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The Cross and the Crescent Week Three

What happens when they say: 1. The Bible is corrupted 2. The Trinity makes you polytheists 3. God can't have a son 4. Jesus is not God

You might know that they believe in Allah, that Muhammad is very important to them, and that they pray often. But did you know they are the fastest growing religion on earth? Did you know that nowhere in any of their holy texts do they claim to be a religion of peace? Did you know that millions of Muslims have moved to this country in the past few years and their population is expected to double i...

We are at the end of our series and Israel has been through a lot. Almost a decade of war, hard lessons learned, and much obedience practiced. So what have they learned? What character attributes have taken root? In this episode we address a story that shows the culmination of everything Israel has learned under Joshua's leadership. It's a beautiful story of friendship, obedience, and depe...

William lane Craig and Paul Copan are two brilliant Christian apologists and they have each admitted that the Canaanite massacre is one of the most ethically difficult and challenging stories to explain in the Bible. Did Godreally call for the deaths of thousands of Canaanites? Was it ethnically motivated or religiously motivated? Is God justified in what he did? Tune in to find out the answer!

In this episode we analyze two battles that Joshua engages in. One he wins, and in the other he is soundly defeated. As Christians we will engage in multiple battles. Battles like controlling your finances, fighting lust, or being a good employee. Other times it's learning how to stay connected to the Lord or learning to trust him when he asks you to do difficult things. The question of this l...

Throughout all of history, every person has been given a choice. God deeply values you, your agency, and your ability to choose. Will you follow your own will, or God’s will. In this first episode of the new series, we explore what it means to lead yourself well, develop deep convictions, and live with awareness of the times we are living in. True leadership begins with surrender and learning to f...

April 26, 2026

There are many practical things that a believer can do with their money to honor the Lord. One of those is to help the poor and the needy. But how do you help the poor and the needy? What if some of the things you're doing with good intention are actually hurting people. I believe that when people give, their hearts are full of compassion, but are they full of wisdom? In this episode we endeav...

One of the great challenges of learning how to give to the poor is giving with great generosity and great wisdom. To give generously without being wise leads to the detriment of the poor and the pride of thegiver. We have a responsibility when we give to remember the mission of God, which is the salvation of people, not simply the alleviation of material poverty. In this episode we will discuss ho...

We've seen that God wants generosity to motivate us to give and that money has dark sides we must protect ourselves from, but what do we actually give towards? The church? The poor? Missionaries? Our pastors? Homeless shelters? What counts as tithing? Do I have to tithe? All of those questions and many more will be answered in week three of Freakishly Generous!

John Piper once said, "One thing I wish churches would preach on more is the dangers of money." So that's exactly what we're going to do. Money is like plutonium. Handled correctly it can power many lives and expand God's kingdom. Handled incorrectly it can destroy lives. As a believer in Jesus you must learn to handle this dangerous element and use it to bless as many as pos...

What if everything you own isn’t actually yours? Welcome to our new series! When you look at the broader themes of the New Testament, the #1 subject Jesus talks about is the Kingdom of God. The #2 most common subject He teaches about is money and possessions. God created it all, and it was all created for Him. That means He owns everything. Everything you have is either a gift from Him or somethin...

It's hard to believe but this is the last episode of How To Run With Horses. This series has been really special to me as a pastor and encouraged me to develop grit in my soul to last through the difficulties God has called me to. Hopefully it's done the same for you. We've covered the discipline of Israel in chapters 1-29, we've covered the discipline of neighboring nations in 34...

When God originally called Jeremiah in chapter 1 he told him that “You will be my prophet to the nations.” We have discussed God's plan for Israel but what about everyone else? In our current modern age, we are more aware than ever before what is occurring in nations around the world. And this global awareness can have many positive benefits such as our ability to respond to needs around the w...

Let’s move beyond Christianity 101 and into the raw, honest prayers of a prophet who didn’t hold back. The book of Jeremiah contains six recorded prayers, and through each one, we see something deeply personal: how to pray when life is hard and how God responds. Sometimes God answers with protection. Sometimes with correction. And sometimes, with silence. But silence isn’t absence. God doesn’t nee...

How does God respond to repeated disobedience? In this episode, we look through Jeremiah 1–25, listening closely to two voices, the person speaking and the people he’s addressing. What message keeps rising to the surface? How does God respond when His warnings are ignored? And what does that mean for us today? God gives a sobering and deeply personal answer in Jeremiah 9.

In the Christian life there's probably nothing more disheartening than repetitive sin. Like the person that has followed Jesus for years but still struggles with porn addiction, or the Christian that struggles with an unhealthy attachment to food, or the person that continually goes to money as a source of peace and strength.  In this episode we discuss God's analysis of Israel’s repetitive sin an...

One of the scariest verses in scripture for me is 1 Corinthians 10:12, it says "therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall." This warning comes to those of us that have been following the Lord for a while because one of the things that can occur for a Christian that's been following God for some time is that they can get overconfident in their own righteous...

Obviously, Christmas is a time of joy and family and generosity but something that cannot be taken out of the story is the amount of violence and evil. I understand why this is often overlooked because you don't want to tarnish or minimize the amount of joy that we can experience in this time as we celebrate the birth of our savior. But our world is not clean now, nor was it in the time of Jesus a...

Sometimes on meaningful dates and seasons, the enemy works overtime to pull us into discouragement, anything to keep us from being renewed and inspired about what God is building. Mary’s prayer reminds us to push back, to stand firm, and to fight against depression and spiritual discouragement with the truth of God’s faithfulness. The goal this advent isn’t to learn something new, it’s to be re-in...

If you have no dreams or vision in life, you need to listen to this. God has designed you for grand adventure to expand His kingdom. 

Let's take a look at God’s calling to Jeremiah and how we can find God’s calling for our own lives through his.  Sometimes, the grit that is needed out of you, isn't even for you, it’s for someone coming after you. Just like Daniel watched Jeremiah, the strength you grow now might be shaping someone else’s faith down the road. We also break down the three areas where God calls us: relation...

You know what I think? I think we are bored. I think we’re numb. I think much of modern Christianity has lost touch with the power of our God. We want to explain him, not know him. We want his blessing, but not his call to obedience. We want unending success, without knowing the hard reality of the suffering He calls us to. Enter Jeremiah. The book of Jeremiah gives a glimpse into God's heart...

Pastor Tyler shares about the state of the world when it comes to missions. Who has heard the Good News? Who is unlikely to ever hear the name of Jesus? How can you get involved or be sent to help?