Pastor Plek

Unshaken: Chapter a Day

Religion EN ↓ 430 episodes

Pastor Chris Plekenpol and his guests explore the Bible together one chapter at a time. They offer practical insights, theological depth, and real-life applications. Dive in for engaging discussions that bring God’s Word to life, one chapter at a time!

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Pastor Plek

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Religion

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www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

John 10 Discussion 31.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A voice that calls you by name, a promise that refuses to break, and a claim that sparks stones—John 10 holds all three in tension and beauty. We open with the sheepfold: Jesus isn’t a distant manager but the good shepherd who knows his own and lays down his life by choice, not compulsion. That single image reframes leadership, safety, and love, challenging the lure of slick voice...

John 9 Reading 30.12.2025

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John 9 Discussion 30.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A man born blind opens his eyes and the whole town goes blurry. The neighbors doubt, the leaders fume, and his parents step back. What starts as a quiet miracle becomes a revealing trial of motives, power, and faith. We walk through John 9 to see why Jesus chose the Sabbath for healing, how mud and a pool called Siloam point to creation and sending, and what happens when allegianc...

John 8 Reading 29.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Holland reads John 8. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.

John 8 Discussion 29.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail What if mercy could face a mob and still uphold justice? We journey through John 8 where a public trap turns into a revelation of character, law, and grace. The famous encounter with the woman caught in adultery isn’t a loophole in holiness; it’s a spotlight on due process, hypocrisy, and Jesus’ authority to forgive while calling sin by its name. From dropped stones to cleared hea...

John 7 Reading 26.12.2025

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John 7 Discussion 26.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A festival filled with rituals, a city on edge, and one voice that turns the meaning of it all toward a promise of life. We step into John 7 where Jesus refuses to be rushed by public pressure, moves in quiet strength, and then stands at the climactic moment of the Feast of Tabernacles to call the thirsty to come and drink. What unfolds is more than a debate; it’s a reorientation...

John 6 Reading 25.12.2025

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John 6 Discussion 25.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail Crowds love free bread; few love the Giver who calls them to real life. We journey through John 6 from a hillside picnic to a moment when many walk away, exploring why Jesus multiplies loaves, walks on water, and then declares, I am the bread of life. The signs thrill, but the meaning cuts to the heart: are we after comfort, or are we hungry for Christ himself? We break down the c...

John 5 Reading 24.12.2025

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John 5 Discussion 24.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A man lame for thirty-eight years rises at Jesus’ word, and the shock isn’t the miracle—it’s the timing. We take you into John 5, from the crowded pool of Bethesda to the uproar over a mat on the Sabbath, to show how mercy refuses to wait for human rules. What begins as a healing becomes a bold revelation of identity as Jesus declares the Father is working and so is he, forcing a...

John 4 Reading 23.12.2025

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John 4 Discussion 23.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A midday walk to a well turns into a revolution of grace. We dive into John 4 to trace how Jesus meets a shamed Samaritan woman with living water, then crosses another boundary to heal a Roman official’s son with a word. The contrasts are striking—ancient hostility and new mercy, private pain and public testimony, spiritual thirst and a promise that finally satisfies. We unpack wh...

John 3 Reading 22.12.2025

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John 3 Discussion 22.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A midnight conversation upends a lifetime of religious confidence. We sit with Nicodemus in John 3 and hear Jesus say, “You must be born again,” then follow that claim back into the Old Testament—Psalm 87’s registry of surprising citizens, Ezekiel 36’s cleansing and new heart, and Numbers 21’s bronze serpent lifted for the dying. Suddenly, “new birth” isn’t a slogan; it’s the thre...

John 2 Reading 19.12.2025

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John 2 Discussion 19.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail Scarcity at a wedding and chaos in a temple might sound like separate stories, but John 2 threads them into one clear message: Jesus brings overflowing joy and uncompromising holiness, and both aim at a deeper sign of who he is. We walk through Cana’s wonder and the temple’s confrontation to show how these moments launch the seven-sign rhythm of John’s Gospel and prepare us for th...

John 1 Reading 18.12.2025

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John 1 Discussion 18.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail Start with wonder: “In the beginning was the Word.” We dive into John 1 and trace how that opening line isn’t abstract theology but a doorway into a living encounter with Jesus—the eternal Logos who created the world, stepped into it, and filled it with light. We walk through the chapter’s structure from the soaring prologue to the first disciples, making the text clear, practical...

Luke 24 Reading 17.12.2025

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Luke 24 Discussion 17.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail Start with spices and sorrow, end with blessing and fire. Luke 24 takes us from an empty tomb to an open heaven, and along the way, we meet our own doubts face to face. We walk the seven miles to Emmaus where a stranger stitches the Law, Prophets, and Psalms into a single story of a suffering King entering glory. Then bread breaks, eyes open, and what felt like a dead end turns in...

Luke 23 Reading 16.12.2025

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Luke 23 Discussion 16.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail Crowds roar, leaders wobble, and a crucified King speaks forgiveness. We step into Luke 23 with open Bibles and open questions, tracing the path from Pilate’s court to Golgotha and a borrowed tomb. Along the way, we confront the uneasy alliance of Herod and Pilate, the charged choice between Barabbas and Jesus, and the shocking grace that welcomes a dying thief into paradise that...

Luke 22 Reading 15.12.2025

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Luke 22 Discussion 15.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A quiet plot, a crowded table, a garden under moonlight—Luke 22 compresses the weight of salvation history into one relentless chapter. We open the text and trace the arc from secret schemes to a public meal where Jesus hands His friends bread and a cup and names them grace. The covenant becomes personal as He reframes greatness, not as rank but as service, and confronts the disci...

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