Come To The Sacrifice Podcast by Brock Jones

In this final episode of the series, host Brock Jones reviews Celebrate Recovery with both fairness and critique, acknowledging its biblical elements but arguing the program often makes human processes foundational instead of Christ's finished work. The episode urges churches to return to the cross, teach union with Christ, rely on the Holy Spirit for sanctification, and offer real discipleship and community rather than treating recovery as a substitute for the gospel.

Host Brock Jones examines Celebrate Recovery’s “Victory” lesson and contrasts its process-focused approach with the New Testament message that victory over sin is rooted in Christ’s finished work at the cross. The episode walks through Romans and other Scriptures to show that transformation begins with knowing what Christ has accomplished, relies on the Holy Spirit’s power to mortify sin, and is lived out in obedient faith rather than mere self-effort or technique.

In this episode Brock Jones examines Celebrate Recovery’s “Ready” and “Victory” lessons and asks whether their recovery model matches the New Testament pattern of sanctification. He argues that true transformation begins with Christ’s finished work—our union with Jesus in the cross and resurrection—then the Holy Spirit produces progressive change, not a step-by-step self-repair process. The episode contrasts Celebrate Recovery’s focus on removing character defects with biblical passages like Romans 6 and Ephesians 4, urging listeners to root their faith in Christ’s work and yield to the Spirit for lasting victory over sin.

In this episode host Brock Jones examines whether confession itself breaks the chains of sin as Celebrate Recovery claims or if Scripture attributes true freedom to Christ, the cross, and the work of the Holy Spirit. He carefully studies Psalm 107, James 5, 1 John 1, and Romans to determine the biblical function of confession. Conclusion: confession, accountability, and prayer are vital responses, but the episode emphasizes that deliverance and cleansing come from Jesus Christ and His finished work, not from disclosure alone.

Host Brock Jones examines Celebrate Recovery step-by-step, testing its teachings against Scripture and the apostolic doctrine of sanctification. He asks whether practices like daily recommitment, sponsors, and moral inventories are given theological roles that belong to Christ and the Holy Spirit. Drawing on Romans 6–8 and other passages, the episode distinguishes biblical practices from the biblical means of change, emphasizing Christ's finished work and the Spirit's role as the true source of progressive victory over sin.

This episode argues that the true foundation for recovery is not a sequence of steps or human effort but what God has already accomplished in Jesus Christ and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Romans 6–8, it explains union with Christ, the indwelling Spirit, and how sanctification flows from that reality. The host Brock Jones contrasts helpful recovery practices (confession, accountability, prayer) with the biblical order: God’s provision before our performance. The takeaway: Christian disciplines matter, but victory is experienced through dependence on Christ’s finished work and the Spirit’s power, not merely personal willpower or techniques.

This episode examines Celebrate Recovery alongside Romans 7–8, asking whether recovery methods point believers to the true source of spiritual freedom. It argues that human effort, steps, and inventories cannot produce the power to overcome sin; that power comes from union with Christ, his work on the cross, and the Holy Spirit. The host Brock Jones explains the biblical order — union with Christ, dependence on the Spirit, then obedient fruit — and affirms that practices like confession and accountability have value but must remain downstream from the finished work of Jesus.

This episode examines Celebrate Recovery’s use of the Beatitudes and its sequential recovery process, asking whether the curriculum’s lessons, steps, and exercises function as the means of Christian freedom. Using Romans 6 as the primary counterpoint, the host Brock Jones argues that biblical freedom is grounded in union with Christ and his finished work, not produced by human steps, and previews a continued study through Romans 7–8 on sanctification and the Spirit’s role.

In this episode Brock Jones examines Matthew 5:5 (“Blessed are the meek…”) with its background in Psalm 37 and compares Jesus’ meaning to how Celebrate Recovery applies the verse as a recovery principle. He contrasts the Beatitudes’ context with Paul's order in Romans—indicative (what Christ has done), reckoning by faith, then obedient living by the Spirit—and questions whether recovery steps should be read into the Beatitude. The episode concludes by promising a follow-up that will define what Celebrate Recovery means by “recovery” and whether its method aligns with New Testament sanctification rooted in union with Christ and Spirit-enabled obedience.

