Wawasee Bible Podcast

What is the “good life”? People have explored that question for millennia. When we look at Scripture and the teachings of Jesus, one of the key conclusions that can be drawn is that the “good life” is found in giving and being generous. This week, we look at the role of generosity in combating greed and helping us be content. Contentment is when I'm satisfied with what I have and who I am, rooting...

What is the “good life”? People have explored that question for millennia. It can be argued that Jesus tackles it as well, especially in his Sermon on the Mount. One of the key conclusions that can be drawn is that the “good life” according to Jesus is found in giving and being generous. Through the lens of generosity, we uncover the joy and contentment that comes from treasuring what lasts and be...

Pastor Dave teaches from Revelation 21:1-7.

We’re tracing the way Hope Unfolds in Scripture this Christmas. This week Pastor Josh explores the message of hope from the book of Titus. Biblical hope is centered on having a firm confidence in God’s promises. Because of Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross and resurrection from the dead, saving grace is available to all! For those who know Christ, we should live in anticipation of his return, being t...

We’re tracing the way Hope Unfolds in Scripture this Christmas. This week Pastor Bob Blahnik looks at the role of hope when we suffer and struggle as we navigate life. Biblical hope—the confident assurance that God will keep every promise he has made—is transformative in the midst of suffering as we cling to God’s promises and character. God himself promises to be with us in our suffering, to comf...

We’re tracing the way Hope Unfolds in Scripture this Christmas. This week, Pastor Josh dives into the way Jesus is uniquely God with us, Immanuel. His solidarity with those of us who have trusted Christ is unwavering and eternal. Additionally, we look at the importance of Jesus’s incarnation and why the doctrine of the Virgin Birth is essential to Christianity and cannot be ignored. To save us, Go...

This week Top Speicher explores the profound hope found in the prophecy of a Savior, written by Isaiah nearly 700 years before the birth of Jesus. It sets the stage by describing the spiritual despair and idolatry of ancient Israel, contrasting this darkness with the promise of salvation through the coming of a perfect savior, Jesus Christ. Jesus is revealed as the light of the world and the remed...

Biblical hope is the confident assurance that God will fulfill every promise he has made. Our new series is tracing how hope unfolds over the storyline of Scripture from Genesis 3:15 through Revelation. Pastor Dave starts us off, preaching from Genesis 3:15.

The story of Abraham and Isaac is a powerful foreshadowing of Jesus's work on the cross. This week Pastor Josh unpacks many of the parallels between the near-sacrifice of Isaac and Jesus's death and resurrection. All of this is God’s grace. It’s never earned by our works but is a gift of grace obtained through faith. The near sacrifice of Isaac is all about Jesus who provides the only sacrifice th...

Life is full of trials, tests, and waiting, but faith in God’s promises is key to navigating them. Abraham’s story shows how trusting God, even when his timing seems delayed or His commands difficult, leads to growth and allows us to successfully navigate our faith journey in a God-honoring way. Abraham waited 25 years for the birth of his son Isaac, and even after that, he faced tests, including...

The Christian life is a journey full of moments of faithfulness, but also times we relapse into old patterns of sin. Our sin illustrates our faithlessness—but thankfully when we’re faithless, God is faithful! The story of Abraham and Abimelech illustrates this struggle, as we all falter. But despite our failures, there is hope: God offers us grace and second chances in Jesus Christ! We must lean o...

This week, we continue studying the life of Abraham in Genesis chapters 18 and 19. Abraham bargains with God for the sake of the city of Sodom and does so according to God’s righteousness and justice. By righteousness, we mean God’s “rightness” in all things. He is always and altogether right. By justice, we mean “how God acts in accord with his rightness.” If his righteousness is who he is, his j...

Abraham had to do a lot of waiting before God finally fulfilled his promise of a son. It can be hard to wait on God, and Abraham knew this well. He had been waiting for nearly a quarter century when God reiterated his promise in Genesis 17-18 and told him it would come to pass within the year. When we wait on God, he uses this time to refine us, grow our faith, and show his power. Even though it’s...

Abram is rightfully seen as a man of great faith, yet he still struggles with doubt. This week, we continue to look at his story in Genesis 15 and 16. Despite Abram's (and Sarai’s) doubts and impatience, God is incredibly patient and gracious to them, reassuring them of his promises. To do this, God makes a covenant with Abram, vividly demonstrating his commitment to fulfill his promise. God count...

When he returns from Egypt, Abram is again faced with a choice of whether or not to live by faith. After separating from Lot due to their growing wealth and the strife it caused in Genesis 13, Lot is captured during a conflict between kings in Genesis 14. When Abram learns of Lot’s capture and the actions of these foreign kings, he demonstrates faith— trusting God’s clear promises—as he gathers hi...

Bruce Dick from Evangelism Shift preached this week from Mark 5:1-20. Witnessing about Jesus is not just for the professionals, it's for everyone who calls themself a Christian. How might God use you as his witness to those you are sent to everyday of your life?

Pastor Josh discusses the story of Abram (later known as Abraham) from Genesis 12:10-20. Abram faces a life-or-death decision that tests his faith in God’s promises. Instead of trusting God, twice he chooses fear and self-preservation, leading him to lie (or at least not be entirely truthful) about his relationship with his wife Sarai. Despite Abram's lack of faith, God remains faithful and protec...

This week we start a new series tracing the life of Abraham. Abraham (then Abram) was called by God to leave his familiar surroundings and embark on a journey to an unknown land. His life serves as a foundation for understanding faith, obedience, and God's promises. Like he did Abram, God often calls individuals from the familiar to the unknown, providing fuzzy details but big promises. Abram's fa...

Pastor Dave preaches from Colossians 3:5-17.

By 2030 the people of Wawasee Bible will engage in 10,000 Gospel Conversations and establish an Enduring Local Presence in at least two surrounding communities by meeting practical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people in the Greater Wawasee Lakes Area. Toward that end, our goal for 2024-2025 if “Enduring Courage”. In order to see God use us to realize our 2030 Enduring Reach vision, we’re goi...

Numbers 13-14 gives us a glimpse of the courage of a man named Caleb. He was one of twelve men who spied out the Promised Land before Israel was about to take it. However, only Caleb and Joshua brought back a good report. The other ten failed to believe in God, and rather than step out in faith and courageously take it, they convinced the people it was a lost cause. God disciplined their lack of f...

Dr. Rock LaGioia preaches from Revelation 3:7-13.

Pastor Collin Seitz preaches from Psalm 40:2-3 and Galatians 2:20

Craig Clapper preaches from Philippians 2:25-30.

Pastor Dave Winters preaches from Matthew 16:24-25.