Pursuing God with Gene Appel

From the archives - it’s the best of “Navigating through Change” podcast - summer edition: Time and again the Israelites missed out on joy in their lives -- no matter how God provided they slipped back into a posture of ungratefulness. Gene reminds us in today’s devotion that the Bible says, “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thes. 5:18) Pur...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Navigating through Change” podcast - summer edition: Why do we struggle with change?  Why do we glamorize the past? So often we remember the past as better than it really was. In today's devotion, Gene teaches on three factors that contribute to our resistance to change. Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Navigating through Change” podcast - summer edition: Psychologists say that when we go through too much life change we get on overload, which can lead to all kinds of emotional and physical problems. This week, Gene points us to principles we can learn from the Israelite’s 40-year journey -- to help us navigate change in our lives with a sense of confidence an...

From the archives - it’s the best of “The Pursuit of Purpose” podcast - summer edition: It’s impossible to find purpose without handing over the keys of your life to God. It’s realizing, “I need Jesus Christ in my life not only to save me from my sin, but to live in God’s meaning and purpose for my life, indwelt with God’s Spirit.” Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, b...

From the archives - it’s the best of “The Pursuit of Purpose” podcast - summer edition: So where do you discover the meaning of your life? Solomon ends his journal in Ecclesiastes by saying, “If you really want to find purpose in your life it comes down to these three words -- ‘Remember your Creator.’”  Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash c...

From the archives - it’s the best of “The Pursuit of Purpose” podcast - summer edition: After investigating everything “under the sun”, King Solomon writes, “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” In today’s devotion Gene shares what King Solomon finally discovers --the only way to find purpose is to look to that which cannot be seen. Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you...

From the archives - it’s the best of “The Pursuit of Purpose” podcast - summer edition: There’s a big difference between finding a path in life and discovering God’s purpose FOR your life. Solomon was a king and the richest person the world has ever known. The Bible says he denied himself nothing, yet he discovered that true fulfillment wasn’t found in the things of this world. Pursuing God with G...

From the archives - it’s the best of “The Pursuit of Purpose” podcast - summer edition: Have you ever wondered why you were born? Deep down you sense there's a reason for being alive, but you can’t find it -- you feel stuck. Maybe your life has a path, but you feel like it doesn’t have a purpose.  This week, Gene focuses on what we can learn from King Solomon’s quest for purpose. Pursuing God...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Growing in Perseverance" podcast - summer edition: No race worth running comes without great effort -- and sometimes it can be painful. Our spiritual journey is no different. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Growing in Perseverance" podcast - summer edition: When Christ’s church is united, it is unstoppable. Yet churches are notorious for losing focus on their purpose and the race they are running. In a year full of so much divisiveness, let’s not forget the mission we are on...together. Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build c...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Growing in Perseverance" podcast - summer edition: There are a couple of habits that frequently happen to many followers of Jesus....without us even realizing it. Thankfully, by God’s grace, we can throw off whatever it is that hinders us and find grace for the sin that has us entangled so easily.  Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you purs...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Growing in Perseverance" podcast - summer edition: What hinders you spiritually? In today’s devotion, Gene shares two common barriers that pull us away from being fully devoted followers of Christ. If we’re going to persevere, we must first eliminate the things that are dragging us down. Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, bui...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Growing in Perseverance" podcast - summer edition: Many of us need to hear from the Lord -- to keep persevering, to keep moving forward, to keep our faith. This week, Gene focuses on perseverance and how we can apply Hebrews 12:1 in our lives. Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounde...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Pursuing God” podcast - summer edition:   It’s impossible to find purpose without handing over the keys of your life to God. It’s realizing, “I need Jesus Christ in my life not only to save me from my sin, but to live in God’s meaning and purpose for my life, indwelt with God’s Spirit.” Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build com...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Pursuing God” podcast - summer edition:   So where do you discover the meaning of your life? Solomon ends his journal in Ecclesiastes by saying, “If you really want to find purpose in your life it comes down to these three words -- ‘Remember your Creator.’”  Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassio...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Pursuing God” podcast - summer edition: After investigating everything “under the sun”, King Solomon writes, “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” In today’s devotion Gene shares what King Solomon finally discovers --the only way to find purpose is to look to that which cannot be seen. Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Pursuing God” podcast - summer edition: There’s a big difference between finding a path in life and discovering God’s purpose FOR your life. Solomon was a king and the richest person the world has ever known. The Bible says he denied himself nothing, yet he discovered that true fulfillment wasn’t found in the things of this world. Pursuing God with Gene Appel...

From the archives - it’s the best of “Pursuing God” podcast - summer edition:  Have you ever wondered why you were born? Deep down you sense there's a reason for being alive, but you can’t find it -- you feel stuck. Maybe your life has a path, but you feel like it doesn’t have a purpose. This week, Gene focuses on what we can learn from King Solomon’s quest for purpose. Pursuing God with Gene...

We’ve dedicated this week to the sober topic of David’s illicit affair with Bathsheba.  While God’s forgiveness doesn’t minimize the serious consequences of David's sin, it demonstrates how God's grace is greater than our failures. Moral intersections provide two opportunities. By falling into Jesus’ arms and experiencing His rest, we can find strength to make good decisions and live wel...

As we continue an examination of David’s moral failure with Bathsheba this week, we saw first how prosperity can make us vulnerable to choices we would never entertain in any other season of life. Today we’ll learn how David decided to toy with the temptation.  Flirting with Satan's temptations is a risky, risky business. We're no match for Satan's cunning.  Is there a choice in you...

If someone so blessed, so used by God, so spiritually mature could fall so dramatically, what does that say about our own vulnerability?  It’s been a sober week as we explore a moral failure in King David. What led to David's bad decision? We’ll explore that today. Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture a...

Mistakes will come, and sometimes our greatest strengths can become the context for our greatest weaknesses. But there are always options for a hopeful future.  We’re exploring a moment in David’s adult life that was far from his best moment so we can learn how to do better when we are not in our best moments.  Do you see yourself in David's failure? Where are you most vulnerable to bad decis...

We've all been hurt by the moral crash of Christians we’ve respected. These moral failures shake our faith in human nature and sometimes even challenge our understanding of God's grace and justice. One moral crash in Scripture that’s shocking and instructive is that of King David.  We are all vulnerable to profound mistakes, failures and crashes. Consider your failures and how God brough...

As we conclude this weeklong journey through David as recorded in 1 Samuel 17, remember your story is still being written. The giants you face today are no match for the God who has already proven His faithfulness in your life. The same God who helped a shepherd boy defeat a champion warrior is the same God who walks with you daily. Choose courage in the everyday crossroads, and watch how God tran...

​​We’ve been exploring David's life as a young man and what made him able to slay a giant that threatened his entire nation. Today we are going to learn the key to giant-killing faith. Look at 1 Samual 17: 33-37. Giant-killing faith develops slowly and gradually, day by day, month by month, year by year as you discover the trustworthiness of God in the little challenges of life.  Pursuing God...