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The Grove Church
by The Grove Church
Weekly Teachings from The Grove Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Please visit our website at www.thegrovechurch.orgFully Devoted, World Changing, Followers of Christ.
Episodes
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Simplicity and Fasting
The culture around us is lying. It's telling us that more is always better — more stuff, more success, more achievement — and that life is found somewhere on the other side of having enough. Most of us know it's a lie. We're buying it anyway. In week four of Walking the Ancient Paths, Mark takes…
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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the Parable of the Wedding Banquet in Matthew 22. A king throws a wedding banquet for his son. The invited guests don't come. He sends more servants — some are ignored, some are killed. The king destroys the city. He opens the invitation to...
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Baptism and Communion
Christians have been doing these two things since the very beginning. They've started wars, split denominations, and derailed would-be alliances between reformers who agreed on everything else. And at The Grove, if we're honest, we've probably undersold them in an attempt to stay out of the...
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Celebration and Confession
Most of us have a complicated relationship with both of these. Celebration can slide into pride — quietly convincing yourself that maybe you earned some of what God gave you. And confession can collapse into shame — that inner voice that doesn't just say you did something wrong, but that you are...
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The Parable of the Ten Virgins
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 — and Abigail's initial read of the story was completely wrong in the most entertaining way possible. Ten bridesmaids are waiting for the bridegroom to arrive so the wedding party can begin. Five...
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The Ancient Path You Stopped Walking
There are paths that have always led to life. Tried, proven, ancient paths — the kind that don't go out of style any more than a well-made shoe does. We know they're there. We just don't walk them. In the first week of Walking the Ancient Paths, Mark opens in Jeremiah 6:16 and lands on one of the...
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The Parable of the Tenants
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the Parable of the Tenants in Matthew 21 — and Jesus is not being subtle anymore. Coming right off the Parable of the Two Sons, Jesus is still in the temple courts, still talking to the chief priests, and he's about to unload. A landowner...
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Come and See
Most of us feel like we need to have all the answers before we can tell anyone about Jesus. The right words, the right theology, the right moment. So we wait — and the invitation never comes. In the final week of The Grove's mission series, Charlie walks through a small but significant story in...
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The Parable of the Two Sons
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the shortest and sharpest parables Jesus ever told — the Parable of the Two Sons in Matthew 21. It's four verses. Jesus gets an immediate explanation in. And it lands like a slap. A father asks two sons to go work in the vineyard.…
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Do You Have Your People?
Most of us have friends. Acquaintances. People we like. But there's a different category — the kind of people who show up when everything falls apart, who know you well enough to know what you actually need, and who will tell you hard things because they care too much not to. Do you have those...
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The Parable of the Fig Tree
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the shortest and strangest parables Jesus ever told — the Parable of the Fig Tree in Luke 13. It's only four verses. It doesn't resolve. And Jesus drops it almost as an aside, mid-crowd, without anyone asking for it. A vineyard owner...
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Rooted: What It Actually Takes to Stay Grounded
Life doesn't come at you in one big wave. It comes in a relentless series of them — and if you don't have something solid underneath you, you end up somewhere you never meant to be. In this week's sermon, Charlie kicks off a new three-week series on The Grove's mission statement and lands on one...
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The Parable of the Talents
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into one of the most well-known parables Jesus ever told — and one of the most misunderstood. The Parable of the Talents (or Bags of Gold, depending on your translation) is sitting at the tail end of their parables series, and Charlie says it's…
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The Gospel Was Always for Everyone
The disciples thought the good news was for their people. Their nation. Their tribe. They had to be pushed — sometimes literally scattered by persecution — before they understood what God had been saying since Abraham: this was never just for one group. In the final week of Foundations, Mark…
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The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the most unusual parables Jesus ever told — the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16. It's the only parable where a character gets a name. The poor, sick man covered in sores outside the gate is called Lazarus. The wealthy man who ignores...
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A Different Kind of Power
After the resurrection, the disciples still had the wrong question. They wanted to know when Jesus was going to fix the world — when he was going to restore Israel, right the wrongs, put the right people in power. And Jesus basically said: that's not your concern. There's a different kind of…
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Parable of the Shrewd Manager
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail tackle what might be the most confusing parable in the Gospels — the Parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16. A property manager gets caught mishandling his boss's finances, gets fired, and then — before he's out the door — starts forging documents to...
