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"Autonomy" - Wickerham

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Various churches are set up in different ways, but the Biblical pattern teaches autonomy. What does this mean, though, and can it be taken too far?

S2 E37 - Location, Location, Location

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail The value of real estate is so drastically different depending on where you are looking. Today a news article was shared with me about a man in his 80's who bought a home in Pasedena, CA 40 years ago for $155,000. It listed this week for $1.3 million. It sold for $2.5 million cash. How? Why would anyone pay this cost for a 3/1 1900 square foot home? Location. Well...what is it that makes our heavenly home so valuable? Is it actual streets of gold or pearly gates? I believe it has to do with one thing more than any other: location. What makes heaven worth any cost is our eterna

In Case of Doubt, be like Thomas

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

PRECONCEPTIONS: "Behold, I thought." "The Prince and the Pauper" (2). Grapes on pizza. Box covers.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! We talked about standing up straight in the Posture episode last week. But stand where? For how long? Using our best judgment is critical; but sometimes what we call “best judgment” is simply what comes easiest. That may be simplistic and even counterproductive. This week we will discuss the dangers of thinking too much, the real difference (if any) between rich and poor, a new and perhaps horrifying vision of pizza, and the value of a good box cover. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, T

The Flow State

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Everyone wants to do their best, no matter what they are trying to accomplish. In order to do that, we have to prepare. There is physical and intellectual work. But all of that can go to waste if we aren't in the right mental state at the moment of the performance. It can be sports, presentations, or conversations - there often comes that nervous moment when it is time to put all of our preparation into practice. If we can perfectly connect ourselves with the task at hand, this is called "The Flow State." There is absolut

Learning from the leadership of Zelenskyy and Putin...a conversation with Darin Gerdes

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail This week Darin Gerdes uses the invasion of Ukraine as a way to talk about Christian leadership and its pitfalls. Darin has an excellent podcast called The Leadersmith where he has been talking about Zelenskyy and his leadership during this crisis. Support the show

S2 E36 - Breaking Barriers #42

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Today is a special day, because it is Jackie Robinson Day. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball on April 15th, 1947. Depsite much oppression and hardship, through his example and willingness to press on, he paved the way for black atheletes to compete side by side with white men, as it always should have been. To honor him, today all players in the MLB wear his number 42. What was once divided is now brought together, as barriers were broken. Well...Jesus Christ has also broken down walls of hostility. Through his willingness to suffer, he brought J

S2 E35 - Dandelions

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Dandelions: the bane of my existence. I just finished mowing the grass on Monday, and I have 3-6 inch stems already growing all over my yard as of today! It can be maddening - you cut something down, only to have it pop right back up again. It seems no matter what you do, there is no getting rid of it. Well...temptation is much the same way. It can be maddening, you overcome a temptation one day, only to have Satan right back up in your face the next. How do we overcome? We've got to cut it back down through the power of Jesus & the Word. Temptation will always be there, it's

"Glory" - Monopisode

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Glory is a beautiful concept, and looking at a God who cannot be seen certainly helps us understand more about how to give Him the glory He is due.

Episode 150 - "Uhn-tss Uhn-tss Uhn-tss"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Guide Your Kids Through Life's Difficulties What is "lawnmower parenting" and is failure really "not an option"? This week, as we talk about guiding our kids through their troubles, Jesus shows us the perfect parental prayer in John 17:12-19, particularly demonstrating what NOT to ask of the Lord. We also learn how Bryan almost blew up his house as a child — a story worth tuning in for all by itself! And we return to one of our favorite segments, Here's the Story, following the prodigal son down his tragic spiral. It gives us a chance to observe the incredible love of his father, drawing some

Psalm 48

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This is sometimes called a Zion psalm. This psalm focuses on the city- 48:1, 2, 8, 8 - Mt. Zion- 48:2, 11 - Zion- 48:12- temple - 48:9. But the ultimate focus of the city is on God- His greatness - 48:1- His protection - 48:3- HIs lovingkindness, righteousness, and justice - 48:9-11- His presence - 48:13-14. The praise of the city is the praise of the God who dwells there. The city of Jerusalem represents something bigger. Gal. 4:26 speaks of the Jerusalem which is above. Hebrews 11:10; 13:14 talks of a quest for a city whose builder and maker is God. Revelation 3:12; 21:2, 10, 14 pictures the

Christ, Christians, and the World - John 15

Jeff · Working with the Word

"I am the vine and you are the branches." Jesus describes Himself in a way that helps us see our complete dependence on Him - we must abide in Him if we are to bear fruit. However, this isn't the only relationship that's important. Jesus also addresses His disciples' relationship of love to fellow disciples, as well as the necessary separation between His people and the world of evil and sin. Each of these three relationships have enormous implications for how we live! Resource Credits The Christian Standard Bible Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bibl

S2 E34 - I Can't Wait For You To Get Here

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We had our 16 week ultrasound appointment today where we find out the gender of the baby. We are so excited to announce we are having another little baby girl! In just 5 months from now, Finley Grace Sipe will be joining this world. While it's been a very challenging pregnancy, and the next 5 months will be hard as well, we both know it will be worth it the day that we get to hold her. Well...Jesus encouraged his disciples in the same way, even using labor & delivery as an illustration. Discipleship is hard, and the challenges we face in this world certainly are a great strugg

"Glory" - Newman

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Join Alexander Newman and myself as we discuss how we can better understand the concept of "glory." It is a word that is used so many times, and in so many contexts, of Scripture, but understanding what it means can help you dig deeper in the way you apply God's Word!

