Through the Lens of Christ

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss Harry Styles's recent photo shoot and the reaction he received. How do we define what men and women are? How does the culture cause us to think a certain way and how, as believers, are we called to respond to a broken culture? Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/hollywood-elliot-page-me/

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster in this episode as they continue the conversation around Truths We Need Today. If you are interested in a deeper discussion on either of these topics, let us know and we would love to record a full episode! Resource: https://twitter.com/ostrachan/status/1333502942570307584?s=20

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss Truths We Need Today. How do these things help us to know Christ, be changed by Christ, and view things through the lens of Christ? Resource: https://twitter.com/ostrachan/status/1333502942570307584?s=20

Join Pastor Adam and Steve in the conversation around faith and politics. Do we have more passion behind our God or our president? Have we put in as much effort to understand the character of God as we have in forming our politic views? Resources:https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/fox-geezer-syndrome-rush-limbaugh-media/https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/die-for-trump-limba...

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss the necessities of faith. What are the things that we need to stand firm on and defend well? Are there things that we can let slide? 

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they answer some of your questions! Questions:  If God has foreordained everything, then how could we have freewill? If God has already determined that I will love Him, is it really love? Resources:https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/are-there-two-wills-in-god https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/does-god-decree-events-he-doesnt-want-to-happen

Pastor Adam and Steve talk about the importance of reading the Bible first and then how the rest of what we read should be held to the standard of scripture. Why do we read? What do we read? Join this conversation! Adam's Books: Celebration of Discipline, Caste, Post Quarantine Church, & Culture CatalystSteve's Books: Lyndon Johnson Biography, Appeasement, Live Not By Lies, The Pleasures...

What is a post-christian culture? What does it mean to be post-christian? Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss these questions and what our response should be as followers of Christ viewing this world through the lens of Christ. Barna Resource: https://www.barna.com/research/post-christian-cities-america-2017/Leave your questions, comments, or feedback here: https://westbendchurch.elexiochms...

Join Pastor Adam and Steve this week as they discuss the sovereignty of God. No matter the outcome of the election, it is God ordained to bring him glory. Nothing happens in this story that the author is not in control of. God and his faithfulness has not changed from eternity past. Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZNMAarvqAA&feature=youtu.be

Join us this week in our extended episode as we discuss important questions to ask during election week. Character over policy, does that matter? Where do we fit into the conversation around voting? Are we biblically mandated to vote as Christians? What is the right response if our candidate doesn’t win? John Piper -  https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/policies-persons-and-paths-to-ruinWayne Gru...

Pastor Adam and Steve discuss repentance and regeneration today. Which comes first? Is repentance an ongoing or one time thing? What should repentance look like in our lives? Resources: Ask Pastor John: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-pastor-john/id618132843#episodeGuid =desiringgod.org-resource-15302

Join Pastor Adam and Steve in the conversation around builders and architects of Community. What does it mean to blueprint the expectations for community and what does it mean to actually build out community? Resources: The Folly of 'Looking for Community': https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-folly-of-looking-for-community/Alienated America: https://www.amazon.com/Alienated-Am...

Join Pastor Adam and Steve's conversation today as they discuss what happens when our hero's are tainted. How should we respond or feel when we see our hero's fail or fall?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve today as they discuss an article around social trust and culture shifts. How do we respond to these trends as believers? Arcticle: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/collapsing-levels-trust-are-devastating-america/616581/

Join Pastor Adam & Steve as they discuss the purpose and reason for communion. What do we find in scripture about this and how do we take part in it? Does this effect our salvation? 

In this episode, Pastor Adam and Steve discuss the leadership of our country and how we pray for our leaders. Join us in this conversation as we think through leadership in this critical time. Resources:Praying for a Reckless President: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/praying-for-a-reckless-president

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as we continue to walk through 1 Peter on Sunday mornings and bring the conversation to our day to day! What does it mean to have a new birth? What is this living hope that we have? 

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss the recent presidential debate. How do we look at these conversations through a biblical perspective and make the right choices? Did we see Christ in the midst of this debate?

Learn a bit about the C&MA from Pastor Adam and Steve this week. Why are we partnered with this alliance? What are the current changes that are going on within the alliance?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss the importance of Christian ethics and thinking in this season of election. Join them in praying for the leaders of our country! 

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they bring our conversation about the importance of community to a close. How does this look in our lives? What do we provide and gain from being in community with one another? Book Referenced: Timothy Carney Alienated America: https://www.amazon.com/Alienated-America-Places-Thrive-Collapse/dp/0062797107/ref =sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=alienated+america&qid=1600284824&s...

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they begin the conversation around the importance of community. Why do we gather together in community? What is the importance behind relationship with other believers? Referenced Book:Sinclair B. Ferguson: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Christ-Antinomianism-Assurance_Why-Controversy/dp/1433548003/ref =sr_1_1?crid=1AKFBLXYET8ES&dchild=1&keywords=the+whole+christ+sinclai...

Join us as we finish our conversation about Church Membership and Church Discipline. How do these fit together? What is the purpose of discipline? *We recorded this weeks episodes over zoom, so we have a lower quality. We will be back to normal on Monday!*

Join Pastor Adam and Steve this week as they begin the discussion on Church Membership and how that fits with Church Discipline. What is the purpose within Church Membership? Is it something that we should take part in?*We recorded this weeks episodes over Zoom. The audio is of a lower quality. We apologize for this and will be back to normal next week!

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss human life. God's design for life from start to end. How do we understand God's design within our changing culture?