Best Culure Podcasts (2024)

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The New Testament's use of the Old Testament 27:54

4h ago27:54

27:54

Why do the New Testament authors talk about the Old Testament so much? Everybody who has read the New Testament has probably also read the Old Testament by way of reference, allusion, analogy, etc. However, how many of you have stopped to wonder why the OT is discusses so prevalently? Matt shares not only why we should care about understanding our …

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Youth Ministry 43:25

5h ago43:25

43:25

What is youth ministry? Some of us grew up in youth ministry and chances are we've all had a different experience. Nevertheless, we believe it to be an integral part of a young person's faith. Matt Gley shares with us the priorities and philosophies that form UFC's investment into our young people.By Chris Moore + Matt Gley

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Navigating the End Times 15:31

5h ago15:31

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What are we supposed to do with Revelation? The book of Revelation is one of great debate, obsession, or avoidance depending on your preference. But, it is nonetheless an essential part of Scripture that God has provided us for our good. Jamie shares some of how she thinks through and processes the contents of Revelation.…

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Who Gets to Decide? 10:14

11h ago10:14

10:14

Who gets to call the shots in the church? Everyone has an opinion or idea on the church. It could be the music, discipleship program, or color of the interior paint. But, who gets to make that decision and what authority does each person have. Sean shares different church modelsBy Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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By Him, In Him, For Him 18:13

2h ago18:13

18:13

Why did God save us? You might have found yourself wondering just what is motivation God's redemption through history. It's a good question, and one could argue an essential question for the Christian. Sean brings Scripture to bear on on this issue.By Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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Creatureliness 28:03

1d ago28:03

28:03

What does it mean to be finite? It is in our nature to be limited, but we also buck against it. How do we wrestle with that it means to be human? Lew shares insights into God's design for the finiteness of humanity and how we can be faithful when we are.By Chris Moore + Lew Hines

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Field Guide: City Life 22:40

5d ago22:40

22:40

What is the culture you live in? We live in Eugene, which means that we are influenced by a variety of cultural characteristics. Even more, the people we live around and work with are further formed by what it means to live here. Jerell offers us some useful things to do to become more informed by what it means to live in Eugene and engage meaningf…

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Field Guide: Neighborhood Life 20:06

8d ago20:06

20:06

How do you engage with your neighborhood? God has put each of us in a place and time with people around us. This mundane fact can sometimes go underappreciated. To help with that, Jerell offers us some activities that can help us connect with those who live closest to us.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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Field Guide: Spiritual Life 20:44

12d ago20:44

20:44

How can we strive with, rather than against, what God is doing in our lives? It can be easy to reduce our spirituality to a Sunday gathering and maybe cracking open the Bible once a week. But, is this what God has in mind for our flourishing? Jerell shares some disciplines we can incorporate into our lives that can partner with the work of the Spir…

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Field Guide: Church Life 20:24

1M ago20:24

20:24

How can we more show up with more intentionality on with our church? Sunday can be a mad dash, sometimes even getting to church feels like an overwhelming challenge. Jerell shares some intentional choices we can make to shift our perspective and be more engaged with our family in Christ.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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Field Guide: Personal Life 21:47

20d ago21:47

21:47

What disciplines can you have in your personal life? One of the great challenges in life is to become inoculated to the current we are in. Life is busy, stressful, hard. We entertain ourselves, try to survive, or work long hours. However, Jerell brings several disciplines that can help us create margin for what God is doing in our lives.…

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2 John 18:36

23d ago18:36

18:36

What do love and drawing lines have in common? If your answer was 2 John, then you'd be correct! John wrote a small letter with two urgent messages: love others and separate yourself from wolves. Jamie shares how we can integrate both of these important principles into our lives.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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1 John 16:28

1M ago16:28

16:28

How ought a Christian live? For anyone in Christ, we should be deeply interested in this question. Thankfully, we have a Bible that gives us all we need for godly living. Jamie shares from 1 John how the love of God forms our life with others.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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Theology of Work 32:29

1M ago32:29

32:29

Does your work matter? It can often be tempting to view the mundane parts of our life as unsanctified work. We do it because we have to eat. However, Jerell shares how Christ's redemption also redeems the work we do now.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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2 Peter 15:28

1M ago15:28

15:28

Should we be worried about false teachers? Yes and no. Jamie shares how we can see the Truth in who God is and find comfort there, while also maintaining a sense of vigilance.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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Vocation and Calling 23:48

