Over the past two years all three of us have picked up our lives, left our previous occupations, and led our families to move from our previous homes to the Jackson metro area. With each reason we have for moving we believe it was the Lord sovereignly and faithfully leading us where we are for his glory and honor. Listen in to see how we came to this conclusion.

It’s a new year with new episodes and new faces on the Exiles Podcast! In the episode Austin and our new co-hosts Jonathan and Colton talk reintroduce themselves and discuss what the plan is for new episodes each week.

In our last episode of the year we look at the topics of joy and love. Joy is the lasting expression of delight in the Lord and love is what anchors them all together. Our greatest examples of these attributes in advent season is Jesus who is the founder and perfecter of our faith.

On this episode Austin and special guest, Forrest Upchurch discuss advent and how believers can obtain and/or walk in peace regardless of the circumstances that may surround us. Ultimately we believe that peace with God only comes through the person and work of Jesus Christ.

The advent season is here and over the next four weeks Austin and Andrew will be discussing four themes that advent highlights: hope, peace, joy, and love. In todays episode we discuss our hope in Christ as we commemorate his first coming and eagerly anticipate his second coming this Christmas season.

In this episode Austin and Andrew look at an Egyptian Hallel Psalm, Psalm 117 and discuss how remembering God’s steadfast love and faithfulness can lead our hearts to worshiping God through missions.

On this episode Austin and special guest, Ryan Marshall discuss the Colossians 3:16 and how it effects our view of corporate worship. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God”(Colossians 3:16, ESV)

We’ve talked about the why of family worship and this week we talk about how you can take the first steps to creating a healthy rhythm of family worship in your home.

In this episode Austin and Dean Seeley discuss the why behind Family Worship. If you are searching for a place to start worship at your house or are parents who think it’s to late we would love for you to tune in and see that God is not done using you and your family as an instrument for his worship and praise.

Today we discuss the topic of worship from Romans 12:1-2. “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” From this text we answer the question of how to sacrificially worship the Lord with our bodies through the transformation of our minds.