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Geek ChurchThe Quarry and Obi-Wan episode 4Join Jared & Brandi for an episode about The Quarry, an interactive horror game he tricked her into playing, and their continued debate over Obi-Wans lack of force powers.
2022-06-1329 minGeek ChurchAnnouncing The Geek Church Podcast season 2.The Geek Church podcast started in 2010 and was a lot of fun, but life changed for Jared and Jeff causing the end of the show. 12 years later it’s back for a second season.
2022-05-2803 min
Student of Greatness!Art of Memory part IThe first of a series on memory. Part 1 covers how I got into learning memory methods and a very brief history of the art of memorizing. I also discuss a few valuable resources to check out if you want to become a student of memory yourself. ///list with links coming soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jared-elrod/message
2022-01-2421 min
Student of Greatness!The power of the Mastermind. Lesson 5 of the Five Fold System of Success | SoG EP: 006Achieving success is a matter of skillfully and tactfully inducing others to cooperate.-Napoleon HillNow imagine a group of like minded and diversely talented people working together to help you accomplish your goal.This is the power of the mastermind. Having a group of others to help you achieve success by” Advice from experience. Connecting you to the right people. Rising tides raise all ships. The opposite effect is also true. Negative associations become like a harmful mastermind pulling you back down when you begin to rise up. The Challenge...
2021-12-0717 minStudent of Greatness!Taking Initiative. Lesson 4 of the Five Fold System of Success | SoG EP: 0051. Finding solutions to problems and solving them.-You bring the most value.2. Anyone can point out a problem. Most will say “Not my problem”, But she who solves problems will always find favor.What is initiative?“It is doing the right thing without being told.”-Elbert Hubbard“The world bestows it’s big prizes, both in money and honors, for one thing, and that is initiative.”4 Kinds of people. Do the right thing without being told. Do the r...
2021-12-0113 minStudent of Greatness!Doing More Than Expected. Lesson 3 of the Five Fold System of Success | SoG EP: 0041. The quickest way to be noticed and advance.-It makes you more vulnerable and you will be compensated for your efforts.2. You are proving your commitment and ability to yourself.-This will cause your self confidence to grow and keep you growing.3. How you do anything is how you do everything.-“When I find ‘My thing’ I will go all out.”-“When I am on the stage, or the field, or court, then I will give 100%-No, give 100...
2021-10-0413 minStudent of Greatness!The Power of Inspired Imagination. Lesson 2 of the Five Fold System of Success | SoG EP: 003You must believe it to see it.You have probably heard the phrase “I’ll believe it when I see it.” Well that’s backwards. If you can’t believe it, you will never see it.It takes belief.You will never be able to put in the work, the time, and to endure the pain, or make the necicary sacrofices if you don’tA. Believe in the importance of what you are doing.B. That you can accomplish your dream.Belief is...
2021-09-1521 minStudent of Greatness!Focused Attention & Effort. | Five Fold System of Success Lesson 1/5. SoG EP 002Focused Attention & Effort. In order to make progress on your goals you must know what they are.-What is the thing you are after?-How will you ever obtain it if it’s not clear, understandable and trackable?What will it take to get there?-Once you know what you want, what will you need to do to obtain it?-Map it out, and know you have achievable goals to go after.What will you give up?-You will never ach...
2021-09-1321 minStudent of Greatness!3 Reasons you should follow Cliff Ravenscraft - SOG EP: 0013 reasons you should be following Cliff RavenscraftReason 1: You will develop better thought habits.Understanding how he talks and thinks will improve your own mental game, causing you to need less external help.Reason 2: Your emotions will begin to regulate.When your mental processes begin to change it will spill over into your emotions. You are what you think about. If you have a panicked, negative, anxious mind, your emotions will follow suit. If you gain control over how you think about things, you will gain control over how you feel...
2021-09-0816 minStudent of Greatness!Student of Greatness! (Trailer)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jared-elrod/message
2021-09-0700 min
Youth FactorPastor Jared gets 'Spicy' in this rant about fake ministry.Sorry about todays episode. I got a bit carried away, but I am very passionate about the topic and really get into it.
