King's Way Podcast

Who is more of a man: John Cena or Keanu Reeves? This day and age is flooded with conversations around masculinity and what it means (or should mean) to be a man, with voices from all sides chiming in with stories of hurt and abuse, values from previous generations, overreaches of power, and people working in factories or fighting in wars overseas. What sorts of masculinity are toxic, and what sor...

We felt the pressure that Jesus felt in his day with all the cultural baggage surrounding the topic of this week's text, but we feel called to follow God wherever he leads us, not just to the easy texts that automatically agree with our assumptions. That's why in today's episode, Trevor and Ryan cover Jesus' words on marriage, divorce, singleness and celibacy, and relational commun...

We're back with another Sunday Study Hall episode! In this episode, Trevor and Ryan sit down to discuss the Bible text behind last week's sermon in greater detail than our time constraints on Sunday allowed. While these episodes normally focus heavily on the cultural background and allusions to other biblical texts, this parable that Jesus tells about the unforgiving servant is fairly clea...

Who are the best Christians? Is it pastors, Christian monks, Bible college professors, activists, door-to-door evangelists, missionaries, or faithful weekly church attendees? Jesus answers this question in a way many of us might not: children and those like them. In this episode, Trevor and Ryan unpack the narrative and contextual setting behind the disciple's question and the child's pres...

Sometimes stories in the gospel accounts can seem sporadic. Jesus is kind to his disciples, rebukes a demon, gets frustrated with his disciples, gives an eerie message, and then pays his taxes. How does this paint a clear picture of Jesus' character or goals? In this episode, Trevor is joined by John Cowherd to discuss exactly this–the continuous and consistent thread of Jesus' activity in...

When most people think of God, they think of unexplained phenomena, a glowing light from the clouds, and a thundering voice from heaven. Jesus rarely appears in scripture this way, and even less in the gospel accounts, but Matthew 17 begins with one of those few times. In this episode, Trevor and Ryan drink triple-shot espresso drinks just before exploring some of the depths of this moment in Jesu...

For being described as a "good guy" and a "good teacher", some of Jesus's words can appear pretty mean. In this episode, Trevor and Ryan tackle a large section of Matthew 15 which contains a tense interaction that Jesus had with an outsider begging for his healing. Digging into the historical background, original word usage, and similar interactions in Matthew's gospel...

While it is recent news that a prominent pastor saying something strong enough to get him kicked off of the stage of a church near ours, our struggle with choosing leaders and worldview slants is nothing new. The glaring issue brought out at that event is an issue we constantly wrestle with–what makes leaders or ideologies worth following? In this episode, Trevor and Ryan set out to answer that qu...

From Palm Sunday to two Sundays after Easter this year (2024), we have been preaching a series called "Misplaced Expectations" in our Sunday worship gatherings. These have covered the ways that we expect God to be at work in the world and the ways that he often subverts our expectations for something much, much better. Whether you were here for these sermons and want a refresher or want...

What's the next step for a Christian after belief and baptism? Many faithful believers have sought and taught different answers to this question, but Jesus, his 12 disciples, and the New Testament church did not seem to struggle with what to do with new believers. The secret is in what Jesus thought a "disciple" is. In this episode, Trevor and Ryan have a conversation informed by Joh...

We're back with another episode of the Sunday Study Hall! These are some of our favorite podcasts to do because they help us dive deeper into the scripture that we preached on Sunday in a way that is conversational, curious, and inter-scriptural (tracing a theme from our specific passage throughout the wider contexts of the whole Bible). In this conversation, Trevor and Ryan talk about one of...

Many people (ourselves included) struggle with what God wants for them or from them. Did I pick the right school/job/spouse/church? Is God disappointed? Is He angry? Am I living in disobedience by wanting a certain career or making certain life moves, or is He giving me the freedom to choose those things? In this episode, Trevor and Ryan begin to tackle the topic of God's plan or will for our...

