Engage and Equip: Recent Episodes
High Point Church
What if the way a director frames a shot could teach you something about how to read Scripture—or how to parent, or how to trust God in a hard moment? In part two of their conversation on Wake Up Dead Man, the guys go deep on cinematography: how light, movement, and camera angles aren't just aesthetic choices but a filmmaker's way of telling you what to believe about a character — and what that has to do with the way God communicates with us. It's a conversation that starts with film theory and ends somewhere you probably didn't expect.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Speaking in tongues, prophetic words, unexplained healings—High Point Church sees questions about all of it. In this episode, Taylor Koenig sits down with Pastor Paxton to tackle the ones that came pouring in after his sermon on spiritual gifts. Taylor and Paxton don't shy away from the messy, sometimes uncomfortable territory, including a story about a backyard healing that didn't hold up and what that taught them about honesty in ministry. If you've ever felt confused, skeptical, or even a little embarrassed by the supernatural side of faith, this conversation might change how you think about it.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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What happens when a nearly-dead church with fifteen faithful seniors, aging heating ducts, and nine and a half acres gets a second chance? Pastor Nic sits down with John Sekutowski and Mike Beresford, two former High Point staff who left the comfort of an 800-person church to gamble everything on a congregation that had already given up. They talk candidly about the moment an interim pastor told them not to bother, the awkward middle years of building trust with people afraid of losing their identity, and the strange, almost embarrassing ways new people actually started showing up (hint: it involves a full parking lot and zero invitations). Along the way they get into what changes theologically and relationally when you go from renting your role in a big machine to owning every square foot of a small one, why breakthroughs are never as spontaneous as they look, and what it actually costs to disciple people your own preaching created.
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Nic Gibson and Jill Reasa discuss some of the toughest questions to come out of their Romans series—the kind people usually only ask in private. Along the way, Nic gets unusually personal about addiction, temptation, and the moment he realized a besetting sin's power over him was mostly an illusion. It's a wide-ranging, occasionally uncomfortable conversation that treats hard questions like they deserve real answers.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Pastor Paxton and Pastor Adam sit down for a rapid-fire AMA built entirely from congregation questions after Adam's sermon on Romans 12—and the questions get personal fast. What do you do when you don't feel essential to the church? What if you're too depleted to give anything? What if you're genuinely bad with kids? Paxton and Adam don't dodge any of it, working through membership, burnout, jealousy over other people's gifts, and the ever-present tension between Martha's busyness and Mary's stillness — all while trying (and failing) to keep it under 50 minutes.
Here's the list of questions that Paxton and Adam discuss in this episode:
- Are our gifts only useful within the church? Does that mean gifts used out in the world are less valuable to God?
- Isn't unity in Christ our greatest strength rather than diversity? (How can we be unified and still be diverse?)
- What is the difference between celebrating diversity in the church versus the way diversity is celebrated in the culture around us?
- Why does High Point require so much for membership when other churches require so little? Are we asking too much of our members?
- If someone says they're a Christian but doesn't attend a local church, are they not saved?
- Should Christians resist the rugged individualism in American cultural heritage?
- We're often told to serve using our gifts, but not how — how should we help people identify and confirm their gifts?
- What are the greatest areas of unmet need in the church?
- What if I don't feel connected to the body, or I just feel lonely? What should I do?
- Why does it feel like I'm not actually essential in this body?
- What if I am genuinely not good with kids — shouldn't that slot go to someone gifted for it?
- I have a criminal record but want to serve in kids ministry — how can I do that without being defined or judged for it?
- What if I show up too physically or spiritually depleted to offer anything? Is that wrong — and is that why I sense people looking down on me for not pulling my weight?
- How do I know if I'm becoming like Martha — focused on serving instead of on Jesus?
- Paul says to run the race to win, but we're told not to compete with other members of the body — how do we run to win without competing? And how do I keep jealousy of others' gifts under control?
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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What does it actually mean to show up to church? Pastor Paxton sits down for a wide-ranging AMA following his sermon from Romans 12, and the conversation gets uncomfortable fast—probing the gap between what we say we want from church and what God actually asks of us. From the cynic who knows the price of everything to the sentimentalist who values all the wrong things, Paxton draws on Oscar Wilde to diagnose something most churchgoers would rather not admit about themselves. Plus: when is it actually okay to leave a church, how do you give generously to people who treat you as disposable, and where have all the good men (and women) gone?
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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What does it look like when God builds a church from almost nothing — no building, no budget, no guarantee it would work? Pastor Sam Twum has lived that story in real time, and the way it's unfolded over the last decade in Madison, Wisconsin is hard to explain without just calling it what it is. From a handful of people in a community center to a congregation representing 17 nations, this is a conversation about faith, risk, and what it actually means to build something that lasts.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
You might think kids ministry is just babysitting with a Bible story—but there's a lot more happening in that gym on Sunday mornings than you realize. Whether you've been dropping your child off for years without a second thought or you've been quietly wondering if volunteering is something you could actually do, this conversation will change how you see children's ministry—and maybe even how you see your own role in it.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Discipling your kids at home can feel like one more thing you're not doing well enough—but what if the bar is lower, and the support is closer, than you think? Bethany sits down with her longtime friend Lauren, a homeschooling mom of four, to talk honestly about what spiritual discipleship actually looks like in a full, messy, real household. From songs at bedtime to five-minute morning routines to the moment a scripture your kid learned at church shows up exactly when you needed it—this conversation will leave you less overwhelmed and more equipped than when you started.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Kids ministry might be the most underestimated place in the church to serve—and this episode makes the case for why. Our Early Childhood Coordinator and a pastor/parent of High Point pull back the curtain on what actually happens in our Kids Ministry on a Sunday morning: the process, the people, the purpose behind it all. What emerges is a picture of a ministry that's a lot more intentional, a lot more fun, and a lot more significant than most people realize. Whether you've been on the fence about serving or you're a parent who's never thought twice about where your kid goes on Sunday, this one might change how you see the whole thing.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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This episode features a conversation with Joel Richardson—New York Times bestselling author, itinerant speaker, and longtime missions worker in the Muslim world—covering biblical prophecy, Israel's place in salvation history, and what Christians should make of the current moment in the Middle East. Joel brings decades of frontline experience, hard-won pastoral honesty, and a willingness to say what many won't. If you've felt the ground shifting under the church's relationship with Israel, eschatology, and cultural engagement, this conversation is worth your full attention.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Does God actually speak to us — and if so, how? In this follow-up conversation on restorative prayer, Pastor Nic and Christina Sekutowski take on one of the questions that quietly unravels a lot of people's faith: why God so often feels absent, even when we're actively seeking him. Pastor Nic draws from High Point's Advent series on the elusiveness of God to reframe the whole question — arguing that God's hiddenness isn't a flaw in the system, it's a feature designed to draw us deeper. The conversation untangles the confusion between dramatic charismatic experiences and the quieter but equally real ways the Holy Spirit works through illumination, conviction, and insight — the very things that happen in a restorative prayer session. If you've ever walked away from a time of prayer wondering whether anything actually happened, or whether you're just talking to yourself, this episode offers a theologically grounded and surprisingly freeing answer.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
What actually happens in a restorative prayer session — and should you be skeptical of it? In this episode, Pastor Nic sits down with Christina Sekutowski, High Point's point person for restorative prayer, to pull back the curtain on one of the lesser-known but most impactful parts of the church's healing ministry. They tackle the real concerns head-on: Is this just charismatic excess? Can revisiting painful memories do more harm than good? Where does psychology end and the Holy Spirit begin? What emerges is a frank, theologically grounded conversation about why emotional healing isn't a detour from discipleship — it's essential to it. From the neuroscience of memory to the biblical case for renunciation prayer, this episode makes the case that the heart God wants to fill has to be opened first, and that restorative prayer is one of the most intentional tools the church has for doing exactly that.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
This episode of Engage and Equip features Zane, a missionary with Overland Missions serving among the Maasai people of Tanzania. Zane shares how God redirected him from a pre-med path at UW-Madison into full-time missions, and the remarkable things he's witnessed on the ground — from a chief hearing the gospel for the first time after 20 years of pastoring, to a woman named Rhoda who dreamed of Zane and his translator a decade before they ever arrived, to a man named Edward whose life was transformed overnight after years of addiction and spiritual bondage. He also reflects on what authentic, culturally-sensitive ministry looks like in practice — going slowly, discipling deeply, and trusting that locally-raised disciples will carry the work further than any outsider ever could.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
This lecture explores how Christians can think wisely about intoxicating and habit-forming substances—including alcohol, marijuana, nicotine, and GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Drawing on a scriptural framework and grounded in medical research, physician Bill and counselor Jill walk through a practical discernment process: examining cultural assumptions, weighing the evidence, and asking honest questions about what need a substance is really serving. The core conviction is that substances offer immediate relief from pain, but they don't produce lasting healing or resilience. Rather than landing on simple rules, this conversation invites listeners toward self-examination and the deeper work of addressing what's underneath the reach for relief.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
In this episode, Pastor Nic sat down with a special guest, Bishop Godfrey Stubbs, senior pastor of End Time Ministries International in Monona, Wisconsin. Bishop Stubbs shares his journey from the Bahamas to Madison and the unique challenges of planting a non-denominational church in the Black community. The conversation covers his theological education, his Christ-centered approach to preaching across a wildly diverse congregation, and the remarkable on-the-ground ministry End Time does for people coming out of prison, poverty, and addiction. It's an honest look at what it costs — financially, emotionally, and spiritually — to pastor people that most churches aren't reaching, and why High Point Church has chosen to invest in that work.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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This Ask Me Anything episode covers the questions you submitted on Sunday, April 12th. Topics span church history and the Protestant Reformation, the role of leadership in shaping a church's health, questions of justice and public punishment, marriage and singleness in light of Scripture, how institutions resist or embrace new ideas, and what it looks like to find your place in the body of Christ. Throughout, Pastor Nic brings his characteristic directness — drawing on everything from family systems psychology to Old Testament law to C.S. Lewis — to help the church think more clearly about faith, community, and what it means to be a substantive disciple.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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In this episode of the Engage and Equip podcast, our interim Worship Director Laura Knox sits down with our Director of Congregational Care and Discipleship Sawyer Henderson to work through the questions you submitted about praying through the Psalms. They cover how to engage honestly with emotionally difficult passages, discussing why the Psalms shouldn't be treated like a self-help catalog and how to worship authentically when your heart isn't in it.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Pastor Nic and Jill explore narcissism and personality disorders through a pastoral lens, unpacking why the church may actually attract more narcissistic behavior than the wider culture, and how wealth, social media, weak parenting, and shallow relationships feed narcissistic tendencies across society. Rather than diagnosing people, they focus on discernment — recognizing patterns like manipulation, selective behavior, and resistance to accountability — while drawing on biblical categories like the fool and the wicked to frame what psychology now labels NPD. The conversation is honest about how hard these patterns are to detect, especially when someone is sophisticated enough to weaponize Christian language, and it closes with practical wisdom for ministry leaders navigating these dynamics without becoming paranoid or abusive themselves.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
A college student, a youth leader, and a high school senior sit down with their Next Gen pastor to share unfiltered stories of drug addiction, recovery, and faith. Each story traces a different path into substance abuse and a different moment where God broke through. Together they explore why people turn to drugs in the first place — peer pressure, trauma, grief, anxiety, the need to escape — and make the case that understanding those root needs is the key to both personal recovery and ministering well to others. This isn't a clean after-school-special take on drugs; it's an honest conversation about how hard the battle really is, and why community, accountability, and faith are the only things that actually get people to shore.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Next up in the our series about Biblical views on intoxicating substances–Pastor Nic and Jill with Oaks were joined by two of our elders, Monte and Bill, as they had a follow-up discussion from the first lecture in the Intoxicating Substances series. Here, they answer some of the questions that you had from the first lecture, and this is a great opportunity to refresh your memory on the topic before going into the next lecture this Sunday.
The goal of this series is to give hearers the information they need to make prudent and obedient decisions about substances that cause intoxication in ways that conform to being Christ’s disciple, bringing glory to God, loving those in the church, and offering a compelling witness to the world.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
This episode is a recording of the first in a three-part series at High Point Church discussing Biblical theology of alcohol and sobriety. Pastor Nic and Monte Knetter will be sharing from church history and scripture to explore how we can steward and enjoy God's creation with temperance and sobriety. Included in this recording is the discussion from the live panel.
The goal of this time is to give hearers the information they need to make prudent and obedient decisions about substances that cause intoxication in ways that conform to being Christ’s disciple, bringing glory to God, loving those in the church, and offering a compelling witness to the world.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
In this AMA episode, Pastor Nic tackles a wide range of listener questions — from Brené Brown's framework on shame and guilt, to the moral implications of generative AI. Rather than offering easy answers, Nic consistently pushes listeners to think more carefully and resist reductive thinking. The episode features several explanations of some controversial Psalms, inviting listeners to wrestle honestly with what those passages meant in their original context and why it still matters today.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast
Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
In this episode, Kathleen from the Global Missions Team sits down with a High Point-supported missionary to discuss the ministry they are doing in the Philippines. This episode provides a powerful testimony of the work God is doing around the world and how your support to our church fuels this kind of ministry! Given the nature of the work they do, some of the content may be discomforting for sensitive or young listeners. There is no explicit content, but listener discretion is advised.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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This episode is the recording of our most recent Engage & Equip: LIVE event. Here, Pastor Nic talks about tenacious solidarity, and how we are called to unite as Christians above all other things–especially in this time of polarization and division.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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This podcast episode addresses how Christians should respond to immigration enforcement controversies and political protests, particularly in Minneapolis. The hosts argue that most people lack sufficient knowledge for informed political judgments and should focus on concrete responsibilities like family and neighbors over distant political issues. They critique both aggressive protest tactics and imprudent government responses, emphasizing the need for impartiality, respect for all authorities, and civil discourse. Ultimately, they call Christians to prioritize personal virtue, church unity, and sacrificial love across ideological divides as the church's most powerful witness.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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This week features the second episode in our Elder Biography series, where Communications Director Preston Bousley sits down with our Congregationally-elected Elders to learn more about who they are, how they came to faith, and their vision for the future of High Point Church. This week, we’ll be hearing from Bill. Listen in to the series to learn more about the men who are serving our church in this Biblically-appointed, largely behind-the-scenes role.