2021-08-2021 minYouth FactorUm... I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you have a log in your eye.8-13-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
2021-08-1711 minYouth FactorYo, you worry too much.9-12-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
2021-08-1713 minYouth Factor"If only..."8-11-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
2021-08-1407 minYouth FactorGod is smarter than you! Trust Him.8-14-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
2021-08-1405 minYouth FactorHow to never have a bad day! Really.Okay so you clearly don't believe the tittle so just give it a listen and hear me out.
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2021-08-1428 minYouth FactorMagic, The Force, or Armor?What power system would you want if given the opportunity? And how would that compare to the life of a Spirit filled believer?
2021-08-1329 minYouth FactorMVS - Weekly Hangout.Come hang out with pastor Jared as he talks about whats been going on in youth, and what's coming up. Lots nonsense, and what could have been said in a 3 minute video announcement stretched to 20 mins of fun.
2021-08-1219 minYouth FactorThe Most Important Thing!!! Love one another.Why is loving others set before loving God? Shouldn't we love God first, then others?
8-9-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
2021-08-1209 minYouth FactorSmile When You Obey. Take the challenge.8-8-21 If you do one of these things... You might be a sinner.
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2021-08-1010 minYouth FactorThere's Enough Grace to Go Around.8-7-21 How is it possible that we who have been blessed with eternal love far beyond anything that we ever could have hoped to earn could be so regularly unloving to those around us?
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2021-08-1008 minYouth FactorWhen you'd rather be knocked out by an enemy than left alone by a friend.8-6-21 What is Love? What is Truth? And can they coincide with each other? Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
2021-08-0919 minYouth FactorHow to survive a bear attack, and some spiritual stuff.8-5-21 I think the tittle is enough of a description today. Check out the daily videos over on YouTube. https://youtube.com/c/JaredElrodythfactr
2021-08-0516 minYouth FactorLonely and forgotten by everyone.8-4-21 When you feel alone, remember God is there with you.
2021-08-0407 minYouth FactorGet over yourself. Life is not about you anyways!8-3-21 I get a bit fired up in this one. Hope I don’t offend you… Too much. ;-)
2021-08-0315 min2021-08-0312 minYouth FactorHope VS hope. Why one is useless and one will get you what you need.8-1-21 Hope can mean more than one thing. And as we will find out today, one is a powerful tool to ignite your faith, while the other will kill your faith causing you to never see the result of your prayers.
2021-08-0314 minYouth FactorIf I go to Church am I a Christian?7-31-21 What’s the difference between religion and relationship?
2021-08-0205 minYouth FactorStop Bringing You’re Unsaved Friends To Church!7-30-21 That’s right I said it. Now listen to the episode to find out why, and what you should do instead.
2021-08-0213 minYouth FactorGrace, grace, God's grace.7-29-21 Grace empowers us in every area of our lives… If we let it.
2021-07-2910 minYouth FactorFake it till you make it???7-28-21 Are you living as a fake to impress others? Quote from today’s text. “Grace allows you to live free of false hope and the false identity of human fakery once and for all, and to rest in the honest and stable identity you have found in Jesus is his eternal work on your behalf.”
2021-07-2811 minYouth FactorWhy you hiding your sin?7-27-21 Today we look at confession vs hiding our sin. Quote from today’s text. “Denial is rooted in fear and confession is rooted in hope.”
2021-07-2809 minYouth FactorWhat is the Gospel?7-26-21 Today I start a new devotional series that will take us through the next year. Let’s jump in every day and grow deeper in our understanding of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
2021-07-2632 minYouth FactorDon’t “try” to talk to God.Have you ever wanted to just pick up a phone and call God? Today I talk about that and how you can get direct access to Him and you can avoid all the pitfalls that people fall into when they start trying to talk to God.
2021-07-0816 min2021-07-0341 minYouth FactorA little encouragement for you.Just spent about 10 minutes to record a little note for you guys encouraging you and telling you God loves you.
2021-07-0211 minYouth FactorIntra Muros 1898 | A glimpse into What Heaven is really like.Do you wonder what heaven is like? Or do you struggle with thoughts of uncertainty not knowing what is going to be like and who you will be once you get there? All right well then today’s episode is really going to help you out as we talk about this book Intra Muros 1898 and get a little bit of a glimpse of what heaven may just be like and how awesome it is.