2M ago23:48

23:48

What is your calling? The ideas of vocation and calling are ambiguous at best sometimes. It also doesn't help that our culture has it's opinion about the pursuit of careers and what success look like. Lew discusses how we can think through these topics in a biblical manner.By Chris Moore + Lew Hines

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Submission and Suffering 17:10

2M ago17:10

17:10

Do I really have to listen to them? There's something inside us that hates to obey others. We don't want to submit. We want to be our own masters. However, in Christ, we are no slaves to God. Likewise, we are to submit ourselves to others, even sometimes when we don't like it. Jamie shares how 1 Peter gives us a framework for submission.…

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Field Guide 18:15

2M ago18:15

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What are you doing this summer? Typically, the summertime is a busy one (which season isn't?). But, is it busy with the right things? Jerell shares a summer initiative that will be launching this summer for the men of UFC. Don't miss out!By Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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James 12:43

2M ago12:43

12:43

How then should we live? As Christians, we quickly learn that our identify in Christ bristles against our conduct. But, nevertheless, our new identity must inform how we relate to one another. Jamie shares how key insights in James give us a framework to think through relationships and conduct.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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Big Church, Small Church 28:24

3M ago28:24

28:24

What challenges do a churches experience based on its size? No matter what size your church is, it's going to come with some strengths and some weaknesses. Jerell discusses the nature of the problem and how to overcome some of our unique challenges.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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Simple 26:58

3M ago26:58

26:58

What does simplicity have to do with the Christian life? Our lives are more than competent in inventing new complexity, incorporating deeper and more effective distractions, and causing us to losing our simple goal. Lew shares how simplicity is an effective and important part of the Christian life and how we can think through it for our own faithfu…

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Jesus is Greater 12:31

3M ago12:31

12:31

What are you clinging to? We all have time in our life where the thing that gives us hope begins to shift away from Jesus towards our own strength, religiosity, or pragmatism. However, Jamie shares how three simple things can bring us back to a reliance on Jesus.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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God is For Us 26:23

3M ago26:23

26:23

Does God like you? Sometimes we can conclude that God loves us (committed) but not always believe that He likes us (affections). Jerell talks about this dichotomy and how it doesn't align with a biblical account of God's attitude towards His children.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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Three Reasons to Love the Church 10:27

3M ago10:27

10:27

How do you feel about the church? We all have ideas about the church, but how often are we informed by Scripture? Sean shares three reasons why we should love the church.By Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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Kintsugi and Redemption 10:10

3M ago10:10

10:10

What does God do with our brokenness? Sometimes we don't feel like we have a few cracks, but that we're busted up into a million pieces. This can leave us feeling hopeless and discouraged. However, Jaime shares the central message of God's redemption from the ladies annual tea party.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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The Gifts of the Spirit 17:36

3M ago17:36

17:36

What are the gifts of the Spirit? Furthermore, what are they even for? Jamie shares from the current women's Bible study how spiritual gifts fit into the Body of Christ. If you've ever wondered about the gits, don't miss out on this episode.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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Dispensationalism and the End Times 27:13

3M ago27:13

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Ever wondered how the world ends? As Brett starts the second half of our sermon series looking at the end times, he thought it would be a good idea to explain some of the nuances at work. The topic of Revelation can conjure a lot of ideas and occasionally division among believers, but it need not be that way.…

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Perseverance of the Saints 14:52

3M ago14:52

14:52

What does it mean to persevere? Every person who comes to Christ remains in the midst of challenges, temptations, and failures that threaten us. However, Sean shares how we can take heart from this biblical doctrine.By Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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From Death Through Death 23:22

4M ago23:22

23:22

Have you misunderstood the book of Jonah? If you're anything like us, we grew up with a specific idea of what's happening in the book of Jonah. However, Sean walks us through Jonah's prayer verse by verse to help us understand how God uses death to deliver His people.By Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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Every Child and the Orphan 30:33

4M ago30:33

30:33

What responsibility does the Christian have to the orphan? Some issues seem too big to even approach, yet some of those same issues are clearly addressed in Scripture. Jerell discuss a new effort to care for the orphan with the assistance of Every Child in Eugene.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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Good Friday and Lamentation 14:05

4M ago14:05

14:05

Is there room for our suffering? Sometimes we get the idea in our heads that the church and Christianity is about having it all together, or at least looking like we do. It's as if our context has no framework for suffering. Jamie shares how Good Friday responds to this illusion and how we can find great comfort in that.…

