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The Hyperion HubEpisode 261: Matt Parrish from the 3028 Podcast Part 2Matt Parrish from the 3028 Podcast is back with us on The Hyperion Hub this week. He talks about his passion for history and how he applies it to his show. We also have a fun lightning round of Disney favorites. John, John and Shawn reflect on the sad news of Gino, the beloved silverback gorilla from Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Hear what former Imagineer Joe Rohde had to say about Gino’s legacy. 🦍💚Thanks for joining us at The Hyperion Hub.Hosts John Alois, Shawn Degenhart and John Redlingshafer would love to hear from you! E...
2025-10-0121 min
The Hyperion HubEpisode 260: Matt Parrish from the 3028 Podcast Part 1This week on The Hyperion Hub, we welcome fellow podcaster Matt Parrish! 🌟 You may know him from the long-running Wedway Radio. Now he’s diving deep into Disney history, theme parks and pop culture alongside Kevin Quigley on The 3028 Podcast. We’ll even chat about the story behind that unique name!Plus, we’re thrilled to talk about the upcoming Leslie Iwerks documentary on Disneyland, streaming soon on Disney+. 🎬🏰Hosts John Alois, Shawn Degenhart and John Redlingshafer would love to hear from you! Email or send a recorded audio message at podcast@thehyperionhub.com. Find us on social me...
2025-09-2420 min
The Knowledge ProjectSmall Town Billionaire: How John Bragg Built 3 Empires [Outliers]One man controls half the world's wild blueberries, built North America's largest private telecom, and did it all without ever leaving his hometown of 1,100 people.
In this episode, we decode the counterintuitive playbook of patient capital, rural advantage, and why Bragg's refusal to sell a single share made him unstoppable.
My interview with John (#204) was the class. This is the homework.
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Approximate Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:09) Part One: The Renegade’s Choice
(23:47) Part Two: Eastlink
(41:16) Part Three: John Bragg: Serial Entrepreneur
(52:15) Epilogue: The...
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Gardendale Nazarene Sermons08-17-2025 One Body (1 Corinthians 12:12-26)One Body1 Corinthians 12:12-261 Corinthians 1:10-131 Corinthians 3:1-31 Corinthians 12:11 One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills.We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son.With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.He has spoken through the prophets.We believe in one...
2025-08-1737 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-10-2025 One Spirit (John 6:60-71)One SpiritJohn 6:60-69Andrew Root story from Faith Formation in a Secular Age:"We talked about faith absent any language of transcendence or divine action. Here we were talking about “faith,” and yet we had made no assertions about faith having anything to do with a realm beyond us, with a God who comes to us in death and resurrection, Spirit and transformation."“Good, because the church has no future without youth. I really believe if anyone is going to save us, it will be the young...
2025-08-1038 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons07-13-2025 One Being with the Father (John 14:6-11, 15-21)One Being with the FatherJohn 14:6-11, 15-21We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,the only Son of God,eternally begotten of the Father,God from God, Light from Lighttrue God from true God,begotten, not made,of one Being with the Father,through him all things were made.1 Samuel 9:15-171 Samuel 9:16 “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler...
2025-07-1336 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons07-06-2025 One Saving King (Colossians 1:15-17)One Saving KingColossians 1:15-17The Next Three Stanzas of the Nicene Creed:• Divinity of Christ• Humanity of Christ: Incarnation• Humanity of Christ: Passion & ReturnMatthew 1:1 An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:γένεσις- genesis- the beginning, genealogyWhere did Jesus come from?John 1:1-5 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...
2025-07-0630 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons03-23-2025 The Value of Being Found (Luke 15:1-32)The Value of Being FoundLuke 15:1-32Luke 15:1-21 All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”Tax CollectorsSinnersPhariseesScribes Jesus(we can assume the disciples)Holiness is found when you are in relationship with the Holy.John 14:6-7Luke 15:3-10
2025-03-2332 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-23-2025 Being at the Feet of Jesus (Luke 7:36-50)Being at the Feet of JesusLuke 7:36-50Similar Stories:Matthew 26:6-13Mark 14:3-9John 12:1-8Luke 7:36-43As different as the two debtors were, they had one thing in common–both needed forgiveness.Accompany Them with Singing–The Christian Funeralby Thomas G. Long"A good funeral makes it clear that the deceased is a saint, one created in God’s own image, a prism...
