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Knox Presbyterian Church PodcastHelp. Thanks. Wow. WHAT?! - Psalm 139Psalm 139
2025-07-2819 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHelp. Thanks. Wow. WHAT?! - Psalm 136Special Guest - Rev. Dr. Chip Hardwick
2025-07-2133 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHelp. Thanks. Wow. WHAT?! - Psalm 43Psalm 43
2025-07-1423 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHelp. Thanks. Wow. WHAT?! - Psalm 232025-07-0725 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHelp. Thanks. Wow. WHAT?! - Psalm 132025-06-3021 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastYou Are the Light of the WorldKnox is thrilled to introduce our new Director of Youth Ministries, Evan Young! Listen in as he recaps his first weeks on the job diving into helping lead our Go & Serve trip as well as hear several testimonials from our students.
Matthew 5:14-16
2025-06-2224 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHelp. Thanks. Wow. WHAT?! Praying through the PsalmsPsalm 1
2025-06-1626 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJesus Meets Us to Send Us OutActs 1:1-11
2025-06-0924 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJesus Meets Us Right Where We AreLuke 24:13-35
2025-06-0223 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJesus Meets Us When We've Lost All HopeJohn 21:1-19
2025-05-2526 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJesus Meets Us in Our DoubtsIsaiah 55:8-11; John 20:19-29
2025-05-1931 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJesus Meets UsJohn 20:11-18; Psalm 36:5-10
2025-05-1228 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastLove God, Love Others, Love YourselfDeuteronomy 6: 4-9; Luke 10:25-27
2025-05-0422 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastWho do you say that I AM?Many people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus. The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present. Jesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day. Jesus Christ is the great “I AM”- the eternal and...2025-04-2722 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastI AM the Resurrection & the LifeMany people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus. The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present. Jesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day. Jesus Christ is the great “I AM”- the eternal and...2025-04-2128 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastI AM the King of the JewsMany people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus. The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present. Jesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day. Jesus Christ is the great “I AM”- the eternal and...2025-04-1427 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastI AM the Way, the Truth & the LifeMany people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus. The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present. Jesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day. Jesus Christ is the great “I AM”- the eternal and...2025-04-0728 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastI AM the Good ShepherdMany people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus. The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present. Jesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day. Jesus Christ is the great “I AM”- the eternal and...2025-03-3124 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastI AM the Light of the WorldMany people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus. The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present. Jesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day. Jesus Christ is the great “I AM”- the eternal and...2025-03-2329 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastI AM the Bread of LifeMany people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus. The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present. Jesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day. Jesus Christ is the great “I AM”- the eternal and...2025-03-1625 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastI AM HeMany people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus. The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present. Jesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day. Jesus Christ is the great “I AM”- the eternal and...2025-03-0925 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastBefore Abraham Was, I AMMany people think of Jesus as a wise teacher, a radical leader who lived and died many years ago. But that’s not how the Bible talks about Jesus.
The Jesus we meet in the Scriptures isn’t a figure of the past, but Someone we meet in the present.
Tesus’ many “I AM” statements, found in John’s Gospel, let us know that the living, reigning Christ is present and powerful in our lives. Jesus is actively involved in all our joys and sorrows, successes and struggles each and every day.
Jesus Christ is the great “...2025-03-0616 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHow to RestIn the busyness of life, it’s easy to forget what’s most important. In the chaos of our schedules, it’s not hard to neglect what is going to give us the most life. It’s simple to sense God’s presence on Sundays. But what about Monday through Saturday?
Exodus 20:8-11, Mark 2:23-28
2025-03-0328 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHow to Know God's WillIn the busyness of life, it’s easy to forget what’s most important. In the chaos of our schedules, it’s not hard to neglect what is going to give us the most life. It’s simple to sense God’s presence on Sundays. But what about Monday through Saturday?
Psalm 37:4, John 10:1-10, Psalm 23
2025-02-2529 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHow to Make Real FriendsIn the busyness of life, it’s easy to forget what’s most important. In the chaos of our schedules, it’s not hard to neglect what is going to give us the most life. It’s simple to sense God’s presence on Sundays. But what about Monday through Saturday?
