Pea Ridge Audio Podcast

How do we handle the unexpected? Most of us would rather know what’s coming and try to prepare for it. The thing is, God often works in ways we don’t expect. As we turn to Luke 1, we’ll see some lessons about fear and faith in the life of Zechariah … the father of John the Baptist.

Jesus used parables – stories – to share powerful truths about the kingdom of God. Join us today as we walk through Matthew 13, light our first candle of Advent and celebrate baptisms!

“Choose joy.” It sounds simple, doesn’t it? Wake up in the morning and choose to be joyful and thankful to God. It might be simple, but it’s not easy. The good news is, while it’s not easy, it is possible! Find out how in this week’s midweek devotion.

We all have choices that we make every single day. In Joshua 24, Israel’s leader issues a direct challenge to the people to choose who they will serve. The choices we make will define our lives and either allow us to be used by God or prevent us from being used by Him. Let’s choose to invest in our relationship with Him, and choose to live in a way that glorifies Him.

Jesus issues an open invitation: bring your burdens to him, and he will give you rest.

Proverbs 10 begins a large group of contrasting statements that paint a clear picture of the difference between living according to God’s ways and living according to the ways of this world. In this week’s devotion, Pastor Dan breaks down what it looks like to be godly, wise and hard-working and encourages us to develop these character traits as we follow Jesus.

Jesus told his disciples he did not come to bring peace, but a sword. And his way is the way of the cross. These truths are challenging, but when we accept them God gives us peace.

How do you react when someone corrects you? Our response to correction says a lot about where our heart is. Join Pastor Dan as he turns to Proverbs 9 and seeks God’s wisdom about how we who follow Jesus should react to correction and rebuke.

Jesus told his disciples to pray and ask the Lord of the harvest to send more workers for the harvest field. Today, we continue this same prayer because the challenge is the same: the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

Six things that God hates, and a seventh that He despises … that sounds like something we who follow Jesus should know about, doesn’t it? Join Pastor Dan for this week’s devotion and find out what these are and how we can avoid them in our lives.