Daily Gospel: Recent Episodes
Gospel Community Church
Brandon & Keith are pastors at Gospel Community Church in Santa Cruz, CA. They seek to help guide you through God's word verse by verse and tackle tough and interesting questions along the way.
Brandon discusses Psalm 47 - God Is King over All the Earth. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Brandon discusses Psalm 46 - God Is Our Fortress. To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song.
Brandon discusses Psalm 45 - Your Throne, O God, Is Forever. To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah; a love song.
Brandon discusses Psalm 44 - Come to Our Help. To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.
Brandon discusses Psalm 42 - Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul? To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.
Brandon also discusses Psalm 43 - Send Out Your Light and Your Truth.
Brandon discusses Psalm 29 - O Lord, Be Gracious to Me. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Brandon & Caleb discuss the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel and how we should think about this biblically.
Al Mohler wrote two articles attacking Andy Stanley saying that he has abandoned biblical Christianity. Is Al Mohler right? Has Andy Stanley crossed over into denial of the Bible and Christianity? Or is Al Mohler being judgmental or pharisaical?
Ben & Brandon discuss the importance of thankfulness in our prayers. (Philippians 4:4-9)
Ben & Brandon discuss what it means to have “the eyes of your hearts enlightened…” (Ephesians 1:15-23)
Ben & Brandon talk about what it looks like to pray for “the harvest.” (Luke 10:2, Matthew 9:35-38)
Ben & Brandon talk about having the right view of who we are and who Jesus is. (Colossians 3:1-4)
Brandon discusses Psalm 22 - Why Have You Forsaken Me? To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
From technical difficulties to churches being kicked out, Brandon & Caleb discuss everything that happened at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans.
Brandon discusses Psalm 21 - The King Rejoices in the Lord's Strength. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Brandon discusses Psalm 20 - Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Brandon discusses Psalm 19 - The Law of the Lord Is Perfect. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Brandon discusses Psalm 18 - The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
Brandon & Caleb address the topic of “speaking in tongues” and if this is something that is for us in today’s day and age?
Brandon discusses Psalm 14 - The Fool Says, There Is No God. To the choirmaster. Of David.
Brandon discusses Psalm 12 - The Faithful Have Vanished. To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
Brandon & Caleb address the issue of being asked to use pronouns that don’t coincide with the person’s actual gender.
Brandon discusses Psalm 11 - The Lord is in His Holy Temple. To the choirmaster. Of David.
Brandon & Caleb discuss the topic of divorce and if it is biblically lawful for a Christian to get one (and in what circumstances).
Brandon & Caleb talk about transgenderism and go over what the Bible has to say about this controversial topic.
Mikey & Brandon address a very important question- what gender is God and what are His preferred pronouns!?
Brandon discusses Psalm 9 - I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds. To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.
Brandon & Jonathan talk about how a Christian should respond to being invited to a gay wedding.
Brandon discusses Psalm 8 - How Majestic Is Your Name. To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David.
Brandon & Caleb discuss the “Asbury Revival” and share their views on what is going on there.
Brandon & Jonathan discuss whether or not a Christian should support the legality of gay marriage.
Brandon discusses Psalm 7 - In You Do I Take Refuge. A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.
Brandon discusses Psalm 6 - O Lord, Deliver My Life. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
Mikey & Brandon talk about whether or not it is ok for a Christian to date a non-Christian. Are there any exceptions?
Brandon discusses Psalm 5 - Lead Me in Your Righteousness. To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
Jonathan & Brandon take a look at the idea of "The One" and whether or not it is even real.
Brandon discusses Psalm 4 - Answer Me When I Call. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
Brandon discusses Psalm 3 - Save Me, O My God. A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
Brandon & Mikey discuss the topic of marriage and what scripture has to say about its importance.
The end of the world is coming and, spoiler alert- it ends with the reign of Christ, the defeat of Satan, and a new heavens and a new earth.
Dragons trying to eat babies, monsters killed and resurrected, and the number 666. All your questions about Revelation answered today.
Scary bugs, the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and 144,000 virgins. Welcome to the book of Revelation.
Welcome to the book of Revelation where we find out the Left Behind series was correct. Or we find out it’s all a big metaphor. Or we find out it was all fulfilled in 70 AD. Orrrr…
Hey Jude, don’t be a kook
Avoid those false teachers and prophets
Remember to kick them out of your church
Then you can start to make it better…
1 John says that God is love and that if you do love God you will obey His commandments. The world says that love is God and you can do whatever you want.
Peter continues his comforting tone by talking about false prophets and the judgement of The Lord.
Are you about to go on vacation sometime soon? Well, in that case, you should take a look at the letter of 1 Peter where you can learn all about suffering when you’re away from home.
In Martin Luther’s least favorite book in the Bible, suffering is joyful, humans are no more than water vapor, and the tongue can set your whole life on fire. Welcome to the book of James.
