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After Sunday: Digging Deeper
by Central Studio
Every Monday, we break down Sunday’s message at Central Church in 15 minutes or less. It’s a quick way to help you reflect, refocus, and carry the lesson into your week.
Episodes
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S4 Ep 20: #81: Are We Dividing the Church Over Things That Don't Matter?
Parker and Elissa explore 1 & 2 Corinthians and what Paul's letters reveal about the kind of Father God really is. From division in the church and the danger of putting preachers on pedestals to finding strength in weakness, we're asking some important questions: Are we following Christ or...
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S4 Ep 19: #80: The Bible Says We're All Guilty. So What's Our Hope?
Parker and Elissa dive into the book of Romans, where the Apostle Paul delivers a difficult truth: we've all sinned, we've all fallen short, and none of us can earn our way into heaven.
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S4 Ep 17: #78 - You Might Be the Older Brother in the Prodigal Son
Parker and Elissa dig into the Gospel of Luke and the picture it gives us of Jesus as a compassionate Savior for all. From touching the leper everyone avoided, to eating with sinners, to making a Samaritan the hero of the story, Jesus continually moved toward the people others pushed aside.
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S4 Ep 18: #79 - Thomas Saw Jesus and Still Doubted
Parker and Elissa unpack the Gospel of John, why John builds his account like a case for who Jesus really is, and what Thomas teaches us about the complicated relationship between faith and doubt.
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S4 Ep 16: #77 - Have We Created an American Version of Jesus?
Parker and Elissa walk through the Gospel of Mark and a question that gets increasingly uncomfortable: Have we created a version of Jesus that looks suspiciously like us?
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S4 Ep 15: #76 - If God Is With You, Why Are You Still Struggling?
In Matthew, the disciples followed Jesus straight into a storm so terrifying that experienced fishermen thought they were going to die. Meanwhile, Jesus was asleep in the boat. This week we kick off the New Testament with Matthew and unpack what “Immanuel, God with us” actually means when life…
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S4 Ep 14: #75 - Christians Don’t Want to Talk About This Part of Malachi
In this episode of After Sunday: Digging Deeper, we get into the uncomfortable stuff: money, giving, screen time, priorities, sacrifice, and whether our lives actually reflect what we say we believe.
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S4 Ep 13: #74 - This Ancient Prophet Predicted Our Busy Culture
We've never been more connected, more productive, or more distracted. Thousands of years before smartphones and endless notifications, Haggai confronted people who claimed they were simply "too busy" to put God first. Sound familiar?
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S4 Ep 12: #73 - God Doesn't Hate You... He Sings Over You?
Everybody thinks Zephaniah is one of the darkest books in the Bible. Judgment. Wrath. Doom. But almost nobody talks about how it ends. What if the biggest takeaway isn't God's anger... but the fact that He actually rejoices over His people? This episode flips one of the Bible's most misunderstood...
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S4 Ep 11: #72 - This Ancient Bible Book Predicts Our Technology Addiction
Thousands of years before smartphones, AI, and social media, the prophet Habakkuk warned about something surprisingly familiar: people creating things with their own hands... then trusting those creations more than their Creator.
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S4 Ep 10: #71 - The Bible's Most Uncomfortable Truth About Mercy
Sometimes the biggest enemy to your faith isn't sin. It's believing you know who deserves God's grace. This conversation dives into the rise and fall of Nineveh, the warnings of Micah, and the uncomfortable realization that God's timeline, justice, and mercy rarely look like ours.
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S4 Ep 9: #70 - This Bible Story Gets Darker the More You Think About It
Everybody talks about the fish. Nobody talks about the prophet who wanted an entire city wiped off the map. Jonah exposes something uncomfortable about human nature, forgiveness, and why God's mercy often offends the people who know Him best.
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S4 Ep 8: #69 - The Bible's Most Brutal Warning Is Only 21 Verses Long
This week, Hunter and Elissa dive into Obadiah, the shortest book in the Bible, and uncover a warning that's as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago. Why does God oppose pride so strongly? Why do we secretly enjoy watching people get what they deserve? And why does God always seem to...
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S4 Ep 7: #68 - The Ancient Warning That Sounds Like America in 2026
A massive disaster. A nation distracted by comfort. Religious people going through the motions while ignoring what actually matters. Sound familiar? This week we're unpacking Joel and Amos, two ancient books that feel shockingly current. We talk about why people usually don't change until life...
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S4 Ep 6: #67 - The Bible's Craziest Marriage Story
What do Hosea, Hollywood, and modern celebrity culture have in common? More than you'd think. This conversation dives into why success can create distance from God, why humans are quick to write people off, and why God's response to broken people looks nothing like ours.
