Grounded with Steve Hartland

Pastor Steve and Taylor Wallace sit down to talk about this controversial topic in our day. Has our time and age changed the conversation? Does lust factor into the discussion, and if so, how? Begin Show Notes - 1) Defining our terms - Modesty defined,(1 Cor 12:2, 1 Tim 2:9) 2) Why is modesty a bigger issue today? - Feminism (Proverbs 7:10, rape culture, Mark 7) 3) Rebranding - Current Christianit...

This episode is to help Christian Marriages: Christian Husbands and Christian Wives. Pastor Steve shares with us what the Bible has to say about marriage. There are unique dynamics to the Christian marital covenant for the husband and wife respectively. Start of Show Notes - (1.) The broader effects of our fallenness (Gen. 1, 2 & 3) (2.) General observations regarding marriage - (Feminism, bio...

Who do we owe for having the Bible in a language we can read and understand? Pastor Steve highlights two brilliant and heroic men in church history: John Wycliffe and William Tyndale. Against the powerful church of their day, they persevered to give the world a Bible in English. May we not take it for granted! Start of Show Notes - (1.) The purpose of this episode is to help you to love and read y...

How should Christians think and act towards new technology? Pastor Steve breaks down some history of technology and how different Christians in the church have handled it. So should Christians steer clear of any new tech or is there a more nuanced approach for us to take? Find out in today's episode of Grounded! Start of Show Notes - (1.) Christians Before us Have Used Tech - Travel, writing, tran...

So should the preaching of a church be primarily for seeking and reaching non-Christians? Many churches today say that they exist to reach, and while we should reach the lost, what if the Bible describes a different main directive for preaching? Start of Show Notes - (1.) Bibliology - Scripture is sufficient to tell us how to do church (2 Tim 3:16-17) (2.) Ecclesiology - Christ is head of the chur...

Your view of the Bible is very fundamental and important to everything about your faith! Many Christians differ even in this crucial area. Pastor Steve will show us today in the Bible that we must not only trust the Word of God, but that to fail to do so will take us in a completely different direction. So be ready for a verse by verse walk through and some key concepts, as Steve brings us the Wor...