Vanguard Tri-Lakes

Brian Pape is the Pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Flower Mound, TX. He joins us this week to share the significance of the famous Prodigal story in Luke 15. While the "Prodigal Son" has a story to tell, the real heart of the passage is the Prodigal's Father.

Some mountains are for climbing, and others are for moving.
Matthew 17 is a beautiful picture of both.
And, Pastor Fike cried like a baby trying to introduce his new song.
It’s up to you whether it translates in the podcast medium or not…

Jesus said a lot of wild stuff.
He was a challenger.
He was a revolutionary.
And, what He had to say 2000 years ago is wildly relevant today… maybe even more so.
One of the wildest things He ever said… “Do not be anxious.”
The good news is that He didn’t just tell us what to do, He taught us how.

Jesus was known for rejecting the premise of a question. In the case of "The Rich Young Ruler", he rejected the premise of a life spent in the pursuit of earning salvation. If we can't earn it, how can we ascertain it?

Pastor Jenni Ehrlin from Vanguard Church in Colorado Springs, CO joined us to talk about how the life of an ordinary mother can make an extraordinary impact on the world. And, she would know... having raised 5 GIANT people (they're all well over 6 feet tall).

One thing you can always count on with Jesus is His practice of calling people... calling them in, out, up, closer, deeper and higher. And, His example is the model for the Christ-Follower to live up to. Matthew 9 is a unique snapshot into the call of Jesus.

The Easter Story is the story of barriers… the Cross, the Grave, the Guards, the Rules, and the Doubt. And, Barriers don’t stand a chance against the power of God. Our God is a Barrier-Breaker!

Every year, on Palm Sunday, we are reminded of the "Hosanna's" the people of Jerusalem showered upon Jesus. But, what if, in all of their passion and fervor for a Political Leader, their "Hosanna's" were misappropriated. What is the RIGHT "hosanna"? What is the WRONG one?

One of the most misapplied, misunderstood, and misconstrued parables in the Bible is found in Matthew 25. As an answer to the question of His impending death, resurrection, departure and return, Jesus gave us insight to what a “Good and Faithful Servant” really is.

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We tend to spend a lot of time talking about the storms in our lives.
What’s threatening you? What’s after you? What’s distracting you?
What’s stirring on the outside that’s affecting you on the inside.

In Matthew 8, Jesus famously quieted a storm. He “rebuked” it.
It’s a story often told in the lore of Christianity.
In this week’s passage, we’ll identify 1 storm & 3 rebukes