The Cutting Floor

Dependence – Nathan Slonaker // Acts 5

In this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Student Minister Nathan Slonaker builds on his sermon about dependence. Reflecting on Acts 5 and the story of Ananias and Sapphira, Nathan explains how spiritual power cannot flourish where people are hiding behind performance instead of living with a posture of dependence and poverty of spirit. He also unpacks how refusing to admit our need for God and others leads not only to spiritual isolation, but relational isolation as well, making it difficult to experience genuine community and be truly known.

Kept by God // Jude 1-4

In this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor John Durham expands on his sermon from Jude 1–4, encouraging listeners not to overlook the rich theology found in the opening lines of New Testament letters. Focusing especially on Jude’s statement that believers are “called,” John explores what that means and why Christians have wrestled with the idea for centuries.

The Sharing of the Faith – Abe Yeager // Philemon

In this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, College Minister Abe Yeager follows up on his Sunday sermon on Paul’s letter to Philemon. Abe explains how, in his letter, Paul shows that both fellowship within the body and sharing the faith with the lost deepen our appreciation for the gospel. The good news of Christ is one of the few things we don’t lose when we give it away; rather, we experience the riches of Christ more deeply as we actively participate in the faith with both believers and not-yet believers.

One Body Many Members // Romans 12

In this week’s episode of the Cutting Floor Podcast, John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon about spiritual gifts in Romans 12. He explains that these gifts aren’t talents we can develop or earn, but (like salvation) gracious gifts given by the Holy Spirit to build up the church family.

Household of God // Ephesians 2

In this week’s edition of The Cutting Floor, Pastor John Durham explores what it means to have access to the Father through one Spirit. He also unpacks Paul’s message in Ephesians 2, explaining how believers are no longer strangers and aliens, but part of God’s household.