Acts 2:42-47, Hebrews 10:24-25
2025-02-1629 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHow to Make a DifferenceIn the busyness of life, it’s easy to forget what’s most important. In the chaos of our schedules, it’s not hard to neglect what is going to give us the most life. It’s simple to sense God’s presence on Sundays. But what about Monday through Saturday?
Mark 10:33-45
Philippians 2:1-11
2025-02-0928 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastA Midwinter Uplift: Home for Christmas"...to the place where God was homeless, all of us are invited home." - G.K. Chesterton
Every year our worship volunteers and staff spend countless hours paying particular attention to Christmas Eve. If you were not able to join us for any of those services and are in need of some extra long-lasting Christmas spirit this year, head on over to our YouTube page and give one a viewing or a listen. These services are carefully curated to be a meaningful worship experience in their entirety, and with that in mind and all the hours put...2025-02-0614 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHow to Get Beyond YourselfRevelation 4:1-11
Psalm 96
Romans 12:1-2
2025-02-0230 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHow to Talk to GodIn the busyness of life, it’s easy to forget what’s most important. In the chaos of our schedules, it’s not hard to neglect what is going to give us the most life. It’s simple to sense God’s presence on Sundays. But what about Monday through Saturday?
Luke 11:1-13
Romans 8:26-27
2025-01-2628 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHow to Hear From GodPsalm 119:97-105
2 Timothy 3:16-17
2025-01-1932 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastAbide - HOW IntroWhen it comes to learning a new skill, it helps to have someone teach you how. That is what our winter sermon series is all about! We're calling it "HOW: Spiritual Practices for Ordinary People".
In the busyness of life, it’s easy to forget what’s most important. In the chaos of our schedules, it’s not hard to neglect what is going to give us the most life. It’s simple to sense God’s presence on Sundays. But what about Monday through Saturday? HOW do we live our faith and know God's love every day?
Th...2025-01-1327 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStar Stories 2025Matthew 2:1-12
2025-01-0630 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSpiritual GlassesPresenter: Sue Curry
Luke 5:27-32
Matthew 15: 1-11
2024-12-3023 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHope & Peace & Joy & LOVEThe greatest gift that God gave the world was the gift of love, given to us and given through us by God's son Jesus Christ.
1 John 4:7-12, 18-19
1 Corinthians 13
Romans 8:31-37
John 15:12-17
Romans 8:38-39
2024-12-2321 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHope & Peace & JOY & LoveAt Christmas, we're told that God has good news of great joy! But the circumstances of our lives may not be very joyful. Joy is not rooted in our circumstances. Our circumstances are rooted in joy.
John 15:11
James 1:2-3
Philippians 4:4
Nehemiah 8:1
2024-12-1724 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHope & PEACE & Joy & LoveThe Christmas angels announced that the Savior was born to bring peace on earth. But that peace seems hard to come by. Our souls are troubled, our schedules are chaotic, our world is at war. At Christmas we remember that peace is not something that we feel. Peace is something that we do.
Isaiah 9:1-7
Philippians 4:6-9
John 14:27
2024-12-1026 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastHOPE & Peace & Joy & LoveAdvent is a season of waiting. Advent is a season of hope. We receive God's gift of hope in the present when we remember God's faithfulness in the past.
Revelation 21:1-6
Romans 5:3-5
2024-12-0328 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastAbundantly More Through UsGod is able to do abundantly far more in us and through us than we could ever ask or imagine. Through the missions that Knox supports, we are experiencing God doing abundantly more THROUGH us- providing warm meals to the unhoused, offering shelter to the displaced, giving counsel to the distressed- and so much more. As we consider our financial support of Knox Presbyterian Church, may we be encouraged that God is using us to make that possible!
Ephesians 3:14-21
1 John 3:16-18
2024-11-2429 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastAbundantly More In UsGod is able to do abundantly far more in us and through us than we could ever ask or imagine. Through the ministries of Knox, men, women, students and children are seeing God do abundantly more IN them - filling them with God's immeasurable love and changing them from the inside out. As we consider our financial support of Knox Presbyterian Church, may we be encouraged that God is using us to make that possible!
