Driving Home: Recent Episodes
Grace Church
From Grace Church (Greenville, OH), ”Driving It Home” is a short podcast for your drive home from work, discussing the previous Sunday sermon; adding application, filling in any gaps, answering questions...and maybe some discussion about the new Ford Bronco!
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The use of spiritual gifts is meant to serve one another and build up the church in the here and now. We won't need spiritual gifts when Christ comes back because we'll be perfected and united in love with Jesus and each other.
Get the full scoop on Danny's sermon on this week's podcast, Driving Home.
Agape love is unconditional, selfless, and sacrificial. It is a love that focuses on the needs of others and puts aside our own needs and desires. This means that we have to be willing to surrender to God's will. The strength we receive from abiding in Christ enables us to love beyond our own limited capacity and to love as God does.
Listen to Marco and Danny as they discuss Danny's sermon on this week's Driving Home.
This week on Driving Home Marco speaks with Danny about his sermon. Danny explains how our spiritual gifts are meant to be a reflection of the love of God. He also explains that the power of our gifts comes from the love with which we use them. Without love, our gifts are meaningless. We hope you enjoy it.
In this episode, Marco and Danny explore how the body of Christ works together as a unit, with each part being equally vital for the functioning of the whole. They discuss the importance of each member of the body and how each person has their own unique gifts and talents to contribute to the body of Christ.
Driving Home this week features Danny Wright and Marco Rankin discussing their sermons, "Don't be an Appendix" (1 Corinthians 12:12-20) and "Yahweh: A God Of Second Chances" (Psalm 32:1-11). Thanks for taking the time to tune in. We hope you enjoy it.
We wish everyone a happy new year. On this episode of Driving Home, Marco speaks with Danny about his sermon, Auld Lang "Signs" (1 Corinthians 12.1-21). We hope you find it enjoyable.
On this week's episode of Driving Home, Marco Rankin met with Danny Wright to discuss his sermon, "Starter and Finisher of Our Faith" (Hebrews 12:1-2). We hope you enjoy it.
On this week's episode of Driving Home, Danny Wright and Marco Rankin sit down with Marshall Gipe at his crib to discuss his sermon, "The Gravitas of Our God" (Colossians 1:15-20). We hope you find it enjoyable.
On this week's episode of Driving Home, Bradley King and Danny Wright gather together with Marco Rankin to discuss his sermon, "Hoosier Shepherd?" (Psalm 23). We hope you enjoy it.
During this episode of Driving Home, Marco chats with Danny about his sermon, Like Ironman At The Batcave (1 Corinthians 11.27-34). We hope you like it.
During this episode of Driving Home, Marco Rankin and Danny Wright gather to discuss his sermon, "What Sup?" (1 Cor 11:17-26)
On this week's episode of Driving Home, Bradley King, Marco Rankin meet with Danny to discuss his sermon, "Lot To Cover" (1 Corinthians 11:2-16). We hope you enjoy it.
On this week's episode of Driving Home, Bradley King & Marco Rankin gather together with Danny Wright to discuss his sermon, "Covering Headship & Interdependence" (1 Corinthians 11:2-16). We hope you enjoy it.
During this episode of Driving Home, Marco Rankin and Danny Wright discuss Danny's sermon, "A Tofu Sermon [Imitation and Meat]" (1 Cor 10.23-11.1)
On this week's episode of Driving Home, Bradley King and Ben Akers discuss Danny Wright's sermon, "Don't Just Stand There, Run!" (1 Corinthians 10:14-22). We hope you enjoy it.
During this episode of Driving Home, Marco Rankin and Danny Wright discuss Danny's sermon, "Know Your Type" (1 Cor 10.6-13).
During this episode of Driving Home, Marco Rankin and Danny Wright discuss Andrew Berry's sermon, "The DNA of Mission People" (Acts 1.1-11).
Marco Rankin and Danny Wright rap a little about Danny's sermon, "An I Exam" (1 Corinthians 10:1-5) during this episode of Driving Home.
On this episode of Driving Home, Marco and Danny discuss Danny's sermon, "Banking on Gospel Identity" (1 Corinthians 9:15-27).
In this episode, Marco and Danny meet to discuss Pastor Jon Albert's sermon on Genesis 13:17.
On Marco's first official day of work, he joins Ben to discuss Ben's sermon from Colossians 1:28-29. They discuss the student ministry and the spiritual hunger of teens at Elevate, define sequential exposition and give an update on Bradley King's internship. They answer: "If I feel my faith is stagnant, should I then cease from trying to share with others?" "What's the connection between proclaiming Christ and faith and repentance?" And if you're not in a LIFEGroup...GET IN A LIFEGROUP!!!!!
