These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "Don't Covet." This sermon is the tenth installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:17 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 16, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, D...
Jul 01, 2025•23 min•Season 4Ep. 82
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "Don't Bear False Witness." This sermon is the tenth installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:16 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 9, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin...
Jul 01, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 81
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "Don't Steal." This sermon is the ninth installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:15 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 2, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Di...
Jun 30, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 80
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "Don't Commit Adultery." This sermon is the eighth installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:14 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 23, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Beg...
Jun 30, 2025•26 min•Season 4Ep. 79
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "Don't Kill." This sermon is the seventh installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:13 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 16, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instil...
Jun 30, 2025•26 min•Season 4Ep. 78
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "Honor Father and Mother." This sermon is the sixth installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:12 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 9, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Beg...
Jun 29, 2025•22 min•Season 4Ep. 77
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "Remember the Sabbath Day." This sermon is the fifth installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:8-11 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 2, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: ...
Jun 29, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 76
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "No Name In Vain." This sermon is the fourth installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:7 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on January 26, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Inst...
Jun 27, 2025•25 min•Season 4Ep. 75
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "No Graven Images." This sermon is the third installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:4-6 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on January 19, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, In...
Jun 27, 2025•29 min•Season 4Ep. 74
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "No Other Gods." This sermon is the second installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:1-3 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on January 12, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Inst...
Jun 27, 2025•27 min•Season 4Ep. 73
These are the 10 words . What culture has improved by dismissing them? What family is not blessed by embracing them? What church is not impoverished by relegating them to a forgotten era? The sermon today is titled "I Am The Lord." This sermon is the first installment in our series " 10 Commandments ." The Scripture reading is from Exodus 20:1-2 (ESV). Originally preached at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on January 5, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instil...
Jun 27, 2025•26 min•Season 4Ep. 72
We feel the need to be behind the wheel . To choose our future. To control our lives. But very little turns out the way we designed. Haven’t we learned by now…We are not masters and commanders of the universe. But we follow the one who is. The sermon today is titled "You Are Not In Control." This sermon is the sixteenth installment in our series " Follow Me ," and is the fifth in the sub-series " More Like Jesus ." The Scripture reading is from Romans 8:27-28 (Wright's Kingdom Version). Original...
Jun 23, 2025•29 min•Season 4Ep. 71
It took decades to form you into the person you are . The stories you’ve come to believe and the ones you tell yourself over and over. The habits and routines you’ve come to rely on that define virtually every morning and every night of your life. The circle that you have chosen (or that has chosen you) for influence and connection. These have shaped you. What if you began to believe good, true, and healthy stories about God and yourself? What if your routines became intentionally centered on a ...
Jun 18, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 70
" Information alone does not produce transformation ." John Mark Comer cannot be more right. Whether it's our willpower, our knowledge, or counting on a sudden zap from God, we need something more, something better, something of heaven. The sermon today is titled "Three Losing Strategies." This sermon is the fourteenth installment in our series " Follow Me ," and is the third in the sub-series " More Like Jesus ." The Scripture reading is from Colossians 2:20-23 (ESV). Originally preached at Wes...
Jun 16, 2025•26 min•Season 4Ep. 69
" There are no accidental saints . You can't just slip your hand up at the end of a sermon. It's a high bar of entry: It will require you to reorder your entire life around following Jesus as your undisputed top priority, over your job, your money, your reputation - over everything. Yet all these things will find their rightful place once integrated into a life of apprenticeship.” -- John Mark Comer, Practicing The Way The sermon today is titled "No Accidental Saints." This sermon is the thirtee...
Jun 13, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 68
"A disciple is not above his teacher, " said our master; "but everyone when he is fully trained will be LIKE his teacher" (Luke 6:40). In the past, we were predestined to be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom 8:29). In the present, we are being changed into His likeness by the Spirit (2 Cor 3:18). In the future, we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him in a fullness we can only dream of (1 John 3:2). In this podcast, we ask what it means to be "formed" into His likeness. The sermon ...
Jun 09, 2025•33 min•Season 4Ep. 67
In the book of Genesis, there are few things more powerful than the spoken blessing handed down from fathers to their sons . Offering a blessing became integral to life in Israel, and it continues to play an important role in equipping the next generation. Through giving our blessing, we confirm our commitment to raise our children in Christ, and clarify their own relationship to the Lord. The sermon today is titled "Blessing Down." Originally preached as a Baby Blessing sermon at West Side Chur...
