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Israel didn't collapse overnight. For more than two centuries, God patiently warned His people as they slowly shifted their trust from Him to politics, wealth, military alliances, cultural trends, and false gods that promised security but delivered nothing. By the time Assyria conquered Israel, the real tragedy had already happened—their hearts had been investing in things that were never capa...

Fear doesn't just make us anxious—it quietly reshapes what feels safe, trustworthy, and worth following. Fear rarely announces itself by saying, "Make a bad decision." Instead, it slowly changes what looks like the right decision. This week we explore the story of King Ahaz in 2 Kings 13–16 and Isaiah 7, discovering how one terrified king looked for help in all the wrong places. Alon...

How what we choose to remember shapes our faith, our relationships, and the direction of our lives. Everyone remembers something. The real question is whether we're remembering the right things. In this episode, we explore the story of King Joash—a man who began with extraordinary faithfulness but slowly drifted after forgetting the people, promises, and faithfulness that had shaped his life....

Jehu's story is one of the most dramatic and unsettling narratives in Scripture. Anointed by God to confront corruption and bring judgment on the house of Ahab, Jehu acts with decisive courage—but his story doesn't end the way we might expect. In this episode, we explore the violent events of 2 Kings 9–10, wrestle with difficult questions about divine judgment, and examine the tension betw...

Fear and trust show up in every major moment of life. A difficult diagnosis. A career change. A financial setback. A step of faith into the unknown. The question isn't whether you'll feel fear—it's what voice you'll listen to when fear and trust are speaking at the same time. In this episode, we explore three remarkable stories from 2 Kings 6–8: a borrowed ax that floats, an invisi...

In 2 Kings 5, a powerful military commander is helpless, an unnamed servant girl becomes the voice of hope, a foreign enemy discovers faith, and an insider misses what God is doing right in front of him. This story is packed with irony, challenging our assumptions about who understands God, who receives grace, and how transformation happens. Join us as we explore Naaman, Gehazi, and the surprising...

In a world that rewards distraction, being seen has become rare — and precious. In this episode, we sit with the quieter stories of 2 Kings, where the narrative shifts from kings and prophets to ordinary people with ordinary needs, and ask what it means to actually show up for someone. We dig into: Why presence is the foundation of empathy, and what gets in the way of it How recognition validates...

In this episode, we talk through the conversations that shaped this week’s message from 2 Kings 3 and Mark 5. Why do we wait until things are desperate before asking for help? What keeps us from turning to God early? And how do practices like prayer, Scripture, confession, and community train us to seek God before the water is gone?

In this episode, the conversation moves through 2 Kings 2, Luke 11, and the persistent relationship between Elijah and Elisha to wrestle with a difficult question: What does it actually look like to persist in being discipled? Elisha refuses to walk away. He keeps following. Keeps listening. Keeps showing up. Even when Elijah tells him to stay behind. Even when the outcome is uncertain. Even when...

The conversation circles a question we couldn't shake while writing:  how will I persist?  When we're hurting, exhausted, or quietly disappointed in life, who do we  intentionally  turn to first? Ahaziah turned to Baal-Zebub. Jesus, in Gethsemane, turned to His Father. Most of us turn to a hundred things in between.

First Kings is filled with kings who compromise, leaders who fail, and people who drift from God in ways that feel painfully familiar. From Solomon’s divided heart to Ahab’s destructive choices, the story does not hide the consequences of leadership, disobedience, and misplaced trust. But First Kings is not only a record of failure. It is also a story where hope keeps breaking through. In this epi...

In this episode, we unpack the real conversations that shaped this week's message from 1 Kings 17-19. Elijah goes from bold faith and public miracles to fear, exhaustion, and a cave. We talk through why trust in God is not a switch, what happens when fear gets louder than memory, and why God's question still hits so hard: "What are you doing here?" If you've ever known God&#3...

Rehoboam, the weight of advice, and the quiet cost of choosing pride over humility What if the real danger isn’t bad advice… but the kind of heart that can’t receive good advice? In this episode, we step into 1 Kings 12 and the pivotal moment where Rehoboam inherits a kingdom—and fractures it almost instantly. Not because he lacked wisdom, but because he rejected it. We explore the tension between...