In this episode, we mention the upcoming Alpha class. Click the link here to learn more and to sign up.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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This episode features a deep dive into the film "Wake Up Dead Man" (the latest Knives Out movie) from a Christian perspective. Hosts Preston and Femi explore whether it qualifies as a "Christian film" and discuss how its portrayal of Father Judd—an earnest, sincere priest—offers a surprisingly generous depiction of genuine faith. They analyze the various church characters as representations of different dynamics found in American Christianity, from devotion without faith to political manipulation of religion. The conversation highlights how the film's "show don't tell" approach creates meaningful opportunities for discussing authentic Christianity with both believers and non-believers, making it a valuable tool for discipleship and evangelism when engaging with broader culture.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Welcome to High Point testimonies, where we invite congregants from our church to record a story of how God worked in their life. Whether it's their coming to faith experience, or just an encouraging story to share, this is the way we hope to spur on our people through how God is working among us.
Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.
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Part II - How should we take Communion? This debate has been a point of discussion throughout the history of the church. From the Apostle Paul exhorting the Corinthian church for the way they partook in the Lord's supper, to the debate between Catholics and Non-Denominational Christians on transubstantiation (the bread and wine becoming the body and blood of Christ). This week's episode is a continuation on the conversation about Communion, and Sawyer one again got to ask the questions that you submitted on Sunday, January 11 to Pastor Nic, who provided more insight into church history, tradition, and theology to explain his thoughts on how we should take Communion.
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How should we take Communion? This debate has been a point of discussion throughout the history of the church. From the Apostle Paul exhorting the Corinthian church for the way they partook in the Lord's supper, to the debate between Catholics and Non-Denominational Christians on transubstantiation (the bread and wine becoming the body and blood of Christ). In today's episode, Sawyer gets to ask the questions that you submitted on Sunday, January 4 to Pastor Nic, who provides a greater depth of church history and tradition to explain his thoughts on how we should take Communion.
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Than from InspiringPhilosophy joined Pastor Nic to answer the questions that were asked during our Sunday services on December 14. They discuss topics relating to sharing the Gospel with unbelievers, tackle philosophical concepts, and give practical wisdom for those looking to level up their apologetics. Listen in to learn more!
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Following Nic's sermon on Sunday, December 7, this episode is an Ask Me Anything episode with Pastor Paxton where Nic gets to answer the questions that you asked during our Sunday services.
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Following Nic's sermon welcoming us into the Advent season, this episode is an Ask Me Anything episode with Sawyer Henderson where Nic gets to answer the questions that you asked during our Sunday services on November 30, 2025. Along with that, Nic provided more details that he didn't include in his sermon as part of a Cutting Room Floor portion of the episode.
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As we wrap up this portion of the By Heart series and transition into Advent, Pastors Nic and Adam sat down to do another Ask Me Anything about Nic’s recent sermon in the series. The questions touch on topics such as division and unity, gracious striving, and forgiveness.
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Engage & Equip: LIVE is a training event done every several months here at High Point where ministry leaders come together to be trained on leading ministries and shepherding those involved in them. The topic of the November 3 E&E: LIVE was "Shepherding Slaves to Sin". Pastor Adam talked about what it takes to help people who are walking in sin, or are even slaves to it. Whether you are a ministry leader, congregant, or are just checking out our content, this episode hopes to be a tool for you to engage with the church in a leadership capacity and encourage you as you shepherd individuals who find themselves as slaves to sin.
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What is Evangelicalism? Throughout the fall, we have been attempting to answer this question through Sunday sermons, Sunday evening lectures, and various podcast episodes. This week’s episode is a Part II of the conversation Nic had with Pastor Paxton (Episode #413 Reclaiming Evangelicalism October 23) where Nic sits down with Sawyer to continue the conversation around what Evangelicalism is.
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Coming off of a very encouraging, and thought-provoking sermon, Sawyer Henderson sits down to answer some of the questions that you submitted for an Ask Me Anything episode. Jill Reasa, founder of Oaks Ministry Collaborative, joins Sawyer to navigate tough questions on forgiveness, healing, and more.
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This week features the first episode in our Elder Biography series, where Communications Director Preston Bousley sits down with our Congregationally-elected Elders to learn more about who they are, how they came to faith, and their vision for the future of High Point Church. This week, we’ll be hearing from Monte, the current Chair of the Elder Board. Listen in to the series to learn more about the men who are serving our church in this Biblically-appointed, largely behind-the-scenes role!
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In this week’s episode, Pastor Paxton sits down with Pastor Nic to discuss what evangelicalism truly means beyond its modern political associations, defining it as a 2,000-year-old reform movement focused on returning to the simple, biblical gospel of Jesus rather than accumulating religious traditions and rituals. They go into how High Point Church aims to embody this evangelical spirit through constant reform and spiritual renewal, emphasizing that Christianity's power comes not from elaborate church programs but from believers sacrificing and loving others in their everyday lives, just as early Christians did when they stayed during plagues to care for their neighbors.
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Since High Point's founding, our church has evolved from Middleton Baptist to High Point Church, undergoing many changes along the way. While our Christian heritage encompasses both Baptist and Evangelical traditions, we identify more strongly with Evangelicalism than denominational Baptist distinctives. However, many of us have limited understanding of Evangelical principles and their application to contemporary faith.
This episode, the second in a short series, offers an opportunity to deepen our knowledge of the Evangelical tradition that shapes our church identity and explore how these timeless principles can guide us forward in faithful ministry.
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Pastor Nic was joined by one of our pastoral administrators, Jacey Thompson, to go through questions that you asked as part of our Sunday services on October 12, 2025 as part of our Ask Me Anything portion of our service.
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This Ask Me Anything episode features pastors Adam Darbon and Sawyer Henderson in a discussion about Sawyer’s recent sermon on 1 Corinthians 15, addressing listener questions about biblical interpretation, canon formation, and why the Bible can be trusted over other religious texts like the Quran or Book of Mormon. The conversation emphasizes that while scripture itself is clear and authoritative, differences in interpretation arise from human limitations, and believers should approach the Bible with both confidence in its sufficiency and humility about their own understanding.
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Since High Point's founding, our church has evolved from Middleton Baptist to High Point Church, undergoing many changes along the way. While our Christian heritage encompasses both Baptist and Evangelical traditions, we identify more strongly with Evangelicalism than denominational Baptist distinctives. However, many of us have limited understanding of Evangelical principles and their application to contemporary faith.
This episode, the first in a short series, offers an opportunity to deepen our knowledge of the Evangelical tradition that shapes our church identity and explore how these timeless principles can guide us forward in faithful ministry.
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This episode is a post-service AMA, or Ask Me Anything, where Pastor Nic sat down and answered your questions from the Sunday services on September 28, 2025.
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On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Father Scott Cunningham, Pastor of Christ Church Madison, taught on the biblical theology of sex and intimacy found in I Corinthians 6:12-20. This talk, entitled The Christian Sexual Revolution, contained three building blocks: (1) The Dignity of Sexuality, (2) The Mystery of Sexuality, (3) The Redemption of Sexuality. This handout was used to follow along with the talk.
Based on Father Cunningham's 2022 Christ Church Madison sermon series, The Dignity & Mystery of Sexuality (available here), this message also corresponds to a talk that Pastor Devin gave in February 2025 on the spiritual gifts of singleness and marriage outlined in I Corinthians 7 entitled Singleness Is For Everyone (recordings available here - part 1, part 2, part 3).
If you have any questions about this talk, feedback, or ideas for future topics, please reach out to the HPC Adult Christian Education Team, ace@highpointchurch.org!
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In this episode, Pastor Paxton sits down with Pastor Nic to ask the questions that you asked as part of our Sunday services. Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, we fielded over fifty questions that Sunday about the sermon, politics, and other life questions. The audio comes from the livestream that Paxton and Nic did, which will be part of the new process to livestream our AMA's. Visit our new Engage & Equip YouTube channel to keep up to date!
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On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Father Scott Cunningham, Pastor of Christ Church Madison, taught on the biblical theology of sex and intimacy found in I Corinthians 6:12-20. This talk, entitled The Christian Sexual Revolution, contained three building blocks: (1) The Dignity of Sexuality, (2) The Mystery of Sexuality, (3) The Redemption of Sexuality. This handout was used to follow along with the talk.
Based on Father Cunningham's 2022 Christ Church Madison sermon series, The Dignity & Mystery of Sexuality (available here), this message also corresponds to a talk that Pastor Devin gave in February 2025 on the spiritual gifts of singleness and marriage outlined in I Corinthians 7 entitled Singleness Is For Everyone (recordings available here - part 1, part 2, part 3).
If you have any questions about this talk, feedback, or ideas for future topics, please reach out to the HPC Adult Christian Education Team, ace@highpointchurch.org!
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On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Father Scott Cunningham, Pastor of Christ Church Madison, taught on the biblical theology of sex and intimacy found in I Corinthians 6:12-20. This talk, entitled The Christian Sexual Revolution, contained three building blocks: (1) The Dignity of Sexuality, (2) The Mystery of Sexuality, (3) The Redemption of Sexuality. This handout was used to follow along with the talk.
Based on Father Cunningham's 2022 Christ Church Madison sermon series, The Dignity & Mystery of Sexuality (available here), this message also corresponds to a talk that Pastor Devin gave in February 2025 on the spiritual gifts of singleness and marriage outlined in I Corinthians 7 entitled Singleness Is For Everyone (recordings available here - part 1, part 2, part 3).
If you have any questions about this talk, feedback, or ideas for future topics, please reach out to the HPC Adult Christian Education Team, ace@highpointchurch.org!
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Pastor Nic and longtime worship director Niccole reflect on nine years of leading worship at High Point Church as she transitions from staff to full-time motherhood. They discuss building healthy worship teams, navigating the challenges of intergenerational church music, and the personal growth that comes from faithful service in local church ministry.
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This podcast features church pastors and parents discussing how Christian families should approach conversations about sex with teenagers, emphasizing that God's design for sexuality within marriage is beautiful and fulfilling rather than restrictive. The speakers argue that parents should move beyond simply giving rules and instead help teens understand the spiritual and relational beauty of God's plan for sex, starting these conversations early and making God central to discussions about relationships and physical intimacy.
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This episode is another AMA about 1 Peter from a recent sermon preached by Pastor Adam. The questions entered for this AMA centered around eldership in the church, along with church leadership, authority, and discipline, and even goes into church discipline and church hurt.
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This episode is an "Ask Me Anything" podcast where pastors Adam and Paxton discuss congregation questions about 1 Peter 3:8-22. They explore key themes including how suffering is a normal part of Christian life, why believers should respond to evil with blessing, and the role of baptism in salvation. The discussion tackles complex questions about Christ's proclamation to imprisoned spirits, why God allows suffering, and how Christians can find hope when doing good leads to hardship rather than blessing, emphasizing that faithful endurance ultimately results in greater eternal rewards.
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This episode, recorded from our July Engage & Equip: LIVE, discussed the essential role of relationships in forming genuine disciples of Jesus, arguing that while preaching and programs are important, the primary way people grow spiritually is through deep, authentic connections with other believers who invest in their lives and walk alongside them in community. Pastor Adam taught church leaders to prioritize building "relational stickiness" - creating an environment where newcomers and members feel genuinely loved and connected to real people, not just attending services, because these relationships are what ultimately transform lives and sustain faith growth.
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This episode is a collaboration with Oaks Ministry Collaborative and High Point Church’s LIFT ministry. Here, they talk about how local churches can effectively support teen mental health by providing the meaning, relationships, and purpose often missing from purely clinical approaches. The youth leaders, Paxton and Brittany, share insights on how authentic community, opportunities for teens to discover their gifts, and honest conversations about faith and suffering create healing environments. They emphasize that while professional mental health care has value, churches offer unique resources through spiritual foundation and supportive relationships that address root causes of anxiety and depression rather than just symptoms, providing practical encouragement for both parents and teens navigating these challenges.
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This episode features pastors Paxton and Mike discussing evangelism fundamentals. They define evangelism as sharing the gospel with both a clear proclamation and an invitation to respond, distinguishing it from mere church outreach. They also emphasize that while not everyone has the gift of evangelism, all Christians are called to be witnesses who share their personal testimony. This discussion addresses common excuses for avoiding evangelism and highlights that 90% of people come to faith through relationships with people they know well. The conversation stresses that effective evangelism flows naturally from a vibrant relationship with Christ, where believers are comfortable identifying as Christians first and allow their faith to emerge organically in everyday conversations.
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In this Ask Me Anything episode, Pastor Adam is joined by Jill Reasa and addresses questions about his sermon on 1 Peter 3:1-7 regarding marriage roles and fearing God in the household. The discussion explores what it means for wives to submit to their husbands while husbands honor their wives as "weaker vessels," addressing modern concerns about spiritual leadership, potential abuse, and practical implementation. Pastor Adam emphasizes that these biblical roles reflect Christ's character, that both spouses will fail but can grow through God's grace, and that Scripture offers better guidance for marriage than contemporary cultural approaches.
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In this episode, Pastor Paxton is joined by three other pastors of student ministries in Madison discussing FUSE, an ecumenical ministry that unites Christian students across different high schools and churches. The ministry operates through Christian clubs in schools (currently in about nine schools) and large inter-church events where students are grouped by their schools rather than their home churches. They talk about their collaborative, service-oriented approach with school administrations, focusing on blessing schools and building community rather than taking an adversarial stance, while helping students discover they're not alone in their faith and creating opportunities for Christian community within schools.
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In this AMA, Pastor Nic is joined by Monte Knetter as they discuss the biblical tension between submitting to governing authorities and obeying God when they conflict. Drawing from Monte’s recent sermon on 1 Peter 2, they examine when rebellion might be justified through historical examples like the American Revolution and Protestant Reformation, while wrestling with modern dilemmas such as COVID restrictions. The conversation reveals how Christians must balance respecting God-ordained authority with standing firm on biblical principles, emphasizing that both blind obedience and reckless rebellion can be harmful, and acknowledging that faithful Christians may sometimes reach different conclusions about when conscience must override governmental commands.
Questions they discussed:
- How would you justify the Reformation and also keep with the command to obey authorities and institutions?
- Can you talk more about examples of rebellion? The US was born out of rebellion against taxation to the King of England. How do you view the revolution and rebellion against communism in Eastern Europe in the late 80s and early 90s?
- What do you think of "white lies"? An example comes to mind of Exodus 1:15-21, about the Hebrew midwives in Egypt who helped the Hebrew baby boys to stay alive despite the order of the king to kill them.
