3.17 | Pastor John Smith, Goodness Family Church

3.19 | Matthew 28:1-10. Hearing aids.

The One as One podcast is a ministry of Center of the Heart of Jesus (⁠www.theheartofjesus.org⁠ [http://www.theheartofjesus.org/]), an ecumenical organization at the service of all believers and churches of the body of Messiah and is not affiliated with any particular church. Please support this ministry with your prayer.  Sign up for the CHJ monthly newsletter: ⁠https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/newsletter-form/sign-up-for-our-monthly-chj-newsletter⁠ [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/newsletter-form/sign-up-for-our-monthly-chj-newsletter] We invite you to join us in supporting Season Four of the One as One Podcast that runs September 2026 to August 2027. Your generosity helps sustain this ministry’s ecumenical conversations, qualitative research, and ongoing production throughout the year. Here is a link: ⁠https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/one-as-one-podcast-season-four-campaign⁠ [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/one-as-one-podcast-season-four-campaign]  Center of the Heart of Jesus offers a variety of services that include this podcast, biblical counseling and spiritual direction, talks and retreats for different sizes of groups and churches. Email for more information, or share experiences and offer feedback at ⁠jmedina@theheartofjesus.org⁠ [jmedina@theheartofjesus.org]

3.18 | Matthew 26:26-30. Ancient desires.

The One as One podcast is a ministry of Center of the Heart of Jesus (www.theheartofjesus.org [http://www.theheartofjesus.org/]), an ecumenical organization at the service of all believers and churches of the body of Messiah and is not affiliated with any particular church. Please support this ministry with your prayer.  Sign up for the CHJ monthly newsletter: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/newsletter-form/sign-up-for-our-monthly-chj-newsletter [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/newsletter-form/sign-up-for-our-monthly-chj-newsletter] We invite you to join us in supporting Season Four of the One as One Podcast that runs September 2026 to August 2027. Your generosity helps sustain this ministry’s ecumenical conversations, qualitative research, and ongoing production throughout the year. Here is a link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/one-as-one-podcast-season-four-campaign [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/one-as-one-podcast-season-four-campaign]  Center of the Heart of Jesus offers a variety of services that include this podcast, biblical counseling and spiritual direction, talks and retreats for different sizes of groups and churches. Email for more information, or share experiences and offer feedback at jmedina@theheartofjesus.org [jmedina@theheartofjesus.org]

3.17 | Pastor John Smith, Goodness Family Church

In this episode of the friend series, we seek to learn from Pastor John Smith from Goodness Family Church, in Tucson, Arizona. Here are some suggested links: The church website is: https://www.goodnesschurch.org [https://www.goodnesschurch.org/] | Pastor John’s Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08H5QW2W9?ccs_id=cb8631aa-f5bf-44f7-aba3-ba11733c8f3b [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08H5QW2W9?ccs_id=cb8631aa-f5bf-44f7-aba3-ba11733c8f3b] | Pastor Virgil’s book on Baptism: | https://a.co/d/09Mc7wLz [https://a.co/d/09Mc7wLz] |  2:53 | Describe key elements of how baptism is celebrated in your community? 13:55 | What are some meaningful experiences of baptism?  25:47 | How does baptism impact one’s personal identity and way of living?  …. | How does baptism create a community identity? …. | How does baptism unite us beyond different Church traditions and historical divisions?  44:40 | Final words. The One as One podcast is a ministry of Center of the Heart of Jesus (www.theheartofjesus.org [http://www.theheartofjesus.org/]), an ecumenical organization at the service of all believers and churches of the body of Messiah and is not affiliated with any particular church. Please support this ministry with your prayer.  Sign up for the CHJ monthly newsletter: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/newsletter-form/sign-up-for-our-monthly-chj-newsletter [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/newsletter-form/sign-up-for-our-monthly-chj-newsletter] We invite you to join us in supporting Season Four of the One as One Podcast that runs September 2026 to August 2027. Your generosity helps sustain this ministry’s ecumenical conversations, qualitative research, and ongoing production throughout the year. Here is a link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/one-as-one-podcast-season-four-campaign [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/one-as-one-podcast-season-four-campaign]  Center of the Heart of Jesus offers a variety of services that include this podcast, biblical counseling and spiritual direction, talks and retreats for different sizes of groups and churches. Email for more information, or share experiences and offer feedback at jmedina@theheartofjesus.org [jmedina@theheartofjesus.org]

3.16 | Matthew 19:1-12. Muddied lens.

The One as One podcast is a ministry of Center of the Heart of Jesus (www.theheartofjesus.org), an ecumenical organization at the service of all believers and churches of the body of Messiah and is not affiliated with any particular church. Please support this ministry by praying, subscribing to the podcast, sharing podcasts with others, and signing up for the CHJ newsletter. Here is a link to support the 2026 Campaign: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/chj-building-a-foundation-campaign⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/chj-building-a-foundation-campaign] Center of the Heart of Jesus offers a variety of services that include this podcast, biblical counseling and spiritual direction, talks and retreats for different sizes of groups and churches. Email for more information, or share experiences and offer feedback at jmedina@theheartofjesus.org

3.15 | Rev. Dr. Kenneth Blair, Jr. Greater Harvest Fellowship

In this episode of the friend series, we seek to learn from Rev. Dr. Kenneth Blair, Jr., from Greater Harvest Fellowship of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here are some suggested links: General website | https://www.facebook.com/GHFPhilly/ [https://www.facebook.com/GHFPhilly/] ||  4:35 | Describe key elements of how baptism is celebrated in your community? 17:30 | What are some meaningful experiences of baptism?  30:37 | How does baptism impact one’s personal identity and way of living?  50:03 | How does baptism create a community identity? …. | How does baptism unite us beyond different Church traditions and historical divisions?  51:54 | Final words. The One as One podcast is a ministry of Center of the Heart of Jesus (www.theheartofjesus.org), an ecumenical organization at the service of all believers and churches of the body of Messiah and is not affiliated with any particular church. Please support this ministry by praying, subscribing to the podcast, sharing podcasts with others, and signing up for the CHJ newsletter. Here is a link to support the 2026 Campaign: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/chj-building-a-foundation-campaign [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/chj-building-a-foundation-campaign] Center of the Heart of Jesus offers a variety of services that include this podcast, biblical counseling and spiritual direction, talks and retreats for different sizes of groups and churches. Email for more information, or share experiences and offer feedback at jmedina@theheartofjesus.org [jmedina@theheartofjesus.org]