2025-02-2327 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-16-2025 It’s Happening (Luke 7:18-35)It’s HappeningLuke 7:18-35Luke 7:18-1918 Then John’s disciples told him about all these things. So John summoned two of his disciples 19 and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”Matthew 11:2-32 Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent a message through his disciples 3 and asked him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”Luke...
2025-02-1633 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-09-2025 Heartbreak, Faith, Healing (Luke 7:1-17)Heartbreak, Faith, HealingLuke 7:1-17Luke 7:1-171 When he had concluded saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 A centurion’s servant, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, requesting him to come and save the life of his servant. 4 When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to grant this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built us a synagog...
2025-02-0926 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons01-26-2025 Confrontation of Sin (Luke 5:1-11)Confrontation of Sin
Luke 5:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
1 As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret. 2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then he sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Sim...
2025-01-2623 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons01-12-2025 “What should we do?” (Luke 3:1-22)“What should we do?”
Luke 3:1-22
Luke 3:1-9
"...a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins," (vs.3)
"Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance." (vs. 8)
Luke 3:10-14
10 “What then should we do?” the crowds were asking him.
11 He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”
12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher...
2025-01-1226 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons11-17-2024 The Glowing Coal (Isaiah 6:1-8)The Glowing Coal
Isaiah 6:1-8
Isaiah 6:1-10
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphim were standing above him; they each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Armies; his glory fills the whole earth.
4 The foundations of the doorways shook...
2024-11-1734 min
The Knowledge ProjectJohn Mackey: Building Whole FoodsFrom near bankruptcy after a devastating flood to a $13.7 billion Amazon acquisition, Whole Foods founder John Mackey reveals how a small health food store became an empire that revolutionized American eating.
Discover how a single near-death experience transformed a 25-year-old college dropout into the pioneer of the organic food movement. Mackey shares raw insights from the frontlines: how he turned hostile customers into evangelists, survived multiple extinction-level threats, and built a mission-driven billion-dollar business without compromising its soul.
John Mackey is the co-founder of Whole Foods Market, where he w...
2024-10-292h 15Gardendale Nazarene Sermons10-27-2024 “May You Hear…” (1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:22-43)“May You Hear…”
1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:22-43
2 Samuel 7:22-26
1 Kings 5:1-5
1 Kings 8:22-23
22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. 23 He said:
Lord God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below, who keeps the gracious covenant with your servants who walk before you with all their heart.
1 Kings 8:27-30
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2024-10-2738 minThe Knowledge ProjectJohn Bragg: The Blueberry BillionaireFrom a tiny village, John Bragg quietly built an empire that controls half the world's wild blueberries and North America's largest private telecom network. In this rare interview, the famously private billionaire reveals how he defied conventional wisdom by transforming a small farm into two multi-billion-dollar giants. Discover the contrarian principles that helped Bragg dominate seemingly unrelated industries—from frozen foods to fiber optics—and build businesses designed to thrive for generations, not just quarters.
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2024-10-011h 30Gardendale Nazarene Sermons09-01-2024 Life: Health, Growth, and Fulfillment (John 6:47-51)Life: Health, Growth, and Fulfillment
John 6:47-51
Luke 12:23 For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.
For life is more than...
Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
There is no life without divine power.
John 1:1-5
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the...
2024-09-0136 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-18-2024 Faithful Witness (Revelation 1:1-5)Faithful Witness
Revelation 1:1-5
Acts 22:19-21
19 “But I said, ‘Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in you imprisoned and beaten. 20 And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood there giving approval and guarding the clothes of those who killed him.’
21 “He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
μάρτυς, martys
1. a judicial witness
2. a witness to a circumstance
3. a martyr
...
2024-08-1837 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-04-2024 Believing and Loving (1 John 3:13-24)Believing and Loving
1 John 3:13-24
God, Love, & Scripture:
Love Across Testaments: Love is not limited to only the New Testament.
Created for Connection: We were created for relationship, rooted in the divine love of God.
A Story of Pursuit: The entire Bible is the story of God seeking a relationship with His creation.
Motivated by Love: God's seeking is motivated by love.
God is Love: Love is the motivating factor for salvation and our lives.
...
