Episodes

  • Serving Gifts

    Serving Gifts
    Jul 13 2025
    Many of the spiritual gifts listed in the New Testament could fall in a category called "serving gifts." These includes gifts of service/helps, giving/generosity, mercy, faith, discernment, administration, and hospitality. Each of these gifts are also connected to the life, ministry, and teaching of Jesus. It's important to learn to walk in wisdom in regards to our gifts because when we don't, there is a negative side to each gift that can result in a lot of struggle in those perceived areas of giftedness.

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    33 mins
  • Intro to Spiritual Gifts

    Intro to Spiritual Gifts
    Jul 6 2025
    Spiritual gifts are special abilities given by God (the Holy Spirit) to Christians so that they can do God's work in the world. Whenever the subject of spiritual gifting is discussed it usually raises a lot of questions. What are the gifts of the spirit? How do we get them? How do we know what gifts we have? How do we use them? In this intro to our "Gifted" series, we'll take a look at some overarching big ideas regarding spiritual gifts and learn how we can begin discerning what ways the Holy Spirit has gifted us for God's work.

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    36 mins
  • From Brokenness to Blessing

    From Brokenness to Blessing
    Jun 29 2025
    Boaz has a goal to become Ruth's kinsman redeemer. So, he puts together a plan to make it happen. We see the Elders of the city and the people of the community pray for them and encourage them as they marry and have a child named Obed. The story of Ruth and Naomi is really a story of tragedy to triumph... brokenness to blessing. In many ways this mirrors the story of the Bible and the story of the gospel. In it we learn that even when we're wondering where God is and waiting, He is still working. Ultimately through Boaz and Ruth's lineage comes Jesus. Ruth's story reminds us that God's plan is better than our own.

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    32 mins
  • Bad Advice

    Bad Advice
    Jun 23 2025
    Ruth has not heard from Boaz for weeks now and the harvest time is almost over. So, Naomi gives Ruth some advice on what to do next. Some of her advice is good, some questionable, and some is just plain bad. Ruth follows through and it works out, but there are a lot of lessons to be learned along the way.

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    35 mins
  • A Virtuous Cycle

    A Virtuous Cycle
    Jun 15 2025
    Few things are more determinative of who you are and are becoming than who and what you reward with your attention. Boaz gifts Ruth with his attention because Boaz has an eye for goodness, and Ruth reciprocates, creating a virtuous cycle wherein both affirm and encourage the good in one another.

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    29 mins
  • God Shows Up In Unexpected Ways

    God Shows Up In Unexpected Ways
    Jun 8 2025
    At the beginning of the 2nd chapter of Ruth, we are introduced to the 3rd main character in the story... a godly man named Boaz. Although there are not any overt miracles recorded in the book of Ruth, you see God's hand of providence on display as He brings Boaz and Ruth together and Boaz takes notice of her. This is a great reminder for us that even when we cannot see it, God is at work in our lives in unexpected ways to bring about his purposes.

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    32 mins
  • Leave Moab

    Leave Moab
    Jun 1 2025
    The book of Ruth is a short story that has many lessons to teach us. Some say it's a love story. Others say it's a story about repentance and redemption. Still others say it's about "Hesed"... that is loving faithfulness and loyalty that goes beyond what is socially expected or legally required. The truth is that it is a book about all of those things and more. Ultimately it's a story about God's providence, goodness, and faithfulness when life doesn't go the way we thought it would.

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    28 mins
  • Jesus Christ is Coming Back

    Jesus Christ is Coming Back
    May 25 2025
    Pastor Feagin from Bethel Independent Methodist Church in Temple joins us as a guest preacher.

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    24 mins