This weekly podcast explores the Bible to provide modern-day Christians contemporary understanding of God&#39;s word in order to better live God&#39;s mission for his creation.

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Like a shepherd longing for his flock, Paul sends Timothy in his place to strengthen the Thessalonians’ faith amid the hardships they face while he is away

Episode 715: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:5 – Absent In Body, Present In Heart

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Paul gives thanks for the power of God’s Word in its transformative power in changing the lives of the Thessalonians who heard and received the message.

Episode 714: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 – The Transforming Power Of The Word Of God

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This week we explore how Paul describes a ministry marked by courage, integrity and deep affection, caring for believers with a mother’s gentleness and a father’s encouragement while urging them to live lives worthy of God.

Episode 714: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 – The Heart Of A Shepherd

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This week, Pastor Rob Curington examines how conversion is the proper response to the Gospel.

Episode 712: 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10 – The Marks Of Genuine Conversion

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We begin our study into the Book of 1 Thessalonians as Paul expresses his gratitude for the power of the gospel.

Episode 711: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-5 – Finding Joy in Ministry

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This week we begin our study into the Book of 1 Thessalonians to discover how to live faithfully, lo love one another, and to hold firmly to hope in Christ as we await His return

Episode 710: 1 Thessalonians 1:1 – 1 Thessalonians at 30,000 Feet

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This week, Pastor Rob Curington looks at how even our best plans, disguises, and attempts at control cannot escape the providence of God.

Episode 709: 1 Kings 22:29-53 – The Arrow of Providence

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In this week’s podcast, we look at Ahab’s story in 1 Kings 20–22 to discover how covetousness comes from disordered worship and ultimately distorts the way we see what we have, what we want, and what we believe will satisfy us.

Episode 708: 1 Kings 20-22:28 – The Folly Of A Covetous Heart

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This week, we continue our study in the Books of 1 Kings as Pastor Rob Currington shows that God will not be replaced.

Episode 707: 1 Kings 16:29-33 – There Can Only Be One!

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Our study into the Book of 1 Kings continues as we look at what happened to Israel after the death of Solomon where hardened hearts and pride lead to a divided kingdom.

Episode 706: 1 Kings 12-16 – A Divided Kingdom

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Our study in the Book of 1 Kings continues as we learn that compromise comes slowly but surely with a divided heart.

Episode 705: 1 Kings 9-11 – Divided Heart, Divided Kingdom

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Our study into the Book of 1 Kings begins as Pastor Rob Curington shows how God fulfills his promises to David.

Episode 704: 1 Kings 1-8 – The Splendor Of Solomon

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Elder Landon Johnson shows how believers can approach God in prayer with shameless boldness, knowing that He gives the greater gift of Himself through the Holy Spirit.

Episode 703: Luke 11:5-13 – Pray Like You Mean It

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This week, Elder Randy Franz delivers an important message on how God does not desire empty religious performance, but rather hearts transformed by faith.

Episode 702: Micah 6:1-8 He Has Told You

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As we examine the parable of the rich man an Lazarus, Pastor Rob Curington shows how judgment comes to those who ignore the words of Jesus.

Episode 701: Luke 16:19-31 – The Tale of Two Men

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Pastor Rob Curington examines the parable of the Wicked Tenants to explore why the rejection of Jesus as Messiah has dire consequences.

Episode 700: Luke 20:9-18 – The Shattering Stone

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In this week’s study into the Parables of Jesus, Pastor Rob Curington examines the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant to show how forgiveness is the mark of a genuine Christian.

Episode 699: Matthew 18:21-35 – A Tale Of Two Debtors

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Pastor Rob Curington shares the Tale of Thankfulness from the Parables of Jesus to uncover how lavish love comes from lavish forgiveness.

Episode 698: Luke 7:36-50 – The Tale Of Thankfulness

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This week, our study into the Parables of Jesus examines how persistence in prayer pays.

Episode 697: Luke 11:5-13 and 18:1-8 – The Tale of Two Petitions

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This week, we will explore how Jesus uses the image of a lamp to teach two related spiritual truths in the Parable of the Two Lamps with the unifying message that only Jesus can heal spiritual blindness.

Episode 696: Luke 8:16-18 and Luke 11:33-36 – The Tale Of Two Lamps

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This weekly podcast explores the Bible to provide modern-day Christians contemporary understanding of God's word in order to better live God's mission for his creation.