Strange priests, a better covenant, and blind faith. All this and more in the book of Hebrews.
Today we have 3 big questions- Can you lose your faith? How do you find rest? And who in the world wrote the book of Hebrews?
Paul insults an entire island full of people and he gives Philemon a holy guilt trip. All this and more in the book of Titus and Philemon.
Paul’s final words include telling Timothy to be a man, to endure suffering, and (not a surprise) preach the word.
God destroys the world in one fell swoop and Paul destroys socialism in one fell swoop. All this and more in 2 Thessalonians.
Persecution in the church abounds, Christians are encouraged to be holy, and Paul tells us how he became like a woman. All this and more in 1 Thessalonians.
God creates the beautiful butterflies, stunning sunsets, and demons. Welcome to the book of Colossians.
Paul tells us his greatest accomplishments are a pile of dung, and we learn that you can do all things through…a verse that is taken out of context.
Paul talks again about predestination, Jews and Gentiles are both heirs of the promise, and women must submit to their husbands. All this and more in the book of Ephesians.
Clarity about the gospel, an apostle called by God alone, and Paul wishes false teaches would cut off their personal bits. Welcome to the book of Galatians.
The heart of Christian generosity, super apostles, and thorns from Satan. All this and more in 2 Corinthians.
Someone wise once said concerning the gift of tongues- “I would rather speak five words that could be understood than ten thousand words in tongues” …oh wait, that was the Apostle Paul in the book of 1 Corinthians.
Christians should never judge those outside of the church- this is true. But as we often forget, Christians should judge those inside the church.
God is smarter than humans, the early church had just as many problems as the church today does, and we learn that high leadership in the church means that you’re considered a pile of garbage.
Renew your mind, submit to authorities, and pay your taxes…and that’s a whole lot harder in the year 2022.
Groans inwardly. Groans outwardly. Groans because the topic of predestination is being discussed.
Abraham was as good as dead, but was alive...
Everyone is dead in Adam, but can be made alive in Christ…
But in order to be made alive you must actually be dead.
Kangaroo courts, death threats, ship wrecks, and snake tamers. The life of the Christian is pretty darn exciting.
Close friends go their own way, Paul wrecks pagan wisdom in Athens, and we see the deadly nature of long-winded pastors.
Is his name Saul? Or is it Paul? Either way, the guy gets elected by God and kicked off a horse.
God smites down people who don’t tithe with their whole heart, apparently pastors don’t like setting up chairs on Sunday morning, and the apostles set a dangerous precedent for disobeying government mandates.
Guts spilled out, the Holy Spirit spilled out, all so that the Church would be spilled out into the world. All this and more in the book of Acts.
Sorrow turned into joy. Betrayal turned into faithfulness. Death turned into life…and then the apostles have their biggest fishing day on record.
Lazarus lives. Lazarus dies. Lazarus lives again and then the Jews try to kill him. Then Jesus washes some feet.
Jesus says to His disciples “Eat my flesh and drink my blood.” Well, many of His disciples leave Him after that (no surprise there), and then we see some words in the Bible that actually aren’t there and shouldn’t be there.
A word becomes human, John the Baptist tells us why he’s not that important, and Jesus throws the biggest racer Galilee has ever seen.
Jesus chooses to have His last meal with some people who will doubt Him, deny Him, and ultimately betray Him.
Apparently hell has as much rain as California, Jesus loves short people, and just for the record, God’s love is NOT reckless.
Today, Jesus gives us some practical farming advice- don’t look backwards while plowing a field.
Genealogies make a comeback, gentiles are loved by Jesus, and jerks try to kill the Savior of the world.
A doctor, a God-lover, two miracle babies, and an old man who dies happy. All that and much, much more in the gospel of Luke.
Join us as we finish up the Gospel of Mark and you get to find out why you can drink poison and hold snakes.
Peter confronts Jesus and immediately regrets it, and Jesus owns the Pharisees with facts and logic.
Jesus miraculously heals many people with disease, with disabilities, even demons. John the Baptist unfortunately gets beheaded, and Jesus finally lets His people eat Bacon.
After 4 times of predicting His death and resurrection, Jesus has the greatest “I told you so” moment in all of history.
Jesus smacks down the Pharisees, He smacks down a fig tree, and He smacks you down if you don’t pay your taxes.
We have definitive proof that Jesus would run the most profitable food catering service of all time, the apostle Peter finally gets something right, and we find out that the only thing the Pharisees are good at is weather reporting.
A hairy man baptizes the Messiah, we’re reminded about how sinful we are, and Jesus lets His disciples in on a fun little secret- they’re going to be persecuted and put to death.
We start our journey into the New Testament where we are finally free of all those Old Testament genealogies…wait a minute…
What happened in between the Old and New Testament? Pastor Brandon & Pastor Keith discuss this Intertestamental Period as we approach the New Testament.