In a culture overflowing with sexual messages, many of us are quietly carrying questions, confusion, or even shame around the topic of sex. It’s no secret this conversation still feels a little taboo, even among Christians. But Scripture isn’t silent on sex—and we shouldn’t be either.

Here’s the truth: shame keeps us from the good things God has for us.

In this episode, Heather and Jamie explore the roots of sexual shame and how we can move from hiding to healing—stepping into the light to be fully known and restored.

Show Notes: 

Book Recommendations:

• Embodied by Gregg Allison

• The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire

• How and When to Tell Your Kids about Sex by Stan and Brenna Jones

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van Der Kolk M.D.

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Let’s be honest—Judges is one of those books in the Bible that makes you pause and say, “Wait… what?” The stories are full of deeply flawed people doing questionable things. But they also hold up a mirror to our own human condition. They reveal our drift, our compromise, our self-reliance. And they whisper a question that echoes throughout the Old Testament: Who will save us?

In this episode, Whit George and Angela Ekstrum what the book of Judges shows us about the state of our hearts and the faithfulness of God.

Show notes:

In this episode, they reference Judges for You by Timothy Keller

Check Out the Message | Counter Culture, The Reality of Sin, & God's Unrelenting Faithfulness:

https://youtu.be/1Nzx1EnO0mw?si=0Je9rFnsTOyyBEE8

Time Stamps:

• 0:00 – A Journey Worth Sharing
• 2:00 – Angela: From “Not a Pastor” to Bible Boss
• 5:00 – Finding Her Voice in Scripture
• 8:00 – Rethinking How We Read the Bible
• 14:00 – Judges: A Mirror of the Human Heart
• 18:00 – Wrestling with Divine Judgment
• 24:00 – Justice, Mercy, and God's Restraint
• 30:00 – Forming a Counter-Culture People
• 36:00 – Community is Not Optional
• 41:00 – Growth Through the Grind
• 46:00 – Generational Faith & Forgotten Stories
• 54:00 – God Allows Testing for Our Good
• 1:03:00 – Everyday Faithfulness in a Watching World
• 1:10:00 – Living as Light in the Darkness
• 1:17:00 – The God Who Keeps Showing Up
• 1:26:00 – Commitment, Complacency, and Coming Home

What do you do with a gift you never really learned how to use? We often treat sex like the expensive china we registered for but never use—beautiful in theory, awkward in practice. But sex isn’t just skin-deep.

In this episode, Heather and Jamie talked about how our minds—and marriages—need renewing. Jamie shares the invisible legacy of trauma passed down through her family, while Heather opens up about the pressure to “perform” intimacy without ever being taught what godly sexual intimacy actually looks like. Let’s renew our minds together! 

Show Notes:

Book Recommendations:

• Embodied by Gregg Allison

• The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire

• How and When to Tell Your Kids about Sex by Stan and Brenna Jones

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Time Stamps:

• 0:00 – Let’s Talk About Sex (And Why It Matters)
• 0:56 – Real Talk: What the Survey Revealed
• 2:00 – “Why Do I Still Feel Broken?”
• 5:52 – Inherited Silence: Family, Shame, and What Wasn’t Said
• 9:03 – Digging Into God’s Heart for Sex
• 12:06 – When Culture Teaches More Than Church
• 13:16 – The Doctor Asked WHAT?!
• 14:30 – Marriage Isn’t Just a Roommate Agreement
• 16:04 – Preparing for Connection (All Day Long)
• 18:15 – Know Your Body, Know Your Rhythm
• 19:44 – Sex Is Sacred: 1 Corinthians 6, Unpacked
• 21:13 – Consent, Abuse, and the Marriage Bed
• 23:01 – Song of Solomon: The Original Love Poem
• 25:29 – Let’s Not Keep This Hidden
• 28:02 – From Shame to Freedom
• 30:02 – Where to Start When You’re Struggling
• 32:20 – A Radical Testimony of Surrender
• 34:38 – No Shame, Just an Invitation

We often frame salvation around a single emotional moment: Did you pray the prayer? But that question doesn’t show up in Scripture. American Christianity has often reduced the gospel to an afterlife insurance policy: believe in Jesus and go to heaven when you die. But if your concept of heaven doesn’t require Jesus to be there, you’ve misunderstood what Jesus came to do.

In this episode, Pastors Whit and Lee explore justification and sanctification and how God is not just after our destination; He’s after our transformation.

Show notes:

Check Out the Message: Finding the Great Purpose of Your Life Through Sanctification - https://youtu.be/Lr51g34nqYE

Timestamps:

• 0:12–2:18 – Challenging insights and views on sanctification

• 2:18–4:10 – Sanctification through Scripture: Egypt as metaphor

• 4:10–5:33 – Justification vs. sanctification: guilt vs. power of sin

• 5:33–8:01 – Can you be justified without evidence of sanctification?

