Ashland Community Church

In this episode of  Reading with the Church , we discuss February’s book selection,  Peace Like a River  by Leif Enger. Pastor Casey, Tucker, and guest Emily Armstrong reflect on the story’s themes, characters, and the questions it raises about justice, loyalty, faith, and the human longing for redemption.  The conversation explores the powerful role of the novel’s characters—especially the father...

In week two of our  Equipped Studies  series,  Repentance: A Habit of Grace , Pastor Joe Crawford explores what repentance truly is—and what it is not.

We begin a new series in Proverbs by asking a foundational question: What is the Wisdom? In Proverbs 1:1–7, Pastor Casey McCall introduces us to biblical wisdom—not as mere practical advice, but as a way of life rooted in reverence for God and harmony with His created order. Wisdom is royal, relational, comprehensive, and moral. It shapes how we live, speak, work, parent, plan, and lead. But Prove...

In Luke 24:33–53, we reach the powerful conclusion of our journey through the Gospel of Luke as the risen Jesus appears to His disciples, opens their minds to understand the Scriptures, and commissions them to carry the gospel to the nations. Pastor Casey McCall reminds us that the resurrection is not merely an event to celebrate, but a reality that reshapes every part of the Christian life. Becau...

In the opening session of our  Equipped Studies  series,  Repentance: A Habit of Grace , Pastor Josh Crawford lays the foundation for the journey ahead by addressing the reality of sin and its impact on our relationship with God. This first week centers on an honest look at how sin separates us from God and why recognizing that brokenness is essential to understanding true repentance, beginning in...

In Luke 24:1–32, we encounter the resurrection of Jesus not as a distant doctrine, but as a personal, hope-restoring reality. Pastor Casey McCall walks us through the empty tomb and the road to Emmaus, showing how God brings His people from confusion and despair into clarity and faith through His Word. The risen Christ meets unlikely witnesses, opens blind eyes, and reveals Himself as the fulfillm...

In Luke 23:26–56, we are brought face-to-face with the crucifixion of Jesus—the moment where God’s redemptive plan is fulfilled through the willing suffering of His Son. In this passage, the cross reveals not only what Christ has done for us, but what it means to follow Him. First, we see the pattern of discipleship as Jesus carries His cross and calls others to deny themselves and follow Him. Chr...

Featuring Pastor Casey McCall, Pastor Joe Abdelghany + Tucker Hargrove Discussing: "On Reading Well" by Karen Swallow Pryor

In Luke 23:1–25, Jesus stands publicly before religious leaders, political authorities, and the watching crowds, revealing how every person is confronted with a decision about who He truly is. Pastor Casey McCall walks us through the injustice of Jesus’ trial, the silence of the innocent Son of God, and the tragic exchange where Barabbas is freed while Jesus is condemned. This passage exposes the...

In Luke 22:39–71, we follow Jesus into the Garden of Gethsemane where His suffering begins—not just through betrayal, denial, and injustice, but through His willing submission to the Father’s will. Pastor Casey McCall reminds us that the turning point of our salvation is found in Jesus’ prayer:  “Nevertheless, not my will, but yours be done.” This passage shows us that Christ did not go to the cro...

In Luke 22:24–38, Jesus prepares His disciples for what’s coming—warning them of real dangers that can quietly derail their faith. Even in the shadow of the cross, the disciples fall into the same struggles we still face today: craving greatness, trusting ourselves, and misunderstanding what it means to follow Christ in a world that won’t always welcome Him. Pastor Casey McCall shows us that Jesus...

In Luke 22:14–23, Jesus shares the Passover meal with His disciples and transforms it into something entirely new. In this message, Pastor Casey McCall shows how the Lord’s Supper fulfills God’s saving work in the past, anchors our faith in Christ’s sacrifice, and stirs our hope for the future Kingdom. What was once a remembrance of deliverance from Egypt becomes a declaration that Jesus Himself i...

As the new year begins, Luke 22 reminds us that our hope is not found in our ability to control outcomes, but in a God who is completely sovereign—even over betrayal, suffering, and evil intentions. In this passage, we see human wickedness on full display, yet every detail unfolds according to God’s perfect and redemptive plan. Pastor Casey McCall shows us that the cross was not an accident, Judas...

