Real Faith for Real Life

In this episode, Bill, Eric, and JP take on your follow-up questions about swearing and suicide, as well as a new question about saving and investing.

Religion and politics are two of the most divisive issues today. What happens when you bring them together? Find out on this episode, as Bill, Eric, and JP tackle your toughest questions!

When we feel God's presence, how do we hang on to that and carry it with us through our everyday lives? Why does God let sinful Christians teach the Gospel when he knows we will mess it up? Why does life seem good and happy without God? Bill, Eric, and JP tackle these tough questions on the show this week!

In this episode, we take on your toughest questions about God, the Bible, and the Christian faith. What does the Bible say about swear words? How do we use our words to honor God? How do we express our anger, concerns, and doubts, to people and to God, while remaining meek and gentle? What does the Bible say about mental health and suicide? Bill, Eric, and JP tackle this and more!

We kick off the fall season of our podcast by introducing you to one of our new hosts, JP Gaylord!

The Lord’s Supper is the sacrament God uses to assure of that we share in Christ's benefits. It is a visible reminder that Jesus' body and blood were given for us. Just as food and drink strengthen our bodies, God is at work in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper to nourish our souls.

Baptism is the sacrament God uses to incorporate us into his covenant family. Just as water washes dirt away from our body, so Jesus blood washes away our soul's impurities. This is beautifully communicated in the waters of baptism.

God calls each of us to a life of gratitude, and a very important way we express our thanks to him is through prayer. For this reason, prayer is a vital part of our relationship with God. Jesus gave us a model prayer that can help us understand how God wants us to pray.

The Ten Commandments show us God’s character and his will for all who follow him. God is not a cosmic killjoy. He created life and knows how it is best lived. Just like any Father, he wants the best for us and doesn’t want us to hurt ourselves. When we show people this better way of living, we put him on display!

Good works have a role in the life of Christians. While we are not saved by good works, we are saved to do good works. Everyone who has been redeemed is also being restored into the image of Christ God calls us to a life-long process of turning away from sin and toward God's will. Doing this shows our gratitude to God for salvation, wins our neighbors over to Christ, and assures us of our fai...

Who is God? The Bible affirms that there is only one God but also calls the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit God. We will explore the mystery of the Trinity in this podcast and talk about the unique role each member of the Trinity plays in our salvation. 2:45 - Review 7:06 - Trinity 13:08 - God the Father 22:37 - God the Son 46:24 - God the Spirit 51:51 - Discussion

Jesus won a great victory over sin and death. How can we benefit from his victory? The Bible is clear that the only way to receive these benefits is by being grafted into Christ through faith. In this week's message we'll talk about what faith is and is not.

At the heart of the Gospel is a great exchange. By sacrificing himself in our place and paying sin's penalty on our behalf, Jesus solves the problem of sin in our lives. Through the cross, God remains just while also justifying those who had sinned.

Many people today would say that sin is no big deal. They presume that a loving God will just look the other way. However, the Bible is clear that God is perfectly holy and that our rebellion has separated us from him. Because he is our source of life, we face death, and we can’t do anything to make our situation better.

As humans, we face many problems in life. The Bible is clear that our greatest problem is that sin has separated us from God. In fact, we don't start life as a blank slate, but we are born with an inclination toward sin that affects every part of us. Unless we are able to correctly diagnose our problem, we’ll need seek the right cure.

We all need strength to get through the ups and downs up life. The Heidelberg Catechism says that strength can only come from knowing that we belong to Jesus in life and in death. The first two questions and answers give us a preview of the rest of the Catechism's structure -- sin, salvation, and service.

Why do some churches use creeds and confessions? Isn't the Bible enough? In this series, Pastor Bill will teach us how to use the Heidelberg Catechism as a tool to help us understand the Bible better. In part 1, the shares how creeds and confessions can help us read the Bible better, know God better, and love him more deeply.

As we wrap up our study of the book of Hebrews, we get practical by talking about how to put your faith in action. Plus, Pastor Bill and Pastor Eric look at what's in the news and connect real faith with real life!

What is faith? What difference does it make in life? We turn to the book of Hebrews for answers as we continue our study. Plus, Pastor Bill and Pastor Eric talk about what it would be like to live in Disney World and get your food delivered by drone!

What is the deal with the Old Testament? What still applies? How does it relate to the New Testament? How were people saved back then? The book of Hebrews offers us great answers to all these questions! Pastor Bill and Pastor Eric continue our series by looking at how Jesus fulfills all that was foreshadowed in the Old Testament tabernacle and sacrifices.

How can you get access to God? That's the question that Pastor Bill and Pastor Eric address in this week's Bible study, as we continue our journey through the book of Hebrews. A lot of religions offer a lot of different answers to this week's question. Some even say there are many ways to God. But we present that Jesus is the only way to gain access to God the Father.

People today are looking for peace, safety, and security. The Bible calls this "rest." In the Old Testament, we read that God offered people rest, but they didn't trust him and lost their opportunity to enjoy rest. The same offer stands for us today! In this episode, Pastors Bill and Eric look to Hebrews 3-4 to learn about this topic. Along the way, they note what the author of Hebr...

What role do angels play in God's plan? How do they relate to Jesus? Pastor Bill and Pastor Eric tackle these questions and more as we continue our series through the book of Hebrews.

People are walking away from the church and from faith. Many are wondering if it's worth it to follow Jesus today. In this podcast series, Pastor Bill and Pastor Eric are looking at the experiences of Christians who decided that Jesus is absolutely unique and that there is no alternative to him. They kept the faith! In part 1, we look at why Jesus is the best way to know who God really is.

In this special summer bonus episode, Pastor Eric sits down with Kids Ministry Lead Paige Rohen to talk about how we pass on our faith to the next generation!