I'm emotional cause you know, my dad's dead. I just think God is refreshing and giving me a new sense of amazement for life. I mean, my mom said while we were watching services, she was like, "I wonder what Easter's like in heaven." Aaron: Ah, yo. Drew: I wanted to cry. But I also wanted to rejoice. Aaron: I'm trying not to right now. Drew: Because like, man. Dad is literally with the risen Savior. It was a hard Easter for our family, but it was also helpful in recapturing how amazing Easter is, and to know Dad is with Jesus. Again, what are Easter services like in heaven? Come on, you wanna talk about a party, let's go. Jesus is alive! Aaron: I bet they have Monday night services. Drew: I betcha they get a little charismatic in heaven. Aaron: [Laughing.] Oh man, I had so many other things I was thinking about saying, but I'm fighting back tears right now, so I think we should end on that. In fact, I want to use that as a segue to talk about what's coming next. I'd love for you to just give us a little bit of even just excitement about what's coming in our next series, and I think obviously it's got some ties to what we were just talking about, so what's next? Drew: Yeah, so one, I'm saddened to see Unfiltered Jesus go away. What an amazing series. Aaron: Oh man, me too. Drew: And you know, again, I wanna just say thank you to the Davidsons, Drew and Meg. They're volunteers in our church that have put so much blood, sweat, and tears into this series. They got regular jobs, but they're making and creating these videos. God did some amazing things through these videos, and so, Drew and Meg, thank you for --Aaron: I don't think he's done using them. Drew: He's not. He's not. And thank you so much for your time and energy. You guys are amazing. I also am excited for our new series. It's gonna be different, but it's called A Life that Matters. And really, I'm gonna be just kinda teaching you what God's been teaching me in this series, through, you know, my dad's death, through COVID-19, what really makes a life that matters? I think death and crisis brings a level of focus to our lives, where we really understand what is important and what's not important. And really that's what this series is all about, getting us to get back to the place in life where we're not distracted, where we're zooming in on what truly lasts for all of eternity. And so, it's gonna be a fun, and challenging series, but I think it's what we all need right now in this season. Aaron: I love it. Crisis brings clarity, and I'm looking forward to the clarity you can bring us starting this Sunday. It's gonna be a great series. Thanks for jumping in and joining us again, and everybody thanks for listening. We've got some cool things coming for the podcast, just some updates even just to make it a little more accessible that we're hoping to be integrating, so we'll talk more about that in the weeks to come. Thanks for listening, sharing, send in your questions, podcast@northridgerochester.com, we'd love to be able to interact with those. And especially now that we're in a season where we're recording after Sundays, if you've got things that come up while you're listening on Sunday, if you shoot those off on Sunday, we might even be able to talk about them in the podcast. We'd love to be able to do that. Please reach out, podcast@northridgerochester.com, or, since Drew puts up his email every single week these days, you might as well just email him. Actually, email whatever you want @northridgerochester.com. It'll probably make its way to us. That's if you can stay awake long enough to type “northridgerochester.” Thanks, guys for listening, we'll see you next week.

How should the Church respond to the government's request to stop holding mass gatherings on Sunday? What does Scripture say about the Church meeting together? What does Scripture say about obeying the government? When should Christians choose civil disobedience in order to continuing obey God? We need to have answers to these questions, especially in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1ScpZNFou4QP1UY7qnBzg Make sure to join our Insiders Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christculturecoffeeinsiders/ For all of your custom furnishings, make sure to visit our friends at Squirly Early Collectiv https://www.secollectiv.com

-Sports are cancelled :/ -No selections on Sunday -What comes back first? -Our top 5 new ways to spend our time -Video games are back -It’s time to forfeit the remote -Coronavirus advice -Rick Pitino is back! -NFL free agency heats up at the perfect time -Brady to the Bucs? -QB carousel -This all hurts -Ideas for tv companies -What do we do now? -Life suggestions -Any Given Sunday -Keeping one restaurant open

