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On Beyond Sunday, I’m sharing a big announcement that’s coming up fast: Sunday, September 20th is National Back to Church Day, a nationwide movement calling people to return to church, reconnect with church family, or visit for the first time. I’m also giving you a quick preview of the guests we’ve got coming to the table in the next few weeks, including stories of real ministry impact and a marriage transformed by God.

If you already attend church, this is your moment to reach out. I walk through simple ways to invite someone and keep the encouragement going so they don’t forget, back out, or get talked out of it. I also break down the three people to invite: someone who has never been to your church, someone who used to come but hasn’t been in years, and someone who still calls it “their church” but got knocked off course by life and busyness.

I also share what we’re doing at Christ Family Outreach Church for Back to Church Sunday while keeping the focus on worship, preaching, and God’s presence: giveaways, a children’s ice cream social, and three food trucks after service so people can fellowship and build real community. We land on Hebrews 10:24–25 and why meeting together strengthens families, faith, and the body of Christ. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend you want sitting next to you, and leave a review so more people can find Beyond Sunday.

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You do not wake up one day and decide to abandon God. Most of the time, you drift. You get busy, you get numb, and you slowly trade closeness with Jesus for spiritual autopilot. We open Jeremiah chapter 2 and let God’s “hard message” land where it needs to land: He remembers the devotion of our early love, and He also sees the moment we start looking elsewhere. 

From there we connect the warning to Revelation 2, where Jesus tells the church to wake up, remember where they have fallen, repent, and return to the works they did at first. We keep it practical and personal: getting back to the basics of discipleship, quiet time, prayer, worship, and daily awareness of God. If you have felt distant, dry, or distracted, this is a clear next step, not a complicated formula. 

Jeremiah’s language gets even sharper: chasing worthlessness makes us worthless, and forsaking the fountain of living waters leads us to broken cisterns that cannot hold water. We talk about modern idols, why idols lead to bondage, and how a simple spiritual inventory can reset your heart toward faithfulness. Listen through to the closing prayer, then share this with someone who needs a loving wake-up call. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what “basic” you are returning to this week.

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You can listen to someone else’s testimony all day and still dodge the one person you need to hear from most: you. So we’re doing something different. I’m “interviewing” you with a spiritual inventory built to expose drift, spark faith, and help you reset your walk with the Lord without guilt or games.

We start with Psalm 5:3 and a question that lands fast: have you talked with God today, and was it a real conversation? Then we lean into what many Christians forget after they pray: watching, waiting, and living with expectation. Mark 11:24 brings it home, because asking and believing belong together. If your prayer life has been shallow, silent, or scattered, this is a practical nudge back toward daily prayer, confident faith, and a heart that’s actually on the lookout for God’s answers.

From there, we get honest about busyness and priorities, especially when good things pile up. Summer plans, sports, vacations, and projects can quietly push God to the margin. Hebrews 10:25 and 1 Corinthians 12 challenge the lone-ranger mindset and remind us we’re part of a body, needed and valuable. We also talk about “checking boxes” out of habit, and Philippians 4:4 calls us back to joy when enthusiasm runs low.

The closing question is simple and serious: are you going to church this Sunday, and are you walking in expectant for God to move? If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review so more people can find Beyond Sunday.

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One nervous “I don’t feel ready” night can change everything. We sit down at the Beyond Sunday table with Mark and Chacho from United in Christ Ministry Worldwide, missionaries serving since 2000, and walk through the real story of how God connected them through street evangelism and turned that moment into a lifelong partnership in the gospel.

We talk global Christian missions in a grounded way: where their team serves across the United States and Mexico, plus ministry connections reaching India, Israel, and Brazil, and even prayerful steps toward Poland. But the heart of the conversation stays personal. Brother Mark shares how growing up around Sunday church without weekday faith pushed him away, and how Jesus met him anyway. Brother Chacho opens up about success that still felt empty, religion without relationship, and the instant difference he felt when he surrendered to Christ.

