Through the Lens of Christ

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster talk about social media this week. How do we use social media? Are we accurately representing ourselves on media? Often times we can end up living a double life when it comes to social media and it can bring out behaviors that don't reflect Christ. Join the conversation this week! 

Today Steve Dauster & Pastor Adam discuss Romans 14 and how this relates to our relationships with believers. This scripture speaks to our convictions and how those play out into our lives. Do we see the Christ in one another or are we pushing our own convictions onto others?

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster bring our 3 part series on Subversive Habits and our Primary Story to a close as they discuss habits. What are general habits and what are subversive habits? How do we check our motivations behind our habits and ensure that we are not being legalistic in our approach?

Trevin Wax Article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/subversive-habits-and-your-primary-story/

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster continue the series on Subversive Habits and our Primary Story. How does suffering play into our story and how do we view suffering? Our perspective has a lot to do with how we approach things. How do we ensure that we are viewing our suffering through the lens of Christ?

Trevin Wax Article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/subversive-habits-and-your-primary-story/

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they begin a 3 part series on Subversive Habits and our Primary Story. What story do we live in? Are we fitting into this story or are we trying to take authorship of the story? 

Trevin Wax Article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/subversive-habits-and-your-primary-story/

Pastor Adam and Pastor Dan discuss our upcoming study on this special episode! Learn a little bit more about GospelCentric, why we chose to create our own study, and the hopes for what is to come after the study!

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the topic of depression on this episode. What is depression? Are there different forms? Join the conversation as Adam and Steve share their personal struggles and how they manage and refocus their perspective.

Resource: https://www.amazon.com/Have-Crucial-Questions-Reformation-Trust/dp/1567692958/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1629819433&sr=8-2

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster in their discussion on this Philippians passage. How do we understand the meaning and purpose for this scripture now?Our culture is so different, could it mean the same thing it did when it was originally written? How do we apply this to our lives? 

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss this week on what it means to live like Christ. What does it mean to live incarnate? How does this fit into our lives? We are called to higher living, but how do we practically apply this?

What is the current conversation around Covid? Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the Christian ethics around this issue. How are we as believers called to live, speak, act when things become so politicized? We have a responsibility, but what is it? 

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss the influences around us and how much we engage with this culture. How much does our faith matter to us? Are the things that influence us pulling us into deeper relationship with Christ or harming our relationship with Christ? 

Resource: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-pastor-john/id618132843?i=1000529329503

What are the levels of friendship? How do we view friendship? Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss how we are first friends with God and through that our friendships are flowing from that. How does that look and how do we maintain friendships?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they bring our hypocrisy to a close on this final episode. In Christ we don’t have to be hypocritical. How do we ensure that we are actively participating in this? Are we aligned with the process of sanctification that Christ is taking us through?

Resources:

John Piper Sermon - https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/let-love-be-genuine

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster in part two of our mini-series on Hypocrisy. We need to look at how our lives need to be changed by God, not how we need to change others to be like us. Our effort needs to be put into diminishing self and elevating Christ.

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they begin another mini-series. This month we are going to discuss Hypocrisy. We at our core are hypocritical. We desire feedback in performance and in effectiveness in what we are doing. Is what we are doing to impress others or Christ?

Resources: 

John Piper Sermon - https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/let-love-be-genuine

How do we become glorified? Is this happening now or in the future? What will our eternity look like? Join us as we wrap up this mini series on the Salvation components! 

The process of sanctification. What is it? How do we engage in our sanctification? Are we being made more like Christ daily?

What is justification? What does it mean to be justified? Join the conversation around this positional aspect of our salvation.

What are we saved from? Why do we need saving? What are we being saved to? Join the conversation as we start this four part series on salvation and the components of it.

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they dig into some big topics around spiritual conversations. Are accountability partners truly helpful? What does it look like to walk alongside our brothers and sisters? How should we speak to one another a the family of God? 

Resources: 

Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/exile-ok/

Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-missing-conversation-in-our-accountability?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=8b5d2241-c91e-47ca-bf7d-83b94bf05284&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=new+teaching

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster address questions from our recent Jonah Sermon Series. You don't want to miss this extra knowledge! Join the conversation as they discuss emotions, specifically anger, and the lostness of the world. 

Join Pastor Adam & Steve Dauster as they discuss a book they are currently reading about our culture and the dangers of how we are drifting. 

Book: https://www.christianbook.com/triumph-cultural-amnesia-expressive-individualism-revolution/carl-trueman/9781433556333/pd/556333?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-0-20%7C556333&p=1179710&dv=c&gclid=CjwKCAjw7J6EBhBDEiwA5UUM2llr-DVCgjfrTl9wnT2KaFRvjsXJpQ6yg-aVa5ZQdWlCkkfsWwsRYRoC9K0QAvD_BwE

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss conversion and assurance. What is conversion and how does this look in our lives? Are we able to have true assurance in our faith? What does assurance feel like? Don't miss this great conversation! 

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster on this weeks episode as we discuss Paul Maxwell and his recent decision to abandon his faith. Why did he make this decision? Does this have something to do with how the church emulates Christ? Does Paul think that Christ is loving? Join the conversation!

