In this episode, we begin our discussion on “The Coming Re-Formation of the Church”.

We explore the visible symptoms of dysfunction in today’s church, declining attendance, young people leaving the faith, politicization, superficial discipleship, and moral failures in leadership. But rather than blaming culture alone, we ask a harder question:

Is the church perfectly designed to produce the results it’s currently getting?

We discuss how our systems, measurements of success, and assumptions about salvation may be forming spectators instead of disciples. If the gospel is reduced to a one-time decision about heaven, discipleship becomes optional. But if the gospel announces Jesus as Lord and calls us into transformation, everything changes.

This episode invites honest reflection, humility, and courage as we consider whether our understanding of the gospel is shaping authentic discipleship, or distorting it.

Read the full article here: https://firebrandmag.com/articles/the-coming-re-formation-of-the-church

Tags: church reformation, discipleship, gospel clarity, spiritual formation, Christian leadership, kingdom vision, church health, biblical truth, church culture, Christian podcast

In Episode 5 of the Ordinary Way Podcast, we continue our discussion on Grace & Salvation with Part 2, focusing on Justifying Grace and Sanctifying Grace.

What does it mean to be declared righteous? How is that different from actually becoming righteous? If justification is a one-time event, what does sanctification look like over a lifetime?

We explore:

• The difference between justification (what God does for us) and sanctification (what God does in us)
• Practical indicators of spiritual growth
• The fruit of the Spirit as evidence of transformation
• Why Christianity is about transformation, not just self-improvement

From Ezekiel’s promise of a new heart to Paul’s declaration that we are a new creation, we unpack how God’s grace moves us from death to life, from prevenient grace, to justifying grace, to sanctifying grace.

Have you been made new? Are you still saying yes to Jesus?

Join us as we seek to be holy as He is holy.

In this episode of the Ordinary Way Podcast, we begin a new conversation about God’s saving grace and how it works in our lives long before we realize it. Using John Wesley’s framework, we explore the three interconnected expressions of grace, Prevenient Grace, Justifying Grace, and Sanctifying Grace, and how they guide the Christian journey toward holy love.

This episode focuses on Prevenient Grace, the grace that comes before salvation. It’s the quiet, steady way God draws people toward Himself through conviction, longing, protection, and moments that seem too meaningful to be coincidence. We talk about how God actively pursues us, even when we are unaware of His presence.

Lupe, Ryan, and Brian, share personal reflections on recognizing God’s work in their lives before they came to faith. Together, we discuss how Scripture shows that God is not waiting passively for us to find Him, He is already reaching out, calling us from spiritual death into new life through Christ.

Join us as we reflect on where God may have been working in your story before you even knew Him.

Be Holy as He is Holy.

In It Begins with Grace: Pt. 2, the conversation moves beyond grace as forgiveness and into grace as power. Drawing from Romans 6:14, the episode emphasizes that grace doesn’t merely cover sin, it breaks sin’s control by empowering believers through the Holy Spirit.

The discussion challenges common assumptions about holiness, especially the idea that it comes from external rule-following rather than internal transformation. Jesus’ warnings in Matthew 15 and Matthew 7 highlight the danger of outward obedience disconnected from a heart that truly knows God.

Paul’s reflection in 1 Corinthians 15 reframes effort itself, not as self-driven striving, but as grace-fueled cooperation with God’s work already active within us. The episode also addresses why many believers hesitate to pursue holiness at all, pointing to self-doubt, feelings of unworthiness, and the pressure to earn grace as major barriers.

Ultimately, this episode invites listeners to move from striving to trusting, living holy lives not to be loved by God, but because they already are.

In this episode of The Ordinary Way: Life and Holiness, we begin a multi-part conversation on grace and why everything truly begins there. Using a powerful sermon clip from Alistair Begg reflecting on the man on the cross, we’re reminded that grace has a human face and His name is Jesus.

We unpack what grace really means, why holiness is not something we earn through effort, and how forgiveness is a free and complete gift accomplished through Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice. We explore the inward pull of sin, our tendency toward self-reliance and striving, and how grace reorients our lives outward toward God and toward others.

This conversation invites us to move beyond believing in grace with our heads and begin living it with our hearts and relationships. If you’ve ever felt stuck in performance, guilt, or the pressure to “do more,” this episode is an invitation to rest in what has already been done.

Our focus is on fundamental themes appropriate to everyday life of Christians. It is an active life that responds to God's divine grace and in community with the church/other believers compelling us to devote all our efforts to the spiritual and material development of those around us.