Episode 66 | First Dances, Short Engagements, Fasting, Giving, and Hypocrisy

Episode 66 | First Dances, Short Engagements, Fasting, Giving, and Hypocrisy

(3:10) Question of the Day: Did you have a first dance at your wedding and what did you dance to?(12:02) Off Topic Topic: In 1 Timothy 2:3-4 it says, “God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” But then there are multiple references in the Bible that seem to make it clear some will not be saved. Does this mean God desires something that cannot be fulfilled?(18:17) Discussion & Member Questions: Let’s recap what we covered on Sunday just to remind everyone what it was about1. (22:43) You both mentioned wanting a little more time to talk about fasting. What else did you want to talk about?2. (24:32) What would you say to someone who fasts all the time for health reasons?3. (32:08) If someone has health issues, what does it look like to not tie normal food fasting to your level of spirituality?4. (39:00) Why does it feed taboo to talk about giving to the local church? 5. (47:28) What about giving to the poor?(54:03) Celebration: Preaching Team

Episode 65 | Dave is Here! Gen Z Slang, Next Steps Update, and Loving Our Enemies

(3:30) Question of the Day: Define the Gen Z term Challenge (13:00) Off Topic Topic: Dave Allee - Area Update (17:15) Discussion & Member Questions: Let’s recap what we covered on Sunday just to remind everyone what it was about 1. (21:12) Steve, you mentioned there were other analogies we weren’t able to talk about. 2. (25:09) What is the difference between an enemy and someone that might just not be your favorite? If you don’t like someone, does that make them an enemy? 3. (28:20) What would you say to the person who views their enemy as themselves? 4. (32:17) Can you explain more about honor/shame culture, where they exist today, and how we might think differently? 5. (39:26) Can you talk more about what happens when we pray for our enemies? 6. (45:39) What does loving an enemy practically look like when reconciliation isn’t possible? (54:00) Celebration: VBS!

Episode 64 | Eric is Here! Favorite Smells, Area Update, & Oaths

(3:34) Question of the Day:  What are your favorite smells? (12:58) Off Topic Topic: Eric Allred - Area Update (20:09) Discussion & Member Questions: Let’s recap what we covered on Sunday just to remind everyone what it was about 1. (25:49) With all of these sins…anger, lust, lying, etc. Can you explain what the lifelong believer wrestling with sin should do, remember, believe, or know? For those that might not remember a pre-Jesus life, but have walked with Jesus their whole life. 2. (31:00) Is there any such thing as “My Truth” or subjective competing truths? 3. (35:15) Can you be truthful and still not share everything? Where is the line between privacy and deception? 4. (40:22) What does integrity look like in a culture where personal branding and self-promotion are so common 5. (48:38) Closing Thoughts (43:55) Celebration:  VBS and Youth Camp

Episode 63 | Abram is Here! Acting Challenge, Area Update, Marriage, & Divorce

(3:34) Question of the Day:  Have you ever been in a play? (7:33) “Okay, Wow” Challenge (12:58) Off Topic Topic: Abram Ebersohn - Area Update (20:09) Discussion & Member Questions: Let’s recap what we covered on Sunday just to remind everyone what it was about 1. (25:49) How challenging was this topic to tackle with there being so many nuances and various contexts people are listening from? 2. (31:00) We are really enjoying y’alls church. We’re moving here from Texas. I would like to have clarification. When you talked about people born eunuchs, you said it could mean people born with same sex attraction. Does that mean you think people are born gay? 3. (35:15) My question is, since Jesus’ answer to the pharisees in Matt. 5:31-32 was not an exhaustive list, but only one example, then how do we know that there aren’t more than the three exceptions to remarriage (porneia, abandonment, and death) given on Sunday? 4. (40:22) Could we spend a little more time talking about abuse with this idea of divorce? 5. (45:02) What level of sexual immorality is valid for divorce? Are there levels? 6. (48:38) Closing Thoughts - All About the Heart (43:55) Celebration: Sent couple seeing 3 men saved and baptized!

Episode 62 | Andrew's Blueberries, Peaking in Life, SALT Update, and Lust

(2:23) Question of the Day: When did you peak? (7:27) Off Topic Topic: SALT Area Update (18:50) Discussion & Member Questions: Let’s recap what we covered on Sunday just to remind everyone what it was about 1. (22:52) While preparing this sermon, were there any parts you wished you would have had more time to draw out? 2. (28:12) What are some of the stigmas about lust that we believe in the church? 3. (34:50) If the desires are just happening in your head and heart and no one knows about it, why does it matter if it’s not hurting anyone? 4. (38:08) Can you talk more about what you’ve studied with sex appeal in your advertising or marketing classes? 5. (44:04) We talked about how lust can be a brain chemistry thing. How do you fight something that feels natural? 6. (49:04) What is the importance of community with a sin like lust? (52:39) Celebration: Re:Gen Graduation