Resource: http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/11448/20210410/paul-maxwell-former-writer-at-desiring-god-announces-he-s-no-longer-a-christian.htm

On this week's episode, Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss different aspects of Catholicism and how it differs from Evangelical Christianity. Specifically they focus on the difference in confession and repentance. What is the purpose and how should this look in our lives?

On this weeks episode, Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster give a Covid-19 Update. Listen in as they discuss how we love each other well during this time, how they view vaccinations, and what a Christlike response is. Join the conversation!

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they sit down with Marc Revoredo this week. Marc has a history with Jehovah's Witnesses from his childhood. Pastor Adam and Steve interview Marc about his experience and how this impacted his now Christian faith.

Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/the-11-beliefs-you-should-know-about-jehovahs-witnesses-when-they-knock-at-the-door/

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss Christian Education this week. Join us as they discuss how they've chosen to educate their children, why Christian education is important, and more! What is a parents responsibility when it comes to a child's education? Does education stop after you graduate?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss Expressive Individualism. What is this? Are we guilty of this? Do you find yourself placing your identity in yourself or in who Christ has designed you to be? 

Resources: 

The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Triumph-Modern-Self-Individualism/dp/1433556332/ref=asc_df_1433556332/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459724879118&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15598055083801040237&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018769&hvtargid=pla-917748242350&psc=1

Trevin Wax: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/expressive-individualism-series/

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they dive into a discussion on the equality act. What does this mean? How will this effect our culture and our churches? How do we respond to something like this?

Resources:

Equality Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5

Al Mohler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-briefing-albertmohler-com/id390278738?i=1000511260699

Rod Dreher: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/war-on-christian-orthodoxy-never-ends/

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the different faith families that fall into the "Christian" category. Is Christ at the center of your faith and beliefs? Are you questioning your faith family? Listen in on this conversation!

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they share about their experience working in the corporate world. How did they bring Christ into the workplace? What do they wish they had done differently? Does Christ belong in the workplace?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster this week as they discuss relationships, the difficulty of building relationships in the midst of a pandemic, and the importance and responsibility that the church has to offer opportunities to build relationships!

Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-small-talk-important/

Join Pastor Adam and Steve today as they discuss how we can cause hurt when we help. What is our responsibility as believers to care for the community? Do we miss out on salvation needs when meeting physical needs? 

Join Pastor Adam and Steve as they discuss the sermon quote "Satan uses our sufferings to destroy our faith, while God uses our sufferings to strengthen our faith". Why do bad things happen to good people? How does this relate to every day life?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss what it means to fear the Lord. Are we called to fear the Lord because he is a tyrannical dictator? Is this to keep us cowering in fear, or is this for our good? Join the conversation!

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the allure of Christian pessimism and our natural bent towards pessimism. Why is it that our instinct is to focus on the negative and how do we refocus where our passions exist? Are we ensuring that our lives are truly bringing glory to God?

Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/the-allure-of-christian-pessimism/

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the topic of Critical Race Theory. Does it exist? Is it good or bad? How do we respond to it and where are we headed? 

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the importance of having difficult conversations and how we accomplish this. Conversation around difficult topics is important in life, especially the lives of believers. Take note on how we can have these conversations while expressing the love and grace of Christ! 

Resource: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/come-let-us-reason-together/

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they wrap up our series on the spiritual disciplines. As we close, let's discuss service and how that should look in our lives. Do salvation and service go hand in hand? How do we identify the fruit of service? Join the conversation!

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they begin the last two episodes on the spiritual disciplines. As we continue our intentional growth in this new year, how do we work in the spiritual disciplines? What does healthy submission look like? Who are we called to submit to and how do we do this?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster on this episode as we continue to speak to the value of privilege of spiritual disciplines. Todays topic is fasting. How does this partner with prayer which we talked about in our last episode? Why do we fast? How do we ensure that our motivation is right in our decision to fast?

Join Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they continue through out series on the different spiritual disciplines. Today we unpack the discipline of prayer. What is prayer? Why is it important? When, where, why, and how should we pray? All questions that will be talked through in this episode! 

Tune in today with Pastor Adam and Steve as they continue the discussion on Spiritual Disciplines! We always have access to the spirit, but we are not always filled with the spirit. We need to use meditation as a way of getting rid of the world and self and being filled with who Christ is.

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster will be starting a series of episodes around different spiritual disciplines as we begin this new year. The spiritual disciplines are really about how do I embrace the gift and joy of Christ in my life now? How do we continue to build muscle memory in our spiritual life? What is the importance of practicing study of scripture?

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss an article today about how we correctly or incorrectly emulate Christ to the world. How do we self assess and ensure that we are accurately representing the gospel to a lost world?

Resource: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/why-do-they-hate-us?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy

Join the conversation with Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster as they discuss the difference between persecution and discomfort. Pastor Adam spoke on James 1:2-4 on December 27th. This episode is a follow up conversation on that sermon.

We received this question this week: "How do I handle family who aren't believers but have kids? I want to give my niece and nephew bibles for Christmas."

Pastor Adam and Steve Dauster discuss how we interact with family who are not believers. How do we make sure that we are not causing harm while having good intentions?