Episodes
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Letting Go of Worry
August 18th, 2019 | 32 mins 40 secs
We all experience worry—sometimes to the point that we can't think of anything else. But our worries can tell us what we truly treasure. Jesus teaches that when we learn to treasure what God treasures, we can let go of worry and find freedom.
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How to Be Holy
August 11th, 2019 | 32 mins 41 secs
One of the primary hinderances to our ability to connect with God is the desire for the approval of others. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares how to overcome this challenge and teaches us to live beyond the opinion of others.
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A Life Without Anger
August 4th, 2019 | 38 mins 3 secs
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233: The Best Invitation
July 28th, 2019 | 32 mins 17 secs
Who is really well off? What is the good life? Dr. Mark Foster explores these questions in the first installment of our new series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, "The Best Teaching You'll Ever Hear."
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232: Connecting All the Pieces
July 21st, 2019 | 43 mins 2 secs
We can go out in Jesus' protection and power because all authority on heaven and earth are his. He is Christ Pantocrator, Ruler of All. Be not afraid. We are in the wonderful and loving reign of Jesus the Christ.
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231: Building on a Firm Foundation
July 14th, 2019 | 32 mins 45 secs
We're often tempted to take the easy way out, but when we do so, we're like workers who build on a foundation of sand. Jesus shows us a better way, and when we build on the foundation of his teaching, we build a life that can endure.
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230: Follow the Instructions
July 7th, 2019 | 39 mins 10 secs
When building something, we start with the instructions, but instructions can't tell us how to deal with every situation. By exploring one of the most well-known sets of instructions—the Ten Commandments—we discover a pattern that shows us a way of life that's based in love.
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Episode 229: Mission Outpost
June 30th, 2019 | 32 mins 55 secs
In the book of Acts, the Antioch Church was a church that dug deep and reached out. Like them, we too can dig deep with devotion, encouragement, and discipleship, as well as reach out through the Holy Spirit, to diverse groups, in love.
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228: Off the Beaten Path
June 23rd, 2019 | 37 mins 45 secs
When we face transitions in life, we often must leave our comfort zones to reach the destination God desires for us. Rev. Andy and Melissa Nelms share about the apostles' adaptation to new circumstances in Acts 10 and how we can adapt when God calls us off the beaten path.
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227: True Community
June 16th, 2019 | 41 mins 52 secs
When we head into uncharted territory, we need a community around us if we are to reach our goal. When the church was born, the disciples had to learn a new way of living together, and God used their new community to transform the world.
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226: A New Canoe
June 9th, 2019 | 33 mins 49 secs
After he ascended into heaven, Jesus gave the disciples a task that was beyond their ability. But at Pentecost, the Holy Spirit filled them and gave them power to do things they previously could only have dreamt of. And the same Holy Spirit promises to fill, empower, and guide us today.
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225: Uncharted Territory
June 2nd, 2019 | 27 mins 8 secs
At some point, we all realize that what got us here will not get us where we need to go. Jesus' disciples faced that situation when he ascended into heaven, and he gave them a mission that was beyond anything they had ever done before. Their response teaches us how we can respond when we enter uncharted territory.