The sports world is on hiatus for now, but nothing is slowing down Ohio State's football recruiting momentum. Bill "Bank" Greene joins Dave Biddle for today's show to discuss the Buckeyes landing high 4-star cornerback Jakailin Johnson on Sunday. That gives OSU 11 commitments in its 2021 class, which is ranked as the No. 1 class in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite. Also on the docket: * Is today going to be another big recruiting day for the Buckeyes? Perhaps even bigger than Sunday? * What is the latest with corner recruit Devonta Smith and running back recruit Evan Pryor? * Running back Trey Sermon is transferring from Oklahoma and will be eligible immediately as a senior in 2021. Bank has put in a Crystal Ball pick for the Buckeyes to land Serman. Even coming off a torn ACL, is Sermon-to-Ohio State a perfect fit for both sides? All of that and more is coming your way on the Monday 5ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the National Anthem go over/under 2 min? Will a scoring drive be shorter than the National Anthem? Heads or tails? Does the coin toss winner win the game? Does Trump tweet more than 13 times Sunday? What color Gatorade is poured on the coach? Which commercial airs first Coca Cola or Bud Light? Will more than 10 commercials have dogs? Will Pitbull be there?  We bet each other on all these Superbowl props, give you our RUSHMORE OF SPORTS UPSETS and Thomas gives a tribute to Kobe with a story about this picture attached. RIP George HW Bush, Rocky Johnson.  

We've been waiting to find out who the new Husky offensive coordinator would be, and at long last, we finally have our answer. It's John Donovan! Wait, who's John Donovan? Well, apparently he was the OC with Vanderbilt and Penn State and has been the last few years with the Jacksonville Jaguars. So was this a good hire? Well, the jury is obviously still out but some seem concerned. The best approach right now is of course to wait and see what happens. If the offense doesn't improve under him after a year, we can start evaluating his performance. Right now let's just see what he can do. Wayne Larrivee, voice of the Packers joins the show to give us some insight into the Green Bay team; how they've evolved over the past few years and what makes them tick, plus the psyche of a Packer fan, and football culture in Wisconsin. So how likely are the Hawks to win on Sunday? What about the other divisional round games? We get picks from our handicapper Lee Sterling.

We've been waiting to find out who the new Husky offensive coordinator would be, and at long last, we finally have our answer. It's John Donovan! Wait, who's John Donovan? Well, apparently he was the OC with Vanderbilt and Penn State and has been the last few years with the Jacksonville Jaguars. So was this a good hire? Well, the jury is obviously still out but some seem concerned. The best approach right now is of course to wait and see what happens. If the offense doesn't improve under him after a year, we can start evaluating his performance. Right now let's just see what he can do. Wayne Larrivee, voice of the Packers joins the show to give us some insight into the Green Bay team; how they've evolved over the past few years and what makes them tick, plus the psyche of a Packer fan, and football culture in Wisconsin. So how likely are the Hawks to win on Sunday? What about the other divisional round games? We get picks from our handicapper Lee Sterling.

We've been waiting to find out who the new Husky offensive coordinator would be, and at long last, we finally have our answer. It's John Donovan! Wait, who's John Donovan? Well, apparently he was the OC with Vanderbilt and Penn State and has been the last few years with the Jacksonville Jaguars. So was this a good hire? Well, the jury is obviously still out but some seem concerned. The best approach right now is of course to wait and see what happens. If the offense doesn't improve under him after a year, we can start evaluating his performance. Right now let's just see what he can do. Wayne Larrivee, voice of the Packers joins the show to give us some insight into the Green Bay team; how they've evolved over the past few years and what makes them tick, plus the psyche of a Packer fan, and football culture in Wisconsin. So how likely are the Hawks to win on Sunday? What about the other divisional round games? We get picks from our handicapper Lee Sterling.

*Did the Vikings draw the short end of the stick by getting the Saints in Wild Card Weekend? *Is there a path to the Vikings being able to win in New Orleans? *What happens if the Vikings are blown out on Sunday? What would that mean for Mike Zimmer's future? *Danny: "If they know Zimmer is not going to win a Super Bowl, why do you have to wait for him to prove it any more?"

