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Michael Hinton // We live in a world that says your worth is what you achieve—but what if that’s a lie keeping you exhausted, distracted, and spiritually empty? This week, we'll confront the god of achievement and discover the freedom found in resting our identity not in success, but in Jesus.
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Kailey Newkirk // When we put ourselves at the center—trusting our own desires over God's—we often find that pride and insecurity lead us to pain, not peace. But even in that pain, God’s grace is present, gently exposing our false gods so we can be freed to follow him.
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Michael Hinton // Life feels loud right now—for many, the noise is coming from all directions: the world, the Church, and even within our own Summit community. With what’s happening around us, shifting seasons, and what we’re walking through personally, people are carrying a lot. But in the midst of uncertainty, there’s an invitation: to name what we’re facing and to anchor ourselves in the peace of Jesus.
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Katie Evans // Marriage can be a living picture of God’s unshakable love—a love that welcomes, forgives, and invites others in. When we open our homes and hearts with humility and intention, our relationships become a powerful witness to a world longing for something real and lasting.
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Chris Timson // Marriage is a reflection of Christ’s love for the Church—a love defined by sacrifice, service, patience, and submission. His example should lead us to pause, reflect, and ask: Does my marriage reflect Jesus?
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Michael Hinton // This week, we are challenged to guard our relationships—whether in marriage or singleness—with intentionality and humility, even in seasons of routine. Complacency can creep in, but choosing connection keeps love and purpose strong.
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Michael Hinton // Marriage isn’t something you fall into—it’s something you build. Whether you're married, single, or somewhere in between, God calls us to fight for each other, not against. Love is still worth the fight, and it’s always worth pursuing.
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Johnny Outing // To move forward as radical followers of Jesus, we need to look back at the early Church. In Acts 2, people were baptized, made new in faith, met urgent needs, and lived in deep community. They blazed a path of bold, transformative faith. In a world shaped by individualism and distraction, we’re challenged to do the same—letting our faith reshape how we show up, love others, and live with purpose.
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Michael Hinton // In the story of the road to Emmaus, we’re invited to see Jesus in a deeper, more meaningful way. Even in our moments of confusion and doubt, he walks with us—gently shifting our perspective and guiding us toward hope. And when our eyes are opened to who he truly is, everything begins to change.
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Katie Evans // We’ve all experienced suffering—through loss, grief, or pain. As Jesus hung on the cross, his mother Mary endured the heartbreak of watching her son suffer in unimaginable ways. Yet even in that moment of deep sorrow, there was beauty—because Jesus met Mary in her suffering, just as he meets us in ours.
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Michael Hinton // There is a powerful contrast between the two thieves crucified alongside Jesus. One thief mocks Jesus, refusing to see him as Savior, while the other humbly acknowledges his own guilt and turns to Jesus in faith. This moment illustrates the choice we all face—whether to reject or embrace the grace Jesus offers. Even in his darkest hours, Jesus extends mercy, proving that no one is beyond redemption.
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Michael Hinton // Barabbas and Jesus share a powerful exchange—a guilty man set free while the innocent Son of God took his place. This moment serves as a vivid picture of the Gospel, where Jesus bears the punishment we deserve so we can walk in freedom. But with that freedom comes a choice: will we honor God, love others, stand for truth, and serve with humility, or will we take the easy way out?
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Michael Hinton // Pontius Pilate appears only briefly in the Gospel narrative, but his role is extremely significant and forever linked to the fate of Jesus. Despite recognizing Jesus’ innocence, Pilate prioritized political convenience over conviction, mirroring the struggles we face in standing for truth today. This message challenges us to ask, What will we do with Jesus?—will we surrender to his truth or adjust it to fit our own preferences?
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Katie Holland // Judas’ story is a sobering reminder of how secret sin and shame can separate us from God. We’ll begin our series, The Darkest Hours by exploring his betrayal of Jesus, his tragic end, and the grace that was always available to him. Through Judas’ choices, we are challenged to confess, repent, and hold fast to the mercy of Christ, who invites us into restoration.
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Bishop Oscar // This Sunday, we have the incredible privilege of hearing from Bishop Oscar Muriu, leader of all Nairobi Chapel churches and a passionate advocate for raising up African leaders in the global church. Bishop Oscar will be diving into The Greatest Commandment—what it truly means to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. It is a powerful message that will challenge and inspire us to live out our faith with deeper devotion and greater love.
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Starting Sunday, March 9th, our podcast will now post on Monday mornings at 6 a.m. Set your reminders and kick off your week with us!
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Garry Abbott // Making prayer a part of our lives can be a difficult task—it’s hard to know where to start and what it looks like. This week, we’ll explore prayer as an act of relationship, gratitude, and defiant hope. As we embrace these aspects of prayer, we’ll find ourselves becoming more like Jesus in the way we live and love.
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Kailey Newkirk // Humility without wisdom holds no value. True humility begins with seeking wisdom from God. James describes heavenly wisdom as pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. Imagine if we, as followers of Jesus, truly embodied this kind of wisdom—reflecting God’s image in the way we live, love, and lead. What a powerful and irresistible alternative that would be to the ways of the world.
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Grace Veronica // Words are powerful—they have the ability to lift others up or tear them down. The words we speak are shaped by our hearts, influencing how we communicate each day. To speak with kindness and reflect Jesus in our words, we must first yield our hearts to God, allowing him to guide our speech and build others up.
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Michael Hinton // The true test of our character is revealed in how we treat those around us. Too often, we’re quick to judge and show favoritism, but the reality is that faith in Jesus and the mistreatment of others cannot coexist. Jesus himself showed no partiality—he loved, valued, and welcomed everyone. To follow him means doing the same, reflecting his heart in the way we see and treat others.
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Michael Hinton // The choices we make and the challenges we face shape who we are. Without wisdom, we risk making decisions that lack direction and purpose. That’s where the book of James comes in—it’s a powerful guide filled with biblical wisdom to help us navigate life’s trials with clarity and intention.
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Chris Timson // Sin is a powerful force that holds us back from fully experiencing all that God has for us. But what if we could break free from its grip? The book of Proverbs teaches us that through confession, perseverance, and surrendering our struggles to Christ, we can find true freedom. This freedom not only opens our hearts to Jesus, but also empowers us to live with purpose, bringing the kingdom of heaven closer to earth.
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Michael Hinton // Through the wisdom of Proverbs, we explore the question: “Can men and women be friends?” Grounded in godly wisdom, we can build relationships rooted in mutual respect, integrity, and wise boundaries. By shaping our relationships with care and honor, we create connections that glorify God and add meaning to our lives.
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Kailey Newkirk // Being an adult means taking a deeper look at our friendships. True friendships aren’t just about convenience or shared laughs—they’re about the hard stuff too: mutual vulnerability, avoiding gossip, offering honest love, and building a diverse, supportive circle.
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Michael Hinton // "Adulting" can be tough, but it’s more than just managing responsibilities—it’s about growing into the life God designed for you. In this new series, we’ll dive into the practical wisdom of Proverbs to help you prioritize what matters most and embrace spiritual maturity.
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As 2024 comes to a close, we’ve put together a special panel to reflect on all God has done in and through Summit. Our panel shares personal stories of growth, moments where we saw God move, and how we’re living out our mission to “Find & Follow the Way of Jesus.” From equipping our church for challenging conversations to looking ahead to 2025, this discussion is full of encouragement and hope!
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Michael Hinton // On Christmas Eve, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the light and hope the world longed for. His arrival fulfills every promise and meets us in every season—whether waiting, seeking, or uncertain—offering us peace, joy, and redemption.
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Kailey Newkirk // Simeon’s story is a powerful example of patient faith and trust in God’s promises. After years of waiting for the “consolation of Israel,” his hope is fulfilled with peace and clarity when he meets the infant Jesus. Like Simeon, we learn that seasons of waiting, though uncertain, can bring growth, anticipation, and the assurance that God’s timing is always perfect.
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Johnny Outing // This week, we reflect on the shepherds and wise men, whose contrasting journeys both led to Jesus. The shepherds discovered the miraculous in their ordinary lives, while the wise men pursued truth with purposeful ambition. Similarly, our spiritual journeys may emerge through quiet discovery or intentional seeking, each leading to transformation and the wonder of encountering Christ.
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Michael Hinton // Joseph’s story speaks to the challenging seasons in relationships—when love, trust, and faith are tested by the unexpected. Faced with a potentially scandalous situation, Joseph had to choose between protecting his own reputation or trusting in God’s greater plan.
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Kailey Newkirk // On a long enough timeline, all of God’s promises are fulfilled, and Jesus remains with us through every struggle. Often, we misunderstand God’s ways, expecting rewards for good deeds, but this mindset can mislead us. Ecclesiastes reminds us to trust our Creator: “Fear God and keep his commandments.”
