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Most adults know what it's like to be forgiven, even more so if you're a believer in Christ as he paid the ultimate price to forgive us for all our sin, but what most adults struggle with is how to forgive others. Paul writes a letter to Philemon addressing his leadership but before he addresses the issue Paul begins his letter with love and encouragement. In this episode Matthew and I dis...

Paul writes this letter to a fellow worker in Christ, but he also addresses the wife, son, and house church of Philemon. From what we understand this is an important letter to a man who God knows is not perfect but needs some guidance. God knows our lives will not be perfect, even though we should strive for perfection each day, which is why He places certain people in our lives to hold us account...

Lots of things have changed in our world since Christ, like technology, vehicles, and jobs, but some things will never change they just look different. In this episode we are going through a new series that covers the book of Philemon, who was a slave owner. Although, slaver doesn't look like what is use to 2000 years ago it still exists, so me and Matthew do our best to explain what is looks...

This episode covers weeks 3 and 4 of the Four Fields. Discipleship is important for many reasons, as it's how the gospel of Jesus is passed on from generation to generation. In some way we all disciple others around us, but to be a disciple of Jesus holds great responsibility. Many of us became disciples in the church, but what exactly is the church? Join us in this episode as we discuss disci...

The field with seed is the most important field, simply because it's the Lord who commands each of us to go out and share the gospel regardless of who the person is, what they look like, and where they're from. Obedience is the key because whether the seed falls along the path, or the rocky ground, or the thorns, or the good soil, it's our job as Christians to listen to His voice and t...

Christ has called everyone to advance the gospel, but sharing the gospel looks different for everyone. The Lord wants to use you where you are to share the gospel, but He wants you to do within your field. This may be sharing with your neighbor, a cowoker, brother or sister, or as a pastor of some sort. The bigger question is will you be obedient to His voice?

We all know serving in God's kingdom comes in many fashions, one of those were a group of Porch students who were sent to Ethiopia, where they fellowship and shared the gospel boldly to students in Kalala. God is wanting to use each of us and can inspire us to lead in different way within the church, but sometimes that requires us stepping outside of our comfortable little box and stepping int...

As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, there were ten men who were covered in leprosy begging Jesus to have mercy on them and bring healing, but Christ response was to see the priest, as this was custom for the people to do but only if they could prove the disease was gone. Scripture says as they went the men were healed, in the end only one man returned to Jesus to give praise to God. This story p...

In this episode the gang talks about the importance of spiritual gifts. God gives us different gifts to use to further his kingdom, but we discuss the importance of complete obedience to God when using our gift. Follow along to gather a better understanding of your spiritual and how you can be obedient to His calling!

This episode is about receiving spiritual gifts and using those spiritual gifts in and out of church. God has gifted each person with a unique talent to help further his kingdom, and the amazing thing is some have more than one spiritual gift. We cover each spiritual gift and give examples of how to use those gifts everywhere you go. 

This week TJ covered the Roman Road. Gervace, Matthew, and I, briefly gave a historical description what Paul was trying to convey to the church in Rome. Join us for another podcast filled with God's word and wisdom.

This episode is strictly about the vision. God gave TJ a vision for The Porch, 8 years ago so we wanted share that same vision with our listeners. Join me and G, as we discuss the importance of house church, missions, and the weekly functions of The Porch. 

This episode is led by Gervace, Matthew, and Cruz. During our session we cover the lukewarm Christian, as is seem the US is becoming more and more worldly as if there is no God. This causes many people to be led astray, but we offer biblical ways on how to combat our selfish desires and stay united with Christ.

In this episode Matthew, Micah, and Trevor, join as guest speakers to discuss our family Christmas traditions. Each family looks different so it's kind of nice to learn about the things that actually make us different. Christmas is a time for all nations to stop and celebrate this day of gift giving, but for Christians we see it as a day to gather with friends and family to celebrate the birth of...

This episode is all about Jesus. Since we're in the holiday season, G and I began to discuss the purpose of Jesus dying on the cross and why we cannot buy or earn our way into heaven. His death is first explained in the book of Genesis, then further explained in Leviticus, and his coming was prophesied about many times in the Old Testament. Join us as we explain why Jesus was the ultimate Gift!

This is the final chapter of Revelation. This chapter is about eternity, as it describes what heaven will be like and who all will dwell with Jesus in His new Kingdom. Join us as we discuss this final chapter!

Revelation chapter 21 is about the New Heaven, the New Earth, and the New Jerusalem. God will do away with the old and bring in the new, so that all who are written in the Lambs Book of Life may have an eternal home, and this home is far more beautiful that any human eye can comprehend. 

Revelation chapter 20 covers the 1000 year reign with Christ and all Christians. During this reign Satan is thrown down into the abyss until the end of the period, but once he is released for a short time he begins to deceive the nations on the earth one last time. The big question here is, how is it possible for those following Christ to turn away from him and turn to sin during the 1000 year rei...

This episode covers almost too many topics, but that's okay because we like to keep things somewhat interesting. From Oklahoma sports, to Salvation, to the rejoicing in heaven in Revelation chapter 19. Join G, Matthew, and I, as we discuss the important things of life and figure out a few mysteries of Revelation!

This episode covers the great prostitute, the beast, and the fall of Babylon. These three things represents something during the great tribulation, the woman is speculated to represent one world power, religion, and government. The beast represents Satan, and Babylon is the great city that once was that will eventually be rebuilt but destroyed to never be rebuilt again. G and I, interpret what thi...

This episode we have special guest Matthew Trolinger, as we cover the last half of the Tribulation period. Chapter 15 prepares the Bowl Judgment and chapter 16 is God's judgment poured out on the earth. These two chapters prepare us for the battle of Armageddon.

This chapter G and I cover the 144,000, but is this the same 144,000 from chapter 7 or is this a different set of people? This chapter also reveals how the gospel will be shared during this dark time to a people that worship idols, and "Drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality." This chapter is about judgment on God's people and those that want nothing to do with Jesus.

This episode covers two chapter that reveals the women, the child, the arch angel, and the dragon. These are four major characters that play an important role during this dark time, but as always God remains in control.

In these two chapter, we are discussing events that occur during the first three and a half years of the tribulation period. John is called back down to earth to receive a little scroll from this angel whose foot on land and sea, then these two witnesses appear and are given great authority to perform miracles like we haven't seen, then worship breaks out in heaven because all people give glory to...

These two chapter explain the Seventh Sean and the Golden Censer, along with the the Seven Trumpets. As the trumpets are blown, each event that occurs only makes life more miserable on the Earth. But the beautiful thing about these two chapter is Satan and his demons will not be allowed to harm God's people who have His seal on their foreheads. Though this is not easy to talk about, I still invite...