Marko and his guest Pastor Mark Osborne talk about Rapture, Sabbath and Christmas. When will the Rapture happen?Should the New Testament Christians worship on Saturday or Sunday? What about Christmas? Shall we celebrate or shall we not celebrate?Tune in for a refreshing and very informative interview.Support the show (http://www.countdowntochrist.com/donate)

Brews On The Balcony 10/15/19 - T.J.’s pissed as both his teams lose on Monday night… Big Halloween discussion… Top Halloween candy now and as a kid… Talking trick or treating stories and costumes… The awkward joke telling during Halloween from house to house… Fortnite shuts itself down on Sunday… What an unbelievable marketing move… They are the best in the video gaming world… Social Media: @BalconyBrewsPod

[:31] Heather introduces Kathleen Candelaria and invites her to share the path that took her from studying accounting to realizing she needed an art outlet to where she is today. [5:05] Kathleen talks about the key skills that some of her mentors taught her: keep a cool head, negotiate with your team, and people will ask for the impossible. When things get tense, Kathleen just puts all her chips in transparency [7:20] Kathleen and Heather discuss how experience begets confidence and trust and how important these are in a changing industry. [9:42] Social media was a huge game-changer for the industry and meant that everyone had to adjust quickly, Kathleen touches on how it has affected her teams and work and how she chose to work differently as she gained experience with new technologies. [13:24] Getting Kathleen’s attention starts with the work itself, it has to speak to her, regardless of the medium you choose to communicate with her. Don’t gimmick it up, make it all about the work and if you can get a meeting with it, it’s a good bonus. She is also partial to handwritten and handmade things. [17:02] Heather opens up the conversation on creative calls and treatments — since they are the perfect place for a photographer to showcase their brand — to get Kathleen’s perspective on these two very different but complementary steps in the selection process.  [21:54] Kathleen does use sourcebooks and saved emails but she’s not so much on social media. [24:44] Kathleen explains what found footage is. [26:42] Photographers that are repped have much more valuable resources at their fingertips. Reps provide a broader experience, more producers and in general — for difficult projects — a rep provides some peace of mind. [27:37] Heather has photographer listeners that fall into two repping categories: I am up-and-coming but not repped. I am experienced and prefer bringing things in-house. Kathleen shares important tips for photographers in these situations as well as her experience of both. [33:17] Getting a job approved starts with getting the budget and checking if the client’s ask is reasonable within those parameters. If the budget is inadequate, Kathleen will share it with the photographers so that they can get creative with their bids. [36:00] Kathleen picks up on another change she has seen in the industry and it’s about client education; she shares her experience in that respect. [37:26] Heather asks Kathleen a few personal questions: What she finds the most challenging in her job What she loves about her job Her favorite thing to do on a Sunday What would she do if she wasn’t doing this! [41:33] Heather thanks Kathleen for coming on the podcast, and invites listeners to tune in for the next episode.   Thanks for listening.   In an industry where the rules are always changing, it’s helpful to hear from those on the front line. Heather Elder is the visionary behind NotesFromARep’sJournal.com; visit her website for industry updates, stunning photography and video, and the artists behind the work.   Mentioned in this episode AbelsonTaylor   More about your host Heather Elder’s Bio Heather Elder’s Blog Heather Elder on Instagram Heather Elder on Twitter Heather Elder on LinkedIn Heather Elder on Facebook   More about today’s guest Kathleen Candelaria on LinkedIn

For tonight's podcast, Swoop starts off with the Eagles losing to the Falcons last Sunday and talks about what the eagles need to do during these next two weeks without DeSean Jackson. Later on Swoop gets into the Dolphins purposely tanking and his week 3 game picks and bets! To subscribe to Swoop Radio and to schedule an appointment, the links will be provided below! Can the Eagles bounce back and win Sunday? What do you think? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swoop-radio-with-josh-sanchez/id1326475599 https://open.spotify.com/show/4FgdrtpYdl4XdoOqRQPIou https://square.site/book/2VDJ7GD72SRFG/swoop-radio https://www.instagram.com/swoopradio_/?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=lueimkkn5uma https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xY2Y1ZGUwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz&hl=en --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/swoop-radio/message

Topics: The outter wall of a 3 story building is off the slab; Removing paint from concrete steps and  refinishing; Aluminum wiring in the kitchen; Frequency of sweeping an oil furnace chimney; What to look for when buying a condo; Refreshing antique furniture -- Wood Re-Finisher; A concrete roof leak in Mexico - sealing a crack between two concrete slabs. Sunday: What glue will stick to what?   New : LePage 100% Gel for shoe soles

Must we worship on Sunday? What about Christmas? Or Easter? The answer may surprise you, comfort you, and remind you why the opportunities for worship are so precious.