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You Have Full Access
We say it so often it starts to lose its weight: Jesus died for your sins. But what does that actually mean? And what changed because of it? In week six of Foundations, Charlie walks through Matthew 27 — the crucifixion and resurrection — and unpacks three things that happened in that moment that...
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Parable of the Rich Fool
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into Luke 12 and one of Jesus' most pointed parables — the Rich Fool. It starts with a guy in the crowd interrupting Jesus mid-sermon to settle a family inheritance dispute. Jesus' response: "Man, who appointed me your judge?" And then, just to make...
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When God Came Close
For four hundred years, the Jewish people waited in silence for a Messiah — and every expectation pointed to power. A warrior. A political liberator. Someone who would finally overthrow Rome and set things right by force. Instead, God arrived as a newborn, born to an unremarkable teenage mother,...
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Stop Settling for a Distant God
Most of us have a working theory about how God operates: follow the rules, hope you've done enough, and maybe he'll come through. It's functional. It's familiar. And according to this sermon, it's not even close to what God is actually offering. In week four of Foundations, Charlie walks through...
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What Jesus Actually Teaches About Prayer
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into Luke 11 — where the disciples ask Jesus a deceptively simple question: "Lord, teach us to pray." Jesus responds with the Lord's Prayer and then immediately tells one of the strangest stories in the Gospels: a man knocking on his neighbor's door...
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God Doesn't Have a Favorite. He Has a Family.
Most people have heard that Abraham is the father of the Jewish faith. Fewer people understand why — or what it actually means that God "chose" him. In week three of Foundations, Charlie walks through Genesis 12:1–5 and takes apart one of the most misunderstood ideas in all of Scripture: the…
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into the Parable of the Persistent Widow from Luke 18 and what it teaches about prayer, faith, and God's justice. They explore Jesus' story of a widow who keeps pursuing justice from an indifferent judge, unpacking what it really means to "always…
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What the Story of Noah Gets Wrong About God
Most of us grew up with the rainbow and the animals. We missed the harder, richer story underneath. In this week's Foundations sermon, Mark walks through Genesis 6–9 and takes the flood narrative seriously — the scale of humanity's wickedness, God's grief over it, and why a truly good God had to...
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Faith, Forgiveness, and Duty
This week on Cultivate, we explored the themes of sin, faith, and duty as found in Luke 17:1–10. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone dove into Jesus’ challenging words about forgiveness—specifically, the call to forgive someone who wrongs you repeatedly, even seven times in a single day. We…
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Foundations
This week in our Foundations series, we discussed the beginnings of God’s story in Genesis 1–3 and what it means for our lives today. Charlie Loften walked us through the creation account, where God not only brings everything into existence but establishes that He is both Creator and Owner of the...
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The Cost of Being a Disciple
This week on Cultivate, we unpacked the cost of being a disciple and what it truly means to follow Jesus. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone dove into Luke 14:25–35, where Jesus challenges the crowds with strong words about commitment—going so far as to say that following Him means “hating” even...
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Why We Need Each Other
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed the powerful role of friendship and the dangers of loneliness on our walk of faith. Mark led us through Ecclesiastes 4:9–12, exploring how the Bible highlights the necessity of true community—reminding us that "two are better than one." We looked at...
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Jesus at a Pharisee’s House
This week on Cultivate, we discussed what it looks like to live with humility and generosity, especially in spaces where we’re tempted to seek recognition. Charlie and Abigail walked through Luke 14, where Jesus attends a meal at a Pharisee’s house and challenges both guests and host alike. We...
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Breaking the Shame Cycle: Finding Freedom in God’s Truth
This week in our Off Roads series, we discussed how shame and fear can quietly steer us off course in our relationship with God—especially when it comes to the topic of sex. Drawing from Genesis 2, we explored God’s original intention for intimacy: a beautiful gift designed for oneness…
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The Parable of the Growing Seed
This week on Cultivate, we explored the Parable of the Growing Seed from Mark 4—a story unique to Mark’s gospel where Jesus describes the mysterious way God’s kingdom grows. Speaker A and Speaker B unpacked how the kingdom isn’t about instant results or obvious victories, but about subtle, often...
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Trusting God’s Boundaries for Flourishing
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed the subtle ways spiritual drift can happen, especially in the area of sex and sexuality. Charlie Loften walked us through 1 Corinthians 6:18–20, emphasizing Paul’s call to “flee from sexual immorality” and exploring why God’s boundaries are for our...