- How would you counsel a Christian to engage with perceived societal injustices while still honoring authorities?
- Do you have any book recommendations, historical accounts, theological works, or biographies related to this topic?
- How do we exercise our freedoms in a democracy where we have the freedom to protest or to work towards change while still submitting?
- How does a wife submit to her husband who is unfaithful several times and believes it is her duty to stay with him? Do we continue to submit to those who mentally abuse us?
- In light of this passage, is direct action against our government ever justifiable? For example, American Revolution, resistance to Hitler by Bonhoeffer?
- Are constructive, peaceful criticisms of authority and honoring authority incompatible?
- What ways can we honor authority in situations when it commands us to do something that is against the will of God?
- Is there a point where it's right for believers to flee an oppressive, unjust authority? For example, pilgrims fleeing Europe to come to North America.
- If the government decrees that nobody should speak out against their wrongdoings, should the church obey and stay quiet and cooperate with the government?
- Where does the legitimacy of government come from in the perspective of a Christian?
- How do you honor someone practically when authority is corrupt, i.e. abusive parents?
- During COVID, when we were strong armed into taking the vaccine by our government, if we were convicted against getting it and didn't, or if our church met in person against the suggestion of our government, does this mean we aren't submitting to the government in the way the scripture commands us to?
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This transcript captures the second part of a sexuality panel discussion from the "Engage and Equip" podcast, where hosts Paxton, Justin, and Dan address questions about Christianity and LGBTQ+ issues. The conversation covers how Christians can love and engage respectfully with the LGBTQ+ community while maintaining biblical convictions, including topics like responding to family members coming out, welcoming LGBTQ+ individuals in churches, and navigating faith and sexuality. The hosts, who include individuals with personal experience of same-sex attraction, emphasize treating all people as image-bearers of God deserving dignity while discussing biblical perspectives on relationships, dating, and the possibility of redemption through faith in Christ.
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This week’s podcast features a follow-up discussion to a student ministry sexuality panel, where host Paxton leads a discussion about LGBTQ-related topics and maintaining Christian faith. The conversation explores biblical teachings on marriage and sexuality, addressing student questions about sin, salvation, and relationships while emphasizing that all people struggle with sexual brokenness and need God's grace. The discussion balances holding to traditional Christian sexual ethics with showing compassion and acknowledging the church's historical failures in loving the LGBTQ+ community.
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Extra Resources:
An Impossible Marriage: What Our Mixed-Orientation Marriage Has Taught Us About Love and the Gospel by Matt and Laurie Krieg (https://a.co/d/7e5UG5Q)
Born Again This Way by Rachel Gilson (https://a.co/d/4J4rLUj)
Hole in My Heart Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/7lanhpj9eRbEoVpt13G7dI?si=MGIG0adHSVK4ZhQ7UcpIdw)
Redeemed Sexuality: A Guide to Sexuality for Christian Singles, Campus Students, Teens and Parents by Tim and Dr. Jennifer Konzen (https://a.co/d/8RTF8je)
This episode of the Engage and Equip podcast features pastors Nic Gibson and Paxton Bauer in an AMA from our recent series on generosity. They talk about why people often struggle to be generous with those closest to them while appearing generous in public, emphasizing that true generosity must flow from a transformed heart rather than forced actions. The conversation covers practical topics like financial giving, prosperity theology, charitable donations, and helping panhandlers, while arguing that authentic satisfaction comes from aligning with God's will and living for others rather than pursuing immediate gratification.
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In this episode of the Engage & Equip podcast, Dr. Greg Scharf, former chair of preaching and practical theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, discusses the mutual responsibilities between church congregations and their pastoral leadership. He explores what believers should expect from their pastors, how to properly encourage and support them, and what not to expect - emphasizing that pastors can't excel at everything or be everyone's best friend. Dr. Scharf also addresses the current challenges in pastoral leadership, recommends essential books for elder candidates, and shares wisdom on the vetting process for potential church leaders.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic and Pastor Mike discuss the Holy Spirit's role in Christianity and how the Holy Spirit functions as a distinct person within the Trinity who empowers believers to live Christian lives. They tackle controversial topics like denominational differences, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and how believers can "hear God's voice." Throughout, they maintain that the Holy Spirit brings vitality to faith by connecting believers to God's power, enabling them to resist worldly desires, and equipping them to serve one another in community.
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At this Engage & Equip: LIVE event, we heard from Pastor Nic about what it means to be a "sticky" church and discussed steps we can take to build an atmosphere where newcomers want to come back and "stick around".
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This week, Pastor Nic is joined by Dr. Greg Scharf, former chair of preaching and homiletics at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, as they discuss the biblical nature of pastoral ministry. Dr. Scharf unpacks the interchangeable New Testament terms of elder, overseer, and pastor, explaining how these roles overlap in Scripture despite later church traditions creating hierarchical distinctions. They go into the practical duties of church elders (feeding the flock through teaching, prayer, discipleship, and visitation), qualifications for eldership, how churches should develop and train potential leaders, and the relationship between congregational authority and external accountability structures. Dr. Scharf shares wisdom from his decades of pastoral experience, including a successful two-year elder training program he developed, recommended resources for spiritual development, and insights on current challenges facing pastors in today's divisive cultural climate. This episode offers valuable biblical and practical guidance for church leaders and members seeking to understand and support healthy church governance.
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This episode features a discussion with student ministry leaders Paxton Bauer and Brittany Warnell about discipling teenagers in the church. They explore the challenges students face today, including questions of belonging, cultural tensions, and intellectual doubts about faith. The conversation highlights research showing that 59% of young Christians disconnect from church after age 15, but those in meaningful mentoring relationships are significantly more likely to maintain their faith. The hosts emphasize that students need to feel they belong before they truly believe or change their behavior, and discuss practical ways church members can connect with students through mentoring relationships and intergenerational interactions on Sundays. Their message is clear: simple conversations with teens can make a profound difference in their spiritual journey.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic is joined by Sawyer Henderson and Jacey Thompson. To talk about the biblical teaching on generosity through an in-depth examination of 2 Corinthians chapters 8 and 9, which contain the most comprehensive teaching on Christian giving in the Bible. The conversation weaves through personal stories of being impacted by others' generosity, the theological underpinnings of Christian giving, and practical applications for modern life. Key themes include how true generosity flows from understanding the gospel, the proper attitudes and motivations for giving, financial stewardship, and the balance between church giving and other charitable causes. They discuss how generosity is not just about money but reflects a transformed heart that mirrors God's own generosity. They also address common concerns about church finances, the relationship between giving and spiritual growth, and how Christians can develop practical habits of generosity regardless of their economic situation.
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In this episode of the Engage and Equip podcast, Pastor Nic and Jill explore addiction from a Christian theological perspective. They discuss how Jesus's healing approach offers a framework for understanding addiction through biblical concepts: infirmity (weakness), slavery (compulsive control), and idolatry (false salvation). The conversation highlights how the cross creates both moral accountability and freedom from shame, challenging the notion that professional help is always necessary. They discuss that while clinical psychology has value, Christian community can address many psychological needs through compassionate listening and spiritual wisdom. Join us as we explore a holistic approach to healing that balances accountability with compassion in addressing addiction.
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This week is an Ask Me Anything with Pastor Nic about his recent sermon he preached on missions and politics. The primary focus of this episode is on how Christians should navigate conflicts between their God-given authority from Christ and other earthly authorities like governments. Pastor Nic explains that while Christians should generally obey legitimate authority, when those authorities exceed their rightful boundaries and interfere with Christians' commission to make disciples, their actions become tyrannical, and Christians have a responsibility not to be servile. Throughout the discussion, they address numerous theological questions about missions, evangelism, predestination, handling persecution, maintaining faith in difficult times, and appropriate Christian responses to authority.
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Welcome to the Engage and Equip podcast. In February, pastor Devin led a seminar called Singleness is for Everyone here at High Point going over what the bible teaches about singleness. We’ll be posting the recordings as a series of three episodes throughout the month of March to help bring light to this topic and seek to encourage and educate all Christians with these Biblical truths.
This episode is from session 3 of the seminar, the conclusion of this series, where we'll explore how we can honor singleness as a genuine spiritual gift, create spaces where single Christians can thrive, and build a church community that truly values all the gifts God has given us.
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Welcome to the Engage and Equip podcast. In February, pastor Devin led a seminar called Singleness is for Everyone here at High Point going over what the bible teaches about singleness. We’ll be posting the recordings as a series of three episodes throughout the month of March to help bring light to this topic and seek to encourage and educate all Christians with these Biblical truths.
This episode is from session 2 of the seminar, where Devin discussed how in our evangelical circles, we've often emphasized marriage to the exclusion of celibacy, creating an imbalance that overlooks important teachings. Here, he'll explore how both institutions help us live faithfully between the times as we await the fulfillment of God's kingdom.
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In February, pastor Devin led a seminar called Singleness is for Everyone here at High Point going over what the bible teaches about singleness. We’ll be posting the recordings as a series of three episodes throughout the month of March to help bring light to this topic and seek to encourage and educate all Christians with these Biblical truths.
This episode is from session 1 of the seminar, where Devin talked about how the New Testament actually shifts our understanding of sexuality from Eden's command to multiply toward the New Jerusalem, where the Church is portrayed as the bride awaiting Christ. In this recording, Devin explores how this theological framework gives new meaning to both marriage and singleness in the Christian life, and how it might reshape our understanding of Christian community.
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In this episode, pastor Nic sits down with Bishop Stubbs to share the story of the fruitful cross-cultural church partnership between High Point Church and End Time Ministries International. They talk about how High Point Church purchased and renovated the Monona Oaks building, which End Time Ministries now uses for worship and community outreach. Bishop Stubbs candidly discusses the challenges of urban ministry—serving a congregation where 65% receive public assistance, lacking administrative support, and struggling with consistent attendance and giving. Despite these obstacles, End Time Ministries continues to baptize new believers, operate a food pantry serving 75 families weekly, and plans to open a daycare to both serve families and generate revenue. The partnership demonstrates how two churches with different cultural expressions but shared theological foundations can collaborate effectively, with High Point providing facility resources while End Time focuses on gospel ministry and community impact. Their relationship exemplifies how churches can overcome financial and cultural barriers to advance their shared mission of reaching people with the message of Christ.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic is joined by his brother, Stanford, and his daughter, Rachel, as they discuss developing their own Rule of Life based on the sermon series we went through in the fall of 2024. The core idea of this episode is how to establish sustainable spiritual practices while accounting for different life stages and circumstances. They emphasize thatwhile morning routines and consistent Bible study are ideal, these practices must be adaptable to different situations, whether it's college life, young parenthood, or professional work. A key insight is that spiritual disciplines aren't meant to be rigid checklist items but rather tools for growth that can be adjusted as needed. The conversation particularly highlights the challenges faced by college students and young parents in maintaining spiritual disciplines, and emphasizes the importance of being able to restart habits without unproductive shame when they lapse. They also explore how responsibilities to others impact our spiritual routines, suggesting that while structure is important, it should be flexible enough to accommodate the needs of those we're called to serve.
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This episode of the Engage and Equip podcast comes from the recording of the February 2nd, 2025 Engage & Equip: LIVE event that we held at High Point. This recording includes the main session talk delivered by Pastor Nic, as well as the small group breakout session, also led by Nic.
Engage & Equip: LIVE is an event held around quarterly at High Point to engage leaders in our various ministries and equip them to do the work of the saints, helping to build up God's Kingdom. For more information about E&E, High Point Church, or our service opportunities, check out highpointchurch.org!
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This week, Pastor Nic is joined by Than Christopoulos from the YouTube channel Exploring Reality. They discuss the historical reliability of the New Testament resurrection narratives and broader issues of faith, doubt, and biblical interpretation. The discussion focuses particularly on how to understand apparent discrepancies between the Gospel accounts while maintaining their historical reliability. Than, who was formerly an atheist before becoming a Christian apologist, explains his approach to harmonizing these accounts by understanding ancient literary conventions, Greek grammar, and the cultural context of the texts. The conversation expands to address deeper issues about how academic scholarship sometimes unfairly approaches biblical texts with different standards than other historical documents, and how personal biases and social pressures can influence both belief and disbelief. They also explore how to help Christians who struggle with doubts about biblical reliability, emphasizing the importance of mentorship and community in working through these questions. The discussion concludes with a philosophical exploration of suffering, free will, and God's purposes in allowing human development rather than creating fully formed beings, presenting a view of Christianity that embraces both intellectual rigor and meaningful engagement with life's difficulties.
Exploring Reality YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ExploringReality
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This episode of E&E is a conversation between Pastor Nic Gibson and historian Tracy McKenzie about McKenzie's book "We the Fallen People," which explores a critical transformation in American political thought regarding human nature. The core argument is that the American founders designed the Constitution based on a realistic, biblically-aligned view that humans are inherently self-interested and fallen, requiring checks and balances on power. However, by the 1830s, particularly during the Jacksonian era, this view shifted dramatically toward a belief in the innate goodness of "the people." McKenzie argues that this transformation wasn't primarily driven by later influences like Marx or Darwin, but rather by earlier political dynamics, particularly the expansion of voting rights and the rise of populist democracy. The conversation explores how this shift continues to influence American political discourse today, where politicians often frame narratives around the inherent goodness of their supporters and the evil of their opponents. McKenzie expresses concern that these political messages can function as competing "sermons" that shape Christians' understanding of human nature in ways that may conflict with biblical teaching. He advocates for Christians to resist being "captured" by partisan narratives and to maintain a biblical view of human nature when engaging in politics, emphasizing that the line between good and evil runs through every human heart rather than between political parties.
