The After Words

Mike and Andrew discuss Genesis 38, and the conversation goes to several places.  Overall, God is good and works HIS well amidst our less-than-stellar choices.  We cannot seek sinful pleasure or worldly comfort over our call to righteousness.    

In this episode, Pastors Mike and Andrew examine Rueben's life and the tension between his trying to appease his brothers' hate and remaining loyal to his father and, ultimately, his Heavenly Father.  Life presents us with opportunities to make the right hard decisions.  

As we consider Joseph's boldness to share his second dream, we consider how we see such boldness in the Apostle Paul, and how we can apply boldness and conviction in our lives as we share the gospel.  

This week, Pastors Mike and Andrew discuss Psalm 119:11-13, the importance of understanding God's Word's place in our hearts, and how such commitment guides our vertical relationship with God and horizontal relationships as His ambassadors.  

Gen. 35 provides the story of Israel burying the people's idols before they head to Bethel in pursuit of God's call.  What idols have we had to bury?  What idols do we still need to bury?  How might the idol be ourselves?  Andrew and Mike discuss the importance of moral and spiritual inventory in pursuing God's call upon our lives.

In this episode, Pastor Mike and Pastor Christian discuss Sunday's tough message on Genesis 34. We will delve into wisdom, victim shaming, living in the what ifs, and the cross of Christ being sufficient. Listen to see how all these topics connect and can be applied to our own lives as believers in today's culture!

When we think about walking with God, does HE have all of us?  God wants our hearts, our very lives.  Jacob was given a new name, we have been given a new name; now what?

Hey all, We tried a new mic setup, and now Gunner is louder. Hahaha... Fear not; we have a new setup coming soon and will keep improving our sound.   This episode focuses on Genesis 32:9-12 and Jacob's Prayer.  It discusses the idea of living in the blessing of God's "YES" and what that looks like.  Also, as we live in the blessing of God's yes, where do we place our confidence, and who gets the c...

John 19:38-42 records Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus caring for Jesus' dead body.  Their story provides a wonderful discussion about living boldly in our cultural moment and seeing our faith shift from private to public.  What are we willing to risk to bring honor to Jesus and glory to God?  

In this episode, Pastor Andrew discusses key points from Pastor Mike's sermon on the Seed of Salvation.  Specifically, Andrew considers the Easter Season in light of 1 Peter 3:15.  How can we allow the hope of Christ to encourage and empower us to stand firm in the gospel and do so with gentleness and respect?

Following up on Genesis 30:25-43 and our larger discussion within the book of Genesis is the concept that God is faithful. As we consider God's faithfulness within the book of Genesis, we have seen it in HIS promise, presence, and provision. In this episode, Pastor Andrew spends extra time considering God's faithfulness and how we understand HIS promise, presence, and provision and see it in our l...