There are many things that shape the Christian faith but most of those things are pale in comparison to the two distinct days known as “Good Friday & Resurrection Sunday.” Good Friday is the day that Jesus offered his life as a sacrifice for all of humanity. As Christians it’s relatively easy to appreciate what Jesus did on Friday because without it we have no hope to have a relationship with God. But what about Sunday? What makes Sunday so important? We know why Jesus had to die, but why did he have to be resurrected? Why did he need to triumph over death in such a powerful way and what are the implications of that resurrection for humanity? Why should the Resurrection be important to you and I? Join us as Ps Jason shares from God’s Word about why the Resurrection is necessary for the Christian Faith and how it applies to our lives in real and practical ways.

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." Exodus 20:8 -- yep, Latter-day Saints take the Ten Commandments pretty seriously, and the Sabbath Day is no exception! What is it like living in 2019 when you don't go shopping, out to eat, or work on Sundays?? It can be quite a challenge! But also a huge blessing. Listen in as Jon and Steph talk about our Sunday habits now, and how it was for us growing up. Does it take WORK to carve out a day of REST? You bet! Tell us all about your Sunday Funday--whether you grew up in a Christian religion or not. Is Sunday just another day of the week? Do you honor a Sabbath on another day beside Sunday? What makes it such a big deal? This is all about that LIFE ... with Latter-day Saints! Featured WOTD: DIET COKE (we know everyone already knows what this is, but just trust us) Find us on all the things: IG and FB: @LifeWithLatterDaySaints, Twitter: @latter_daylife Email us: latterdaysaintlife gmail.com As always, you can find more information at ChurchOfJesusChrist.org

How are you preparing for your next “big” Sunday? What are some things your church should be thinking about? In this episode, we talk about big-attendance Sundays, like your recent Fall kick-off, Christmas, Easter, or other outreach-focused church services.

Why, if the Bible says that the seventh-day is the Sabbath, does Christianity worship and meet together on the first day of the week, Sunday? What happened to change the pattern of Sabbath rest to a culture of Sunday celebration?

Why, if the Bible says that the seventh-day is the Sabbath, does Christianity worship and meet together on the first day of the week, Sunday? What happened to change the pattern of Sabbath rest to a culture of Sunday celebration?

Bill and Mike got your Money Monday Cashed In With Browns And Steelers TIE-Indians get Beat By B-Jays-Rays Tonight-2019 Car Buying Info-North Korea celebrated it's 70th anniversary Sunday-What is happening with Kavanaugh's confirmation?

