Episodes

  • Episode 405: Philippians 1 Part 5 Momentary Afflictions

    Episode 405: Philippians 1 Part 5 Momentary Afflictions
    Nov 24 2024
    Paul is facing a death sentence and will be beheaded soon but at the time he is writing this letter to the church at Philippi, he thinks he may be free some day and get to go see them again. At the end of chapter 1 Paul tells the church they are in this together and they are to remember their home is heaven, not here. Why? Because persecution is from the enemy and it tries to get one to give up the fight and lose all hope. Paul writes to them to keep unity with one another, to encourage them to keep fighting for one another, and when their battle is over, they will be in heaven with Jesus forever!
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    49 mins
  • Episode 404: Philippians 1 Part 4 Prayer and Affirmation

    Episode 404: Philippians 1 Part 4 Prayer and Affirmation
    Nov 18 2024
    Paul is constantly encouraging the church at Philippi by affirmation. He goes on and on about how he appreciates them, their support, hard work, and prayers. Then he talks about how often he prays for them and how he appreciates them praying for him since he has been in jail. We all need to affirmation, which is why it is so important for the church to be involved in one another's life, encouraging each other as we wait for our eternal home and one huge way we can help encourage one another is by praying for one another and telling each other they are appreciated!
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    31 mins
  • Episode 403: Philippians 1 Part 3 God Uses Paul In Prison

    Episode 403: Philippians 1 Part 3 God Uses Paul In Prison
    Nov 15 2024
    Paul was being arrested for preaching the gospel and he was giving a plea to the crowd as he walked up the steps. Then he has to go before Felix and others to plead his case and they wanted to send him back to Jerusalem to have his trial. He refused because he knew there were Jews waiting to ambush him and kill him so, in a quick outburst, Paul appeals to Caesar because he knew it would keep him alive. But prior to going on this trip, Paul was warned by Agabus the prophet that if he went, he would die. Paul chose to go anyway, but God continued to use Paul, even while he was in jail awaiting his opportunity before Caesar. Every jailer, every person in the Praetorium heard the gospel because Paul, in his confinement, told them all about Jesus. The cool thing is, he converted some to Jesus! God can use us, even when we do things quickly, hurriedly, and our crazy decisions!
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    26 mins
  • Episode 402: Philippians 1 Part 2 Grow In Knowledge and Understanding

    Episode 402: Philippians 1 Part 2 Grow In Knowledge and Understanding
    Nov 11 2024
    Paul encourages the church at Philippi to grow in two things: knowledge and understanding. Knowledge in the Greek means to know thoroughly, to know accurately. We can grow in knowledge about God by reading His word and Paul actually tells us when we do, we will "accurately" handle the word of truth! Then he says to grow in understanding. I don't know how many times I have been told, "I can't understand the Bible so I don't read it." In the Greek this word means to apprehend, perceive (properly, by the senses). This tells me that it IS possible to understand God's word and to get to know God on personally! So, what are you waiting for? Go grow in knowledge and understanding! Grow in your relationship with God!
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    27 mins
  • Episode 401: Philippians 1 Part 1 You Think You Have Talent?

    Episode 401: Philippians 1 Part 1 You Think You Have Talent?
    Nov 5 2024
    Paul tells the church at Philippi, "God started the work and God will finish the work." Paul, who is arguably the greatest missionary in the history of the church, traveled all around the world at that time starting churches, going back around and revisiting those churches, and led many people to the Lord. He knew exactly who he was and his role and who God was...that Paul didn't do anything because of himself and his abilities. Paul always kept in mind that he couldn't do anything without Jesus. It's a great lesson for us today. Jesus tells his disciples, and us, we can't do anything without him, no matter how talented we think we are!
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    21 mins
  • Episode 400: Intro to Philippians

    Episode 400: Intro to Philippians
    Oct 29 2024
    In this episode, we dig into how the church at Philippi got started from Acts 16 and we give some great incite to Paul's letter to the church.
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    47 mins
  • Episode 399: Ephesians 6 Part 3 Be Strong In the Lord...

    Episode 399: Ephesians 6 Part 3 Be Strong In the Lord...
    Oct 20 2024
    Paul says in vs10 to "Be strong in the Lord." Why does he say this? From the very beginning of the letter, Paul has reminded the church at Ephesus that all our blessings, everything we have, the right standing we have with God the Father, all comes through Jesus. He has been talking about the unity we have and how we should throw off the desires of the flesh and continue to strive for maturity in Christ and unity. He breaks down the family unit describing how to keep unity because it creates strength. When we get our eyes off Jesus and onto our situations, onto ourselves, and we try to handle things ourselves, we'll discover quickly that we cannot and we really do need one another. Why? Because we encourage one another to stay focused on Jesus...where we ALL get our strength from.
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    52 mins
  • Episode 398: Ephesians 6 Part 2 Obedient Slaves and Masters

    Episode 398: Ephesians 6 Part 2 Obedient Slaves and Masters
    Oct 18 2024
    Like it or not, slavery has existed for a long time and it existed when Jesus was walking on the earth. When Paul was traveling around on his missionary journeys, he met many slaves and masters. He includes them in his letter to the church at Ephesus and he encourages them to work towards unity by being obedient. The key for God to be glorified in our lives, whether slave or free, is unity. From husbands and wives, their children, to slaves and their masters, we all have to get rid of all selfishness, fleshly desires, put others first, listen to one another, be obedient to instruction, and remember who we serve, God.
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    31 mins