From there, we get practical about discipleship and everyday evangelism. We unpack why God often sends people out in pairs, how accountability and complementary gifts keep ministry healthy, and how discouragement can quietly grow into quitting if we don’t confront it early. We also share what short-term mission trips can do for your faith: learning to pray in public, share your testimony, and seeing your hometown as a mission field again.

If this encouraged you, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs fresh courage, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part of your life needs a simple yes to Jesus today?

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Pastor Lee Day sits down with Chris Lee, Frankie Brown, and Billy Livingston to walk straight through Matthew 7:21-29 and face the difference between saying the right words and actually knowing Christ. We talk about why church activity, big moments, and “mighty works” can still miss the point if there is no real relationship, no surrender, and no obedience that flows from love.

Then we move to the picture Jesus gives at the end of the Sermon on the Mount: two houses, two foundations, and the same storm. Rain, floods, and wind hit both. That means trials, temptation, loss, and pressure are not proof God left you, they are proof you live in a broken world. The real question is what you have been building on. We unpack what it looks like to hear the Word and practice it, how “great was the fall” can become mercy, and why sometimes we need to get out of God’s way and let Him rebuild what we kept trying to prop up.

We also get practical about spiritual growth, mind renewal, and discovering the will of God through the Bible, not shortcuts. If you want a stronger foundation, we share simple habits that help you stay in the Word, listen for the Holy Spirit, and live with steady faith when life gets loud. Subscribe for more Bible teaching, share this with someone who needs a reset, and leave a review. What part of Matthew 7 hit you the hardest?

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Your marriage can survive betrayal and addiction, but only when the foundation is deeper than feelings and control. We sit down with Spencer and Jennifer Caudle for their first time on Beyond Sunday, and they share a vulnerable, hope-filled testimony of Christian marriage restoration. Jennifer grew up with the pain of divorce and carried a vow to never let her future family fall apart. That fear shaped everything, including where she looked for safety. 

Their story moves through real-world consequences: cheating that comes to light, the exhausting weight of hidden sin, and the ways we try to cope when we don’t know how to heal. Jennifer talks about numbing with alcohol and marijuana and trying to control life so she would never be blindsided again. Spencer explains the relief that confession brings, even when consequences still follow. As they commit to church and spiritual growth, Jennifer describes conviction through Bible study, the battle to surrender substances, and a powerful encounter at a women’s conference that resets her identity in Christ. 

Just when it seems like the worst is behind them, more layers surface: porn addiction, insecurity, nonstop fighting, and the lie that “I’m not enough.” They share what it looks like to rebuild trust, walk through forgiveness, and learn that healing is a process, not a switch. Then another shock hits, a message from a 21-year-old claiming to be Spencer’s child. That moment exposes the root issue again: misplaced security. Through Scripture, surrender, and honest repentance, they land on the truth that God alone is the strong tower and the only safe place to build a home. 

If you’re navigating betrayal trauma, addiction recovery, or you’re simply tired of carrying fear and control, this conversation points to a better foundation. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find these testimonies of healing.

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A lot of people don’t walk away from God in one big moment. They drift, one “reasonable” choice at a time, until prayer feels optional, church becomes a checkbox, and life fills the space with something else. Pastor Lee Day sits down with Chris Lee, a pastor’s son with a raw testimony, to talk about how that drift turned into Sunday racing, bar work, heavy drinking, blackout years, and cocaine and how God’s mercy kept showing up even when Chris didn’t want it.

We get honest about church hurt and the damage of assumptions, especially when someone is trying to bring hurting friends into the church and gets judged for it. Chris shares what he learned by watching his dad walk into hard rooms with quiet courage, and why sometimes the most powerful ministry is a hug, a calm presence, and a step of faith while trusting the Holy Spirit to give the words.