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Kailey Newkirk // Life’s limitations can be frustrating, but God understands pain and loss far deeper than we ever could. His empathy surpasses anything we can imagine. While we wait for eternity, we can either dwell on the wait or cherish life’s temporary gifts as glimpses of His promise.
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Michael Hinton // Ever feel like life is just chasing the wind? The author of Ecclesiastes did, too, saying, ‘Everything is meaningless.’ It’s a sentiment we can all relate to at times. We often think our pursuits will make us happier or somehow solve our discontent. True fulfillment, though, comes from God and investing in the eternal.
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Kailey Newkirk // The Book of Ecclesiastes addresses two key questions: What should we expect from God’s world? And how should we live in it? These questions become more complex in light of sin, which has left the world we experience broken. However, as Ecclesiastes shows us, unpredictable and challenging circumstances are not proof that God is unjust or that we’ve done something wrong. Sometimes, we simply need to see the bigger picture.
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John Parker // Jesus had every reason to stay focused on his mission, yet throughout the gospels, we see him constantly pausing to serve those in need. He healed not because it was his job, but because it was who he was—and Jesus calls us to let our compassion lead to action, too.
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Michael Hinton // Throughout Romans 8, we see that in Christ, we’re no longer bound by sin but empowered to live by the Spirit, with a new understanding of both suffering and hope. As we reach the final part of this chapter, Paul reminds us that, despite our struggles and weaknesses, we are more than conquerors, with an overwhelming victory secured through Jesus.
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Johnny Outing // Following Jesus isn’t always easy—it requires a shift in perspective. In Romans 8, Paul helps us see suffering in a new light. Through our struggles, Jesus reveals a hope that transforms us, empowering us to reflect his glory in the way we live. With this hope, we find life where God’s goodness and peace surpass all understanding.
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Michael Hinton // Through Jesus’ work on the cross, we’re no longer beholden to our sinful nature, but belief and good intentions or right behavior aren’t all we’re called to as believers. We’ve been given the Holy Spirit to convict and guide us in a way that leads to life and peace. Spiritual growth can be hard work, but we can trust God to work on our hearts.
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Michael Hinton // Romans 8 reveals the incredible promise of being adopted into God’s family. For those in Christ, there’s no longer any condemnation—we are now sons and daughters of God, set free from the chains of sin and shame. Through Jesus’ sacrifice, we have been given a new life of freedom, fully embraced by the Father’s love. We also have a new guide for life in the Holy Spirit, the breath of God.
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Grace Veronica // When people come forward to confess, they rarely, if ever, admit to struggling with greed. It’s a silent killer of sorts. If we’re to seek the Kingdom of God above all else, though, we will need to be satisfied with whose we are, who we are, and what we have. Jesus teaches that we don’t need to worry, but peace and contentment can be found in God’s providence.
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Michael Hinton // When asked about the most important commandment, Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind,” adding that loving your neighbor is just as important. He even said we were to love our enemies! This is because we’ve never met anyone Jesus didn’t die for and this is why citizens of God’s kingdom are called to love without fear, partiality, or conditions.
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Johnny Outing // Throughout history, scholars have searched for the meaning of life. Many have come to understand that significance has nothing to do with materialism, attention-seeking, consumerism, or clout and position. Instead, significance is tied to our ability to exemplify and rest in something bigger than ourselves. Like Paul, those with perspective have fought the good fight, finished what they needed to do, and kept their faith through it all.
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Michael Hinton // There are a few myths about money that need dispelling. Since God is the creator of everything, all our opportunities and blessings come from him—everything is His, not ours. Also, our future income can’t buy today’s happiness—taking on debt is not the answer. Finally, having more won’t make us more generous. If we want to be a generous kingdom, we don’t have to look any further than our Creator, who has been so generous to us.
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Kailey Newkirk // From before time began, God has been crafting a beautiful story with an eternally joyful ending. Yet, we as humans often have a unique flaw: we sometimes choose to play the lead role in a tragedy just to feel like the star. But God has always been, and always will be, the main character. When He isn’t, the story inevitably becomes darker. If we want to see that joyful ending, we must recognize that we aren’t the center of the universe.
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Michael Hinton // When we talk about being a church for everyone, it means removing any unnecessary barriers that might prevent someone from accepting the free gift of salvation. “Everyone” truly includes all people, regardless of their background, struggles, or questions, because Jesus didn’t come to call those who THINK they are righteous but those who KNOW they are sinners.
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Michael Hinton // Jesus didn’t just call us to be Christians; He invited us into his kingdom, a kingdom that often operates in direct contrast to the world. As the King of this new kingdom, Jesus calls us to seek his kingdom above everything else in our lives—above our relationships, careers, finances, and even our deepest fears and desires. He saved us and called us, laying down his own life for our sins, and what the King did 2,000 years ago, he still offers to do for us today!
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Dan Sherfield // When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus initially answered simply—to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, but then he said, “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.‘” At Summit, we do this by connecting and serving. This week, our avenues for connecting and serving will be on full display. As we highlight all of the opportunities, we hope that, as a church, we reconnect to the purpose behind Jesus’ answer all those years ago.
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Michael Hinton // When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus initially answered simply—to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. At Summit, we believe there are some common rhythms of the faith that help us in that purpose. This week, we roll out Rooted, a new curriculum that will help us re-integrate these rhythms into our daily lives through our Connect Groups. This change will help both new believers and longtime churchgoers draw closer to God and the heart behind Jesus’ answer to that ancient question.
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Petie Kinder // Abraham became the forefather of our faith, but we often forget the struggles he faced and the shortcuts he took on his path with God. Some of these shortcuts had disastrous consequences, but through it all we can see that God loved Abraham and had tremendous patience with him. When we realize God has the same for us, it makes it so much easier to have patience with others.
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John Hampton // True success lies not in achievements but in relationships. In fact, God is more concerned with our direction than he is with our pace. It’s only by evaluating our lives, letting go of the past, and focusing on the future that we discover what truly matters. It’s about knowing and surrendering to Jesus and pressing forward in faith.
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Anna McGuire // Ever feel like you’re working hard in life but not getting much back in return? When Jesus fed the 5,000 using a boy’s simple offering, we see how much God can do when we surrender the little we have and trust in His plan. Taking the plunge with bold faith can be difficult, but the God who invites us into His miracles also longs to bless us with abundant, purpose-filled lives.
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Ryan Heathco // Sharing our faith takes boldness and opportunity. Understandably, many of us have our hesitations when it comes to this topic, but if we look for opportunities, live out our faith boldly, stay persistent in prayer, and trust in God’s power, God promises a harvest to those who sow in faith.
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In this episode, our guests discuss the challenge of morality in the workplace. We hear their insights on this topic, as they discuss some of the challenges they've faced when morality and business come face to face.
Host: Dan Sherfield
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Del Schwalls
Bill Easter
Kristen Marks
Sam Arocho // “Excellence” in our work-life can mean a lot of different things. It could be about the quality of our work or how present and engaged we are with those we work with. It could be about giving a full effort. There’s much to explore regarding this topic, but a couple of things are clear: we are to work as if unto God himself, and as we work in love we will share in an inheritance built on the foundation Christ set for us all.
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In this episode, our guests discuss whether or not work always has to come with toil and what toil looks like. They’ll also talk about possible ways to navigate the times in our lives when we find ourselves working through particularly difficult times.
Host: Dan Sherfield
Guests: Ana Burleson
Dave Outing
Rob Newkirk
Brandy Parker
Eddy Moratin // Navigating faith in the workplace can be challenging, but integrating godly principles can transform your environment. Listening to your coworkers fosters a positive culture, asking “why” opens up meaningful conversations, and sharing how God has blessed you builds deeper connections. These attributes not only enhance your professional life but also reflect the language of Heaven, bringing a divine touch to your daily interactions.
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In the first episode of this God at Work edition of the And One More Thing Podcast, our guests discuss the ever-elusive topic of work-life balance. How do you obtain it? How do you know when you’ve got it? How do you keep it? Is it even possible? Listen in as Dan and these prominent partners and friends of the Summit community attempt to crack the code on this important issue.
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Dana Hamlin
Gretchen Joubert
Karl Allen
Jimmie Roper // Sometimes it feels like we’re destined to repeat the sins of our parents, but God offers us a different path. Embracing the clean slate Jesus provides allows us to break free from the past, redefine our future, and ensure a better legacy for the next generation.
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Rusty George // Sometimes being Christian can seem like it comes with a lot of fine print, but God has shown us what is good both through the example of Jesus’ life and it’s stated plainly in scripture. We’re to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God. The hardest part might be trusting God to uphold us as we live in this way. Following Jesus is not always easy, but it was never meant to be complicated.
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Kailey Newkirk // When asked how many times you should forgive someone who has wronged you, Jesus answers with an interesting parable. His story would be just as challenging back then as it is today. Our forgiveness, like God’s, should be limitless.
