Pepper Road Church of Christ Podcast

Series: Bible Class: New Testament · GospelsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Brad CollinsThe Gospel According to LukeLuke 1: Heralding the Savior's Birth

Series: The Church · Fellowship · UnityService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielWe live in a culture that prizes personal freedom, but Christians, according to 1 Corinthians 8–10, must never prioritize liberty over love for God and others. Continuing our ongoing series through First Corinthians, we will examine 1 Corinthians 8–10 to determine how we can have unity in liberty.

Series: Bible Class: New Testament · GospelsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Brad CollinsThe Gospel According to LukeIntroductionLuke 1: Heralding the Savior's Birth

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 47–48: River of Life & Land Restored

Series: False Doctrine · ApostasyService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielWhat does repentance look like for people in unlawful marriages? In the Old Testament, Ezra commanded those who had married foreign women to divorce, but some today suggest that Ezra got it wrong, that he misinterpreted the Law. Did he? This sermon argues that Ezra was not wrong and that his demand for those in illicit marriages to divorce is consistent with Scripture—both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Series: The Church · Fellowship · UnityService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Stephen RussellThis morning, we continue our series through the book of Ephesians in chapter 2 and verses 11–22. Paul shows how Gentiles who were far off have been brought near and made one with Jewish Christians through Jesus Christ.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 44–46: Worship Restored

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Paul GrubbsSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 43: The Glory Returns

Series: N/AService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Philip RichardsonWe look at several men of faith whose names we know because their suffered trial and endured. Will we endure as they did? (1 Peter 1:6–7; Hebrews 10:36)

Series: N/AService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielChristians sometimes use the word “providence” to describe the “behind-the-scenes” activity of God. But what is providence, how does God work in our lives, and how should we respond to providence? In this thematic study of Ezra, we find biblical answers to these questions.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Paul GrubbsSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 40–42: The Temple Vision

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 38–39: Gog & Magog

Series: The Church · Fellowship · UnityService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Stephen RussellAs we continue our series through the book of 1 Corinthians, we come to one of the more complex chapters. Chapter seven calls us to not get blinded by our circumstances but to always maintain a clear picture of what our faithfulness to Jesus looks like in any circumstance.

Series: God · Jesus Christ · The Holy SpiritService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielPeople often assume that slavery is inherently evil, but the Bible presents an alternative view and even uses the slave-master metaphor to describe spiritual relationships. This study surveys slavery in Bible times and the New Testament words translated “slave” (or “bondservant”) and then concludes with doctrinal and applicational lessons from slavery.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 37: The Valley of Dry Bones

Series: Creation · Evidences · ApologeticsService: Thursday PMType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Joshua GurtlerThis lesson defends the biblical teaching regarding the six days of creation, as taught in the books of Genesis, Exodus, and Mark.

Series: Creation · Evidences · ApologeticsService: Wednesday PMType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Joshua GurtlerThis lesson dispels neo-Darwinian evolution in three points:a lack of missing-link fossils,scientists have found fleshy dinosaur tissue and DNA, which they say is over 65 million years old (which is impossible), andneo-Darwinian evolution has been renounced by the best evolutionists for over 70 years.

Series: Creation · Evidences · ApologeticsService: Tuesday PMType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Joshua GurtlerWe are told that neo-Darwinian evolution is science, and the science is settled. In fact, the very last thing neo-Darwinian evolution is is science.

Series: Creation · Evidences · ApologeticsService: Monday PMType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Joshua GurtlerThis lesson contrasts neo-Darwinian evolution with intelligent design, and also demonstrates multiple lines of geological evidence for the Noahic global flood.

Series: Creation · Evidences · ApologeticsService: Sunday PMType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Joshua GurtlerIn this lesson we will learn that variation within an animal kind (microevolution) does not equate to macroevolution (evolving from microbe to man. We will also look at how all the animals fit in Noah's ark, chimp vs. human DNA, and the ice age. 

Series: Gospel · Salvation · Grace · Faith · BaptismService: Sunday AMType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Joshua GurtlerThis lesson emphasizes the fact that to protect our children from worldly influences we have to teach them to love the Lord Jesus more than they love the world.Note: We suffered a power failure during brother Gurtler's lesson. He was able to bring it to a close gracefully, but he was not able to cover all the material in this lesson he had intended.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 35–36: Judgment of Edom / Restoration of Israel 

Series: Suffering · Persecution · PerseveranceService: Saturday PMType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Joshua GurtlerThis question has long been the refuge of atheists looking for an excuse to dismiss the divine. It is, nevertheless, not an illegitimate question: it has troubled humanity since practically the beginning. Our speaker has some personal experience with the matter and shows us that while God may not dispel all of the mystery and answer every single question we may have, his word gives us some very satisfactory answers.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 34: The False Shepherds / The True Shepherd

Series: The Church · Fellowship · UnityService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Stephen RussellWe have had a couple of lessons about withdrawal over the last couple of months. Now we come to a hopeful conclusion by considering what it looks like to repair broken fellowship.