Ephesians 2:8-10
Ephesians 3:14-21
2024-11-1729 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastA Flourishing LifeWhat should I hope for? What’s worth investing my life in? What does the worthiness of our shared humanity consist? How do I lean into what’s really worth investing in in life? What if our most fundamental place to build from is actually shared questions rather than shared answers?
Romans 12:9-15
Special Guest: Dr. Matt Croasmun
Matt Croasmun is an Associate Research Scholar and the Director of the Life Worth Living program at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School and a Lecturer of Divinity and Humanities at Yale...2024-11-1135 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: The Scandal of the ChurchThe church can be a very frustrating institution of which to be a part. Sometimes it proclaims the kingdom and sometimes it holds it back! Nevertheless, Scripture teaches that God is irrevocably committed to the church, which is the body of Christ, his presence in the world. Church is a place where sinners learn to forgive one another, and work together for the sake of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31
Matthew 18:15-22
2024-11-0429 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: The Scandal of GraceGrace is about God accepting us for the sake of Christ, not about us cleaning up our act to be good enough for him. ‘Grace means there’s nothing you can do to make God love you more, and nothing you can do to make God love you less.’ This can be difficult for our pride to accept, but it's close to the heart of the gospel.
Romans 5:1-10
John 3:14-17
2024-10-2728 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: The Scandal or ParticularityThroughout his ministry Jesus claimed to be the messiah of Israel. These claims frequently made people angry, scandalized them, and played a role in his crucifixion. His claims are still scandalous today. The church proclaims a unique and particular message: one man, Jesus, was God in the flesh. We must all come to terms with the ‘scandal of particularity,’ for in and through Jesus, God is at work to bless the whole world.
Genesis 12.1-5
John 10.22-31
2024-10-2030 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: Resistance to ScienceNational polls reveal the perception that Christians reject modern science, a stumbling block to advancing the gospel message and building healthy communities of faith. Three relevant areas of concern involve evolution vs. creation, global climate change skepticism, and vaccine hesitancy. However, there are many historical examples of faith and science in partnership and contemporary models of constructive faith-science dialog. There need not be a wall or a war between science and faith.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Stephen Moshier, Wheaton College
Matthew 16:1-4
Job 38:1-7
Psalm 111:1-5
2024-10-1428 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: Recap & ReflectPastors Becca and David reflect on the inspirations behind the fall sermon series Stumbling Blocks, recap their experiences with and congregational reactions from the sermons so far, and peek a little bit into the future on what the last half of the series holds.
2024-10-1249 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: RacismThe Church’s call to address racism is not a liberal or conservative issue, not a left-right issue, but a biblical issue, one central to our faith. It’s about (1) our hospitality to those unlike us, here in western suburbs that are increasingly nonwhite; (2) our own discipleship, and ability to recognize Christ at work in other cultures, ethnicities, languages, and socio-economic strata; and (3) our ability to model for the world the reconciled community Christ calls us to.
Ephesians 4:11-22
Galatians 3:28-29
2024-10-0730 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: SexismThe majority of world’s Christians still live in systems where decisions are made by men--in the US, Roman Catholics on one hand and Southern Baptists on the other. Our challenge: to live into a biblical vision of equality between men and women.
Genesis 1-3, Luke 24:1-11, Romans 16:1-7, Ephesians 5:21-33
2024-09-2932 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: LGBTQ+ ExclusionIn many quarters of the church there is still animus toward LGBTQ+ Christians and ignorance about their experience. This leads in turn to an unnecessary rejection of Jesus and the church. Affirming marriage between people of the same gender expands the discipline and gift of marriage without destroying it, and represents an opportunity to proclaim the gospel to gay and straight alike.
Acts 10 & 11
1 Chu, Jeff. Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America. HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
2 Johnson, William Stacy. A Time to Em...2024-09-2230 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStumbling Blocks: Christian Nationalism
Christian nationalism idealizes and advocates for a fusion between faith and politics—between belief in Jesus and particular candidates, parties, and platforms. It’s a theological error, and stumbling block to others, who assume that if they’re Christian, they must be a Christian nationalist. The good news is that God cares about our political order, but is never identified with it. God works through persuasion and sacrifice, not power and domination.
