Incremental Revival Podcast
By Grace Rancho
Incremental Revival PodcastMay 08, 2024
Episode 129: Reflecting on ACME
Join us this week as we discuss Grace Rancho's participation in the ACME fellowship and our recent trip to the inaugural ACME conference.
Published May 8, 2024.
Episode 128: Pondering the Pentateuch
Join us this week as we discuss the importance of reading and treasuring the Old Testament scriptures, focusing particularly on the Pentateuch.
Published April 24, 2024.
Episode 127: Marital Pitfalls
Join us this week as we piggyback off our sermon series on marriage from Ephesians 5 to discuss some of the common ways we fall short of the biblical model of marriage.
Published April 17, 2024.
Episode 126: The Newsletter
Join us this week as we discuss the what and the why behind Grace Rancho's forthcoming newsletter.
Published April 14, 2024.
Episode 125: Musings on Marriage
Join us this week as we discuss the importance of a biblical model of marriage and prepare our hearts for Pastor Eric's continuing sermon series on marriage from Ephesians 5.
Published April 3, 2024.
Episode 124: Raising Husbands and Wives
Listen in this week as we discuss the importance of biblically parenting children with an eye toward their future marriages.
Published March 20, 2024.
Episode 123: Shepherds' Conference Roundup
Listen in this week as we reflect on some of the key takeaways, highlights, and insights from this year's Shepherd's Conference. Join the conversation with some of the men from our church who attended, as they share their reflections on this year's experience.
Published March 13, 2024.
Episode 122: On Choosing a Church
Listen in this week as we discuss some biblical considerations related to joining a church, departing from a church, and navigating these decisions wisely.
Published February 28, 2024.
Episode 121: The Patterns of the Christian Life
Listen in this week as we expand on key themes and applications from this past Sunday's sermon in Acts 2:42-47.
Published February 21, 2024.
Episode 120: Redeeming the Time
Listen in this week as we discuss the idea of redeeming the time, from Ephesians 5:15-16, which Eric preached this past Sunday.
Published February 14, 2024.
Episode 119: "Safe for the sinner, not for the sin"
Listen in this week as we discuss a phrase used in our recent sermon series through Ephesians 5, "safe for the sinner, not for the sin," and how understanding this helps create a gospel culture in our church.
Published February 7, 2024.
Episode 118: The Redcast
Listen in this week as we interview our new pastoral intern, Angelo "Red" Orioli.
Published January 24, 2024.
Episode 117: On Leadership Retreat
Listen in this week as we discuss the what and the why behind our annual leadership retreat that the elders and some staff take as they seek to serve the church.
Published December 6, 2023.
Episode 116: How To Use Your Membership Directory
Your membership directory is more than just a list of names and contact info. It’s a strategic tool for you to use in caring for, praying for, and discipling the members of our church.
Published November 15, 2023.
Episode 115: A Culture of Truth Telling
Listen in this week as we talk about Ephesians 4:25 and expound upon some of the ideas from Eric's sermon this past Sunday.
Published November 8, 2023.
Episode 114: Prayer
Listen in this week as we continuing talking about three key spiritual disciplines, focusing in this week on Prayer.
Published October 18, 2023.
Episode 113: Bible Intake
Listen in this week as we delve deeper into our talk of spiritual disciplines and cover the topic of Bible intake.
Published October 11, 2023.
Episode 112: On Spiritual Disciplines
Listen in this week as we talk about what we typically call "spiritual disciplines" or "means of grace" in the Christian life.
Published September 27, 2023.
Episode 111: Biblical Church Ministry
Listen in this week as we talk from Ephesians 4:11-16 about what a healthy, biblical, church ministry should be comprised of.
Published September 20, 2023.
Episode 110: On Training Year
Listen in this week as we discuss the reasoning, hopes, and details of Training Year at Grace Rancho.
Published August 30. 2023.
Episode 109: "Spurgeon the Pastor" by Geoff Chang
Listen in this week as we discuss aspects of Charles Spurgeon's pastoral ministry that are detailed in Geoff Chang's book "Spurgeon the Pastor." While known for his preaching - even dubbed the "Prince of Preachers" - Spurgeon's ministry went beyond the pulpit and illustrates many of the biblical convictions we also hold at Grace Rancho.
Published August 23, 2023.
Episode 108: On Church Buildings
Listen in this week as we discuss while church buildings, even though not essential, are an important asset for a church to have.
Published August 16, 2023.
Episode 107: On Sabbatical
Listen in this week as we talk about what a pastoral sabbatical is, why we provide them, how we hope they bless pastors, and how Pastor Eric plans to utilize his upcoming sabbatical.
Published June 14, 2023.
Episode 106: Listen Up, Self - 2023 Summer Preaching Series
Listen in this week as we talk preaching plans for Summer 2023.
Published June 7, 2023.
Episode 105: The Fuzzcast
Listen in this week as we talk to our most recent pastoral intern, Caleb Robles (aka "Fuzzy") as his internship
comes to a close.
Published May 31, 2023.
Episode 104: The Riches of Christ
Listen in this week as we look back and discuss a portion of this past Sunday's sermon from Ephesians 3:8 and the "immeasurable riches of Christ" it speaks of.