Host Brock Jones continues a series evaluating Celebrate Recovery, asking whether its eight principles truly arise from Scripture. The episode analyzes Matthew 5:4 and the Beatitudes, contrasts exegesis with associating verses to preexisting recovery steps, and examines Philippians 2:12–13 to highlight union with Christ and the Spirit as the biblical basis for sanctification rather than a human-derived recovery system.

In this episode Brock Jones begins a careful, fair series examining the Celebrate Recovery movement — not to attack people who’ve been helped, but to test the movement’s theology and use of Scripture. The focus is hermeneutical: does the recovery structure actually come from the biblical text or has scripture been fitted around an existing program? The episode opens with a review of Romans 6–8 and the doctrine of progressive sanctification, emphasizes the difference between testimony and biblical proof, and starts a verse-by-verse look at Matthew 5 (the Beatitudes), beginning with “poor in spirit.” Brock explains the stakes: where Christians place their faith (in Christ alone versus Christ plus a program) and how proper interpretation must govern any claim that a passage provides a recovery process.

In this final episode of the Romans 6–8 series, host Brock Jones unpacks Romans 8:9–13, showing how the believer's union with Christ and the indwelling Holy Spirit provide the power for progressive sanctification. Rather than relying on self-effort or legalism, Christians are called to reckon themselves dead to sin and, through the Spirit, put sinful deeds to death so they can live. Jones emphasizes practical outworking of faith: the Spirit who raised Jesus brings life to mortal bodies and enables believers to mortify sinful deeds—not by passive waiting or mere willpower, but by active dependence on Christ’s finished work and the Holy Spirit’s power.

In this episode Brock Jones walks through Romans 8:5–9, explaining the difference between the mind governed by the flesh and the mind governed by the Spirit. He emphasizes that sanctification comes not from self-effort or religious activity but from the Holy Spirit working through the finished work of Christ. Jones offers practical application and reflection questions to help listeners examine where they place their trust, urging believers to rely on Jesus and the Spirit for ongoing growth rather than human ability or rules.

Pastor Travis Deer joins the Come to the Sacrifice podcast to preach on the biblical reality of hell, using the example of the rich man and Lazarus to explain its misery, permanence, and the absence of God’s presence. The episode calls listeners to urgent repentance, stresses the duty to share the gospel, and offers a clear invitation to receive Jesus as the only way of escape.

Host Brock Jones continues the Romans 6–8 series, focusing on Romans 8:3–4 to show how God, through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, accomplished what the law and human effort could not: condemning sin in the flesh and bringing life and righteousness into believers. The episode contrasts law-based self-effort with Spirit-led transformation, urging listeners to depend on Christ’s finished work rather than human ability, and previews upcoming discussion on what it means to walk after the Spirit.

In this episode we arrive at Romans 8 and hear Paul’s answer to the exhausted cry of Romans 7: freedom is not achieved by stronger will or stricter law, but by union with Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit. Focusing on Romans 8:1–2, the message explains “no condemnation” and “the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus,” showing how the Spirit makes Christ’s death and resurrection experiential and produces true transformation and holiness.

In this episode we unpack Romans 7:22–25, highlighting the conflict between the desire to obey God and the overpowering law of sin. The speaker explains how sincere desire and willpower cannot produce sanctification, and how legalism and self-effort only lead to exhaustion. Paul’s cry, "Who shall deliver me?" points to the true answer—Jesus Christ and His finished work—setting the stage for freedom in Romans 8.

In this episode we unpack Romans 7:21–22, where Paul discovers a principle: when he wants to do good, evil is present with him. The speaker explains the difference between desiring righteousness and having the power to live it, shows why law and rules cannot produce sanctification, and points listeners to dependence on Christ and the Spirit rather than self-effort. Key themes: indwelling sin, the limits of legalism and recovery programs, delighting in God’s law versus relying on Christ’s finished work for true transformation.

In this episode Brock Jones walks verse-by-verse through Romans 7:19–20, exposing why sincere desire, willpower, or moral programs cannot break sin’s hold. He explains the distinction between indwelling sin in the flesh and the believer’s union with Christ, and why true sanctification depends on faith in Jesus and the Holy Spirit, not self-effort or legalism. The message calls listeners to shift their focus from behavior-based recovery and rules to a Christ-centered, Spirit-led life that rests on the finished work of the cross for lasting victory.

