Episodes
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Parenting & Work: God's Roles, Your Good - Colossians 3:20-4:1
True freedom comes from learning obedience to a greater good, not from self-rule. We learn this as children, we agonize over it as parents, and we wrestle with it in our jobs.
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Marriage: Your Role is for Your Good - Colossians 3:18-19
Jesus is the example and motivation to live the role God has lovingly given you.
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Saturated With Christ - Colossians 3:12-17
Professions are identified by the uniform they wear. So too with the Christian, though the things to put on are not clothes, but Christ-like characteristics.
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Kill It - Colossians 3:5-11
The Bible calls us to put an end to the sin we bring to the table, even if it means killing a part of our self.
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The Hidden Life - Colossians 3:1-4
A gift God gives to motivate the believer on the long road of life: Look up - because Jesus already has you there.
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Don't Be Spiritually Bullied - Colossians 2:16-23
Don't be intimidated out of your freedom, and into living someone else's Christianity.
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What's In A Tree? - Colossians 2:6-8
This passage is how we got our name! Trees are one of God's most incredible creations, and a significant image in the Bible. This verse teaches us how to be present in the world we live, not a world we've invented.
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What Jesus Lacks - Colossians 1:24-29
Jesus has returned to heaven, and left a movement of embodied disciples in his absence.
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If Not Me, Then God - Colossians 1:21-23
Salvation, even faith, is a gift from God. "IF" you continue in your faith - see how this statement brings hope, not dismay.
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Exist to Praise - Colossians 1:15-20
You have never had a thoughtless day in your life. The way we think impacts our entire lifestyle, and this part of the Bible gives a framework to mature our thoughts about Jesus, resulting in genuine worship.
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Know God - Colossians 1:9-14
Know God more deeply to live more abundantly.
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Intro to Colossians - Colossians 1:1-8
Gospel growth is worth celebrating.
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Get Rooted - Led By God's Word
The Bible is a truly unique book. Rooted's hope is that we would not use it, misuse it, or abuse it, but humbly be led by it, as the living Word of God.
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Get Rooted: Embrace Authenticity
What would it look like to be proud of who you are? To not be afraid of anyone's opinion? Tyler & Ben sit down to discuss how a church can embrace authenticity.
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What Now? - Mark 15:40-16:8
It feels like someone chopped off the end to the book of Mark - and that's the point. The description of the resurrection of Jesus ends abruptly, asking the question: What are you going to do about Jesus?
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The View of the Cross - Mark 15:21-39
What's the clearest picture of the God of the Bible? According to the gospel of Mark, it's Jesus Christ, crucified on the cross. You look at Him, your life will change.
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How Remembering Leads to Life - Mark 14:43-72
As Jesus is arrested, he claims several times that all this is written. Prophecy is fulfilled as Jesus stands trial for a crime he didn't commit. Peter betrays Jesus by denying him three times. What connects all these stories is that by remembering the words of Jesus, we find life and redemption...
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Room secured, Betrayer confirmed, Covenant assured - Mark 14:12-26
Jesus has one final meal with his disciples. As they celebrate passover, Jesus reveals how intricately God is involved with the details of their lives, as a confidence-booster to their faith, and ours.
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Judas never treasured Jesus - Mark 14:1-11
You can cause yourself to love someone. You can bring yourself to love things more. In Mark 14, a very expensive display of perfume shows the difference between someone who has made an effort to treasure Jesus and someone who has been ruined by their treasures.
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Prophecy is a sign, not a map - Mark 13
Unquestionably the weirdest chapter in the book of Mark, Jesus gives a prolonged monologue about the future. But which future? See how seeming end times prophecy is for you to be less afraid and more certain, not less certain and more afraid.
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Widows and Flowy Robes - Mark 12:38-44
"Watch Out!" A command from Jesus proves to be a radical re-evaluation of who we choose as role models.
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Authority is Good, Even When It's Bad - Mark 12:13-17
Do you like being told what to do? When Jesus says "give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's", he revealed how deep our struggle is with authority. Hear how Christians are called to live in a political climate they find disagreeable.
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Rejected Stone to Cornerstone - Easter Sunday - Mark 12:1-12
Jesus tells his final parable, about his own rejection, and for once the audience understands. But it's also a story about victory, about Easter, and about how to truly make Jesus the cornerstone of your life to bring balance.
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Sovereign Savior - Mark 11:1-11
What if Jesus came to your house? Hear this unique perspective on Palm Sunday, and what Jesus expects from you, from Pastor Ben.
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Curse That Tree - Mark 11:12-25
Jesus steps in to protect the purity of his church.
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It's Good to Be Great - Mark 10:35-45
An incomplete understanding of humility has led many Christians to believe ambition is bad. Jesus' most blunt conversation on greatness helps us redefine the God-given desire to be great.
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You are a Camel - Mark 10:17-31
Jesus shocks everyone watching: He lets someone walk away. What he says next reveals how deep idolatry runs, and how desperately we need real transformation.
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Divorce and Marriage God's Way - Mark 10:1-16
Jesus takes a question about divorce and gives an answer that challenges and encourages your worldview.
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Sacrificial Servant - Mark 9:30-50
Jesus has some plain words about hell, in order to offer powerful words about the kingdom of God. Here's a message the world can't offer without Jesus.
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Doubt & Dependence - Mark 9:14-29
Do you believe in yourself? Jesus seems to suggest we might believe in ourselves a little too much. Doubt actually can lead to greater faith and dependency and fulfillment in Christ.
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Listen! The Transfiguration - Mark 9:1-13
God turned Jesus radioactive for a moment to get you to pay attention to one command: "This is my Son. Listen to him". That is unfortunately easier said than done, but God promises if you will listen, you will be transformed.
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Tell Yourself No - Mark 8:27-38
According to Jesus, the most important person you'll ever say no to is yourself. There is no shortcut to growth, just as there was no shortcut for Jesus to avoid the cross. You must deny the parts of you that want something opposed to Christ.
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Learn to read the signs - Mark 8:1-13
You can kinda tell what the weather is going to do, right? Jesus appeals to that skill and compares it to your spiritual discernment muscles. Everyone can learn and grow in hearing God.
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A religion of comparison - Mark 7:1-23
"But they're not doing it!" Jesus has some harsh but important thoughts about trying to prove yourself by comparing to others.
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Lake So Nice, Jesus Went Twice - Mark 4 & 6
Jesus crosses the Sea of Galilee by boat twice. It's a good thing he did, because his disciples finally began to learn and grow, demonstrating how time spent with Jesus will change our heart even if we're painfully slow learners.
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The Prophet and the King - Mark 6:14-29
What happened to John the Baptist? Chase Goodwin walks through the end of John's life, the dangers of pride, and the joy of staying faithful to Jesus' mission.
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Rejecting Jesus - Mark 6:1-13
Fear of failure is high on most peoples' list. Fear of rejection, specifically. When Jesus returns home, he's rejected by the people who should have believed him first. His response teaches us what God actually considers failure, and how to handle rejection ourselves.
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Faith Healer - Mark 5:21-43
Two daughters, one lesson on faith. Cling to Jesus, because He knows your needs even more than you do.
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The God Who Says No - Mark 5:1-20
A bizarre and challenging story leaves us to wrestle with a God who says no - for our benefit.
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Small seed; big kingdom impact - Mark 4:21-34
Three more parables teach how God changes people spiritually. Pastor Ben concludes with a powerful story of how a longtime was won over to the church, and ultimately Jesus, by how a Christian friend handled grief.
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