In Luke 21:5–38, Jesus delivers His final major teaching before the cross, not to satisfy curiosity about the end times, but to prepare His people to live faithfully until He returns. Pastor Casey McCall explains that Jesus calls His followers to a ready life—one marked not by fear or speculation, but by endurance, faithfulness, and hope. As the world around us proves fragile and temporary, Christ...

Featuring Tucker Hargrove + Pastor Casey McCall

In Luke 20:45–21:4, Jesus places two radically different ways of life side by side. On one hand stand the scribes—religious leaders who appear righteous on the outside but are driven by pride, recognition, and self-preservation. On the other stands a poor widow, unnoticed by the crowd yet fully seen by God, who gives all she has in quiet, wholehearted devotion. Pastor Casey McCall shows how this c...

In Luke 20:27–44, Jesus confronts the Sadducees with a truth that challenges both their theology and their way of life: the resurrection is real, and it changes everything. Pastor Casey McCall shows us that the Jesus revealed in Scripture often disrupts our comfortable assumptions—especially when we try to reduce Him to a version that fits our preferences. By denying the resurrection, the Sadducee...

In Luke 20:1–26, Jesus exposes what lies beneath resistance to His authority. As Israel’s leaders confront Him in the temple, their questions reveal not honest curiosity but hardened unbelief, stubborn desires, and a refusal to submit to the true King. Pastor Casey McCall shows how Jesus’ counters—His question about John’s baptism, His parable of the vineyard, and His brilliant response about payi...

In Luke 19:11–48, Jesus reveals Himself as  the  Threefold King— King of Kings, Prophet, and Priest —and calls His followers to respond with faithfulness, devotion, and obedience. Pastor Joe Abdelghany walks us through Jesus’ parable of the minas, His triumphal entry, His lament over Jerusalem, and His cleansing of the temple, showing that every moment of Christ’s ministry demands a response from...

In this passage, Jesus meets two very different men—a blind beggar and a wealthy tax collector—and both are transformed by His mercy. Pastor Josh Crawford shows how the desperate cries of the blind man and the eager search of Zacchaeus reveal what real faith looks like when people encounter Christ. These stories remind us that salvation is entirely the work of a merciful Savior who seeks the lost...

In Luke 18:15–34, Jesus reveals what it truly means to enter His kingdom—and who actually can. Pastor Casey McCall contrasts the faith of helpless children with the pride of a self-assured ruler to show that entrance into God’s kingdom is not earned by status, wealth, or moral performance, but received through humble dependence on Christ alone. Jesus calls His followers to lay aside every competin...

In Luke 18:1–14, Jesus tells two parables that expose the heart of genuine faith—one that persists in prayer and one that depends completely on God’s mercy. Pastor Casey McCall unpacks how the persistent widow’s endurance and the tax collector’s humility reveal what it means to live a vindicated life before God. This message challenges us to trade pride for prayer, self-reliance for surrender, and...

Jesus redirects the Pharisees’ timeline question with a kingdom reality check: the King is already among them—yet His final unveiling is still to come. Pastor Casey unpacks the “already/not yet” of the kingdom, warns against rumor-chasing and date-setting, and shows why the Son of Man’s return will be unmistakable—like lightning across the sky. This message urges true readiness. 🖥️ Learn more at a...

In Luke 17:1–19, Jesus teaches His disciples what life looks like  in between  His first and second coming. Pastor Casey McCall shows that the Christian life is marked by tension—already redeemed, yet not fully restored. In this passage, Jesus reminds us to expect sin and practice forgiveness, admit our weakness and trust His strength, reject self-righteous service, and live in daily gratitude for...

What does God see when He looks past our image and into our hearts? In this message, Pastor Casey McCall confronts the Pharisees’ love of money and the impulse to “justify ourselves before men.” Walking through Jesus’ words about the Law’s enduring truth, the misuse of divorce as a loophole, and the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, we’re invited to expose our inner Pharisee and return to Chris...