Discussion notes:We start to discuss what everyone in the Catholic Church has been discussing for over a month now, which is the new storm of revelations about sexual abuse of children, youths, and seminarians by priests and bishops.Parallels between modern day and the 17th century. Nicolaus Steno (the subject of our last podcast) lived in a tumultuous time, and many of his contemporary churchmen, Protestant and Catholic both, do not cut an inspiring figure on the stage of history. Steno tried to live a better life, but it's easy to see his heroic efforts as useless and even a bit misguided. He likely wore himself to death conforming to an ideal that was not quite what Jesus of Nazareth said or intended. (You can say that about many priests in the history of the Church; Michael McGivney and Augustine Tolton are arguably analogous figures here in America.)Why are we bringing this up on this podcast? The purpose of the podcast is to explore whether faith and reason are compatible. Since both Bill and I believe that the Catholic faith is both reasonable and true, we have and haven't made a secret of the fact that there is an apologetic (in the technical sense of "Christian apologetics") aspect of what we're doing here. Clerical scandals such as the one that we're facing now are an impetus to some people to reject the Catholic faith as, analogously, the misbehavior of leading members of other faiths, political, and philosophical movements can lead others to reject those as well. We feel it worth while to take one podcast to examine whether that makes sense rationally as well as emotionally.The collapse of cultural Catholicism in perhaps its last bastion, Ireland...more on this later.Bill: "All creation is crying out for a new day of change..."Why I find the 17th century so depressing...a focus on external statements of faith rather than conversion of heart. The massive hypocrisy of Christians fighting war after war against other Christians, whether in the name of their own religious doctrine or, even more so as the century wore on, simply using that as a cover for their own petty political goals.The conflict between faith and science depends on a lack of intellectual humility. It's a difficult human weakness to overcome (difficult, not impossible) to actually take the observations and reasoning of others seriously and let it influence one's own thinking, rather than just bulling ahead and believing what one prefers to believe.Paul's followup:Why clerical scandal is not intrinsically a logical argument against faith. Why nevertheless it is certainly a problem in an indirect sense: if these men can't or won't live up to the standards of Christianity, how can others?The long decay of the medieval model of the Church, with bishops as wealthy, powerful political figures. The intrinsic tension between this model and the New Testament, recognized throughout the centuries. The ease with which prelates in such a scheme can get caught up in contemporary intellectual currents. The 20th century myth that sexual activity (and a great many other things, like consumer goods and hour long automobile commutes) is a necessity like eating or sleeping. The temptation to enter the priesthood for cultural reasons and to be an authority figure in one's community.Problems on both the "liberal / progressive" side of modern culture and "conservative" side. Liberal: to reject the testimony of history and wave about in the current of contemporary opinion. Conservative: to adopt a conformist attitude that's primarily about not doing things proscribed by an older culture and one's contemporary conservative subculture. Both attitudes lack strength. One gives in to the noise in the broader culture; the other, being cut off from the real God of love and action, can find itself lacking the ability to live up to the negative goals of celibacy or sexual exclusivity.What do WE do about it all?    Is there a way to volunteer to help the victims in your diocese? Are you in, or should you get into, a position to help change the way the institutions of the Church--or any other church or organization you are part of and care about--work so that this sort of thing is avoided in the future?    If not, or if a frank discernment of your life situation pushes you in a different direction, what else can you do to "look after widows and orphans in their need" (James 1, reading from last Sunday)? What in your life is most important that you're not doing? What do you need to weed out in order to focus on that?    I myself recognize that in the tension between 1) my work: my consulting, my writing, my scholarship and 2) my private life, which is in desperate need of focus and effort to make it more livable and worthy of Jesus Christ, I think I am also badly in need of 3) finding additional ways to serve others. Where do I do that and how?        If YOU happen to be a victim of sexual or physical abuse, please report it and please find help. You have been wounded, and there are places where you can find healing.

Coming off of one of the highest scoring Super Bowls of recent memory, what did our hosts think about the final result? What one coaching decision may have cost their team the win this past Sunday? What was the aftermath that followed the Super Bowl and how did it shake up the two teams that played? Who is favored to win it all next year? The NBA Trade Deadline has come and passed. Who is finding themselves playing in a different city? Which players stayed put? Who do our hosts think won or lost this year’s deadline? The road to the Elimination Chamber is underway as a new historic match has been announced with the women entering the steel structure this year. What do our hosts think about this development, especially coming off of the first women’s rumble? All of this and more will be discussed as Jim Early and Missyae Productions proudly present another edition of Sports Whispers Weekly! 

John explores what Mark and Candlemass offer as we begin a new year. The first half is the sermon and the second half is a conversation after they had some time to talk to each other about these questions: - Why did you come to church today? - What do we hope for was we gather each Sunday? - What assumptions might we let go of and what new ways of seeing our life of faith are we being revealed?