2024-08-0446 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons07-28-2024 Righteousness: The Proper Standard for Goodness (Matthew 3:13-17)Righteousness: The Proper Standard for Goodness
(Matthew 3:13-17)
“Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill _____________________.”
Matthew 3:13-17
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14 But John tried to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”
15 Jesus answered him, “Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John allowed him to be baptized.
16 When Je...
2024-07-2838 min
Daily Liturgy and ScriptureJuly 22: Psalms 56 and 57, Ezra 10:1-17, and John 1:1-28Only God knows fully the reason that John was so closely tied to the work of Jesus, but the work he did as an itinerant preacher gives us a pretty good idea: the Law was passing away as the main method God used to form his people, and John was the first messenger of the new way. He had his own set of disciples, but the ultimate goal was still Jesus. (Even John's disciples were recorded as being baptized again into the Spirit after Pentecost.)
2024-07-2208 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons06-23-2024 Repentance and Refreshing (Acts 3:19-20)Repentance and Refreshing
Acts 3:19-20
Acts 3:12-20
12 When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Fellow Israelites, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us, as though we had made him walk by our own power or godliness? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release him. 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer released to you. 15 You...
2024-06-2328 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons06-02-2024 The Gospel Received (1 Corinthians 15:1-8)The Gospel Received
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
1 Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day acc...
2024-06-0234 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons05-19-2024 One in Unity (Acts 2:1-4)One in Unity
Acts 2:1-4
What do you need this morning?
euangelion- good news, the gospel, an announcement usually pertaining to a victory in battle
The good news does not only pertain to what we traditionally refer to as the 'gospel.' It is an announcement of the victory of God. The good news for us on this Pentecost Sunday is:
The Holy Spirit can fill only empty hearts.
Luke 24:36-53
36 As they were...
2024-05-1933 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons05-05-2024 It All Comes from the Same Place (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)It All Comes from the Same Place
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1 Corinthians 12:4-6
4 Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11
7 A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good: 8 to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit, 9 to another...
2024-05-0540 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons04-14-2024 What I Have (Acts 3:1-10)What I Have
Acts 3:1-10
John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
To remain in Christ is to be caught up in His life and His mission. It is in the going, that we remain in Him.
"It is not the church that has a mission of salvation to fulfill in...
2024-04-1432 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons04-07-2024 Sent (Acts 1:1-14)Sent
Acts 1:1-14
"We need a sense of moving toward something, but we can discern that busyness can't provide a destination to anything outside of us. It draws us deep within ourselves. Busyness asks us to run faster, not to go anywhere in particular but just to remain busy so we can feel full..."
–Andrew Root
The Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time Against the Speed of Modern Life
Acts 1:1-14
1 I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all th...
2024-04-0742 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons03-17-2024 The End of the Age (Mark 13:1-13, 24-37)The End of the Age
Mark 13:1-13, 24-37
Apocalypse- the complete final destruction of the world
apo- un-
kaluptein- to cover
apokaluptein- to uncover, to reveal
Apocalypse- a revelation, a disclosure, an uncovering that shapes the way in which you see things
Mark 13:1-3
1 As he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look! What massive stones! What impressive buildings!”
2 Jesus said to him, “Do you se...
2024-03-1737 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-11-2024 Losing One's Life (Mark 8:27-9:8)Losing One's Life
Mark 8:27-9:8
Mark 8:22-26
22 They came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”
24 He looked up and said, “I see people—they look like trees walking.”
25 Again Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes. The man looked intently and his sight was restored and...
2024-02-1131 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-04-2024 The Mission of Proclamation (Mark 6:1-29)The Mission of Proclamation
Mark 6:1-29
Basic Outline of the Passage:
• Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
• The Commissioning of the Twelve
• Herod and the death of John the Baptist
Esther 5:3 “What is it, Queen Esther?” the king asked her. “Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be given to you.”
Esther 5:6 While drinking the wine, the king asked Esther, “Whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be d...
2024-02-0438 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons01-07-2024 The Christian Witness (Mark 2:1-22)Mark 2:1-22
1 When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and he was speaking the word to them. 3 They came to him bringing a paralytic, carried by four of them. 4 Since they were not able to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and after digging through it, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying. 5 Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, yo...