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In this episode of the Engage and Equip podcast, we're joined by Sawyer Henderson and Pastor Nic as they discuss Nic's sermon about communion from the Advent sermon series, focusing particularly on differing theological views and practical application. The core discussion centers around the tension between Protestant and Catholic understandings of communion, especially regarding transubstantiation - the Catholic belief that the bread and wine literally become Christ's body and blood. Pastor Nic argues that while Catholics and Protestants both believe in Christ's real presence in communion, the Catholic Church's insistence on transubstantiation as dogma has led to problematic practices and unnecessary division within Christianity. He emphasizes that communion should be inclusive for all believers while remaining exclusive to those who profess faith in Christ, and that its practice should help ground the church in equality despite necessary functional hierarchies. The conversation then broadens to address why some evangelical Christians feel drawn to more liturgical traditions, with Nic asserting that while aspects of Catholic and Orthodox practice can be valuable, the Protestant foundation of scripture-based, reforming faith provides the best framework for balanced Christian practice. The episode concludes with practical applications of divine hospitality, emphasizing that reaching people requires sacrificial service and making others feel Christ's welcome, particularly during seasons like Christmas.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic is joined by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, a renowned education professor and Christian believer, discuss Critical Race Theory (CRT) and its intersection with faith and education. The conversation aims to provide a clear, nuanced explanation of CRT's main tenets while exploring how Christians might engage with these ideas constructively. Dr. Ladson-Billings, as both a scholar and a long-time church member, offers unique insights into how CRT can be understood as an analytical tool for understanding racial inequality rather than as a prescription for policy or a replacement for Christian values. The discussion covers topics like systemic racism, interest convergence, race as a social construct, and church segregation, all while maintaining a focus on how these concepts relate to Christian faith and practice. Throughout the conversation, Ladson-Billings emphasizes that CRT is primarily meant to help explain persistent racial disparities in America, not to promote hatred or division. The conversation ultimately suggests that understanding CRT's academic insights might actually help Christians better fulfill their calling to love their neighbors and work toward reconciliation, while maintaining their core theological commitments.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic has a conversation with Ron Greer focusing on race, faith, and discipleship in America. Ron Greer shares his firsthand experience growing up in Milwaukee during the late 1960s and witnessing the breakdown of black families and communities, which he attributes to a "perfect storm" of factors including government welfare programs, the sexual revolution, radical political movements, and the withdrawal of churches from community engagement. Rather than supporting current progressive approaches or government programs to address racial inequity, Greer advocates for intentional, one-on-one Christian discipleship as the solution to social problems. He emphasizes that true discipleship involves sharing one's life with others, particularly across gender lines (men discipling men, women discipling women), and requires personal sacrifice and genuine relationship-building rather than just Bible study. Throughout the conversation, Greer challenges both conservative and progressive approaches to racial issues, arguing that the current focus on systemic racism is misguided and that the bigger problems are the breakdown of faith, family, and personal responsibility. He advocates for a return to biblical principles and genuine discipleship as the path forward, while critiquing both white conservative churches for their lack of true discipleship and black churches for sometimes prioritizing racial identity over Christian identity. The episode concludes with a call for Christians to examine whether their faith and discipleship practices are truly aligned with biblical teachings.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic is joined by pastors Adam Mabry and Mike Woodruff as they discuss key challenges and opportunities facing the Christian church in contemporary culture. The central focus is on identifying fundamental beliefs Christians must maintain despite cultural pressure to abandon them, and how to respond pastorally to current societal trends. The pastors highlight several core issues: the importance of maintaining belief in physical embodiment against modern Gnostic tendencies that separate spirit from body, the necessity of objective truth in an increasingly relativistic culture, and the Christian understanding of freedom through discipline rather than freedom from consequences. They argue that these principles are not just theological abstractions but have practical implications for issues like marriage, family size, technology, and social ethics. The episode concludes by emphasizing that while society may face significant challenges or even collapse, Christians should maintain an eternal perspective while being faithfully present in current cultural moments, potentially serving as witnesses during times of social upheaval.
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We meet again for another "Ask Me Anything" session with Pastor Nic Gibson. Throughout this episode, he addresses several questions asked during our AMA portion of a previous Sunday service. The overarching theme centers on understanding how to balance seemingly contradictory aspects of Christian faith and practice. It revolves around how God's commands and ways, while sometimes appearing burdensome or ill-fitting (illustrated through the metaphor of a scuba diving suit), are actually designed for human flourishing when properly understood and embraced. Nic explains how concepts like mercy and moral seriousness, grace and justice, or freedom and structure aren't truly opposed but rather work together in God's design. The discussion particularly emphasizes how understanding this balance helps Christians navigate practical challenges in their spiritual lives, from following a "rule of life" to interpreting biblical commands in complex situations. Throughout the episode, Nic consistently returns to the idea that God's ways, while sometimes challenging to adapt to, are ultimately designed for human benefit and transformation, not mere restriction or burden.
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This episode is a conversation between the Gibson brothers, one a pastor and the other an engineer with theological training, discussing how to make decisions about pursuing vocational ministry versus other careers. The core message is that loving Jesus intensely doesn't automatically mean someone should become a pastor, and there's no requirement for a mystical "calling" to enter ministry. They emphasize that both ministry and secular work are valuable pursuits, with secular work fulfilling the "creation mandate" from Genesis to bring order from chaos. The Gibsons suggest that instead of waiting for certainty about God's will, people should try different roles, develop various skills, build relationships, and make wise choices based on their temperament, abilities, and circumstances. They argue that the desire for absolute certainty in career decisions often stems from anxiety rather than faith, and that God can work through multiple paths to accomplish His purposes.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic sat down to answer some of YOUR questions that were asked during one of our Sunday services. This was recorded during our recent Rule of Life series, and is a helpful resource to those looking to fully implement your own Rule of Life.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic sits down with Jill Reasa, director of High Point Church's Oaks ministry, and talks about the ethics of information sharing within a church community. They explore how church leaders should handle sensitive personal information, focusing on balancing the need for appropriate disclosure with maintaining confidentiality and discretion. The conversation covers various aspects of pastoral care, including when and how to share information up the church's leadership hierarchy, the differences between gossip and necessary disclosure, and the importance of having proper confidants and reporting structures. They emphasize that while the church aims to keep sensitive information within the smallest necessary circle, certain situations require broader disclosure for the safety and wellbeing of both individuals and the congregation. The discussion also delves into biblical principles regarding speech, confrontation, and church discipline, while addressing modern psychological concepts and mandatory reporting requirements. Throughout the conversation, they stress that the goal is to handle information in ways that promote healing and spiritual growth while maintaining trust and protecting both vulnerable individuals and the broader church community. They emphasize that their approach aims to be both biblically faithful and practically wise, recognizing that different situations require different levels of confidentiality and disclosure.
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This episode of the Engage and Equip podcast discusses the history, growth, and impact of Impact Christian Schools (ICS), a network of Christian schools in Wisconsin that emerged from High Point Church in Madison. The conversation between Nic Gibson, a pastor at High Point, and Chuck Moore, the executive director of ICS, reveals how the organization evolved from managing two schools to becoming a significant force in Christian education across Wisconsin, now working with 14 schools. The discussion emphasizes how ICS has leveraged Wisconsin's school choice program to make Christian education accessible to families regardless of their socioeconomic status, while maintaining high educational standards and Christian values. A key theme is how ICS has become uniquely positioned to help other Christian schools navigate the complex processes of establishment, accreditation, and joining the choice program - something particularly valuable as many parents seek alternatives to public education, especially after COVID-19 revealed more about what was happening in government schools. The conversation also explores the broader philosophical and practical reasons for Christian education, including the challenges faced by Christian students in public schools and the importance of creating educational environments that balance both structure and accommodation. The transcript concludes with a focus on ICS's newest venture - a high school on Madison's west side - and reflects on how the organization's success came through patient relationship-building, trust, and the bringing together of various essential skills and people at the right time.
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Join us for a weekend's worth of recordings from the 2024 Leaders' Retreat. This podcast has 7 separate recordings put together into one, and much of the content revolves around Crossroads church, the building we have officially voted to plant a church in, and how to join together as the Body of Christ to do ministry for God's Kingdom here in Madison!
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In this episode, Pastor Nic interviews Adam Mabry, author of "The Art of Rest," who shares his journey from being a task-driven pastor to discovering the vital importance of rest in Christian life. Despite being naturally inclined toward constant activity, Mabry came to write about rest after experiencing his own crisis with burnout. The conversation explores how rest is fundamentally woven into creation itself, serving multiple essential purposes: it helps believers remember God's sovereignty, restores relationships, allows for spiritual growth, and resists our culture's relentless drive toward productivity. Mabry explains that rest is an art that must be learned and practiced, looking different for each person while connecting to both God's role as creator and redeemer. The episode concludes with an encouraging challenge for listeners to begin practicing rest despite the fear and discomfort that might initially come with "stopping," trusting that God will bless their obedience in this area.
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In this episode, Pastor Nic goes deeper into the concept of spiritual ferocity in Christian faith and personal transformation. At its core, the discussion explores how genuine spiritual growth requires an aggressive stance against both worldliness and indwelling sin, while paradoxically enabling gentleness and peace in the believer's life. Nic explains that spiritual ferocity operates in three ways: as brutality against sin, tenacity in faith, and ferocity in love. He emphasizes that this isn't about external violence or aggression toward others, but rather an internal battle that produces genuine love and transformation. Through detailed examples and biblical references, Nic illustrates how believers must learn to distinguish between their true identity and indwelling sin, align their feelings with God's judgments, and remain vigilant against the "little foxes" - small compromises that gradually undermine spiritual growth. This episode culminates in a discussion of worship as an indispensable discipline for developing this spiritual ferocity. Throughout the conversation, Nic challenges common misconceptions about grace and works, arguing that authentic Christian spirituality requires both vigorous striving and complete dependence on God's grace. This nuanced understanding of spiritual growth provides listeners with both theological depth and practical applications for their faith journey.
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In this episode of the Engage the Equip podcast, Pastor Nic interviews Mike Woodruff about his book "How Do You Know," which explores reasons to trust and read the Bible. They discuss the Bible's unique historical significance, including its unparalleled sales figures and manuscript evidence, its internal consistency, and its historical accuracy confirmed through archaeology. Woodruff addresses common skepticisms and explains how the Bible's reliability has been repeatedly validated over time. The conversation also covers practical advice for new Bible readers, including recommended translations and starting points for study. The discussion is particularly relevant for those interested in understanding why the Bible remains significant in modern times and how to approach reading it thoughtfully. The episode concludes with reflections on the importance of having guidance when studying the Bible and understanding its role as a source of truth in an ever-changing world.
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Join us for a conversation between Pastor Nic and Mike Woodruff where they discuss multiple topics from Mike Woodruff's podcast: "Beneath the Headlines". In this fast-paced discussion, Nic and Mike go over several topics about things happening to our culture, the danger in declining masculinity, and the church's role in challenging the cultural shift.
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Guy Conn of Fox River Church in Waukesha joins Pastor Nic to discuss his experience in running a multi-site church. As High Point gears up to decide whether or not we will accept the Crossroads campus, Guy brings an important perspective on what it takes to do multi-site church work, and how High Point should look realistically at the adoption of another church building.
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In this AMA, or Ask Me Anything, Nic addresses questions asked by listeners that came in at the beginning of the Rule of Life sermon series that's been taking place at High Point. Rule of Life is a sermon series directed at measuring various aspects of our life, evaluating what needs to be cut out, and at the end determining what set of disciplines we want to live by in order to center our life around Christ. For more Rule of Life content, check out our website at www.highpointchurch.org/ruleoflife
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The staff team went through the Rule of Life process over the spring and summer in preparation for this series. Quite a bit has changed, but you can still use this as a further resource to understand the background behind the sermon each week and read all the things Nic wishes he could include on a Sunday morning here: https://account-media.s3.amazonaws.com/21096/uploaded/r/0e18544378_1727285555_rule-of-life-in-the-making.pdf
In this episode of Engage & Equip, Pastor Nic reads through week five of the Rule of Life series from this content that the staff went through. He focuses on escaping diversion, exploring the crucial practice of creating space for spiritual growth by eliminating distractions and embracing spiritual disciplines. He introduces the concept of "subtraction and experimentation," emphasizing the need for temporary minimalism and strategic deprivation to reset our relationship with technology and consumption. The episode outlines four categories of spiritual ordinances - space, rituals, disciplines, and obediences - and discusses the balance between personal effort and God's grace in spiritual transformation. From Sabbath-keeping to fasting, from silence to fellowship, Nic provides practical insights on how to make room for God in our busy lives, ultimately aiming for progress and joy in faith.
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On September 16, 2024 we gathered for another Engage & Equip: LIVE where Pastor Nic dove into what is a Rule of Life and how we can approach this in our various volunteering roles. Take a listen to this encouraging, informative, and fairly entertaining edition of Engage & Equip!
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In this episode, Pastor Nic sits down with Liz Reasa, a member of the Adult Christian Education committee at High Point, to discuss a class that A.C.E. is doing alongside the Rule of Life sermon series. For more information about Rule of Life, visit highpointchurch.org/ruleoflife.
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This podcast, hosted by Pastor Nic, our Senior Pastor, and Niccole, our Director of Worship and Arts, explores the challenges of modern Christian ministry, emphasizing the importance of maintaining unity without compromising core beliefs, and addresses how to navigate partnerships and conflicts within the church. Their conversation touches on practical aspects of ministry, such as handling controversies and making decisions about church partnerships, while striving to remain true to biblical principles. We hope you enjoy!
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Join us as Pastor Nic chats with Pastor Adam Mabry, the head pastor at Aletheia Church in Boston, MA. Their conversation explores six stages: Recognition of God, Life of Discipleship, Productive Life, The Journey Inward, The Journey Outward, and Life of Love. They discuss how these stages manifest in Christian life, particularly focusing on the challenges believers face when hitting "the wall" in their spiritual journey. They offer insights on navigating difficult periods of faith, the importance of perseverance in church communities, and the value of understanding these stages for both pastors and congregation members.
This episode also provides practical advice for Christians struggling with their faith or considering leaving their churches, emphasizing the importance of pushing through difficult times for spiritual growth. It also touches on the challenges faced by pastors and the need for churches to support their spiritual leaders.
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Listen to this Ask Me Anything where Pastor Adam sits down with Pastor Nic to answer the questions YOU submitted from a Sunday service this past April.
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Check out the latest episode of the Engage and Equip podcast where Pastor Nic answers some of YOUR AMA questions from a Sunday service this past April.
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Check out the latest episode of the Engage and Equip podcast where Pastor Nic interviews Mike Woodruff, the lead pastor at Christ Church north of Chicago.
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Check out the latest episode of the Engage and Equip podcast where Pastor Nic answers some questions about our cooperation with End Time Ministries.
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Listen to this informative podcast led by Pastor Nic as he sits down with two guests from our prayer team, Christina Sekutowski and Jean Collins, to discuss resources for prayer at High Point as well as a new restorative prayer program.
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Join our student ministries team of Paxton, Amber, and Pastor Mike as they discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in parenting and combating the allure of the occult with the power of the Gospel.
