Pursuing God with Dave and Gene

With 66 books in the Bible, figuring out where to begin can feel overwhelming. Should you start in Genesis? How much should you read each day? And how do you make sense of what you're reading? As we wrap up our week, we'll explore practical ways to study Scripture with greater understanding, apply it to your everyday life, and stay consistent through accountability. Whether you're opening the Bible for the first time or returning after a long break, the goal isn't simply to read more. It's to allow God's Word to transform your life.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Want to read the Bible more consistently but aren't sure where to start? Building a lasting habit doesn't have to be complicated. Today we'll explore three practical ways to make Bible study part of your everyday life: learning to study Scripture on your own, choosing a consistent time and place, and finding a translation you can actually understand. You don't need hours of free time or years of Bible knowledge to begin. What if you started with just 15 minutes a day?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

We all face temptation, discouragement, and seasons when life feels heavier than we expected. But the Bible offers more than good advice. It gives us truth to hold onto when we're struggling. Today we'll discover how Scripture helps us resist temptation, make wiser decisions, and find renewed strength when life gets difficult. Through Psalm 19 and Psalm 119, we'll explore how God's Word can bring wisdom, joy, and clarity into our everyday lives. Where do you need God's truth to strengthen you today?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Have you ever wished your faith was stronger or wondered how to know God's will for your life? The answers may be closer than you think. In Romans 10 and Psalm 119, we discover how studying Scripture helps our faith grow and gives us direction when we're unsure which way to go. Today we'll explore why knowing God's will isn't about finding a secret formula, but about developing a deeper relationship with Him. What could change if you started spending more time getting to know God through His Word?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Most of us know we should spend more time reading the Bible, so why don't we? We tell ourselves we're too busy or that Scripture is too difficult to understand. But what if the real issue isn't time or knowledge, but motivation? Today we'll explore what's keeping us from opening God's Word and why understanding its value can change the way we approach it. What might happen if studying the Bible became something we wanted to do rather than something we felt obligated to do?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Sometimes the odds really are stacked against us. We feel outnumbered, overwhelmed, and completely unqualified for what's ahead. Gideon felt the same way when God asked him to lead an army of just 300 men against an enemy of 135,000. But his story reminds us that overcoming impossible odds isn't about having enough strength on our own. It's about trusting God's strength. As we wrap up our week, we'll discover why worship and obedience matter when we're facing challenges bigger than ourselves. Where do you need to stop relying on your own strength and start trusting His?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

When life gets difficult, it's easy to become so focused on what's going wrong that we forget everything God has already brought us through. Gideon struggled with that same perspective, questioning where God was while God was right there with him. Today we'll explore how remembering God's faithfulness in the past and recognizing His presence in the present can change our attitude toward the challenges ahead. What might you notice if you started looking for where God is working instead of only what's going wrong?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

It's easy to feel invisible in a world that constantly measures our worth by what we accomplish, how we look, or what others think of us. But Scripture tells a very different story. Through the story of Gideon and powerful promises from John 3, Ephesians 3, and John 15, we'll discover three truths God wants us to know: we are valuable, important, and chosen. When the world tells you that you're not enough, whose voice will you believe?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Have you ever felt overlooked, unqualified, or convinced you just don't have what it takes? Gideon knew that feeling. When God called him a mighty warrior, he was hiding from his enemies, afraid and unsure of himself. Today we'll discover why God's view of us matters more than the labels we've been given or the mistakes we've made. You may see your limitations, but God sees something more. What would change if you started believing what He says about you?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.

Ever feel like everyone else has life figured out while you're just trying to keep up? Whether it's criticism from our past or constantly comparing ourselves to others, it's easy to believe we don't measure up. As we begin a week about overcoming feelings of inadequacy, we'll explore how those negative messages take root and why they don't have to define us. What voices have you been listening to, and what might God want you to hear instead?

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.