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Conversations with Pastors
by Grace Immanuel Bible Church
Every Friday, we release a new conversation with one of the pastors at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, Florida. We cover issues facing Christians, from parenting to sanctification to biblical counseling topics.
Episodes
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Episode 75 - Charismatic Mysticism (Part 1) with Todd Murray
This week, Todd Murray takes us on a personal journey through the tension between emotional experience and the unchanging authority of Scripture. Many of us have been taught, in one way or another, to treat our feelings as a kind of spiritual compass -- a confirmation that God is near, that we…
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Episode 74 - Hidden Sin Rots the Bones with Mike Kotecki
What happens inside us when we carry a secret we cannot bring ourselves to say out loud? Psalm 32 gives us a startlingly honest answer, and it is not a comfortable one. The psalmist describes his body wasting away, his vitality draining like moisture in summer heat, all because he kept silent…
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Episode 73 - Quarrels and Fights
In this episode, Brandon Taylor helps us understand that conflict in our lives is not really about the other person at all. James 4 confronts us with a truth that cuts deep: the quarrels and fights we experience in our relationships trace their roots back to our own hearts. This is a hard word…
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Episode 72 - Fighting Fear of Man with Brian Arnold
Fear of man is not just a personality quirk or a social anxiety -- it is a deep-rooted condition of the heart that touches every one of us, often without our awareness. At its core, fear of man is a love problem. When we are consumed with how others perceive us, we are not actually thinking about...
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Episode 71 - Should You Be Discipling Someone? with Lance Quinn
Discipleship, at its core, is not a formal program or a checklist of religious duties. It is simply one believer saying to another, I want to grow in Christ, and I want to walk alongside you as we both pursue that together. The conversation explored in this episode strips away the intimidation…
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Episode 70 - Cross-Cultural Missions with Bryan Twombly
This conversation is set against the backdrop of Papua New Guinea, a country of over 800 languages and a spiritual landscape shaped by animism and syncretism. The people there are not without religion. In fact, they are deeply spiritual. But as we hear, their understanding of God, the gospel, the...
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Episode 69 - What is Grace? with Dave Temple
What if the very things we beg God to remove from our lives are actually His grace? We tend to define grace as receiving good things we do not deserve, and that's not wrong, but it may be dangerously incomplete. When we define 'good' from a man-centered perspective, we shrink grace down to…
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Episode 68 - What is Worship? with Todd Murray
Many of us grew up thinking worship was confined to Sunday mornings, quiet times, and the songs we sing with our eyes closed. This conversation challenges us to tear down the compartments we have built in our spiritual lives and see that every act of obedience, every sacrifice of service, and…
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Episode 67 - When We Forget to be Thankful with James Jeong
What if the greatest threat to our worship is not outright rebellion but something far more subtle -- a slow, creeping blindness to how much we have been given? In Malachi chapter 1, God confronts a generation of Israelites who had returned from exile, a people who once wept with joy at the…
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Episode 66 - Social Activism and the Church with Jerry Wragg
What does it mean for the church to engage with the pressing moral crises of our day? This conversation cuts through the noise and helps us think clearly about the difference between what the church is called to do as a gathered body and what we as individual Christians are responsible for in our...
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Episode 65 - The Anatomy of Sin and Temptation with Mike Kotecki
This conversation digs into what we might call the anatomy of sin and temptation, tracing the familiar pattern that began in the garden and repeats itself in our lives with striking consistency: desiring, taking, hiding, and blaming. The passage in Genesis 3 reveals that the moment sin entered…
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Episode 64 - God's Will Vs. Self-Will with Dave Temple
What happens when the people around us make choices that seem to derail everything we hoped for? The life of Samson offers a surprisingly honest answer. His story, found in Judges 13 and 14, is not a tidy tale of obedience and blessing. It is a raw account of willfulness, self-serving decisions,...