2024-01-0731 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons12-31-2023 The Beginning of the Good News (Mark 1:1-20)The Beginning of the Good News
Mark 1:1-20
Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
euangelion- good news, the gospel, an announcement usually pertaining to a victory in battle
If Jesus brought the 'good news,' what was the 'bad news?'
• Our world is filled with the brokenness of the human condition.
• This brokenness has led to great evil and a deep darkness.
• Humanity ceased to worship God and instead...
2023-12-3135 minDaily Liturgy and ScriptureDec. 27: Psalms 141 and 142, Rev. 19, and John 21:9-25 (Feast of John)John seems somewhat special among the disciples, having received the Revelation and also holding the distinction of being the last of the disciples to die. While outliving your peers comes with its share of sorrow, we might be reminded that the beginning of Revelation was a reminder of the need for the prophetic voice, something John certainly had and which God needed him to keep exercising.
2023-12-2708 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons12-10-2023 The Promise of Comfort (Isaiah 40:1-11)https://www.bible.com/events/49179625
The Promise of Comfort
Isaiah 40:1-11
Malachi 4:4-5
4 “Remember the instruction of Moses my servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 Look, I am going to send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
Matthew 3:1-3
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!” 3 For he...
2023-12-1018 min
Real Life with ChristSeeing the Light: Exploring John 9 Step into the illuminating world of the Gospel of John with our latest episode. Join us on a spiritual journey as we unpack the profound message of this powerful scripture. In this episode, we explore the miraculous healing of the blind man by Jesus, a moment of divine intervention that forever changed a life and challenged the beliefs of those who witnessed it.Discover the layers of symbolism, faith, and transformation in this remarkable story. We'll discuss the significance of sight and spiritual blindness, exploring the themes of faith, healing, and the transformative power...
2023-10-2445 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons10-22-2023 The Right King of the Right Time (2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6:1-5)Scripture and Notes:
1 Samuel 8:4-9
1 Samuel 8:19-20
2 Samuel 5:1-5
2 Samuel 6:1-19
6 David again assembled all the fit young men in Israel: thirty thousand. 2 He and all his troops set out to bring the ark of God from Baale-judah. The ark bears the Name, the name of the Lord of Armies who is enthroned between the cherubim. 3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and transported it from Abinadab’s house, which was on the hi...
2023-10-2239 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons09-10-2023 The First Family (Genesis 2:4b-25)The First Family
Genesis 2:4b-25
"It's Him again, the Creator of the universe. It's Him again."
Genesis 2:4-25
Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.”
Genesis 2:20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him.
ezer...
2023-09-1049 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons09-03-2023 Learning as We Go (John 15:9-17)Learning as We Go
John 15:9-17
John 15:9-17
9 “As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
11 “I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
12 “This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you. 13 No one has greater love than this: to lay down...
2023-09-0333 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-27-2023 Power Redefined (Isaiah 2:1-4)Power Redefined
Isaiah 2:1-4
Axiom 7: God's love always reckons with power.
Exodus 23:1-9
1 “You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.
2 “You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice. 3 Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit.
4 “If you come across your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
5...
2023-08-2738 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-20-2023 Through Us and In Us (John 15:4-8)What is a disciple?
• A disciple is one who follows Jesus
• A disciple is someone who has been changed by an interaction with Jesus
• A disciple is someone committed to the mission of Christ
You are invited to be a disciple, but it is not something we are left to accomplish on our own strength.
We have an inner-life and an outer-life.
Isaiah 5:1-5
1I will sing about the one I love, a song about my loved o...
2023-08-2038 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-13-2023 "If you had been here..." (Ephesians 1:3-14)John 11:17-27
"...when we open the Bible–we enter the totally unfamiliar world of God, a world of creation and salvation stretching endlessly above and beyond us. Life in the warehouse never prepared us for anything like this.
Typically, adults in the warehouse scoff at the tales the children bring back. After all, they are completely in control of the warehouse world in ways they could never be outside. And they want to keep it that way.”
Eugene Peterson, Eat this Book
Matthew 4:18-22
18 As...
2023-08-1338 minReal Life with ChristRedemption Story: Transformed by Grace with John Yassu Join us as we walk alongside John as he recalls his path from despair to redemption, guided by the guiding light of God's unwavering love and grace. Through heartfelt conversations and personal reflections, you'll witness the raw struggles that John faced as he battled his demons, seeking solace in drugs and attempting to walk in shattered relationships. But as the bible teaches us, even in the darkest moments, God's love never wavers. With the support of a faith community he started in a coffee shop and a renewed commitment to spiritual growth, John begins...