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Michael Hinton // Anger is a secondary emotion that’s often attached to the primary emotions of hurt, frustration, or fear. Anger is a gift as a warning sign, telling of a perceived wrong in the world, but when we give in to anger and let it control us, it can quickly send us in directions that hurt our relationships with our friends, family, and even take us away from the life God has for us.
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Michael Hinton // Entering an election season tends to cause anxiety, fear, and tension between friends and family members to bubble up to the surface. As believers, though, we’re called to live in harmony with others. We don’t need to disagree less, but we do need to disagree better.
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Anna McGuire // So often, we dwell on the negative rather than the positive. We tend to plan for what could go wrong rather than have faith that God is guiding our lives with purpose. To take hold of the freedom, peace, and abundance God has for us, we must keep our focus on him even amidst the storm.
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Kailey Newkirk // All of us reflect the image of God more than any one of us can alone. That’s why we as believers fight the urge to run away from the challenges of living in community and take action because love is an action word.
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Johnny Outing // Growing and shaping our relationships takes work. It takes getting out of the way at times, too. Practicing the love we’re called to as a community takes a commitment to God and to each other. Without love, though, we’re no more than a noisy gong or clanging cymbal, missing out on the music we were made for.
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Grace Veronica // We end up in all kinds of relationships in life—sometimes with people who are very different from us. God can use these relationships to stretch us and teach us what love and humility are really all about. It might be difficult and painful at times, but it’s only in relationships like these that we can learn these important lessons.
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Michael Hinton // We all need friends who will let us know when we’re messing up or heading in the wrong direction. This takes vulnerability and trust as we allow someone else to have grace with us or speak the truth with us. This work is hard but worth it. When we get it right, these healthy relationships will draw us closer to God.
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Kailey Newkirk // Confession can be a lot like surgery. We often dread going under that knife and doing the work that repentance takes. It can also be scary to leave ourselves that vulnerable. When we bring our faults out into the light, though, we open up pathways for God to work, and it’s here in this vulnerable state that those around us are able to see our journey and see a path toward healing and hope.
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Michael Hinton // What does it take to earn your trust? Some may answer a showing of love or a proven commitment, while others might say they’d need a personal invitation. Over 2000 years have passed since the cross. It’s normal to have questions, fears, and doubts, but in Jesus, humanity saw the divine break through space and time – showing us we could trust again. Now, we don’t have to have it all together, but God stands, arms extended. We just have to trust enough to follow that first step out of the tomb.
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Over the course of our “Perspectives of the Cross” series, we’ll glimpse the cross through a different lens each week. In order to help us carry these different perspectives into our lives at work and home, we’ve prepared a podcast that will accompany each Sunday’s message.
Episodes drop weekly on Monday mornings throughout the Lenten Season.
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Michael Hinton // God initially gave Moses the commandments to make people aware of their wrongdoing, but all those who live under the law are also subject to the consequences of breaking it. When Jesus went to the cross, he bore the punishment that we deserved. Now that we are in Christ, we no longer live under the law but under grace.
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Kailey Newkirk // The Apostle Paul describes the problem of sin, saying, “I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.” The cross not only justifies us before God, granting us citizenship in Heaven, but it also gives us a pathway to overcome sin through sanctification in the here and now! We are being conformed into Christ for the sake of others, but it does take practice.
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Katie Holland // No matter how much we despise our enemies on this earth, we have one that’s even worse. And that enemy isn’t fought with swords or armies. That enemy is fought with truth. And the truth is: Christ has defeated our enemy, and we share in that victory.
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Michael Hinton // Since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the garden, humanity has been a “race of rebels” cursed by our own disobedience. But just as sin came into the world through one man’s disobedience, through one man’s obedience, we’ve been restored. Through one tree, we were cursed, but through this new tree, the cross of Christ, we’re given eternal life.
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Johnny Outing // People are capable of acting with morality on their own, but that “morality” can only take you so far. Jesus lived a life of uncommon morality. His righteousness transcended anything humanity had seen before and gifted us right standing with God. Through the cross, we no longer live striving. Instead, we become the “salt of the earth” and the “light on the hill.”
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Kailey Newkirk // Can humans keep from sinning? No, but the cross imputes the righteousness of Christ to us as a covering. The cross satisfies God’s demand for obedience. The cross is the ultimate defeat of Satan. The cross is the solution to sin in this world. The cross is where we find freedom not just from the penalty of sin but the power of sin that has kept us from following in Jesus’ footsteps for far too long.
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Michael Hinton // In a famous story, Jesus was preaching in a house, and four men brought a paralyzed friend on a mat, hoping Jesus would heal him. They couldn’t get past the crowd, but they didn’t quit. They took matters into their own hands, climbed up, and made a hole in the roof to lower him down. If we’re to be a church “For Everyone” then we need to be bold and remove all unnecessary barriers for the sake of those God has given us to love.
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Michael Hinton // When Jesus is asked what the greatest commandment is, he answers, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: `Love your neighbor as yourself.’” He also tells a story that shows how everyone in this new kingdom has great value and is worthy of love and care.
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Michael Hinton // Jesus likened believers to the “light of the world,” purposed to shine God’s love and truth for all to see. If the church is truly for everyone, then it’s time we get practical about how we can engage with this challenge. This won’t be all we do, but we’ll begin by praying for our friends, families, and even those who are sick or hard to love this year.
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Michael Hinton // Unfortunately, the church is known for being exclusive to many people in our world. This isn’t the way it was supposed to be, however. The earliest teachings of our faith make it clear that the Church was to be for everyone, and a church for everyone is for anyone.
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Michael Hinton // God didn’t send Jesus, the Word made flesh, to condemn us, but he also would cease to be God if his truth became subservient to ours. Jesus is called the truth, the way, and the life, and finding and following him will take engagement, but it comes with the promise of abundant and eternal life.
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Michael Hinton // God has extended a similar mission to every church since Jesus’ coming, but each expression has a unique DNA. Summit has been and will continue to be a safe place where people of diverse backgrounds can wrestle with questions of faith and learn to “find and follow” the way of Jesus.
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Michael Hinton // New year, new resolution. Too often, though, our resolutions fall flat. Maybe that’s because we go in with “good” intentions. These good intentions are not always in line with God’s best intentions. What if we were honest with ourselves about what God wants for us in this new year? How might our lives look different? How might our church look different?
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Michael Hinton // Through Jesus’ birth and family tree, God was making a statement about the inherent value of every human being. The true wonder of Christmas is the intricate tapestry woven by God across generations to bring salvation. The choice to fulfill promises through ordinary people underscores that our God is not one who comes to condemn but to save.
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Johnny Outing // Christmas is about Immanuel, God with us, and when we engage with this hope, it has the power to transform hearts, lives, and communities. As we actively offer up every aspect of our lives, we, along with our fellow believers, become like the brilliant stars of the cosmos, piercing through the darkness—filling our world with wonder.
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Kailey Newkirk // IThere were hundreds of years between the most well known prophecies of Jesus’ coming and that first Christmas morning. The silence and waiting would cause some to fall away from their faith and others to lean on God’s promises even more. Sitting in our delayed expectations is hard but hope in God, by definition, is the confidence that he will one day bring it to fulfillment.
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Michael Hinton // In life, we often find ourselves saying, “Why me?” but the promise of Christmas reminds us that we have a present God. He’s with us in our struggles and certainly with us in our waiting. The characters at the nativity weren’t spectators, though, they were engaged, seeking out God in all of his glory and mystery.
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Kailey Newkirk // Where we give our treasure, our hearts soon follow, and when we give toward God’s purposes, we’ll begin to find ours. Giving is a trust fall, but it shapes us. As his church, we’re to allow God’s kingdom to be built in our hearts so that, through us, his kingdom might be built in this world.
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Kailey Newkirk // Tithing might be different from what we think it is. The heart behind this discipline is to give to ministry, charity, and celebration from a free, cheerful, and sacrificial place. After all, God isn’t after a percentage of our money. He’s after 100 percent of our hearts!
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Michael Hinton // We all seek “blessed lives,” but this pursuit often takes us in all kinds of, many times superficial, directions. Deep within our souls, though, there’s a longing for genuine contentment. Despite our best efforts to attain it, it remains elusive, but God, knowing he’s the source of true contentment, commanded us to put him first so we could experience his best.
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Michael Hinton // Earthly treasure is fleeting. It comes and goes and can never satisfy our deepest longings, while heavenly treasures speak of eternity. This is certain: where we invest our treasure, our hearts follow.
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Johnny Outing // It’s hard to imagine how someone being persecuted could be called “blessed,” but Jesus’ last beatitude proves that the arc of his gospel stretches past this life. When pain is absorbed with joy, it can actually change minds and hearts for eternity. Again, we remember that the faith we participate in today started with Jesus’ own suffering on behalf of all who might be called sons and daughters.