POSTURE: Gird up your loins. "The Prince and the Pauper." Jordan Peterson. Aggravation.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Take a stand for truth. Be a stand-up guy. Stand up and be counted. We instinctively connect good posture and good character. If you don’t buy into that, if you prefer to be a slouch, it’s probably going to affect your relationships — including your relationship with Jesus. This week we will discuss what our loins are and how we gird them up; what separates princes and paupers; Jordan Peterson’s first rule for life; and what motivates me to play games, including awful games. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of

S2 E33 - Whose Image Do You Bear?

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Today we finally got our taxes started and will finish them up in the next day or so. Nothing like waiting till the last minute. Everyone has to do taxes, even though people hate it. Nothing is free, and everything comes at a cost. In fact, even Jesus has something to say about taxes - "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." Well...what is God's? I would suggest it's the same criteria for what belonged to Caesar - it is whatever bears his image. As we were made in the image of God, that means that what belongs to God is you & me. Not just some of us, or 10

Casting Out Demons

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Do you know what if feels like to be totally powerless to stop sin in your life? I understand that we have free will. But have you ever been so trapped, so held, by sin that you could not find your free will, or had absolutely no ability to access it? I know that feeling. Maybe worse, is when you see it happening to someone you love. What do you do when you can't fix it, they can't fix it, and not even time with Christians can free them from bondage? There is an answer. There is power so incredibly that it has not limits.

Daily Bible Reading, Week 15

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Click here for the Bible reading schedule Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Welcome to the Westside church’s special Monday Morning Coffee podcast with Mark Roberts. Mark is a disciple, a husband, father and grand dad, as well as a certified coffee geek, fan of CS Lewis’ writings and he loves his big red Jeep. He’s also the preacher for Westside church.

The Lectureship: Leadership and Digital Discipleship

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail We talk about the lecture in July 28-30. If you'd like to get a ticket, you can go to www.balancingthechristianlife.com/lecture If you'd like to see the event website still in progress, you can go to www.balancingthechristianlife.com/lectureschedule Support the show

Jesus, the Way to the Father - John 14

Jeff · Working with the Word

What did Jesus mean when He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life"? And what does it mean that Jesus is "in the Father" and "the Father is in" Him? Jesus spoke all these things to the apostles at a time when they were troubled and in need of comfort, and these same truths are the basis for our assurance of faith today. Resource Credits The Christian Standard Bible Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Hol

S2 E32 - No Substitute For Obedience

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Today as I was getting the dishes unloaded and loaded, I asked the kids to leave the kitchen. Dane left, but Ava lingered and told me "just a minute". I said now, and she proceeded to return with a "gift" for me - and that is why she couldn't leave yet. It was a great teaching moment to show her if she wants to make me happy, she needs to do what I ask the first time, not what she thinks I might want. Well...we need to learn the same lesson with the Lord. God is not interested in us doing what we think might please him, he is interested in us simply doing what he says. Even th

"Reconciliation" - Monopisode

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Digging a little deeper into reconciliation, we look specifically at what is commanded in 2 Corinthians 5.20.

Episode 149 - "The Real Groaners"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Be Purposeful With Your Communication How is understanding our kids like collecting clues to a mystery our children haven't solved themselves? And how do we "answer a fool according to his folly" (Prov. 26:5) while also heeding the instruction to "answer NOT a fool according to his folly" (Prov. 26:4)? This week's conversation is all about how we speak and how we listen, particularly in parenting. Our Top 4 Proverbs on Communication challenge us to consider if our words are "graceful garlands" around our kids' heads and if we ever answer before we hear. And learning to act more Like the Teache

Psalm 47

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This psalm pictures God as King- 47:2, 6, 7. His dominion is "all the earth"- 47:2, 7; "the nations"- 47:8. He subdues peoples and nations- 47:3 - and therefore all nations celebrate HIs reign as king- 47:1, 5. The reception given to Him is the reception that kings received when coming to the throne- I Sam. 10:24; II Sam. 15:10; I Kings 1:39; II Kings 9:13; 11:12. In a sense each of the Psalms tell the gospel story and Psalm 47 is no different. 47:1 mentions joy because God reigns and the word for joy used in the LXX of the OT is the same word used of response to Jesus in Luke 1:44. 47:1, 2, 7

S2 E31 - The Anticipation

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Today was filled with anticipation. We are eager to have Kylie feeling better from the flu, and the kids kept asking about her. I am eager for baseball to start tomorrow, as it's opening day! In the world of golf, people were anxious to hear if after 14 months Tiger would feel well enough to compete in the Master's tournament again. In the music industry, highly awaited albums are getting ready to drop anyday. We anticipate the things we love - we think and talk about them frequently. Well...do I anticipate the Lord's return? Is the second comming of Christ and the resurrectio