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S4 Ep 5: #66 - The Hunger Games Wasn't Fiction
The pressure to fit in. The demand to conform. The fear of standing alone. Sound familiar? Long before dystopian novels and social media, Daniel was living it. Babylon offered power, influence, comfort, and success. All he had to do was compromise. This week, we're unpacking one of the Bible's…
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S4 Ep 4: #65 - The Valley of Dry Bones Wasn’t About Zombies?
Israel lost everything. Ezekiel lost his future. Then God asked one insane question: “Can these bones live?” This episode dives into exile, spiritual numbness, and why God does His deepest work when your life feels completely wrecked.
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S4 Ep 3: #64 - Why God Started Weeping Over His Own People
Most people think Jeremiah is about judgment. Hunter and Elissa argue it’s actually about heartbreak. This episode explores the image of God as a grieving Father watching His people slowly drift away while still looking religious on the outside. Social media perfection, fake comfort preaching…
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S4 Ep 2: #63 - The Bible’s Description Of Angels Is Absolutely Terrifying
Cherubim covering their faces. Isaiah collapsing in fear. A holy God exposing every hidden thing. This episode dives into one of the heaviest moments in scripture and somehow turns it into one of the greatest pictures of hope in the Bible. If God already sees the worst parts of us, why does He...
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S4 Ep 1: #62 - Wait… Is This What Song of Solomon Is Actually About?
Everyone thinks they know what this book is. Almost nobody actually does. We get into why this might be one of the most misunderstood parts of the Bible and what it reveals about how God really sees you.
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S3 Ep 20: #61 - Emily's Last Episode & This Book of the Bible Is Weirdly Honest
Ecclesiastes doesn’t sugarcoat anything. It calls out the emptiness behind chasing “the dream” and forces you to ask what actually matters.
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S3 Ep 19: #60 - The Voice That Ruins Your Life Sounds Really Good
Foolishness doesn’t scream at you. It flatters you. It tells you you’re fine. Meanwhile wisdom is telling you to slow down, be disciplined, and do the hard thing. We break down Proverbs and why ignoring that voice is how people slowly wreck everything.
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S3 Ep 18: #59 - This Is Why You Feel So Lost Sometimes
Psalms starts with confusion and questions. That is not failure. That is part of the process. We talk through why feeling lost might actually mean you are right where you need to be.
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S3 Ep 17: #58 - Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Everyone asks it. Nobody likes the answer. This episode walks through Job’s story, brutal honesty with God, and the reality that sometimes His presence matters more than an explanation.
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S3 Ep 16: #57 - She Risked Her Life for a Dinner Invitation
Esther walks into a room where she could be killed on the spot. No backup plan. No guarantees. Just faith. This episode breaks down one of the wildest moments in scripture and what real courage actually looks like in your life today.
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S3 Ep 15: #56 - You’re Probably Handling Pressure Completely Wrong
When life gets hard, most people react the same way...and it’s exactly why they stay stuck. We break down what actually happens when pressure shows up, why your instincts might be wrong, and how people in the Bible handled it way differently than we do now. It’s not what you think.
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S3 Ep 14: #55 - Jeffrey Dahmer, the Worst King in the Bible, and the Problem With Grace
This week on After Sunday we get into one of the wildest redemption stories in the Bible. Manasseh might be the worst king Judah ever had. Idolatry, child sacrifice, spiritual collapse. Total disaster. Then somehow he humbles himself and God restores him. So that raises a weird question. If God…
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S3 Ep 13: #54 - 41 Kings and a Thousand Wives
You ever notice how power almost always turns people weird? This week we’re in First and Second Kings. Forty-one kings. Most of them crash and burn. Solomon starts at the top, wisdom, wealth, influence, builds the temple… and still manages to spiral. A thousand wives later, the kingdom splits.…
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S3 Ep 12: #53 - Tall, Handsome… Spiritually Hollow?
Saul is the guy you’d cast in a movie. He’s taller than everyone else. Strong. Commanding presence. If Israel had Instagram, he’d win. But leadership cracks under pressure. Goliath shows up and the king freezes. A teenager with a sling doesn’t. This episode dives into the psychology of Saul vs...
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S3 Ep 11: #52 - The Land Deal That Changed the World
Ruth is a Moabite. An outsider. No leverage. No status. And she becomes the great-grandmother of David… which means she’s in the lineage of Jesus. We talk about loyalty without upside, why Naomi’s bitterness isn’t the end of the story, and how God builds His kingdom through people culture overlooks.
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S3 Ep 10: #51 - The Cycle
Sin. Oppression. Cry out. Rescue. Repeat. Judges reads like a loop...and we’re not as different as we think.
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S3 Ep 9: #50 - Joshua, Jericho, and Doing What God Says Anyway
Marching around a city probably felt ridiculous. Until it worked. Elissa and Emily walk through Joshua and why obedience matters even when you don’t fully understand the plan. They talk leadership changes, broken promises in real life, and why God’s faithfulness doesn’t waver just because we do.
