Focus on Christ Podcast

Jack and John explore the stories of Job and Stephen. Both men endured great trials and exhibited great faith. Amid his suffering, Job never lost faith, never cursed God, and he looked to the distant future saying, "I know my Redeemer lives..." Stephen told the story of Jesus woven through the priests and prophets from Abraham and Moses to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. He...

On the very day Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared to two of his disciples who were walking home dejected. The man they thought would be king had been killed by the people they had hoped he would conquer. No battle. No resistance. Only surrender. Their presumed king followed his accusers like a naive lamb on its way to be slaughtered. Their dreams had died, but Jesus appeared along side them an...

How in the world can we describe Jesus? I've never seen him, but I can describe him by his nature and by his word. Jack and John dive into the scripture to see what the Bible can show us about Jesus so we can catch a glimpse of him. Thanks for listening. Please reach out to us at connect@jackandjohnpodcast.com or leave a voice message at 317-663-9390. Thank you, Mike Bridgewater for taking ti...

Wow! Episode 50. When Jack and I started this podcast, we had no idea what we were doing. If you've been following us, you know that's still true. But we know one thing. Jesus is who says he is, and we can't go wrong when we focus on him. He is our creator, sustainer, redeemer, and so much more. He is our everything. In our 50th episode, we discuss the fact that Jesus is the Good Sh...

We could talk forever and never exhaust the depth of what it means to say Jesus is our Savior. Jack and John tackle this subject and hope it sparks a desire in your heart to dive deeper and get to know the Creator God who made himself one of us to save us from ourselves and so much more. Thanks for listening. Please reach out to us at connect@jackandjohnpodcast.com or leave a voice message at 317-...

Jesus is the lamb of God. We think of him as Creator, King, and Lord. Those roles are strong and powerful. But he is also the Lamb of God. That sounds vulnerable and weak. But the Lamb of God is anything but weak.  Thanks for listening. Please reach out to us at connect@jackandjohnpodcast.com or leave a voice message at 317-663-9390. Thank you, Mike Bridgewater for taking time away from saving the...

Jack and John discuss  the reason for a priesthood, the role of a priest, and especially the role of the High Priest on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the one day of the year that the High Priest could enter the Most Holy Place to offer sacrifice for himself and for the sins of all the people. Listen as the talk about what it means to have Jesus as our High Priest. Thanks for listening. Please...

Jesus is King. He is the Son of David, the Beloved Son, the King of kings. Listen as Jack and John discuss... Thanks for listening. Please reach out to us at connect@jackandjohnpodcast.com or leave a voice message at 317-663-9390. Thank you, Mike Bridgewater for taking time away from saving the world to engineer and produce our podcast. Thank you, JD for your musical wizardry. And thank you Mt. Gi...

Our great king is many things, and there is power in his name. Over the next several episodes, Jack and John will dive into the names and titles of our savior king. We could spend years talking about Jesus and only skim the surface of the depths of the riches of wisdom and knowledge of our God, his great name, his spirit, and his power.  Thank you for joining us and we hope you stay with us throug...

It’s been said that “ nobody but you can define who you are .” Is that right? God has certainly given each of us a measure of autonomy and self-determination, but do we truly define who we are? In this episode, Jack and John discuss our identity in Christ. We are his creation and the objects of his intent. How we define ourselves is not as important as how he defines us and what he wants for us. T...

Jack and John discuss the power of persistence in prayer. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in. jackandjohnpodcast.com Facebook Instagram

There are so many things to distract us and draw our focus away from Christ. Jack and John discuss obstacles that keep us from Jesus and what it takes to overcome them. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everyth...

Jack and John discuss the four agreements and help us see Jesus in each of them. 1. Always tell the truth 2. Always do your best 3. Don't make assumptions 4. Don't take things personally Can you picture Jesus standing before the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate? God has truly given his best, the blameless lamb of God, his beloved Son, the once-and-for-all sacrifice for all sin. Jesus stood...

We jumped into 2020 with both feet and quickly sank into the mud of a year none of us had hoped for. We tip-toed into 2021, hoping it would be better than the year that felt like it would never end and couldn't end soon enough. I don't know. Was 2021 better? For some. Not so much for others. But we are all longing for something new and better. That is what Jesus has promised. He will mak...

Merry Christmas! May your day be filled with joy as you celebrate the birth of Jesus.  Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in. jackandjohnpodcast.com Facebook Instagram

Somethings are too big to miss, but we somehow manage to miss them anyway. A big appointment. A test. An anniversary. A wedding. We've all been there. But one thing we don't ever want to miss is Jesus. Yet so many do. In this episode, Jack and John explore the idea of missing Christmas. Who missed the first Christmas? When have we missed Christmas? Who is missing Christmas today? What ca...

The  story of God becoming one of us never ceases to amaze, and that is the story of Christmas. In this and the following two episodes, Jack and John discuss the Christmas story, its meaning, its power, and its wondrous hope for all of us. We wish you a joy-filled Christmas season, and we challenge you to share the joy and the hope of Christmas with someone who needs joy and hope. We are planning...

Sometimes wisdom comes from unexpected places and from unexpected people. Listen as Jack and John share unexpected heartfelt wisdom. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in. jackandjohnp...

Dr. Adam Maclauchlan shares his journey of faith. Adam is fighting stage IV lung cancer that has spread through his lungs, his brain, and his bones. He and his family are floating in uncharted waters. His doctors struggle to give him a prognosis because they've never seen anyone so young and healthy with his type of cancer. His life, like all of our lives, is in God's hands, but not all...

Happy Thanksgiving!   Jack: I heard a story about a seven-year-old boy by the name of Steve Walla who lived in Missoula, Missouri. One day in elementary school, his teacher asked the class to write a paper on what they were thankful. Steve wrote, “I am so thankful for Thanksgiving this year. We get to go to Grandma and Grandpa’s house, and Grandma makes homemade cherry pie. And I love to eat Grand...

We live in jars of clay. But we are not the clay. We are born again by the Spirit of God through the blood of Jesus the Anointed One. He put to death our sins and shortcomings when he died a criminal's death. He buried our sins in the Earth and remembers them no more. When He arose triumphant over death, He made us forever alive and incorruptible. Yet here we are. Eternal souls in jars of cla...

Jack and John visit Stefanie Jeffers at the Dream House . You'll hear some visitors come into the house and in the background during our interview because the Dream House is alive with hope, and it is open for women struggling, recovering, overcoming. It's a place to feel safe, a place to belong, and a place to dream. It is a place where the love of Jesus is lived out. In this episode, S...

Stefanie Jeffers is the founder and CEO of Grit into Grace, Inc. She lives the story of transformation from grit into grace, from surviving by being hard-hearted to thriving by being broken-hearted by her savior who saw the pure gold buried beneath the dross of her life. Listen as she opens the door and invites you into a place where  you can feel safe, and loved. A place where you belong. Huge th...

God looks beyond our faults and sees our needs. He sees us where we are and where we're going. He sees greater potential than we can imagine. He loves us deeper and stronger than we can conceive.  In this episode, we explore how God sees us. Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer,  JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record. Thank YOU for listening. We pray ou...

“Shame is a prison, as cruel as the grave. Shame is robber and it’s come to take my name. Love is my redeemer, lifting me up from the ground. Love is the power where my freedom song is found…”  These words begin the song "Ain't No Grave" by Cageless Birds and Molly Skaggs that was released in 2018. Give it a listen. It's a great song that will stay with you. My friend Laci McCl...