We say “He is risen” like it’s obvious. Like it’s simple. Like we know exactly what that means. But what if Easter isn’t just about Jesus not being dead anymore? In this conversation, we walk through the story we’ve heard a hundred times—slowing it down, sitting in the tension, and asking better questions. From the guarded holiness of the temple to the moment the curtain tears, something shifts. N...

In this episode, we explore one of the most striking narrative turns in the Bible: the transition from 1 Kings 10 to 1 Kings 11 —the moment when Solomon’s story “folds.” At the height of wisdom, wealth, and global influence, the very king who asked God for understanding begins to drift away from Him. Our conversation wrestles with the tension inside that moment. Why do the warning signs of spiritu...

Turn Toward God - Why direction matters more than perfection What do you do when life gets hard again? In this episode, we walk through 1 Kings 8 and Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple—a moment that isn’t really about a building, but about direction. Over and over, Solomon names real human experiences: failure, defeat, dryness, suffering, even distance from God. And his invitation is...

What draws us to wisdom—and what actually makes it ours? In 1 Kings 4, we see Solomon’s wisdom spreading across nations. Kings travel. Crowds gather. His insight becomes famous. But what is wisdom, really? In this conversation, we process the difference between information and transformation. We look at five types of wisdom—practical, moral, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual—and wrestle with...

What do you ask God for when the moment actually matters? In 1 Kings 3, Solomon steps into leadership, responsibility, and uncertainty all at once—and instead of asking for power, protection, or success, he asks for wisdom. In this conversation, we explore what that request reveals about God’s generosity, our assumptions about prayer, and the difference between treating God like a genie and stayin...

At the start of Solomon’s reign, David gives a final charge that cuts deeper than leadership advice: be strong, walk in obedience, and live faithfully. But Scripture quickly exposes the tension underneath it all — how easily we demand righteousness from others while quietly protecting our own power. In this episode, we explore 1 Kings 2 alongside the life of Jesus to ask harder questions about str...

In this episode, we dive into the opening chapters of 1 Kings, exploring one of the Bible's most dramatic power transitions. As David lies dying—old, frail, and unable to stay warm—his son Adonijah makes a play for the throne that was actually promised to Solomon. What follows is a masterclass in grace under pressure. We examine how Solomon navigated an impossible situation: his father didn&#3...

Some moments feel small when they happen. A conversation. A decision that doesn’t make sense yet. A season that feels unfinished. In this episode, recorded during Corner Church’s 20-year celebration, we reflect on the kind of faith that only becomes clear with time. Drawing from Scripture, shared stories, and the lived history of this community, we explore how God often works through ordinary peop...

Before this message ever became a sermon, it started as a conversation. In this episode, we talk through the questions, tensions, and Scriptures that shaped our Ethos series—especially the idea that formation isn’t about perfection, but direction. We explore why Jesus consistently focuses on trajectory over categories, how Scripture functions as a guide rather than a rulebook, and why practices ma...

We sat with a question that sounds simple and turns out not to be: What do we actually mean when we say we want to grow? Is growth about things getting easier? About accomplishing more? Or is it about having the capacity to stay present when things don’t? In this episode, we wrestle with the tension between healthy reframing and quiet denial. When challenge becomes formation—and when “positive thi...

What does faith look like up close? In this episode, we continue Corner Church’s Ethos series by exploring the idea of local — the people and places close enough to actually experience our lives. Drawing from James 2 and the life of Jesus, this conversation wrestles with the tension between belief and action, presence and distance, helping and truly knowing. We talk about why local love is harder...

Why shared life forms healthier faith, deeper trust, and real community In this conversation, the team reflects on the writing of this message and the Ethos value We Carry This Together. We talk about Christmas stories that hold both beauty and breakdown, why self-sufficiency quietly isolates us, and how God consistently works through shared presence rather than solo strength. It’s a behind-the-sc...