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Michael Hinton // When people are in conflict, they avoid, fight, and shame each other, but Jesus says, “Blessed are those who work for peace, for they will be called children of God.” This makes it clear how unique this kingdom he’s building is. Through his work on the cross, Jesus brought together different people groups that the world thought could never get along. He would have his followers do the same.
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Kailey Newkirk // When Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart,” he wasn’t talking about innocence. He set up the purity of wholehearted devotion as a core value for the coming kingdom. God knows that temptations tend to rip our hearts in half, and we can’t simultaneously run toward God and something else.
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Kailey Newkirk // Jesus came in the flesh. He intimately knew our temptations. He knew our tendency toward comparison, wrath, and judging and how, when we judge, we often do so with unfair scales. Ultimately, if we’re to be a merciful people, then we have to acknowledge that means we absorb a debt, but we can take heart knowing that our savior absorbed the most.
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Kailey Newkirk // When Jesus says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled,” he paints a picture of a God who values and is tender toward those in desperate situations. This is excellent news for all of us who feel like we don’t have it all together! One of the core values of God’s coming kingdom is wanting to see things made right, not having it all right.
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Michael Hinton // “Meek” isn’t something you hear many people say they want to be. It’s not even in our regular vocabulary. Like a bridled horse, meekness can be described as strength under control. Living in God’s love and freedom can be empowering in itself, but making meekness a core value of God’s kingdom shows just how important it is that we’re living within God’s purposes as we wield any power we’ve been given.
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Michael Hinton // Mourning is never fun. It’s uncomfortable. When faced with grief, you could be tempted to bury your emotion, try to replace the loss with something else, or lean on pithy quotes like “time heals all.” But you can’t go around grief. You can only go through it. Jesus not only models the importance of mourning together but elevates mourning as a core value of God’s coming kingdom.
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Michael Hinton // Some came to hear Jesus speak, thinking he was starting a revolution, but instead, he taught ideas like “God blesses those who are poor in spirit.” This was quite the changeup! The kingdom Jesus was ushering in, though, differed from any other, and one of its core values would be recognizing our need for God.
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Michael Hinton // In Jesus’ most famous sermon, he gives the crowd a series of blessings, known as the Beatitudes, which serve as core values for God’s coming kingdom. Hearing them today is just as challenging as it was back then, but if Jesus was serious, then these blessings give us the road map to living lives abundant with joy and favor.
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Rusty George // This week, we are commissioning Michael Hinton, our new Lead Pastor! Joining us is Michael’s long-time mentor, Rusty George, who will encourage and challenge us to continue to be a church that lives out Jesus’ posture of grace and truth.
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Kailey Newkirk // Bringing our story to God in vulnerability is hard. After recognizing where we went awry and returning to what made our bad choices seem reasonable, we now need to learn Acceptance, Forgiveness, Repentance, and Amends. This is all difficult, and it might not be the story you chose, but in God’s hands, it’s a story that could bring life to others.
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Dan Sherfield // The trauma we experience can lead us to make agreements in our hearts. We accept these lies about ourselves in hopes of moving forward, but we need to be brave enough to look back, return to our past and pull these lies up at the roots. Then, and only then, can we move forward in God’s truth and abundant life.
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Katie Holland // We all have dependencies, habits that don’t add up to the abundant life we were promised. Life shapes us. Decisions shape us. It takes bravery to be honest with ourselves and take the darkest parts of our lives to God, but the reward is experiencing the freedom he has for us. It’s not all your fault you got here, but it’s up to you if you stay here.
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Grace Veronica // We all struggle with something that keeps us from growing closer to Christ and each other—something that prevents us from being the person God has created us to be. There are mindsets and behaviors that could potentially hurt our relationship with God, which will overflow into our relationship with others and even how we treat ourselves. If left unchecked this could lead to a life we were never meant to live.
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Grace Veronica // The Old Testament of the Bible can be confusing at times. Reading through detailed explanations of animal sacrifices—who should sacrifice what and when and how many and which kind…it can get pretty tedious. Why does all of that matter to us today?
This week, we will explore how the instructions in the book of Exodus lead us to the exciting connections in the book of Hebrews. We’ll see how the small details in the story of God’s people is setting the stage for something great.
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Johnny Outing // Jesus is fully human and fully God, so we know he understands us. He has lived the human experience. Nothing we experience or express shocks him—he has compassion for us.
In Hebrews, we’re introduced to Jesus as the great High Priest. This week, we'll look at what that title really means and how it forever changes our approach to God.
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Johnny Outing // In our modern culture, it can seem near impossible or even irresponsible to schedule rest into our busy calendars. God had a plan to bless his people with a sabbath rest, though. That rest is something we still have access to, we can actually bless others by engaging in sabbath rest, and we find the completeness of this rest in the person of Jesus.
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Michael Hinton // When trials of faith come our way (…and we know they’ll come), it’s not a reason to return to our old ways or give up and find an easier path. We must remember where our hope comes from—the architect, builder, and sustainer. True hope comes from the creator of all things, who holds all things together.
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Michael Hinton // After spending the last six weeks looking at themes that run through the book of Genesis—trees, blessings, atonement, sabbath, and temple—we can now see pretty clearly that the book of Hebrews demonstrates that Jesus is the fulfillment of all of God’s promises to his people. All of these themes have been patterned after Jesus. All of them are meant to point toward Jesus. The gift of Hebrews is reminding us, in the best of seasons and in the hardest of seasons, that God is still faithful. In fact, he has always been faithful. He made a plan to be faithful from the start—(even when he knew we would reject him) he chose to create us still and put into motion a plan for our salvation from the very beginning.
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O.J. Aldrich //When we hear the word “Temple,” old dusty religious buildings likely come to mind, but, to God’s people, the temple was a lot more than an old building. Starting at creation, the temple went from manifesting as a garden to an actual construction to Jesus himself, and now God's people can even say our bodies are temples where God’s Holy Spirit dwells.
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Kailey Newkirk // With our usual hustle and bustle, “sabbath” can seem too old-fahsioned for our modern lives. God’s prescription of sabbath, though, actually invites a divine rhythm that keeps us coming back to our one true source of life.
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Kailey Newkirk // Despite their rejection and rebellion, God has been trying to live with his people since the beginning of created history. But when a holy God draws near to sinful people, how do those people survive? God offers his people the gift of substitution, so we can be near to him, and live.
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Kailey Newkirk // The whole narrative of the Bible seems to be present in the first 3 pages of Genesis— the story of a God who wants to pour out his abundance on his people and creation, but the pattern of people cursing instead of blessing repeats and repeats and repeats in the stories on these pages…
Blessings are a natural outflow of God’s goodness, while curses often appear as normal consequences of human sin. The trouble with sin is, it always leaves us with more than we asked for.
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Michael Hinton // We have to make a lot of decisions in life, and rarely are we sure if we’re making the best or wisest ones. On top of that, we're often not even sure who gets to determine whether a decision or choice we’ve made was good or wise—who owns the foundational basis for good or bad, wise or unwise, fruitful or fruitless? Join us as we look back to Genesis at some of the first choices of mankind and the groundwork that sets for some of the most important choices we face today.
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Michael Hinton // Why has the Creation Story become the single most scrutinized work of literature in history? God bringing life to the universe through his words has grand implications for the human condition. It’s this very idea that leads to the premise that God’s Word could actually help order our lives in the here and now.
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Ailani Herrero // In our doubting, we can find ourselves wanting evidence—a type of evidence only satisfied by hearing from Jesus himself. The Apostle Thomas found himself in this exact circumstance, but what if this story isn’t about Thomas’ weakness but God's desire to meet us in our doubt.
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Johnny Outing // Is it possible that those first disciples had doubts about their faith, just like we do today? What if having questions isn’t a sign of weakness but the sign of a believer growing in their courage to take on the unknown?
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Chad Buel // Doubt isn’t toxic to faith, but rather an opportunity to grow our faith. Jesus honors honest doubt, but he doesn’t intend for us to stay there. Doubt isn’t toxic to faith, silence is.
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Michael Hinton // For over 2,000 years, baptism has been intertwined with being a Christ follower. But what does it really mean? Is it for me, for God, or is it merely symbolic?
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Michael Hinton // What is it about a campfire that encourages people to share their thoughts and emotions, even the deep and dark ones? We will delve into the life of a Jesus follower who has experienced a spectacular failure but is now finding reconciliation around a beach fire in the early morning sea breeze. The beauty of Easter lies in the realization that no one’s beyond the reach of grace, regardless of how far they’ve fallen or how high they’ve climbed. This Easter, we invite you to join us, especially if you have ever experienced failure.
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Garry Abbott // Jesus is in control even when things seem out of control. He is a king like no other - who chooses to be a humble servant and whose revolution is love.