2021-07-0149 minYouth FactorYou are what you think?Do your thoughts matter? Can your thoughts control your life? And does it matter how you talk and what you watch?
2021-06-3035 minYouth FactorYouth Con questions part 1Here are today’s questions. 1. What was your first thought when you decided to help kids? 2. If you could have a have a specific power with kids what would it be?
2021-06-0214 minYouth FactorIs reading the Bible worth it if you don’t understand what you are reading?This was a spontaneous short episode. Check it out, I know you will be blessed.
2021-05-2510 minYouth FactorIs God mad at me when I sin?Let’s talk about sin, guilt, and grace. Today’s episode is based off Romans 5:6-11
2021-05-1323 minYouth FactorYou talk big, but...Okay, so you want God to use you in a mighty way. Maybe as Missionary planting Church’s in other countries, or an evangelist leading thousands to the lord in great evangelist crusades. But or you willing to serve God faithfully and boldly where you are? Are you willing to look at your school as a mission field and pray for the lost students you see every day? I can’t reach them, your pastor can’t reach them, but you can. Will you?
2021-05-1221 minYouth FactorYou have 12 hours to find food and a place to stay. Luke 9::1-6Looking at Luke 9:1-6 when Jesus sends out the 12 Apostles with nothing I survive on. Could you do it? Would you?
2021-05-1213 minYouth FactorClubhouse Podcast about Stephen.Our first clubhouse hangout. We talk about Stephen and living a life so on fire for God people want to kill you... Yikes!
2021-05-1029 min2021-05-0710 min2021-05-0516 minYouth FactorYou Have The POWWWEEERRR!!!Imagine the title of this episode said in the voice from the old He-man cartoon. Oh, and I done screwed up the verse. It’s Proverbs 18:21.
2021-04-3022 min2021-04-3007 minYouth FactorYou are Healed Pat IYou have healing through the work of the cross. Healing in your body yes, but also your mind and emotions. Verses from today’s episode Isaiah 53:3-5 & 1 Peter 2:24
2021-04-2122 minYouth FactorHow we started making things for the Internet.Do you remember the first thing you ever published online? Jonathan does. Learn the back story to how Jared and Jonathan got into this internet thing, and as happens in most episodes, they talk about cassette tapes.
2020-04-031h 09Youth FactorPresident Trump claps back at angry reporters.What’s the difference between a peacemaker and a pushover?
2020-04-021h 09Youth FactorNew law concerning Netflix, Man wakes up from Coma and thinks he missed the rapture, & Easter 2020Join us for a packed episode featuring a new law concerning Netflix, Man wakes up from Coma and thinks he missed the rapture, & what Easter 2020 may look like. All this plus more, and we add a new segment called “Intern Jeff”
2020-04-011h 09Youth FactorShould I pray about it, or take action?Have you ever been in a situation where you didn’t know if it was time to retreat into your prayer closet and set Gods guidance, or justo up and start working on the problem? Today we talk about that balance and give examples from our own lives to help you decide what you need to do next.
2020-03-301h 02Youth FactorCan the Government Stop our Church?When is it time to participate in civil disobedience and when are we to give unto Cesar what is Caesars?
2020-03-2530 min2020-03-2454 minYouth FactorAre you not so good at reading your Bible?If you struggle to read your bible and pray without falling asleep or daydreaming then this episode is for you.
2020-03-2048 minYouth FactorThey eat what? No. I don’t believe it.Today we jump into the books of 2 Kings and read some messed up stuff about a city under siege and what they had to eat.
2020-03-1937 minYouth FactorDon’t Wast This Pandemic?How to make the most of the opportunity we have been given, and how to avoid a HUGE potential trap.
2020-03-1826 minYouth FactorTrusting God In Times Of Fear | Joshua 1:9Jared’s Rec’s https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/when-i-am-afraid
2020-03-1739 minYouth FactorEverything is canceled, but God is still available. Romans 8:31-39We are back. Did you miss us? We planned on taking two weeks off to figure out the future of the show. The. The coronavirus hit and we felt we needed to come back early to deliver news with a Biblical perspective and bring hope.
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2020-03-0903 min2020-03-0614 min2020-03-0517 min2020-03-0515 min2020-03-0438 minGeek ChurchJohn 15:12Scripture: John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have Loved you
Observation:
-We are to love each other to Gods standard.