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Episode 63 - Serving Without Complaining with Jim Kearney
What drives us when we serve in the church? This conversation explores the heart behind Christian service, challenging us to examine our motives when we volunteer, lead, or help others in ministry. Drawing from 1 Peter 4:7-11 and Philippians 2:1-15, we're reminded that true service flows from...
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Episode 62 - Christian Counseling, Biblical Counseling, and Discipleship with Whitney Oxford
In a culture that has trained us to seek experts with degrees and specialized knowledge, we're challenged to reconsider what Scripture actually teaches about its own sufficiency. The core message is both liberating and countercultural—God's Word contains everything we need for life and godliness,...
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Episode 61 - Hope When Parenting is Hard with Brian Arnold
Parenting through different seasons brings unique challenges that can leave us feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. From the physically exhausting toddler years to the spiritually draining teenage years when we realize we cannot control our children's choices, each phase tests our faith. This...
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Episode 60 - Can God's Will be Thwarted? with Lance Quinn
How can God desire all people to be saved while some ultimately perish? The discussion centers on 1 Timothy 2:4, which states that God desires all people to be saved and come to knowledge of the truth, yet we know that not everyone will be in heaven. This apparent contradiction is what…
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Episode 59 - Fear of Man with Todd Murray
Fear of man is a snare that enslaves us, yet many of us live trapped in this prison without even realizing it. This conversation helps us see that caring too much about what people think and not enough about what God thinks is far more than a social anxiety issue—it's a spiritual crisis that can...
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Episode 58 - Are you a Deluded Christian? with James Jeong
In this exploration of James 1:22, we confront an uncomfortable truth: it's entirely possible to be surrounded by Christian teaching, to sit in church week after week, and yet remain spiritually deluded about our true condition. The passage warns us against becoming 'merely hearers' who deceive...
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Episode57 - Stability in an Unstable World with Dave Temple
What does stability look like in a world marked by constant change and uncertainty? This conversation explores the wisdom found in Proverbs 3:3-4, revealing that genuine steadiness in life comes not from favorable circumstances, but from anchoring ourselves in God's character and principles. The...
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Episode 56 - The Consequences of Sin with Lance Quinn
This week Lance Quinn tackles one of the most challenging aspects of our faith: understanding why we continue to face consequences even after finding forgiveness in Christ. Drawing from Galatians 6:8 and Romans 1, we're reminded that living in a fallen world means confronting corruption at every...
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Episode 55 - Defining Missionary Work with Matias Buldain
This conversation challenges us to reconsider what missions truly means according to Scripture. At its heart, missions is simply the Great Commission - making disciples of all nations by preaching the gospel, baptizing believers, and teaching them to obey everything Christ commanded. We discover...
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Episode 54 - When the Bible Is Used In An Unbiblical Way - Whitney Oxford
What if the very Bible we hold dear could be wielded as a tool for deception? This conversation unveils a sobering reality: Scripture itself can be misused, even by those who claim to teach it. Drawing from 1 Timothy 1, we discover that false teaching isn't always about denying biblical truth...
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Episode 53 - Hope When Marriage is Hard with Brian Arnold
When we find ourselves in the trenches of marital struggle, it can feel like we're wandering without a map. This conversation brings us back to a foundational truth: our marriages aren't just about our personal happiness or comfort, but about displaying something far greater. Scripture reveals…
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Episode 52 - When the Preacher Exhorts with Jerry Wragg
At the heart of this conversation with Jerry Wragg is Hebrews 13:17, which calls us to obey our spiritual leaders and submit to them—not to human authority, but to the authority of Scripture itself as it's faithfully proclaimed. We're reminded that exposition isn't just about explaining what a…
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Episode 51 - Diagnosing Self-Righteousness with Mike Kotecki
This conversation cuts to the heart of one of our most persistent spiritual struggles: self-righteousness. The core issue is trusting in ourselves as the moral standard while viewing others with contempt. What makes this so insidious is how it masquerades as spiritual maturity. We can know all…
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Episode 50 - Biblical Counseling: Encouraging the Discouraged with Todd Murray
When we encounter discouraged brothers and sisters in Christ, we face a sacred opportunity to embody the ministry of Jesus Himself—the One who sustains the weary with a word. This week Todd Murray shows us the art of biblical encouragement, reminding us that effective ministry to the discouraged...
