In the second week of our annual Rhythms series, we focus on prayer—not just as something Christians should do, but as a repeated practice that forms us into people who actually trust God. In Matthew 6, Jesus teaches His disciples to pray by re-centering on God’s name, God’s kingdom, and God’s will. In this week’s message we walked through the ACTS framework—Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication—showing how prayer becomes both a family practice (kids included!) and a window into what we truly rely on when life gets hard.

We examined why prayer often feels difficult, how a “small view of God” shrinks our prayer lives, and why the gospel gives us confidence to draw near: Jesus is our High Priest, and God invites His people to approach the throne of grace for mercy and help.

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As we kick off our annual Rhythms series, we dug into why Bible reading isn’t just a churchy habit—it’s one of the primary ways God forms a church full of people who abide closely with Jesus. In John 6, the crowd wants Jesus for what He can give—but Jesus presses them to see who He is: the Bread of Life, the only source of true and lasting life. 

In the message, we learned about the “hard saying” that caused many to walk away, and why Peter’s response is the turning point: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” We explored what it looks like to crave Scripture not out of guilt, but because we’re convinced Jesus is life—and His Word gives and sustains that life. 

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This week on Beyond the Message, Michael Rhodes and Jake Each recap yesterday’s Advent message from John 3:16, which shows us God's love is evident, extravagant, extensive, exclusive, effective, and endearing. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.

In the final week of our Advent series, we slowed down to reflect on what Christmas reveals about the love of God. John 3:16 is familiar—but far deeper than a “comfort verse.” In Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, we learn that God’s love is not vague sentiment or generic approval. It is seen, costly, wide-reaching, and saving—and it demands a response. In this verse we see six biblical descriptions of God’s love—evident, extravagant, extensive, exclusive, effective, and endearing—and explore how the Spirit’s work of new birth leads to real belief, real transformation, and real worship. We also see two distortions of God’s love in this verse: legalism (“God only loves good people”) and universalism (“God loves everyone no matter what”), and how the gospel corrects both.

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Legalism says: God loves good people—so I must earn it.

Universalism says: God loves everyone no matter what—so belief and repentance don’t matter.

The gospel says: God truly loves sinners, and His saving love is received through Spirit-wrought faith.

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This week on Beyond the Message, Ian Crosby and Michael Rhodes recap yesterday’s message from Romans 8:32, which demonstrates that God always provides for his plan—God has already given us His greatest gift, his own Son. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.

When life feels marked by waiting, disappointment, or unmet desires, it’s easy to wonder if God is withholding good from us. But the truth is that God’s generosity is sacrificial, gracious, loving, and purposeful, and the cross permanently reshapes the way we interpret what God gives—and what He withholds. The season of Advent reassures us that God is not stingy but faithfully provides everything we need to accomplish His redemptive purposes in our lives.

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This week on Beyond the Message, Sam Anderson and Ian Crosby recap yesterday’s message from Philippians 2:3-11, exploring how the humility of Christ leads to the worship of Christ. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.

The humility of God is revealed in the birth of Jesus. The eternal Son willingly laid aside privilege, took on flesh, and became obedient even unto death for our salvation. This message helped us see that humility not merely as a personal virtue to admire, but as the very pathway through which God’s glory is revealed and our lives are transformed. We explore how Christ’s humility calls us to a posture of worship, obedience, and self-giving love in everyday life.

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This week on Beyond the Message, Matthew Morken and Danny Daugherty dive into Matthew 1:1-17, where we see that God’s purposeful sovereignty over Jesus’ birth proves that we can trust God’s purposeful sovereignty over our lives. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.

In yesterday’s message, we saw how the genealogy of Jesus isn’t a boring list of names—it’s a breathtaking picture of God’s sovereignty and grace. Danny pointed us to how Jesus’ birth proves God’s control over history and His power to redeem even the darkest parts of our stories. From the patience to wait for His timing to the hope that He’s working through our mess, Matthew 1 shows us a God who writes perfect stories with imperfect people.

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 In this episode, Sam and Jake discuss yesterday’s sermon from Daniel 11:2-12:13 — we are called to care about wisdom, purity, and to trust in the resurrection. We unpack the main points from the sermon and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.

As the book of Daniel closes, God reminds His people that He’s sovereign over history, over evil, and over every future moment still to come. This episode explores how prophecy isn’t meant to satisfy curiosity—it’s meant to fuel courage. We’ll talk about what it means to live faithfully when the world seems upside down, how to stand firm when deception and pressure grow, and why hope in resurrection gives us endurance in every trial.

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In this episode, Sam and Jake discuss yesterday’s sermon from Daniel 10-11:1 — we saw in the text that we have to be in awe of God to be at peace in this world. We unpack the main points from the sermon and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.

Daniel expected the end of exile to mean the rebuilding of Jerusalem, but God revealed something far bigger—the coming of a Messiah who would end sin, establish righteousness, and fulfill every promise. In Daniel 10-11:1, we see how God redirected Daniel’s hope and how He still calls us to lift our eyes from earthly fixes to eternal realities. We see how misplaced hope drains faith, how Christ redefines fulfillment, and how God’s sovereignty in prophecy fuels trust in every season.

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 In this episode, Michael and Jake discuss yesterday’s sermon from Daniel 9 — similarly to Daniel our hope can be off and in need of an adjustment; we need to remember to put our hope in Christ, not the lesser things that can tend to captivate our hearts. We unpack the main points from the sermon and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.

Daniel expected the end of exile to mean the rebuilding of Jerusalem, but God revealed something far bigger—the coming of a Messiah who would end sin, establish righteousness, and fulfill every promise. In this episode, we explore how God redirected Daniel’s hope and how He still calls us to lift our eyes from earthly fixes to eternal realities. We discuss how misplaced hope drains faith, how Christ redefines fulfillment, and how God’s sovereignty in prophecy fuels trust in every season.

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 In this episode, Sam and Jake discuss yesterday’s sermon from Daniel 9 — we see that the purpose of our troubles are to draw us back to God. We unpack the main points from the sermon and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.

Daniel 9 provides us with one of the most powerful prayers in Scripture—a prayer that begins in the Word, flows from brokenness, and ends in worship. We explored how Daniel’s response to Israel’s exile models the kind of prayer that can awaken a drifting church. Daniel encourages us to turn from half-hearted religion, confess sin honestly, and cry out for mercy and revival—for God’s glory, not our comfort.

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