Podcasts

"Grace" - Edwin Crozier

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Grace is a word we often use in many ways, but it has in many ways lost its meaning for us because of over use and theological debates. Join Edwin Crozier in developing a better understanding of grace.

WORDS: Context. "Robinson Crusoe" (4). Profanity. Scrabble.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Words are the tools of my profession. Whether written or spoken, live or recorded, they are the weapons of my warfare, to borrow from 2 Corinthians 10:3. This week we will discuss a word used constantly by preachers like me — and if you ask me, we ought to use it more; the havoc that 300 years of usage can wreak on our vocabulary; the lie we tell ourselves about profanity and what it says about our view of God; and how the smallest of words can make the greatest of impacts. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of

Cheerful Giving

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Practicing at Home

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! "You are a vessel, built and restored by God, to be filled with the Spirit, so that you can pour the Spirit into the lives of everyone you meet." Sounds great, right? Like a mission of mercy, laid out before you every day and everywhere you go! Well, how many of us understand that this includes our home? In fact, it must start in our home. God has given us family and connection so that we can be patient, loving, merciful encouragers of one another. The qualities Jesus prescribes for being a light to the world must first b

Learning from a new Christian...a conversation with Daniel Lookadoo

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever learned a lot from someone new in the faith? Today I talk with Daniel Lookadoo, a truly inspiring young man who understands Christianity well and can teach you a lot about having a passion for the faith. I know you'll love Daniel. Support the show

"Gospel" - Monopisode

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

The Gospel is an amazing message, and the Gospels (aka. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are great tellings of that amazing message. Each book emphasizes the message that Jesus is King, but each do so uniquely. Explore these four gospels in a short lesson on this good news!

Episode 146 - "These Are My Emotions"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Take Responsibility for What You Can Control What's your goal in parenting, and is it possible we've directed our attention to the wrong person's behavior? This week, we distinguish our responsibilities from our kids' responsibilities in session 7 of our Training Wheels guided study. What Jesus Said at the end of the Sermon on the Mount shows us we aren't building additions on our parents houses and we don't have the remote control on other people. We ask, "Do You Understand?" what God wants us to take from Ezekiel 18, realizing we need to keep our "eyes on the ball" and skip the blame shiftin

Psalm 45

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This psalm describes a royal wedding. The king is mentioned in 45:1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15. 45:1 The writer speaks of his skill and his good theme 45:2-9 Give a description of the queen These verses present an ideal picture of who the king is. The king is the best looking of men- vs. 2; I Sam. 9:2; 16:12; II Sam. 14:25; I Kings 1:6 The king is the mightiest of warriors- vs. 3-5; I Sam. 8:20 The king fights for the most noble of causes- vs. 4 The king loves what is right and hates what is wrong- vs. 6-7 45:10-15 are an address and a description of the king vs. 10-12 are more of an address to the

"Gospel" - Ben Hall

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Understanding what the gospel is can be helpful for us as we commit to Christ as our King and commit to sharing this message with the world around us who so desperately need to know Jesus. It truly is a simple concept when we boil it down to "good news."

REPENTANCE: Kingdom prep. "Robinson Crusoe" (3). Fake apologies. Civilization.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! “Repentance” is a church word. We don’t hear it very often in our daily lives in the world. And maybe that’s the problem. We’re not doing it because no one is talking about it. This week we will discuss our utter unworthiness of the kingdom of God, our utter unwillingness to learn from our mistakes, our utter incompetence at simple apologies, and my own utter refusal to accept the consequences of my actions. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heave

Corinth

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

The Positive Thinker

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! I hope enjoy this excellent stuff from Dr. Jim Kirby! He is truly a great and godly man. His positivity and wonderful personality are exactly what most of us need. But... it is also exactly who most of us can be. Positive thinking unlocks your best attitude and greatest potential. Walk with me through the speech given by Jim at the Tarleson State University in 2015. Jim retired that year due to brain tumors that affected him. Even in trial, he shines through as a "can do" person who continues, even now, to do things that

Joy...one flavor of good spiritual fruit

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail This week I wanted to talk to some friends and fellow podcasters about joy. So I got my friends Keith Stonehart, BJ Sipe and Jared Bollman together...and that's what we did. It was a lot of fun, but the conversation was a lot deeper than I anticipated it would be. I love this conversation. These are some great guys who understand joy pretty well! Support the show

"Forgiveness" - Monopisode

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

A quick examination of John 8 and Jesus's interaction with the woman at the well allows us to examine our own ability to forgive and how we can do it better.

