Pursuing God with Dave and Gene

You’re on a Jesus + NOTHING plan. You don’t need a Jesus plus anything plan. Because in Him, you already have so much more. Don’t set aside your freedom and take yourself captive again.

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.

There will always be those in Christian circles who try to impose a Jesus + Special Behaviors plan by being legalistic.

The more mature you are as a follower of Jesus, the more comfortable you are knowing there are issues and areas where God gives you freedom to discern what’s right and wrong. The deeper you grow in Christ, the more willing you should be to extend freedom to others on non-essential issues scripture doesn’t directly address. 

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, we miss out on some of the best blessings God has for us with our own sense of obligation. In Colossians 2:6, Paul reminded us what Jesus provides is so good, so you don’t need anything else else to enjoy an unbroken, thriving relationship with God. Paul goes on to share another hollow and deceptive practice that religious people can fall into: legalism.

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.

Jesus can accomplish and provide what we need, especially in times like this. We can be tempted to settle for something else on top of Jesus, but don’t fall for those who teach a Jesus + Special Days plan. Every day belongs to the Lord.

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.

Settling for good things when you can have great things is a common exchange that produces regret. In Colossians 2, the apostle Paul says believers shouldn’t settle for anything less than Christ. Salvation is a "Jesus + nothing" kind of deal, not Jesus + something else.

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’ve dived deep into the Old Testament story of Jonah, a story about running from God’s voice, then looking in, turning around, and starting over. We’ll finish up today by looking at how important it is to get ready when you get a fresh start.

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.

Christianity is built on the promise that you can start over when you are devastated or when you blow it. This is why Jesus humbled Himself and died the most excruciating execution ever devised: crucifixion.

God isn’t just a guide for our lives; He’s also a fixer. 

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.

God uses painful situations like Jonah’s to speak to you and prompt some of the most important changes in your life. A problem rarely leaves you where it finds you, so He uses them to turn you around. 

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 are exploring the topic of how to respond to God’s voice when you are overwhelmed by your circumstances. We are taking our cues, both good and bad, from the prophet Jonah, who had to respond to a very clear message from God in trying times.

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.

Problems come our way all the time, and most of the time we’ll never fully understand why. But there's a deeper, more productive question to ask in the midst of tough circumstances.

God is speaking to all of us in one way or another. This week, we’ll look at Jonah’s reponses to God’s voice.

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.