Knox Presbyterian Church Podcast

Hope & Peace & JOY & Love

At 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

Hope & PEACE & Joy & Love

The 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

HOPE & Peace & Joy & Love

Advent 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

Abundantly More Through Us

God 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

Abundantly More In Us

God 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

A Flourishing Life

What 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 University. He is also a staff pastor at the Elm City Vineyard Church, a dynamic, diverse, urban church.

Stumbling Blocks: The Scandal of the Church

The 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

Stumbling Blocks: The Scandal of Grace

Grace 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

Stumbling Blocks: The Scandal or Particularity

Throughout 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

Stumbling Blocks: Resistance to Science

National 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