2023-08-081h 14Gardendale Nazarene Sermons07-30-2023 God=Jesus (Hebrews 1:3)Axiom 1- God is love, so it is all about love.
Axiom 2- God is always present and at work.
The bottom line of this second axiom is that God is present, actively working among us right now and always. This is not a nice idea to make us feel better; it is the bedrock reality of the universe. It is the truest thing about the world.
We have all built a custom god who lives in our imaginations. These gods must be confronted with the light of the truth of who God is.
My goal is to present...
2023-07-3038 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons07-23-2023 God is Present (Psalm 139)God is Present
Psalm 139
In our story, God creates the world on purpose and in love, providing for it, caring for it, and calling it all very good. This is God's own temple where He dwells with humanity. It is where we meet God because it is where God resides.
John 1:1-5
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 All things were created through him, and apart from...
2023-07-2344 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons07-16-2023 God is Love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)God is Love
1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Axiom- a statement that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith
• God is love, so it is all about love.
• God is always present and at work.
• God is just like Jesus.
• God meets us in our messy reality.
• God cares about all of it more than we do.
• God does the same work in us and through us.
• God's love alwa...
2023-07-1632 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons07-02-2023 The Opportunity for Freedom (Galatians 5:13-18)The Opportunity for Freedom
Galatians 5:13-18
"God has given us a wonderful exercise for training in truthfulness. That exercise is called prayer. To learn to pray is to have our bodies formed by the truth and love that move the sun and the stars.ul exercise for training in truthfulness."
–Stanley Hauerwas, The Character of Virtue: Letters to a Godchild
John 8:30-38
30 As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him...
2023-07-0242 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons06-18-2023 Prowling Like a Lion (1 Peter 5:8-9)Prowling Like a Lion
1 Peter 5:8-9
Two Truths Concerning the Devil:
• I believe in the devil because Jesus believed in the devil.
• The devil's end goal is to spread death.
John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar...
2023-06-1835 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons06-11-2023 The Role of Virtue (Romans 1:20)The Role of Virtue
Romans 1:20
Romans 1:18-25
18 For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth, 19 since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what he has made. As a result, people are without excuse. 21 For though they knew God, they did no...
2023-06-1435 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons06-04-2023 What is Truth? (John 18:28-38)Three Theories for the Nature of Truth
1) The Correspondence Theory- A statement is true if it corresponds to the way the world is
2) The Coherence Theory- A statement is true if it is consistent with other statements we take to be true.
• The coherence theory is put under pressure when other truths are questioned.
3) The Pragmatic Theory- A statement is true if it works.
• The pragmatic theory values power over principle.
John 18:33-38
33 Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and sai...
2023-06-1445 min
The Sunday ScrollAsh Parrish, Merritt K, Andrea Shearon with the News, and More!We're back on a new two week rotation with super cool segments featuring:Ash Parrish from The Verge (0:02:13)Tears of the Kingdom (0:04:00)Sony Showcase 2023 (0:42:45)Succession's final days (0:57:51)Andrea Shearon with the news (1:03:10)Merritt K, author of LAN Party (1:14:46)Replacing Morrowind's soundtrack with Interpol's Turn On the Bright Lights (1:17:36)Tears of the Kingdom (1:19:24)AI, the WGA strike, and the future of content (1:33:36)Exploring New York City (1:40:55)John Warren (that's me) discussing reactive and proactive apologies from game devs as well as Sony's precarious multiplayer strategy (2:20:37)The Sunday Scroll is hosted and produced by John Warren wit...
2023-05-282h 40Daily Liturgy and ScriptureFebruary 4: Psalm 86 and 87, Genesis 34, and John 18:1-27Here's a wild idea to consider: the "other disciple" that knew the high priest and got Peter entrance to the yard was probably John himself. He often referred to himself in his own book in the third person. Peter being questioned as "also" being a disciple might imply that John was already identified as one, but John was still respected enough to get Peter into the courtyard. If this is the case, Peter's denial is all the more crushing: he stood near another disciple and claimed no connection to Jesus. This is indeed a sad erosion of the core...
