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Take The Stairs (pt. 1)

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Are you the kind of person who takes the stairs? Or have you been the kind of person who doesn't even think about how important they are? Is the easy way the best way in all things? The world is full of people looking for shortcuts. The problem is, they are shortcuts to nowhere. They don't achieve what they want. They don't get to where they want to go, because they weren't willing to do the little things. They only did what they wanted, so they didn't get where they wanted to be. We can do better. We must. With some simp

Psalm 30

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This psalm tells us God's anger is for a moment but His favor is for a lifetime- vs. 5. God will turn our mourning into danger and give us garments of joy instead of sackcloth- vs.11 Judgement is not the final word for God's people Exodus 34:6-7; Isaiah 54:7-10 Jesus fulfills the psalm in the greatest sense by HIs resurrection and He turns our grief to joy.

The Christian Mindset...a conversation with Benjamin Lee

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail How does your mindset affect your Christian walk? This week I talk with Benjamin Lee from the I Can Do podcast. He helped me understand mindset better and how focusing on the whole Christian came make a world of difference. Support the show

Episode #84 - Looking At The Evidence

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Everytime I see a jet stream up in the sky I think of my daughter. She loves airplanes, and she is so excited to point one out everytime she sees one. Actually, she doesn't even have to see it. As long as she sees a jet stream, she knows a plane was there. If you told her it was just a cloud, she wouldn't beleive you, she's smart enough to know a jet stream is no accident. Well...even though we cannot actually see God, we see clear evidence of him and his design in everything that he's created. From the teleological argument to irreducible complexity, when we follow the eviden

Episode #85 - When We Can't Do Anything...He Can

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail Our son had a severe reaction to penicillin that landed us in the ER late last night. Our poor son was all swollen and covered in a horrid rash from head to toe, compltely miserable. As I sat there holding him, I felt terrible as there was nothing I could do to fix it. I love my son, and if I could have even taken his place I would have. Well...isn't that exactly what Jesus did for us? He saw our sinful condition, and through the cross on account of his great love for us he took our place. Now we are healed because he was sacrificed. Priase be to God for his great love! #SetYo

Episode 129 - "The Autobahn Race"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Live a Consistently Faithful Life What’s the thread you hang onto everyday? How can we block out God like smog blocks out the sun? And what “tech support” do we all occasionally need to keep our “spiritual operating systems” optimized? This week we appreciate our Favorite Things to keep consistent, like time outside, asking good questions, and starting the day quietly. In this week’s Like the Teacher passage, Jesus says he “always does the things that please” the Father — but what are we supposed to draw from that example? Along the way, we replace New Year’s resolutions with new DAY’s resolut

Confusion in the Capital - John 7

Jeff · Working with the Word

After Jesus' popularity tanked in John 6, His brothers offered what sounds like logical public relations advice: "Stop hiding and just prove yourself to the world!" But Jesus did not come to receive worldly acclaim. So instead He secretly arrived in a bustling Jerusalem for the Feast of Booths, where an atmosphere of fear and anticipation filled the air: who is Jesus? will He come? what will happen if He does? Jesus patiently waited - then in a dramatic and well-timed moment he openly and boldly declared Himself the fountain of living water, the Messiah! Resource Credits The Complete Jewish St

Episode #83 - Just Talking About Jesus

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We love talking about the things we love. Today I was talking about the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC with a Barista and others joined in and shared their experience. It is second nature for us to share our own experiences, we do not have to think about it, we just do it. Well...why don't we just talk about Jesus with others? Many times we are afraid, we do not know what to say, or unfortunatley some might even feel ashamed. But I think primarily we overcomplicate things. You do not have to have a plan. You do not have to be a scholar. Just talk about what Jesus has done for

LOYALTY: Outside the camp. "Pirate Latitudes." "I swear to God." Maracaibo (2).

