McGregor Podcast

What does it look like when an entire church family changes at once? On this week's Around McGregor, Mark Bricker, Tamar Miller, and Christian Miller recap McGregor's first Sunday worshiping in Fellowship Hall as the Renew Phase 2 renovation gets underway. They talk through new parking patterns, tighter seating, and the small moments that made the morning memorable, including one kid who swapped h...

"The Doxology" (Jude 24-25) In Jude's closing two verses, the tone shifts from correction to praise. After six weeks of warning his audience about the danger of trusting their own wisdom, their own strength, and their own version of faith, Jude ends with a doxology: a word of glory directed at the only God who is actually able. [SPEAKER NAME] walks through what that word "able" really means, and w...

Psalms - Songs of the King "A Psalm For The Journey" (Psalm 84) What does it mean to stand before God and give an account? In this Beyond the Notes episode, Pastor Russell Howard opens in Psalm 84:7 and brings that ancient pilgrim language into conversation with 2 Corinthians 5:6-11. He walks through five affirmations Paul makes to believers, covering the source of Christian courage, the reality o...

Psalms - Songs of the King "A Psalm For The Journey" (Psalm 84) In this episode of the McGregor Podcast, Russell Howard unpacks Psalm 84, exploring Jesus as the Chosen Servant who embodies gentle grace and brings global glory. Discover how Jesus navigated conflict, extended compassion to the hurting, and sought to fulfill the Father’s will above all. Russell Howard challenges listeners to reflect...

Easter Sunday afternoon, the worship center transformation began. By Monday morning, the construction crews were already inside. On the April 12 episode of Around McGregor, hosts Mark Bricker, Tamar Miller, and Christian Miller record from inside the construction zone on McGregor's first Sunday in Fellowship Hall. They walk through the full logistics of the transition: where to park, how the new v...

How do we fight for the faith when the world pushes back — and false teaching is everywhere? In this week's Midweek Bible Study from the Book of Jude, we work through Jude 17–23 and find a clear game plan for contending for the faith right where God has placed you. Whether you're a business owner, a teacher, a plumber, or a retiree — you have a platform, and you have a testimony. This passage give...

What does hope actually look like when nothing is going your way? In this Beyond the Notes episode, Pastor Russell Howard walks through three Old Testament figures, Job, Abraham, and Habakkuk, to draw a clear line between situational optimism and biblical hope. He traces Job 19 as one of the most precisely articulated resurrection hope passages in all of Scripture, written from the depth of Job's...

In this episode of the McGregor Podcast, Russell Howard unpacks Job 19:23–29 — exploring the hope of a living Redeemer in the midst of suffering and loss. Discover how Job's ancient declaration of faith points forward to Jesus and forward to lasting, resurrection hope. Russell Howard challenges listeners to trust God's sovereign and gracious purposes, even in the midst of life's trials. Sermon Not...

He is risen, and McGregor is moving. This Easter episode lands at the intersection of resurrection joy and real-life change.   Mark, Tamar, and Christian celebrate Resurrection Sunday and walk through everything listeners need to know as McGregor transitions from the Worship Center to Fellowship Hall beginning next Sunday, April 12. They cover practical details including updated parking recommenda...

There is a shortcut people try to take from suffering straight to hope. In this final episode of Living Hope, Pastor Russell Howard teaches through Romans 5:1-5 and names why that shortcut fails. True hope is not the result of optimism. It is the result of a process: suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character produces a hope that will not disappoint. He closes the Pa...

An anchor is only useful based on what it is anchored into. In this episode, Alan Frisch teaches through Hebrews 6:19-20 and shows what happens to a soul that loses its anchor: it drifts, then despairs, then moves toward disaster. He illustrates all three dangers with stories from Scripture and from his own life, including a duck boat trip on the Delaware River that went sideways in a way nobody e...

Paul does not tell us to pretend suffering is not real. He names it. In this episode, Peter Finch teaches through Romans 8:18-25 and shows why the groaning we feel, both in creation and in ourselves, is not evidence that God has abandoned us. It is evidence that we were made for something better. He makes the case that present suffering and future glory are not in competition. They are on the same...