Mark 12.13-17
Philippians 2.1-11
2024-09-1630 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastOn Stumbling BlocksRight now in our society there are a number of cultural factors that people experience in the church that turn people off—that push them away from church and so from Jesus. In what follows we’re going to talk about some of them and explain how and why they hinder people from knowing Jesus. The goal is to clear away the false stumbling blocks that obscure the gospel, so people can perceive the true stumbling blocks that clarify the gospel (particularity, grace, the church).
1 Corinthians 1.18-25
2024-09-0930 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: IsaiahThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Isaiah 25
2024-09-0224 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: HannahThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
1 Samuel 1
2024-08-2626 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: JoshuaThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Joshua 1:1-6, 3:4-17
2024-08-1921 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: JobThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
2024-08-1226 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: ElijahThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
1 Kings 19
2024-08-0429 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: MiriamThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Exodus 2 & 15
Numbers 12:1-2
2024-07-2918 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: David & JonathanThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
John 15:13
1 Samuel 18:1-4
2024-07-2224 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: MosesThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
2024-07-1525 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: DanielThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
2024-07-0729 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: EstherThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Esther
2024-07-0321 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastA Good MeasureGod is generous to us, and has called us to be generous in response.
Luke 6:38
2024-06-2417 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: NoahThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Genesis 6
2024-06-1724 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: AbrahamThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
Genesis 12:1-9
2024-06-1028 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastSummer Stories: NaamanThis summer, we’re turning to the OLD - the Old Testament - to learn something NEW! Examining history and applying it to the present. Seeing how your story connects to God’s story.
2 Kings 5:1-19
2024-06-0420 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJonah: Also Many AnimalsJonah 4:1-11
2024-05-2720 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJonah: Dry LandJonah 3:1-10
2024-05-2020 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJonah: 3 DaysJonah 1:17-2:10
2024-05-1320 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastJonah: On the RunJonah 1:1-16
2024-05-0624 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Calling: As We WorkMany of us will spend thousands of hours of our lives at work. How can we relate our faith to what goes on in the workplace? As Christians, we are called to take our faith with us to work, to shine Christ's light, and glorify God in and through the work we do.
Matthew 5:13-16
Colossians 3:15-17
2024-04-2925 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastCome Follow MePsalm 1:1-6
Mark 1:16-20
2024-04-2221 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastFaith & Politics Episode 3: My Power Is Made Perfect In WeaknessIn our third installment of Faith & Politics, David and Becca break down the definition of Christendom and what its decline means for Christians and the church as well as its part in American politics.
2 Corinthians 12:8-10
2024-04-2244 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Calling: In Our PoliticsWhy bother with politics? Can't we just ignore it? Christians are called to engage in politics as a way of loving our neighbors, and even our enemies.
Matthew 5:43-48
Mark 12.28-34
2024-04-1423 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastFaith & Politics Episode 2: Jesus Christ is LordScripture text: Philippians 2:1-11
Questions to consider:
Martin Luther famously said ‘whatever you fear, love, or trust most is really your God.’ Do you think that’s true or false?
What does the passage in Philippians tell us about where our ultimate loyalty should lie as Christians?
What would be the theological name for a person who puts their love or trust in something more than in Jesus?
Do you think politics poses a temptation for Christians to love or trust something more than Jesus? If so, how?
Looking ba...2024-04-1322 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastFaith & Politics Episode 1: Seek the Welfare of the CityScripture text: Jeremiah 29:1-8
Questions to consider:
Politics is a well-known source of frustration and stress. Why should we bother paying attention or engaging?
Do Christians have a special responsibility to engage in politics? Why or why not? What does the Scripture from Jeremiah have to say about this?
When we talk about ‘politics,’ what do we mean? Is our definition narrow or broad? What’s the relationship between ‘politics’ and ‘culture’ or ‘social life’?
Can the church be too political? Or political in the wrong way? Why is this dangerous or...2024-04-1322 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Calling: With Our MoneyWhat if it's really true? It really is better to give than it is to receive. There's something about generosity that is inherently good for our souls. God made us this way! For we are made in God's image- and our God is a generous God!
