Focus on Christ Podcast

So many things try to steal our joy. Jesus is the source of our joy. Jack and John share their experiences and the power of living in the joy of the Lord. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth beli...

Jack and John review their favorite moments from the first two years of the podcast. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in. jackandjohnpodcast.com Facebook Instagram

Jack and John discuss their favorite moments of the past two years from the podcast. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in. jackandjohnpodcast.com Facebook Instagram

It's hard to believe this is our 100th episode. Thank you for joining us on this journey. There are so many distractions that steal our attention. Our goal has always been to encourage you to keep your focus on Christ. To further our mission, we welcome Gary Johnson this week. Gary is an elder at the Creek. Before becoming an elder, he had been their senior pastor since 1989. Gary now trains...

The agreement God has made with us is similar to a last will and testament. He gives us everything, and the will isn't executed until the testator (the one who makes the will) dies. And in the case of our relationship with God, the added twist is that the giver of our testament not only died to give us our inheritance but has offered us the inheritance of eternal life through his resurrection...

One of the common complaints about the Bible is that it's hard to understand because it's got so many big words, and it was written a long time ago. All true, but we are not alone. God has given us the gift of his spirit to lead us deeper into his truth, and he has given us each other.  Join us as Jack and John discuss more big Bible words. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer, ...

If you can say propitiation and know what it means, good for you. We have no budget for prizes, but your reward is in heaven. These big words are tough, but we are so thankful they are there, and we're thankful for what they mean. Jesus is the propitiation for our sins. He stood in our place, took the penalty of a brutal death for us. He became sin, the object of God's wrath--for us. By...

Sometimes reading the Bible can be overwhelming, and big words can make it difficult to understand, especially with some older translations. Jack and John tackle some of the Bible's big words like propitiation and sanctification. Their hope is to deepen our understanding of those words and to help us appreciate why they are important. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller o...

Julia Renee is the worship leader at Trader's Point Christian Church: North Campus in Carmel, Indiana. She is also John's daughter. Julia has a heart for God and a passion for worship. Listen as she opens her heart and speaks her thoughts about Jesus, his church, and what it means to worship him. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead C...

Dr. John Caldwell has been in ministry for the better part of six decades. Even in his retirement from full-time ministry, he continues to preach most weekends. He has been a long-time inspiration to Jack and John, and he is a most-welcome guest. He began his ministry at Kingsway Christian Church with a message about Jesus, and he completed his ministry there with a similar message focused on Jesu...

Jack and John interview a long-time friend, JD Miller. JD is a song writer, producer, Grammy award winner, and so much more. He is a musical wizard with a story too big to tell.  Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher...

Happy New Year! This is a special episode with John and our good friend and engineer, Mike Bridgewater. Listen as Mike and John discuss setting goals as we head into the new year. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher...

It's that time of year. The songs. The lights. Our favorite Christmas movies. Parties with family and friends. Presents.  We all have our favorite memories of Christmas and hopes and dreams of Christmases to come.  Our greatest hope was born in a cave near Bethlehem. The king of kings, unheralded except to humble shepherds. He had no court to welcome him, entertain him, or even clothe him. He...

Nothing in all of human history compares to the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Our creator became one of us, lived among us, loved everyone he met, and changed the world with his words and his miracles. But none of his miracles changed the world for everyone like the miracle of raising from the dead.  Watch and listen as Jack and John discuss the final chapter of the gospel of Mark. Thank yo...

The story seems to take a dark turn. Hope seems to wane. Judas betrays Jesus. Jesus is arrested. The disciples scatter. And Peter denies knowing Jesus three times.  But hope never dies. And the light remains even in the deepest darkness. As we read about Jesus approaching trial and resurrection, we know the outcome. We know that death could not hold him, and neither will it hold us. Jesus has give...

Jack and John discuss Jesus on the cross. The crucifixion is truly the central focus of human history. Jesus's death on the cross was the final and ultimate sacrifice. He spilled his own blood to cover our sins once and for all.  Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts he...

Jack and John discuss the hours leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus.  Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in. jackandjohnpodcast.com Facebook Instagram

Where do we even begin to give thanks to our creator, our sustainer, the one who loves us and provides everything we need? Our challenge today is to pause and reflect on all that God has done for us. How much he loves us. How his love in us changes us, stretches us, and moves us to love others. Today and every day, let us give thanks to the author of life who welcomes us into his story. Thank you...

Jesus is nearing his arrest and trial. Jack and John contrast the love of the woman who anoints Jesus with her tears and extravagant perfume with the hate of his enemies, including his own disciple, Judas. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the aut...

Jack and John ask the question, "What really matters?" Jesus walks outside of Jerusalem with his disciples and tells them the temple will be destroyed and prophesies about the coming troubles for Jerusalem and his disciples. He teaches us that the things of this world are temporal, but his kingdom is everlasting. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard...

Jesus in the temple. Jesus schools the Pharisees and establishes himself as the authority in their presence and before the people. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in. jackandjohnpod...

Join Jack and John on their journey through the gospel of Mark. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in. jackandjohnpodcast.com Facebook Instagram

Jack and John continue their journey through the book of Mark. It seems the followers of Jesus continually find ways to focus on themselves and their worries. It was true during Jesus's ministry, and it's still true today. Jack and John explore the fumbles and foibles of the disciples and try to learn from their mistakes while they embrace their own and surrender their pride to the only...

Jack and John continue their journey through the gospel of Mark. For more on the triumphal entry, we recommend listening to episode 54. Thanks for listening. Please share this message with someone today. Special thanks to Mike Bridgewater our behind the scenes guru, JD Miller our music man, and Mt. Gilead Church who provides our space to record. We would love to address questions or topics you thi...

Jack and John continue their journey through the gospel of Mark. Thanks for listening. Please share this message with someone today. Special thanks to Mike Bridgewater our behind the scenes guru, JD Miller our music man, and Mt. Gilead Church who provides our space to record. We would love to address questions or topics you think will help our listeners to draw closer to Jesus.  Contact: connect@j...