Desert Springs Church Podcast

Chase Jacobs | Various Scriptures | How does the Bible teach us to think and engage well on matters of race, diversity, and justice?

Chase Jacobs | Various Scriptures | How does the Bible teach us to think and engage well on matters of race, diversity, and justice?

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs | We return to our liturgy series and look at the elements in our gatherings we call, "Adoration and Confession."

Ryan Kelly | Genesis 1:26 - 2:3 | The creation of mankind is the climax of God's creative work, and has significance for our lives today.

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs | Can we trust our Bibles? How did we get the books that we have in our Bibles? The guys take a look at some common questions about the historical process that led to the 66 books we have.

Ryan Kelly | Genesis 1:1-25 | The Creation account is a pastoral, theological, and worshipful description of the beginning of all things by the Word of the one true, eternal God.

Ryan Kelly | Luke 18:9-14 | The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector reminds us that we can never look to ourselves for righteousness, but to our Savior for mercy.

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs | The Bible doesn't say a lot about what Heaven and Hell will be like, so how are we to think about these eternal places? Drew and Chase talk about misconceptions and ideas that could lead us astray as well as thoughts to guide believers in thinking biblically about the afterlife.

Ryan Kelly | Luke 16:19-31 | The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is an encouragement to believers and a warning for unbelievers about the great reversal that comes after death.

Caleb Batchelor | Luke 14:12-24 | The parable of the Great Banquet teaches us to freely invite others to our table, because God has freely invited us to His table.

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs, Ron Giese | Ron comes on to make a big announcement about his future ministry.

Ryan Kelly | Luke 16:1-15 | The often-perplexing Parable of the Shrewd Manager teaches disciples that we must wisely use our money and resources to win eternal friends by proclaiming the Gospel.

Ryan Kelly | Luke 13:10-21 | The healing of the woman on the sabbath exemplifies the Kingdom of God, which Jesus illustrates with the parables of the mustard seed and leaven.

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs | Drew and Chase talk about vocational ministry, share their stories, and discuss some confusion around the idea of being "called" into ministry.

Chase Jacobs | Luke 13:1-9 | The parable of the barren fig tree reminds us of the patience of God and calls unbelievers to repentance.

Nathan Sherman | Various Scriptures | This Gospel Men seminar addresses the problem of pornography by first considering God's purposes in making us sexual beings in the first place, and then the wreckage that comes from disordered sexuality.

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs | This week the guys explore the one element of our weekly service we refer to as the "Call to Worship."

Chase Jacobs | Luke 12:13-21 | The parable of the Rich Fool reminds us that true life is found only in Christ, and our eternal hope in the gospel transforms how we use our money.

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs, Ryan Kelly | This week the guys discuss Systematic Theology. What are different ways to study and understand the Bible? Systematic Theology is one of the ways.

Chase Jacobs | Luke 11:5-13 | The Parable of the Friend at Midnight teaches us that our Heavenly Father is always ready to answer our prayers when we ask in faith.

Chase Jacobs | Luke 10:25-37 | The parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us that mercy flows from a heart of compassion that understands God's love for us in Christ.

Chase Jacobs | Luke 8:4-15 | The Parable of the Four Soils explains how the same Word preached receives different responses from people.

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs, Ryan Kelly | Who is the "Israel of God"? What is the relationship between OT ethnic Israel and the NT church? Ryan and Chase work through some of the biblical systems for understanding this tricky topic.

Chase Jacobs | Galatians 6:11-18 | Paul's conclusion to the book of Galatians condemns false motives as it boasts only in the cross of Christ.

Drew Hodge, Chase Jacobs, Ryan Kelly | Drew, Chase, and Ryan share tales from the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention that took place in Nashville a few weeks ago. What is the SBC? How is our church affiliated? What happens at a meeting? All this and more on this week's episode.