2 Corinthians 8:7-9
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
2024-04-0833 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastThy Kingdom Come: Kingdom Prayer - For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory ForeverJesus' humble sacrifice on the cross and triumphant resurrection reveal Him to be the one true Lord, whose kingdom, power and glory have no end
Matthew 28
Philippians 2:5-11
2024-03-3121 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastThy Kingdom Come: Kingdom Prayer - I Pray For ThemOn his final night on earth, Jesus took the time to pray for his followers- for those who were in that room with him that night, those who had been following Him for the last 3 years. And for all those who would follow Him in the years to come. And it's a good thing He did, for Jesus' prayer for us is something we cannot achieve for ourselves. Jesus prayed that we might be protected, that we might be holy, and that we might be one.
John 17:1-26
2024-03-2933 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastThy Kingdom Come: Kingdom Prayer - Lead Us Not Into Temptation, but Deliver Us from EvilIn praying Jesus' Kingdom Prayer, we recognize that there is an unseen spiritual battle happening, waging war for our souls. We pray for protection from sin and the evil one as we seek to follow Jesus' faithfulness.
Ephesians 6:10-18
2024-03-2425 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastThy Kingdom Come: Kingdom Prayer - Forgive Us Our Debts as We Forgive Our DebtorsIn a world still tainted by sin, we will turn away from and hurt our God; we will turn away from and hurt one another. Jesus' Kingdom Prayer teaches us to seek and offer forgiveness with God and one another.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Matthew 18:21-35
2024-03-1730 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastThy Kingdom Come: Kingdom Prayer - Give Us This Day Our Daily BreadJesus teaches us to pray with awareness of our dependency on God for our every need- physical, emotional, relational, spiritual. Everything we could possibly need comes from God's gracious hand. And having received from God's hand, we are freed to share with others with the same generosity and grace with with we have received.
Isaiah 58:6-10
Mark 6:30-44
2024-03-1022 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastThy Kingdom Come: Kingdom Prayer - Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be DoneWhen we pray Jesus' Kingdom Prayer, we find it centers in this petition for God's kingdom to come and God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven. To see this prayer fulfilled is to see ALL prayer fulfilled.
Psalm 145:8-13
Matthew 6:25-33
2024-03-0428 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastThy Kingdom Come: Kingdom Prayer - Our Father in HeavenIn praying Jesus' Kingdom Prayer, we learn that prayer doesn't with our "I want, I need…" lists. Prayer doesn't start with us at all. Prayer starts with God- with beholding and believing in the God Jesus calls "Abba" - Father
Psalm 103:6-14
Romans 8:14-17
2024-02-1820 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastLoving God Through Loving Neighbor: MissionsJoin us for our final installment of this series where we discuss applying the last five episodes towards the spreading of the gospel.
2024-02-1439 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Culture: The Parables of the Treasure and the PearlJesus told stories to help his followers understand what the Kingdom of God is like- what the culture of God's Kingdom looks like. In the Kingdom of God, Jesus said we have found treasure in heaven and the Kingdom of God has come near us!
Matthew 13:44-46
Mark 1:16-20
2024-02-1124 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastLoving God Through Loving Neighbor: The Buddhist TraditionFor our fifth installment in the Loving God Through Loving Neighbor series, Dr. Alexander Massad gives us a brief overview of the origins, beliefs, and practices of the Buddhist tradition and what it looks like to reflect back through a Christian lens.
2024-02-0757 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Culture: The Parable of the TalentsJesus told stories to help his followers understand what the Kingdom of God is like- what the culture of God's Kingdom looks like. In the Kingdom of God, Jesus said, we all have a part to play and gift to use to grow God's kingdom here on earth.
Ephesians 4:4-7,11-13
Matthew 25:14-30
2024-02-0432 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastLoving God Through Loving Neighbor: The Hindu TraditionFor our fourth installment in the Loving God Through Loving Neighbor series, Dr. Alexander Massad gives us a brief overview of the origins, beliefs, and practices of the Hindu tradition and what it looks like to reflect back through a Christian lens.
2024-01-311h 02Knox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Culture: The Parable of the Wedding BanquetJesus told stories to help his followers understand what the Kingdom of God is like- what the culture of God's Kingdom looks like. The Kingdom of God, Jesus said, is something that all people are invited into, some people reject, but through the cross, God rejects our rejection and makes a way for us all.