Danny and Marco enjoy the atmosphere at Roscoes as they recap and follow up from the sermon on 1 Timothy 2:1-4. They deal with questions like, "Why were OT people told to fight, literally, yet we shouldn't consider ourselves at war with others?" "Should we be viewing other people in society as our enemies?" and "Why do you think Paul chose quiet and peace as the things to pray for, and how should that set our expectations for our influence on the culture?"
Plus, stick around to the end to hear an update from Marco about his transition to staff.
Marco and Danny talk through "no condemnation," the epic poem of Virgil that speaks of the "body of death" and what it's like to battle against sin.
Marco and Danny review Marco's sermon from Gathering at the Gazebo. Together, they break down application from the sermon, discuss how we become what we worship, and hear a little more of Marco's heart for corporate worship.
Announcing Marco Rankin as our Pastor of Music & Administration! Timeline of the announcement is below:
1:00: The big announcement 2:53: What's your vision for music ministry? 7:04: How are you gifted and prepared to help us in administration? 10:40: What does this mean for church planting and/or the City of Richmond? 16:30: Please give us feedback. Here's how! 18:00: How can we pray for the Rankins?
Marco's back in the seat! He and Danny answer some questions that were sent in (thank you!) regarding how sin affects the believer differently from the unbeliever. They also dig a little more into some tricky statements that Paul makes in Romans 7 and seek to bring a little more clarity.
Ben's getting comfy in that chair as he joins Danny to discuss the sermon from Sunday. Together, they end up having a discussion about envy, coveting, ambition and complacency.
Ben hops in the cohost chair as he and Danny discuss the joys (and challenges) of sequential exposition. Together they discuss the challenge of Paul's illustration this week, as well as Ben brings us all up to speed about Elevate and shares his thoughts from having just finished Colossians.
Music by Zeke Wright music.
We're baaaaack...
We make up for a few weeks off by going WAY into "penalty minutes." First, the podcast starts off with discussing the text, including questions like, "If feeling struggles to come on board with doctrine, does that mean we are actually lacking faith?" "How can the way the world labels sin patterns actually get in the way of us overcoming faith?" and Marco asks Danny to give some examples from his own life on presenting himself for righteousness, rather than sin.
Then, we go "bonus mode" by offering some follow-up thoughts and applications from Danny's discussion of the Dobb's decision in the Supreme Court, that he shared on July 3.
Marco and Danny break down some of the sermon from Sunday as we get back into Romans. Marco also recaps his sermon from John 4, which he preached at another church. Lastly, they jump back to Acts 1 and answer a question that was texted in about using how to use our personal testimony in a way that doesn't sound like "my truth" as people today will quickly accept.
Music by Zeke Wright music
Tim Berry and Danny sit on the porch (sorry about the traffic noise) and unpack Tim's sermon from our Core Values series on "Engage." They address issues like "enjoying God" and even how the British culture may be previewing for us what is to come in the US (and why you don't need to panic about that).
Music by Zeke Wright
Ben and Danny follow up on the sermon on Sunday in our Core Values Series. They talk about interpreting parables, serving in the church, and Ben even updates a little about Elevate's series in Colossians.
Music by Zeke Wright music.
Marco is back in the "studio" with Danny as they break down the sermon from Sunday. Together, they discuss corporate worship, review Jesus as our Older Brother and how that should encourage celebrating transcendence and immanence, talk more through the importance of singing, and Marco nearly cries at a Tony MacKenzie joke.
Music by Zeke Wright.
Ben and Danny discuss "As family, we relate..." from our Core Values Series. They dig into how the Trinity informs our understanding of family, why adoption should be celebrated and how membership plays into understanding family. Danny also tries to get Ben to do a Scottish accent...but fails.
Music by Zeke Wright music
After an (accidental) week's haitus, Marco and Danny are back in the booth to discuss the the "G" in our Core Values series. As disciples, we grow! They deal with some questions from the sermon (Does pruning always hurt? Doesn't obedience sometimes sound like "works righteousness?) as well as discussing (some would say "blaming") the Holy Spirit's occasional work in sermon titling.
Music by Zeke Wright music.
Marco and Danny discuss the Palm Sunday sermon, tackling a little more about our assumptions we make, and also how the condition of the heart 2000 years ago doesn't look that different from our hearts today. They also discuss how God's sovereignty and man's responsibility are both taught in the Scriptures and that we need to affirm both!
Music by Zeke Wright music.
