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Church Is Messy: Bonus Episode - Answering Your Questions
This episode is focused solely on answering your questions. We've received four very different questions and today we're putting out this bonus episode to answer them....
Church Is Messy: Galatians - Fluency or Gibberish
In this episode Rick and Svea dig really deep into gospel fluency vs gospel gibberish. The gospel isn't just trusting Jesus for salvation, it's trusting Jesus for and ...
Church Is Messy: Galatians - Undivided
In week two of our Galatians study Rick and Svea discuss conflict, the freedom we have in Jesus, and gospel fluency.Topics Discussed in this Episode:00:00 Intro01:40 A...
Church Is Messy: Galatians - Make It Count
As we kick of our new series on the book of Galatians, Rick and Svea discuss false gospels and answer a listener question.Topics Discussed in this Episode:00:00 Intro0...
Church Is Messy: The Lion's Share - Why Is our Church so Expensive?
We're putting a bow on The Lion's Share series. Today we scrutinize our own church and discuss our ministry method.Topics Discussed in this Episode:00:00 Intro01:06 Tu...
Church Is Messy: The Lion's Share - Faithful and Generous
Today Rick and Svea talk about their own struggles with greed and simplicity and the New Testament framework of faithful giving and generous giving.Bible passages refe...
Church is Messy: The Lion's Share - the False Promise of the Prosperity Gospel
Today Rick and Svea dig deep into the essence of the prosperity gospel, it falsehoods, and the various expressions of the prosperity gospel.Topics Discussed in this Ep...
Church Is Messy: The Lion's Share - More than Enough
In the first half of the episode Rick and Svea share where their vulnerabilities lie regarding money. In the second half they dig into contentment.Topics Discussed in ...
Church Is Messy: The Lion's Share - Just Enough
In this episode, Rick and Svea unpack some of the ideas behind "Just Enough."Topics Discussed in this Episode:00:00 Intro00:27 Review of 202404:45 The Lion's Share.07:...
Church Is Messy: Jonah Week 6 - Unrelenting Grace
Rick and Svea close out Jonah talking about traps, windows and mirrors, God's judgement in the Old Testament, and how we can apply the themes of Jonah to life after el...
Church Is Messy: Jonah Week 5 - God's Compassionate Love
The roles are reversed: Rick asks Svea about her message on Jonah and we get insight into what didn't make it into the message this past week.Topics discussed in this ...
Church Is Messy: Jonah Week 4 - Freedom
Rick and Svea grapple with a number of important themes from Jonah this week:God's provisionJonah is full of biblical parallelsObedienceTopics discussed in this episod...
Church Is Messy: Jonah week 3 - Repentance
Rick and Svea make light of finally getting to "the whale" and how this is often given the lion's share of the messaging about Jonah when it's really an insignificant ...
Church Is Messy: Jonah Week 2 - The Line
This week Rick and Svea look at Jonah 1:1-16. Jonah acts as an enemy of God and yet God shows him grace. They draw out a number a parallels between Jonah and Jesus and...
Church Is Messy: A Question from Jonah Week 1
In the weekend message introducing the book of Jonah, Rick stated there are two common views to interpreting the story of Jonah: historical narrative or primarily para...
Church Is Messy: Intro to Jonah
Rick and Svea introduce us to the book of Jonah and its timeframe in history. This is a book filled with comedy and satire; in many ways hundreds of years before its t...
Church is Messy: Living Like the Elect Before an Election
In this episode Rick and Svea try to bring light, not heat to the discussion of politics.Svea recommends watching the message on which this episode is based before lis...
Church Is Messy: Ghosted Series Questions and Recap
Welcome to a new season of Church Is Messy! Rick and Svea kick the season off with a bang and delve into a number of questions and topics related to our recently compl...
Church Is Messy: Bonus Episode - Spiritual Formation
Rick and Svea discuss a topic about which they both feel passionate: spiritual formation. What is it? How is it different than discipleship? Is it even a biblical term...
Church Is Messy: Bonus Episode - Politics
What are two topics we've been told to avoid talking about if we don't want an argument? Religion and Politics. Rick and Svea dive head-first into the issue of politic...
Church Is Messy: Bonus Episode - Sunday School for Grown Ups Discussion
In this bonus episode between seasons, Rick and Svea discuss large recurring themes in familiar Old Testament stories. A lot of the discussion revolves around the cont...
Church Is Messy: The Lost Words of Jesus Week 3
Pastor Caleb Smith joins Rick and Svea on today's episode. They dig into what is perhaps one of the most debated stories Jesus ever told, The Parable of the Dishonest ...
Church Is Messy: The Lost Words of Jesus Week 2
Today's TopicRick and Svea discuss one of Jesus' most famous stories, The Prodigal Son found in Luke 15:11-32.Topics Discussed in this Episode00:00 Intro - Rick's late...
Church Is Messy: The Lost Words of Jesus Week 1
Rick and Svea reverse roles today. He puts Svea in the "hot seat" as they discuss the genius of the stories in Luke 15:1-10. In these parables, Jesus simultaneously sp...
Church Is Messy: Run to Win
Rick and Svea talk about Rick's last weekend message about focusing in on our mission.Topics Discussed in this Episode00:00 Intro00:50 What was the purpose of this pas...
Church Is Messy: Love Is The Agenda - Fostering
On this episode, Pastor Otis Hall joins Rick and Svea in the studio to continue the weekend’s discussion on James 1:27 and how that verse can propel us into action to ...
Church Is Messy: Welcome Home - Parenting
Today, Pastor Caleb Smith joins Svea in the studio as they close out our discussions on family by looking at parenting and parental influence.Topics Discussed in this ...
Church Is Messy: Welcome Home - Single Life and Dating
Today's TopicRick and Svea talk about singleness, dating, and loneliness. They discuss Jesus and his singleness, guarding against being defined by another person, and ...
Church Is Messy: Welcome Home - Marriage
Today, Rick and Svea examine Ephesians 5 and what Paul says (and doesn’t say) about marriage, our presuppositions, and our culture. By applying this chapter to all rel...
Church Is Messy: 1 Timothy 6
1 Timothy Message Series1 Timothy Chapter 6Rick and Svea swap chairs as Svea preached the message on 1 Timothy 6 this week and Rick asks her clarifying questions.Topic...