And when we see him clearly (as sovereign, humble, revolutionary) everything in the world looks clearer….
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The One With the Married People // In this series, we’ll do a deep dive into topics that often get overlooked and under discussed in the church, as part of the Go Glad you Asked series.
In this episode, we talk about the beauty, the tension, and how to correctly load a dishwasher.
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Grace Veronica // We can all look around and see that something has gone very wrong in our world, it’s difficult to imagine how so many wrong things can be made right again.
We know that sin separates, so what then, can bring us together?
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The One About Heaven and Hell // In this series, we’ll do a deep dive into topics that often get overlooked and under-discussed in the church, as part of the So Glad you Asked series.
In this episode, we'll attempt to answer the questions, “Does God send people to hell?, ""does heaven and hell have an address?,"" and hear about Kailey’s throne room …
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Exploring my Strange Bible: Heaven and Hell Series Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright 4 views on Hell, Zondervan
I Don’t Want To Be A Universalist by Richard Mauw
The Great Divorce by C.W. Lewis
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The One with Single People // In this series, we’ll do a deep dive into topics that often get overlooked and under-discussed in the church, as part of the So Glad you Asked series.
In this episode, we'll talk about where the church misses in serving singles, how we as a community can do better, and how I may be part of the problem. Thanks to our guests, Tamra, Ashlyn, and Jonathan.
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They Were Single Too: 8 Biblical Role Models
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Kailey Newkirk // How do we live with the duality of God as our protector as well as Jesus’ statement that believers will be persecuted? The answer is in the evidence, we just need to know where to look.
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The One with Single People // In this series, we’ll do a deep dive into topics that often get overlooked and under-discussed in the church, as part of the So Glad you Asked series.
In this episode, we'll talk about where the church misses in serving singles, how we as a community can do better, and how I may be part of the problem. Thanks to our guests, Tamra, Ashlyn, and Jonathan.
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The One with Single People // In this series, we’ll do a deep dive into topics that often get overlooked and under-discussed in the church, as part of the So Glad you Asked series.
In this episode, we'll talk about where the church misses in serving singles, how we as a community can do better, and how I may be part of the problem. Thanks to our guests, Tamra, Ashlyn, and Jonathan.
Mentions: Six-minute Seminars | Dialogue about issues that are traditionally not spoken of freely within the church.
They Were Single Too: 8 Biblical Role Models
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Eddy Moratin // How do we show love to others who don’t believe what we believe without abandoning our values? Do we want to connect with others, or do we just want to be right? There can be beauty in meeting people where they are, but how do we hold it all in tension?
The belief gap can certainly cause us all stress! So, how do we show love to others who don’t believe what we believe without abandoning our values? Do we want to connect with others, or do we really just want to be right? There can be beauty in meeting people where they are, but how do we hold it all in tension?
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Michael Hinton // Sometimes in life, we run into circumstances that seem dire, but our God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. He is with us in those darkest times, and if he is for us, who can be against us? Our “immeasurably more” God can and will breathe life into old bones.
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O.J. Aldrich // When we live our lives fully and on mission with God, it will require a sacrifice of our whole lives - our time, our money, our skills, our presence - to meet the needs of the people He moves us to.
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Garry Abbott/Dan Sherfield // Jesus himself modeled prayer, listening, eating together, serving, and sharing our stories throughout his life. So, what does it look like to truly live out these practices in our every day with the people God has placed in our lives? If the church remained dedicated to these practices, how might our communities be changed?
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Garry Abbott // The medium of story is used almost everywhere precisely because stories are powerful, and the story of how you met Jesus is no different. It’s even more beautiful considering just how many stories have been affected by Jesus. No matter how significant you think your story is, it can be a blessing to others—helping someone else make their next step in faith.
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Kailey Newkirk // We can be fiercely protective of our time. It's the one resource that nobody gets more of. All of us get exactly 24 hours in a day, no more, no less. How can we be good neighbors--praying for and listening to and eating with our neighbors--when our schedules are already so full? The giving of our time is an act of selfless service that takes intentionality. It will never happen on accident.
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Kailey Newkirk // When is the last time you felt truly understood? Listening is a skill that seems to be in short supply in our increasingly faced-paced environments. More and more, active listening—listening to understand, not to comment—has become a sacrificial gift to those around us.
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Kailey Newkirk // As people to imitate God, we were created to bring more goodness out of the spaces in which God placed us—to bless our gardens and the people in them. What does it mean to bless the people around us? And for that matter, which people are we meant to bless?
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Garry Abbott // Studies show most of us give up on our New Year’s resolutions before year even really gets started. Sometimes that first step is the hardest, but faithfulness and obedience will always look like small steps in the right direction over time. Remembering who God is will give us the endurance to finish the race, and also inform our steps along the way.
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John Parker // In 2023, we’re entering a new season as a church, and our Lead Pastor, John Parker, is entering a new season of ministry. Not every change in life comes expected or desired, but we always have a choice about how we walk through these transitions into new beginnings. Our framework for how to embrace new seasons always starts with remembering who God is and what he’s done.
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Johnny Outing // No matter who you are, when you were born, or where your loyalties lie—there is one thing upon which all of humanity can agree: something’s wrong here. The very creation itself groans in longing for this world to be set right. But what is it we’re longing for?
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Garry Abbott // In a world so full of uncertainty, all of us long for peace that is permanent. Jesus’ arrival as a child in the manger inaugurates that peace. And while we must wait a little longer for that peace to displace the darkness completely, the light of the world has come, and the darkness will not overcome it.
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Johnny Outing // Joseph was chosen to be the earthly father to the savior of the world, but at great cost. The virgin birth required Joseph to trust God that this was indeed a miracle. To trust God meant reorienting his entire life. How do we make room for God, when his plans for us are completely different than what we envisioned?
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Grace Veronica // Mary’s story is one of the most well known in scripture. She was given great news that would affect the whole world, but the process of this prophecy would be painful. How will we find the courage to say “yes” when God asks us to do something very good, but very painful?
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Kailey Newkirk // What do we do with divine interruptions? The shepherds in Luke were startled with God's good news. Even though it was good, it would have profound implications that would force a re-ordering of their lives and priorities. Sometimes God, in his grace, asks us to follow him to new places without having all the details up front. Do we resist his interruption, or do we prepare him room?
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Garry Abbott // Jesus didn’t come with pomp and circumstance or military might. The king of the world came as a humble baby to take on our humble estate, all our frailty, all the way to the cross, so we might become heirs to his kingdom—not by birthright, but by grace. In this first week of Advent, we’ll look to the story of the wise men and how they went looking for a king, but found so much more.
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Sam Arocho // We’re afraid to loosen our grip on the stuff that gives us security, but that’s because we mistake where our security is actually coming from. We are called to submit our resources—even when they’re radically limited—to the mission of God. This can be a scary leap of faith, but God loves to do surprising things when our faith meets our stuff.
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Michael and Rachel Blackston // As followers of Jesus, we are called to a standard of holiness in every area--even our sex lives. But how do we carefully and tenderly hold our call to sexual integrity in tension with the shame that often follows the sexual brokenness that touches the life of every human being? Listen in to a conversation between Orlando Pastor Garry Abbott, and licensed mental health counselors Rachel and Michael Blackston as they discuss where faith meets sex.
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O.J. Aldrich // Today, we’re connected to more people and information than any other time in history, but are all of these connections we’re making good? In a way, technology offers us a new “tree of knowledge” with unlimited fruit, but how we navigate it could determine if it’s actually nourishment…or poison. Our interactions have the power to draw us closer to God or drive us away, where faith meets technology.
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Garry Abbott // Our faith wasn't meant to live in our head alone. Just like Jesus put on flesh, our faith in him is also meant to be embodied. And our bodies have a purpose. There's important work to be done where our faith meets our body.
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Garry Abbott // Our faith wasn't meant to live in our head alone. Just like Jesus put on flesh, our faith in him is also meant to be embodied. And our bodies have a purpose. There's important work to be done where our faith meets our body.
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Garry Abbott // Our faith wasn't meant to live in our head alone. Just like Jesus put on flesh, our faith in him is also meant to be embodied. And our bodies have a purpose. There's important work to be done where our faith meets our body.
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Johnny Outing // Does our faith live in a different bucket than the rest of our brain? If we are truly integrating our mind with our love of Jesus, we must be mindful of the food we provide to our thoughts. Our actions will inevitable follow the place where our faith meets our thinking.
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Johnny Outing // Does our faith live in a different bucket than the rest of our brain? If we are truly integrating our mind with our love of Jesus, we must be mindful of the food we provide to our thoughts. Our actions will inevitable follow the place where our faith meets our thinking.
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Kailey Newkirk // Feelings have a purpose—a holy, God-given purpose. They reveal to us what we could not otherwise see. It is what we DO with our feelings that have the potential to bring about good or evil.