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The Parable of Salt and Light
This week on Cultivate, we dove into Jesus’s teachings about being “salt and light” from Matthew 5:13–16. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone explored how Jesus calls ordinary people—those listening on the hillside then, and us now—to bring life, hope, and goodness into the world. Together, we...
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Finding Real Freedom in Faith, Not Works
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed how striving to be “good enough” can quietly derail our relationship with God. Charlie Lofton shared from Ephesians 2:8–10, emphasizing that salvation is a gift given by God’s grace—not something we can earn or pay back with our own effort. We heard...
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The Parable of the Wineskins
This week on Cultivate, we explored questions about fasting through the parable of the wineskins in Matthew 9. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone unpacked why Jesus’ disciples didn’t fast like the Pharisees or John the Baptist’s followers, and what Jesus meant when He described Himself as the...
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The Heart Behind Our Finances
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed how our attitudes toward money can quietly lead us away from faith. Focusing on 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Charlie Loften explored Paul’s teaching on godliness and contentment, challenging us to consider what true “gain” really means in our lives. We looked…
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Build Your House on the Rock
This week on Cultivate, we dove into the familiar parable of the wise and foolish builders from Matthew 7:24–27. Charlie Lofton and Abigail Boone explored how Jesus’ teaching at the end of the Sermon on the Mount isn’t just good advice, but a decisive invitation to build our lives on a solid...
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Life is a Highway
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed the everyday struggles many of us have with money and the ways fear and anxiety can quietly pull us away from trusting God. Drawing from Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:25–34, Charlie Lofton unpacked how worry over finances can easily become a spiritual…
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Busyness
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed how busyness can quietly lead us away from the life God invites us into. Charlie Loften walked us through Luke 10:38–42, the story of Mary and Martha, where Jesus gently redirects our focus toward what truly matters—deepening our relationship with…
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The Parable of the Great Banquet
This week on Cultivate, we unpacked the Parable of the Great Banquet from Luke 14. Charlie and Abigail explored how Jesus uses a dinner party with Pharisees to illustrate the generous invitation of God’s kingdom. We discussed the surprising twist—those who seemed most worthy of the invitation…
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The Ancient Path
This week in our No Off Ramps series, we discussed what it means to stay on the path that leads to true life and rest for our souls. Drawing from Jeremiah 6:16, Speaker B unpacked how God invites us to “stand by the roads and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in...
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The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
This week on Cultivate, we dove into the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard from Matthew 20. Charlie and Bagel walked through how Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a generous landowner who pays every worker the same, regardless of how long they worked. Together, we unpacked what a...
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It is Finished
This week in our Easter series, we discussed the real significance of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection—moving beyond misconceptions to understand who Jesus truly is and what He offers. Charlie Loften walked through John 17:1–5, highlighting Jesus’ conversation with God the Father before His...
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan
This week on Cultivate, we dug into the parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25–37—a story you’ve probably heard, but maybe haven’t considered from every angle. We unpacked the context of Jesus’ conversation with a teacher of the law who asked, “Who is my neighbor?” and saw how Jesus’…
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Be Prepared
This week in our Easter series, we discussed what it really means to follow Jesus when life gets unpredictable and overwhelming. Charlie walked us through John 16, where Jesus prepares His disciples for a new reality—He’s going away, and things are about to get tough. Far from just a history...
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Connected to the Vine
This week in our Esster series, we discussed what it means to thrive in the midst of life’s challenges through staying connected to Jesus. Drawing from John 15, Charlie Loften unpacked Jesus’ metaphor of the vine and branches—emphasizing how our spiritual fruitfulness comes from a daily, active...
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Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
This week on Cultivate, we explored Jesus’ Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector from Luke 18. Charlie Loften and Bagel Boone dove into the story’s surprising reversal: the seemingly moral Pharisee relies on his spiritual résumé, while the tax collector, aware of his own failures, humbly...
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The Promise of the Holy Spirit
This week in our Easter series, we discussed what Jesus meant when He told His disciples that it was actually to their advantage for Him to leave so the Holy Spirit could come. Drawing from passages in John 14 and 16, Charlie Loften unpacked the idea that having the Holy Spirit within us is even...
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The Parable of the Debtor
This week on Cultivate, we explored the parable of the debtor from Luke 7:36–50. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone dug into the story where Jesus is invited to dine with a Pharisee, only to be confronted by the humble actions of a woman labeled as a sinner. Together, we examined Jesus’ teaching...
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Weekly Teachings from The Grove Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Please visit our website at www.thegrovechurch.orgFully Devoted, World Changing, Followers of Christ.
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