Will Director Stu allow Writer Chas on his set? Following our annual wrap up in 2017, we’ve decided to once again explore what craft issues/lessons we can garner from the latest Stars, namely Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, focusing on how consequences of character actions can do a lot of heavy lifting as to how the audience perceives that character (as well as looking at worldview and overall story structure). We also discuss how the sexual assault allegations in our industry can impact on what work we choose to analyse as well as dive into a bunch of listener questions. We end on whether - if our space pirates project gets off the ground - Chas should come on set, whether Stu will have him and whether it would do anyone any good. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND Audio quotations used for educational purposes only. Timestamps indicated below. Chapter markers included in the mp3. Special thanks to our Patreon supporters. If you would like more Draft Zero episodes more often, click here! BACKMATTER LINKS THE LAST JEDI w & d Rian Johnson [@ 1m 28s] The Verge: The Last Jedi: our spoiler-free review  IndieWire: Rian Johnson Explains Why Shattering Fan Theories About Rey’s Parents Was Essential Variety: Four Reasons Why Last Jedi Isn’t One For The Ages GamesRadar: George Lucas nearly wrote a perfect prequel trilogy. He just didn't notice SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS & DRAFT ZERO HOMEWORK POLICIES [@ 29m 07s] YouTube: Rose McGowan speaks publicly in Detroit, first time since Weinstein allegations The New Yorker coverage of the Weinstein allegations: Ronan Farrow: From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories Ronan Farrow: Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies Commentary from collaborators with Harvey Weinstein Rolling Stone/Joyce Che: Kevin Smith is Donating his Residuals to Women in Film The Guardian: Tarantino on Weinstein Our Lady J: ‘Transparent’ Writer Says Jeffrey Tambor Accusers Told “Their Truth” & Series Should Not “Be Taken Down” By Actor LISTENER QUESTIONS [@ 52m 28s] Fiona: When do you reveal a secret in a story? Khrob: Can Blockbusters escape the ROTJ 3rd Act "problem"? Khrob: Best Writing Moment of 2017? Dexter: Would you be open to a draft zero commentary with a movie? Thomas: Could you please do an episode on Linklater? Susie: How do I move from the 2nd into the 3rd Act without it being so sudden? César: What are the best scripts you've ever read? César: Do you write scenes in the order they're in the script? César: What are the biggest differences in writing movies & tv shows? Mendoza: Let me tell you why you're wrong about SPLIT. In four parts. Sunday: What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given about writing? Sunday: How did you transition from short form to long form writing? Sunday: How do you, as a Director, work with a writing partner? Evrim: Do you find short online form (web series) restrictive or liberating? WRAP UP [@ 1hr 48m 21s] What have Stu & Chas Been Working On? Should Chas Come To Set? (Post Credits) Thomas schools us on our pronunciation. Please send feedback to ask at draft-zero.com, via our web form or twitter @draft_zero! We are @chasffisher and @stuwillis on twitter. Please considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcast! or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. Thanks to Khrob, Joakim and Christopher for being patrons. They're good people. Sorry Christopher that you didn't get a shout-out in the episode but hopefully this note immortalised in the very bottom of the show notes demonstrates how much we appreciate ja!

Episode 110 features the first part of our December listener-directed Q&A podcast. Join Phil Baker and BDK as they answer your questions on a wide variety of Biblical topics. We open the virtual listener mail bag and cover such questions as: What does it mean that those who endure until the end will be saved? Should Christians worship on Saturday or Sunday? What is Lordship salvation? Was Paul a false Apostle? Is God bound from operating in the Earth unless we pray? What does it mean to pray for healing in Jesus’ name? How old where Jesus’ disciples in the Gospel accounts? Are the five fold ministry positions in Ephesians 4 still valid today? Does God require us to tithe to a church today? These are just a few of the questions up for discussion. So please check it out, this is truly one broadcast you won't want to miss! Show Notes: Download Omega Frequency on iTunes Listen To The Fourth Watch Radio Network Listen to Phil’s Podcast - Reclaiming The Faith Purchase A Copy Of NEW: Wineskins And The Simple Words Of Christ

Why don't Christians keep a Saturday Sabbath? Did the Sabbath change to Sunday? What is to be the main focus of ministry? These and other questions are answered in Acts 20.

24 hours after Novak Djokovic sent out a statement of intent with a straight sets humbling of Kyle Edmund, Andy Murray responded with one of the most ruthless wins of his career against Grigor Dimitrov.  David Law commentated for BBC 5 Live on Murray’s 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 win, Catherine Whitaker interviewed Murray on-court straight afterwards for Eurosport, and then Law and Whitaker got together to compare notes on The Tennis Podcast. Having reached 23 successive last 16 rounds at Grand Slams, was this Murray’s best performance ever at that stage of a major tournament? Will he and Djokovic be able to recreate those performances over the next few days to meet in the final on Sunday? What of Murray’s quarterfinal opponent Kei Nishikori? How did he look against the giant serving of Ivo Karlovic? And what of sentimental favourites Venus Williams and Juan Martin Del Potro? How did they get on? The Tennis Podcast is produced in association with Telegraph Sport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well since it is a Snow Day tomorrow I thought I would chat about this crazy winter we are having. And wasn't Groundhog Day on Sunday? What in the hell did he see anyway? Also, we are celebrating 2 birthdays on Feb. 4. The first is the mother of the Cilvil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks. And the second Facebook is celebrating 10 years of being a social media juggernaut.