We're back with another episode of the Sunday Study Hall! These are some of our favorite podcasts to do because they help us dive deeper into the scripture that we preached on Sunday in a way that is conversational, inter-scriptural (tracing a theme from our specific passage throughout the wider contexts of the whole Bible), and curious. In this conversation, Trevor and Ryan talk about a slew...

We're back with another episode of the Sunday Study Hall! These are some of our favorite podcasts to do because they help us dive deeper into the scripture that we preached on Sunday in a way that is conversational, inter-scriptural (tracing a theme from our specific passage throughout the wider contexts of the whole Bible), and curious. In this conversation, Trevor and Ryan talk about the par...

We're back with another episode of the Sunday Study Hall! These are some of our favorite podcasts to do because they help us dive deeper into the scripture that we preached on Sunday in a way that is conversational, inter-scriptural (tracing a theme from our specific passage throughout the wider contexts of the whole Bible), and curious. In this conversation, Trevor and Ryan talk about "t...

We're back with another episode of Sunday Study Hall! In this subseries, we do deep dives on sections of the Bible that we start exploring in our Sunday morning services. In this episode, Trevor and Ryan talk about the middle of Matthew chapter 12, covering one of Jesus' mission statements that he draws from the ancient Israelite prophets, the discussion Jesus has with religious leaders on...

King's Way is back in our sermon series through Matthew's gospel account, and the podcast is following suit! Ryan is joined by John to dive deeper into the passage he preached on Sunday and explore some of the loose threads that couldn't get tracked down, including a fuller picture of the reason for the Sabbath, how this reasoning disagrees with the religious leader's assumed reaso...

This past Sunday our church's normal worship gathering was full of awesome worship to God (with special guests Liam and Madi), scripture reading, a baby dedication, and a great wrap-up for our Linchpins series, but unfortunately the audio didn't work for the live stream. While we can't get any of that back, Trevor and Ryan decided to sit down for a conversation to wrap up the Linchpins...

Welcome back! It's a new year and a fresh start for the podcast. After a few weeks off around the holidays, Trevor and Ryan are back to talk about how we can leverage the trend of "New Year's Resolutions" to make real, healthy changes and to grow in godliness without the baggage of shame and guilt. Join the conversation by letting us know in the comments what healthy habits you a...

We're back with another Verse of the Day episode! In this one, Ryan is challenged by his least favorite book of the Bible--the book of Proverbs--as this verse of the day sparks a conversation on teachability and how it effects our lives and faith. This concept of teachability leads into the Christian spiritual disciplines of confession and repentance, and has major implications for effectivene...

Hej hej, and welcome back to the King's Way Podcast! In what is surprisingly not our first, second, or third interview with people serving the Church on other continents, Trevor catches up with a student he formerly served in youth ministry, covering some of their history together and how he and his wife are serving their church in Europe today. Join the conversation by commenting what you fou...

**Sorry for the audio issues. If you watch the video, you can see me finding that the wrong mic is on halfway through and switching.** Does Jesus ever give us permission to exclude people from the good news of the Kingdom of God? With all that's going on in the world, this simple-to-answer question seems to be less clear than ever to many people. In this episode, Trevor and Ryan take a hybrid...

If you want to know what a person is thinking and feeling, a good place to look is what they're listening to. Podcasts aside, Trevor and Ryan have been listening to a wide variety of artists in this season of life, and they'd love to share those artists with you! Join our two hosts as they talk through the music they're loving right now and how those artists and songs comment on some o...

God works in mysterious ways, and among those many mysterious ways, He orchestrated the start of our sermon series to line up with another church's sermon from across the country, which brought up some interesting clarifications as well as philosophical and theological discussions. In this episode, Trevor and Ryan talk about a clip from Andy Stanley's recent sermon at North Point Community...

This episode continues a segment called Sunday Study Hall, where we dive deeper into the past week's sermon topic to follow rabbit trails from the biblical text and explore the depths and riches of what we taught on Sunday to a deeper level than we could in that context. To wrap up this series for the time being, Trevor and Ryan discuss two adjoining stories from Matthew's gospel that each...