Published Ma 23, 2023.
Episode 103: 5 Books on Missions
Listen in this week as we recommend five helpful books to get your feet wet on the topic of missions. We pray the Lord raises up missionaries from our church, and uses us to support the work of the local church around the globe.
Published May 17, 2023.
Episode 102: Unity in the Church
Listen in as we discuss Unity in the Church, a main theme of Ephesians 2:11-22, the passage of Scripture we've spent the last few weeks in as a church.
Published May 3, 2023.
Episode 101: On Revival
Listen in this week as we approach the topic of "revival," aiming to understand it in biblical perspective and expectation. We'll talk of some current events, and seek to understand how the Bible speaks of powerful works of the Lord.
Published March 1, 2023.
Episode 100: Why Ecclesiology Matters (an Overview)
Listen in this week as we discuss why our doctrine of the church matters, not just for our theology, but for its practical implication to our church life.
Published February 23, 2023.
Episode 99: Marching Order for 2023
Listen in this week as Michael and Pastor Eric discuss this past Sunday's sermon. We'll talk about ways we're praying, things we hope for, and some practical application of what we considered from Matthew 28 this week.
Published January 11, 2023.
Episode 98: The End of an Internship (w/ Bryan Zarate)
Join us this week as we talk with Bryan Zarate looking back on memories, lessons learned, and skills developed during his internship the past three years.
Published December 21, 2022.
Episode 97: Biblical Counseling Training
Listen in this week as we talk about creating a culture of counseling and how we hope to help people get trained for such work.
Published November 30, 2022.
Episode 96: On Ministry Philosophy
Listen in this week as we explain our philosophy of ministry.
Published November 16, 2022.
Episode 95: On a Family Reading Culture
Listen in as we talk about developing a culture of reading in your home, all for the ultimate purpose of helping your family enjoy the Word of God more fully.
Published November 9, 2022.
Episode 94: 2022 Men's Retreat Recap
Listen in as we talk about highlights and take-aways from our first ever men's retreat at Grace Rancho.
Published November 2, 2022.
Episode 93: Things We Say at Grace Rancho
Listen in as Michael and Eric talk about different phrases we repeat around Grace Rancho.
Theme Song: "Feed the Fire" by Dawes.
Published October 26, 2022.
Episode 92: Job Recap and Ephesians Preview (with Caleb Robles and Bryan Zarate)
Listen in this week as we talk about lessons learned from our sermon series in Job, and look forward to our upcoming series in Ephesians.
Published October 12, 2022.
Episode 91: Men's Equipping Group
Listen in this week as we talk about our Men's Equipping Group that meets monthly. Hear why we have it, when it takes place, and more.
Theme song: "Feed the Fire" by Dawes.
Published September 28, 2022.
Episode 90: Why Interns / Meet Our New Intern
Listen in this week as we talk about why we have pastoral interns, and meet our new intern Caleb Robles.
Published September 12, 2022.
Episode 89: Sunday Evenings Studying the One Another's
Listen in this week as we talk about our plans for what we'll be teaching on Sunday Evenings this Fall.
Theme song: "Feed the Fire" by Dawes.
Published August 31, 2022.
Episode 88: Sermon Series in Job
Listen in as we talk about our new sermon series in the book of Job, and dive into how we can apply the wisdom of Job to our lives.
Theme song: "Feed the Fire" by Dawes.
Episode 87: Church Polity
Listen in as Michael and Eric discuss our church's polity - that is our church government structure - and it's implications, and why we believe it to be biblical.
Theme song: "Feed the Fire" by Dawes.
Published August 15, 2022.
Episode 86: How We Appoint Elders
Listen in this week as Bryan and Pastor Eric discuss the process by which the church appoints elders at Grace Rancho.
Published August 10, 2022.
Episode 85: Young Adult Ministry (with Bryan Zarate)
Listen in this week as we talk about Young Adult ministry at Grace Rancho with special guest Bryan Zarate, our pastoral intern who helps lead the group.
Theme song: "Flying" by the Beatles.
Published July 18, 2022.
Episode 84: Welcoming Visitors, Fellowship & Hospitality
Listen in this week as we talk about how we can help people get involved at church, with some extended detour into what makes the church a compelling community.
Theme song: "Flying" by the Beatles.
Published July 12, 2022.
Episode 83: Upcoming Preaching Series
Listen in as we talk about the next several months of preaching at Grace Rancho. Pray that the Lord would continue to use His Word to shape our congregation!
Published July 6, 2022.
Episode 82: On The Biblical Family Series
Listen in this week as Pastor Eric walks us through an overview of the biblical family series we had on Sunday nights.
Guest Theme Song: "Your Smiling Face" by James Taylor
Episode 81: On the Cross
Listen in this week as Michael and Pastor Eric discuss the 4-week sermon series flowing from Eric's preaching in Mark 15 that starts this week.
Theme song: "Flying" by the Beatles.
Published June 1, 2022.
Episode 80: On Deacons
Listen in this week as Pastor Eric walks us through the biblical role of Deacons in the church, and how we see them implemented at Grace Rancho in the near future.
Published May 26, 2022.