Is the Christian bound by the Old Testament Sabbath Laws? Was the Sabbath moved to Sunday? What does the Sabbath mean to Christians? Pastor Todd takes a Biblical approach to these questions. We pray this message is a great encouragement to you!

On this week's edition of Broad Street Hockey Radio, we jump in right off the bat and talk about Dan Carcillo's beatdown of Marian Gaborik last week. Should Gaborik have dropped the gloves with Carcillo? Should a teammate have stepped in? Was there a lack of honor in it, as John Tortorella said there was? We then bring in Frank D from Pensburgh and fromtherink.com to talk all things Pittsburgh Penguins, mostly surrounding the game from this past weekend. He talks about goalie Brent Johnson. Is he really a decent goalie or did the Flyers just not get the job done against him on Sunday? What about the fledgling Pens power play? Are the Flyers even considered a threat to the Penguins anymore?Moving on, we peer into the future and try to figure out what the Flyers may do at the trade deadline. Paul Holmgren has said he's looking for a defenseman, so who's available? Should the Flyers even do anything? Is trading for prospects instead of roster players a smarter idea? And what about this offseason? What's the plan there?Much shorter show this week, but you'll have to deal. Thanks for listening as always, of course. 

What's the point of coming into the house of God Sunday after Sunday? What's the point in participating in any kind of ministry for God's people? If God's glory and the unification of His people under His name are collectively not the point, then what are you doing?

What do you do to get ready for church on Sunday? What should you do? If we look at the reasons for having a regular church service, it becomes clear that we have a lot to do before we come to church - and I'm not talking about your hair or your make-up. We have to prepare our hearts, minds and most importantly our attitudes before we even think about worshiping God and fellowshipping with our brothers and sisters.It's NOT about ME!"Offer your bodies as living sacrifices...this is your spiritual act of worship." - Romans 12:1It IS about HIM"God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached..." - 1 Corinthians 1:21It IS about THEM"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost." - Luke 19:10"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" - Matthew 22:37-39

