Pepper Road Church of Christ Podcast

Series: Love · Mercy · Forgiveness · Reconciliation Service: Sunday AM Type: Sermon Speaker: Marshall McDaniel Philippians 4:5 does not demand that Christians be people-pleasing push-overs. On the contrary, it calls believers to respond to internal and external conflicts with bold graciousness. Why? Because the Lord is watching and someday coming to judge.

Series: Purity · Holiness · Devotion · Virtue Service: Sunday PM Type: Sermon Speaker: Stephen Russell A look at how true freedom of speech works in a Christian framework—why boundaries matter, why the center must be clear, and how wise restraint creates healthier homes, churches, and communities.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Wednesday PM Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 20: Ecclesiastes 7:1–14Trusting in the Providence of God (7:1–14) 

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Sunday Bible Study Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 19: Ecclesiastes 5:7–6:12Piety Toward God (5:1–7)The Folly of Greed and Oppression (5:8–6:12)

Series: Leadership · Authority Service: Sunday AM Type: Sermon Speaker: Stephen Russell This morning, we will conclude our series on the book of Joshua and the subject of leadership. As we come to the last chapters of the book we will consider what Joshua says and does to finish leading the people well.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Wednesday PM Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 18: Ecclesiastes 4:13–5:7Seeking Balance in a Disordered World (4:4–16)Piety Toward God (5:1–7) 

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Sunday Bible Study Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 17: Ecclesiastes 4:4–16Seeking Balance in a Disordered World (4:4–16)

Series: God · Jesus Christ · The Holy Spirit Service: Sunday AM Type: Sermon Speaker: Marshall McDaniel According to Hebrews 10:5, quoting from Psalm 40:6, God prepared a body for Jesus so that Jesus could offer himself for us. The simple statement, “a body you have prepared for me,” speaks to the glorious mystery of the incarnation and atonement of the Lord. It also calls us to obedie...

Series: Purity · Holiness · Devotion · Virtue Service: Sunday PM Type: Sermon Speaker: Stephen Russell Who are the daughters of Zelophehad? They are given a great deal of attention in scripture. In our sermon tonight we will consider their importance to Israel and then to us.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Wednesday PM Type: Bible Class Speaker: Stephen Russell The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 16: Ecclesiastes 3:16–4:3Faith and Experience (3:16–4:3)

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Sunday Bible Study Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 15: Ecclesiastes 2:24–3:15Searching for Meaning and Purpose (1:12–2:26)The Sovereignty of God (3:1–15)

Series: Gospel · Salvation · Grace · Faith · Baptism Service: Sunday AM Type: Sermon Speaker: Marshall McDaniel God has chosen a people for himself. He calls and saves them through the gospel. They must then commit themselves to the teachings of the apostles. The election, calling, and salvation of God are not unconditional, even if they are undeserved. Are you and I the elect, called, and saved o...

Series: False Doctrine · Apostasy Service: Sunday PM Type: Sermon Speaker: Stephen Russell How can God be sovereign over His creation and yet leave room for mankind to have genuine freedom to make choices? We will examine several texts and strive to bring some harmony to the tension between these two biblical concepts.

Series: Bible Class: Men's Bible Study Service: Thursday PM Type: Bible Class Speaker: Stephen Russell The Minor Prophets (2025–2026)The Book of Hosea

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Wednesday PM Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for Meaning Song of Songs & Ecclesiastes Class 14: Ecclesiastes 1:12–2:26 Searching for Meaning and Purpose (1:12–2:26)

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Sunday Bible Study Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 13: Ecclesiastes 1:1–11A Futile and Fleeting Existence (1:1–11)

Series: N/A Service: Sunday AM Type: Sermon Speaker: Bryan Garlock In Genesis 11, humanity’s arrogant rebellion at the Tower of Babel prompts divine judgment through confused languages and dispersion; yet God sovereignly reverses this curse through Abraham’s call, uniting all nations in humble worship of Christ.

Series: The Church · Fellowship · Unity Service: Sunday PM Type: Sermon Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The precedent for an eldership in the local church is not limited to the New Testament. Israel too had its elders in the Old Testament, and we learn from them the kind of men whom God wants to lead his people.

Series: Gospel · Salvation · Grace · Faith · Baptism Service: Friday PM Type: Debate Speaker: Bruce Reeves & Joel Ellis Reeves-Ellis Debate on Election and Free WillNight 4 (Fri, 14 Nov 2025)Proposition“The Scriptures teach that God chose, from the foundation of the world, a definite number of people to be saved, not on the basis of anything foreseen in them, but solely on the basis of...

Series: Gospel · Salvation · Grace · Faith · Baptism Service: Thursday PM Type: Debate Speaker: Bruce Reeves & Joel Ellis Reeves-Ellis Debate on Election and Free WillNight 3 (Thu, 13 Nov 2025)Proposition“The Scriptures teach that God chose, from the foundation of the world, a definite number of people to be saved, not on the basis of anything foreseen in them, but solely on the basis o...

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Wednesday PM Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 12: Reading through Ecclesiastes in its entirety

Series: Gospel · Salvation · Grace · Faith · Baptism Service: Tuesday PM Type: Debate Speaker: Bruce Reeves & Joel Ellis Reeves-Ellis Debate on Election and Free WillNight 2 (Tue, 11 Nov 2025)Proposition“The Scriptures teach that those who obey the gospel of their own freewill, and only those, become the elect of God.”Affirm: Bruce Reeves • Deny: Joel Ellis

Series: Gospel · Salvation · Grace · Faith · Baptism Service: Monday PM Type: Debate Speaker: Bruce Reeves & Joel Ellis Reeves-Ellis Debate on Election and Free WillNight 1 (Mon, 10 Nov 2025)Proposition“The Scriptures teach that those who obey the gospel of their own freewill, and only those, become the elect of God.”Affirm: Bruce Reeves • Deny: Joel Ellis

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · Wisdom Literature Service: Sunday Bible Study Type: Bible Class Speaker: Marshall McDaniel The Pursuit of Love and the Search for MeaningSong of Songs & EcclesiastesClass 11: Introduction to Ecclesiastes

Series: The Bible · Wisdom · Knowledge · Thought · Truth Service: Sunday AM Type: Sermon Speaker: Stephen Russell In this sermon, we explore how the patterns of the Old Testament reveal Christ, how ignoring those patterns blinds us to God’s Word, and how living typologically brings Scripture to life in us.