The Price Chapel Podcast

The desires of the flesh continually pull us away from God's presence, away from true freedom. The key to remaining in God's presence and finding freedom is Spiritual Formation. Spiritual Formation changes what we can control (our habits) to influence what we cannot control (our flesh).

Our peace is destroyed by three ever persistent enemies; The Devil, The Flesh, & The World. The lies we believe rob us of peace in our lives; and Jesus, himself, refers to the Devil as the 'Father of Lies.' "Our battle with the devil is first and foremost a fight to take back the control of our minds from their captivity to lies and liberate them with the weapon of truth." Resources: "Live No Lies...

People argue over religion all the time. In Jesus day, leaders argued about who would be saved. Was it just the Jews or was it bigger than one people group? Jesus challenges the religious leaders, and our, assumptions calling us to make every effort to really know God. Because Jesus taught, it turns out, that those who are saved by Jesus are the ones known by Jesus. This is the narrow way.

Guest Speaker, Mary Wright, dives into Jesus' prayer in John 17; the prayer Jesus prays for us today. Exploring the 5 W's and the H in this passage, we learn about the heart of God for the unity of the Church.

We live noisy lives in a noisy world. The spiritual practice of silence and solitude is like an antidote to the overwhelming nature of the noise in our lives. Even Jesus practiced solitude and silence regularly to experience deep communion with the Father. In practicing silence we truly begin to hear.

Spiritual practices are designed to agitate our lives to redirect our hearts and minds toward God. What better way to upset the normal than changing our diet for a season. Fasting is the practice of abstaining from food for spiritual purposes. How can God use shape you through fasting?

Spiritual Practices make us uncomfortable because they put us in positions to examine why we are comfortable. The practice of Confession makes us confront the sin that is present in our lives and bring it to light so that we may align ourselves with God's standard.

Finishing well is harder than it sounds. Elijah remained faithful even in the midst of trials, setbacks and discouragement. Finishing well should be the goal of every Christian.

Biblical justice is not like our value of Justice. In the story of Elijah we learn 5 key lessons about God's view of true justice which challenge our culturally rooted assumptions on the issue.

Elijah becomes discontent with the spiritual state of Israel saying that this next generation is walking away from God. God challenges Elijah's perception showing that there are many in Israel who do and He gives Elijah the gift of Elisha, a young man to train up, to invest in. This changes everything for Elijah.

Elijah experiences the depth of pain and isolation following the events on Mt. Carmel. Elijah comes face to face with depression, anxiety, and loneliness. In his story we see several factors that contribute to his fracturing mental health and how God responds to Elijah's needs.

Elijah emerges from his long season of hiding in desert isolation to confront King Herod in the most spectacular way; a duel of the gods. Israel is in a state of indecision on which god they should follow; Baal, the pagan god of storms and water or Yahweh, the god who brought Israel out of Egypt. It takes a sacrifice on Mt. Carmel to free the people from their enchantment with Baal. Today, it is t...

It's in our lowest place that God can be raised to the highest place.

The response from Elijah's first sermon was so violent that God tells him to go and hide in the Keith Ravine. Elijah enters into God's school of preparation where he will learn to trust in God's protection, provision, and providence.

Summer Ministry Intern Jayden Hamilton shares from Revelation 3, the Letter to the church in Laodicea. Jesus challenges them to be "All In." We can't have one foot in and one foot out in relationship with God. We have to fully commit to Him and go "All In."

Pastor Steve begins with a word on June 24th's Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs. Wade answering the question, how do we live as followers of Jesus in times like these. Then, continuing in the ACTS series, we examine the role of our expectations in the arena of faith. We often lower expectations as a way of protecting ourselves from disappointment. Ye, we see that Jesus shifts these expectations and...

Happy Father's Day! Today we celebrate with a dramatic reading and reflection on Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son learning of the heart of our Father in heaven.

Happy Father's Day! Today we celebrate with a dramatic reading and reflection on Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son learning of the heart of our Father in heaven.

Saul of Tarsus has an encounter with the resurrected Jesus on the road to Damascus; an encounter that changed his life. Saul had studied, grown up steeped in Jewish custom, tradition, and knowledge of the scripture, but had missed that it all pointed to Jesus. He missed this point because information doesn't transform hearts, encounters with Jesus do. We believe because Jesus has revealed himself...

The Apostle Philip has an unlikely encounter on a deserted road out of his way. In this encounter we see that God uses this moment to bring the good news of Jesus to unlikely person in an unlikely place. Our surprising God calls us to roads we wouldn't travel and people we wouldn't talk to.

In our culture we assume that Bad Events lead to Bad Results. Yet, the early church experiences blessing through the "bad" events that happen to them. The persecution that descends upon the early church leads it to scatter which results in the spread of the gospel message. What bad experiences are we in the midst of that God might redeem for the development of our character and for the Church?

Stephen was the early church's first martyr. He died by stoning after standing up to religious leaders and preaching a passionate sermon weaving the recently resurrected Jesus into the history of God's people. Stephen's sacrifice leads us to ask many questions about the goodness of God in the face of the evils of the world. In many ways, this story that defines Stephen's life he lived in the foots...

Conflict arises in the early church over the distribution of aid to widows in the church. How do the Apostles deal with the growing needs of a growing community of believers? How do they address the issues of racial and economic tension? The issue the early church faces and we face today are the problems that arise as the church grows in number and in diversity. The key to taking on these challeng...