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Episodes
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
In today’s episode, Joe and Pastor Lydia tackle the nuances revolving around the dark side of ambition. Regardless of what brought us here into big cities like New York, there’s a wee bit of ambition in each and every one of us whether we’d like to admit that or not. It seems God is not opposed to ambition, fame, success or wealth, but at what cost are we willing to obtain, achieve and conquer? Perhaps that cost is simply too high as it hurts others and ourselves in the process, and so the gospel and the leadership of Jesus in his ministry teach us how and why to use influence for the service of others.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
In this weeks episode, Joe and Pastor Lydia sit together and reflect on what it means to live a life of gratitude sparked by a life led by reflection. It’s not uncommon for many of us to feel like we’re discontent with our lives. Whether it is positive or even negative, we’re quick to come back to a baseline level of happiness after a period of time, which is often referred to as the hedonic treadmill. So, how do you get off this treadmill? We think it begins with a little bit of reflection, a bit of gratitude, which brings us to a heart of worship.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Grace is good in concept, but difficult to live out because everything seems to be a meritocracy, where we have to earn our love, worth, and value. We become conditioned to be skeptical of unmerited favor, always assuming there is some catch to anything that is both free and good. How do we receive grace when we are always facing this standard of perfection? It's the experience of receiving grace that's hard, but the simple truth is God loves us because of his goodness and not our behavior or the ways we try to earn grace. The process of truly accepting God's love enables us to live fuller lives when we know that Christ died for our sins and mistakes.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
In today’s podcast, Pastor Lydia and Joe bounce off from the last conversation about sin and dive in on discussing the sins we don’t even really see. It’s difficult to see our sins in the present moment, and just because we’re not aware of it, doesn’t mean it’s not true. Hindsight reveals to us the depth of our sins and how dealing with the gravity of our sinful natures and realities magnifies the cross and the God of grace who came with forgiveness for our sins.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
What does it mean to be saved? In Christianity, the central message of the gospel revolves around this reality that God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to save and redeem us, but from what? Why is it that the son of God had to die for our sins? If not differentiated properly, the whole heart of salvation can easily be missed, and that’s what Joe Lyu and Pastor Lydia discuss, so that we don’t miss the centerpiece of the good news.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
In today’s podcast, the crew with Joe Lyu and Pastor Lydia take a deep dive into acknowledging a very real reality with an enemy spirit, developing awareness of spiritual warfare, and what we can do to take part in fighting the war for our souls. Spiritual warfare can be an aspect of our lives we often overlook or tend to be naive about, but the adversary looks to kill, steal, and destroy the life God has sown into our lives. It’s certainly in our best interest to be equipped to fight for our lives. c
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Many of us find ourselves in situations where different voices clamor and compete for our attention; usually the loudest voice is the one that seems urgent, yet is the least important.Listening to these voices causes us to forget the most important one in our lives. In order to discern God’s multifaceted yet subtle voice, we must listen and surrender in the ways He speaks to us personally. By doing so, we can come to a place where we are blessed and can bless others.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
In Christianity, there is a common notion that the Christian life consists of dogmatic rules that believers must follow. However, when we consider the concept of being “born again”, those rules are just an offshoot of the core pursuit of the Father’s heart: for us to know who we belong to and who seeks after us. Work is being done within us, whether we are aware of it or not. In this new series, "New Life," Dr. Sammy delves into the heart of what it means to be born again, exploring our spiritual heritage, and the intricate, messy, and beautiful process of new life.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
In today’s podcast, with Joe Lyu and Pastor Lydia, we get to talking about relationships. But first, we ask ourselves, how do we live so that we can have those meaningful, seemingly awesome friendships that we find in some of our favorite sitcoms? Well, what we find through this discussion is that there certainly are ways to do relationship that aren’t unlike those we see on tv, and truthfully can be even greater with some deliberate proximity and a bit of sacrifice. Join in as we discuss friendships modeled by the life of Jesus.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
In today's podcast, Pastor Lydia and Joe talk through what it means to really maximize our time so that we can live a full life. But what is a full life, and what does doctor Sammy mean when he says sin robs us of fullness in our lives? For us to cultivate sacredness in our lives and fully make the most of our time here on this earth, we examine how we spend our time, why we can choose to invest our time in kingdom values, and how we can apply what we learn through scripture to develop and add real and timeless value.