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Our Father. Those are the first two words of the Lord's Prayer. Change the pronoun "Our" to "My" Father. It makes the Lord's Prayer more intimate because He IS your Father. You ARE His children. Join pastors John Nicholson and Josh Watford as they dig deeper into the "Our Father" portion of the Lord's Prayer.

The Lord's Prayer is used as a modeled prayer whether you are praying for yourself, for others, or in a group setting. But how has praying the Lord's prayer shaped your prayer life? Your Spiritual life? Or the way you view the world around you? Are you saying it out of repetition, not truly grasping what it means? Join Pastors John Nicholson and Josh Watford as they give an introduction into the Lord's Prayer.

Why do we recite the Lord's Prayer, Doxology, and Apostles's Creed in the worship service? These are intentionally placed in our worship service, but many don't truly know what they mean. Join us as we briefly discuss the intentionality of reciting each of these in this episode.

WE'RE BACK!!!! It has been too long! This episode was meant to be fun, while also allowing you to learn a little more about our pastors. Tune in to hear their answers to some questions related to their lives and pastoral life!

Judson College was founded here in Marion in 1838 and unfortunately had to close its door in 2021.  However, the legacy left behind will always hold a special place in the lives of those girls that attended. Samford University was formerly Howard College, which was founded here in Marion in 1841. The campus was located on what is now Marion Military Institute. Join us as we recap the extraordinary days we had with Judson and Samford in the last month.

"God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things for Him." - Elizabeth WellsOneness and peace in Christ is impossible if you do not have a relationship with Him. We try to create peace, however, it fails. But true peace only comes from Jesus himself. When our relationship with God is broken, other relationships are unhealthy too. Without Christ as the center of your relationships, division is created. Whatever division you struggle with, Jesus breaks down that dividing wall. How great is that?! Whatever differences we have, we can be brought together in Christ. God is doing very detailed, specific construction in our lives to be part of this grand structure of Church. We may want instant change, but God's work in us is a lifelong adventure. We are being built for a dwelling place by God, for God, so we can rightly fit together for Him to dwell.

We seem to grab pieces of scripture instead of reading it all in context. But when you see it for all it's worth, it will change you. Did you know Paul was in prison when he wrote Ephesians? Knowing that changed the way I read this epistle. Paul is wanting people's eyes to be opened to see what God is doing. He wants us to know we ARE the fullness of Christ as the Church. We are the fullness of Christ even though we were dead because of our disobedience and sins. But, let us not forget where we came from. There's nothing in us that causes God to love us, but He loves us because we are His masterpiece. We are not saved by works, and we're not continued to be saved by works. We are to walk hand in hand with God and do good works. And the good news is this is not the end!

Have you ever truly paid attention to the way Paul prays? Take a minute to read Ephesians 1:15-23. Yeah...it can be intimidating to think you have to pray that way. Thankfully, that is not the case! Our Heavenly Father hears your prayers whether it is simple or sounds like it came from a seminary professor, whether it's interrupted, or you spend hours talking with him. What God really wants is for us to just pray, to engage in conversation with Him. Join us as we go on a little bit of a tangent in regards to this passage.

Have you been joining us on Sunday mornings as we make our way through Ephesians? Join us on the podcast as we dive deeper into this epistle, starting with Ephesians 1:3-14. "Furthermore, because we are united in Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan." Ephesians 1:11

Did you know that Ephesians is a dark purple? Yeah, well neither did we. Join us as we discuss the relationship between Ephesians and colors! No but really, as we walk through the book of Ephesians on Sunday mornings, we decided to have a podcast series that goes into a bit more depth. Come along side us as we walk through this great, little book of the Bible.