Episode 36: Who He Is Really (Matthew 17:1-13)
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We’re so used to the notion that God is with us that sometimes we forget that he is actually God! Our very familiarity with him causes us to lose perspective on who and what He is. This episode is meant to draw you back into actually seeing him again for everything he is.
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Episode 35: Everything Changes (Matthew 16:13-28)
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We always wish God would reveal more of his plans for us—not keep us in the dark. But what if that plan was something we didn’t really want to hear? Would we object and argue with God, or accept his will even if it meant going forward towards some scary destination?
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Episode 34: Fat and Happy (Matthew 16:1-12)
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The Christian life is a fine balance. On the one hand, God means for us to be content and peaceful, but He never wants us to get to the point of feeling smug, satisfied and entitled, like we’ve got this walk with God “all figured out.”
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Episode 33: Deja Vu All Over Again (Matthew 15:21-39)
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God recognizes our need to have certain lessons repeated, sometimes many times, before they sink in. What feels like repeated and discouraging failure is often a deeper form of growth and learning that God is making possible.
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Episode 32: What Makes a Sin? (Matthew 15:1-20)
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We get so invested in presenting a perfect image to the world that we become incredibly uncomfortable looking honestly at the topic of sin and of guilt. This causes us to be artificial in dealing with our problems and superficial in dealing with others. If we are Christian, then for our own health we need to get over our discomfort with acknowledging sin.
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Episode 31: In Complete Command (Matthew 14:13-36)
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When fear is getting the better of us, it is often because our view of God has gotten smaller, and the objects that we fear are looming larger in our mind than He is. This episode is about putting God back in the right perspective and getting a full view of his power.
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Episode 30: Death In Our Midst (Matthew 14:1-12)
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We live in a world where death can come randomly and surprisingly. It is disorienting and divides us. On this podcast we pay tribute to a fallen hero.
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Episode 29: Busted Paradigms (Matthew 13:44-58)
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Jesus was capable of amazing and offending people at the same time. That’s because their preconceptions didn’t have enough room to contain the reality of who He was. Do you have a view of God that needs to be enlarged to account for all that we know of him?
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Episode 28: Weeds (Matthew 13:24-43)
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Why does God appear to delay justice? Why does he let hypocrites keep on lying when they give true believers a bad name? Contrary to his mild reputation, Jesus is clear that he is an agent of judgment as well as mercy.
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Episode 27: Soil (Matthew 13:1-23)
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While God casts a wide net, only a fraction of the world responds to him. What are the characteristics of those who hear him? Are there ways we can prepare ourselves for God to do his work in us?
info_outlineWe all want to be happy, but are there any surefire techniques we can follow to produce lasting happiness? As Jesus begins his Sermon on the Mount, we learn that the path to happiness can seem counterintuitive.