The Price Chapel Podcast

Jesus' first miracle confirms his last "I Am" statement. In John 15, Jesus says "I Am the true vine" using the metaphor of a grape vine, Jesus points to himself as the source of life and fruit for us the branches. Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine. Both the sign and the statement are about fruitfulness in Jesus. The truth is that the Christian life is always about blessing and fruit...

One of Jesus' most famous statements, "I Am the way, the truth, & the life" leads us to ask some important questions of our own spiritual journeys. Many people come to faith and many leave because of crises. So, what does crisis do to our faith? If your crisis of faith leads to a confident faith it will result in a confirmed faith. One of Jesus' disciples, Thomas; his faith lead to distrust and wh...

Jesus makes the bold claim that he is “the Resurrection and the Life,” to two of his friends who are mourning the loss of their brother. It seems insensitive until he does the unthinkable, resurrecting his dead friend, Lazarus. We learn 5 important things from this statement and story of resurrection; Jesus has the power of resurrection, Jesus’ resurrection power is already in us (believers), ther...

Jesus says "I Am the Good Shepherd" in John 10. The problem we face is that fear easily overtakes us when we don't feel protected. Packed within this metaphor Jesus demonstrates through his life a ministry that he sees, pursues, and rescues his people.

In John 10 Jesus says, "I Am the Gate" using the metaphor of a sheep pen which provides safety and security to the flock, enabling the shepherd to care for his sheep to describe how we find life and faith within the shelter only he can provide. Our problem is that there are forces at work in our world that put us at risk of life being stolen from us, not just our mortal lives, but a fulfilling lif...

Jesus makes the statement, "I Am the Light of the World" in John Chapter 8 in the middle of an identity crisis. Not his own identity crisis, but one that his audience is working through. His audience was the festival goers and the religious leaders in the Temple courts in Jerusalem. And they think they know who Jesus is and where he's from, but Jesus begins to reveal his true identity, challenging...

Jesus says "I Am the bread of life" in John 6:35. This statement is uttered right after the miracle of the feeding of the 5000. This "I Am" statement is the first of its kind. Jesus says this because the people are looking for another miracle handout. The crowd wants more food, but they missed the point of the miracle. It was an illustration, a sign, symbolizing the sustenance we have in relations...

The Gospel of John is an intricate theological work. The author weaves the Biblical theme of seven into the story of Jesus' life and ministry in ways that give us clues for who Jesus is and what his ministry does for us. This series dives into the seven "I Am" statements of Jesus and the seven signs/miracles that accompany them.

The last message in our series on Price Chapel's core values, we dive into our value for Sending People Locally, Regionally, and Globally to share the good news of Jesus with all people everywhere. Here we look at the five healthy traits of a sending church and unpack how we can join God on mission in our world.

One of the best leadership hand offs from one generation to the next in all of scripture occurs between the Prophet Elijah and his eventual successor Elisha. Elijah mentors and models what it means to be effective as a prophet of God for the Jewish people. As we consider how we invest in the next generation these two have some important lessons for us to learn.

Continuing in our series on Price Chapel Core Values we tackle our value for Biblical Teaching and Preaching. In his first and second letters to Timothy, the Apostle Paul instructs his young mentee on how to properly handle the word of God. Today we can draw 6 lessons for the Church: 1) we should devote ourselves to the public reading of the Bible; 2) we should devote ourselves to the practice of...

We have five core values at Price Chapel: Biblical Teaching & Preaching; Worshipping God, Fellowship as Family, Investing in the Next Generation, and Sending People Locally, Regionally & Globally. Today we dive into our value of Worshipping God. Paul and Silas in Act 16 give us a perfect picture of the way worship shapes our lives from obedience to prayer to praise to service. Their worship while...

The Apostle Paul finds himself in a sticky situation. What is he to do with a runaway slave? But not just any runaway, it's the slave of a friend, a christian, and a leader in a church he planted. Sometimes we find ourselves in sticky situations. Paul navigates his predicament with wisdom and discernment through shrewd application of the core of the gospel message; reconciliation. The problem that...

The book of Philemon is one of the smallest in the Bible yet it gives us some of the most powerful insights into how the gospel reshapes how we live in this world. Philemon was a wealthy slave owner, and church leader in the first century whose slave ran away and encounters the Apostle Paul. The book is a personal letter to Philemon advocating on behalf of this runaway slave. It poses some complic...

There's a difference between Freedom and Liberty. The Biblical word for freedom is more closely associated with our modern understanding of Liberty. As we celebrate the 4th of July and 250 years since the birth of America, we explore how the Spirit of God frees us to see and reflect God's glory making us more like Jesus.

Jesus has set us free from so many things, yet we fail to live in that freedom. Christ has set us free from condemnation for our sin, from earning God's favor, from religious performance. When we resist the freedom that has been bought for us, we stop "running the race" of faith, foul attitudes grow, and religious performance takes the place of earnest worship. We have the choice to run into the f...

King David's father, Jesse, shaped David's life in important and impactful ways, as father's do. What lessons can we draw from the example that Jesse sets for fathers in parenting?

David is an International Worker with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. This Sunday's interview with Pastor Alex shares about his calling and journey to heading to Taiwan this June. He'll be working through an Alliance church to teach conversational English and share the gospel through relationship. Plus, he's takes a shot at bald and balding pastors ;) and answers some rapid fire questions a...

Micah was a prophet of God, the same God that his audience worshipped. Yet there was a difference between how these two groups practiced their faith. Just as Micah's audience, we ought to be careful not to worship a god made from our own imagination, but instead worship God as revealed in scripture. The God of Micah is the God of Light, who is a Shepherd, who is Forgiving, Merciful, and Faithful....

The history of the work of the Christian church in America is complex. It is both filled with incredible stories of reform, as well as fraught with the negligence of the physical needs of the vulnerable. The problem exists when we don’t balance the justice, mercy, and humility in the ways we live our faith. Micah’s prophetic words call the justified (God’s people) to do justice.

The real consequence of humankind’s sin was separation from the presence of God. Guest speaker, Pastor Jared Huntsinger, deep dives into the Bible’s picture of God’s presence and the movement of God through Biblical history. Unfolding how we experience God’s presence today.

Prophets played an important role in the kingdoms of Israel. Their responsibility was to relay God's word to the leaders and people. Often this looked like calling out the ways in which the people had strayed from following God's direction. Micah's words were often unpalatable for this reason. Political leaders didn't like him, but when they did listen, as King Hezekiah did it resulted in blessing...

Micah is an important minor prophet that lived during the collapse of Israel's short-lived dynasties. His prophetic words called government leaders to righteous action in the midst of rampant corruption that had plagued the people of Israel. Corruption had infected national worship, economics, and was even among Micah's peers, the prophets who "spoke for God." Yet in the midst of the great evil th...

This is Annual Family Meeting Sunday. We look back at what God has done through Price Chapel over the last year and look forward to plans for the coming year. And in a short devotional thought we look at 3 lessons from the book of 2 Timothy.