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Episode 49 - Avoiding Parental Drift with Reid Price
The danger of spiritual drift presents one of the most sobering realities we face as believers and families. This week, Reid Price explains how even the most enthusiastic, committed Christians can gradually find themselves on the periphery of church life. The image is striking: like an airplane…
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Episode 48 - Laying Aside Every Weight with Dave Temple
What invisible burdens are we carrying that prevent us from running our spiritual race with full abandon? Dave Temple opens to Hebrews 12:1 and challenges us to examine not just the obvious sins we need to confess, but the subtle weights that slow our pursuit of Christ. Drawing from the heroes of...
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Episode 47 - God's Definition of Good with Mark Axelgard
What if everything we think is bad for us is actually good? This challenging exploration of Ecclesiastes 7 confronts our comfortable definitions of prosperity and adversity. We discover that Solomon isn't just offering ancient wisdom—he's dismantling our entire framework for understanding what...
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Episode 46 - Can We Recover From Disappointments? with Paul Shirley
Life has a way of delivering disappointments that shake us to our core. When our expectations crumble and circumstances turn against us, we face a critical choice: will we see ourselves as victims, or will we recognize God's guiding hand? This week, Paul Shirley shows us the difference between…
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Episode 45 - Forgiveness with Marc Wragg
When we've been wronged, our hearts can become battlegrounds where forgiveness fights against our natural desire for justice. This week, Marc Wragg shows us what it means to forgive from the heart. We discover that genuine forgiveness isn't just a feeling or a one-time decision, but rather an...
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Episode 44 - Parenting Prodigals with Todd Dykstra
When we find ourselves parenting a rebellious child, we're walking a path that God Himself knows intimately. Isaiah 1:2 reminds us that even the Lord has experienced the heartbreak of children who revolt against Him. Todd Dykstra helps us explore the spiritual realities beneath the surface of...
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Episode 43 - Assurance and the Sinning Christian with Brad Klassen
1 John 3 says, 'No one who abides in Him sins... no one who sins has seen Him or known Him.' These words can feel like a hammer to the struggling believer who desperately wants to please Christ but keeps stumbling. Yet what if we've misunderstood John's purpose? This exploration of 1 John reveals...
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Episode 42 - How to Handle Hurt and Offense with Whitney Oxford
This conversation invites us to examine our tendency to take offense. It often reveals more about our own hearts than about the actions of others. We're challenged to examine the difference between being legitimately sinned against and simply having our expectations—sometimes petty or selfish...
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Episode 41 - Honoring Generations with Lance Quinn
Whether we're the younger person rolling our eyes at outdated perspectives or the older person dismissing new ideas as naive, everyone will eventually be on both sides of this divide. But Scripture calls us to something radically different. Through passages like Romans 12:10, which urges us to...
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Episode 40 - Salt and Light with Justin MicKitterick
In a world that grows increasingly dark, we're called to be unmistakably different—not for the sake of being different, but because our allegiance belongs to the King. This week, Justin McKitterick explores what Jesus meant when He called us 'salt and light' in Matthew 5, right after the...
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Episode 39 - Theological Education with Mike Kotecki
We have unprecedented access to biblical resources, but we face a curious paradox: we possess more tools for understanding Scripture than any generation before us, yet many of us remain intimidated by the depth of God's Word. This week, Mike Kotecki challenges us to reconsider our responsibility…
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Episode 38 - Trust and Obey with Dave Temple
We all carry expectations—biblically informed ones, even—about how our lives should unfold. Marriage, career, family, ministry opportunities: these are good desires rooted in Scripture. Yet what happens when reality doesn't align with what we anticipated? Dave Temple explores a moment in Acts 1...
