In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the 3rd week of Advent and the theme of Joy. Joy is such a wonderful thing in the life of the believer and is distinctly different than happiness. The world can take away our happiness, but the joy we receive from God can never be taken away. We have a a reason to have joy. We have a God that loves and has never left us. He sent His son for us. He came so that all can be free from oppression. He came so that all that was high would be brought low and low brought high. This is such a beautiful picture of the Kingdom and what it is all about now. So as we live now, we live this life of joy in all that we do, pushing others towards this freedom from oppression, and inexplainable joy that we have been able to experience. We hope you enjoyed this conversation and that it pushes and challenges you. Know you are loved and prayed for.

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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the second week of Advent and its implications in our lives. It is so easy to get caught up in this season of life, and it can be anything but peaceful. The call, just like God gave to Isaiah and John though, is to usher in peace even in the midst of hard, frustrating, and difficult times. We can look around and see the brokeness of the church and society, but the beauty of the kingdom of God, is that we get to call people out of that into something that is so different. That different thing will ultimately bring peace, joy, hope, and love into their lives. Thanks for listening and know that you are loved!

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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss Advent, it's importance, and look at the first theme of Advent which is hope. Advent is such an awesome season of the church, and it begins the new year of the church. There really is no greater reset, than to remember Jesus' first coming and to wait/keep watch for His second coming. We do this by making sure that we live well while we wait. We do that by keeping the reconciliation of all things in our minds as the goal we are pushing towards and live now what we think that ultimate reconciliation will be. We hope you are looking forward to this season and we hope you enjoyed todays conversation.

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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss church worship and its importance. As Pastor Rhonda has been writing and creating beautiful songs, it has really brought about some great conversation on songs and why they matter. For so many, the sermon is the most important thing on Sundays and the songs are just prep. We believe that this is the furtherest from the truth though. Songs matter and often are the things we turn too for strength, peace, and hope in hard times. Thanks for listening in as we discuss this topic.

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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the Thanksgiving season and its importance in the church. It is so important that Thanksgiving is apart of our faith, but Thanksgiving is so much more than just a feeling. It is easy to get caught up in the moments of life, and have a feeling of thankfulness as we move on to the next things. Thanksgiving is more than just a feeling though, and the scripture we look at today points to that. Thanks so much for listening and we pray and hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving.

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What does it mean to become like a servant? Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss this as they look at the lectionary this week. Pride is something that can be very hard for us and lead us to some dark places. It leads us to complacency and potentially the abuse of others. The pharisees allowed their pride and position to get them to that place. Jesus speaks directly against this. What is our identity going to be in and how are we going to let that define and direct our lives? These are all apart of the conversation today. Thanks for listening to our antics and know that you are loved!!

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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the Gospel passage for the lectionary and its important to our lives. Jesus here is asked what the greatest commandment is, and His response is one that we are very familiar with. But, what does it actually mean and how does it drive our lives? We hope you enjoy this discussion about this as much as we did and know that we are praying for you and love you!

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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth catch up with all of the happenings in life. There has been so much going on, and we are excited to tell you all about it. We also discuss the Exodus passage from the lectionary. In this passage, God tells Moses that He will be with him and the people, and proves this by showing Moses His back. It is the fullness of this glory that pushes us and moves us forward. We hope you enjoy this conversation and please do not hesitate to let us know if there is anything that we can do for you.

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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth continue discussing the Philippians passage from the lectionary that was started last week. In this weeks passage, Paul states his case for being able to be proud of his past. The reality though, is that once he encountered Christ, everything changed. The past, his previous way of thinking and believing, his previous way of living, everything was now filtered through Christ and Christ crucified. As we do that, we then push to the future and Christ desire for us, which could lead us to a places that are not always easy. The truth is though, that the reward is so worth it. We hope you enjoy this weeks conversation and know that we are praying for you!

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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss what it means to live out the humility of Christ. It is so easy during hard times to focus on religion, instead of living the life that God desires for us to live. We believe that there is and can be a difference. As we look at the Philippians passage, it is so important that we approach the faith with as much humility as we can, as this allows us to spread and share the gospel, even in the midst of persecution and abandonment. We appreciate you listening in to this episode, and know that we are praying for you all!

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