Why the Resurrection Matters

Your Stress Isn't the Whole Story

In this episode of the P.S. Podcast, Barrett and Wes unpack Sunday’s sermon from Philippians 4:2–9, continuing the “Don’t Freak Out” series by talking honestly about stress, anxiety, and family life in light of the gospel. They discuss why so many Christians feel guilty for being anxious, how passages like “be anxious for nothing” have often been misapplied, and why Paul’s call to rejoice is only good news when it is firmly “in the Lord.” Wes explains what it means to “agree in the Lord,” how to put our conflicts, stress, and family tensions into the larger context of God’s kingdom, and why we must learn both to lament and to rejoice as people of hope. Along the way they explore the difference between therapeutic and theological reading of Scripture, how the gospel offers more than “cheap” reassurances about temporary circumstances, and how real hope lets us hold joy in one hand and grief in the other. This conversation is based on the recent sermon, "Don't Freak Out: When Stress is Overwhelming." You can listen to that full sermon at https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/when-stress-is-overwhelming/ [https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/when-stress-is-overwhelming/]

How to Keep Broken Promises from Breaking Us

Everyone knows the sting of a broken promise. Whether it's a friend who let you down, a spouse who didn't follow through, a leader who failed to deliver. That kind of disappointment has a way of unraveling us. But what if the real problem isn't the broken promise itself? What if it's where we placed our trust to begin with? Psalm 146 has a provocative word for people-pleasers, idealists, and anyone who's ever put too much faith in a political leader or a loved one: don't trust in princes. Wes and Matt dig into what that really means, not just for governments and authorities, but for marriages, families, and churches, and wrestle with the honest tension between holding people accountable and not falling apart when they fall short. How do you hold grief in one hand and joy in the other? This conversation might change how you think about trust. Listen to this Sunday's sermon, "Don't Freak Out: When Promises Are Broken" (Psalm 146) at https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/when-promises-are-broken/ [https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/when-promises-are-broken/]

Choosing Patience Over Panic (Habakkuk 3:17-19)

In this episode, Wes McAdams and Barrett Bingham dig into the book of Habakkuk after Wes's Mother's Day sermon left him questioning whether he'd chosen the right text. They discuss plans falling apart, complaining to God, choosing patience over panic, and what it really means to rejoice in a Savior when the situation gives you nothing to celebrate. Listen to Sunday's sermon, "When Plans Fall Apart" (Habakkuk 3:17-19) at https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/when-plans-fall-apart/ [https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/when-plans-fall-apart/]

Why "Going to Heaven" Isn't Our Ultimate Hope

In this episode of the PS Podcast, Matt and Wes discuss life, death, and the hope of resurrection. Building on Wes’s recent sermon from 1 Corinthians 15, they explore why bodily resurrection—not escape to a disembodied heaven—is central to the gospel and our daily discipleship. Wes explains how death interrupts our vocation as God’s image bearers, why Scripture presents an embodied, creation‑affirming hope, and how “already and not yet” tensions help us avoid false dichotomies in reading the Bible. They also tackle listener questions about cremation, and the fate of believers and unbelievers after death. Along the way, they offer practical guidance for talking to kids about resurrection, resisting temptation in light of our eternal inheritance, and thinking wisely about technology and AI without outsourcing our humanity or our relationships. Listen to this week's lesson, "Committed in the Hope of Resurrection" at https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/committed-in-the-hope-of-resurrection/ [https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/committed-in-the-hope-of-resurrection/]

Where Do We Go When We Die?

What happens to us immediately after we die? In this episode of the Post Sermon Podcast, Barrett and Wes McAdams unpack the "intermediate state" — the disembodied period between physical death and the resurrection — drawing primarily from 2 Corinthians 4–5. Wes explains why the Bible's relative silence on afterlife details isn't a problem but a clue: Scripture is far more concerned with how we're living now than with satisfying our curiosity about what's next. They tackle common misreadings of the Rich Man and Lazarus, examine Paul's "jars of clay" theology, and address whether 1 Thessalonians 4 teaches a secret rapture (spoiler: it doesn't). The conversation lands on the hope that drives everything — not mere "life after death," but what N.T. Wright calls "life after life after death": bodily resurrection, new creation, and reigning with Jesus in the renewed heavens and earth. This episode is a discussion of the sermon, "Confident of Being with the Lord" that was preached at the church of Christ on McDermott Road on April 12, 2026. You can listen to the full sermon here: https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/confident-of-being-with-the-lord/ [https://www.ccmcdermott.org/sermons/confident-of-being-with-the-lord/] LINKS & RESOURCES Books: * Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright — The book where Wright develops his influential "life after life after death" framework, arguing for bodily resurrection and new creation as the ultimate Christian hope Videos: * Francis Chan – Rope Illustration (Original) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86dsfBbZfWs] — The eternity illustration referenced in the episode Key Scripture References Discussed: * 2 Corinthians 4:7–5:8 * Luke 16:19–31 (Rich Man and Lazarus) * 1 Thessalonians 4:13–17 Connect with Wes: * Blog & Podcast: RadicallyChristian.com [http://RadicallyChristian.com] * YouTube: Wes McAdams – Radically Christian [https://www.youtube.com/radicallychristian]