The Austin Stone Podcast

Matt Carter continues our "Money: An Eternal Perspective" series by teaching on trusting God with money from Exodus 35: 5-9 and Leviticus 27:30.

“When tragedy strikes or when suffering hits or when everything that you’re holding onto is ripped out of your hands, you really start to identify where your treasure is.” Andrew Burkhart, a pastor in Moore, Oklahoma lost everything he owned in the storm of May 20, 2013. His pregnant wife and young daughter were in their house moments before the tornado struck, but got out just in time before it w...

Matt Carter kicks off our "Money: An Eternal Perspective" series by teaching from Exodus 35: 4-9 and Matthew 6:19-21.

“I just remember loading my syringe stronger and stronger each time, just wanting a way out of this, and the only way for me was to kill myself.” For Anthony, the abandonment of his earthly father led him to seek comfort in the atmosphere of gay bars and the rollercoaster high of designer drugs. After hearing the gospel, the darkness that shrouded Anthony's life was overtaken by the true hope and...

Halim Suh teaches on Moses' plea to God, "Please show me your glory," from Exodus 33.

“Love is not a feeling, love is a decision that we make.” Justin and Jana Cofield found themselves on a roller coaster of emotions when they decided to pursue adoption through foster care. As God continues to write their family's story, the Cofields trust His faithfulness and cling to Jesus as their hope.

Tyler David teaches on God's anger and mercy towards sin from Exodus 32:1-6.

For years, Shawn felt burdened by the guilt of her abortions and was weighed down by past sins. She didn’t feel like she deserved to be a mother and coped with the pain by indulging in alcohol. But then she heard the gospel and began to experience the true freedom found in Christ! 

Matt Carter teaches on how to discover your calling from Exodus 31:1-6.

"We go off of the truths that every tribe, tongue, and nation will be there in heaven one day."  Paul and Alice, compelled by the love of Jesus in their own lives, left everything they have in order to share the gospel with Muslims and unreached peoples in the Arab Peninsula. Despite their fears, they went with confidence and strength that only God can provide.

Halim Suh prepares us to resume our study in the book of Exodus by teaching on Christ's fulfillment of the Law from Matthew 5:17-19.

Living in inner-city Houston, Corey grew up with an abusive, drug-addicted stepfather who eventually hung himself in the attic of a house. Despite his traumatic childhood, Corey now believes God used this to shape him into the man he is today, and it’s by God’s grace alone that he “made it out.”

Tyler David concludes our "This Matters" series by teaching on why we value covenant membership from 1 John 4:7-12.

“I was basically like a sex slave and a mistress for him.” After being exposed to pornography at a young age, Lorraine found herself wanting to live a life of worldly pleasure. For years she tried to find her fulfillment in sex and in men. Desperate for real love, Lorraine quit college in order to have an affair with a man in Sweden for several months. When that relationship painfully ended, Lorra...

Matt Carter continues our "This Matters" series by teaching on why we baptize from Matthew 3:13-17.

“I remember that fear gripped me, I knew what was coming. I remember thinking please, God, don’t let it happen. And it happened anyway.” As a child, Danielle experienced the trauma of sexual and physical abuse that distorted her view of God’s love. After having two children as a teenager, another in her twenties, and experiencing a handful of broken relationships, she was at the point of giving up...

Matt Carter continues our "This Matters" series by teaching on why we take the Lord's Supper from 1 Corinthians 11:24-26.

“If God is so loving, then why would He smite me with albinism?” Born with albinism and legally blind, Jimmie grew up in a small Oklahoma town where people constantly ridiculed him for the way he looked. This led him to despise God and search for his identity in music and drugs. By the grace of God and through a discipleship relationship with an ex-drug dealer, Jimmie experienced the love and forg...

“It was more than homosexuality. Holistically, I was a sinner. I needed Jesus to save the whole of me.”  Raised fatherless, Jackie was molested by a family friend and introduced to pornography at an early age. She grew up living in a fog of drugs while struggling with gender confusion and having homosexual desires. At 17, she was in a relationship with another woman, but soon found herself longing...

Halim Suh continues our "This Matters" series by teaching on why we worship from 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Psalm 95:1-8.

Matt Carter kicks off our "This Matters" series by teaching on why we preach (and why we preach the way that we do) from 1 Corinthians 14:23-25.

Chad Kincer kicks off our "This Matters" series by teaching on why we preach (and why we preach the way that we do) from 2 Timothy 4:1-2.

“The only thing I could say was, ‘Daddy, I love you’, and my own flesh and blood—my dad—turned and walked out the house and didn’t say a word.” Jimmy lived most of his life questioning why his dad left him at such a young age. But he was compelled by the gospel to love and pursue his estranged father in an effort to extend forgiveness and reconciliation.  

Matt Carter leads us through a time of storytelling and reflection on all that God has done and is doing through the people of The Austin Stone for His glory.

Malayia began her college career at UT Austin with high hopes of becoming a doctor. But coursework was more difficult than she expected and soon, Malayia began to buckle under the pressure of her pre-med studies. Crying out to God in desperation, Malayia began to form a true relationship with Jesus— she sought healing from her depression and found hope despite unmet expectations.