Host Brock Jones examines Romans 7:16–18, showing how Paul exposes the indwelling power of sin and the inability of the flesh and the law to produce righteousness. The episode contrasts sincere desire and moral knowing with true power for sanctification, arguing that freedom comes not from self-improvement or techniques but from union with Jesus Christ and the life-giving ministry of the Holy Spirit.

In this episode Brock Jones walks through Romans 7:14–15, showing how God’s law exposes sin but cannot conquer it, and how human effort and legalism leave the flesh helpless. Paul’s struggle illustrates that desire for holiness is not enough—only the Holy Spirit, through union with Christ, brings true sanctification. Jones contrasts self-reliance with life in the Spirit, prepares listeners for Romans 8’s promise of freedom, and encourages resting in Christ’s finished work rather than in willpower or programs.

In this episode host Brock Jones unpacks Romans 7:11-13, showing how Paul defends the goodness of God’s law while exposing sin’s deceptive power to misuse it. Rather than blaming the law, Paul reveals that sin exploits obedience and legalism, producing death instead of holiness. Listen as we explore why sanctification cannot be achieved by rules or self-effort, and why true freedom and victory come only through union with Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.

This episode walks through Romans 7:7–13, showing that God’s law is holy and exposes the sin within the human heart, but cannot remove it. Paul’s point is that the law diagnoses sin, while only Christ and the Holy Spirit provide the cure. The host warns against legalism and relying on self-help programs as substitutes for the gospel, urging listeners to rest in Christ’s finished work, depend on the Holy Spirit, and draw near to true biblical Christianity.

This episode walks through Romans 7:1–6, explaining how Paul links our death with Christ to release us from the law’s jurisdiction and bring us into a living union with the risen Savior. It emphasizes that the law is holy but cannot transform the heart; true sanctification comes from Christ’s finished work and the indwelling Holy Spirit, producing fruit for God rather than relying on legalism or self-effort.

In this episode Brock Jones walks verse-by-verse through Romans 6:20–23 and John 8:31–36, contrasting life under sin with life under Christ. He explains how believers are set free from sin’s dominion, become slaves of God, and bear the fruit of holiness that leads to eternal life. The message calls listeners back to biblical Christianity: faith in Jesus Christ crucified is the means of salvation, not programs or self-effort, and the Holy Spirit brings progressive sanctification as evidence of union with Christ.

Christ was crucified for our sin and raised for our new life; because we are united with Him, sin’s dominion is broken and we stand free by His finished work on the cross. Believers are called to repent of self‑effort and man‑made techniques and to present every part of life to Christ, living out biblical sanctification by grace and reflecting the holiness of Jesus crucified.

Host Brock Jones connects Romans 6 with Exodus 5–12 to show how God establishes identity before commands: Israel was declared God’s people before deliverance, and believers are united with Christ by grace before sanctification. The episode traces how God breaks Pharaoh’s authority through the plagues, secures freedom by the Passover blood, and calls redeemed people to adjust their thinking and live according to their new identity. Ultimately, the message invites listeners to rest in Christ’s finished work, reckon themselves dead to sin and alive in God, and walk daily in the freedom secured by the cross.

In this episode Brock Jones walks through Romans 6, focusing on verse 14, and explains how believers are transferred from the dominion of sin into the reign of grace through Christ's death and resurrection. He argues sanctification is rooted in union with Christ, not willpower or moralism, and that obedience follows God’s prior work of grace. Jones challenges listeners to live in the reality of Christ’s victory, asking who rules their heart and calling them to reckon and adjust their lives to the freedom already secured at Calvary.

In this episode Brock Jones unfolds Ephesians 4:17–24, showing that Paul grounds Christian obedience in what God has already accomplished in Christ. Sanctification isn’t about becoming a new person by effort but adjusting our minds and lives to the new identity we already possess. Jones emphasizes the renewing of the mind as the bridge between the old and new humanity, uses vivid illustrations to show how thinking shapes behavior, and urges listeners to live from gospel indicatives rather than striving under the law.