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Episode 37 - Fulfillment and Joy with James Jeong
What if everything our culture has told us about happiness is backwards? This week James Jeong challenges us to examine where we're seeking fulfillment. Are we chasing the world's definition of happiness—self-oriented, subjective, and ultimately empty—or are we anchored in the biblical...
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Episode 36 - Loving Others in the Church with Kempiz Hernandez
This week Kempiz Hernandez takes us into Philippians 1, where Paul models a transformative approach to church relationships. We discover that our failure to love often stems not just from selfishness, but from losing sight of the bigger picture—the gospel itself. Paul reminds the Philippians of...
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Episode 35 - The Glory of Christ in John 3 with Jay Pitts
At the heart of John chapter 3 lies a truth that challenges our understanding of belief and obedience. We often think of John 3:16 as the complete gospel message, but as we journey to the end of this chapter, we discover John the Baptist revealing something deeper: belief and obedience are...
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Episode 34 - AI and the Christian with Jerry Wragg
Where does true knowledge originate, and how do we discern it? This week, Jerry Wragg takes us deep into the theological foundations of epistemology—how we know what we know—and challenges us to anchor our understanding firmly in Scripture rather than in the seductive conveniences of artificial...
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Episode 33 - Gratitude and Grumbling with Brian Arnold
Have you found yourself grumbling without even realizing it? Complaining about traffic, coworkers, children, or circumstances that don't go our way. But what if this habitual grumbling reveals something deeper about our hearts? This week Brian Arnold explores how our complaints are actually red...
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Episode 32 - Submitting to Church Leadership with Whitney Oxford
In our modern culture, we often struggle with the concept of submission to authority, especially when it comes to church leadership. Yet Scripture reveals a beautiful design woven into the very fabric of creation—a divine order that reflects the eternal nature of the Godhead itself. When we…
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Episode 31 - Prosperity and Success with Gonz Herrera
What does true success look like through God's eyes? This week, Gonz Herrera shows us that Joshua 1:8 challenges everything we've been taught about achievement and prosperity. We discover that God's definition of success isn't found in our bank accounts, our children's salvation, or our perfectly...
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Episode 30 - Biblical Counseling: Emotions with Todd Murray
In our hyper-emotionalized culture, we face this challenge: learning to distinguish between emotions as gifts and emotions as authorities. This conversation unpacks a critical truth that many of us struggle with daily—our feelings, while real and God-given, were never meant to serve as the…
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Episode 29 - Growing in Submission
What if the very limitations we're fighting against are actually God's loving design for our spiritual growth? This week Dave Temple challenges us to examine this distinction: the difference between being resigned to our circumstances and being submitted to God's sovereignty. Drawing from…
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Episode 28 - Prizing Public Worship with Dan Kreider
This week Dan Kreider challenges us to reconsider the supremacy of corporate worship over our private devotional lives. Drawing from David Clarkson's Puritan classic 'Prizing Public Worship,' we're confronted with a radical premise: God is more glorified, more present, and more powerfully at work...
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Episode 27 - Biblical Counseling: Self-Esteem with Lance Quinn
The biblical concept of total depravity isn't meant to leave us hopeless; rather, it's the starting point for understanding the magnificence of grace. When we acknowledge our sinfulness without the corresponding truth of Christ's redemptive love, we remain locked in despair. Conversely, when we...
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Episode 26 - Fighting Complacency with James Jeong
We often find ourselves walking a tightrope between comfortable familiarity and dangerous complacency. This week, James Jeong takes us to Titus 2:6 and challenges us to examine whether our Christian walk has become merely routine rather than revolutionary. The call for young men to be 'sensible'…
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Every Friday, we release a new conversation with one of the pastors at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, Florida. We cover issues facing Christians, from parenting to sanctification to biblical counseling topics.
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