Passion City Church DC Podcast

In this episode of Further In, Thomas Barr, Landon Lacy, Jon Harkey, and Elizabeth Staggers sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Acts 20-21. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Acts 21-22 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us...

How do you respond when life hits you hard? In Acts 22, Paul finds himself falsely accused and surrounded by an angry crowd. Given the chance to defend himself, he doesn't fight back or try to win an argument. He simple tells a story. In this talk by Thomas Barr, we look at the power of sharing your story and how you can be a witness to Jesus in hostile times. The Christian story is not about bein...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jacob Harkey, Jon Harkey, and Hannah Myer sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Acts 20-21. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Acts 20-21 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at http...

What does a life well lived actually look like? We spend much of our lives chasing the things we think will make them meaningful—success, security, relationships, influence, experiences. But what if a life well lived is measured by something entirely different? In Acts 20–21, Paul is moving toward a future filled with uncertainty and suffering, yet he refuses to shrink back from where God is leadi...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jacob Harkey, Jon Harkey, and Elizabeth Staggers sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Acts 20. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Acts 20 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at htt...

What does faithful Christian leadership look like, and how do we live a life worth following? In Acts 20, the Apostle Paul gathers the leaders of the church in Ephesus and gives them a final charge before continuing toward Jerusalem. In this message, Pastor Ben Stuart walks through Paul’s example of integrity, courage, purpose, and dependence on the grace of God. Paul reminds us that truly followi...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jacob Harkey, Jon Harkey, and Hannah Myer sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Luke 9. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Luke 9:18-26 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at https:...

What does it actually cost to follow Jesus, and what does He ask of those who claim to? How do we move past treating Him as just a fascinating spiritual figure and instead build a life fully surrendered to Him? And what does it look like to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him every single day? In this message, Jacob Harkey teaches from Luke 9, where Jesus turns to His disciples in th...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jon Harkey, Elizabeth Staggers, and Hannah Myer sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on 1 Corinthians 16:13-14. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:3...

What does God actually require of men? How should men use strength, wisdom, influence, and responsibility in a way that allows for life to flourish around them? And what does it look like to become a man whose life is shaped by the character of Christ? In this message, Pastor Ben Stuart moves beyond cultural stereotypes and teaches a biblical vision for masculinity as we see it outlined in Scriptu...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jon Harkey, Jacob Harkey, and Elizabeth Staggers sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Genesis 2. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Genesis 2-4 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us...

What does it mean to be a man, and what did God design men to do? In this message from Genesis 2, Pastor Ben Stuart looks beyond cultural stereotypes and conflicting messages about masculinity to uncover God’s original design for men. Whether you’re wrestling with questions about manhood, purpose, leadership, or what it means to be a godly man today, Genesis 2 offers a compelling vision: good men...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jon Harkey, Jacob Harkey, and Elizabeth Staggers sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Genesis 1. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Genesis 1 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at...

In Genesis 1, we see that God did not create humanity to simply survive. He made us in His image, crowned us with dignity and purpose, and gave us the responsibility to cultivate a world where life can flourish. In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart walks through the creation account and reminds us that although we are lower, we are crowned. We were created to be near God, become like Him, and use what...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Landon Lacy, and Hannah Myer sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on 1 Thessalonians 1. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // 1 Thessalonians 1 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at htt...

In this talk, Landon Lacy walks us through 1 Thessalonians 1 and asks a simple but searching question: how do you actually know when the gospel has taken root in a heart or a church? Not by feelings alone, not by hymns or exegesis alone, but by fruit — a faith that changes your behavior, a love that costs you something, and a hope stable enough to hold joy in the middle of hardship. Along the way,...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jacob Harkey, Elizabeth Staggers, and Jon Harkey sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Acts 19. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Acts 19 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at htt...

In Acts 19, Paul’s message about Jesus starts costing people cash, and the city of Ephesus erupts. A silversmith named Demetrius sees his business threatened and does what any of us can be tempted to do: he lets fear, lust, and pride drive his next move. In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart walks us through the riot in Ephesus and asks the question underneath the chaos: what feelings are actually deter...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jacob Harkey, Elizabeth Staggers, and Jon Harkey sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Acts 19. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Acts 19 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at htt...

What is the greatest threat to our spiritual vibrancy? In this message, Pastor Ben Stuart teaches through Acts 19 and reminds us that following Jesus is more than knowing the right things or doing the right things. It is about loving Him with our whole hearts. When unconfessed sin and lesser loves begin to accumulate, they slowly choke out our intimacy with God and diminish the fullness of life He...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Thomas Barr, Hannah Myer, and Jon Harkey sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Acts 18. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Acts 18 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at https://pas...

What if the greatest impact of your life is actually built out of the smallest, everyday decisions? In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart walks us through Acts 18, where we meet Priscilla and Aquila, a married couple whose quiet, everyday yeses end up shaping the future of the Church. We learn what a godly marriage really looks like: not just a picture of Christ and the church, but a pursuit of Christ a...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jacob Harkey, Elizabeth Staggers, and Jon Harkey sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Acts 17. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Acts 17 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at htt...

What do you say to someone who’s smart, skeptical, and thinks Christianity is beneath them intellectually? In this talk, Pastor Ben Stuart walks us through Acts 17, where Paul stands before the philosophers of Athens and makes his case for God in the middle of a city full of idols. Whether you’re intellectually curious, spiritually skeptical, or just tired of groping in the dark for answers, this...

In this episode of Further In, Ben Stuart, Jacob Harkey, Elizabeth Staggers, and Jon Harkey sit down to go deeper into the text from this Sunday's sermon on Acts 16. Together, they unpack the text from Sunday, share added insights, and explore what this passage means for us today. Key Verses // Acts 16 — With Passion City Online you can join us live every Sunday at 9:30a and 11:30a! Join us at htt...