There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 is one of the most freeing sentences in all of Scripture. In this episode, Ryan Flint teaches through Romans 8:1-11 and shows how resurrection hope does not just save us from something. It changes who we are. If you have ever felt defined by your failures, your past, or your worst moments, this episode is for you.   Presented b...

Fear and great joy. That is how Matthew 28:8 describes the women leaving the empty tomb on Easter morning. Not one or the other: both at the same time. In this episode, Brian MacLeod teaches through Matthew 28:5-10 and shows how the risen Christ meets us in our fear rather than requiring us to overcome it first. He closes with a simple four-part framework built on the word HOPE that listeners can...

Pastor Omar Edwards will take us Beyond his Notes from the last sermon on Sunday. Palm Sunday   Presented by McGregor Podcast 2026 Visit Our Website at McGregorPodcast.com

Matthew - The King has Come "I, Barabbas" (Mark 15:6-15) In this episode of the McGregor Podcast, Pastor Omar Edwards unpacks Mark 15:6-15, exploring the striking exchange where Barabbas — a guilty man — goes free while Jesus, the innocent Son of God, is condemned to die. Discover what this moment reveals about the heart of the gospel: substitution, grace, and the radical love of Christ. Pastor Om...

What are you connecting your hope to right now? In this episode, Mike Hess teaches from 1 Peter 1:3 and answers the question that Peter wrote to first-century Christians who had lost jobs, land, and family for their faith. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is the confident expectation that God will be true to his promises, grounded in the historical reality of the resurrection of Jesus Chr...

Palm Sunday opens the most significant week the church observes. Everything this week points toward the cross and the empty tomb.   Mark and Tamar walk through everything happening at McGregor during Holy Week: the Newcomers Coffee today on campus between the Faith Building and the Worship Center, the Parent-Child Dedication video airing in Sunday services, the Good News Guys event Monday night at...

On the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter, hope looked buried. In this episode, Rob Flint Jr. walks us through Matthew 27:62-66, the passage most people skip on the way to the resurrection, and shows us what happens when the world’s most powerful forces try to contain a dead man. More than that, he asks the honest question: when God feels silent in your own life, where do you turn? This is an...

What do you do with hope when life has already broken you? In this episode, Pastor Russell Howard takes us to a single verse, 1 Peter 2:24, and unpacks three things the cross of Jesus accomplishes: our burden is borne, our bondage is broken, and our brokenness is healed. This is where Living Hope begins. Not in positive thinking, but in what Christ has already done for us on the cross.   Presented...

What does the Bible mean when it says a household believed, and what credit do believing parents deserve when their child comes to faith?   In this episode of Beyond the Notes, Pastor Russell Howard follows up on questions that came in after his Sunday message on the parables of the treasure hidden in a field and the pearl of great price. He works through the four household passages in Acts, inclu...

Matthew - The King has Come "Pictures Of The Kingdom" (Matthew 13:44-52) Ian this episode of the McGregor Podcast, Pastor Russell explores Matthew 13:44-52, sharing four vivid parables that reveal the nature of God’s kingdom. He emphasizes that discovering the gospel is both a personal and priceless experience, urging listeners to prioritize Jesus above all else. The episode also wrns of the comin...

Easter is days away, and one question runs through this episode: who are you going to invite?   Hosts Mark and Tamar walk through the full week ahead at McGregor, welcoming producer Christian back after paternity leave and introducing the church family to Arlo Miller. Topics include Newcomer Coffee returning to the green on March 29, the Good News event on Monday March 30 at 6:30 PM in the Grace B...

Few questions carry more weight than this one: what actually separates Catholic and Protestant belief, and does it still matter? In this Hot Topic teaching, Pastor Russell Howard walks through four major areas where Catholicism and evangelical Christianity converge and diverge, covering the canon of Scripture, the authority of the Bible alone, the veneration of Mary and the saints, and the nature...

The Fate of the Fallen, from our Midweek Bible Study: "Book of Jude" - 3.18.26 Taught by Russell Howard. Unbelief is not a passive thing. It is active, dangerous, and Scripture takes it with complete seriousness. In this Wednesday night teaching, Pastor Russell Howard works through Jude 5-7, showing how three Old Testament examples, apostate Jews, fallen angels, and the cities of Sodom and Gomorra...