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Listen as Pastor Adam Darbonne and Pastor Nic Gibson take another look at the sermon and the remaining AMA questions from February 18, 2024, the last sermon from the Technopoly series.
6:10 - Please elaborate on what you mean when you say things like “the technopoly is trying to control you”?
14:18 - What is your foundation for, and purpose in, directing our awareness to some cabal of elites being in control of this? At what point can we talk about demonization?
27:41 - What do you think is the difference between a Donald Trump evangelical and a Joe Biden catholic?
41:06 - Do you think creating Christian content online does more good or bad?
44:49 - What advice would you give to small business owners who want to use things like Amazon or Facebook ads to support their business?
46:58 - How do we practically act out the practice described in 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 while staying truthful?
52:47 - If you “train to win”, does that mean setting higher expectations for yourself? And how do I pursue Godly asceticism without feeding my tendency toward self-hatred?
1:01:40 - If praying for increase of faith is wrong, what about praying for unbelief? Is there a difference between faith and unbelief
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This episode is a recording of the Monona Oaks Town Hall Meeting from February 4, 2024. If you’d like any more information on this topic, or see any of the documents referenced during this meeting, go to highpointchurch.org/mononaoaks.
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Monona Oaks Community Church has voted to give their building to High Point Church, and in this episode of E&E, Nic and Mike answer some of the FAQs about the situation as we prepare for the upcoming congregational vote as to whether or not receive the building.
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This episode is a combination between Cutting Room Floor and an Ask Me Anything. Listen as Adam and Nic dive deeper into the content and cover some of the questions from last Sunday, January 28, from the sermon: Technopoly, Faith, and the Way of Jesus.
The AMA portion begins at the 23 minute mark.
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Listen or re-listen to the main session talk from the Engage and Equip Live main session from Nic and Adam on Outreach. This Engage and Equip Live was on January 29, 2024. Reference the episode notes for Adam's slides and handout.
Adam's Slides: https://account-media.s3.amazonaws.com/21096/uploaded/2/0e17040312_1706636234_240129-engage-and-equip-live.pdf
Handout on Spiritual Conversation Starters: https://account-media.s3.amazonaws.com/21096/uploaded/2/0e17040351_1706636691_240129spiritualconversationstarters.pdf
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This is the sixth episode of our series we are calling “All About Anxiety”, talking about how anxiety affects us as people, but more importantly: how it affects us as Christians. This episode is a recording of a training that Nic did with the staff of High Point Church on chronic anxiety within organizations.
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This is the fifth episode of our series we are calling “All About Anxiety”, talking about how anxiety affects us as people, but more importantly: how it affects us as Christians. In this episode, Jill and Becca talk about anxiety as an opportunity to grow in maturity, and how maturity works to counteract and heal anxiety and its roots.
Here is the packet from the retreat: https://account-media.s3.amazonaws.com/21096/uploaded/l/0e16995885_1705509722_leaders-retreat-practices-packet-anxiety-as-an-opportunity.pdf
Here are Jill's presentation slides from the retreat: https://account-media.s3.amazonaws.com/21096/uploaded/l/0e16995888_1705509769_lr2023-anxiety-as-an-opportunity.pdf
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This is the fourth episode of our series we are calling “All About Anxiety”, talking about how anxiety affects us as people, but more importantly: how it affects us as Christians. Join Becca Cooks and Pastor Mike Beresford as they talk about how the peace of Jesus frees us from our anxiety.
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This is the third episode of our series we are calling “All About Anxiety”. This episode is a recording from a training that pastor Nic Gibson gave to the staff team of High Point Church, where he talks about the way anxiety affects relationships between people, and how to interact with those who are anxious.
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This is the second episode of our series we are calling “All About Anxiety”, talking about how anxiety affects us as people, but more importantly: how it affects us as Christians. This episode, Nic Gibson and Becca Cooks talk about the difference between the psychological definition of anxiety and biblical fear and worry, which we would define as anxiety, and how to deal with it as Christians.
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Join us for this Cutting Room Floor episode to hear more from Nic about his sermon on Sunday: How to Save the Holy Day from the Holiday. The theme of this sermon was that it’s more blessed to give than to receive. We will review the first two points and cover the third, and spend some time highlighting eight different ways to give offerings at a local church.
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This is the first episode of our new series we are calling “All About Anxiety”, talking about how Anxiety affects us as people, but more importantly: how it affects us as Christians.
This episode is a repost of a sermon that Pastor Nic Gibson gave on October 29th, 2023 about how to have Peace of God and Peace with God and how that relates to Anxiety and Fears in our lives.
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Welcome to our new podcast series all about anxiety. At High Point, we believe that part of the role of our pastors and leaders is to equip saints for the work of ministry. What that means is that we believe YOU are called to do the work of ministry, be it volunteering as a small group leader, mentoring, leading teens in youth group, serving at our reception desk, hosting, etc. We believe that the people of High Point Church make up doing the ministry of High Point Church.
Our hope of this new series is to help you think about anxiety spiritually, know how to translate back and forth between the spiritual language of anxiety and the psychological language of anxiety, and to equip you to interact productively and compassionately with those who are wrestling with anxiety. We look forward to joining you on this journey in learning all about anxiety.
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Pastor Nic and Erin explore the biblical narrative of anxiety, the solutions there are to managing it well, and the results that can come from doing so.
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Pastor Nic defines anxiety from a variety of perspectives and fleshes out the numerous problems that it can cause on both an individual and corporate level.
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Take a look at the Oaks Summer event from August 4 at High Point Church. The talk in this episode is from our senior pastor, Nic Gibson, and the director of Oaks Ministry Collaborative, Jill Reasa, on processing our emotions with God and others. If you would like to listen to Dani Ebben’s talk from this event all about Identifying Our Emotions, click the link below:
https://oaks-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bonus-identifying-our-emotions-with-dani-ebben
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For this parent training, Nic Gibson explored how God uses gender to reveal His glory as well as how the Christian can engage with culture on this topic alongside teenagers.
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In this podcast, Nic talks about how modern gender ideology conflicts with the Biblical vision for gender and encourages parents and shepherds of teens to engage more deeply with this important topic. This podcast features Pastor Nic being interviewed by Curtis Diller, a parent of teens and elder of the Church, along with Paxton Bauer, the Student Ministries Director.
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Our aim with this training was to understand what the Bible says about biblical manhood and womanhood. Young adults are constantly bombarded with gender ideology counter to the Biblical narrative, so their guardians must be equipped to counsel them in light of that worldly pressure.
While the Bible teaches that male and female are core pieces of the human identity, our culture today is challenging that such categories are helpful or even real. This podcast explores how God uses gender to reveal His glory as well as how the Christian can engage with culture on this topic alongside teenagers.
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Pastor Nic, Andy, and Pastor Mike Woodruff from Christ Church in Illinois discuss service, evangelism, futurism, and more in this interview.
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The Cutting Room Floor is a mini-series focused on exploring topics from Sunday sermons more in depth. This is the stuff that's on the cutting room floor—things that needed to be removed from the sermon due to time.
Jill and Nic introduce the Oaks podcast which exists to bring biblical clarity on psychological issues and equip the local church to be a rehabilitative community for people who are in the healing process.
Oaks Podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ve9ze5Kbz34vR3hdZZ6Mc?si=dbd54b3d0dda4687
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oaks-podcast/id1672867804
Get connected into rehabilitative relationships for your healing process at highpointchurch.org/oaks.
Email your questions to us at oaks@highpointchurch.org.
Podcast art: Scott Khail
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Welcome to Engage and Equip Live! This is a recording from our most recent E&E on January 31, 2023. Pastor Mike, Nic, and Estel talk about hospitality.
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On this podcast, Abby Romersberger, Curtis Diller, and Paxton Bauer tee up the Febuary 22nd Parent Training by answering questions from the previous training about Christian parenting and anxiety. Abby also outlines her perspective as a clinical counselor on how Christ, psychology, and parenting can all come together to benefit teens as they walk through anxiety.
The Cutting Room Floor is a mini-series focused on exploring topics from Sunday sermons more in depth. This is the stuff that's on the cutting room floor—things that needed to be removed from the sermon due to time.
This is part 2 of a conversation between pastor Nic Gibson and Godfrey Stubbs from End Times Ministries.
This is part 1 of a conversation between pastor Nic and Godfrey Stubbs from End Times Ministries International.
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Nic Gibson, Andy Schmitt, and Sam Crabtree talk about how Christians should practice affirmation and use their words to build up the body of Christ!
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glK6AwkA51s
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/engage-and-equip/id1639185995
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09Xqm3pCk0MJCvMCjyDCgx?si=6958490590724adc
Simplecast: https://engage-and-equip.simplecast.com/
Nic and Andy talk about the philosophy behind expressive individualism and compare that to the teachings of Jesus.
Welcome to Engage and Equip Live! This is a recording from our most recent E&E on June 6, 2022. To start off the night, Nic talks about Generosity in Hospitality, and how to help one another to grow through ministry.
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Nic and Andy continue their conversation on abortion and Roe v. Wade.
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Nic and Andy discuss what an abortion is and why it's a sin.
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Nic Gibson, Andy Schmitt, and Rachel Gibson talk about Gen Z, youth group, and how the church can disciple the upcoming generations!
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In this episode Pastor Nic and Andy discuss what the word "easter" means and what it's origins are. And if Christians should use the name "easter" to describe the day of Christs resurrection.
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Nic and Andy interview Andrew Klavan and ask him about his new book, The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus.
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Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt discuss whether or not Christians should use social media.
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Pastor Nic Gibson and Luke Malik tackle the question today: What do we need to know about the reality of humans as relational creatures, and how should we apply this in relating to and caring for unmarried adults in our community? Speaking as a same-sex attracted Christian, Luke gives his experience and testimony on how to react to those feelings as someone who follows scripture, and the pros and cons of singleness.
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Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt wrap up our Biblical Anthropology series and give some practical applications that we can integrate into our own lives. How is our image bound to our sanctification, and how do we grow?
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Nic interviews two members of High Point, Inga Hofmann, and Andrew Knox, about their reflections on the relationship between science and theology as well as a Christian perspective on neuro-determinism. Both Inga and Andrew serve in medical professions in Madison.
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Our Lead Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt discuss how Jesus is both the image of God and the image of man.
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Join Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt for Part 2 of our interview with Michael Matheson Miller.
If you would like more content from MMM, go to highpointchurch.org/mmm for his Seminar on March 12, and his sermon on March 13 followed by a Q&A Lunch.
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Join Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt to discuss how men specifically were affected by the fall.
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Welcome to Engage and Equip Live! This is a recording from our most recent E&E on April 4, 2022. To start off the night, Nic talks about Spiritual Gifts and Capital, and how to help one another to grow through ministry.
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Join Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt for an interview with Michael Matheson Miller.
If you would like more content from MMM, go to highpointchurch.org/mmm for his Seminar on March 12, and his sermon on March 13 followed by a Q&A Lunch.
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Niccole Khail joins Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt to discuss how women specifically were affected by the fall.
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Christina Sekutowski joins Andy Schmitt and Nic Gibson on the podcast this week.
Read the article written about this subject by Christina here: https://www.optivnetwork.com/post/christian-and-single-dead-or-alive
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In the first segment of our Biblical Anthropology mini-series, Pastor Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt from the Optive Podcast go over what the image of God is, and what that means for us who are made in the image of God.
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Nic Gibson and Niccole Khail talk with Andy Schmitt about the value of mentoring and discipleship in a young person’s life, as well as some new episodes coming for the Engage & Equip podcast.
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Nic and Erin discuss the dangers of distorted anthropology and how that relates to the Christian doctrine of being created in the image of God.
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Engage and Equip is back! Nic talks about Spiritual Disciplines, and how to help one another to grow through ministry.
Nic and Hannah answer Ask Me Anything questions from Advent and our Ezekiel series.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
01:56 – If we are not being persecuted, are we not living Godly lives?
05:41 – Are there times when grumbling (as opposed to groaning) is needed to alert someone about an issue?
07:18 – How do you help someone who is stuck grumbling to move towards groaning instead?
10:15 – How can we know the reasons behind our own suffering?
15:31 – What are some practical ways for us to see our sin for what it is?
21:56 – What do we do when we are exploited by a group of people?
24:27 – When do you start to look for a way out of the hole?
27:17 – Is there value in facing and wrestling with injustices apart from being able to solve them?
28:54 – Do we proclaim the truth for societal renewal or an alternative kingdom?
34:26 – If everyone having access to education is a spiritual issue, is healthcare for all equally spiritual?
43:56 – Is there a danger in trying to redress past injustices by using favoritism?
51:30 – How does acting justly apply to covid restrictions?
1:02:26 – Is the impact on the social and emotional development of our children not an overreach of government authority worth getting political over?
1:16:25 – Where does Nic get his metaphors?
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In this episode, Nic and Hannah discuss the spiritual duty of celebration, and what that looks like in a Christian's life.
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Nic and Niccole discuss further the politicization of the Church after the January 16 service.
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Nic and Hannah revisit key ideas from Nic’s 2017 book and sermon series Substance: Becoming Oaks of Righteousness in a World of Vapor and discuss how and why those concepts may be even more critical for us to understand today.
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In this episode, Hannah and Nic will be going over the Ask Me Anything questions from last week’s sermon Our Evasion of Spiritual Responsibility and expanding on the sermon content.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
4:25 – Will there be a five-sermon mini-series going over Ezekiel 33?
8:16 – How can wickedness disguise itself in us who aren’t wicked in society’s eye?
19:55 – Can someone truly be saved, then lose their salvation?
26:40 – How does faith play into salvation by works?
42:12 – What do you do when responsibility and repentance bring despair?
49:42 – How does a modern-day Christian learn to fear the Lord?
1:00:36 – What does walking in the true life of the Spirit look like and feel like?
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Nic and Hannah look back at changes, challenges, and encouragements from 2021 and discuss a bit of what to expect at High Point in 2022.
E&E #287
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As we're getting into the new year, we're going to be getting back into our sermon series in Ezekiel. Ezekiel has all sorts of deep biblical themes, from restoration and redemption to providence and punishment. Nic and Hannah break down where we've come to in Ezekiel and what's coming for the remaining portion of the series.
E&E #286
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Nic and Niccole discuss and expand on topics from previous sermons.
