FBC Ropes Family Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Josh hosts Donovan on the podcast this week. Donovan offers his take on pastoral ministry, how he preps his sermons, and what he does the rest of the week

Send us Fan Mail Courtney asks Josh questions about the youth ministry. Why is it important? How can YOU get involved? What is the hardest part? What is the mission statement for FBC Ropesville's student ministry? 

Send us Fan Mail Courtney gives us her thoughts and philosophy on children's ministry. 

Send us Fan Mail Josh and Courtney talk where we should place our foundation. If our foundation is anything other than Jesus, we may find ourselves in rubble after the storm comes. 

Send us Fan Mail In our last episode for 2024, Josh and Courtney welcome guest Allison Crabb to talk through some resolution and goal setting for the next year. They share some new years traditions and goals they have for 2025. 

Send us Fan Mail What is this season truly about? Is it the season of stress and comparison? Is it the season of grief? Or is it the season of Joy? Josh and Courtney share their thoughts and experiences. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Josh and Courtney talk self control. This fruit looks like giving up control to Jesus instead of trying to control our lives on our own. 

Send us Fan Mail Josh and Courtney continue the Fruit of the Spirit series. In this episode they talk about gentleness and what it means to be gentle. We must take the yoke of Jesus upon us, let him take the full control of our life in order to be gentle. 

Send us Fan Mail Continuing our series on the Fruit of the Spirit. Today we talk about faithfulness. Josh shares what he's been teaching in youth over the last few months. Romans 8 covers a lot of topics, but they all point to God's faithfulness.

Send us Fan Mail Donovan joins Courtney and Josh to talk about God's goodness. God is the source of good. Apart from Him we will never be good. When we let His word dwell within us, clothe ourselves with the fruit of the Spirit, his goodness flows out of us. 

Send us Fan Mail Kindness is born out of love. Josh and Courtney talk through what it looks like to be kind. The difference between being nice and being kind. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Josh and Courtney talk through a tough topic. Patience. Josh shares that he thought he was a patient person, but it turns out he was passive. Practicing patience can be tough, but we have to rely on the Spirit in order to be a patient person. 

Send us Fan Mail Josh and Courtney talk God's peace, how we can tap into it, and how it doesn't make sense. Sometimes we look in the wrong place for peace, but we must remember that God is the source of peace.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Josh and Courtney continue talking through the Fruits of The Spirit. This week they answer the question: What is the Joy of the Lord? Josh sings a song, and Courtney brings practical ways that we experience the Joy of the Lord.

Send us Fan Mail The first week of our Fruits of The Spirit series. This week we talk about love, we share stories of how God used the Church to show us love as well as how we can bear the fruit of love to those around us. 

Send us Fan Mail Where does our confidence come from? Can we have too much confidence? Courtney, Donovan, and Josh share stories of overconfidence and times where they were confident in God and His plan. 

Send us Fan Mail "Therefore now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." We are free from our sin and shame to now do the things that God has created us to do. Josh fills everyone in on what the youth group has been learning on Wednesday nights. 

Send us Fan Mail Josh and Courtney look at a story in Exodus where God calls Moses to do something that God has planned. Moses asks God "why me?" We often do not feel qualified or good enough to do what God calls us to do. But God equips us and doesn't leave us on our own. 

Send us Fan Mail God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Josh and Courtney talk the doctrine of the Trinity. They look at examples of each within the scriptures. We ask how the Triune God impacts us as believers.  

Send us Fan Mail Busyness and hurry have become an epidemic in our society. Josh, Courtney, and Donovan talk about time. How to fill our time with things that matter, not just things that fill time. 

Send us Fan Mail Josh and Courtney talk through the importance of friendships. Iron sharpens iron, surround yourself with good iron and be good iron to those around you. 

Send us Fan Mail "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Courtney and Josh discuss this verse in Philippians. What are the "all things" that we can do? How do we do the "all things"?  Please Follow, Subscribe, and share! 

Send us Fan Mail Donovan joins Courtney and Josh and they talk living life day by day. We can get overwhelmed by the plans and obligations that we have in the future. Jesus tells us not to be anxious about tomorrow, because tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Jesus tells us to to seek Him first and all other things will fall in line. 

Send us Fan Mail What is Grace? What is an example of Grace? Why Grace? Josh and Courtney answer these questions as well as share stories about needing grace. Grace is huge, it doesn't make sense, but that's the point!

Send us Fan Mail Donovan joins Josh to discuss biblical obedience. How we practice obedience and the evidence of obedience. Jesus is the way, when we walk in the way, we look like Jesus.