Kirby Woods Podcast

Pastor Jared interviews Heather McCaskill, the executive director of One by One Ministries. One by One Ministries equips volunteers from local churches to mentor expectant parents or parents with brand new babies. They match trained mentors with moms who are asking for help. Their mission statement is: "One by One Ministries mentors and educates new moms to parent well so that children thrive."

Learn more about One by One at: https://www.onebyoneusa.org

Peter and John give Christians a lesson on how to engage a hostile culture with the Gospel; namely with boldness and obedience to God. 
Acts 4:13-22. 
Preached by Jared Kress on November 13th, 2022.

Peter and John’s sermon is interrupted by some very annoyed and insecure Sadducees, which leads them back to the assembly room where Jesus was once tried. Peter, full of the Spirit, elevates the exclusivity of Jesus Christ as the only path to salvation. 
Acts 4:1-12. 
Preached by Jared Kress on November 6th, 2022.

Pastor Jared and Aaron the Intern discuss the tension of being a hearer and doer of the Word, as well as the value of learning to feed ourselves spiritually. 

Another crowd gathers because of a miraculous healing, which leads to another great public sermon from Peter. Peter presses them hard on repentance, but also opens the door of grace and promises times of refreshing if they receive Jesus. 
Acts 3. 
Preached by Jared Kress on October 30th, 2022.

The “radical” early church we often hear about is really just radically devoted to the normal rhythms of Christian life. You don’t have to actually be radical to be a radical church in 2022. You just have to be radically devoted to a few routine things. 
Part of our "Acts: Boldness and Power" series. 
Acts 2:42-47. 
Preached by Jared Kress on October 23rd, 2022. 

Pastor Jared and Jeff Patrick sit down to talk about his ministry at the Memphis Union Mission and how churches can minster to the homeless population in our city. 
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Young people lack wisdom and experience and sometimes make bad decisions when they get early chances to lead, I certainly did. However, my church’s gentle response to me helped me to continue growing and to love my local church as I learned “on the job.” This episode is about creating a church culture that allows young people to try things, potentially flop, and not come away discouraged. 
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On this day, three thousand people came to the horrifying realization that they had crucified their very own Messiah after a convincing plea from Peter on the day of Pentecost. For those who repented and received Jesus, it was not too late to experience eternal salvation. 
Part of our "Acts: Boldness and Power" series. 
Acts 2:25-41. 
Preached by Jared Kress on October 16th, 2022. 

Amidst the confused crowd that had gathered outside the upper room in Jerusalem, there was a significant need to make sense of it and leverage the opportunity for evangelism. Peter stands in one of his brightest moments and addresses the gathered crowd on the day of Pentecost. 
Part of our "Acts: Boldness and Power" series. 
Acts 2:14-24. 
Preached by Jared Kress on October 9th, 2022.