This episode explains Romans 6, emphasizing that believers are already united with Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection. It argues that sanctification is not repeatedly crucifying the flesh but progressively adjusting our minds and lives to the finished work of Christ, trusting the Holy Spirit to apply that reality. The host calls listeners to reckon these biblical truths as facts, live from their new identity in Christ, and depend on the Spirit to transform daily experience.

Brock Jones walks through Romans 6:8–13, explaining how believers are united to Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection and are called to "reckon" themselves dead to sin and alive to God. This episode grounds sanctification in the finished work of Christ and urges listeners to interpret experience through Scripture, not vice versa.

In this episode Brock Jones pauses in Romans 6 to explore the overlooked significance of Christ's burial — how burial confirms the reality and finality of death, marks the end of the old life in Adam, and prepares believers for resurrection life. He explains that sanctification begins with God's finished work in Christ, calling believers to respond by faith to their union with Christ and to walk in the newness of life rather than relying on self-improvement or rehabilitation of the old self.

In this episode Brock Jones continues his deep study of Romans 6–8, explaining Paul’s startling claim that believers "died to sin." He shows how union with Christ — not self-effort or programs — is the foundation for true freedom, baptism into Christ’s death, and walking in newness of life. Learn why identity in Christ always precedes practice, how the cross and resurrection change our legal standing before God, and how understanding this truth shifts us from striving to resting in grace.

In this episode Brock Jones begins a deep series on Romans, focusing on chapters 6–8 and the crucial truth of union with Christ. He contrasts Adam and Christ, explains that the gospel is more than forgiveness, and asks why believers still struggle—pointing to identity in Christ rather than self-effort as the foundation for holiness. The teaching sets up Paul’s famous question, “Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?” and previews the answer found in Romans 6: that believers have died to sin. Future episodes will unpack what that union with Christ means for everyday victory and sanctification.

In this episode of Come to the Sacrifice, Brock Jones examines Numbers 13–14 to contrast the faith of Joshua and Caleb with the unbelief of the ten spies. He explains that biblical faith interprets circumstances through God’s revelation, remembers God’s past faithfulness, and flows from wholehearted devotion to the Lord. Brock applies these truths to modern trials, urging listeners to fix their eyes on Christ, trust God’s character above fear, and follow the Lord fully as they face their own giants.

This episode examines Hebrews 3–4, contrasting Israel's unbelief with the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. Brock Jones warns against treating faith as a force and emphasizes that faith is a trusting response to God's revelation, leading to rest in Christ rather than reliance on circumstances.

In this episode Brock Jones explores Hebrews 11–12, using Moses as a central witness who valued the reproach of Christ more than Egypt's treasures and pointing out how Old Testament heroes direct our faith toward Jesus. He challenges listeners to evaluate what Christ is worth to them, to fix their eyes on Jesus, and to run the race of faith with endurance.

In this episode Brock Jones walks through Hebrews 11, showing how the Old Testament witnesses—Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses and others—illustrate true faith and all point forward to Jesus Christ as God’s provision and promise. The message calls believers to endurance: lay aside hindrances, run the race set before you, and keep looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

This episode explores Psalm 63 as Brock Jones walks through David's wilderness—his thirst for God, steadfast worship amid suffering, and trust in God's justice. The sermon shows how hardship exposes the heart and points forward to Christ's sufficiency. Listeners are encouraged to seek God in trials, understand the wilderness as God's classroom, and find that true satisfaction is found in God himself rather than in changing circumstances.

In this episode Brock Jones reflects on Exodus 15:22–26, showing how wilderness pressure exposes the heart and how God provides a remedy—symbolized by the tree that makes bitter water sweet. Using Scripture, personal testimony, and pastoral application, he explores murmuring versus prayer, the role of suffering in sanctification, and how Christ’s cross addresses the deeper problem of the heart.

Brock Jones unpacks Hebrews 10, showing how Christ's finished work is the covenantal cause and the Holy Spirit's inward work is the effect. He explains that "willful sin" in context means deliberate apostasy—turning away from Christ and returning to old systems or false remedies—and warns of its serious consequences. The episode also stresses proper interpretation (avoiding cultural baggage), the difference between positional and progressive sanctification, and urges listeners to cling to Christ as the only true source of forgiveness and change.