E&E #285
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Engage & Equip #275: Lessons from the Iron Curtain—Interview with Vasiliy Barbiyeru
Engage & Equip #258 and #260: Government Control: Interview with Hannah and Sanghyeon
Silence by Shusaku Endo
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Engage & Equip #27: Shame and the Gospel
Questions covered in this episode:
00:55 — Why did God send an angel to warn Joseph but not the other parents of children Herod killed?
06:01 — How would you help a person who turned away from God in difficult times?
14:26 — How is HPC preparing for persecution?
25:04 — A discussion on persecution.
35:33 — Does God punish future generations for our sins, or not?
38:38 — Does shame come from God, or the Enemy?
41:10 — Can you help us understand what God is doing in Ezekiel 16?
43:47 — How should we respond to shame?
55:40 — What's the difference between self-hatred and shame?
57:00 — What's the difference between acceptable and unacceptable hypocrisy?
59:04 — How should Christians think about the death penalty?
E&E #284
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You might have been introduced to the DeYoung family in their interview during one of our services, here. Rick and Peggy have developed a list of principles that they've used to guide their family, and here they share how those principles have played out in practice.
You can find the full list of their principles here.
E&E #283
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Nic and Niccole cover your AMA questions.
Questions covered in this episode:
00:34 — A discussion on tier 3 leaders
06:55 — What are the "unrepresentable parts" in the church? (1 Corinthians 12:22-24)
16:42 — Should we give people consequences or let "natural consequences" happen?
18:48 — Should Christians be opposed to the death penalty?
30:26 — Is it condemnation to have condemning thoughts toward a person without sharing them with that person?
32:27 — Are we complicit in the failure of leaders who we put on pedestals and give accolades?
38:48 — What are the pitfalls of perfectionism?
50:03 — Numbers 12 is a passage used for why we should never criticize a leader. What should we do if a leader is in error?
57:16 — How does meekness apply to the right to bear arms?
1:02:41 — How does God's sovereignty work?
1:11:57 — How do you respond to somebody who believes they're saved but doesn't believe they need a relationship with God?
1:15:40 — How can I become closer to God?
E&E #282
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Whose Justice, Which Rationality? by Alasdair MacIntyreDark Night of the Soul by St John of the CrossThe icon “Trinity” by Andrei Rublev The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer
Psalm 63
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren
Questions covered in this episode:
01:51 — When pursuing meekness, how do you deal with anger over injustice?
11:35 — What is the difference between revenge and justice?
21:51 — How do I deal with not feeling an "emotional connection" to God?
32:48 — How do we pray for revival?
37:30 — How do we wrestle with things in our world not happening how we think they should?
48:17 — How do I gently approach a friend about making time for spiritual disciplines?
E&E #281
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Nic and Erin cover your questions from the second week of Unbrandable, plus a deeper dive into the overarching questions this series is trying to answer.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Apostles Creed
New City Catechism
Luther's Small Catechism
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Questions covered in this episode:
01:05 — How did the posters that are hanging in the sanctuary come to be?
06:10 — What are the differences between the cultural uses of agape and what Paul was trying to teach the New Testament church?
12:23 — What is catechism, and what versions have you taught your kids?
16:00 — Diving deeper into the motivations behind Unbrandable.
23:35 — What specifically is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism?
34:52 — What is Expressive Individualism?
39:45 — How do Moralistic Therapeutic Deism and Expressive Individualism tie together?
50:00 — Why is it important to talk about these philosophies?
Nic and Erin cover questions from the first week of our new series, Unbrandable.
Questions covered in this episode:
01:58 — If God is opposed to idols, why do we have a cross in our church?
04:40 — Are representations of Jesus idolatry?
05:40 — Can you expand on how despite God reducing his complexities in the 10 commandments, he didn't reduce himself?
07:18 — What are the popular simplifications of God that you find unhelpful?
16:45 — Why is the "catholic church" in the Apostles' Creed?
20:30 — How was the bronze serpent in Numbers 21 different than an idol?
22:40 — How can we support other churches in the Madison area?
Questions covered in this episode:
00:52 — What is the balance of embracing God's will while embracing the prophetic gifts of the Spirit?
05:51 — How do we identify our distorted thinking when we're in the middle of it?
14:26 — How does the passage about God judging with sword and pestilence relate to Elijah meeting God at Horeb?
17:40 — Should we focus our evangelistic efforts on those less hardened toward God?
18:06 — Does God ever refuse us permanently?
18:50 — How can we avoid turning our study of God into our relationship with God being just theological theory?
22:10 — What is a healthy way to pursue God's revealed will without being legalistic?
22:36 — How should we eagerly pursue the spiritual gifts?
25:32 — How should we understand some of the OT passages that sound like socialism?
42:49 — How should I respond when God gives me blessings and joy?
E&E #278
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Questions covered in this episode:
01:52 — How can we show that evangelicals are not who media and politics displays us as?
05:15 — How should I address my non-believing mom's unvirtuous behavior?
09:30 — How do we surround ourselves with Christians while also embracing "toxic" people?
15:20 — What are your thoughts on telling somebody who is anxious or depressed to "be closer to God"?
21:16 — How can we use the insights of the mental health profession without ignoring spiritual causes?
26:58 — Can Christians be demon-possessed?
28:18 — Does normalizing mental health issues make us fail to acknowledge Christ's power and healing?
32:22 — How can I tell if my mental funk is serious or will soon pass?
35:33 — Are Christians called to try and change the mind of false prophets?
38:04 — Should Christians claim to "belong" to a particular political party?
40:30 — Is there a righteous way to pursue God's secret will?
45:05 — What do you think about using "open doors" to find God's will?
E&E #277
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In our final episode of Ancestors & Origins, we talk about what to do with the different views we talked about, and what sort of posture to have toward origins in general.
E&E #276
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What lessons can modern Christians take from saints who have lived through oppressive government regimes? Nic interviews Vasiliy about life behind the Iron Curtain.
E&E #275
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What kills Christianity? Nic interviews Nilay Saiya about his thesis of Christian privilege, laid out in this article.
E&E #274
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For the month of July, we're taking a break from releasing new content on the Engage & Equip podcast. However, we think you should check out the Living Room podcast—you can find it at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroom.
E&E #273
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Niccole and Nic discuss your questions from the book of Ezekiel.
Questions covered:
01:12 — What's bad about not thinking your idols are bad?
06:25 — From God's perspective, isn't a sin a sin?
12:00 — I get we should lament the detestable. But shouldn't we also do the right things?
14:20 — Do you think God detests things in the American church?
22:38 — What would you say to the 25-year-old who stopped attending church because they have LGBTQ friends?
30:14 — Should you be a watchman to friends you aren't close with?
33:02 — In parenting, how do you balance "bad cop" with "loving parent"?
35:10 — Are nominal Christians truly saved?
37:28 — Is the complexity of solutions a direct effect of the fall?
42:47 — A closing exhortation
E&E #272
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In this standalone episode, Nic interviews Dan Hays about rites of passage: what they are and how they can be used on the path of godly discipleship.
E&E #271
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Nic interviews Glenn Smith about caring for pastors in our current cultural moment.
E&E #270
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This is part two of an interview with Dr Nathaniel Jeanson about his new book, Replacing Darwin: The New Origin of Species, which you can find here. Dr Jeanson takes a young-earth view of creation.
E&E #269
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Nic interviews Chris Walker about evolution and the majesty of God.
E&E #268
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This is part one of an interview with Dr Nathaniel Jeanson about his new book, Replacing Darwin: The New Origin of Species, which you can find here. Dr Jeanson takes a young-earth view of creation.
E&E #267
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Pastor Nic Gibson and Stan Gibson interview S. Joshua Swamidass about evolutionary science, the genealogical Adam and Eve, and weighing the priority of Jesus with the importance of thinking through secondary issues such as these. This is part two of a two-part podcast.
Joshua's book:
The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry by S. Joshua Swamidass
E&E #266
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This week, Nic and Erin cover:
00:02:24 // How can we support Manohar and his family?
00:06:17 // Do conscience and confession have physical effects?
00:10:06 // How do you deal with pain without becoming narcissistic?
00:13:20 // Did God the Father look away from God the Son on the cross?
00:23:48 // How is Jesus' suffering an encouragement to us?
00:27:16 // What is scorn?
00:27:40 // How should we love and hate our enemies?
00:37:28 // How do you accept scorn?
00:43:43 // Why did Peter deny Jesus?
00:45:12 // How can we help our children feel safe enough to share their struggles?
00:50:14 // I fear what God's will might be. How do I pray that his will be done?
00:56:50 // How should the church deal with totalitarian creep?
01:05:27 // Live not by lies.
01:18:19 // A note on encouragement.
E&E #265
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Pastor Nic Gibson and Stan Gibson interview S. Joshua Swamidass about evolutionary science, the genealogical Adam and Eve, and weighing the priority of Jesus with the importance of thinking through secondary issues such as these. This is part one of a two-part podcast.
Joshua's book:
The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry by S. Joshua Swamidass
E&E #264
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We're starting a new mini-series: Ancestors & Origins.
E&E #263
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How should Christians respond to the medicalizing movement of transgender persons? How should we think through issues of human essentialism and human expressionism? Nic interviews Miriam Ben-Shalom and Brandon Showalter about their advocacy in the sphere of transgender medicine.
Reporting on the Transgender Movement by Brandon Showalter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWErAYEl5j0
Hands Across the Aisle: https://handsacrosstheaislewomen.com/
E&E #262
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What does it mean to give an "apology"? Nic and Devin White give one for the resurrection of Jesus.
E&E #261
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How should Christians think about issues of government control? What are the experiences of those who have directly faced the problems caused by soft or hard totalitarianism? This is part two of Nic's interview with Hannah and Sanghyeon to talk more about these questions.
Mentioned in this episode or in part one:
Live Not By Lies by Rod Dreer
Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime by Janet and Geoff Benge
God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
Tortured For His Faith by Dr. Haralan Popov
Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand
Jesus Freaks by DC Talk
E&E #260
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Nic and Jill answer your questions about the Sustaining Renewal sermon series.
E&E #259
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How should Christians think about issues of government control? What are the experiences of those who have directly faced the problems caused by soft or hard totalitarianism? This is part one of Nic's interview with Hannah and Sanghyeon to talk more about these questions.
Mentioned in this episode or in part two:
Live Not By Lies by Rod Dreer
Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime by Janet and Geoff Benge
God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
Tortured For His Faith by Dr. Haralan Popov
Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand
Jesus Freaks by DC Talk
E&E #258
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On March 16, 2021, a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia. How should Christians respond when we're struck with this kind of tragedy? Nic and Jill discuss.
E&E #257
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What is critical race theory? How should Christians interact with it? What can we learn from the impulses driving the conversation around CRT? And what happened in the Southern Baptist Convention? Nic and Joel B, a PhD candidate in philosophy, discuss these things in today's episode.
E&E #255
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What is critical race theory? How should Christians interact with it? What can we learn from the impulses driving the conversation around CRT? And what happened in the Southern Baptist Convention? Nic and Joel B, a PhD candidate in philosophy, discuss these things in today's episode. This episode is part one of a two-part episode.
E&E #255
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The Cutting Room Floor is a mini-series focused on exploring topics from Sunday sermons more in depth. This is the stuff that's on the cutting room floor—things that needed to be removed from the sermon due to time. This week, we're talking about leadership integrity. Find the full sermon here.
E&E #254
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Nic and Niccole talk with Kadi Cole, author of Developing Female Leaders, about women's leadership in the church.
E&E #253
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We've found ourselves in a cultural moment of increased virtual connection to global issues. We have unlimited access not only to information, but also to the voices and opinions of anyone we choose to follow—often who are people we've never met. In addition, increased relational separation from others has turned our personal hot takes into grenades to launch at each other from across the internet. The complexities of issues are lost in favor of Tweetable statements meant to evoke a reaction or prove a point. We've lost the flavors of conversation and relationship including context, experience, human nature, and critical thinking.
So, we're starting a mini-series called "Beyond Hot Takes" to help us go a step beyond the current hot takes of our culture and to take a deeper look at real issues behind specific topics. We're going to interview guests on topics like Critical Race Theory, women's leadership in the church, gender and sexuality, and government control.
We hope that these conversations don't just add to the soundbites already filling your life. Our goal is to model these kinds of conversations about complex issues, so that you feel better equipped to have similar conversations within your own relationships about issues that are important to you and others in your life.
E&E #252
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This episode was recorded on February 18, 2020.
Before COVID hit, we were planning as High Point Church to do another conference on sexuality as a follow-up to our 2019 sexuality everywhere conference. Part of that conference was a teenager track, and in order to gather information about what was actually helpful for teenagers to learn about, we met up a with a group of college students to ask them questions about the things they did and didn't know about sex, and what they would have loved to have known coming into college.
E&E #251
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You spend most of your waking time in the workweek at, well, work. How can that time be used for ministry? Pastor Nic Gibson and businessman Dave Gerry discuss that in today's episode.
E&E #250
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Nic and Niccole answer remaining questions from the Ask Me Anything time on 1/17/21.
E&E #249
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Nic Gibson and Niccole Khail cover the remaining content from Nic's sermon this past Sunday, January 10, on Vices of Division.
E&E #248
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Nic and Niccole answer additional Ask Me Anything questions from Januay 10, 2021.
E&E #247
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Nic and Niccole answer all of the Ask Me Anything questions from this past Sunday, December 13.
E&E #246
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Nic and Niccole talk through the rest of the questions from Sunday's Ask Me Anything.
E&E #245
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We're taking a short break for Advent, but will be back with a new series in January 2021. In the meantime, Jill and Ashlyn cover the basics of the Advent devotional we released to accompany our series, The Wait and The Hope. Find it at highpointchurch.org/devotional.
E&E #244
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Advent has begun! Nic and Niccole answer the rest of the questions from our Ask Me Anything on Sunday, November 29.
E&E #243
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In the final episode of It's Not "Just Politics", Nic interviews Dr. Arnold Kling, an economist, scholar, and author of The Three Languages of Politics.
E&E #242
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Nic and Niccole answer the remaining questions from the Ask Me Anything this past Sunday.
E&E #241
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Pastor Nic interviews Cheri Farha and Benjamin Heath on their experiences working in government as Christians.
E&E #240
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Nic and Jill talk about why human institutions, communities, and societies do well.
E&E #239
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Manohar James and Chris Helding answer the remaining AMA questions from this past Sunday.
E&E #238
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Pastor Nic Gibson reads his pastoral letter on public and private fears in a polarized state. Read the print version of this letter on the Engage and Equip blog at hpcmadison.com.
