The MAC Podcast

As we reach the end of the year, we’ll be taking some time to reflect upon and celebrate the Lord’s Supper together. After passing around the bread and wine to his disciples, Jesus said “Do this in remembrance of me.” But what does it mean to remember Jesus? And what specifically about Jesus are we called to remember?

A Christmas Eve message on Jesus as the Light of the World.

For the last week of our Advent series, we will fix our focus on God's love. 1 John 4:9 says, "God showed how much he loved us by sending His one and only Son into the world..." Let us enter God's word together and learn what the Incarnation of Christ teaches us about God's Love and how we may know that love for ourselves 2000 years later.

We are continuing our Advent series by looking at the topic of joy. Jesus tells his disciples in John 15:11, “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” How does the season of Advent help us wrestle with the reality of the dark world around us? What does the joy of the Lord look like in practice, and how can we become people of joy regardless of o...

We are entering the Advent season beginning with a reflection on Peace. Peace is a universal desire felt by us all, and yet why does it often feel elusive, or too much work, improbable, or only comes by chance? If God is a God of Peace, and His goal is for Peace, what seems to be the problem? What we discover in the story of Advent is that Peace is a person who invites us to lean into the story of...

This is the final week of our fall series where we’ll see that “the last chapter” of our story is simply the first in a far better one! From the beginning to the end of our story, we can see God’s undying commitment to make His home with us. From the garden to the tabernacle to Jesus himself, we can track with God’s active pursuit of humans and His plan to dwell with people (Revelation 21:3). The...

We love plot twists. Some of our favorite books and movies have really unexpected moments. But what about plot twists in our own stories? This Sunday we’ll talk about the moments when things don’t go as we’d hoped. It can be painful, and obviously, we have God’s promises and the reassurance of his presence and purpose in the midst of pain. But in between the pain and the promise is an important (a...

In this message we'll talk about redemption and radical transformation. How can Christ’s death lead to a better story, and what does this mean for us as image-bearers?

A question we’ve asked recently in our series is “How do we engage people with God’s story?” Last week we looked at John 4 (Jesus’ interaction with the woman at the well) and this week, we’ll open to Acts 17 where Paul reasons with the Jewish leaders in Thessalonica and Berea “from the Scriptures.” But in Athens, where the Scriptures weren’t known or respected, he takes a totally different approac...

As we enter into week five of our series, having met the “main character,” identified the “supporting cast” and been introduced to the “antagonist” of our story, we’ll now examine the aftermath of our departure from God’s story. Along the way though, we’ll see God reiterate his original promise (from Genesis 3:15) to send a redeemer and crush the power of the enemy. In this message, we meet this R...

We’ll continue our fall series by looking at Genesis 3. If God created everything good, how come there’s so much bad in the world? Where does war come from? What about corruption and violence? And is there any hope for getting this story back on track?

Pastor Donnie Gebhard • Genesis 1 Over the last few weeks, we’ve discovered the role God plays as author, main character, and setting of “A Better Story.” But where does that leave us? In this message, we look at the role humanity plays in the story of God.

Pastor Micah Dalbey • Acts 17:28, Genesis 1 We’re in a series called “A Better Story” where we’re diving into the Christian story and comparing it to the narratives around us. Our culture often does a better job of telling compelling stories, but these stories are far from better. Most are riddled with empty promises and rife with contradictions. But what the world needs is not to hear how wrong t...

Pastor Micah Dalbey • Matthew 13:34, Proverbs 14:12 Micah Dalbey gives an introduction to a new series.