"Forgiveness" - Stonehart

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Forgiveness is a word we are familiar with, but it is a concept that is like none other when you look at it in the Bible. Having a better understanding of this word can not only be life-changing, but it can shape every relationship you have in life. Keith Stonehart and I examine two types of forgiveness in this episode: transaction and relational.

ISLANDS: The gospel's spread. "Robinson Crusoe" (2). Jimmy Buffett. Isle of Skye.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! When I think of getting away from it all, I think of an island. Me here, problems way out there, it’s a comforting way of looking at the world. But island living is not as simple as that. This week we will discuss God’s plan to bridge the gap between the mainland and the islands; Robinson Crusoe conforming the island to meet his needs instead of the other way around; why “wasting away in Margaritaville” is not all it’s cracked up to be; and the island getaway so near and dear to my wife and me. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakew

Daily Bible Reading, Week 10

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Click here for the daily 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.

Strength is Christ

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! The world is a mess. Everyone knows it. People are getting hurt. Power struggles prevail. But where is the strength? Where is the strong man who can do what is needed? We often associate strength with power, wealth, influence, and ability. But the truth is, there are far too many weak people, in leadership roles, who just so happen to possess all of those things. They are extremely dangerous. But I want to talk about you and me. What does it mean for us to grow in strength? How can we move away from weakness? I don't need

Digital Discipleship: First the bad news

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail I wanted to start a series on digital discipleship and how Christians can use digital tools well. However, I wanted to start with the bad news first. These are the dangers of digital discipleship. Support the show

"Self-control" - Monopisode

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Self-control is difficult by its very nature, but understanding sin and its traps can help us have better self-control. Just like understanding advertising can help you not feel tempted to buy the products being sold, understanding how sin advertises itself can help us have control when we are tempted. A quick examination of Proverbs 7 help us with self-control.

Episode 145 - "Go Cast Out Some Demons!"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Show Your Children What Life Is All About What's the difference between being a shepherd, and being a good shepherd? And how does Jesus "level up" our parenting game? This week we throwback to an old segment, with a Scripture du Jour, drawing insight from Jesus' words in John 10. We talk about the challenge of shepherding different kids without juggling or splitting our focus, and the difficulty of adapting to new challenges as our kids — and the world — keep changing! The conversation starts with some tough questions — like "are you comfortable telling your kids to walk like you?" — and never

CANNIBALS, part 2: with BJ Sipe

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! This is the second half of my conversation with BJ Sipe, the preacher at the church of Christ in Danville, Kentucky, and the host of the Set Your Mind Above podcast. Check out the first half if you have not already. True confession: the connection here to cannibalism is weak. But we have been personifying disease and death since long before Edgar Allen Poe picked up a pen or I picked up a game piece. We spend this segment discussing how to avoid being eaten up by the devil. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of

Psalm 44

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This is the first of eleven national laments in the book of Psalms. 44:1-8 Israel's Glorious Past The word save is used in vs. 3, 6, 7. They did not win the land of Canaan nor their great victories in the past by their own power but by God's. The phrase "all day long" is going to be used in vs. 8, 15, 22. 44:9-16 Israel's Miserable Present Nothing in vs. 1-8 prepared us for the dramatic shift in vs. 9-16. 44:17-22 Their Protest of Innocence No other psalm make such claims of national fidelity like this one. vs. 17-18 The people state their loyalty to God vs. 19 They talk of the pain they exper

"Self-Control" - Goodwin

Adam Shanks · Preach Impediments

Today Ryan Goodwin and I tackle the topic of self-control, trying to get into the heart of why we need it and why so many struggle with it. A better understanding of this fairly simple concept reveals that there more to it than just controlling yourself for the moment.

CANNIBALS: with guest BJ Sipe

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Do Christians actually eat other Christians? Yes they do, and my guest and I have the bite marks to prove it, as do countless other Christians. BJ Sipe, the preacher at the church of Christ in Danville, Kentucky, and the host of the Set Your Mind Above podcast, sat down with me to discuss the topic. This is the first half of our conversation. We discuss Galatians 5:13-16 and the eating habits of some brethren; and we’ll discuss how we maintain our love for bad actors despite their bad acts. This is the first of two parts of our convers