E&E #237
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Nic and Ashlyn cover the remaining questions from this past Sunday's Ask Me Anything.
E&E #236
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Nic and Jill answer the rest of the questions from this past Sunday's Ask Me Anything, including several questions about baptism.
E&E #235
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Jill Reasa introduces our new series, It's Not "Just Politics", where we're going to focus on how to think through the political issues of our day with prudence.
E&E #234
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Nic and Ashlyn answer the remaining questions from the Ask Me Anything on October 18, 2020.
E&E #233
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Nic interview Sue Gruen, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and therapist at Samaritan Counseling Center, to talk about the place of clinical counseling in the pathway to healing spiritually and emotionally.
E&E #232
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Nic and Jill answer questions from the Ask Me Anything on October 11, when Nic preached on healing.
Show Notes:
Sermon from July 5, 2020: It Is God's Will For You To Be Sanctified
Unwanted by Jay Stringer
Journey Well by Laurie Kreig
Mending the Soul workbook by Celestia G. Tracy (you don't need to read the book to go through the workbook)
E&E #231
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Nic interviews Father Gregory Jensen, pastor of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox chaplain at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about his reflections and observations from the past six months.
E&E #230
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Nic and Jill answer the many remaining questions from this past Sunday's Ask Me Anything.
E&E #229
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Nic interviews Mike Woodruff, Senior Pastor at Christ Church in Lake Forest, IL, about his perspective on leading our lives in these pandemic times.
E&E #228
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Nic and Jill answer the remaining questions from the Ask Me Anything on September 27, 2020.
Show Notes:
How People Change by Paul Tripp
The Light Princess by George McDonald
PDF of Christian Externalisms List
Bible passages referenced: James 4:4 – 10 Romans 12:9 – 21
E&E #227
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Nic interviews Adam Mabry, pastor at Aletheia Church in Boston, about his observations around the spiritual sickness we're experiencing.
Show Notes:
Stop Taking Sides: How Holding Truths in Tension Saves Us from Anxiety and Outrage by Adam Mabry
E&E #226
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Nic and Jill answer questions from the Ask Me Anything this past Sunday, September 13.
Show Notes:
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay
E&E #225
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We're back from our break! In this episode, Jill fills us in on what's coming up in the podcast, what we'd love to hear from you, and our newly released devotional, which you can find at highpointchurch.org/devotional.
E&E #224
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Nic answers questions from the Ask Me Anything time on September 6, clarifies an issue on politics, and shares thoughts on reliable news sources.
E&E #223
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Nic and Jill discuss the symptoms and causes of the spiritual sickness we're experiencing due to COVID-19.
Show Notes:
The Common Rule by Justin Earley
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E&E #222
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Nic and Niccole answer over a dozen questions from this past Sunday's Ask Me Anything.
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E&E #221
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We're taking a break through September 15! If you'd like to help us evaluate the podcast, email us at podcast@highpointchurch.org with the word "yes". Also in this episode, Luke and Niccole finish the remaining questions from the Ask Me Anything this past Sunday.
E&E #220
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Nic, Jill and Ashlyn talk about baptism from a biblical perspective and share their baptism stories.
E&E #219
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Nic interviews Marcus Allen, lead pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, on his life, work, and advocacy.
E&E #218
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Nic and Niccole answer questions about the end times in a short period of time.
E&E #217
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Manohar and Niccole answer questions on his personal background and his sermon from the Ask Me Anything time on July 26, 2020.
Show Notes:
When Helping Hurts
The Poor Will Be Glad
E&E #216
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Jill and Niccole talk with Lexi Gibson and Hillary Flesch about mentoring women and the impact of the mentoring relationship.
E&E #215
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Nic talks with Lloyd Biddle and Tim Czech about men's mentoring: why it's important, what it should look like, and how to get started.
E&E #214
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Nic and Niccole answer remaining questions from Sunday on sex, sanctification, and self-mastery.
E&E #213
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Nic Gibson interviews Henry Sanders, founder and CEO of Madison 365, in the format of impertinent questions, or questions that you might be afraid to ask, on race.
E&E #212
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Nic and Jill interview Adam Darbonne, Generations Pastor at New North Church in San Bruno, CA (and former High Point intern!), about what it means to be a teaching church.
Show Notes:
Date Night podcast with Adam Darbonne
New North Church Sermons
E&E #211
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Nic and Niccole finish up the questions from the Ask Me Anything time on July 5, 2020.
E&E #210
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Nic, Jill and Abigail Romersberger discuss what trauma is, the impact of trauma in the local church, and next steps that we can take within the church to work towards being a redemptive family.
E&E #209
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Nic and Niccole answer the rest of the questions from the Ask Me Anything on June 28, 2020.
E&E #208
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Nic, Joel, and Becca Cooks discuss racial injustice and ethics.
E&E #207
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In this interview with Dr. Hormoz Shariat, the founder of Iran Alive Ministries, we learn some very powerful stories about his coming to Christ and his ministry. Learn more about Iran Alive Ministries at iranaliveministries.org or by texting IRAN to 74784.
E&E #206
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Lloyd and Nic finish answering questions from the Ask Me Anything on June 14, 2020.
E&E #205
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Lloyd and Nic answer more questions from the Ask Me Anything on June 14, 2020.
E&E #204
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John, Nic, and Niccole cover several different questions from our Ask Me Anything time on June 7.
E&E #203
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Nic, Jill, and Joel get into some guiding questions for Christians about giving.
E&E #202
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Nic, Lloyd, and Niccole answer questions about racial injustice and reconciliation.
E&E #201
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Nic and Jill talk with Joel about another top Christian Ethics question: how demanding are Jesus' teachings about wealth and giving?
E&E #200
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Lloyd and Niccole finish up questions from the Ask Me Anything time on Sunday, May 24.
E&E #199
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Nic Gibson teaches and exhorts us through his pastoral letter on gathering as the church during the COVID-19 pandemic.
E&E #198
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Lloyd and Niccole finish up the questions from last Sunday's Ask Me Anything time.
E&E #197
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Nic, Jill, and Joel talk about the question: what is moral relativism and what is wrong with it?
E&E #196
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Nic and Niccole finish up questions from the Ask Me Anything on May 10, 2020.
E&E #195
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Nic and Niccole talk about Ahmaud Arbery, white privilege, and church leadership.
E&E #194
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Luke Zeka delivers the good news for young men living in a stress-filled world.
E&E #193
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Nic and Jill talk with Joel, a philosophy PhD student, about the top three apologetics questions he hears on campus.
E&E #192
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Calvinism? Civil disobedience? Conversion? Bigotry? Nic and Niccole finish covering the questions from last Sunday's Ask Me Anything time.
E&E #191
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Lloyd Biddle shares how God has blessed him in his marriage and in raising a family while both he and his wife have been dedicated to their vocations.
E&E #190
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Nic and Jill discuss having hope and joy in the midst of lamentable suffering.
Mentioned in the episode:
Journey Well by Laurie Krieg
Engage & Equip Episode #166: Becoming Unrepressed
Scripture references + notes on suffering
E&E #189
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Nic and Niccole follow up on the Ask Me Anything questions from Sunday, April 26.
E&E #188
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Nic talks with this year's Upper House interns about questions they had after reading his book Substance.
Mentioned in the episode:
Substance by Nic Gibson
Episode #166: Becoming Unrepressed [Counseling] on the Engage and Equip Podcast
E&E #187
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Mike and Erin talk about dealing with anxiety and how to balance being prepared while also having faith.
E&E #186
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Nic and Niccole answer the rest of the questions from our Ask Me Anything Time from April 19, 2020.
E&E #185
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Nic and Erin introduce our next sermon series, Imitators and Examples, based out of the book of 1 Thessalonians.
E&E #184
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Nic and Adam Mabry help us understand the work of the Holy Spirit in light of Romans 8.
E&E #183
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Erin, Nic, and Lucina Gibson talk about the various facets of loss we're experiencing during this pandemic, and how to healthily (and unhealthily) grieve during this time.
E&E #182
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Nic and Jill overview Romans 8 and talk about specific theological questions that could arise from the text.
Mentioned in the episode:
The Mortification of Sin by John Owens
E&E #181
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Nic and Niccole answer the questions we received during the AMA Time on Sunday, April 5.
E&E #180
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Nic and Jill talk through some themes in Romans 7 to help you in your devotional time.
E&E #179
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Nic and Jill answer the questions we didn't get to from the Ask Me Anything (AMA) Time on Sunday, March 29, 2020.
E&E #178
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Nic and Jill talk through the basics of treating yourself like a human in this pandemic that's been difficult for many.
E&E #177
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Nic and Jill talk about how we should and shouldn't be political as Christians and in the local church.
E&E #176
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Nic and Jill talk through Paul’s overarching argument in Romans 5 – 8.
E&E #175
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Nic and Jill cover some questions about whether the COVID-19 cure is worse than the disease, and how we should think through the relationship between politics and our faith.
E&E #174
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Nic and Jill talk about the necessity to fight for devotional time especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and give some tips for how to be disciplined even in a season of social isolation and quarantine, lack of normal structures, and creeping feelings of uncertainty and fear.
E&E #173
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Nic, Lloyd, and Niccole talk through how we as a church have responded thus far to the coronavirus, or COVID-19.
E&E #172
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Luke Zeka and Abby Burnard answer questions that the youth group has had about sex, dating, purity, and marriage.
Mentioned in the episode:
Men's Forgiven and Free
Women's Forgiven and Free - new cycle starting March 26!
Fight the New Drug
Surfing for God by Michael John Cusick
Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
E&E #171
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Mike talks about intimacy in marriage at the No Regrets Men's Conference 2020.
E&E #170
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Nic talks on the topic of sexual identity at the No Regrets Men's Conference 2020.
E&E #169
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Nic and Jill discuss some questions that came up after Nic's sermon on Sanctity of Life Sunday.
Resources on this topic:
Social Justice Isn't What You Think It Is by Michael Novak and Paul Adams
Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton
Charity Detox by Robert D. Lupton
American Enterprise Institute
Brookings Institution
E&E #168
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At Engage & Equip: LIVE on February 10, Pastor Mike Beresford talked about natural evangelistic friendships and what happens next.
E&E #167
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Nic, John, and Jill talk about moving away from repression in dealing with emotions, and what they have found helpful in becoming unrepressed.
Mentioned in the episode/other resources:
Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Geringer Woititz
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
The Healing Path by Dan Allender
Hinds Feet in High Places by Hannah Hurnard
Changes that Heal by Cloud and Townsend
Summary of Nic's points:
- “Feel the feelings” when they come. Don’t put them off—more people who do not feel richly do not welcome feelings if those feelings seem unwelcome. You have to learn to be hospitable to feelings, even before you decide whether they need to be suppressed for social reasons.
- Don’t deny you have them, or why you are having them.
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Stop and feel them when they come—it usually only takes 10–25 seconds to welcome and acknowledge a feeling that comes up, and to know why.
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Welcome feelings you should have felt—especially laments, and hurts you have denied.
- Follow the trails of your anxieties and depressions.
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Many people feel like they’re “working through it” but they aren’t doing the hard work of actually feeling the feelings behind the anxiety.
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Stop rationalizing away feelings as impractical or useless. I hear this constantly—people say “There’s no use in…” or “It doesn’t do any good to feel…”
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It is possible to be too solution-oriented too quickly.
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Listen open-heartedly to others emoting with you/for you—when someone tells you what something is or means, when you’d be prone to minimize it and not feel: “That person should not have treated you that way. It was wrong. You shouldn’t have had to feel that."
- If you still have strong, negative feelings about an event in the past… (that is more than 14–18 months ago, it is not resolving naturally. The event means something to your more primal mind.)
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Jordan Peterson has said that the work to be done here is handling the fear that you will face this same situation incompetently or weakly in the future—that you will not have enough courage or competence to overcome the situation. Therefore, your mind needs to keep it as a problem file. Your emotions will keep drawing you back to it.
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Dreams
- Especially for “excessively conscious” people—and people that know any, even popular psychology.
- Write down everything you remember and underline what was “transfigured” or that seemed especially important in the dream.
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Ask, what feelings does this story represent? The answer will often present itself.
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Allow your sins, temptations and fantasies to lead you to your wounds and deeper needs.
- Jay Stringer—what kind of sexually broken are you?
- We either repeat stories of trauma from our past, or we try to reverse them.
E&E #166
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Nic and Jill talk about what meekness is and isn't.
Mentioned in the podcast:
The Necessity of Meekness on the Engage & Equip Blog
E&E #165
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Nic, Lloyd, and Jill talk about burdens, specifically around the question "How do I know my burden is God's burden?"
E&E #164
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Deborah Biddle, Vanessa McDowell, and Peggy Williams discuss life as a single Christian female and how the church can support singles. Also, some exciting news for October.
E&E #163
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At Engage & Equip: LIVE on January 13, 2020, Nic talked about our church membership covenant and what it means to belong to a covenant church.
E&E #162
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Miriam shares a bit of her personal journey, and talks with Nic and John about the message that different types of single people need to hear.
E&E #161
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Nic, John, and Niccole finish going through the list of advice for young men in this series on biblical masculinity.
Mentioned in the episode:
List of advice for young men + women: here or at highpointchurch.org/escapingbabelhandout
E&E #160
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Nic and Hannah share a sneak peek of our next sermon series, starting in January 2020.
Mentioned in the episode:
Prayer (Hunger for God) - January 2016 series
Real Spirituality - January 2017 series
Fighting for Joy - January 2018 series
The Love of God - January 2019 series
E&E #159
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Nic, John, and Niccole continue the conversation on masculinity. Find the handout mentioned here.
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In Nic’s sermon this Sunday, he talked about how our enemy is the Devil, not men. This episode is a repost of Nic’s sermon from July 15, 2018, that explains why it's reasonable to believe in spiritual beings—a common dilemma in today's highly scientific society.
E&E #157
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Nic, John, and Hannah kick off the first of several episodes on biblical masculinity.
E&E #156
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Femi and Ashlyn finish up this series by talking about the sermons from the month of November.
E&E #155
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Nic, Hannah, and John discuss some questions that arose from Nic's sermon on The Vocations of Working and Leading from November 24, 2019, and share more application points.
Listen to Nic's original sermon here.
