Week Twelve - Formed in Marriage & Family

This episode features Kevin and Amy Denning reflecting on 36 years of marriage and the ways God has shaped them through both joy and hardship. They share stories of learning to lean toward each other in conflict, to respond with grace rather than react in fear, and to see marriage as a sanctifying process that forms them more into Christ’s likeness. The conversation also extends to singleness, friendship, and family—emphasizing that all relationships are places where God invites His people to love, grow, and become more like Him in community.

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from October 26th called "Formed in Marriage & Family"

Week Eleven - Formed in Grief & Sorrow

This episode focuses on how God shapes His people through seasons of grief and sorrow. Caleb and Katie Raby share their story of deep loss and God’s faithfulness through ongoing seasons of suffering. They reflect on how remaining under hardship, bringing honesty to God in prayer, and finding community in vulnerability have revealed Christ’s nearness and strength in their weakness, showing that maturity in Christ often comes through pain rather than ease.

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from October 19th called "Formed in Grief & Sorrow"

Week Ten - Formed in Suffering

This episode features Dr. Liz Hall, a psychology professor at Biola University. Drawing from her own cancer journey and her research on meaning-making, she explains how we can connect our suffering to Christ’s suffering, finding resilience, hope, and intimacy with Him. The conversation highlights healthy practices like imaginative prayer and lament, encouraging believers to move through suffering with honesty, trust, and a deeper awareness of God’s redemptive presence.

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from October 12 called "Formed in Suffering"

Week Nine - The Practices: Prayer

This episode explores prayer as a core practice of life with God. Emily McCoy and Spencer Garland share how prayer has shaped them personally and in ministry. They emphasize its connection to worship, prophecy, and spiritual warfare. The conversation highlights that prayer is relational, always accessible, and transformative—changing not only circumstances but the very atmosphere of our lives and homes.

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from October 5 called "The Practices: Prayer"

Week Eight - The Practices: Generosity

This episode explores generosity as a way of life, not just in finances but in posture, time, and love. Guests Kim Chandler and Geogy Thomas share stories of stepping into God’s call through education and healthcare, showing how generosity flows from trust in God’s provision and a willingness to meet the needs right in front of us.

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Immanuel Community School
Dayspring Health
Global Vision Week

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from September 28 called "The Practices: Generosity"
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Week Seven - The Practices: Scripture

This episode centers on how God’s people are formed by His Word. Stacey, Krista and Erik share and reflect on personal scripture stories that have deeply shaped their own faith. The conversation emphasizes that Scripture is living and active, meant not only to be studied but lived.

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from September 21 called "The Practices: Scripture"
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Week Six - Power to Abide

This episode features Dave Russell sharing his journey of faith and what it means to live the “exchanged life” in Christ. He explains that the gospel is not about striving for a better life but receiving a completely new one—marked by union with Christ, freedom from condemnation, and fruit that comes from abiding in Him. The conversation emphasizes surrender, identity in Christ, and daily reliance on the Spirit as the true path to transformation.

Today's episode ties with the sermon from September 14 called "Power to Abide"

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Week Five - Mortification and Vivification

This Trellis Podcast episode focuses on the themes of mortification and vivification—dying to self and coming alive to Christ. Counselors Katie Johnson and Brent Crenshaw explain how these processes are part of sanctification, emphasizing that growth is God’s work in us, not something we can manufacture by effort alone. They highlight the importance of reshaping core beliefs, embracing identity in Christ, and living in community.

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from September 7 called "Mortification & Vivification"

Week Four - Confession & Repentance

This episode of the Trellis Podcast explores the practice of confession and its role in spiritual formation. Matt Scheuneman shares how Christian counseling and confessional community overlap, emphasizing that confession isn’t only about listing sins but about vulnerability, healing, and being fully known. The conversation highlights the need for safe, trustworthy relationships in the church where believers can bring both sin and struggles into the light, experience freedom from shame, and grow together in Christ.

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from August 31st called "Confession & Repentance"

Week Three - Adoption and Restoration

This episode of the Trellis podcast focuses on the theme of adoption in Christ. Stacey and Erik share their personal adoption stories and reflect on how these experiences deepen their understanding of being chosen, given a new identity, and fully belonging as children of God. Through Scripture, we see that adoption is not earned but freely given, pointing to the gospel truth that God delights in us as His sons and daughters and calls us to live in the fullness of that identity.

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Today's episode ties with the sermon from August 24 called "Adoption & Restoration"