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Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
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Intro and a Jesus as MMA coach movie emergency. (00:00-22:02)
I have decided to leave my job. It feels right, but it is not like there is a Bible verse telling me whether or not to do it. So how do I know if I am following God's leading? (22:19-37:43)
Jesus has a lot of specific instructions to people he sends out (don’t take a second cloak, shake the dust off your sandals, go in pairs, etc). What does that mean for us who are not missionaries and live in places we’re everyone has heard of Jesus? (37:54-51:53)
What is giving you hope? (52:00-01:04:37)
Closing Song: God Don't Let Me Quit
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
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Intro and the next evolution of the Hell House (00:00-19:46)
What do I do if I just can’t find a church that I feel is a good fit for me? (20:01-34:30)
People talk about not letting “politics” get in between them and friends, family, church members, etc. is like a great virtue. But I feel like there are issues where I don’t want to be around someone anymore. Where is the line? (34:35-54:04)
Someone recently asked me if doing good because you think that God will punish you if you don’t is really being good. I didn’t really know what to say. How would you respond? (54:08-01:10:24)
Closing Song: It Is Well (The Bridge Loud)
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
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Intro and an emergency that leads to a pitch for a culture war soda brand (00:00-24:24)
When people say they are going to pray about some life decision, what are they actually doing that is different than just thinking about it? (24:45-38:57)
I don’t know how to react to seeing people claiming the opposite of what Jesus says is Christian (ie. “God wants you to persecute immigrants.”) I am not gonna argue on facebook or anything. But what do I do with the anger at that? (39:01-53:52)
Why does Jesus seem to set people up to argue with him sometimes? Like the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15, what is the point of that? (53:57-01:07:48)
Closing Song: Come Ye Sinners
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
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Intro and several cinematic emergencies (00:00-25:29)
Is there such a thing as being too thankful? Like, to my boss or in a relationship, there are some basic things that are expected, right? I know we are supposed to give thanks in all things, but is there a toxic positivity version of it? (25:40-39:21)
How do I be humble? Like what do I actually do to make humility something that helps me in my life? (39:25-52:11)
What does it mean to cause someone to stumble? I only ever heard that mentioned terms of shamey, purity culture stuff. I know it’s not that, so what does Jesus mean? (52:16-01:04:19)
Closing Song: You Have Better (Jed Brewer)
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
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Intro and a historical East Tennessee church-fightin' emergency. (00:00-21:45)
The Bible says love your enemy. I don’t like I have people in my life who rise the level of “enemy”. And even the people I don’t like, I try to just not have much contact with. So who is my enemy and what does it mean to love them? (21:57-39:57)
In the story of Jesus raising the dead girl in Mark 5, it includes Jesus telling mourning people to not be sad because the child is just asleep. That’s not very “Mourn with those who mourn.” What’s the point in including that detail? (40:00-57:06)
There are people in my life that I really love who aren’t Christian and I don’t think are at all interested in becoming Christian, and I’m pretty much fine with that. Is that okay? Or am I being a bad witness or whatever? (57:11-01:09:57)
Closing Song: I Am Free (Lee Younger)
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
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Intro, Kirk Cameron has thoughts about public education, CCM career changes, and possibly the best tv show idea we've ever had. (00:00-17:25)
If God isn’t giving me something I really want, does that mean it is wrong for me to want it? (17:38-29:09)
How can I support someone who is going through something that is harder than anything I have ever gone through? (29:17-39:54)
When Jesus heals on the Sabbath in Matthew 12, it makes me think, why did God make that rule if apparently you can break it if it is really important? How do I know if something is important enough to break the rules? (39:58-53:09)
Closing Song: Under His Wings (Haley Harris)
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
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Intro and we make some pitches for the unbelievably still going God's Not Dead movies series. (00:00-19:57)
Paul says things like “follow me as I follow Christ” and talks about being imitators. Are we supposed to imitate/follow our leaders? How much? (20:01-35:48)
Where is the line between being hopeful and being in denial about reality? (35:55-50:07)
What does it mean that God “disciplines those He loves”. It feels like people just trot that out when something bad is happening to someone. (50:11-01:01:03)
Closing Song: 1 Peter 3:15 (The Poolhouse Guru)
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
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Intro and Church Olympiad Events (00:00-14:55)
I feel like I am spinning my wheels. What does God want me to do in a period like this? (15:08-26:01)
How do I channel the anger and fear I feel into something helpful? (26:04-37:46)
I know that “make Him famous” is just churchy talk, but the Bible does say to make God known among the nations. What is the difference? (37:49-51:24)
Closing Song: Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee (Eric Peters)
*Programming Note* We will be off for the next two weeks due to summer travel
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
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Intro and a Reddit atheists conception of what a pastor's job is. (00:00-14:26)
Matthew 18:21-35 : I get the point of the servant being wrong in getting his own debt cancelled but going and hassling someone else then for a debt but the comparison of that story to the kingdom of heaven feels conflicting. I know God will bring justice and vengeance alone is His but why does it sound like Jesus is saying God will not educate on our wrong but torture us? Not how he talks about the kingdom of heaven or God in other parables. (14:30-31:14)
Sometimes when people are talking about unlearning stuff they were raised with, especially inchurch, they add a caveat of “but there was some good stuff too.” I don’t really care if there was some good stuff mixed in, I want to just drop it all. Am I missing something if I don’t look for positives too? (31:16-45:59)
Jesus repeatedly talks about being like a little child. But Paul mentions things like being mature and putting off childish things. How do I be mature and child-like at the same time? (46:06-59:23)
Closing Song: Greater Is He (Jed Brewer)
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
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Intro and a "10 commandments of marriage" emergency. (00:00-17:47)
2 Peter 3:15-17 talks about how Paul’s letters are confusing. What does that mean for the way we read them? (17:59-29:13)
It feels like I hear less about “missions” and how important and cool it is than I did years ago. Are these kind of things ever like, fads? (29:22-45:28)
How do you help someone who doesn’t seem like they want to be happy? (45:35-54:54)
Closing Song: Grace