Episodios

  • Proactively imitating good, passively imitating evil

    Proactively imitating good, passively imitating evil
    Nov 17 2025
    We modern people like to think we’re “independent thinkers,” but in reality we’re very impressionable. If we're not careful that can lead to disaster - and evil. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks 3 John and the role imitation plays in our discipleship.
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    24 m
  • Biblical guidelines for prayer

    Biblical guidelines for prayer
    Nov 13 2025
    Isn't prayer simply talking to God? Yes, but the Bible also provides us with guidelines for prayer that is decidedly effective. This episode provides 8 (actually 9) of them. As Martin Luther King Jr said: "To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing."
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    12 m
  • Encouragement in the Valley

    Encouragement in the Valley
    Nov 10 2025
    The word ‘encouragement’ has ‘courage’ in it. It comes from an old French word ‘corage,’ meaning heart. Encouragement is about enlarging or fortifying someone’s heart—who they are within—so that they can face the battles of life. Not only is this something we need to receive, but it’s something we need to give for the living […]
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    24 m
  • How can I pray more effectively?

    How can I pray more effectively?
    Nov 4 2025
    God tells us to pray. We know it's important. But are our prayers effective? Are we missing something? Maybe. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks 1 John 5:14 and leaves us with several biblical guidelines for effective prayer. Alignment matters.
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    33 m
  • When following God’s commandments feels difficult

    When following God’s commandments feels difficult
    Oct 27 2025
    God's commands can feel difficult -- like something we have to do, not something we want to do. But when we better understand the reasons behind them, it can shift our perspective (and relationship). This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks 1 John 5:1-12.
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    28 m
  • Is there an angel and a demon on my shoulder?

    Is there an angel and a demon on my shoulder?
    Oct 14 2025
    Have you seen those pictures where there's an angel over someone's shoulder and a demon over the other? Is that accurate, mythology, or something else? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks 1 John 4:1-6, what the apostle means by "testing the spirits," and shares six helps by Jonathan Edwards.
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    30 m
  • Christie Thomas on Little Habits in the Home for Big Faith in Life

    Christie Thomas on Little Habits in the Home for Big Faith in Life
    Oct 9 2025
    Christie Thomas is the author of "Little Habits, Big Faith." She's also a family discipleship coach and mom. She believes that every Christian parent, including those who feel unsure at first, can nurture deep faith in their kids through little habits that add up over time. This episode is a conversation with Christie that is down-to-earth, fun, and informative.
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    37 m
  • Christian is also a Verb

    Christian is also a Verb
    Oct 6 2025
    "Christian" is a noun, yes. Early followers of Jesus were called "disciples" or people of "the Way." Have we lost something of the action-oriented dimension of our faith? In this sermon on 1 John 3:11-24 (also released as a podcast episode) I explain the text, and also John's instruction to love one another, even in the face of pain, problems, and even death.
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    29 m