Pursuing God with Dave and Gene

In the book of Philippians, Paul gives us the secret to praying for anxiety. He tells us to present our specific requests to the Lord and to dig deep into the cause of our fear. Nothing is too small or insignificant to take to God. Today Gene challenges us to dig deep into the cause of our anxiety and then ask God for help.

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.

Anxiety is like a ‘check engine’ light that demands our attention. Is prayer the first thing we do when we feel anxious? Today Gene encourages us to take the step of going to God in prayer and asking for His help when we feel anxious. 

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.

As we near the holiday season, feelings anxiety can be magnified. Anxiety can be emotional, circumstantial, physiological, or financial. But there is a spiritual component to anxiety. There is a way you can keep from being imprisoned by constant anxiety and into peace. Today Gene encourages us to move between the pillars of God’s goodness and God’s control.

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.

Honor can be as small as thanking a veteran for his or service, holding a door open for someone, or giving up your seat for another. Todays Gene explores how we can encourage one other, serve one another, and honor one another.

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 gives us an example of how to honor others by the story of washing his disciples’ feet. All the disciples felt they were above the task, but Jesus humbles himself and honors his friends. Today’s episode explores how we can look for ways to honor others above ourselves.

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 can live out the Golden Rule by serving others. When Barnabas obeyed the Lord to serve the newly saved Saul/Paul, the course of the future of Christianity was changed. Never underestimate what your influence will be when you agree to serve others.

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.

Today Gene looks at how to put others first by encouraging them. The word encouragement means to give others confidence and hope. We can encourage others through our words, deeds, and our giving of our financial and material goods.

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.

In today’s episode, Gene gives an introduction to what we know as the Golden Rule, which is found in Matthew 7:12. “Do unto others what you would have them do to you.” This week we’ll look at a few of the 59 ‘One another's’ found in the New Testament.

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 can do the impossible if we trust Him to do the impractical. In today’s episode, Gene talks about trusting God and testing His faithfulness even during difficult times. He challenges us with the question, “What is the barrier that is keeping you from completely trusting God as an unfinished person with an unfinished story?” When we trust God completely, we can witness His faithfulness, just like in the life of Abraham.

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.

Confidence to risk for God comes from comprehending the commitment of God. In today’s episode Gene answers the questions, “How can I trust God,” and How can I trust myself to not screw up?” When God answers these questions for Abraham, this is one of the clearest pictures of Jesus in the Old Testament.

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.