McGregor Podcast

He is risen, and McGregor is moving. This Easter episode lands at the intersection of resurrection joy and real-life change.

Mark, Tamar, and Christian celebrate Resurrection Sunday and walk through everything listeners need to know as McGregor transitions from the Worship Center to Fellowship Hall beginning next Sunday, April 12. They cover practical details including updated parking recommendations, valet drop-off locations, new handicap spots on the east side of campus, and what to expect from signage and entry points. They also talk honestly about what it feels like to leave a space that has meant something, and why the timing, right after Easter, is not lost on them.

The episode closes with a full spring calendar preview: the Perspective Member Class deadline (April 5), new adult midweek courses launching April 22 covering the holiness of God, the prophet Micah, the book of Colossians, and revival in American history; the preschool and children's choir spring concert on April 26 in the Fellowship Hall; and the church golf tournament on Saturday, May 16 at The Forest Golf Course. If you want to know what is happening at McGregor this season, this is the episode.

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There is a shortcut people try to take from suffering straight to hope. In this final episode of Living Hope, Pastor Russell Howard teaches through Romans 5:1-5 and names why that shortcut fails. True hope is not the result of optimism. It is the result of a process: suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character produces a hope that will not disappoint. He closes the Passion Week series with the guarantee that grounds it all: God’s love poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.

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An anchor is only useful based on what it is anchored into. In this episode, Alan Frisch teaches through Hebrews 6:19-20 and shows what happens to a soul that loses its anchor: it drifts, then despairs, then moves toward disaster. He illustrates all three dangers with stories from Scripture and from his own life, including a duck boat trip on the Delaware River that went sideways in a way nobody expected. And he makes the case that the anchor we have in Christ, rooted in the very presence of God, is sure and steadfast.

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Paul does not tell us to pretend suffering is not real. He names it. In this episode, Peter Finch teaches through Romans 8:18-25 and shows why the groaning we feel, both in creation and in ourselves, is not evidence that God has abandoned us. It is evidence that we were made for something better. He makes the case that present suffering and future glory are not in competition. They are on the same scale. And the scale is tipped forever in our favor.

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There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 is one of the most freeing sentences in all of Scripture. In this episode, Ryan Flint teaches through Romans 8:1-11 and shows how resurrection hope does not just save us from something. It changes who we are. If you have ever felt defined by your failures, your past, or your worst moments, this episode is for you.

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Pastor Omar Edwards will take us Beyond his Notes from the last sermon on Sunday.

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Fear and great joy. That is how Matthew 28:8 describes the women leaving the empty tomb on Easter morning. Not one or the other: both at the same time. In this episode, Brian MacLeod teaches through Matthew 28:5-10 and shows how the risen Christ meets us in our fear rather than requiring us to overcome it first. He closes with a simple four-part framework built on the word HOPE that listeners can carry into their week.

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Matthew - The King has Come

"I, Barabbas"

(Mark 15:6-15)

In this episode of the McGregor Podcast, Pastor Omar Edwards unpacks Mark 15:6-15, exploring the striking exchange where Barabbas — a guilty man — goes free while Jesus, the innocent Son of God, is condemned to die. Discover what this moment reveals about the heart of the gospel: substitution, grace, and the radical love of Christ. Pastor Omar challenges listeners to see themselves in Barabbas and to receive the freedom that only Jesus can give. Tune in for a powerful message of hope, surrender, and the life-changing truth of the cross.

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March 29, 2026

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What are you connecting your hope to right now? In this episode, Mike Hess teaches from 1 Peter 1:3 and answers the question that Peter wrote to first-century Christians who had lost jobs, land, and family for their faith. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is the confident expectation that God will be true to his promises, grounded in the historical reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This was true in the first century. Mike makes the case it is just as true in 2026.

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Palm Sunday opens the most significant week the church observes. Everything this week points toward the cross and the empty tomb.

Mark and Tamar walk through everything happening at McGregor during Holy Week: the Newcomers Coffee today on campus between the Faith Building and the Worship Center, the Parent-Child Dedication video airing in Sunday services, the Good News Guys event Monday night at 6:30 PM in the Grace Building (sold out with over 400 tickets), and the Midweek Passion Service on Wednesday, April 1 at 6:30 PM in the Worship Center, which includes dinner, the Lord's Supper, and a benevolence offering. They also talk through the Easter invite cards, share a statistic about how open people actually are to a church invitation, and look ahead to April 12 when McGregor moves to Fellowship Hall for Renew Phase 2.

Whether you're a longtime member, a first-time guest, or someone who hasn't been to church in a while, this week at McGregor gives you more than one place to land. The invitation is open. Resurrection Sunday is April 5.

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