2023-02-0410 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons01-15-2023 Serve Only Him (Matthew 4:1-17)Sermon Passages and Notes:
Serve Only Him- Matthew 4:1-17
When we reduce temptation to issues, we miss the heart of temptation.
Matthew 4:1-17
Stones to Bread
Matthew 4:4
"Man must live on every word that comes from the mouth of God."
John 4:31-34
The Pinnacle of the Temple
The High Mountain
Summary:
Bread- personal needs, nourishment
Temple- the need for love and a sign of that love
Mountain- power versus obedience
Temptation is not about the question, "Would...
2023-01-1534 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons01-08-2023 Fruit, not Fathers (Matthew 3:1-17)Sermon Passages and Notes:
Fruit, not Fathers
Matthew 3:1-17
Passage Outline:
1. John the Baptist's proclamation
a. Isaiah
b. Malachi
c. Fruit of repentance
d. Future Messiah
2. Jesus' baptism
a. Jesus' proclamation
b. The Father's proclamation
Matthew 3:1-6
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!” 3 For he is the one spoken of through the prop...
2023-01-0834 minDaily Liturgy and ScriptureJanuary 1: Psalm 1 and 2, Genesis 1, and John 1:1-28The Gospel of John was the last gospel written, and John starts with an agenda: Jesus was God, part of the Trinity from the beginning. As we also read Genesis 1 today, particularly the plural way that God refers to God’s self (in “our” image), we remember that Jesus was always God remains God, and was God from the beginning.
2023-01-0108 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons09-04-2022 Living Joy (Philippians 4:4)storge- affectionate love, mother and child
philia- friendship love, two best friends
eros- sensual love
agape- love that wills the good of another
Galatians 5:22-25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
4 Love is patient...
2022-09-0436 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-28-2022 Leaning into Love (Romans 5:8)Sermon Notes and Scripture References are available below:
Leaning into Love
Romans 5:8
1 Peter 5:2-4
2 Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing[a] out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you;[b] not out of greed for money but eagerly; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
1 John 3:16-18
16 This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us...
2022-08-2836 minDaily Liturgy and ScriptureJuly 30: Psalm 74, Nehemiah 9:1-15 and 26-38, John 5:25-47Jesus does not come out of nowhere. John has prepared the way, and God the Father is empowering him. What does this mean? That God has intentionally come to live among men, to show what God is really like, with an introduction from a man (John the Baptist). It is an interconnected web called the Kingdom of God, and we are living in it now if we are living in Christ.
2022-07-3010 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons07-24-2022 Resist the Lies, Stand in the Truth (John 8:30-44)Sermon from 07-24-2022
Resist the Lies, Stand in the Truth (John 8:30-44)
John 8:30-33
Exodus 1:11
John 8:34-44
The Father should be the primary shaping/forming influence in our lives.
John 8:44
There is a real devil (diabolos- to slander or accuse).
The devil intends to end life.
John 10:10
"[The devil's] motto: 'Tear it all down.' Wherever he finds life, he tries to stamp it out. Beauty? Deface it. Love? Corrupt it. Unity? Fragment it into a million pieces...
2022-07-2437 minDaily Liturgy and ScriptureJuly 22: Psalm 56 and 57, Ezra 10:1-17, and John 1:1-28The book of John was written well after the other gospels, and is full of Jesus’s divinity. Of course, Jesus doesn’t levitate a foot off the ground the whole time. He’s still God Among Us, and the incarnation of Christ among people is just as important as the fact that Jesus is, in fact, God. And to kick things off, the apostle John, author of this book, presents John the Baptist. These aren’t the same person, each have their own role to play as the Kingdom of God unfolds.
2022-07-2209 min
Daily Liturgy and ScriptureMay 20: Psalm 49, Ecclesiastes 6, and 3 JohnThe little book of 3 John has a neat glimpse into one aspect of the early church: traveling teachers. With John’s calling out of those who receiving them both poorly and well, we also get an idea of the way churches needed to work together in those days. There was no email, no telephone. Letters such as John’s were expensive to write and commoners probably seldom did this. To correctly pass along the good news (and remember that there were also false teachers), it was important to have teachers who spoke the Word correctly move around. Seems like we h...
