Ben and Danny break down the final sermon from our advent series, looking at the life of Anna. We address some of the questions between the Roman Catholic understanding of Mary and our understanding from the Scriptures...also pressing into why Catholics practice praying to saints, but we do not. We also cover the expectation that Jews in Jesus' day had that 2 Messiah's would come once, rather than one Messiah coming twice. This difference helps point out that our human nature is to prioritize other forms of deliverance over our redemption from sin.We referenced "The Unfinished Reformation" (follow link to Amazon)As always, music by Zeke Wright Music. (again, follow link for more)

Ben slides into the passenger seat and helps us drive home the third sermon in our Advent series. We review how we often come to the Bible thinking of works first, instead of faith; why the people were scared when Zechariah started speaking again; and does God turn his face away from us when we sin.Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/

Marco and Danny follow up from the second sermon in our Advent series, tackling things like acknowledging the faithful life of a Biblical character without presenting them as sinless, understanding the Immaculate Conception (and why we don't affirm it) and thinking through the Virgin Birth in regard to Jesus being the "New Adam."

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Through the wonders of Zoom, Danny and Marco are able to discuss the first sermon in our Advent series. They tackle issues like: describing the pain and suffering people can face even after having their scandal removed, whether God authors sin and if the need to clean up our chaos to avail ourselves to God is biblical or not (spoiler: it's not)Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/

Marco and Danny talk through the sermon from the day before. Together, they discuss some how-to's in an evangelism encounter, geek out on some LOTR, discuss the infinite penalty for sin and our finite ability to pay it, and wrap it up discussing the totality of Christ's payment for our sin!Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/

Rather than the typical Q&A format, Marco grabbed the steering wheel of the podcast and suggested we just chop it up. We talked through his text, but also talked a bit about Redemption Hill Church. Pod goes a little long, but man...we had a good time. Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/

Marco and Danny break down the sermon from Sunday. They discuss Isaiah 28 and how believers should come to the Old Testament. They also discuss eternal rewards...what are they and why would we even have them.Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/

Marco and Danny break down the sermon from October 31...and we knew it would happen...they go into Overtime (so drive home slow). They discuss how to grow into maturity in the Word, address a LifeGroup's question about the difference between discerning and judging, deal with being comfortable with your limitations and nerd out a little about the Reformation!Musical treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/

Marco is back! Marco Rankin and Danny Wright follow up on Danny's sermon from Sunday. They dig further into "general call" and "effectual call," why evangelism should be done from a posture of humility, the great privilege that evangelism is and Marco even solicits some advice for a young, aspiring (and particularly good-looking) church planter.Music treats from https://www.instagram.com/zekewright_music/

Danny and Michael dig deeper into the text and explore issues surrounding Paul's words. They discuss things like the general call versus the effectual call that comes with the gospel, how to help a person see their weakness and need for Christ. Michael also shared how Jesus appeared weak, foolish and lowly to a watching world. Stay tuned, Michael may start a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup podcast...breaking down the schedule of candy releases!