Beyond Sunday
Beyond Sunday takes on the topics we can't get to during Sunday morning sermons: the questions you have, the theology behind the message, and real conversations that help you walk out your faith during the week.
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Is Tithing Enough?Pastor Adrian Cruz goes deeper on his 2 Corinthians 9 message, asking whether the tithe is generosity or simply returning to God what was already His.Can Generosity Overcome Anxiety?Paul holds up the generous Macedonian church to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 8, yet warns against comparing ourselves with each other.Are You Good Enough?A conversation on Colossians 1:27, "Christ in you, the hope of glory." Without Christ we are not just misbehaving but dead in sin.Marc Turnage: Land, Faith, and LegacyBible scholar Dr. Marc Turnage joins the full conversation on why the land of the Bible matters and how biblical Israel connects to the modern state.Jesus in Our TrialsWhen life feels like death, 2 Corinthians 5 and Ezekiel 37 show that groaning is not a lack of faith and that God meets us right in the middle of it.Marc Turnage: Secular Isn't What You ThinkDr. Marc Turnage explains why modern Israel is more complex than it looks from a distance, including what "secular" means there.Marc Turnage: Is Israel Still Israel?Dr. Marc Turnage takes on whether the Israel in your Bible is the same Israel in the news, and why the honest answer is neither a simple yes nor a simple no.Marc Turnage: Are You Really A Disciple?Dr. Marc Turnage points to Ezra 7:10: study it, live it, teach it.Marc Turnage: The Land Is A CharacterDr. Marc Turnage unpacks something modern readers skip past: in the ancient world, land, law, and worship were never separate categories.God Can Handle Your WorriesCan you worry and trust God at the same time?Jesus or Oreos?Psalm 127 says God gives rest to those He loves.What Is Blessing?Children's Pastor Landon Sloan joins the conversation on the kingdom of God and being blessed to be a blessing.Kingdom Living in a Consumer CultureRight after the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6, Jesus says no one can serve two masters.Christianity Is Not a DemocracyIn Matthew 5 Jesus moves the target from our actions to our hearts.Can Your Pain Become Praise?Psalm 84 describes the Valley of Baca, a hard place that pilgrims turned into springs.What Is the Point of Prayer?Kirk joins the conversation on Matthew 7: if we know how to give our children good gifts, how much more will God give to those who ask.Are All Christians Ministers?Ephesians 4 calls every believer into the work of ministry, not just pastors.Moved By FaithMatthew 8 tells of the centurion whose faith amazed Jesus.Serving God in Babylon and AmericaJeremiah 29 is one of the most quoted passages in Scripture, but God spoke it to a people heading into 70 years of captivity.Towels vs. TitlesWhat does the Bible say about serving others?Do You Have Patient Faith?What does it mean to hear God and act in faith when answers do not come quickly?The Relationship of the BibleWhy does the Bible matter, and how should Christians read it?Can I Be Generous With Nothing?Can you be generous when you feel like you have nothing?Can I Repent Without Changing?What does the Bible say about repentance?Do I Have to Go to Church?Can you follow Jesus without being part of a church?What Are Spiritual Laws?This episode of Beyond Sunday takes up the question of what spiritual laws are and what the Bible says about them.The Right Way to PrayHow should Christians pray?Does Creed Matter?Why do churches recite creeds and follow an order of worship?Is Being Good Good Enough?Is being a good person enough to get to heaven?The Greatest Investment You Can MakeWhat does it mean to live with eternity in mind?Is Jesus at Your Center?What difference does it make to put Jesus at the center of your life?Why Should You Forgive?After Easter weekend, the hosts look at forgiveness through the cross, the thief beside Jesus, and the Lord's Prayer.When Faith Doesn't Feel BetterWhat do you do when God feels silent and faith doesn't feel better?Can Doubt Be Good for You?Is it wrong for a Christian to have doubts?Who Needs the Holy Spirit?Who needs the Holy Spirit, and what keeps believers from experiencing his power?Who Needs Grace?Who needs grace, and is belonging to a church the same as belonging to Christ?What Made God Cry?Where is God when we grieve?Did Jesus Cross The Line?What does the Bible say about the lines that divide people?God Wants You Hungry!God isn't the icing on top of an otherwise good life.Can God Keep His Promises?Can God keep His promises when our circumstances say otherwise?Where Is God When I Make Mistakes?Can God keep me from falling away?Can I Serve God My Way?Can you follow God on your own terms?How Not to FastWhat does the Bible say about fasting, and how should you start?Beyond ChristmasHow can families keep Christ at the center of Christmas?Deconstructing ChristmasWhat does it mean that God became a man?Can You Be Too Generous?Can you be too generous, and is the tithe a ceiling or a starting point?Is Tithing Still For Today?Is tithing still for Christians today?Fighting Our Illusion of GenerosityWhy is it hard to be generous, and what does the Bible say about giving?Do You Know His Goodness?What does it mean to taste and see that the Lord is good?What Do You Need to Be Generous?What does the Bible say about the tithe and generosity?Is Unity Possible?Is real unity possible in a divided world?Has the World Worn You Down?What does the Bible say about finding rest when life wears you down?How Do You Reflect God's Glory?What is the glory of God, and how do we reflect it?Is God's Grace For Me?Is God's grace really for me?Are Your Blessings Just For You?Are your blessings meant only for you?God Is Good All The TimeWhat does it mean that God is good?Passing Faith to the Next GenerationHow do we pass faith on to the next generation?Discipling the Next GenerationHow do parents pass faith on to their children?How to Live a Flourishing LifeWhat does the Bible say about a flourishing life?Let's Discuss Christian NationalismWhat does the Bible say about Christian nationalism?What Is the Purpose of Blessing?What is the purpose of God's blessing?What Is True Identity?Where do Christians find their true identity?What Is Our Part in His Mission?What is the church's part in God's mission?Let's Dive Into ProphecyWhat is biblical prophecy, and how can you tell the real from the counterfeit?Pastor Choco De JesusHow do you hold on to a God-sized dream when your current situation looks small?Don't Give Up! God Is FaithfulWhat should you do when you are waiting on God's promises?What's Your Vision?What does the Bible mean by vision, and how is it different from setting goals?What's the Deal With Prosperity Gospel?What is the prosperity gospel, and what is wrong with it?Chasing the God DreamWhere does a God-sized dream come from?Pastor Mark BattersonPastor Sean sits down with author Mark Batterson to talk about a big God and our big dreams.Welcome to the Podcast!The pilot episode of Beyond Sunday, on applying a sermon beyond Sunday and into all areas of life.