Series: Gospel · Salvation · Grace · Faith · BaptismService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielThe book of Romans regularly uses military imagery to describe the former, present, and future life of a Christian. Once we fought against God, now we fight for God, and someday we will gain the ultimate victory over sin and death. Accordingly, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Series: Bible Class: Men's Bible StudyService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 33: The Watchman Returns

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 29–32: Judgment on the Nations – Part 2

Series: The Bible · Wisdom · Knowledge · Thought · TruthService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielReading the Bible is the responsibility and privilege of Christians. But what should we do if we fail to read regularly or in an engaged way? We should remember why we read Scripture. This sermon in song reminds us of the reasons that we read and offers us a path forward if we need to get back on track.

Series: Purity · Holiness · Devotion · VirtueService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Stephen RussellThe book of 2 Chronicles is full of reversals. From wickedness to righteousness and from righteousness to wickedness. In fact, every scenario painted in Ezekiel 18 is seen in 2 Chronicles. And the question is the same. Will you seek the Lord?

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 25–28: Judgment on the Nations – Part 1

Series: Bible Class: Men's Bible StudyService: Thursday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Andrew BullingtonThe Minor Prophets (2025–2026)The Book of Nahum

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 23–24: Adultery, Siege, and the Final Sign

Series: Love · Mercy · Forgiveness · ReconciliationService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielThe Bible describes the love of God in a variety of family terms. For instance, God loves us as a father does, as a brother does, and even as a mother does. How has God shown us his familial love, and how should we respond to it? This study answers these questions from Scripture.

Series: Gospel · Salvation · Grace · Faith · BaptismService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Stephen RussellWe are continuing our series through Paul's epistle to the Ephesians. In this sermon we examine 2:1–10 where Paul talks about the way we all once walked, how God acted to bring us back to life, and how we ought to walk now.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 21–22: A Drawn Sword

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 19–20: Failed Leaders & Persistent Rebellion

Series: The Bible · Wisdom · Knowledge · Thought · TruthService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Stephen RussellWe live in a world of increasingly conflicting views. While we may wish for less conflict and more peaceable disagreements, we must recognize that claims about truth and reality are being made that simply cannot coexist. Conflict is inevitable and so we must be resolved about what side we stand on.

Series: Prophecy · Judgment · Eschatology · Heaven · HellService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielMost English versions of the Bible use the word “hell” for the Hebrew/Greek word that Jesus used, “Gehenna.” Some modern writers think that Gehenna was a smoldering trash pit outside of Jerusalem. Was it? How does Jesus describe the place that we call “hell”? This study explores the biblical teaching on “Gehenna,” that is, hell.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 18: Individual Responsibility

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 15–17: Allegories of Judgment

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 12–14: Exile Explained

Series: The Church · Fellowship · UnityService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDanielThe unity of the church depends not only on collective conduct in the assemblies but also on personal conduct outside the assemblies. If we display disunity and immorality, the reputation of Christ suffers. We must be humble and holy. This is the next sermon in the ongoing series on unity in First Corinthians. The primary text is 1 Corinthians 6.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 10–11: The Departure

Series: N/AService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Andrew RichardsonA study of Genesis often gives us opportunity to compare Abraham and Lot. But there are both striking similarities and stark differences between Noah and Lot, whom we discuss and compare in this lesson.

Series: The Church · Fellowship · UnityService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Stephen RussellChurch discipline is not a subject relegated to an obscure passage. It is a frequent subject through the New Testament. But, it is a difficult subject and raises lots of questions. This morning we will do our best to answer several of those questions.

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 9: The Mark & The Judgment

Series: Bible Class: Old Testament · ProphetsService: Wednesday PMType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Stephen RussellSeeking God's GloryThe Book of EzekielEzekiel 8: Abominations in the Temple

Series: God · Jesus Christ · The Holy SpiritService: Sunday PMType: SermonSpeaker: Marshall McDaniel“The blessed gospel is for all.” God does not play favorites with his offer of salvation. Forgiveness is available to anyone who places his faith in Jesus Christ, the Lord of all. This is the next study in a series through the sermons in the book of Acts.

Series: Purity · Holiness · Devotion · VirtueService: Sunday AMType: SermonSpeaker: Stephen RussellThis morning, we are continuing our series through the book of Ephesians. Even as Paul commends the church at Ephesus, he tells them that he has been praying that they may continue to grow. That prayer will be our focus in this lesson.