2022-05-2006 minDaily Liturgy and ScriptureMay 19: Psalm 46, Ecclesiastes 5, and 2 John2 John is one of the shortest books in the Bible, but its repeated themes from 1 John really reinforce the struggle that the earliest Christians faced: who Jesus was. It probably became somewhat fashionable to come up with an alternate version of Christianity, especially one that might have been easier to understand than the Jesus that has come to be understood through the centuries. Don't take the easy road, though. Knowing Jesus is knowing the process of formation, and that means allowing our understanding to be changed.
2022-05-1906 min
2022-04-1733 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons04-10-2022 The Voice of the Crowd John 12:12-27sermon from Palm Sunday, 04-10-2022.
Points from today's sermon:
The trademark of Jesus' kingship is His ability to give life.
In this divine kingship, the cross shows us a King who gives His life for you.
Royal power is expressed in divine love.
How do we embody this life-giving force of God's love?
Retrospection- Anamnesis- lived memory
Retrospection leads to testimony
When you look back, what has your experience with God been?
2022-04-1037 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons04-03-2022 Who is Your King? (John 19:1-16a)sermon from 04-03-2022.
Sermon Notes and Scripture References are available below:
Who is Your King?
John 19:1-16a
Who is Jesus?
John 3:1-2
1 There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to him at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could perform these signs you do unless God were with him.”
John 4:11-12
An Encounter with Jesus leads to
Jud...
2022-04-0335 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons03-27-2022 What is Truth? (John 18:28-40)sermon from 03-27-2022
Sermon Notes and Scripture References are available below:
Weighing Out the Cons
John 18:12-27
John 1:10-11
John 18:36
36 “My kingdom is not of this world,” said Jesus. “If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
What do we mean by 'kingdom?"
John 18:37
37 “You are a king then?” Pilate asked.
John 18:39-40
39 You have...
2022-03-2730 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons03-20-2022 Weighing Out the Cons (John 18:12-27)sermon from 03-20-2022.
Weighing Out the Cons
John 18:12-27
John 18:1-14
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 18:15-27
John 18:25-27 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?”
He denied it and said, “I am not.”
26 One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter...
2022-03-2032 min2022-03-1334 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons03-06-2022 At the Feet of Jesus (John 11:1-44)Sermon from 03-06-2022. Pastor James Dolinger preaching this morning.
2022-03-0638 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-27-2022 Opening Eyes (John 9:1-41)sermon from 02-27-2022
Sermon Notes and Scripture References:
Opening Eyes
John 9:1-41
Exodus 40:36-38
36 The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey. 37 If the cloud was not taken up, they did not set out until the day it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and there was a fire inside the cloud by night, visible to the entire house of Israel throughout all the stages of their...
2022-02-2729 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-20-2022 Streams of Living Water (John 7:37-52)sermon from 02-20-2022
Sermon Notes and Scripture References:
John 1:14- The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Exodus 34:22 “Observe the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the agricultural year.
Leviticus 23:42-43 42 You are to live in shelters for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must live in shelters, 43 so that your generations may know that I...
2022-02-2035 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-13-2022 Bread of Life (John 6:35-59)sermon from 02-13-2022
http://bible.com/events/48843003
YHWH- εγώ είμι
I am, I am who I am
"I am" Statements in John
I am the Bread of Life
I am the Light of the World
I am the Door of the Sheep
I am the Good Shepherd
I am the Resurrection and the Life
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
I am the True Vine
Teaching in the Synagogue
The text for the day
The preacher's rephrasing of the text
A word-for-word study of the...
2022-02-1336 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons02-06-2022 Faith in the Promise (John 4:46-54 [5:1-18])sermon from 02-06-2022
2022-02-0631 min2022-01-3029 min2022-01-2332 min2022-01-1831 min2022-01-0930 minDaily Liturgy and ScriptureDecember 27: Psalm 141 and 142, Revelation 19, and John 21:9-25 (Feast of John)We actually have two writings from John today, on the day of his feast. Remembering him is best done with both Revelation and his Gospel. He makes a point of shooting down the idea that he would live forever, but it's more than verification of him as some sort of super hero. He would never want to distract from what Jesus has done and will do, and we see that in Revelation, as Jesus begins to judge the powers. It's a Lord that John would never try to upstage, even in his own book He doesn't even use his...
