Dive In With Matt & Joe

Jason & Courtney’s Wilderness Story The path in the wilderness can feel so circular and confusing. And right there in the middle of it, God’s Spirit makes the path straight. Where does the path lead? To Him! He is the goal of the wilderness journey. Dive in today as Jason and Courtney share their story of the wilderness journey which led them from bondage in religion to freedom in relationship...

Frank & Audrey’s Wilderness Story In this episode, we continue to process God’s Wilderness Gifts as we hear these wilderness stories. From rolling down sand dunes to the wilderness of not knowing where they will live the next month - this is the story that Frank and Audrey share today. It’s a fantastic story of God’s provision in the wilderness!

Matt’s Wilderness Story In a world that values efficiency and gettin’ it done, the wilderness can feel like wasted time! But God gives the good gift of preparation in the wilderness. What is He preparing us for? Learning to walk with Him! And when we walk with Him…wow!! Join us as we listen to Matt’s wilderness story.

Sarah’s Wilderness Story Sarah shares a powerful story of experiencing God’s mercy in the wilderness. Her eyes were opened about 10 years ago to the probability that there is a God. But how could he be known? Her hunger lead her in many directions. But it was the call of Jesus that stopped her in her tracks and changed her life. God can be known. He has a name. His name is Jesus.

Q\&R for the Gospel of Mark In this episode, we respond to a bunch of great questions we received on the Gospel of Mark. Some of the questions were more general in nature - we will find another podcast to dive into those. This has been a fantastic journey together and we welcome you to join us as the journey continues.

Confronting The Powers The garden. The kiss. The swords. The court. Rome. And Jesus stands firm as he confronts the powers by standing firm in love. This is how the Kingdom of God crashes into the world. This is how the King rescues people and draws all nations to himself. He stands in the space that no one else can. And hell is furious!

God-Sightings with Lynn Clay God-sightings are moments when we see the Kingdom of God breaking into our world. They happen all throughout our days. Today, we are joined by Lynn Clay who is a dear friend from Illinois. From her time as a professional athlete to serving in a local jail, she shares some powerful Kingdom moments. By sharing our God-sightings together, we are reminded of who God is and...

Jesus’s Garden Prayer Matt and Joe are joined by special guest Andy Needham as they discuss Jesus’s prayer in the garden of Gethsemane from Mark 14. Come and join us as we explore connections back to the garden of Eden as well as the walking through trials with trusted companions.

Horizons Episode Description: We are continuing to explore Jesus’ teaching in Mark 13. What is the “day of the Lord” and what should we be looking for? And when the day comes, how do we respond? Biblical prophecy is like looking at the mountains on the horizon…we see things up and close and far away, making it hard to distinguish between them. The Bible Project has a great video on The Day of the...

Signs Of The End Will we know when it’s happening? What will it be like? Well…Jesus talks about "the end"…but it’s different than we often imagine. Let’s see what God will do as we dive in to Jesus’ teaching in Mark 13 together. Also, note that this episode will be a little longer than normal.

Deb’s Story The Kingdom of God is governed by the law of love - Love the Lord your God will all your life and love your neighbor as yourself. What does love look like when it moves into the neighborhood? We’ll catch a glimpse of that as Deb shares some stories about how the Kingdom of God breaks in as she and her husband, Mike, love God and love their neighbors.

Cursing The Fig Tree Join us as we did into Mark 11. Here we find Jesus hungry and looking for some good fruit to eat. Instead, he doesn’t find what he’s looking for and curses the tree. What is the world is going on here? As we dive in together, we are seeing that Jesus isn’t merely hangry, he is prophetically pointing to the passing away of the “old order” as he is ushering in the “new order” —...

The Way What’s the different between a world-class athlete and a weekend warrior? The way they choose to live their lives (and some natural athletic gifting, of course). The athlete aligns his or her life around their objective as an athlete. The weekend warrior…well, he just goes for it when it’s convenient. What does this have to do with following Jesus? Let’s dive in together and see!

Life Like Little Children Last week we dove into the teaching of Jesus where he says that only those who come like little children will experience the Kingdom of God. This week, we talk with Tammy who is a long-time member of CenterPoint Church who exemplifies this invitation of Jesus to trust him, engaging with joy and wonder.

Like Little Children Go carts, ponds, and oil changes are all spaces that teach us about the Kingdom of God. In Mark 10:13-16, Jesus draws our attention to little kids and says that to enter the Kingdom, we must become like one of them. What does it look like to engage the Kingdom with curiosity, wonder, awe, and giddy joy? Let’s dive in and find out!

Millstones, Worms, and Fire With strong words and shocking imagery, Jesus confronts his disciples (then and now) regarding sin. He shows that unchecked sin does harm to those being trained up in the ways of Jesus and the Kingdom of God; and it does harm to oneself. Implications abound as we dive into Jesus’ teaching on millstones, worms, and fire.

Jesus’ Transfiguration Three of the disciples saw what must have blown their mind. All of Jesus’ talk about his own death and that whoever follows him must let go of their life…then this! What was happening up on that mountain? It’s a visual summary of all of the Bible, centered on Jesus, who was, is, and forever will be!

Jesus Is The Christ In the shadow of a spiritually significant mountain, Jesus leads his disciples with the most important question any of us will answer. It’s a question that centers the entire story…not just Mark’s Gospel, but the entire story of the Bible and of human history. Yes…it’s that big! And the implications for us, today, are profound. Join us as we dive into Mark 8 together.

Blind Eyes Open What do Old Testament prophets, bread, yeast, and spit have to do with each other? Jesus continually invites us to trust him and join him in his kingdom. But we have competing values and priorities that make seeing him a challenge. With ears to hear and eyes to see, the Kingdom of God is in our midst, freeing us from the bondage of fear, pride, and coercion and inviting us into fre...

From The Heart What do table scraps for the dogs have to do with the incredible grace of God? In order to make life work, there are various levers that we pull. But Jesus exposes the weakness of our levers! He doesn’t do this in order to be mean, but as an invitation to trust him…for he, alone, can bring about new life! Join us as Matt and Jess dive into Mark chapter seven!

Life Over Death Jesus rules over death and fills us with his life! Explore the power of Jesus over death in the story of a 12 year old girl who experienced resurrection. Special guest, Heidi Furr, shares some stories of her experience as an ICU and Oncology nurse that ignites our imagination for how Jesus continues to rule over death today.

Freedom From Demons This week, Matt and Joe dive into Mark 5 and the story of Jesus and the demon-possessed man. What does it mean when the demon calls him “Son of the Most High God”? Russ also joins the conversation to share how Jesus set him free—proof that spiritual freedom is still real and available today. Explore more: Wellsprings of Freedom  – a ministry dedicated to helping people walk in...

Chaos Waters In this episode, Joe and Matt dive more deeply into the chaos waters from Genesis to Revelation . As Jesus calms the storm in Mark 4, there is a rich story being played out where Jesus reveals who he is, his power, and his victory over the chaos waters…while he, himself, is the living water.

The Mustard Seed This week, Matt and Joe dive into Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed in Mark 4:30-32. It’s such an encouraging parable by Jesus that reminds us of the nature of the Kingdom of God as it crashes into our world. Matt and Joe are also joined by Ben, who will share a story about how he has experienced that recently. So let’s do it…join us as we dive in!

LAMP ON A STAND This week in Dive In with Matt and Joe , we are taking a look at the encouragement and warning in Jesus’ parable about a lamp on a stand in Mark 4:21-25. We also get to hear a couple of great stories from Susan, who shares what it looks like when the light shines. Join us as we dive in together!