Episodes

  • (Replay) A serious historical deep dive into the Nativity Story

    (Replay) A serious historical deep dive into the Nativity Story
    Dec 16 2025
    It's the most famous story ever told. But what do all the details mean? What was Nazareth like? What is a Messiah, anyway? How long was the journey? And what does it all mean? This episode is a replay of a popular episode from a few years back. Enjoy this serious historical deep dive into the nativity story from Luke 2. "Long-looked for is come at last."
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    33 mins
  • Being Ready for Jesus’ Return: The Parable of the 10 Virgins

    Being Ready for Jesus’ Return: The Parable of the 10 Virgins
    Dec 15 2025
    Jesus is coming back. This is called the "second advent" or "second coming." There is no shortage of speculation; but what does Jesus himself tell us about what we should be doing while we wait? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explains his instruction in Matthew 25:1-13. What should we be doing when the King arrives at our front door?
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    30 mins
  • Born To Die That We Might Live: The Prophecy of the Coming King in Isaiah 53

    Born To Die That We Might Live: The Prophecy of the Coming King in Isaiah 53
    Dec 9 2025
    You sometimes hear it said that Jesus was "born to die that we might live." An important prophecy told us how over 700 years before Christ was born. God's providential hand was working powerfully, both then and now. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Isaiah 53 and God's loving plan in the incarnation for his people.
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    28 mins
  • Short one-line prayers from the Bible to help you pray without ceasing

    Short one-line prayers from the Bible to help you pray without ceasing
    Dec 3 2025
    This ancient (yet often neglected) way to pray may be just what you need to grow, get unstuck, or simply go deeper with God in prayer. This is released as both a podcast episode and written blog.
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    15 mins
  • You can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence

    You can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence
    Dec 1 2025
    Neutrality. We tend to like that. It's, well, non-controversial. But you can't follow Jesus if you're sitting on the fence. His is a radical grace and a radical truth. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) is a summary of my teaching series on 1-3 John called "For the love of God."
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    26 mins
  • Proactively imitating good, passively imitating evil

    Proactively imitating good, passively imitating evil
    Nov 17 2025
    We modern people like to think we’re “independent thinkers,” but in reality we’re very impressionable. If we're not careful that can lead to disaster - and evil. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks 3 John and the role imitation plays in our discipleship.
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    24 mins
  • Biblical guidelines for prayer

    Biblical guidelines for prayer
    Nov 13 2025
    Isn't prayer simply talking to God? Yes, but the Bible also provides us with guidelines for prayer that is decidedly effective. This episode provides 8 (actually 9) of them. As Martin Luther King Jr said: "To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing."
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    12 mins
  • Encouragement in the Valley

    Encouragement in the Valley
    Nov 10 2025
    The word ‘encouragement’ has ‘courage’ in it. It comes from an old French word ‘corage,’ meaning heart. Encouragement is about enlarging or fortifying someone’s heart—who they are within—so that they can face the battles of life. Not only is this something we need to receive, but it’s something we need to give for the living […]
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    24 mins