What if feelings are actually meant to energize our faith, not get in the way of it? We can find holy ground where our faith meets our feelings.
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Kailey Newkirk // Feelings have a purpose—a holy, God-given purpose. They reveal to us what we could not otherwise see. It is what we DO with our feelings that have the potential to bring about good or evil.
What if feelings are actually meant to energize our faith, not get in the way of it? We can find holy ground where our faith meets our feelings.
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Eddy Moratin // Work is neither all of my provision, nor is it nothing more than my provision. In some mysterious way, it is how we submit to God’s charge for us to join him in brining even more goodness out of his good creation. On this side of heaven, there is always an element of toil in our work—but when we embrace it, God can bring startling goodness in the place where our faith meets our work.
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Eddy Moratin // Work is neither all of my provision, nor is it nothing more than my provision. In some mysterious way, it is how we submit to God’s charge for us to join him in brining even more goodness out of his good creation. On this side of heaven, there is always an element of toil in our work—but when we embrace it, God can bring startling goodness in the place where our faith meets our work.
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Kailey Newkirk // The divine and the earthly once shared the same space before sin divided them. So, Jesus came down to be the place where they could finally meet again—where humanity has a chance to reunite with their holy God. Now, what if heaven isn’t just a place we go when we die? What if we, as citizens of his kingdom, are actually able to bring heaven into the here and now?
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Garry Abbott // God's church is one of the rare organizations that exists not simply for its members, but also for those who are not. In this final week of the Vision series, we explore how to make Summit a place that feels like home--especially to those who've never walked through the door.
What if the purpose of that relationship isn’t about you at all? What if it’s always been about all of us together? Our faith is personal, but it was never, ever meant to be private.
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O.J. Aldrich // Change and disruption are a guarantee in this life, but what we do in those moments shapes the course of our character--both as individuals, and as a church.
What if the purpose of that relationship isn’t about you at all? What if it’s always been about all of us together? Our faith is personal, but it was never, ever meant to be private.
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John Parker // Pastor John Parker reflects on the last 20 years of Summit Church. God has been leading us along a path through many peaks, valleys, and even rocky terrain—yet somehow taking us exactly where he wants us to go, and shaping us into the exactly who he’s made us to be.
What if the purpose of that relationship isn’t about you at all? What if it’s always been about all of us together? Our faith is personal, but it was never, ever meant to be private.
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Kailey Newkirk // Have you ever wondered what the purpose of your relationship with God actually is? Is it to make you better behaved? Is it to make sure you get to heaven?
What if the purpose of that relationship isn’t about you at all? What if it’s always been about all of us together? Our faith is personal, but it was never, ever meant to be private.
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Kailey Newkirk // It's hard to get people to agree on anything these days. Pop culture. Sports. Politics. Is Taco Bell an appropriate restaurant for breakfast. Jesus calls his church to find unity in the depths conviction, but we can barely find unity in the shallows of preference. How does a church filled with different people who all have different ideas manage to become unified? By realizing that there's something in me that might need to be changed.
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Kailey Newkirk // Jesus prays that his church would be unified, but what does that mean exactly?
Does it mean we believe all the same things? Talk the same ways? Worship in the same styles? Not necessarily. Unity isn't uniformity, but rather embracing something that holds us together which is stronger than the things that tear us apart.
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Oscar Muriu// In the hustle bustle of our day to day lives we tend to push friendship to the back burner, but the need for good friendships is something children somehow understand innately. In this third edition of our Return to Wonder series, Bishop Oscar Muriu of Nairobi Chapel appeals to the eternal ramifications of prioritizing and cultivating good friendships that point us toward Christ.
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Elizabeth Cronlund // Childlike faith is not only about our relationship with God, but also how we experience creation. As we grow up, we may believe we're 'finished' with learning and growing. But God isn't done with us yet.
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Johnny Outing // Many of us are living in the unconscious tension of hardened hearts and in return, we have hardened the hearts of the children around us. We have fallen into the “this is just who I am” ideology, not realizing that we are creating a pattern of dysfunction in the hearts and minds of the young people around us.
Jesus is clearly stating in this passage that we have a lot to learn from children in order for us to be a part of the kingdom.
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Garry Abbott // As we finish up our look at wisdom in a world of information, we explore how to use our words with wisdom. Our words reveal truths about who we are and the scriptures remind us of their power to bring either blessings or curses to the world around us. Using our words wisely will bring life to the people God has given us to love.
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Sam Arocho // “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Don’t we wish that riddle was true? We may wish it were true, but life experiences have taught us that words do have the power to wound. Each of us carries that power with us into our daily interactions and experiences the impact of the words of others. But do we consider the other side of the coin? With great power comes great responsibility—are you using words to build up or tear down?
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Sam Arocho // When was the last time you got angry? Anger is the human emotion that makes us feel most in control but can just as easily cause us to lose control. Paul understands that there’s something different about anger than our other core emotions—though it has the ability to give us a sense of control it can lead us to actions that are out of control. Don't allow the deception of control in your anger make you fall into sin.
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Kailey Newkirk // Humans crave security so much that we can often mindlessly accumulate more and more, without ever wondering if all that "more" is making our lives better. Have you ever wondered how much is 'enough?'
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Kailey Newkirk // Did you know that faith isn’t actually good or bad? It’s what you put your faith in that matters. Faith is morally neutral until it has an object, like Jesus. Wisdom is morally neutral until it has an objective. Lot’s of us have some wisdom, but what are we using it to accomplish?
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Johnny Outing // Most of us have the privilege of leaving a room if it’s filled with people we just don’t like. But that’s not the kind of freedom that Jesus died to give us—not freedom to live our lives for comforts that don’t give us life back. If following God starts with submission, what am I afraid to submit?
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Johnny Outing // We all believe we’re “right,” right? And yet, there’s something about God’s blueprint for the world that ensures our own arrogance will ultimately be our downfall. How do you conduct yourself in the world? Are you humble? Or do you believe, deep down, that there’s nothing left you really need to learn?
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Garry Abbott // Plenty of people know the right things to do, and yet our fears often keep us from following through. Even Solomon, a king and author of much wisdom literature, still left a family in disarray and a divided kingdom within 2 generations. How do we prevent our own wisdom from becoming fruitless information?
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Garry Abbott // Being a disciple of Jesus takes wisdom. But what is wisdom, and where do we find it? Wisdom is more than information, which is everywhere. Wisdom requires information, but it never ends there. And wisdom is a lost art in a world that can no longer easily tell the difference between the two.
How do we find wisdom in a world of information?
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Kailey Newkirk // None of us has the power to force our faith to grow, no matter how hard we try. But here's the good news: under the right conditions, you can't stop fruit from growing! If we find our faith is not maturing at the rate we expected or wanted, we must ask ourselves, "Am I trying to grow under all the wrong conditions?" Listen in to Paul's advice to the young church at Colossae on how to create favorable conditions for our maturing faith, together, as the body of Christ.
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Johnny Outing // In order to know how to live well, we actually have to learn how to die. Our hearts are always looking for something to worship, and if we don’t learn to die to our idols, we will end up living for things that don’t give us life back. We live in the already, not yet—a time when God’s new kingdom has begun to arrive, but more of it is still coming. Our old identity clings to us like dirty rags, but we are now clothed in Christ. If we live as the people we really are, clothed in him, the way we live our lives will bring more of heaven down to the here and now.
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Kailey Newkirk // None of us has the power to force our faith to grow, no matter how hard we try. But here's the good news: under the right conditions, you can't stop fruit from growing! If we find our faith is not maturing at the rate we expected or wanted, we must ask ourselves, "Am I trying to grow under all the wrong conditions?" Listen in to Paul's advice to the young church at Colossae on how to create favorable conditions for our maturing faith, together, as the body of Christ.
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Grace Veronica // Paul writes to the young Colossian church from a prison cell, and claims to be joyful in his suffering. What does he mean? Is he suggesting that suffering is what God wants for us? Not at all. Paul is reminding us that suffering will continue to be a part of our experience in this fallen world. But, in our willingness to endure hardship for the sake of the gospel, we share with the world around us a life-saving secret: Christ is available to each and every one of us. The gospel is for me, too! When we suffer for the sake of someone gaining life in Christ, we stand in solidarity with Jesus who suffered that we might live.
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Kailey Newkirk // “I want to follow Jesus, but sometimes I’m just not sure how!”
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Paul writes a letter to the Colossian church because it’s young, and therefore vulnerable to outside influences that would stifle its growth. They have faith in Christ—now Paul teaches them how to create the right conditions for that faith to grow into maturity. Christians don’t mature in their faith by simply aging. You can be a mature new Christian, and you can be an immature old one. Practicing our faith is what matures us—not the passage of time alone. And the first step of this practice is centering our lives around the supremacy of Christ. Join us for week one of this practical how-to from the apostle Paul to a church that hopes to “grow up.”
