The Steadfast Podcast

Most churches today have a process for and keep track of membership. Have you ever considered whether this is biblical or something we've made up somewhere along the way? In this episode I want to give you 12 (yes 12!) New Testament observations on why I believe Church Membership is biblical. 

The world is full of unexpected tragedies, no one is immune. But what do such tragic events mean? Are they judgements from God? Is there a deeper hidden spiritual meaning? In today's passage Jesus will help us out with all of these important questions!

Today's passage: Luke 13:1-9

In today's episode we continue to work through Jesus' sermon. His sermon will take a little detour due to some crowd participation. This detour has a ton to teach us about the connection between God's faithfulness and our pursuit of the Kingdom. Side note: I apologize for the less than ideal sound quality on this episode. I've been a little under the weather. 

Today's Passage: Luke 12:13-34

Now that Jesus has confronted the Pharisees and other Jewish leaders, He get's back to preaching to the crowds. He starts off calling out something quite familiar, but then moves to perhaps one of the most trinitarian sermons in the Bible.

Today's Passage: Luke 12:1-12

Today's episode takes us from Jesus' public preaching to a private gathering hosted by a Pharisee. Jesus takes this opportunity to speak prophetically into the lives of the Pharisees and lawyers. 

Today's Passage: Luke 11:37-54

Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2024 by resuming our journey through the book of Luke. Today's passage may appear to be all over the place.  However, I think we will see that God has drawn a line through all of these teachings that leaves us with a very important question.

Today's Passage: Luke 11:24-32

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/ray-ortlund/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-demon/

Merry Christmas! Hope you all have a wonderful day. This episode is going live on Christmas Day so it seemed appropriate to have a Christmas episode. This episode will focus on the angelic messages sent to Mary & the Shepherds. When we look at "what did the angels say?" we can learn so much about the power and purpose of Christmas.

On this week's episode we are taking a detour into John 21. John 21 teaches three vital things about following Jesus!

Housekeeping note: next week's episode will drop on Christmas Eve. Since it's dropping on Christmas Eve it will be on Christmas. We will resume our journey through Luke's Gospel in January.

Covenants play a key role in God's story of salvation that He has written throughout Scripture. Yet many may be unfamiliar with the major covenants of the Bible, what they mean or how they all work together. I hope this weeks episode guides you to a slightly deeper appreciation for the unfolding story of the Bible.

It's not every day that you see a demon cast out of someone. That's true for us, but it was also true for the first century Jewish world. So when crazy and new things happen you're bound to get a lot of different reactions. In today's episode we're going to see Jesus cast out a demon, and in response we will see several different reactions. In all the confusion, Jesus will teach us a thing or two about the spiritual realm.

Today's Passage Luke 11:14-23