Danny and Ben discuss guest preacher John Williams' final message for DNOW. Ben brings us to the DNOW experience by describing what DNOW is and explaining John's previous three messages of the weekend. Danny endorses the book "Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy" by Mark Vroegop. Then, Danny and Ben discuss lament and how Christians can grieve, acknowledging the pain while also trusting the Lord.
Music by Zeke Wright music.
Tri-pod (or is it "Try-pod?)! Danny and Marco are joined by Jason Kerns for a three-man booth. Together, they discuss "why are we switching out of 1 Corinthians to head to Romans?" "How does prosperity preaching distort the message of 1 Corinthians 9" and more conversation about not apply your own convictions as law toward others.
Music by Zeke Wright music
Danny and Marco discuss the sermon from Sunday and unpack multiple themes, such as: what it really means that the need to perform is dead, where the pressure to try to change culture comes from and even how the Lord Sovereignly places texts and truths in front of a congregation for the time they need them.
Music by: Zeke Wright Music
Marco and Danny dig back into the text to review and discuss marriage and singleness. They dig a bit into cultural issues that impact the text and also the need for believers to not impose law upon others where the Scripture does not speak.
Music by Zeke Wright
Danny and Marco meet up over Zoom to discuss Sunday's sermon, digging deeper into topics like, "Does adultery automatically permit divorce?" "What does it mean for the divorced believer to be free?" and "Why are we so tempted toward rules/law?" You also get a glimpse at how chaotic LifeGroup leadership looks for them!
Music by Zeke Wright music
Aww....snap. Danny and Marco continue the theme of "don't get fired," as they talk about the sermon from the day before. Some things they tackle were: how does Grace respond to sexual abuse, should parents disciple their kids toward marriage or singleness, and how does the church take sexual sin seriously and yet remind people that there is mercy and forgiveness available in Christ. Then, they both have a little time to reflect on the joy they both have watching each others' kids.
Music by Zeke Wright.
Jason jumps in the rumble seat to discuss with Danny his sermon from a couple of days before. They dive into how to counsel/care for someone who is struggling with sexual sin, a brief time where Kerns lost his train of thought (but we plowed through) and how we look at Scripture is impacted by how we view God (and vice versa). Overall, they had fun and I don't believe Jason was "fustrated."
Music by Zeke Wright music
Shew....Danny and Marco cover a lot of ground reviewing Sunday's sermon. Together, they discuss Christian liberties, church discipline, abuses of grace, and ways we are deceived by our sin, and by the messages of the world. They even address a potential misunderstanding of part of Marco's message.
Music by Zeke Wright music
Ben rides shotgun as he and Danny discuss Sunday's sermon, tackling a quote from Vince Lombardi, Ben's inexperience as a card player, the NBA trade deadline...but then, other things that actually matter like "Is it wrong for a Christian to ever go to court?" "Must the Christian always play the role of being the doormat to others?" and "How can I reconcile disagreements"
Music by Zeke Wright music
Special guest! Despite a very full schedule, Brandon was able to join Danny and Marco to discuss his sermon from the morning before. Together they discuss how forgiveness should lead to reverence but not toxic fear, the beauty of the Psalmist referring to God as LORD and Lord, and the need to be in the Word even while (maybe especially while) we wait. Brandon also explains the term "catching babies" and gives his prediction for the big game!
Music by Zeke Wright music
Danny and Marco chat via zoom about the passage from Sunday's message. The discuss how judging believers fits with Matthew 7, what it means to "purge the brother" and the importance of seeing the mission field all around us.
Music by Zeke Wright music
Marco and Danny break down the sermon from Sunday, answering a couple of texted in questions (Why wasn't the woman addressed? Has Paul received a letter from the church before he wrote his?) as well as jumping in to look at the issue of church discipline as well as the importance of attending church and not just streaming (with healthy and able).
Music by Zeke Wright Music
Ben and Danny break down Ben's sermon from the day before. We cover topics like Paul sending Timothy (and some Corinthians getting a little arrogant about that), whether it's ok to refer to someone as your father, how to pursue discipleship and the nature of the rod and staff in shepherding. They also discuss how you can be imitation worthy, even when you sin.
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
After a week's hiatus, Marco and Danny start season 2 with a discussion about 1 Corinthians 4:6-13. Together, they discuss the importance of the local church and physical connection, how to get off the rat race cycle and whether it's wrong for pastors to be paid.