-This goes far beyond the “Golden Rule”
Application:
-1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us.
-Our love from God is not conditional. Therefore our love for others shouldn’t be either.
-Loving someone unconditionally is not the same as accepting wrong behavior without trying to loving bring them into correction.
-Gods love should overflow from us and pull people to God. It should not be our fuel to attack others.
Prayer:
What’s your prayer t...
2020-03-0409 min2020-03-0303 min2020-02-2709 minYouth FactorWas I wrong?Before watching Rhett & Links “Deconstruction” videos, I wrote down 3 assumptions about what happened. Today I dive into each of those to see if I was right, or if I was completely wrong. Let’s talk about it.
2020-02-2632 min2020-02-2607 min2020-02-2519 minYouth FactorThe borrowed episode.Originally a “MVS S.O.A.P.” episode, we dive into the topic of eternal security and if Rhett & Link proved this Bible verse wrong.
2020-02-241h 01Geek ChurchIsaiah 6:8bAre you following God; letting Him direct your life, or just asking for help and advice while on your own journey?
2020-02-2416 minGeek ChurchPsalms 4:8Are you worried about things you cannot control? When should you get to work trying to fix a problem, and when do you hit your knees and pray about it?
2020-02-2208 min2020-02-2059 min2020-02-2012 minYouth FactorThe Backstory - Rhett & LinkSummarizing the first two videos about Rhett & Link’s back story so you have some context for upcoming episodes.
2020-02-1823 minYouth FactorWhat’s up with Rhett & Link?I’m kicking off a series discussing Rhett & Links announcement that they are no longer Christians.
2020-02-1724 minGeek ChurchGalatians 6:9 ESVStarts off with an intro to a Proverbs study I am going to start adding in, then jumps into the verse of the day. (Warning: it’s a longer one today)
2020-02-1724 min2020-02-1413 minYouth FactorA little about a lot.I cover a bunch of stuff in this episode including what the next few episodes will be about.
2020-02-1217 min2020-02-1210 minGeek Church2 corinthians 9:8 : MVS S.O.A.P.Are you a generous giver? Let’s dive into how being generous can make us better and happier people.
2020-02-1009 minGeek Church1st Timothy 3:6 January 2nd 2020A little background on the revival of WORDy, a daily scripture show. And then we jump into today’s scripture 1st Timothy 3:6
2020-01-0209 min2020-01-0112 min2019-12-2814 min2019-12-2604 minGeek ChurchWhat is S.O.A.P.?Listen in for a brief walk through of how to use the S.O.A.P. Method of daily Bible devotions.
2019-12-2604 min2019-12-2500 minYouth FactorWhat are you thankful for?And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17
2019-12-1515 minYouth FactorA line in the sand.Part two of the story about the time I got into a fist fight with a drug dealer who was trying to sell weed to my students on church property.
2019-12-1345 minYouth FactorI got in a fist fight with a drug dealer.No joke. In this episode I talk about the time I threw down with a skinhead drug dealer for pushing his merchandise to my students. Homie don’t play.
2019-11-2746 minYouth FactorYour perspective is your reality.Life is hard when it’s all about you and your problems. Let’s talk about how changing our perspective can change our life.
2019-11-2614 min2019-11-2217 min2019-11-2109 minYouth FactorShould I go on a missions trip if I’m depressed or dealing with emotional issues?Let’s talk about missions trips. Why do we do them? Are they effective? And should I go if I’m still struggling with depression or emotional issues? Let’s talk about that.
2019-11-2013 minYouth FactorWhat to do when your day sucks? / Daily MVS Episode 002Today I discuss some tips and tricks on how to get out of a fun I when the day starts off bad. And at the end I recommend a great book that will really help you out if you struggle with balancing your emotions. “I Declare War” by Levi Lusko.
2019-11-1924 minYouth FactorDaily-MVS EP:001 / Men are like trucks.Today, Sunday November 17th 2019, I talk about having something you are passionate about can save you from depression and raise your self esteem.
2019-11-1826 minYouth FactorEpisode 00 / What’s this about anyways? And why should I listen?Jump into episode 00 and let me tell you why I started a podcast for you, the students of MVC and really any and all students who stumble upon the show. Let’s go.
2019-11-1613 min