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S3 Ep 8: #49 - Don’t Waste the Middle
Birth. Death. And everything in between. This episode centers on the part we usually rush through. Elissa and Emily explore Numbers and Deuteronomy, the wilderness years, unfinished people, and why God’s guidance shows up most clearly when life feels boring, messy, or uncertain. Plus: a challenge...
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S3 Ep 7: #48 - The Most Confusing Book in the Bible
Nobody circles Leviticus on the calendar. But once you slow it down, it actually says a lot about worship, holiness, and why Jesus changes everything. Emily and Elissa walk through the chaos, the rules, and the meaning behind it all.
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S3 Ep 6: #47 - Your Golden Calf Might Not Be Gold
Elissa and Emily unpack Exodus and then land on the part nobody wants to admit. The Israelites watched God do the impossible and still found something else to worship. Sound familiar? This is a conversation about deliverance, obedience, waiting, and the idols we keep sneaking back to. Also…
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S3 Ep 5: #46 - God Planned This Longer Than You Think
Genesis reminds us that God works on timelines bigger than ours. Skye and Elissa talk creation with purpose, covenant through mercy, and why God is never reacting, only arranging. A needed reset for the start of the year.
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S3 Ep 3: #44 - Cosplay Christianity and the Cost of Comfort
Looking like a Christian is easier than living like one. In this episode, Parker and Elissa get real about sacrifice, comfort, and the difference between admiring the cross and carrying it. We talk social media faith, minimum effort discipleship, and why Jesus thinned the crowd on purpose. This…
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S3 Ep 2: #43 - How Stranger Things Gets Community Right
Turns out the Stranger Things crew accidentally gives us a pretty solid picture of what “returning” looks like. We dive into how faith can slip into autopilot, how easy it is to lose the spark, and why Jesus tells the church in Ephesus to remember, repent, and return. It is honest, simple, and...
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S3 Ep 1: #42 - Like a Good Neighbor
Love keeps no record of wrongs, but wow do we try. This week Parker and Elissa talk about the weight we carry when we refuse to let things go and why forgiveness is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. With the holidays right around the corner, family tension, old hurt, and awkward…
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S2 Ep 21: #41 - See You at the Finish Line
The race isn’t over... just changing lanes. Elissa and Alex close out the Revival of Faith series with reflections on endurance, community, and keeping your eyes on Jesus. It’s also a goodbye-for-now to Alex, whose time behind the mic has left a lasting mark on this podcast and everyone who’s...
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S2 Ep 20: #40 - Touch and See
When Jesus invited Thomas to touch his wounds, he wasn’t rebuking him, he was restoring him. Preston and Jacob explore what it means for us when faith feels fragile, and how Christ still meets doubters with open hands and honest grace.
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S2 Ep 19: #39 - God’s Still in the Boat
Peter took his eyes off Jesus and sank—but Jesus never left. Alex and Chris talk about faith that wavers, fear that lingers, and why trust isn’t about how strong you are but Who you’re looking at when the waves rise.
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S2 Ep 18: #38 - Forged in Fire
Real faith doesn’t come easy...it’s forged in the fire. Elissa and Alex close the loop on reason, emotion, and trust, reminding us that God builds something strong through the struggle.
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S2 Ep 17: #37 - Worship Isn’t About You
We wrap up our month on Revival of Worship by asking the hard question: has worship become about what we feel instead of who God is? Goosebumps and guitar solos, we talk about the difference between entertainment and true worship.
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S2 Ep 16: #36 - Would the First Christians Recognize Us?
If Paul walked into your church this Sunday, what would he say? Elissa and Brandon dive into that question as they compare the worship of the first century church with what we do now.
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S2 Ep 15: #35 - The Worship Shift That Changed Everything
Old Testament rituals are gone. New Testament worship is simple, spiritual, and accessible for all. Emily joins Elissa to unpack what that means for us today.
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S2 Ep 14: #34 - When Worship Was Prescribed Down to the Entrails
Old Testament worship was heavy, detailed, and costly. Why was it that way, and how is Jesus the freedom and fulfillment of it all?
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S2 Ep 13: #33 - Would the Evidence Hold Up in Court?
If the law said loving your neighbor was a crime, would there be enough evidence to lock you up? That question flipped the room and sparked this week’s talk.
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S2 Ep 12: #32 - Grace Without Truth Is Cheap Grace
We talk about Bonhoeffer, slippery slopes, and why grace without truth isn’t grace at all. Jacob shares what he’s seen on campus and how both generations can do better.
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S2 Ep 11: #31 - What’s Your Major? What’s Your Calling?
The four questions every college student gets asked point to something deeper. Alex and Elissa connect the dots between majors, identity, and the greater calling Jesus gives us. Along the way, they reflect on Welcome Sunday, revival, and what it means to wear your faith as proudly as your school...
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Every Monday, we break down Sunday’s message at Central Church in 15 minutes or less. It’s a quick way to help you reflect, refocus, and carry the lesson into your week.
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