Through the Lens of Christ

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster talk about social media this week. How do we use social media? Are we accurately representing ourselves on media? Often times we can end up living a double life when it comes to social media and it can bring out behaviors that don't reflect Christ. Join the conversation this week!

Today Steve Dauster & Pastor Adam discuss Romans 14 and how this relates to our relationships with believers. This scripture speaks to our convictions and how those play out into our lives. Do we see the Christ in one another or are we pushing our own convictions onto others?

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster bring our 3 part series on Subversive Habits and our Primary Story to a close as they discuss habits. What are general habits and what are subversive habits? How do we check our motivations behind our habits and ensure that we are not being legalistic in our approach? Trevin Wax Article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/subversive-habits-and-your-pr...

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster continue the series on Subversive Habits and our Primary Story. How does suffering play into our story and how do we view suffering? Our perspective has a lot to do with how we approach things. How do we ensure that we are viewing our suffering through the lens of Christ? Trevin Wax Article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/subversive-habits-and-you...

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they begin a 3 part series on Subversive Habits and our Primary Story. What story do we live in? Are we fitting into this story or are we trying to take authorship of the story? Trevin Wax Article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/subversive-habits-and-your-primary-story/

Pastor Adam and Pastor Dan discuss our upcoming study on this special episode! Learn a little bit more about GospelCentric, why we chose to create our own study, and the hopes for what is to come after the study!

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the topic of depression on this episode. What is depression? Are there different forms? Join the conversation as Adam and Steve share their personal struggles and how they manage and refocus their perspective. Resource: https://www.amazon.com/Have-Crucial-Questions-Reformation-Trust/dp/1567692958/ref =tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1629819433&sr=8-2

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster in their discussion on this Philippians passage. How do we understand the meaning and purpose for this scripture now? Our culture is so different, could it mean the same thing it did when it was originally written? How do we apply this to our lives? 

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss this week on what it means to live like Christ. What does it mean to live incarnate? How does this fit into our lives? We are called to higher living, but how do we practically apply this?

What is the current conversation around Covid? Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the Christian ethics around this issue. How are we as believers called to live, speak, act when things become so politicized? We have a responsibility, but what is it? 

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the influences around us and how much we engage with this culture. How much does our faith matter to us? Are the things that influence us pulling us into deeper relationship with Christ or harming our relationship with Christ? Resource: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-pastor-john/id618132843?i=1000529329503

What are the levels of friendship? How do we view friendship? Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss how we are first friends with God and through that our friendships are flowing from that. How does that look and how do we maintain friendships?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they bring our hypocrisy to a close on this final episode. In Christ we don’t have to be hypocritical. How do we ensure that we are actively participating in this? Are we aligned with the process of sanctification that Christ is taking us through? Resources:John Piper Sermon - https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/let-love-be-genuine

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster in part two of our mini-series on Hypocrisy. We need to look at how our lives need to be changed by God, not how we need to change others to be like us. Our effort needs to be put into diminishing self and elevating Christ.

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they begin another mini-series. This month we are going to discuss Hypocrisy. We at our core are hypocritical. We desire feedback in performance and in effectiveness in what we are doing. Is what we are doing to impress others or Christ? Resources: John Piper Sermon - https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/let-love-be-genuine

How do we become glorified? Is this happening now or in the future? What will our eternity look like? Join us as we wrap up this mini series on the Salvation components! 

The process of sanctification. What is it? How do we engage in our sanctification? Are we being made more like Christ daily?

What is justification? What does it mean to be justified? Join the conversation around this positional aspect of our salvation.

What are we saved from? Why do we need saving? What are we being saved to? Join the conversation as we start this four part series on salvation and the components of it.

Today's episode is all about communication. Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster sit down to discuss how our words have power in the day to day, in teaching settings, and so much more. They will touch on several articles regarding this topic. You can find them all linked below. Resources:Destruct Your Culture, Not Your FaithFrom WEIRD to Westboro: The Problem of Christian ReputationBible Teachers: I...

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they dig into some big topics around spiritual conversations. Are accountability partners truly helpful? What does it look like to walk alongside our brothers and sisters? How should we speak to one another a the family of God? Resources: Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/exile-ok/Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/th...

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster address questions from our recent Jonah Sermon Series. You don't want to miss this extra knowledge! Join the conversation as they discuss emotions, specifically anger, and the lostness of the world. 

Join Pastor Adam & Steve Dauster as they discuss a book they are currently reading about our culture and the dangers of how we are drifting. Book: https://www.christianbook.com/triumph-cultural-amnesia-expressive-individualism-revolution/carl-trueman/9781433556333/pd/556333?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-0-20%7C556333&p=1179710&dv=c&gclid=CjwKCAjw7J6EBhBDEiwA5UUM2llr-DVCgjfrTl9wnT2KaFRvjsXJpQ6yg...

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss conversion and assurance. What is conversion and how does this look in our lives? Are we able to have true assurance in our faith? What does assurance feel like? Don't miss this great conversation! 

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster on this weeks episode as we discuss Paul Maxwell and his recent decision to abandon his faith. Why did he make this decision? Does this have something to do with how the church emulates Christ? Does Paul think that Christ is loving? Join the conversation! Resource: http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/11448/20210410/paul-maxwell-former-writer-at-desiring-god...