Episodios

  • Short one-line prayers from the Bible to help you pray without ceasing

    Short one-line prayers from the Bible to help you pray without ceasing
    Dec 3 2025
    This ancient (yet often neglected) way to pray may be just what you need to grow, get unstuck, or simply go deeper with God in prayer. This is released as both a podcast episode and written blog.
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    15 m
  • You can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence

    You can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence
    Dec 1 2025
    Neutrality. We tend to like that. It's, well, non-controversial. But you can't follow Jesus if you're sitting on the fence. His is a radical grace and a radical truth. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) is a summary of my teaching series on 1-3 John called "For the love of God."
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    26 m
  • 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
  • Forget about distracted driving. What about distracted living?

    Forget about distracted driving. What about distracted living?
    Oct 20 2025
    Distracted driving is a public safety concern. But distracted living is a much bigger threat. The apostle John has some critical words to keep us focused. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores 1 John 4:7-21. It also discusses judgment day, how "perfect loves casts out fear," and how love has a "rival" in our lives.
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    31 m