Something Greater Awaits·      God is calling us to greater things. Why settle for mediocrity when we can do better?·      We procrastinate. Resolutions are just another form of procrastination.·      Procrastination is another form of fearLuke 5 New International Version (NIV)Jesus Calls His First Disciples5 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[a] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. It’s a new year. It’s nice because it can feel like a blank slate. We have 360 some odd days to fill with activities, accomplishments, failures, etc. Some of you have goals you want to accomplish this year and then some of you don’t. I saw this meme on Facebook around Christmas time that says: “I hate it when people ask me if I’m ready for Christmas. No, Susan, I’m not even ready for today.” Maybe this applies to some of you for the New Year. Maybe you haven’t really planned it out. Maybe you are simply just coasting along, and hoping for the best. If you look at social media at all and have enough people on your social media, you will see a plethora of posts talking about goals set and resolutions made for the new year. It is the beginning of a New Year and a lot of you have probably made resolutions. You’ve made resolutions for everything from losing weight to saving money to getting up earlier. The question I have to ask you is how is that working out for you? Unfortunately, most of those resolutions and goals fall by the wayside. If you’ve already relented on your resolution, you can take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone. New Year’s resolutions are infamously difficult to stick with long-term and more than half of us give up on our resolutions long before January 31st. Why do we do this to ourselves? It only ends in guilt. I think the reason we make goals for the new year and set resolutions is because we know that we can do better. I think it is part of that divine spark in us that is calling us to something bigger. In the Scripture we read a few minutes ago, we see Jesus telling Simon Peter to put out into deep water and to let the nets down. Simon Peter responded with something like: “Well, we already tried that, but okay, since it’s you, I’ll try again.” Not only did they catch so many fish that their boats started to sink, but Jesus was saying that they were going to fish for more than just fish—they were going to fish for people!  Why settle for mediocrity when we can do better? We’ve all heard that saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” We can apply that everywhere from our toasters to our spiritual lives. If my current prayer life is working for me, why should I change? I’m going to church every Sunday. For the most part, I listen (or at least pretend to listen) to the message. I participate. I leave feeling pretty good about my life overall. Sounds good, right? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it… But what if it is broken and we just don’t have the insight to see that it is broken? What if God is calling us to more and through God, we would be able to do so much more if we didn’t have the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” attitude? There are no perfect systems or ways of doing things. There are only improvements we make over time. God is calling us to do this with our spiritual lives—with our relationship with God—our relationship with ourselves—and our relationship with others. As the church, we are called to be in all of these relationships as we are called to make disciples. But it is easier for us to settle for what we have right here and right now. It is easier for us to settle into the mundane—it is easier to settle for mediocrity.  It’s easier to say, “I kind of know God” or “I have been baptized; got my ticket punched—just have to wait for heaven now.” It is easier for us as a church to say, “Well, the pews are almost full.” And I believe that we really do want to do better. But we procrastinate. If we set New Year’s resolutions, we are buying into the false belief that delaying the start date of whatever it is we’re trying to accomplish will somehow help us. I love these cartoons by Nathan Pyle. It is about aliens living life. In this cartoon, one of the aliens basically says “I’m going to become a better person.” His friend asks, “When?” He responds, “In a few days.” His friend asks, “On the day we traditionally become better people?” “Yes—but until then, I’ll probably get worse so I look even better when I actually try to be better!” Don’t we do that? Say you set a time for a diet. Meanwhile, you have all this sweet stuff in your house. Well, it has to go somewhere… Wouldn’t want to waste it, right? Have to get all of that stuff out of the house somewhere. And the diet doesn’t start until tomorrow… but then tomorrow never really seems to get here. Setting times in the future for us to focus on our relationships with God, ourselves, and others is just like that. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that goes, “Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today?” But then sometimes when it comes to things in our faith, we flip it. “Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?” The goals we fail to set and stick to today become the baggage we carry with us into the future. But the goals we set today and stick with become the reward we have in the future. Goal setting and keeping take intentionality. It takes living intentionally to accomplish anything. Most of the time, we are so unsuccessful with our New Year’s resolutions because we don’t have a clear plan to work toward them. What if we intentionally set time aside every day to pray or read Scripture so that every day we are worshiping instead of only on Sunday? What if we spoke with friends of family about what we read and about what we prayed about so we could intentionally share it with others? About halfway through the week, you could look at the Luke 5 passage again that we read this morning to see if you see something different when you read it—see how the Scripture speaks to you. What is holding us back from doing that? There might be something deeper to our procrastination. Oftentimes, we blame one another or ourselves for procrastinating—and we call it laziness. But I believe it goes deeper than laziness. I think it permeates our souls. I believe that the core reason for procrastination on most things is the fear that we won’t get it right—the fear that we won’t be good enough—or even the fear of the unknown. What if we go deeper with God? I think some of us have the fear of what will happen if we get closer to God. It seems like the closer one draws to the divine, the more likely they are to hear God’s call on their own lives. In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Mr. Beaver is talking with Susan about the lion, Aslan, who it was prophecied would come to free Narnia from the control of the witch. Susan asks of Aslan, “Is he quite safe?” Mr. Beaver responds with this perfect quote: “Safe? Who said anything about safe? Of course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” Sometimes, we don’t want to be called out of our hidey-holes. We like our comfort zones. Lots of people like the same comfortable pew they sit in every week and the same comfortable worship service and then to go back to their same comfortable homes. But what if God is calling us to more? What if God is telling us right now to lower our nets into the water? What if God is telling us that we are made for so much more than where we are right now? What if something greater awaits? I have many favorite quotes and this is one of them, “If it excites you and scares you at the same time, it probably means you should do it.”  I challenge you this week to look deeply at your life and your walk with God. Spend time in prayer. Ask God if He is calling you to something greater. If so, don’t be afraid. Don’t procrastinate. If God is calling you to greater things, you might be tempted to be afraid, because of course he isn’t safe. But one thing I can assure you, God is good. Amen.