Simply put, context is the details that surround a text or passage that can bolster our understanding of the Bible. Whether it be literary, historical, cultural, or biblical, understanding context is KEY to understanding scripture.

In this episode we look at 3 reasons why context is vital:

1) Context Develops Your Understanding of Scripture

2) Context Informs Your Relationship With God

3) Context Impacts your Application of Scripture

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Becca and I talk through ten technology boundaries that we try to abide by in our family. From our TV to social media and how we communicate with people of the opposite sex, these are ten things that have helped us create a safe and healthy home. We know that they might not all fit for you, but we encourage you to try them out or try something similar!

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Dave Pennington is a pastor a Family Baptist Church in Carpinteria, CA. Dave brings a unique perspective to this episode by encouraging you to think critically about why a smaller church could be the right fit for you. Starting with a helpful definition of what the church actually is, Dave moves into some of the potential strengths/weaknesses of making a small church home. More than anything else in this episode, Dave longs for you to become a contributing member of your local body. Tune in to learn more about what it means to be a part of the Church. 

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Dave's Recommended Resources:

1. Sojourners and Strangers by Greg Allison

2. Understanding the Congregations Authority by Jonathan Leeman

3. When the Church was Family by Joseph Hellerman

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Derek Brandt is a Pastor at Scottsdale Bible Church in Arizona. Derek joins me for a conversation on Mega-Churches and why a large church might be the right fit for someone looking for a faith family. From red flags and potential weaknesses to the strengths and resources of the mega church model, Derek pulls back the curtain on what it could look like for you to call a Mega-Church home. Derek longs for you to both think critically about your church home and become a contributing member to your local body as well. Don’t miss this episode! 

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Aaron Crawford is the Senior Pastor of Sierra Grace Fellowship in Auburn, CA where we work together to bring the gospel to our community. Aaron joins me for a conversation about what it looks like to find and become a part of a healthy and biblical church. From recognizing red flags to analyzing your own motivations, criteria, and desires in a church, we talk about all the ins and outs of church shopping while avoiding becoming a mere consumer at whatever body you end up at. 

Focused on challenging you to become a contributing member to both a local body and the universal Church, Aaron brings wonderful insights to a much needed conversation. 

Tune in next week for a Defense of Mega-Churches with Derek Brandt. 

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Dave Keehn is a Professor of Christian Ministry at Biola University, the Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Community Church and the Senior Chaplain of the Orange County Fire Department. He joins us for an amazing conversation on what it looks to engage with scripture in a deeper way. Challenging us to study the Bible every time we read it, Dave talks about the importance of spending time in the Word that is unhurried, humble, and deepened by a desire to know God more fully. 

Dave has also started a foundation in honor of his son Adam Keehn called the Adam Keehn Foundation. We highly encourage you check it out and learn more about Adam’s story and the work this foundation is doing! 

Hope you enjoy the episode! 

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My wife and I discuss our experience with parenting. We talk about the things that have brought us the most joy, the expectations we had before becoming parents, our perspectives on our roles as mother and father, and how we've come to know and love the gospel more through parenting.

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In this episode, Noah walks through Ephesians 4:7-16 and examines what this passage has to say about church structure and your role in the church. It's important to remember that unity, maturity, and fullness in Christ are vital issues to the health of a church and growth of an individual. Tune in now to learn more about the role you play in your church.

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The Trinity is in many ways a mystery. The idea of three being one is something that we could spend our life trying to understand and still come up short. In this episode, Noah talks about some of the basic things we need to know about the trinity to inform our worship and grow our relationship with God. Just because we can't know everything about the trinity does not mean we can't know something! Tune in to refresh on the basics of what it means to worship a trinitarian God.

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Christians can often be labeled as intolerant or narrow minded because of their commitment to the belief that Jesus is the only way to God. In this episode Noah breaks down what it means for Jesus to be exclusive, why it matters, and 3 different ways we can understand or explain this to people. Tune in to this episode to learn more about why it is important to trust in an exclusive gospel in an inclusive world.

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