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In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin have a conversation surrounding the question "Who's Next?" Do we live life with blinders on simply focused on the task at hand and the things that we have to accomplish, or, do we pay attention to the people around us and how we have opportunities to invest in others? 

We believe that, like Jesus, we should be people who are more focused on others than on ourselves. For that reason, we are asking the question "Who's Next" as we consider all of the opportunities to invest in intentionally raising up those around us. Or, also, perhaps we are the ones who are being called to take a step up, or step in to deepen our own faith and participation in the body of Christ. 

As always, we hope you enjoy it! 

In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin are talking about the wind. Why the wind? Well, because in many ways the wind is like the Holy Spirit. And as we round out our sermon series on the book of Acts, we are reflecting back on the activity of the Holy Spirit throughout Acts, but also in our own lives. 

Using the metaphor of the wind, we will unpack many different ways to see, experience, and share the Holy Spirit and the message of Jesus Christ with those around us. 

We hope you enjoy it! 

At the end of the Book of Acts, the Apostle Paul is facing what seems like insurmountable obstacles. Between his arrest, shipwreck, and imprisonment in Rome, it certainly seems like this is the end of the road. Lock him up and throw away the key. And yet, that's not at all what happens. 

God works through these obstacles to bring about His Will so that His Word would be proclaimed before kings and emperors. 

What about the obstacles in your life? Do they feel insurmountable? Is it possible that you could see how God is working even in the midst of it? 

We hope you hear us speak about something in this conversation that will inspire you to start another conversation with someone else. 

We hope you enjoy it! 

In this week's episode, Pastor Kevin sits down for a conversation with Maura Leinonen and Karyn Fay - leaders of a group called "Joyfully Following Jesus." JFJ - as the group is commonly called - is a 12 week program for women to connect with other women as they grow deeper in their faith and with one another. But, it's more than just a "program." As you'll hear in the conversation - it's really a space that affords women a chance to "get in on what God is doing" - in their lives and the lives of others.

There's a new 12 week session starting September 15th on Mondays @ 6pm. If you'd like to learn more or sign up - head over to copperluth.org/JFJ. 

A big thanks to Maura + Karyn for making the time to sit down with me! As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation!

In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin have a conversation about telling our stories. Maybe you've heard this called "giving your testimony" before, but we want to nuance this conversation for you. Because, we do believe that your story matters and you should not be afraid to share it. But, learning to do this well, so that you don't worry about having to have a major dramatic conversion event, or, you don't want all your hope to be on your story and sticking to it. 

Your story is one that is not yet over. It's a story that God continues to write. Because your story is one of His activity in your life. 

Have you considered how the death and resurrection of Jesus play a central and pivotal role in your life and the hope that you have? 

We hope this conversation will inspire you to think about your story, and then to go ahead and share it with other people. Your story does matter. 

For more information head to: sspp.church/mystorymatters

In this week's conversation Aaron and Kevin are talking about what it looks like for a Christian to live a life that demans of an explanation. The life of the Christian ought to shine brightly in this world that is so often clouded in the darkness of sin. We love, sacrifice, are generous, forgive, etc. - or, at least that's what Christ has worked into us by his spirit. 

We hope that this conversation is inspiring to you and that you would be so filled with the Spirit of the living God that your life would demand an explanation. 

We hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, Aaron and Kevin are back on the brown couch having a conversation about the beautiful thing that is the Christian Community. When it is at its best, the Christian Community is the place where we are connected to one another in the grace of Jesus Christ, united with one another, forgiving and loving like Christ. We hope that all of you have had the opportunity to experience the best side of the Christian Community. 

Yet, perhaps, our experience of the Christian Community has not been all that great. Maybe we've been burned. Perhaps we haven't felt like we belonged or that people didn't care about us. 

In this conversation we'll talk about many of the best parts of the Christian Community and help you think through ways to experience it if that hasn't been your experience in the past. 

We hope this conversation inspires you to start another conversation with someone else. 

We hope you enjoy it! 

In this episode, Aaron and Kevin are coming to you from the streets of New Orleans, LA outside of the convention center where 20,000 LCMS high school students are learning about "Enduring" based on Hebrews 12:1-2. 

In this conversation, the guys share some things about what's happening at this gathering, unpack this theme, and also share how the topic of endurance was lived out in the life of Paul throughout the book of Acts. 

We hope this conversation inspires you to start another conversation with someone else. 

We hope you enjoy it! 

In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin are talking about when the Apostle Paul went to the Areopagus in Acts 17 and talked to people who were "very religious" and yet they didn't know Jesus. Paul walks them through a logical progression of understanding that some things they are looking for in an "unknown god" are fulfilled in the "known God" Jesus Christ. 

This is a helpful modeling for us who live in a skeptical age. There are many people we know who are looking for the things that God offers, but not looking to the giver of those things. 

We hope this conversation will inspire you to start another conversation about Jesus with someone else. 

We hope you enjoy it! 

In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin are discussing the great blessing of living life in the freedom of Jesus Christ! In the book of Acts, chapter 15, there is a major discussion that the early Christians have to figure out. Basically, what is necessary for salvation? They understood that the forgiveness of sins was solely based in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, yet for the formerly Jewish Christians, they struggled to give up all of the previous laws and customs that made them who they were. 

This is a conversation that the Christian Church throughout the world has continued to wrestle with and from time to time wades too much into claiming there is more to salvation than simply believing in Jesus Christ. 

As always we hope this conversation inspires you to start another conversation about Jesus with someone else. 

We hope you enjoy it!