Living on Purpose

Pastor John and Sam are just a couple of jive turkeys. We want to hear what YOU'RE thankful for! Go to our facebook page and leave a comment on our Thanksgiving post! Flint Campus page - ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/eflint.org⁠⁠ Grand Blanc Campus page - ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/WeAreEmmanuel. Life/⁠⁠ Ortonville Campus page - https://www.facebook.com/HillsideBibleChurch We'd love to hear f...

Welcome back to the podcast! We're running low on questions, so send them in soon! Scripture references in today's episode: Malachi 4:5-6; Daniel 8:14; Psalm 43 & 44; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 6:10; John 12:40. If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome back to the podcast! Answer today's Start Bench Cut game in the comments section - Date Night Options Edition. Scripture references in today's episode: Isaiah 59:1-4, 9, 12; Psalm 66:18-19; 1 John 5:14; James 4:3; Romans 12: 1-2; Philippians 2:3-4; Matthew 6:14-15; Hebrews 11:6; James 1:6-7 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome back to the podcast! Answer today's Start Bench Cut game in the comments section - Fall Favorites edition! Scripture references in today's episode:Matthew 12:22-32; Mark 3:22-30; Luke 12:8-10; Matthew 13:3, 11, 13; John 16:8; John 3:16; John 3:36 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

John and Sam talk about laying out 7 intentional steps to help people dealing with mental health issues. ( This is Part 2 of our discussion about mental health which originally aired in January 2024, if you haven't listened to part 1 yet, go listen to that first. ) ***Disclaimer: We are not professional psychologists or psychiatrists. Scripture references in this episode: Matthew 6:25-34; Philippi...

In this rerun episode from season 2 in January of 2024, John and Sam talk about some unhealthy extreme approaches to people with mental health disorders and the different considerations to keep in mind. Tune in next week for our follow up laying out 7 intentional steps to help. ***Disclaimer: We are not professional psychologists or psychiatrists. We'd love to hear feedback from you - what wou...

Thanks for listening today - let us know in the comments about your Start-Bench-Cut answers: Weather edition! Scripture references in this episode: Hebrews 12:1-2; Hebrews 11; Revelation 21:4; Titus 2:13 Follow our Facebook pages to stay in the loop at Emmanuel. Flint campus - ⁠ www.facebook.com/eflint.org⁠ Grand Blanc campus - ⁠www.facebook.com/weareemmanuel.life⁠ If you have a question for a fut...

After a serious local tragedy, Pastor John and Sam talk about the steps that Emmanuel has in place to make our community safe. Scripture references in this episode: Exodus 15:2-3; Nehemiah 4:16-23. Follow our Facebook pages to stay in the loop on how we can help the victims and/or first responders. Flint campus - www.facebook.com/eflint.org Grand Blanc campus - www.facebook.com/weareemmanuel.life...

Welcome back to the podcast! Answer today's Start Bench Cut game in the comments section - Michigan Treasures edition! Scripture references in today's episode: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 8:9-11; 1 Peter 5:8; Ephesians 6:10-12 & 13-17; James 5:7-8; Luke 10:17; Mark 16:17; Acts 19:13-17. If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Scripture references in today's episode: Nehemiah 2; Genesis 50:20; 1 Kings 19:10-18; John 15:18-19; Ephesians 6:12 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymous.

Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game - "Fall Events" edition. Scripture references in today's episode: Matthew 6:19-21 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymous.

Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game - Vacations edition. Topics covered in this episode are for specifically for those who attend Emmanuel and for those who are curious to check Emmanuel out soon. Visit weareemmanuel.life for more information about our church. If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game -School Experience edition. Scripture references in today's episode: Colossians 3:23-24 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymous.

Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game - FALL TREATS EDITION. Scripture references in today's episode: Romans 1:13; Galatians 5:22-23; John 15:14-15; Matthew 6:19-21; 2 Peter 1:5-7; Matthew 9:37-38 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game - UP NORTH EDITION. Scripture references in today's episode: Genesis 15:4-7; John 3:16; Hebrews 11; Hebrews 1:1-2; Acts 10:1-6, 9-15, 23-35; Romans 1:20; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Hebrews 11:6. If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Thanks for listening today! And welcome to our special guest Alec Hraba - our new youth pastor! Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game. If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymous.

Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game. Book recommendations in this episode: "Gentle and Lowly" by Dane Ortlund "Not a Fan" by Kyle Idleman "The Case for Faith" by Lee Strobel "He. We. They." by Dwayne Moore If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game - SEASONS EDITION. Scripture references in today's episode: Hebrews 5:11-14 & 5:7-11; 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymous.

Thanks for listening today! Let us know in the comments your answers to the "Start-Bench-Cut" game. Scripture references in today's episode: Philippians 1:27; Philippians 3:20-21; Esther 4:14 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymou...

Thanks for listening today! Scripture references in today's episode: Proverbs 3:5-6; Philippians 4:7-8; Romans 13. If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymous.

Thanks for listening today! Scripture references in today's episode: Deuteronomy 6 If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymous.

Thanks for listening today! Scripture references in today's episode: Ephesians 6:12-13; Genesis 3; Matthew 4; Luke 4; 1 Thessalonians 2:18; Job 1; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 20:10-15; 2 Corinthians 10:5; 1 John 2:15-17; Isaiah 14:12-15; Ephesians 6:12-18. If you have a podcast question, you can email ⁠john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . A...

Thanks for listening today! Pastor John recounts his experiences from his recent trip to Kusel, Germany. Scripture references in today's episode: Acts 1:8; 2 Timothy 2. If you'd like to be part of the team that goes to Germany in 2026, email Pastor John to get on the list. If you have a podcast question, you can email john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Thanks for listening today! Scripture references in today's episode: Hebrews 11:39-40; Romans 11:17-24; Luke 16:19-31; Hebrews 9:27; Romans 11:25-26. If you have a question for pastor John, you can email him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ john@weareemmanuel.life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . All questions will remain anonymous.

Thanks for listening today! Pastor John and Sam discuss this hot topic question! Scripture references in today's episode: 2 Corinthians 12:7-9; 2 Corinthians 11:22-30; Philippians 2:25-30; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; Hebrews 11:6; Proverbs 3:5-6; James 2:26; Psalm 82:6; John 10:34; Psalm 82:1-7; John 10:36; Romans 3. If you have a question for pastor John, you can email him at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...