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Garry Abbott // When her brother died, Martha tells Jesus he could have prevented it if he’d shown up sooner. That’s an emotion every one of us who follow Jesus will likely feel in some season of our lives.
Have you ever felt like Jesus was a “no-show?” It may seem that way to we who are constrained by time—but both time and death submit to a word from Jesus. And those words are available today, not just the future. Easter reminds us that there is not just hope for the future, but hope in the here and now—in every space we invite Jesus into. Not all hope need be deferred.
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Join us as we conclude our meditative journey through Lent. Over the last five weeks, we have reflected on Jesus' response to our need: he sees us and is moved to act on our behalf. As we prepare our hearts for Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, we turn our gaze to the cross and the tomb, and lean into the truth that Jesus loves us with all he has.
This podcast is the final part of a six-week series inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth, an ancient geometric shape that symbolizes a journey. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. Each week's meditation takes us deeper into the Season of Lent as we move toward the hope and joy of Easter.
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Doug Foley // Do we try to impress God with our good and holy deeds?
If so, it’s possible we misunderstand what Jesus actually wants from us.
We’re not as impressive as we think. In fact, Jesus feels great tenderness toward those who are getting it wrong!
In the gospel of Mark, Jesus is approached by a rich young ruler who asks, “What must I do to inherit the kingdom of God?” And the young man asks this question believing (or at least hoping) he has already done it. In characteristic fashion, Jesus is not impressed with the young man’s long list of obedient deeds, but asks him for the only thing any of us really have to give—our whole heart.
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Join us as we continue our meditative journey through Lent. Last week, we reflected on Jesus' deep empathy for us, and now we lean into the truth that our God is for us. He is not idle or absent. He is our champion, moved to advocate on our behalf.
This podcast is a part of a six-week series inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth, an ancient geometric shape that symbolizes a journey. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. Each week's meditation will take us deeper into the Season of Lent as we move toward the hope and joy of Easter.
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Garry Abbott // Are you interruptible? Jesus was. And his job was arguably much more urgent than mine or yours. In Mark chapter 10, a blind man named Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus for mercy, and the crowd chastises him. Their message was crystal clear—your inconvenient needs are not important enough to take up Jesus’ precious time. But the beauty of our Savior is that our inconvenient neediness is precisely the reason he came.
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Join us as we continue our meditative journey through Lent. Last week, we reflected on the truth that God is not overwhelmed by our needs or emotions, and now we shift our focus to the emotional nature of his response to us. Our Savior looks at us and his heart is moved with empathy for our hurts, our needs, and our burdens.
This podcast is a part of a six-week series inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth, an ancient geometric shape that symbolizes a journey. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. Each week's meditation will take us deeper into the Season of Lent as we move toward the hope and joy of Easter.
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Kailey Newkirk // Why does God sometimes make us wait? One of the hardest (and yet most freeing) lessons in the Christian faith is that Jesus does not work on our human timelines. What we perceive as painful delays are often God's means of grace. We simply don't have enough information to see it. The hard part of this lesson is that faith in Jesus is not the same as faith in our agenda for Jesus. The freeing part is that, once we understand this, we stop wondering why he doesn't love us enough to answer our prayers, and we start recognizing the faith-building gift of waiting on the Lord.
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Join us as we continue our meditative journey through Lent. Last week, we reflected on it means to be seen by God, and now we turn our gaze to his heart for us, and the strength of his love. He is not overwhelmed by the weight of our emotions or needs.
This podcast is a part of a six-week series inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth, an ancient geometric shape that symbolizes a journey. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. Each week's meditation will take us deeper into the Season of Lent as we move toward the hope and joy of Easter.
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Chad Buel // During the Season of Lent, we're walking through a series called The Affections of Jesus and taking a closer look at the moments where Jesus responded emotionally to the people around him. In these very human moments, God's own heart for us is clearly displayed.
This week, as we look at an interaction between Jesus, a man with a shriveled hand, and a group of pharisees, we'll see that Jesus gets angry when the people he loves are treated as "less than." Through Jesus' response, we'll discover that our emotions—even our anger—don't have to stand in the way of our holiness. Rather, our anger can be a catalyst for good and godly work in our world. Following Jesus will lead us to fight for those who who face injustices and guard ourselves so we don't treat others as "less than."
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Join us as we continue our meditative journey through Lent. Last week, we reflected on our need for God, and now we shift our gaze to the person of Jesus, bringing his response to our need into focus.
This podcast is a part of a six-week series inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth, an ancient geometric shape that symbolizes a journey. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart. Each week's meditation will take us deeper into the Season of Lent as we move toward the hope and joy of Easter.
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Keely Hardaway // As we continue in our Lenten series, The Affections of Jesus, we’re taking a closer look at the times in Scripture when we see Jesus emotionally moved. These moments of strong emotion are so human and, at the same time, reveal God’s heart for us.
This week, we see Jesus surrounded by a sea of people with varying levels of need and worldly importance. Among them are families bringing little children to be blessed by him. What about the them leads the disciples to respond so harshly? And what does Jesus’ indignation toward his disciples and welcome of the children tell us about God’s heart and God’s kingdom? Join us as we learn from Mark 10:13–16 and explore the value of children and childlikeness in the family of God.
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Over the next six weeks of Lent, we’ll be releasing a brief, weekly podcast called “Meditations for Lent” inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth. Each week, you’ll find guided meditations to help bring our need for God and God’s heart for us into focus. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart.
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Over the next six weeks of Lent, we’ll be releasing a brief, weekly podcast called “Meditations for Lent” inspired by the idea of walking through a Labyrinth. Each week, you’ll find guided meditations to help bring our need for God and God’s heart for us into focus. We encourage you to go for a walk if you are able, or choose another physical activity, to best engage your body, heart, and mind as you listen. Resist the urge to speed through or skip ahead, and lean into the moments of silence with an open heart.
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O.J. Aldrich // Jesus was fully human and fully God. It’s an amazing, incredible, and challenging truth to wrestle with. So often, we focus on his power—which we shouldn't disregard—but what did he care about as a man? What made his heart beat fast? What caused him to stop what he was doing in order to care for someone? If Jesus is God with skin on, we should pause and reflect on these deeply human moments so we can more fully know the heart of God.
This week, we see Jesus in the midst of one of his busiest times. He’s on the move, and his disciples need rest, but the people he came into the world to save are right in front Him. What does he do? How does he handle the interruption? How does he respond when those closest to him are maxed out? Join us as we look at Mark 6:30–44 to see the affections of Jesus and experience more of God's heart for us.
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Garry Abbott // When asked what commandment is the greatest, Jesus quotes a verse every Hebrew child would have memorized. Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. But what is our “strength?” Is it muscles? Is it money? The word the Hebrews used was me’od, which means “very” or “muchness.”
We’re supposed to love God with our muchness. Why do we translate it strength? It’s a call to love God with everything we possess strongly. Love God with our strong influence, our strong curiosity, our strong compassion, our strong faith. We love God with every single thing he has given us much of.
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Garry Abbott // In the old testament, God’s people didn’t talk about souls and bodies like they were separate things. They didn’t think of faith as something we do up in the clouds, while the rest of our body walks around on the ground. All faith was embodied faith. In fact, we are supposed to love God with our whole self—what the Hebrews called the “nephesh,” and what we call the soul—and it requires every part of our being.
Faith that never makes it out of our head into our hands and feet in the form of loving service, is a disembodied faith. And to the ancients, that is no faith at all.
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Garry Abbott // When asked which commandment was greatest, Jesus responds with a child’s first prayer—the Shema. This prayer is based in Deuteronomy 6:4-5, in which Israel is commanded to love the Lord their God with everything in them. This kind of whole-hearted love requires me to submit every part of myself to God—not just everything except my anger, or my addiction, or my fear, or what I eat and drink.
To withhold any one of these parts would make love occasional. But love was never meant to be an occasional act. It wasn’t for God, and it shouldn’t be for us.
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Jim Keller // It's hard to imagine what good can come of a fire running wild. But that is precisely what our God, in all his resurrecting power, promises—a crown of beauty for our ashes. Times of trial both wound and purify, but they need not be the last word. Join us for this moving look through the eyes of prophet Isaiah at the new life that springs forth from the flames.
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Kailey Newkirk // In the last two weeks, we’ve seen how the Spirit of God is more than some “force.” He is, indeed, the power by which creation is brought to life and re-ordered from chaos. But he is not some mystical, disembodied energy—the Spirit is a person. And at the heart, he is a gentleman. He may counsel, convict, purify, and comfort—but he will not force. He offers us relationship with the risen Jesus, power from the living God—but only at our invitation.
Join us for this final week of our series, God at the Heart, as we ask ourselves: “Will I let the Spirit in, or tune him out?”
