Our final episode features Abby Dias and Caleb Raby reflecting on what it means to follow Jesus through the valley. Suffering exposes what we trust, strips away our illusions of control, and forms us in ways comfort cannot. Yet the valley is not evidence that God has abandoned us. Jesus entered suffering Himself, meets us there, and uses even what we would never choose to make us more like Him. As we keep walking, asking, grieving, and trusting, we discover the deepest truth of God Has More: He is the more.

Our final episode features Abby Dias and Caleb Raby reflecting on what it means to follow Jesus through the valley. Suffering exposes what we trust, strips away our illusions of control, and forms us in ways comfort cannot. Yet the valley is not evidence that God has abandoned us. Jesus entered suffering Himself, meets us there, and uses even what we would never choose to make us more like Him. As we keep walking, asking, grieving, and trusting, we discover the deepest truth of God Has More: He is the more.

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The Cost of DiscipleshipOctober 18, 2026 • RD McClenagan • Luke 14:25–33This Sunday, RD teaches from Luke 14:25–33, exploring Jesus’ call to wholehearted discipleship, emphasizing that following Him requires placing our love and devotion to Christ above everything else. He challenges us to resist cultural compromise, reject divided allegiances, and surrender anything that competes with our devotion to God. While Jesus calls His followers to count the cost of discipleship and take up their cross, radical obedience is often lived out through small, intentional acts of everyday faithfulness. Rather than relying on our own effort, true transformation comes through the power of the Holy Spirit and is sustained by God’s love for us. Ultimately, the costly grace of Jesus Christ, who gave His life for us, is both the foundation and motivation for wholehearted discipleship, reminding us that He alone is worthy of everything.WEBSITE: https://fellowshipknox.org/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipknox/

The Cost of Discipleship October 18, 2026 • RD McClenagan • Luke 14:25–33 This Sunday, RD teaches from Luke 14:25–33, exploring Jesus’ call to wholehearted discipleship, emphasizing that following Him requires placing our love and devotion to Christ above everything else. He challenges us to resist cultural compromise, reject divided allegiances, and surrender anything that competes with our devotion to God. While Jesus calls His followers to count the cost of discipleship and take up their cross, radical obedience is often lived out through small, intentional acts of everyday faithfulness. Rather than relying on our own effort, true transformation comes through the power of the Holy Spirit and is sustained by God’s love for us. Ultimately, the costly grace of Jesus Christ, who gave His life for us, is both the foundation and motivation for wholehearted discipleship, reminding us that He alone is worthy of everything. WEBSITE: https://fellowshipknox.org/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipknox/

Luke: The Cost of Discipleship

The Great BanquetOctober 11, 2026 • Greg Pinkner • Luke 14:1–24This Sunday, Greg teaches from Luke 14:1-24, exploring Jesus’ teaching on humility and the invitation to enter the kingdom of God, emphasizing that salvation is a gift of grace rather than something we can earn through our own righteousness. Through the parable of the wedding feast, Jesus calls us to take the lowest place, following His own example of humility, sacrifice, and obedience, rather than seeking recognition or exalting ourselves. The parable of the great banquet reveals that God’s kingdom is not for those who believe they have earned their place through good works, but for those who recognize their sin, acknowledge their need for a Savior, and humbly receive His invitation. As believers, we are to abandon self-righteousness and embrace the grace, mercy, and sacrificial love that characterize God’s kingdom, extending that same invitation to others who desperately need it. God's invitation is available now but will not remain open forever, urging us to seek Him while He may be found and trust in the gentle, loving work of the Holy Spirit to continually shape us into the likeness of Christ.WEBSITE: https://fellowshipknox.org/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipknox/

The Great Banquet October 11, 2026 • Greg Pinkner • Luke 14:1–24 This Sunday, Greg teaches from Luke 14:1-24, exploring Jesus’ teaching on humility and the invitation to enter the kingdom of God, emphasizing that salvation is a gift of grace rather than something we can earn through our own righteousness. Through the parable of the wedding feast, Jesus calls us to take the lowest place, following His own example of humility, sacrifice, and obedience, rather than seeking recognition or exalting ourselves. The parable of the great banquet reveals that God’s kingdom is not for those who believe they have earned their place through good works, but for those who recognize their sin, acknowledge their need for a Savior, and humbly receive His invitation. As believers, we are to abandon self-righteousness and embrace the grace, mercy, and sacrificial love that characterize God’s kingdom, extending that same invitation to others who desperately need it. God's invitation is available now but will not remain open forever, urging us to seek Him while He may be found and trust in the gentle, loving work of the Holy Spirit to continually shape us into the likeness of Christ. WEBSITE: https://fellowshipknox.org/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipknox/

Luke: The Great Banquet

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Trellis: The Way of Practice

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Trellis: Truth

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A New Season, By His Grace, for His Glory

The members of the teaching team, Rick Dunn, Greg Pinkner, J.C. Neely and R.D. McClenagan have a conversation on what they see on the horizon at Fellowship Middlebrook. The vision series is referenced. Catch up with those sermons: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gospel-of-salvation/id570965033?i=1000575294405">The Gospel of Salvation </a>- The Gospel from Romans 3:23 - 26 preached by Greg Pinkner <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-breath-of-life/id570965033?i=1000576045498">The Breath of Life</a> - The importance of the word from 2 Timothy 4:4 <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marriage-gods-story/id570965033?i=1000576843783">Marriage: God's Story</a> - The Gospel in Marriage by Rick and Teresa Dunn <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-story-of-glory/id570965033?i=1000577797452">The Story of God's Glory</a> - Why God's glory is primary by R.D. McClenagan

The members of the teaching team, Rick Dunn, Greg Pinkner, J.C. Neely and R.D. McClenagan have a conversation on what they see on the horizon at Fellowship Middlebrook. The vision series is referenced. Catch up with those sermons: The Gospel of Salvation - The Gospel from Romans 3:23 - 26 preached by Greg Pinkner The Breath of Life - The importance of the word from 2 Timothy 4:4 Marriage: God's Story - The Gospel in Marriage by Rick and Teresa Dunn The Story of God's Glory - Why God's glory is primary by R.D. McClenagan

The members of the teaching team, Rick Dunn, Greg Pinkner, J.C. Neely and R.D. McClenagan have a conversation on what they see on the horizon at Fellowship Middlebrook. The vision series is referenced. Catch up with those sermons: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gospel-of-salvation/id570965033?i=1000575294405" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Gospel of Salvation </a>- The Gospel from Romans 3:23 - 26 preached by Greg Pinkner <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-breath-of-life/id570965033?i=1000576045498" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Breath of Life</a> - The importance of the word from 2 Timothy 4:4 <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marriage-gods-story/id570965033?i=1000576843783" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marriage: God's Story</a> - The Gospel in Marriage by Rick and Teresa Dunn <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-story-of-glory/id570965033?i=1000577797452" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Story of God's Glory</a> - Why God's glory is primary by R.D. McClenagan&nbsp;

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The Story of Glory

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Marriage: God's Story

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The Breath of Life

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The Gospel of Salvation

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What God Has Joined

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