Loving Truth

Part one of two. Connor and Mike discuss how to lovingly encourage and even challenge those who are struggling in their faith or actively opposing the Lord.

In this episode, Mike and Connor address a question that arose in response to Mike's July 18 Sunday sermon: How do we distinguish between false teachers and genuine believers who are struggling with sin? We turned to quite a few passages in our attempt to answer this question. Hopefully it will provide some clarity for everyone who has wrestled through this question or a similar one.

The Bible calls believers to put to death the deeds of the flesh and forbids us from loving the world (1 John 2:15). At the same time, believers are called to love people in the world with genuine care, kindness, and selflessness. How can believers honor both of these exhortations? In this episode, Connor and Mike answer this by addressing the question, "How do we love the world?"

With the junior high and high school students gone at Hume Lake, Connor and Mike take an episode to talk about the ways that God works through camp experiences. Spoiler alert: God can use times at camp in powerful ways!

Pastor Mike and Connor dive back into the topic of resting in the midst of difficult seasons, focusing on how Jesus can bring calm to our souls even in the most challenging times.

Pastor Mike and Connor discuss resting in seasons of unrest, turning to Psalm 46 and Psalm 73 to think about how believers can rest and trust God's sovereign goodness even in the most difficult times. Part one of two.

In this episode, Mike and Connor tackle the topic of taking a break. In particular, Mike gives counsel on how to take a day off, how to guard times of sabbath rest, how to take a vacation, and how to evaluate your life and make plans for the future. There's a lot of much needed wisdom in his advice

The final episode in our Big Questions about the Bible series. Mike and Connor tackle the question, "What will God use the Bible to do?" Here, after weeks of discussing proper hermeneutics and interpretation, we move on to the thrilling process of life transformation that God accomplishes through his Word. We get into 2 Corinthians 3:18, our transformation from glory to glory, and the role of the Spirit in our growth. Happy listening!

Part six of seven in our "Big Questions about the Bible" series. For this episode, we were joined by two special guests, Michael Sciarra (Mike's son) and Eric Durso from Grace Rancho. The four of us had a great discussion around the question, "why must we obey the Bible?" Happy listening!

Join Connor and Mike for part five of seven in our series about God's Word. Today's question: How can I know that my interpretation of the Bible is the correct one? We talk about the witness of church history, the "rule of faith," the importance of hermeneutics, and the need for humility in interpretation.