Reference is made to Beautiful Eulogy's "If" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LTC--4zJM0&ab_channel=GreisVllahu)
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Ben and Danny break down the final sermon from our advent series, looking at the life of Anna. We address some of the questions between the Roman Catholic understanding of Mary and our understanding from the Scriptures...also pressing into why Catholics practice praying to saints, but we do not. We also cover the expectation that Jews in Jesus' day had that 2 Messiah's would come once, rather than one Messiah coming twice. This difference helps point out that our human nature is to prioritize other forms of deliverance over our redemption from sin.
We referenced "The Unfinished Reformation" (follow link to Amazon)
As always, music by Zeke Wright Music. (again, follow link for more)
Ben slides into the passenger seat and helps us drive home the third sermon in our Advent series. We review how we often come to the Bible thinking of works first, instead of faith; why the people were scared when Zechariah started speaking again; and does God turn his face away from us when we sin.
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Marco and Danny follow up from the second sermon in our Advent series, tackling things like acknowledging the faithful life of a Biblical character without presenting them as sinless, understanding the Immaculate Conception (and why we don't affirm it) and thinking through the Virgin Birth in regard to Jesus being the "New Adam."
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Through the wonders of Zoom, Danny and Marco are able to discuss the first sermon in our Advent series. They tackle issues like: describing the pain and suffering people can face even after having their scandal removed, whether God authors sin and if the need to clean up our chaos to avail ourselves to God is biblical or not (spoiler: it's not)
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Marco and Danny talk through the sermon from the day before. Together, they discuss some how-to's in an evangelism encounter, geek out on some LOTR, discuss the infinite penalty for sin and our finite ability to pay it, and wrap it up discussing the totality of Christ's payment for our sin!
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Rather than the typical Q&A format, Marco grabbed the steering wheel of the podcast and suggested we just chop it up. We talked through his text, but also talked a bit about Redemption Hill Church. Pod goes a little long, but man...we had a good time.
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Marco and Danny break down the sermon from Sunday. They discuss Isaiah 28 and how believers should come to the Old Testament. They also discuss eternal rewards...what are they and why would we even have them.
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Marco and Danny break down the sermon from October 31...and we knew it would happen...they go into Overtime (so drive home slow). They discuss how to grow into maturity in the Word, address a LifeGroup's question about the difference between discerning and judging, deal with being comfortable with your limitations and nerd out a little about the Reformation!
Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Marco is back! Marco Rankin and Danny Wright follow up on Danny's sermon from Sunday. They dig further into "general call" and "effectual call," why evangelism should be done from a posture of humility, the great privilege that evangelism is and Marco even solicits some advice for a young, aspiring (and particularly good-looking) church planter.
Music treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/
Danny and Michael dig deeper into the text and explore issues surrounding Paul's words. They discuss things like the general call versus the effectual call that comes with the gospel, how to help a person see their weakness and need for Christ. Michael also shared how Jesus appeared weak, foolish and lowly to a watching world. Stay tuned, Michael may start a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup podcast...breaking down the schedule of candy releases!
Marco and Danny take the podcast "on the road," as they review the sermon from Sunday while being in Louisville, KY. They discuss why Danny hates goodness, what the typical content of Paul's sermons looked like, and also about "fleecing" the Lord.
Marco and Danny trade seats and Marco is interviewed about his Sunday sermon. We tackle a couple questions for clarification (on our brotherhood with Adam and his imputed sin upon us) as well as Marco unpacking a musical term called "overtone series." (We're pretty sure we didn't baptize anyone during the pod, but if we did, we're confident Sosthenes will remind us!)
Marco and Danny discuss the sermon from Sunday, as well as talking about "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self" (by Carl Trueman), tackle a LifeGroup question from last week, and talk about why we say we don't really desire for this podcast (or our livestreams) to expand beyond Greenville Grace family.
Marco Rankin and Danny Wright discuss the text from Sunday morning, but dig into some other issues like: would every letter Paul ever wrote be considered Scripture if we found it today; do you think Sosthenes was a "quick convert" or took some convincing and what can we learn from Paul in how he addressed the church despite his concerns.
Marshall Gipe and Danny Wright follow up on Marshall's sermon from Sept 12. They press into application further and Paul's illustration of jars of clay. Danny and Marshall tried to keep it to less than 2 hours...and pulled it off!
Jason Kerns and Marco Rankin discuss Jason's sermon from Sunday morning. They press in further in application and give Jason some time to share his heart on why he chose the text he did and more explanation about his introduction.
Marco and Danny break down the sermon from the day before, clarifying an illustration from the morning before and unpacking more about understanding enemies.
Marco Rankin and Danny Wright discuss how the gospel informs our suffering from the sermon in Romans 5:1-5.