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Loyalty to an underachieving sports team can be noble. Loyalty to an abusive relationship can be destructive. It’s all about finding a worthy cause, group or individual. This week we will discuss whether you can be both a Jew and a Christian, and why you and I should care; the choice between patriotism and pragmatism in 17th Century Jamaica; whether “I swear to God” is a confession or a blasphemy; and how choosing a side early maximizes the upside and minimizes the downside. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive church of

It's all About Your Heart

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Surprising Self Confidence

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Self Confidence is defined as a feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgment. Each of us have a measure of self confidence, and I would argue that it is designed by God to be good. But it is not always good. Sometimes it is driven by pride and built upon the wrong idea, high self estimation. This does all kinds of damage. But when self confidence is built on something else, something amazing from God, then everything about it is wonderful. And you can have more of it, in the name of Jesus, than ever before

Episode #82 - Dying Flowers

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail My wife keeps a beautiful home, and I'm grateful because I don't really have an eye for the kinds of things she does. My lone contribution is buying her seasonal flowers on a regular basis to display. While they are beautiful while they last, I'm looking at my last bouquet which is now wilting and dieing. That's the thing about flowers - they don't last for long. Well...so it is with all things in this life. Their beauty & memory are short lived, but are soon gone & forgotten. If our hope is in earthly things, it will die along with them. Our hope must be in the one and only t

A few questions from Jake

Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail Why did God create us? Does God want us to fail? Can you evangelize if you're an introvert? All of these are simple to ask, but difficult to answer. My son Jake asks a few questions he has about Christianity and Keith Stonehart and I try to answer him. See how you would answer the same questions. I'm very proud of Jake. I think he did an excellent job. Be good an do good. Support the show

Episode #80 - Defining Our Terms

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail I was helping to move a heavy grill over the weekend for a friend who was moving from their old house to their new one when there was a huge breakdown in communication. He told us to put it on the porch, which I assumed was the outdoor upstairs covered area off the kitchen. Half way up, we found out he meant downstairs - what I considered a patio. Same words, different meanings - and a lot of grill moving. Well...it's important that we define out terms or it can lead to serious problems spiritually. Words like love, truth, or faith can often be defined falsely by others instea

Episode #81 - I Just Don't Have Time

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail I saw some powerful data today that challenged me and I wanted to share here. Did you know that it would only take the average reader just over 72 hours to finish the entire Bible? When you break it down over a period of a year or months, it's embarasing how many Christians still have not read the entirety of the Bible. What's our excuse? We don't have time. Well...when it comes to equiping ourselves & our salvation, we had better make the time. We make lots of time for the thigns we want to do, but not for the things we should do spiritually. Just a few minutes a day is nothi

Episode 128 - "November Is for Contenders"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Be Strong Through Your Suffering Why does Jesus say the world will hate us? And what do weakness and waiting have to do with getting through tough times? In this episode, we're Flying Through the Book of James, learning from expectations and disappointment, and considering how trials have changed us. This week's "Through the Week" challenges have us dealing with burnout, embracing God's delivery schedule, and learning to appreciate difficult people. Plus, Jesus' words in John 15 teach us why it's better to stay IN the frying pan and why being ostracized shouldn't shock us. The Big Idea: When w

Psalm 29

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

The Power of God in the thunderstorm The psalm speaks of the LORD 18 times and the "voice of the LORD" 7 times. The Canaanites believed that Baal controlled the storm and the lightning. But the things that psalms attributes to Baal, the Bible attributes to YHWH. The showdown between Elijah and the prophets of Baal is about who controls these the storm, the lightning, and the weath. 29:1-2 A Call to Praise God 29:3-9 The glory of God in the thunderstorm 29:10-11 The LORD as King forever Jesus fulfills Psalm 29 The "voice of the LORD" could be tied with Jesus as the Word- John 1:1 The heavenly b

Episode #79 - Beyond The Symptoms

Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail We're back at it again, and unfortunately so is some kind of virus or infection with our kids. Dane has been running a high fever for several days, and Ava just started tonight. We've ruled out almost everything after several visits to doctors, which is good but also frustrating. Rotating Tylenol & Motrin is fine, but it just treats the symptoms & not the root issue. Well...don't we deal with our sin the same way sometimes? We attack the symptoms, but not the real issue. We don't stop to ask ourselves, "Why am I behaving this way? Why do I do this?" If we want to make lasting

SOLO: Musicians and groups. "Jack Reacher." Alison Balsom. Maracaibo.

