Pastor Sam and Mark launch a series that parallels the message series "Desiring the Kingdom," offering a deeper dive into each week's passage. This week: King David is old and weak, and his son Adonijah tries to take over.
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 10Ep. 1
Pastor Sam and Mark conclude their series on Judges with the story of Samson.
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 8
Pastor Sam and Mark continue in Judges with the conclusion of Gideon's story and a summary of Abimelech and Jephthah.
Dec 24, 2020•59 min•Season 9Ep. 7
Pastor Sam and Mark continue in Judges, this time with the first part of the story of Gideon, beginning with his visit from the Angel of the Lord, up to his testing of God with the fleece.
Dec 17, 2020•58 min•Season 9Ep. 6
Pastor Sam and Mark continue in Judges, this time chapters 4 and 5 with the story of Deborah, a truly significant figure in the Old Testament. Both prophet and judge, she rescued her nation and led them wisely.
Dec 10, 2020•52 min•Season 9Ep. 5
Pastor Sam and Mark launch a new series from the book of Judges, one of the Old Testament books that they think not enough people have read. Find out why, and learn about Othniel and Ehud at the same time.
Dec 03, 2020•59 min•Season 9Ep. 4
Pastor Sam and Mark conclude their mini-series from the Book of Jonah. Jonah ends up angry and argues with God. Turns out we're not so different from Jonah, and perhaps that's not such a good thing.
Nov 26, 2020•54 min•Season 9Ep. 3
Pastor Sam and Mark continue the mini-series from the Book of Jonah. They pick up with Jonah praying from inside the fish, being unceremoniously deposited on the beach, and taking God's word to his mortal enemies.
Nov 19, 2020•52 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Pastor Sam and Mark launch a new mini-series from the Book of Jonah. The oldest prophetic book in the Old Testament, it is packed with gospel imagery. And there's a big fish to boot!
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 1
Pastor Sam and Mark are discussing the gospel from the book of Genesis. In this final episode of the mini series, they talk about the Sons of Noah and the Tower of Babel.
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 10
Pastor Sam and Mark are discussing the gospel from the book of Genesis. This week picks up in chapter 7 and goes through the aftermath of the flood in chapter 9.
Oct 29, 2020•57 min•Season 8Ep. 9
Pastor Sam and Mark are discussing the gospel from the book of Genesis. This time they're talking about the world of Noah just before the flood and...the Nephilim? Oh my!
Oct 22, 2020•58 min•Season 8Ep. 8
Pastor Sam and Mark discuss the Book of Genesis and how it is pointing us to the gospel. This week brings the conclusion to the story of Cain and Abel, Cain's descendants, and proves Mark can't pronounce Hebrew names.
Oct 15, 2020•54 min•Season 8Ep. 7
Pastor Sam and Mark discuss the Book of Genesis and how it is pointing us to the gospel. This week brings the story of Cain and Abel, and the many ways that gospel truths are on display in it.
Oct 08, 2020•59 min•Season 8Ep. 6
Pastor Sam and Mark discuss the Book of Genesis and how it is pointing us to the gospel. They pick up where they left off last week with the fall of Adam and Eve, and cover the rest of the chapter.
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Pastor Sam and Mark discuss the Book of Genesis and how it is pointing us to the gospel. This time they're in chapter 3 with a discussion about the fall of mankind.
Sep 24, 2020•57 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Pastor Sam and Mark are discussing the Book of Genesis and how the stories and characters in it are designed to point us to the gospel. Pastor Sam breaks down the imagery for us.
Sep 17, 2020•58 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Pastor Sam and Mark discuss fantastic stories from the Bible; this week is the Gospel in Genesis. Where in the story of Creation can we find the Gospel? Pastor Sam breaks down the imagery for us.
Sep 10, 2020•52 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Pastor Sam and Mark discuss fantastic stories from the Bible; this week is the Creation story from Genesis Chapter 1. How literal is it? What are the different interpretations? What do we have to agree on, and where can we differ?
Sep 03, 2020•55 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Pastor Sam and Mark conclude their companion podcasts to the message series All Things New. This week they discuss bearing the image of God rather than the mantle of beasts and what true humility looks like.
Aug 27, 2020•59 min•Season 7Ep. 15
Pastor Sam and Mark continue their companion podcasts to the message series All Things New. This week they discuss the wrecking ball of oppression, the subtle poison of envy, and the blessing of thankfulness when you give your all for the gospel.
Aug 20, 2020•56 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Pastor Sam and Mark continue their series of companion podcasts to the message series All Things New. This week they discuss never being satisfied compared with Paul's teaching that when Christ is your life, you can rejoice even in chains.
Aug 13, 2020•50 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Pastor Sam and Mark continue their series of companion podcasts to the message series All Things New going on at Rio Vista Church. This week they discuss the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom: both wisdom without God and the wisdom OF God.
Aug 06, 2020•50 min•Season 7Ep. 12
With Pastor Sam out of town, Mark flies solo with another in the series "All Things New." In Week 4, the subject is the emptiness of pursuing an earthly legacy compared with the satisfaction of pursuing a legacy investing in people.
Jul 30, 2020•39 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Pastor Sam and Mark with another podcast going along with the message series "All Things New." In Week 3, they discuss the emptiness of pursuing pleasure and success, contrasted with the contentment found in pursuing Christ.
Jul 23, 2020•43 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Pastor Sam and Mark are back together post-vacation, and they join the message series presently going on at church, "All Things New." They're skipping Week 1, the series introduction, and picking up with Week 2 - Money and Wealth.
Jul 16, 2020•54 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Summer vacation schedules mean Pastor Sam flies solo again this week, continuing his devotional series on the psalms of lament. This week he takes a look at Psalm 27.
Jul 09, 2020•33 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Pastor Sam flies solo this week, continuing his devotional series on the psalms of lament. This week he takes a look at Psalm 126.
Jul 02, 2020•28 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Pastor Sam and Mark offer their commentary on Psalm 4, a psalm of lament. A psalm of lament shows us the bridge between the pain of today and the promise of tomorrow, and winds up in peace and rest.
Jun 25, 2020•41 min•Season 7Ep. 6
This week Pastor Sam and Mark look at the story of reconciliation between the Samaritan woman at the well and her Savior Jesus Christ. It's a beautiful story of redemption for her, and for us.
Jun 18, 2020•49 min•Season 7Ep. 5