Small Talk

Lance, Craig, and Zach talk about Jesus' most famous teaching on prayer and their experience with it. They also talk about the practice of fasting, what it is for, and why people don't do it very often. 

In the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives clear instruction on how to live generously as a member of God's Kingdom. 

Lance, Zach, and Craig discuss the character of God that is revealed in Exodus 34:6-7 and how it helps us in our relationship with God and other people. 

This week we welcome guest and friend Ryan Agnew, worship pastor at Westside Family Church Leavenworth. Ryan, Zach, and Craig talk about to call for Christians to minister to prisoners, and what it looks like to continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God. 

Lance, Craig, and Zach talk about the importance of recognizing what is temporary and eternal, and what it means for God to be described as a "consuming fire". 

Zach, Katy, and Craig discuss how to Lord disciplines His children, how they have seen that play out in their own lives, and why one might avoid discipline from God. 

Lance, Craig, and Zach discuss Micah 7:18 and answer Micah's question, "Who is a God like you?" and also discuss why, even though we know that there is no one like God, we can have a hard time worshiping God alone. 

Lance, Craig, and Zach explore the most famous passage from Micah. In this episode, we discuss the importance of being intentional in our worship and time with God, and how God is both gracious and exercises justice at the same time. We also might step on a few toes during the intro question when answering, "what is something that you think is overrated?". 

Lance, Craig, and Zach talk about what it looks like to walk with God and be in His presence daily, and also about the church's duty to be a refreshment to the world. 

Lance, Craig, and Zach discuss Micah 3, biblical justice, and how the acts of rebellion written about in Micah are nothing new under the sun. They also discuss what it looks like to live out our faith and base our actions around worshiping God. Also, Craig started a tangent on coffee that could have quickly turned into an entire bonus episode.

Lance, Craig, and Zach discuss the second chapter of Micah and how everyone runs the risk of sin, and how we can use God's Word to correct and be corrected. 

This episode marks the beginning of Wallula's study on Micah. Lance, Craig, and Zach talk about the spiritual climate of ancient Israel, how it relates to today, and how Micah gives us an example to follow for how to deal with sin and injustice. 

In this episode, Lance and Craig talked about how Jesus' sacrifice allows us to leave free from guilt and shame and how we can open up our lives to be willing for God to grow us and shape us. 

This episode marks 1 year of Small Talk! Thank you for joining us and listening along for a whole year! In this episode, Lance, Zach, and Craig discuss the significance of Jesus' blood and how the original audience may have heard and interpreted this passage in Hebrews. 

Lance and Craig discuss the second half of Hebrews 7 where the author describes the "better hope" that Jesus provides through his life, death, resurrection, and ascension. 

Lance and Craig discuss what it looks like the treasure God's Kingdom and what can be done in our lives in order to treasure it even more. 

Lance and Craig talk about the importance of being a student of God's Word, aware of things that could be obstacles for us, following Jesus in all aspects of life, and how all of those things factor in to our ability to be teachers and disciple-makers. 

Klayton, Lance, and Craig discuss the importance of having different mentors and examples in your life and how Jesus will always be the number one example for us all to follow. 

The story of Ruth in the Old Testament is fairly short, but full of wisdom and a picture of God's providence. Zach, Craig, and Lance discuss what it means to take risks for God, remain diligent in every day life, and how this story points us to Jesus the one true Redeemer. 

Lance, Craig, and Zach discuss the end of Hebrews 4 and why it is so significant to have Jesus as our Great High Priest. 

Hebrews 4 tells us that God's Word is living and active, so how is it relevant to us today? Zach, Lance, and Craig discuss this question and also consider what we can do when being in God's Word might feel hard or difficult.

The beginning of Hebrews 4 closes out a discussion on God's rest and encourages Christians to hold on to the promise of rest. We are called to strive for this rest! Lance, Craig, and Zach talk about God's rest and how we can orient our lives now as we await the day of eternal rest.

Lance, Craig, and Zach take a look at how the resurrection impacts our view of suffering as Christians and how taking the time to remember the resurrection daily will benefit us through whatever we face in life. 

Lance, Craig, and Zach discuss the crucifixion, the characters present in the story, and how the grace of Jesus is greater than we could even imagine. 

Communion is celebrated at Wallula Christian Church every Sunday. It is easy to pass by the moment and not think about the layers of meaning and the significance of that moment. Studying the last supper helps us uncover so many deep truths wrapped up in this event.