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In today’s episode, Spiritual Fitness Coach John Comstock shares a powerful insight that breaks down myths and sheds light on the mental, emotional, and spiritual struggle of overcoming lust and porn addiction.  

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Join host Henry Kaestner as he sits down with Jared Fulks, co-founder of PureFlow, for an inspiring conversation about building Kingdom businesses in emerging markets. From four consecutive Uber drivers from different African countries in Dallas to empowering thousands of motorcycle taxi drivers in Uganda, this episode reveals how God orchestrates divine appointments in everyday moments and business ventures alike.

Discover how PureFlow started with just six motorcycles and $6,000 in a small Ugandan town and has grown into a hospitality-focused finance company serving thousands. Jared shares powerful lessons about the value of partnership born from prayer, the unexpected advantages of tier-two and tier-three cities, and why sometimes the best place to test a business idea isn't Silicon Valley—it's Africa.

• Divine appointments: Four African Uber drivers in 24 hours and what they reveal about staying spiritually present
• Starting with six bikes: How Colin emptied his savings and received 250 applications in 24 hours
• Partnership as a "God idea": Why prayer preceded partnership and the power of detailed operating agreements
• Tier-two and tier-three city advantages: Building trust and community away from capital cities
• Hospitality over finance: Reframing PureFlow as a hospitality business that creates places people want to return to
• Low-cost probes in Africa: Testing 100 ideas with a fraction of what it costs in the U.S.
• Living remotely while building locally: Managing a Uganda-based business from Atlanta through intentional engagement
• The football club strategy: Winning tournaments as customer acquisition and brand building
• Pressing the gas: Why not to subsidize yourself with philanthropy too soon

"Partnership is not a good idea. It's a God idea. It is woven into the fabric of how we were created. Nobody would argue that we're created for people. And so why would we assume any different?" - Jared Fulks

"If the business collapsed tomorrow, and it all just failed, which I hope it doesn't, I don't think it will. But if it did, the thing that I would take away most would be not the amazing people we've been able to hire, the thousands and thousands of people we serve, but it truly is the friendship and the brotherhood that I have with him." - Jared Fulks

"Start with where you are, with what you have... He lost $6,000. Like to most people listening to this podcast, it's not gonna kill you to lose $6,000." - Jared Fulks

Can someone truly claim to be a Christian while continuing in patterns of sin? Dr. John Neufeld explores 1 Corinthians 6:7-11, where Paul lists behaviors—from sexual immorality to theft and greed—that characterize the unregenerate life. Paul's shocking conclusion: believers should accept financial loss rather than disgrace Christ's name in court. True salvation isn't just forgiveness—it's liberation from the sins that once dominated us.

The Gospel Alternative to the Cultures of Men: Being a Christian inevitably puts you in conflict with culture. In this three-week series, Dr. John Neufeld examines 1 Corinthians 5-7 to explore how the gospel creates a distinct counter-culture in the church. Addressing sexual purity, church discipline, and Christian identity, Dr. Neufeld challenges believers to live faithfully in a broken world—not by condemning culture, but by demonstrating Christ's transforming power through humble accountability, moral courage, and authentic community that offers hope to a watching world.

For many people, contentment feels just out of reach—always tied to the next raise, the next purchase, or the next season of life. Yet Scripture calls us to something deeper and more lasting: a contentment that doesn’t depend on circumstances but rests in Christ Himself.

Psalm 23 begins with a stunning declaration:

“The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.” — Psalm 23:1 (NLT)

David’s words remind us that contentment doesn’t come from acquiring more but from trusting the One who provides. Just as sheep rest securely under the care of their shepherd, we can rest in God’s faithful provision.

True contentment isn’t about suppressing desire—it’s about redirecting it. When we find sufficiency in Christ rather than in money, possessions, or achievements, we’re freed from the trap of covetousness and anchored in the truth that in Him, we already have all we truly need.

Discontentment has plagued humanity from the beginning. In Eden, Adam and Eve had everything they needed, yet the serpent’s lie convinced them they lacked something essential. Discontentment still whispers, “God is holding out on you—you’d be better off if you had more.”

Today, that same voice is amplified through advertising, social media, and cultural comparison. We scroll through highlight reels and feel our lives don’t measure up. But Hebrews 13:5 offers the antidote:

“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”

The cure for discontentment isn’t having more—it’s remembering that God is always with us.

Contentment is not resignation—it’s liberation. It frees us from envy, overspending, and the crushing weight of comparison. Instead of striving endlessly for more, we learn to steward wisely what God has entrusted to us.

Proverbs 30:8–9 captures this balanced perspective beautifully:

“Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me…”

The wise steward seeks enough—not excess. When we live this way, our financial decisions change. We spend with purpose. We give with joy. We save with peace. Contentment reorients money from being our master to being a tool for God’s Kingdom.

Think of the widow of Zarephath in 1 Kings 17. With only a handful of flour and a little oil left, she faced famine. Yet when Elijah asked her to make him a cake first, she trusted God’s word—and He provided, not with overflowing barns, but with daily sufficiency.

Or consider the Macedonian believers in 2 Corinthians 8. Paul wrote,

“In a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity.”

Despite having little, they gave with glad hearts because their contentment was in Christ, not in their circumstances.

These examples remind us that contentment and generosity often go hand in hand. When we are satisfied in Christ, we’re free to bless others.

At the heart of contentment is trust. Jesus said in Matthew 6:25–26,

“Do not be anxious about your life… Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”

Contentment flows from believing that God knows what we need and delights to provide for His children. As Elisabeth Elliot once wrote, “The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.”

When Christ becomes our treasure, everything else finds its proper place.

That’s why Paul could say in 1 Timothy 6:6:

“Godliness with contentment is great gain.”

Contentment isn’t a loss—it’s true gain. It’s the kind of wealth no market downturn can erase and no thief can steal

Conflicts with our kids are inevitable. And one of the most intimidating things about parenting is the fear of losing our kids when these conflicts present themselves. Join Chip has he lays out 8 keys that’ll help you build securely bonded relationships with your kids. If you want to learn how you and your child can weather the storms ahead, this message is for you.

Four principles for positive parenting

1. Effective parenting begins with positive CLEAR-CUT OBJECTIVES! -Ephesians 6:4
2. Effective parenting demands we PRACTICE what we PREACH. -1 Corinthians 4:14-16
3. Effective parents build relationships that BOND. -1 Thessalonians 2:7-8, 11-12

8 “Keys” that build relationships that bond

• UNCONDITIONAL love
• Scheduled TIME
• FOCUSED attention
• EYE contact
• ONGOING communication
• Meaningful TOUCH
• Have FUN together
• PRAY together often

1. Effective parenting requires CONSTANT REPAIR and ONGOING MAINTENANCE. -1 John 1:9

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When we practice hospitality like God directs us to, He can change the course of history. In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson discusses how we can shape culture by opening our homes and being receptive to God’s instruction. He shares from the history of the early Church and how apostles like Peter and Paul practiced hospitality in ways that furthered God’s mission in the earth. Pastor Allen also relates the history of World Outreach, starting with his own family’s willingness to open their home to gathering, and he tells stories from the life of Corrie ten Boom, whose family’s hospitality saved over 800 lives during World War II. It’s rarely convenient to share your kitchen table with the community, but by practicing hospitality, we join with God in extending His Kingdom.