Then the story turns. A friend’s stage four colon cancer becomes the wake-up call that pushes Chris back to Scripture, prayer, and a foundation he didn’t realize was still holding him up. We also talk about what it means to stop living for someone else’s faith, realign work and family priorities, and finally go all in for God.

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A funeral could be the end of a story, but for Doug Caldwell it became the moment God started writing a new one. Doug joins me to share a raw, relatable testimony about growing up in church, drifting away for decades, and still telling himself he believed even while he avoided real discipleship and regular church attendance. Then one day, at a funeral service, the Word of God lands differently and he can’t shake it. He goes home, looks up CFOCHURCH online, and realizes God has been closer than he thought. 

Things get even more urgent when his knee replacement takes a dangerous turn. Doug explains how an infection, the lead-up to a dream Alaska cruise, and the shock of learning it could be deadly forced him to face mortality head-on. We talk about fear, repentance, and why “tomorrow is not promised” is not a slogan, it is reality. If you’ve ever lived on the edge of “I’ll get serious later,” you’ll feel the weight of this conversation. 

From there, the story turns hopeful and practical. Doug describes walking into Christ Family Outreach Church with a walker, feeling out of place, and then being met with unexpected kindness and community. We dig into what changes when you come back consistently: peace replacing road rage, prayer becoming daily, hobbies getting reordered, and faith moving from a private idea to a lived reality. Doug also shares how men’s ministry, Thursday Recharge, and even a simple Bible app helped him trade scrolling for Scripture, and why baptism now feels like a meaningful next step. 

If you’re on the fence about going back to church, let Doug’s story give you the nudge you’ve been waiting for. Subscribe to Beyond Sunday, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find these testimonies.

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He overdosed at 16, watched addiction shape his childhood, and carried a kind of shame that’s hard to explain unless you’ve lived it. Nick Newcomb joins us on Beyond Sunday to share a testimony that starts with constant moving, drugs and alcohol on the table.

We talk honestly about what it feels like to realize your “normal” isn’t normal, how substance use escalates from weed and alcohol into pills, and how one overdose can change the way you see your future. Nick also opens up about prison visits, short phone calls, and the choice to forgive rather than live in resentment. Then the story turns toward grief and responsibility as he shares the loss of his brother to an overdose, and the guilt that followed.

From there, we get into marriage, mental health, and hope. Nick and Kayla face anxiety, depression, and heartbreak, until they reach a point where they can’t carry it alone. A Bible bought at a store, a friend’s invitation, and a first Sunday at Christ Family Outreach Church leads to tears, an altar call, and the beginning of a new legacy for their family, including powerful changes in the lives of loved ones.

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Your calendar can be full and your soul can still be unprepared. We sit down as a family around Titus 3 and let Scripture confront the places where Christian maturity gets tested the most: authority, speech, and the everyday choice to serve. I’m Pastor Lee Day, joined by my wife Erica Day and my mom Sheila, and we take Paul’s command seriously, to be ready for every good work, not only when it’s convenient but also when it interrupts our plans. 

We talk about biblical submission to rulers and leaders, what it means to obey without compromising God’s Word, and why respectful conduct matters for your witness. Then we get honest about the damage done by gossip, slander, and quarreling, even when what you want to say feels “true.” One line becomes a gut-check for everything we say out loud or type online: is it anointed or is it poison? We connect that to Ephesians 4 and James 3, and we challenge ourselves to let prayer replace the urge to vent. 

From there, Titus 3 pushes us into the harder work: gentleness and perfect courtesy toward all people. Erica frames gentleness as strength under control, and we reflect on how mercy changes your tone, your timing, and your reactions. Paul’s reminder that we were once foolish leads straight into the gospel hope: God saves us by mercy, renews us by the Holy Spirit, and keeps chiseling away the old while shaping the new. We close with practical ways to stay devoted to good works and wise boundaries for divisive behavior that threatens unity in the church. 

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