2021-12-2708 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons12-26-2021 A Voice in the Wilderness (John 1:19-34)sermon from 12-26-2021
2021-12-2619 min2021-12-1922 minDaily Liturgy and ScriptureNovember 30: Psalm 78:19-40, Ecclesiasticus 11:1-9 and 18-28, John 1:35-42 (Feast of Andrew)Today we remember Andrew, who was an apostle of John, then followed Jesus. That is kind of a wild part of his life to consider: he heard John’s preaching and wanted to be his disciple. But John’s purpose was to point to Jesus, and he could scarcely hold anyone back from finding that ultimate truth. So should it be with us: while we might be tempted to promote our own talents, the best we have to offer is still Jesus.
2021-11-3006 min
Kamidogu: Kombat Lives HereJohn ParrishGotcha! Born in San Francisco, John Parrish portrayed Major Jackson Briggs (aka Jax) in Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. A fitness fanatic and avid bodybuilder, John’s muscular physique and witty persona was infused into the character, which still holds true today. Metal arms or not, the last thing you want is a swift clap or stomp from this military icon!
2021-11-051h 07
Parrish PodEpisode 63: Women Drinking Wine featuring John TeshIn this week's episode, we take a quick look at matching your work to your format before taking a bigger look at gimmicks in televised sports. And Roundball Rock.
2021-09-201h 02Gardendale Nazarene Sermons09-12-21 Maker of Heaven and Earth (Genesis 1:1-2:4a)sermon from 09-12-2021.
2021-09-1235 min2021-09-0528 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-29-21 Let's Practice Together (Acts 2:42-47)Sermon from August 29, 2021.
2021-08-2931 min2021-08-2235 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-15-2021 Different Stories, Same Need (Luke 18:35-19:10)Sermon from August 15, 2021.
2021-08-1529 min2021-08-0830 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons08-01-21 The Compelling Invitation (John 1:35-42)Sermon from 08-01-2021. Sermon notes and announcements can be found at https://events.bible.com/en/event/edit/48739743.
2021-08-0125 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons07-25-21 Strengthened through His Spirit (Ephesians 3:14-21Sermon from July 25, 2021.
2021-07-2527 min2021-07-1827 min2021-07-1334 min2021-07-1334 minGardendale Nazarene Sermons06-13-21 Born from Above (John 3:3)Sermon from June 13, 2021. In John 3:3, we usually translate ano-then as 'born again.' This word, though, can also be translated as 'born from above.' What does it mean if we translate ano-then as 'born from above?'
2021-06-1343 min
Opening the Door: Improving Mentoring Through Stories and ScienceEpisode 3 - John Parrish-SprowlOpening the Door is a podcast series that uses storytelling to help trainees and mentors understand the impact of bias and discrimination in the training environment and how to mitigate it. This episode features Dr. John Parrish-Sprowl, a professor of communication studies and director of the Global Health Communication Center at the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, who speaks on his experience with discrimination and bias due to his hearing impairment.
2021-05-2612 min
THE MOVIE DOJO PODCASTVerbal Nectar Podcast (Special Guests John Parrish, Daniel Pesina, Anthony Marquez & Cryptik Soul) (Ep.94)What's going on all you Martial Arts & Video Game Fans out there! Phat Samurai Guy is here with Special Guests Anthony Marquez (Original Kung Lao), John Parrish (Original Jax), Daniel Pesina (Original Johnny Cage/MK Ninjas) And Martial Artist, Stuntman, Actor & Rapper Cryptik Soul! We will be discussing our love for martial arts films, Video Games, and the new Mortal Kombat (2021) movie! Join us live Wednesday April 28th at 4:30pm pacific time! https://youtu.be/l9UhIjCu5Uw
2021-04-291h 42
A Shot in the Arm PodcastCommunicating One Health with Professors Jonna Mazet and John Parrish-Sprowl (S04 Ep07)Ben reconnects with Professor Jonna Mazet and meets Professor John Parrish-Sprowl for a wide ranging conversation about a one health approach to addressing pandemics and the range of communications strategies the world needs to make real behavior change, not just for ourselves, but our communities, wildlife and the environment. Jonna and John are members of the One Health Action Collaborative, the Subcommittee on Public Health, Global Health and Environmental Security, part of the Forum on Microbial Threats at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.You can find this episode and past episodes of A Shot...
2021-02-2646 min