In this episode Pastor Brock Jones examines John 12 and Isaiah 53 to challenge modern Christian culture’s preference for praise and comfort over the call to identify with Christ’s suffering. He contrasts secret belief with public confession, exposing how fear of man and religious status can cause spiritual blindness and harden hearts. Listeners are urged to embrace Christ crucified, receive God’s sanctifying work, and reject pharisaical, trophy-style Christianity.

Pastor Brock Jones warns about the spiritual dangers he sees in modern recovery movements like Celebrate Recovery, arguing they often prioritize human achievement over the gospel. Using Galatians 3:1–5 as his foundation, he contrasts subjective experiences and program-based progress with the objective truth of Christ's finished work on the cross. This episode challenges listeners to examine whether their faith is rooted in the atonement of Jesus or in legalistic trophies of personal transformation, and calls the church back to preaching the cross as the source of true sanctification and spiritual power.

In this episode Brock Jones explains how Jesus' finished work at Calvary and his priesthood after the order of Melchizedek establish a legal new covenant that brings believers immediate access to God's promises. He contrasts the old covenant's external, conditional system with the new covenant's internal work of the Holy Spirit and examines Deuteronomy 28's blessings as they apply to Christians today. The practical takeaway: faith and obedient living empowered by the Spirit—not a license to sin—open believers to the blessings God commands and that will overtake them in Christ.

This episode asks how Jesus, born from the tribe of Judah, could legally serve as priest when priesthood belonged to Levi, and traces the answer through Numbers 18, King Uzziah, Psalm 110, Genesis 14, and Hebrews 7. It explains how Melchizedek’s priesthood precedes and supersedes the Levitical order, making Christ a superior, eternal priest whose sacrifice established the new covenant and gives believers legal boldness (parresia) to approach God.

Host Brock Jones walks through Romans 8 and Colossians 2–3 to explain how the Holy Spirit enacts sanctification and makes union with Christ real in the believer's life. He critiques moralistic recovery programs (including 12-step models and Celebrate Recovery) that focus on behavior change rather than the gospel, and highlights the biblical way of putting sinful deeds to death by faith in Christ crucified. The episode encourages listeners to trust Scripture, rely on the Spirit's power, and live as adopted sons and daughters of God.

Host Brock Jones examines Acts 18 to trace Apollos’s journey from being "acquainted only with the baptism of John" to receiving deeper instruction from Priscilla and Aquila. The episode highlights the roles of planting and watering in ministry, stresses that growth is God’s work, and explains the difference between initial salvation and progressive sanctification through Christ’s finished work. Brock underscores the importance of accurate teaching, staying in your God-given lane, and choosing truth over mere experience so believers can live in lasting freedom. Listeners are encouraged to disciple and be discipled rightly, share the message, and pursue deeper understanding of the doctrine of grace.

In this episode Pastor Brock Jones examines 1 Corinthians 3, urging believers to return to the foundational truth of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. He contrasts faithful teaching (gold, silver, precious stones) with flawed doctrines (wood, hay, stubble), highlights the roles of Paul and Apollos in planting and watering the church, and warns against legalism, division, and spiritual immaturity. Listeners are encouraged to test teachings against Scripture, pursue sanctification by the Holy Spirit, and prioritize doctrinal purity over numbers or experience.

In this episode Brock Jones walks through 2 Corinthians 3–4, highlighting verse 17–18: the Holy Spirit brings freedom and progressively transforms believers "from glory to glory" as they fix their gaze on the risen Christ. He contrasts the fading glory of the old covenant with the lasting, inward change of the new covenant and emphasizes that sanctification is the Spirit's work, not self-improvement. Jones also warns against placing experience above Scripture, urging listeners to test teachings by the cross and the Bible, reject counterfeit spiritualities, and cling to the gospel as the authority for true, lasting transformation.

Host Brock Jones interviews Joe Boothby about his long struggle with addiction, arrests, and near-fatal overdoses, and how worldly recovery programs failed to bring true change. Joe shares how church, the gospel, and standing on the finished work of Christ led to restored relationships, marriage, stopping methadone, and new hope for the future.