Forged in the Word

In the last episode of the season, Trevor discusses Luke 2:1-19 and discusses his observations that he discovered while preparing for a Christmas sermon a couple years ago. He breaks down Mary's response to Jesus' birth when everyone else was out spreading the news and how we should act similarly in this Christmas season in 2020.

In this week's episode Trevor opens up about the experiences he had on staff with two separate churches and the observations that came from working in a broken system. Through sharing his story, Trevor breaks down ways that the Church has allowed a system to form that enables the abuse of leadership. He finishes by bringing hope for a path forward and what that could look like for the Western Church in 2020.

In this week's episode, Trevor draws parallels between the year of Jubilee and what we are currently experiencing with the COVID-19 pandemic. He breaks down many different forms of sabbath and rest that are all throughout Scripture and encourages believers to take principles from those examples to find the form of rest that they so desperately need in this season.

In this week's episode Trevor discusses how dangerous it can be for believers to live in an echo chamber, especially in 2020. He breaks down how these echo chambers can lead to false teachings and prophecies that the Bible warns us about throughout the Old and New Testaments. There is plenty to break down all throughout Scripture that points out how seriously God takes this and a call to leave our echo chamber.

In this week's episode, Trevor challenges beliefs in the Western Church about the United States being a "Christian" nation and how that plays out in the lives of believers in 2020. He breaks down how most believers are acting right now are not in accordance to Biblical mandates and that the Church has completely missed the mark in their response to issues that have come up in our culture. This episode is spoken with truth in love, and is a call to all believers to repent and turn to following Christ the way we are called to.

In this week's episode, Trevor finishes up the James series by diving into James 5. Within the chapter, Trevor breaks down God being the God of the oppressed, Jesus' words about coming back before the disciples died, being a person of your word and a ton more. This week will challenge and encourage you, listen in and share!

Within the study of James 4, Trevor explores many themes and topics that revolve around our commitment to Christ. He dives into the difficulty in trusting in the Lord's timing, the seriousness of making a decision and commitment to follow Christ and breaks down judgment in a new light that leads to super intriguing facts about eternity that most Christians aren't aware of. Listen in and share!

In this week's episode, Trevor studies James chapter 3, and gets into the many different facets of how we are called to use our mouth according to Scripture. With stern warnings and even breaking down some cultural components, Trevor discusses how believers are called to a higher standard, even in the midst of a politically correct climate in today's day and age. Be challenged, be encouraged, be convicted, this week has lots of practical application!

This week Trevor breaks down James 2, discussing a lot of tough topics. Namely discussing how all sin leads to death, no matter how socially acceptable it may be, how believers should interact with people of all economic status and living out your faith in truly impactful ways. So much of the consumeristic mentality of America has seeped into the Church and Trevor analyzes how that has impacted certain aspects of how the church functions.

In this week's episode Trevor begins a deep dive study into the book of James, breaking down chapter 1 in great detail. Hitting on topics such as anger, living out our faith, the role of social media in our society as believers and more! Tune in for the beginning of this 5 week series studying the book of James!