QuadCity Podcast

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QuadCity Podcast episodes

September 11, 2023 Excel: Week 4 | Excel in giving joyfully!
Like a tip that is mandatory, or a tax that is required, or a gift that is obligatory, compelled giving doesn’t honor the recipient, which is why God loves a cheerful giver. Cheerful giving moves God to act. He promises that he will supply and increase our righteousness. He will enrich us, not so that we will have more…but so that we can be even more generous!
41 min
September 06, 2023 Becoming Better | Week 3
Well, hey, and welcome to another episode of Becoming Better. I’m your host, Brendan Krismer, and we’re so glad you’re here on this episode. Jason, Josh, and I sit down, and we discuss the common misconception that the people that have the most are the most generous what it means to Chase after the goal of sacrificial giving, and how debt plays into your ability to get there.
as always, if you ever have any questions or comments from Sunday’s message, do me a favor and join us at QuadCity.church/podcast, where you can submit your question to be answered right here on the show or without further ado. I hope you enjoy this episode
43 min
September 04, 2023 Excel: Week 3 | Excel in your Sacrifice
Generosity in the church is a shared sacrifice. While not all people can or should give the same amount, we should all give with the same sacrifice. We are called to give according to our means. And our giving will be accepted, according to what we have…in other words…God doesn’t just look at what is given he also looks at what is left. Question: Has your giving grown with your means?
40 min
August 29, 2023 Becoming Better | Week 2
Well, Hey friend, welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. I am your host, Brendan Krismer, and I am so glad you are here. On today’s episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down, and we discuss optimism versus pessimism, the idolatry of money, and how to move from obligatory giving to eager generosity.
As always, if you have any questions from Sunday’s message, we encourage you to join us at QuadCity.Church/podcast where you could submit your questions to be answered right here on the show. If you have a question, be sure to submit it either Sunday evening or first thing Monday morning before about 9 AM so we can get to it before we start recording. The last thing before we dive into today’s episode. Be sure on Friday to scan the QR code in your Excel booklet or just go to the resource page on the Excel website Excel.QuadCity.Church to see our Friday Devo will be dropping every week of this series. This week Josh will be sharing about a five or six-minute Devo about this week's study, and you’re not going to want to miss it. Thanks again for joining us today. Without further we hope you enjoy this episode
46 min
August 28, 2023 Excel: Week 2 | Excel in your Eagerness
Generosity isn’t something we have to do; it is something we get to do. Our generosity is an outward reflection of our devotion to God. It reveals the sincerity of our love for God and others. And our sacrificial giving is a reflection of the sacrificial love of Jesus, who went from rich to poor for us!
40 min
August 22, 2023 Becoming Better | Week 1
Well, friends Brendan here, and welcome to the first episode of becoming better. Becoming Better is a weekly podcast that takes the message from Sunday and digs deeper in an effort to help each of us become better disciples of Jesus. This is an avenue for further dialog contexts and even a place for your specific questions to be answered from Sunday's message. The reality is that we all want to become better followers of Jesus, and this podcast exists to help us do just that.
On today's episode, Jason, Josh, and Brendan sit down and discuss this new season that QuadCity Christian Church is entering. We discuss the new Excel initiative and why we are so excited about what God has in store for us. And we answered many frequently asked questions from our vision night and Excel series. As always, if you have a question from Sunday's message of your own, we hope that you join us at https://quadcity.church/podcast. We hope you enjoy this episode.
1 hr 1 min
August 21, 2023 Excel: Week 1| Excel as a discipleship.
When it comes to surrendering ourselves to Jesus…often the last part of our lives that we surrender is our money. Jesus expects that as Lord of our lives, he is Lord of all. Yet, for many, we live as practical atheists. Where we say we believe in a Gracious God who will supply all our needs, but we live as if God doesn’t exist. As if the only way to have all our needs met is to disobey what the God we believe in commands us to do.
And for those who have grown in their discipleship and do give…they believe that giving at all is giving enough. Whether it is an amount or a percentage, there is a line to reach, and once it is crossed…we can check the box forever.
But Paul has to teach us that just as we are called to grow in our faith, and grow in our speech and grow in our knowledge, and grow in our earnestness, and grow in our love…we are to keep growing in our generosity.
“Gave themselves first to God then by the will of God to us.”
38 min
August 13, 2023 Silence and Solitude - Spiritual Disciplines (Joe Zizz)
Even after Jesus had a full day of ministry, the first thing he would do is retreat to a place by himself to commune with the Father. Why did He do this? What benefit would it be for us to do the same? Silence, solitude, praying, and listening to God were intensional essential times for Jesus and His ministry. Therefore we should consider what that should look like for us in our modern time where constant noise competes for our attention.
39 min
August 06, 2023 PRAYER - Spiritual Disciplines
Special guest Jay Greer from Mustard Seed Network (a church planting ministry in Japan) brings us a message about the importance of spending intentional time praying in humble reverence to our Creator. It's a spiritual discipline that we often feel we are great at, but when we take a closer look at what the Bible says about prayer in our lives, it might be a blind spot we neglect.
42 min
July 30, 2023 SABBATH - Spiritual Disciplines
We live in a culture that values productivity, so many of us are constantly on the move. From our 9-5 to our side hustle, sports tournaments, and hobbies, we have become accustomed to this relentless pursuit of "Busy." But what if there was a practice from the Way of Jesus that directly contradicted the anxious and marginless lives most of us live? As we dive into the spiritual practice of the Sabbath, we see that scripture teaches us that Sabbath is more than just a day off... It is the biblical rhythm that God wrote into the DNA of humanity from the very beginning of time.
40 min