Hal Hammons · Citizen of Heaven

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! At some level we all want to be the lone wolf, to prove ourselves as individuals. That’s not all bad. But it’s not all good either. This week we will discuss the relationship between musical groups and their members who go solo, and what that has to do with the church; the ethos of Jack Reacher (who does not resemble Tom Cruise in the slightest); how an Englishwoman is changing the way I think about trumpeters; and why I continue to let a terrific solo game languish on the shelf. Hal Hammons is the preacher for the Lakewoods Drive chur

The Bread of Life - John 6

Jeff · Working with the Word

In a dramatic turning point of the gospel, Jesus declares "I am the bread of life!" Yet the crowd's response to this message of divine provision is grumbling, complaining, and rejecting. What was it about Jesus being bread from heaven that turned so many of His followers away? And how did this same teaching bring the apostles into deeper commitment to Him? Resource Credits The Christian Standard Bible Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federal

Daily Bible Reading - Matthew 12 thru Matthew 13:43

Mark Roberts · Monday Morning Coffee with Mark

Daily Bible Reading Material Clicking here will take you to our webpage Click here to contact us Welcome to the Westside church’s special Monday Morning Coffee podcast with Mark Roberts. Mark is a disciple, a husband, father and grand dad, as well as a certified coffee geek, fan of CS Lewis’ writings and he loves his big red Jeep. He’s also the preacher for Westside church.

Make Evangelism Easy

Kris Emerson · Excel Still More

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks! Why is evangelism so hard for so many of us? And why have so many churches failed to create a culture of evangelism? God has a plan for His people - to spread the Word through us. But another sermon telling people to do it won't amount to anything. We need to show people how to make it easy, make it automatic, and make it doable by everyone, not just a few. Today we will look at Jesus interacting with the woman at the well. Here are seven wonderful tips on evangelism that anyone can do, shown to us by our Savior and King.

Psalm 28

Tommy Peeler · Carefully Examining the Text

This psalm has been described as an individual lament or a psalm of thanksgiving or a royal psalm. 28:1-5 Petition 28:6-9 Praise Key words: Notice has "hear the voice of my supplication" in vs. 2 is picked up in vs. 6. The word "hands" is used to refer to David lifting his hands to God in vs. 2, the hands of the wicked in vs. 4, and the work of God's hands in vs. 5. The word "bless" is used in vs. 6 of David blessing God and in vs. 9 begging God to bless David. In vs. 2 David "lifted up" his hands to God and in vs. 9 the LORD is carrying or "lifting" HIs people.

Geeking out with Bryan and Ryan from the Bible Geeks

Kenny Embry · Balancing the Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail So, what do you "geek out" about? For some it might be scrapbooking or the latest comic book movie. For Bryan Schiele and Ryan Joy, they geek out about Christianity on their podcast, The Bible Geeks. I loved having this conversation and I hope you enjoy it as well. If you'd like to check out what Ryan and Bryan are doing, check out their stuff at Biblegeeks.fm. Support the show

Episode 127 - "Paul to Pajamas"

Ryan Joy · Bible Geeks Podcast

Follow the Faithful From Scripture What kind of statue do you envision when you think of Abel, Sarah, or Gideon? Which individual person from Scripture has influenced you the most? This week, in an ensemble Here’s the Story, we imagine walking through Hebrews 11’s “Hall of Faith,” stopping to appreciate each figure. We discuss how examples are like matching pajamas and Bible stories are like Evil Knievel’s ramp. We find our common humanity with our heroes and a common table to sit at with Elijah, Isaiah, and John. And as we take the stories to heart, we try to find our place in the great line