May 24, 2025•27 min•Season 4Ep. 66
Every family tree has some nuts and squirrels up in there. Maybe, for whatever reason, you blush when you think about your family tree. Jesus certainly could have. The list given in Matthew 1 is not the guest list you would have imagined. And yet…each lived story became part of a tapestry leading to Christ. The sermon today is titled "Blessing Up." Originally preached on Mother's Day at West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on May 11, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begi...
May 20, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 65
What are some reasons to be filled with hope? Let the book of 1 John answer this. The sermon today is titled "Hope From 1 John." The Scripture reading is from 1 John 5:13 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on May 4, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under BEGIN: A Peaceful Assurance . Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript. I'd love to ...
May 12, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 64
We rise from a grave in our baptism . When we rise, what do we leave behind? Let the Easter story speak into this. The sermon today is titled "Resurrection Sunday." The Scripture reading is from Romans 6:1-11 (MSG). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on April 20, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under BEGIN: A Loving Christ and DISCOVER: A New Reality . Click here if you w...
May 12, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 63
How can we live out the prayer of Jesus for unity in John 17? The sermon today is titled "Let Them Be One." Originally preached as a guest sermon at the Pleasant Valley Church of Christ (Little Rock, AR) on December 1, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under DISCOVER: A New Community . Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript. Podcast Notes (resources used or referenced): Serm...
Apr 18, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 62
What made the early church so compelling? What were the practical ethics of early Christian practice? What would it look like to restore our radical witness? The lecture today is titled "Ethics, Human Dignity, and Christian Orthodoxy." Originally given at the Remission Connect Conference at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ (Little Rock, AR) on February 10, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under LEARN: In...
Apr 16, 2025•50 min•Season 4Ep. 61
What we do is what we become . Christians replace cultural habits we've imbibed with spiritual habits we intentionally embrace. What if we thought of our spiritual community as a spiritual habit? The sermon today is titled "The Habit of Silence." It is the eleventh installment in our series " Follow Me ", and the third in the sub-series " Spiritual Habits ." The Scripture reading is from 1 Kings 19:1-18 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on April 13, 2025. ...
Apr 14, 2025•35 min•Season 4Ep. 60
What we do is what we become . Christians replace cultural habits we've imbibed with spiritual habits we intentionally embrace. What if we thought of our spiritual community as a spiritual habit? The sermon today is titled "The Habit of Scripture." It is the tenth installment in our series " Follow Me ", and the second in the sub-series " Spiritual Habits ." The Scripture reading is from Psalm 19 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on April 6, 2025. All less...
Apr 11, 2025•33 min•Season 4Ep. 59
What we do is what we become . Christians replace cultural habits we've imbibed with spiritual habits we intentionally embrace. What if we thought of our spiritual community as a spiritual habit? The sermon today is titled "The Habit of Community." It is the ninth installment in our series " Follow Me ", and the first in the sub-series " Spiritual Habits ." The Scripture reading is from Hebrews 10:24-25 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 30, 2025. ...
Apr 01, 2025•31 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Dallas Willard challenges us to "ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life." John Mark Comer was so moved by this line, he titled his book "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry." We wonder why we can't hear the voice of God, or find his presence in the busy-ness of life. Perhaps the still, small voice still speaks in those inner rooms and deserted places Jesus chose to frequent throughout his life. Could it be that "doing more" is actually standing in the way of "being with"? The sermon today is ti...
Mar 24, 2025•29 min•Season 4Ep. 57
What if the reward for following Jesus...is Jesus? What if gazing upon the beauty of the Lord was its own reward? Welcome to the power of contemplative prayer. The sermon today is titled "The Reward For Being With Jesus." It is the seventh installment in our series " Follow Me ", and the third in the sub-series " Be With Jesus ." The Scripture reading is from Psalm 63:1-8 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 16, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 b...
Mar 21, 2025•29 min•Season 4Ep. 56
How can we practice the presence of God? By abiding in the vine. The sermon today is titled "The Habit of Abiding in God." It is the sixth installment in our series " Follow Me ", and the second in the sub-series " Be With Jesus ." The Scripture reading is from John 15:1-11 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 9, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under GROW: S...
Mar 21, 2025•31 min•Season 4Ep. 55
We are good at working for or being for others. But maybe we need to learn how to “be with.” The sermon today is titled "Being With." It is the fifth installment in our series " Follow Me ", and the first in the sub-series " Be With Jesus ." The Scripture reading is from Mark 3:13-15 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on March 2, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed und...
Mar 18, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 54
We tend to think of our baptism as our day of choosing . But today...and every day...will we choose Christ or ourselves? The sermon today is titled "A Time For Choosing." It is the fourth installment in our series " Follow Me ." The Scripture reading is from Joshua 24:15 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 23, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under GROW: ...
Mar 14, 2025•38 min•Season 4Ep. 53