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Kailey Newkirk // What was God’s Spirit up to before it was poured out on the believers at Pentecost?
Was the Spirit active in the Old Testament? Is the Spirit a person or a “force?”
These are great questions we’ll explore as we look at the life of Joseph—and how the Spirit of God empowered him through both gifting and grit. Join us for week 2 of our series, God at the Heart, and see how the Spirit is working—always working—to restore order to the messes we tend to make.
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Kailey Newkirk // Have you ever wondered what God was doing before creation? It’s a question that teaches us a great deal about the character of God. Our God is triune—3 persons: Father, Son, Spirit—in one God. He’s a loving, eternal community. What does that mean for you and me, since we are made in his image? It means we are designed—hardwired—for love. At the heart, God is life-giving love.
To have him in our hearts—means to imitate that life-giving love all of our days.
Listen in this week as we introduce the persons of the trinity in our new series, God at the Heart.
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Johnny Outing // We are surrounded by teachers. Media. Politics. Popular personalities. Every one of them is making an argument about what we should think, how we should act, who we should be. Often these “teachers” tickle our ears to get something from us, rather than give something to us. They want us to buy or click or vote—and they offer us the promise of a better life if we just follow.
We are constantly being “discipled” by such teachers, so we must be honest and alert to discern which teachings are true and which are false.
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Eddy Moratin // Who are we becoming—and do we actually like them?
Who we follow will determine what we will become like. So the question of what teachers we choose to learn from has serious (indeed, even eternal) implications. In a world that offers no shortage of teachers and causes to follow, it’s important to remember why we chose Jesus to begin with—his generous, perfect, undeserved, powerfully forgiving love.
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Jim Keller // Christmas is a time of giving and receiving gifts. The goal for every gift giver is to find the right gift for the right person. For the receiver, the effect is twofold: First, we appreciate the gift itself. Second, we feel appreciated when a gift is exactly what we want or need--the gift giver has seen and noticed us. But Christmas is ultimately a reminder that God the Father put an eternal amount of love and forethought in giving us the gift of His Son. He was, is, and will always be exactly what we want and need.
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Garry Abbott // We all believe that Jesus is coming back, but are we expecting him tonight? Probably not. Such was the scene into which Jesus was born at Christmas. There was a promise of the coming messiah, but not many of God’s people were actively looking for him to show up.Luke tells the story of how God’s promised was fulfilled—angels appeared to lowly shepherds tending sheep. These are the very last people anyone expected God to show up for, and yet they are some of the first people to behold his human form.
The good news of Christmas is that Jesus comes even for the messiest people. Jesus comes for the broken. Jesus comes for the lost. Jesus comes for the sinner. Jesus comes for the hungry. Jesus came in the most vulnerable form to the most vulnerable people.
Even when you’re too tired to look for him, even if you feel too messy to deserve him—the good news of Christmas is that you are so loved that God shows up for you, forever.
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Kailey Newkirk // God promised to end war, and he has struck the decisive blow, but there are still casualties as we await his return. When we live in ignorance of his forever-victory, we end up fighting wars against all the wrong people. Isaiah prophesies that one day, every weapon of war will be cast into the fire, because they will no longer be useful. Spears will be bent back into pruning hooks, because we'll be at peace with every neighbor in the kingdom of God.
This reality has already begun, but we wait for its completion--and furthermore, we participate in it's completion by restoring peace between ourselves and others (no matter how "other" they are).
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Johnny Outing // When we state our allegiances, the community of Jesus followers must take seriously the sin present inside and between us—in the very fabric of our soil. “The earth itself groans for that day of total rescue.” Sin in and of itself, is oppressive and ultimate power in human hands will always lead to oppressive rule, even when it’s well intended.
Isaiah reveals our allegiance was never meant to be to a human king—God’s design was always theocracy. Because he is the only king who will never rule over us with a tyrant’s rod of oppression, but with the shepherd’s staff of justice and love.
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Garry Abbott // In the book of Isaiah, God makes a promise to his people that he would bring joy to the mourning—a mourning that would last 700 years in exile. Simeon was a man who waited his whole life to see the promise of God fulfilled in a savior who would finally bring lasting joy—his waiting was rewarded as he gazed into the face of baby Jesus.
We often pursue happiness as though it’s a lasting experience. But the reality is that happiness is all about circumstances, and circumstances change. Joy is a choice. It’s the choice to remember that the best things really are still coming, even in the longest of waits.
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Kailey Newkirk // God never makes a promise that he won't keep. In this first week of Advent, we look to the promise he made through Isaiah: to bring light into our darkness. Has he fulfilled this promise already? Yes, through Jesus in the manger. Does he continue to fulfill this promise still? Yes--through Jesus in you and me.
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Garry Abbott // Being the church requires more than just a change of course, it requires a change of heart.
In Acts 11, the church at Antioch lived out their faith in ways that were a dramatic departure from their own cultural norms. But to sustain such counter-cultural living for the sake of the gospel requires more than simple behavior modification—it requires a living hope. Anything less, and our new ways of living will fade into old habits, and we will miss out on the abundant life God means for us to live.
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Johnny Outing // In the early church, Peter—the rock on whom Jesus chose to build his church—has a shocking experience. God himself, (the God for whom Peter follows all the rules!), commands Peter to break one. He asks Peter to eat ceremonially unclean food with ceremonially unclean people, because Jesus Christ has torn down the cultural traditions that divide clean and unclean forever. The transformational nature of the gospel invites us into close proximity with those who are diametrically opposed to us, because the church (and each of us) becomes more beautiful and sanctified with each of us in it.
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O.J. Aldrich // Questions are the way we invite relationship, but our answer are important too.The early church had to answer some fundamental questions that continue to be life-defining for us today. Do you believe that Jesus is the son of God? Do you trust him for the forgiveness of your sins and the lordship of your life? Is it your intention to follow him all the days of your life? These are important questions, and our answers change everything.
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Jim Keller // The thoughts and attitudes you hold on the inside have a way of working themselves to the outside--whether you want them to or not. Paul admonishes his friends in Philippi to be authentic in their faith. In other words, what they think and feel on the inside should match up with their actions on the outside. If not, others will see the mismatch and perhaps attribute this duplicity to Jesus himself. Paul's words echo down through the centuries to us today, guiding us to authentically live out our faith in obedience to the risen Christ.
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Garry Abbott // Is there something or someone you'd be willing to die for? Most of us can think of at least one. A family member, an ideal about justice, a faith--something we hold so dear we'd lay down our lives in a heartbeat. But in the first chapter of Philippians, Paul turns this question around in a way that exposes our true motivations. It's one thing for Christians to say we'd die for Jesus, but then spend our days living for wealth or power or pleasure.
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Dan Sherfield // We can look at Jesus’ time on earth as an example or a roadmap for how we can live our own lives. We can pay attention to who he loved and served as a blueprint for who we ought to love and serve. Doing so allows us to accept and show the amazing love he has for us all. Let’s not live our lives on the sidelines but be active participants in his work.
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Johnny Outing // Our mission and life’s circumstances and God’s provision and our obedience—these all work together. God is still faithful even amid our unfaithfulness. This is a beautiful yet confusing concept for most of us. But keep your courage because the God we serve is the same yesterday and today and will be the same God tomorrow.
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Garry Abbott // In his journey in chains to Rome from Jerusalem, the apostle Paul reminds us that the greatest gift we can give to the people we love is to share the ways that Jesus continues to rescue us.
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Garry Abbott // When we look at the early church, we see followers of Jesus with courage and clarity about being his witnesses. And this clarity informs not just what they believed but how they lived. It informs how they served others and spread the good news of Jesus even if it cost them comfort.
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Kailey Newkirk // As we return to the Book of Acts, we’re back looking at the endurance of the early church. We see their courage and humility. We also see that there’s no hurt that can’t be mended through Jesus. His mercy is healing in our lives. He intends for us to live an abundant life—in his presence.
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John Parker // Collectively as a society and as a church, a lot has changed in the past 18 months. In the midst of these changes, it’s important to be positioned for the long-term mission of the Church rather than just maintenance of what we know. To live well in this moment, we need to be firm in our commitment to God and to his purposes in our lives. We need to live confident in Jesus’ ability to transform lives.
Garry Abbott // The final part of Ephesians deals with relationships. While it specifically talks about marriage, we can also use that as a framework for other relationships and how personal it is to be a follower of Jesus. Relationships are about mutual service and respect for each other. Our relationships are to reflect the character and the love of Jesus in this world.
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Garry Abbott // If we are dedicated to God, then we are dedicated to a God that will meet the curious with love and grace. And we are to display the reality of God, that he invites everyone to know him. We are called to radical hospitality. He isn’t trying to make our lives more comfortable but in fact more meaningful. As followers of Jesus—God’s display—we are urged to seek unity by being continually humble, gentle, and patient.
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