Mentioned in the episode:
Understanding Social Hierarchies by Koski, Xie, and Olson
Understanding Hierarchies in Nature and Society by Josh Nilaya
Status Hierarchies: Do We Need Them? by Michael Kraus, PhD
In Defence of Hierarchy (from Aeon)
E&E #154
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Nic, John, and Hannah talk about what to do when you're not in the norm—when there's something about your life that's not like the majority of people around you or in society generally.
E&E #153
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In Nic’s sermon this Sunday, he talked about the pervasiveness of hierarchies. This episode is a repost of Nic’s sermon from April 17, 2014, that will give you a fuller explanation on the specific hierarchy between slaves and masters.
E&E #152
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Erin talks with Mike and Estel Beresford about Mike’s severe neck and back pain and how Estel has supported him throughout their marriage. Nic ends with practical ways to counsel others living with pain.
E&E #151
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Erin Hesse and Bill Taylor review the sermons from the month of October.
Mentioned in the show:
Ralph Kramden (https://youtu.be/9y2Yr1wxRzo)
E&E #150
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Sometimes we desperately want to live in God’s will, but this can lead to fear, paralysis, and confusion. Nic and Niccole talk about some of the harmful ways to think about God’s will, and then discuss what the Bible has to say about it.
Mentioned in the show:
Decision Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen
Good News for Anxious Christians by Phillip Cary
Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
E&E #149
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Nic and Erin discuss an email Nic received from someone experiencing marital issues. They move from biblical truths about marriage and divorce to ways that you can resolve or prevent this conflict.
E&E #148
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Lloyd talks about caring for one another in October 21's Engage & Equip: LIVE.
Handout mentioned here.
You can watch the video recording here.
E&E #147
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Nic and Erin talk through some questions we received on anger, kindness, and silence.
Mentioned in the episode:
Sermon slide from October 6
E&E #146
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Nic and Jill continue their conversation about the sermon Not Even A Hint, specifically on the vocabulary used to describe sexual immorality in Leviticus 18–20 and what that means for us today.
E&E #145
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Jill, Niccole, and Erin talk about the trust that has been built in their friendship through confession, trust, speaking truth and choosing to love in moments of comparison and conflict.
E&E #144
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Nic and Jill talk more about the sermon Not Even A Hint: what it looks like to imitate Christ in our sexuality, what sexual immorality is, and the hope we have in Christ that we can be made new.
Listen to the original sermon here.
E&E #143
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In this episode of Chewing on Ephesians, Erin and Niccole discuss the sermons from the month of September.
E&E #142
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Sara Pederson and Miriam Butterfield are in the same High Point Church small group, and their friendship has deepened as they have carried one another’s burdens through pain and hardship.
At Engage & Equip: LIVE on September 16, Nic talked about worship in public and private.
You can find the review sheet used during the event here.
E&E #140
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Luke and John, two of our staff members, talk about how their friendship has kept each other accountable in their faith. They’ve also got some tips at the end if you want to do the same in your friendships.
E&E #139
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Mike Beresford, the Executive Pastor of High Point, and Mark Finley and Kent Rawhouser, two of our elders, talk about why and how to be intentional in friendship and the fruitfulness they’ve experienced as a result of their intentionality over the years.
E&E #138
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John and Tim talk about the sermons from the month of August to help master what we've been learning in our study of Ephesians.
E&E #137
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Nic, Niccole, and Jill have a conversation about practical ways to build and enrich friendships in your life through starting small, practicing hospitality, and staying engaged.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian by Wesley Hill
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Nic, Niccole and Manohar talk about the importance of intentionally developing multiethnic spiritual friendships.
E&E #135
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Nic, Niccole and Jill talk about the key ingredients for spiritual friendships.
Mentioned in the episode: The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian by Wesley Hill The Storm-Tossed Family by Russell Moore
E&E #134
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In this Cutting Room Floor episode, Nic and Niccole go into more detail about the five offices or graces that Nic originally talked about in his sermon on August 4, 2019.
You can watch the original sermon here, and find his slides here.
E&E #133
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At Engage & Equip: LIVE on August 12, Nic talked about electronics and your ministry.
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E&E #132
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Nic and Niccole finish up Nic's sermon from August 4, which was on the topic of attaining the whole measure of Christ's fullness.
Listen to the original sermon at highpointchurch.org/sermons.
E&E #131
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In this episode, Lloyd and Jill have a conversation about the sermons from the month of July.
E&E #130
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Counseling has a broad umbrella, from giving advice to friends to mentoring or pastoring someone. In this episode, Nic and Erin discuss some questions that came up during a recent session on counseling that they attended together.
E&E #129
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Pastor Nic, Niccole Khail, and Jill Reasa have a conversation about views on men's and women's roles in the church and how we align with those views as a church. Books Mentioned: Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles by Kathy Keller Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley God's Good Design by Claire Smith E&E #128
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Nic and Jill expand on Nic's sermon about the Mystery of the Church, from June 30, 2019.
E&E #127
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In this episode, Ashlyn shares her testimony of how she came to faith and decided to follow Jesus.
Table from Nic's sermon on December 3, 2017
E&E #126
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In this episode of Chewing on Ephesians, Ashlyn and Erin discuss the sermons from the month of June.
E&E #125
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Nic, Lloyd, and Niccole further explore our enmity problem in this episode of The Cutting Room Floor.
E&E #124
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In this episode, Nic, Niccole, and Jill tackle the question: Is Christianity a force for good?
Resources mentioned in the episode:
Nic's Slides
Tortured for His Faith by Haralan Popov
Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand
God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
The Gulag Archipelago: Abridged by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Nic and Jill share more thoughts on shepherding people through the second danger window.
E&E #121
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In this episode, Alexi and Jill talk about an upcoming class at High Point Church called Rooted. It's a class taught for women, by women. It's a space for you to grow in gospel relationships with other women in the church while we pursue God together. This session of Rooted will focus on clarifying what femininity is. Many women have a complicated relationship with what it means to be feminine. We'll look at what culture teaches us about this area, and what the Bible has to say. This class will start on June 30 during the 10:45 am service. Hope to see you there!
E&E #121
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In this episode of Chewing on Ephesians, Niccole and John discuss the sermons from the month of May.
E&E #120
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In this episode you're going to hear from lead pastor Nic Gibson in the most recent Engage & Equip: LIVE. He reviews the past year in E&E: LIVE, and talks about shepherding people through the second danger window.
Slides here.
Handout here.
E&E #119
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Why Ephesians? Why are we going through this book together as a church over the next six months? Nic and Erin talk about that.
E&E #118
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In this episode, Niccole and Nic clear up how to pray.
E&E #117
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In this episode you're going to hear from executive pastor Mike Beresford in the most recent Engage and equip live. He talked about prayer, and some of the really practical we can learn to pray for other people.
E&E #115
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Nic, Maggie, and Curtis talk about singleness in the local church.
E&E #114
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In this episode, Nic interviews Father Gregory Jensen, focusing especially on how we can recapture spiritual language in how we talk about personal growth.
E&E #113
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Isaac Gilmore, Nic Gibson, Maggie Flamingo, John Terrill, Rose Turnley, and Curtis White talk about the vocation of singleness at the recent Sexuality Everywhere conference.
E&E #112
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In this Engage & Equip: LIVE meeting, we're talking about mentoring.
E&E #111
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In this series we're calling Clarity Check, we're going to look at issues that if you can get clear on them, they can profoundly help your life. We'll release these periodically as topics come up. In this episode, John and Nic talk about the differences between unbelief, doubt, ignorance, non-belief, and disbelief, and the treatments we can apply to each.
E&E #110
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Where do we go from here? How can the church be a city on a hill in the area of sexuality?
E&E #109
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Tom Flaherty, Alice Flaherty, and Alexi Gibson talk about how to raise children for sexual faithfulness.
E&E #108
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Mike and Estel Beresford discuss some of the predictable dynamics of married sexuality—and how we can embrace Christ in them.
E&E #107
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Adam and Nic tackle the question: what sexual practices am I free in Christ to enjoy? Find the slides from this breakout at sexualityeverywhereconference.com/extendedandexplicit.
E&E #106
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Glenn and Vickie Smith discuss practical advice for avoiding sexual entanglements.
E&E #105
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How can we extend gospel-centered love to our LGBT neighbors? Pastor Nic tackles this question in the recent Sexuality Everywhere Conference. Find the slides from this breakout at sexualityeverywhereconference.com/loveinthevice.
E&E #104
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Luke Zeka, Vince Pierri, and Niccole Khail talk to teens about how Jesus knows more about sex and sexuality than your friends or the internet.
E&E #103
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Father Gregory walks us through questions surrounding bonding at the recent Sexuality Everywhere conference.
E&E #102
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Nic and Adam answer audience questions about sexuality at the Sexuality Everywhere conference.
E&E #101
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In the first plenary of Sexuality Everywhere, Adam Mabry walks us through the story of sex.
E&E #101
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In the final episode of the Touchy Issues series, Nic covers the issue of headship and authority.
E&E #99
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Throughout this series we have covered a myriad of topics surrounding sexuality—in this episode, Nic is going to walk us through deciding on singleness.
E&E #98
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In this episode, Nic talks about the touchy issue of divorce.
E&E #97
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Nic talks about seeking happiness by staying put, both in marriage and in singleness.
E&E #96
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This week, Pastor Lloyd talks through pursuing holiness both in singleness and marriage.
E&E #95
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In this sermon from the 2012 sermon series, Touchy Issues, Nic talks about wickedness, judgment, and redemption.
E&E #94
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In this sermon from 2012, Nic talks about issues of the body and our moral freedom.
E&E #93
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Nic talks about how we can become oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor.
E&E #92
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Mike Beresford talks about being a man of influence at the recent No Regret's Men's conference.
E&E #91
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This podcast is a repost of Nic's sermon on 11/30/14 on sexual orientations and the church—but it's just as relevant today as it was four and a half years ago.
E&E #90
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Find the rest of this sermon series at hopecc.com/messages/sermon-series/the-waters-in-which-we-swim/.
Hope Community Church in Minneapolis is doing a series on culture called The Waters in Which We Swim. We think this series will be helpful for you as you navigate how to engage with culture in your own life.
Join Communications Coordinator John Sekutowski and Ministry Administrative Assistant Jill Reasa as they discuss Week 11 of Substance, the Cavalry.
In this episode of the Engage & Equip Podcast, John Sekutowski (Communications Coordinator), Kent Rawhauser (Chariman of the Elder Board), and Nic Gibson (Head Pastor) talk about security within the local church.
Join Principal Chuck Moore and Connections Coordinator Erin Hesse as they discuss Week 10 of Substance, Belonging to the Formational Community.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Join Office Administrator Jean Collins and Ministry Administrative Assistant Jill Reasa as they discuss Week 9 of Substance, Embracing Discipline.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Join Pastoral Assistant Jill Reasa and Worship Director Niccole Khail as they discuss Week 4 of Substance! Email nkhail@highpointchurch.org if you have thoughts or feedback for the miniseries.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Join Connections Coordinator Erin Hesse and Kids Min Pastor Vince Pierri as they discuss Week 2 of Substance! Email nkhail@highpointchurch.org if you have thoughts or feedback for the miniseries.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
This is the first episode in our Chewing on Substance miniseries within the Engage & Equip Podcast. In this short episode, our worship director and communications coordinator, Niccole Khail and John Sekutowski, sat down to share their thoughts, insights, and convictions after hearing Pastor Nic preach Week 1 of Substance at church. Visit hpcmadison.com/substance for more info on the series.
A clip of Pastor Nic Gibson from February, 2017, when he prepared the whole church for what was to come in the year. Substance, in many ways, is the culmination of all that we've done as a church this year. Join us, starting Sept 10th, for the series!
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Substance - Becoming oaks of righteousness in a world of vapor. Visit http://highpointchurch.org/resources/sermons/ to listen to the sermon series based on the book, written by our lead pastor, Nic Gibson.
Jill Reasa, the High Point Church Communications Coordinator, shares her story of God's providence in leading her toward spiritual growth and healing after hardship.
Niccole Khail, High Point Church's Director of Music and Worship Arts, shares her story of God's faithfulness and goodness through times of suffering and pain.
Pastor Nic talks about what a sabbatical is and what he plans to do on his sabbatical this summer.
Multiculturalism is one of High Point Church's core values. In this episode, Pastor Steve Nicholson from Evanston Vineyard Church in Evanston, IL shares with HPC leaders about the process of transforming a homogeneous church into a multicultural church.
Multiculturalism is one of High Point Church's core values. In this episode, Pastor Nic shares our vision for multiculturalism in the local church with a group of HPC's leaders.
Learn how our culture's understanding of shame compares with a biblical understanding as we view shame through the lens of the gospel.
Nic and Jill talk about what insecurity is, the costs of insecurity, and what it looks like to believe the gospel in overcoming insecurity.
As a follow-up from the sermon Kept in Trial, Saved for Judgment from March 5, Nic talks about how, as Christians, we should think through the mindset that "the ends justify the means."
Pastor Nic and one of High Point Church's elders, Bill Taylor, discuss the recent cultural conversation surrounding the electoral college and the recent election.
Pastor Nic interviews Niccole Khail and Vincent Pierri, the current and previous Directors of Worship Arts at High Point Church, about songwriting, creating worship sets, and the importance of art in the local church.
Erin and Pastor Nic talk with Casey from Hands of Hope about the effectiveness of long-term community development and child sponsorship in our partner community, El Amirante, in the Dominican Republic.
Erin and Nic talk through the distinction and importance of spiritual discipline compared to specific spiritual disciplines.
Erin and Nic talk through the distinction and importance of spiritual discipline compared to specific spiritual disciplines.
Hannah is one of our staff members. Hear her story of how God has brought her to himself and led her to where she is now.
Pastor Nic Gibson and Erin Hesse discuss the current political climate--how we're prone to respond as humans, and how we must respond as the Church.
Pastor Nic Gibson and Erin Hesse share the focuses and themes of this next year at High Point Church.
Pastor Nic Gibson talks with Erin Hesse, HPC's Connections Coordinator, about the art of hospitality, emotional intelligence and vulnerability in the church.
Erin and Nic discuss evangelism, what it means, and why it's one of our secondary core values.
Erin and Nic discuss how the Bible can be both a liberating and limiting factor in our lives as Christians.
Erin and Nic chat with resident scholar Manohar James as he talks a bit about his story and his current role in ministry.
Following Pastor Lloyd's sermon on September 25, Erin and Nic continue to discuss the mission of the church and what that means in terms of living out the gospel.