Gracious Savior Church Podcast

In this episode, Matt and Josh discuss the concept of being dead in sin but alive in Christ. They speak about personal stories from their lives where they have seen grace and redemption, The Matrix, . Today's Scripture is ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ephesians 2:1-10 Today's Ice Cream is Tillamook White Chocolate Raspberry Matrix Red Pill Scene Our Website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gracioussavior.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find th...

In this episode, Matt and Josh discuss their own experiences with baptism, their lingering questions, where they find comfort, and the defense of infant baptism, as well as the overpowering nature of God's Love. Today's Scripture is ⁠⁠⁠Ephesians 1:11-14 Our Website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gracioussavior.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find the Weekly Word on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel

What does the word Redemption really mean? How does the idea of slavery and freedom affect the way we see God's love? How can we experience the generosity of God's love in our life, and what makes a good Father's Day for Josh? Today's Scripture is ⁠⁠Ephesians 1:7-10⁠ Bible Project video on Redemption Our Website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gracioussavior.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find the Weekly Word on...

Our First Episode covering Ephesians. What does the word Predestination actually mean? How can God's election bring us comfort? Matt and Josh discuss this, as well as the glory of God's love and a challenge to look inward to the reaction brought up in us from hearing the Good News. Today's Scripture is ⁠Ephesians 1:1-14 Our Website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gracioussavior.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find the W...

Our final episode in Practicing The Way. We discuss the Rule of Life Builder, Matt’s 30+ hour fast, and answer some questions from listeners.  Today's Scripture is John 15:4 , Matthew 6:33 , and Matthew 11:28-30  The book Celebration of Discipline by Richard J Foster Josh's Google Doc of Henry Drummond's Works Bible Project Video explaining God and The Trinity Bible Project Video about...

Matt and Josh discuss what it means to "Seek First the Kingdom" when so many things compete for our attention. Josh shares how he needs to choose Jesus over sleep, and how a recent fast helped him tremendously. Matt talks about how to trust Jesus more with basic needs, and about Witnessing through the Young Adults group. Today's Scripture is ⁠ ⁠Matthew 7:25-35⁠⁠ ⁠ We discuss the book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Practic...

Matt opens up about the first time he confessed a sin to someone else. Josh leads a study into how conflicted Matthew must have been when Jesus called him, and the authority of Jesus to forgive sins. Then they both reflect on the recent passing of a friend, and end today's episode in prayer. Today's Scripture is ⁠ Matthew 9:9-13⁠ ⁠ We discuss the book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Practicing the Way ⁠⁠⁠⁠ by John M...

Josh and Matt discuss how suffering can actually become a spiritual discipline through trust and vulnerability. They talk about how Matt has personally had to turn to God in suffering, and how Josh has found comfort in certain truths about God. The episode ends with a reading that brings us closer to the heart of Jesus in suffering situations. Today's Scripture is Matthew 26:36-46 ⁠and John 11...

What does it mean to abide? Which Spiritual Discipline is right for you to commit to this week? What are some of the meanings of Jesus saying "I am the Vine, you are the Branches"? All this and more is discussed with my guest co-host, Doug! I apologize for the technical difficulties in this episode. The audio quality drops sharply from 15:00 to 43:00. Today's Scripture is ⁠John 15:1-...

In this episode we discuss how Jesus practiced prayer. Then we dive into our own prayer lives. We go through the list of 9 Spiritual Rhythms and honestly hold up a mirror to ourselves for each one in our lives. Finally, we encourage you and each other to tackle this week's discipline: Sabbath. Today's Verse is Mark 1:29-39 We discuss the book: ⁠Practicing the Way ⁠ by John Mark Comer Our W...

Our First Episode! We discuss the book: Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, the effects of Spiritual disciplines in our lives, and we read Ephesians 1:1-14 as our reflection verse. Our Website is Gracioussavior.org You can find the Weekly Word on our Youtube Channel