• 8:01–10:22 – Emotionalism, altar calls, and shallow gospel messaging

• 10:22–14:26 – Embracing justification daily fuels the process of sanctification

• 14:26–17:20 – Fruit is evidence: Why sanctification isn’t optional

• 20:02–22:05 – If heaven doesn’t require Jesus, it’s not heaven

• 24:57–26:12 – False religion vs. real devotion to Christ

• 30:56–36:08 – Exodus: A picture of justification and sanctification

• 38:01–42:20 – Jesus = joyful life, not necessarily pleasurable

• 42:20–47:05 – Sanctification vs. optimization: becoming like Jesus vs. better you

• 50:15–52:36 – Self-awareness comes from looking at God, not within

• 52:36–55:01 – Sanctification begins in our weaknesses

• 1:00:46–1:02:06 – Ask the Holy Spirit for help in the process

• 1:06:01–1:09:16 – Orient your whole life toward Jesus

Justification is what God has done for you, said about you, and declared over you. Nothing needs to be added, it is complete. But for many, what Jesus has done sits in an invisible world that you feel you cannot see or access. So, how do you begin to apply this finished work in your lives?

Show Notes:

Whit's Message: The Doctrine of Justification by Grace & Faith

https://youtu.be/_audYAqqeWs

Ethan's Message: The Miracle of Justification

https://youtu.be/4ODvAz54MsE 

Great Doctrines of the Bible - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Dynamics of Spiritual Life: An Evangelical Theology of Renewal - Richard F. Lovelace

Room for Good Things to Run Wild: How Ordinary People Become Every Day Saints - Josh Nadeau

The Great Divorce - C.S. Lewis

Renewal isn’t just fresh vision or passion—it’s also a painful shedding of sin, pride, and your false self. When life hits—when the diagnosis comes, the relationship ends, the silence of God feels deafening—your theology will show up. Whether you realize it or not, the beliefs you’ve built in the quiet seasons will become the framework you lean on in the storms.

In this episode, pastors Whit George and Blake Zimmerman explore shame, guilt, and performance, the beliefs that make us Christians, and personal experiences of renewal through suffering.  

Show Notes:

Spiritual Awareness: God's Holiness & The Depth of Your Sin

https://youtu.be/r4ObZy5SKf4

00:05:02 — Doctrinal conversations to have when dating

00:09:00 — Christian Orthodoxy = The Creeds

00:10:45 — Die For, Divide For, Debate For, Decide For

00:15:00 — "A Divine Shoulder Tap"

00:18:40 — Navigating the Loss of a Child

00:26:15 — Renewal: An Acceleration of the Normal Work of God

00:28:00 — Doctrine of Revelation: God Always Goes First

00:29:55 — Awareness of Sin

00:39:00 — Levels of Sin

00:41:45 — What it Means to Be Holy

00:47:00 — Everything Begins with Doxology

00:51:00 — Navigating Guilt & Shame

Renewal isn’t about becoming a "better" version of ourselves; it’s about becoming who God intended us to be — and that process always begins before revival ever reaches the world around us.

In this episode, Whit and Casey explore the often-overlooked power of writing as a way to process with God — and how it creates space for the Holy Spirit to reveal what’s hidden beneath the surface. They dive into what renewal really means, why it’s more than just a one-time event, and how personal transformation is tied to surrender, honesty, and preaching the gospel to ourselves daily. 

Show Notes:

Check Out the Message: Transformation in You: The Spirit-Led Process of Renewal - https://youtu.be/BVBI3wYswUY

What shaped your understanding of sex growing up? Was it a quiet conversation with a parent, an awkward health class, a warning laced with shame? For many of us—especially those raised in Christian homes—our foundational beliefs about sex were vague, fear-based, or simply unspoken. We may have heard “don’t do it until you’re married,” but little else. And the unspoken message? Sex is bad… until one day, magically, it’s good.

We believe it’s time to talk. This summer, we’re inviting experts, sharing real stories, surfacing hard questions, and pointing back to God’s truth. Because God cares deeply about sex. He designed it. And He wants something better for all of us.

Let’s break the silence—together.

Content Warning: This episode is best suited for those ages 16 and up.

Show notes:

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00:00:00 - Introduction to Summer of Sex

00:00:20 - Mature Content Warning

00:00:33 - Foundations of Sexual Awareness

00:01:32 - First Experiences with Sex Education

00:03:37 - Shame and Normalization

00:06:10 - Impact of Family Dynamics

00:09:00 - Sexual Trauma and Its Effects

00:12:50 - Navigating Sexual Relationships

00:15:04 - Body Image and Modesty

00:18:04 - Biblical Perspectives on Sex

00:20:03 - Addressing Sexual Dysfunction

00:23:55 - Commitment to Ongoing Conversations

00:25:29 - Encouragement to Ask Questions

00:28:41 - Practical Steps for Intimacy

00:30:08 - Conclusion and Next Steps

Welcome to the Good Friday guided prayer through the gospel of Mark. For the next 10 minutes or so, we are going to turn our attention to God in prayer. He desires to meet with us today, to talk to us, to share His heart with us and for us to share our hearts with Him. If you would like to read along as you listen, you can find this episode's transcript here: churchonthemove.com/goodfriday

Brothers Whit and Gabe George grew up in church, but their journeys to truly following Jesus took different paths—both marked by pride, just in different forms. Both had to face the unsettling reality that pride, whether loud or quiet, keeps us from God. Like Peter, they had to be confronted with what was really inside of them—not to be condemned, but to be changed. Real transformation began when they stopped pointing outward and dared to ask, “Lord, is it me?” Only then did they begin to understand that faith isn’t built on perfection—it’s built on dependency.

In this episode, Whit and Gabe share stories from their childhood, explore Peter's actions in Mark 14, and reflect on the painful and beautiful journey of discovering who you really are in light of Christ.

Show Notes:

Listen to the Message:  What Storms Reveal About Your Foundation -

https://youtu.be/1LapLZlhMys