Psalm 130
Matthew 22:1-14
2024-01-2830 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastLoving God Through Loving Neighbor: The Muslim TraditionFor our third installment in the Loving God Through Loving Neighbor series, Dr. Alexander Massad focuses on a brief overview of the Muslim tradition and gives us four goals to consider with today's lesson: foster a better understanding of Muslims and Islam, expand our understanding of the gospel, reveal areas where we conflate religion, culture, politics, economics, etc., and learn how to build relationships through diversity and difference and not simply commonalities.
2024-01-2457 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Culture: The Parable of the Laborers in the VineyardJesus told stories to help his followers understand what the Kingdom of God is like- what the culture of God's Kingdom looks like. In God's Kingdom, the invitation to join in God's work is extended to anyone and everyone - and God is lavishly generous to us all.
Ephesians 2:4-9
Matthew 20:1-16
2024-01-2129 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastLoving God Through Loving Neighbor: How to Engage Other ReligionsThis week, Dr. Alexander Massad presents us with some useful tools and principles to interact with other faiths by focusing on the driving question: "How do we think about/engage with the persistence and flourishing of other religious traditions in light of the particularity of Jesus?"
2024-01-1742 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Culture: The Parables of the Mustard Seed & the YeastJesus told stories to help his followers understand what the Kingdom of God is like- what the culture of God's Kingdom looks like. The Kingdom of God, Jesus said, is like a mustard seed or a bit of yeast. The smallest things can sometimes make the biggest difference.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Matthew 13:31-33
2024-01-1422 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastLoving God Through Loving Neighbor: Why Engage With Other ReligionsThis week, we kick off our special 6-part class "Loving God Through Loving Neighbor: The Gospel Amidst Religious Diversity" led by Dr. Alexander Massad, Assistant Professor of World Religions at Wheaton College. This week, he invites us to analyze why we should be engaging with other flavors of Christianity as well as other religions in general.
2024-01-1037 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastStar SundayMatthew 2:1-12
2024-01-0724 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastBirth of a King: King of ShalomLong ago, being a king meant you had total authority over your people. Kings held the power of life and death, and they controlled their nation’s army. When Israel was under Roman domination, they longed for a king to free them from tyranny, a king with the power to make things happen. It was into that world that Jesus was born, the one we know as the King of hope, the King of Joy, the King of Shalom, the King of kings!
Luke 1:46-56
2023-12-1730 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastBirth of a King: King of JoyLong ago, being a king meant you had total authority over your people. Kings held the power of life and death, and they controlled their nation’s army. When Israel was under Roman domination, they longed for a king to free them from tyranny, a king with the power to make things happen. It was into that world that Jesus was born, the one we know as the King of hope, the King of Joy, the King of Shalom, the King of kings!
Luke 1:26-45
2023-12-1020 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastBirth of a King: King of HopeLong ago, being a king meant you had total authority over your people. Kings held the power of life and death, and they controlled their nation’s army. When Israel was under Roman domination, they longed for a king to free them from tyranny, a king with the power to make things happen. It was into that world that Jesus was born, the one we know as the King of hope, the King of Joy, the King of Shalom, the King of kings!
Luke 1:5-25
2023-12-0623 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Values: We Take Fun Seriously‘Doing church’ and ‘having a good time’ are not mutually exclusive! Laughter, joy, and good clean fun are an essential part of our life together. We take Jesus seriously, and ourselves less so.
Psalm 30:4-5
Philippians 4:4-9
2023-11-2629 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Values: Lives Are Changed By JesusWe follow the living Christ, and our lives are different because we know him. In all we do, we want to put Jesus at the center, and share him with others.
Matthew 4:18-22
Ephesians 2:1-10
2023-11-1926 minKnox Presbyterian Church PodcastKingdom Values: We’re Together in Highs and LowsWe are authentic and vulnerable with one another, showing up as our real imperfect selves. We celebrate in good times and show up in hard times with prayer, caring, and support.
1 Thessalonians 2:8
Colossians 3:1-4, 11-17
2023-11-1231 min