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People of the Book 19:12

4M ago19:12

19:12

Are you a person of the Book? As Christians we profess the Word of God as inspired, profitable, etc. However, how much of our lives or habits reflect that? Jamie shares how equipping others to truly value the Bible in word and deed, offers the transformation we desperately seek.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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Resurrection 14:29

4M ago14:29

14:29

Is the resurrection of Jesus just about His coming back to life? The resurrection is the centerpiece of the Christian faith. However, it's not a simple one dimensional facet. Rather, as Sean explains, there are myriad things occurring when Jesus is raised from the dead.By Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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God, the Brain, and Children 21:18

4M ago21:18

21:18

What does our brain have to do with our children? Any parent can attest to how confusing, humbling, and embarrassing parenting can be sometime. However, Brianna shares that when we understand how God has designed us and we begin to see the fabric of human needs and relationships take form. As a parent, or anyone around kids, this is especially true…

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Face the Tomb 34:07

4M ago34:07

34:07

What would you do the day after Jesus died? The Men's Breakfast series on Holy Week is coming to a close. The final lesson can be found in the two women who were faced with the death of Jesus. Jerell helps us consider what we do in the face of suffering as this portion of the story concludes.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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Fight Right 31:53

4M ago31:53

31:53

How do you handle conflict? Maybe you don't! Maybe you dip and dodge your way to avoiding it. However, Lew shares that conflict can be a beneficial way in which depth of relationship is discovered.By Chris Moore + Lew Hines

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The Curtain 24:46

4M ago24:46

24:46

Why was the curtain split? When we meditate on the crucifixion of Christ, which we should do often, do we consider why the curtain was split? Rich brings insight and application to this detail of our Savior's death that has massive implications for our daily lives.By Chris Moore + RIch Carroll

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Making Strangers Friends 20:45

5M ago20:45

20:45

How do we make people feel welcome as a church? The Sunday morning hustle can leave some of our heads spinning. We've barely gotten kids dressed, the hair ties have been removed already and you can't find their other boot even though they definitely left with two boots. Jamie shares how the church can think through welcoming guests of UFC and makin…

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The Lord's Table 41:59

5M ago41:59

41:59

Who does Jesus invite to sit with Him? We all struggle with who we are comfortable with and who we are not. Who has sins that we tolerate and sins that we recoil from. But, what do the meals of Jesus tell us about His heart towards the outside? Jerell explains how Jesus' eating habits can inform our compassion.…

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Authority 26:03

5M ago26:03

26:03

What is authority? Authority is a topic that's enjoying the limelight in our society right now, though not always for the right reasons. Sean helps us understand what kids of authority exist and how Christians should think about its application.By Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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Are We Judas? 44:46

5M ago44:46

44:46

What do you expect from Jesus? How we approach Jesus has everything to do with what our expectations are. If Jesus doesn't come through on our expectations it has the potential to really rattle our faith. Connor discusses how what we want out of Christ should be examined and purified by God.By Chris Moore + Connor Clark

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The Drip 32:30

5M ago32:30

32:30

When God throws a party, we want to be invited. But, how do we get into the party? Sean breaks down the parable of the wedding feast to help us understand what it is that ensures our admittance.By Chris Moore + Sean Duncan

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Jesus and the Woes 49:52

5M ago49:52

49:52

How does Jesus end His public ministry? Reconciliation of the human race was God's plan from the beginning. Not just with Himself, but also with each other. Chris Watkins unpacks the final teaching of Jesus as He bookends His own ministry.By Chris Moore + Chris Watkins

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Family Ministry 15:28

5M ago15:28

15:28

How do you think about the church body? Sometimes it's fun to get a peak behind the curtain of our roles here at the church. Jamie shares how her new position as Family Ministry Director is targeting specific ways to serve each of the existing ministries.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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Jesus Cleanses the Temple 39:03

5M ago39:03

39:03

Are we double-minded in our worship of God? Sometimes the things we find ourselves doing aren't cohesive to inviting others into encountering the Living God. Jerell examines Jesus' words as He cleanses the temple of the money changers and shops.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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Bread of Life 11:52

6M ago11:52

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Why do you eat bread? Well, probably because you're hungry and seeking satisfaction. Jamie discusses how Jesus uses bread to reach His listeners and offer satisfaction beyond the physical realm.By Chris Moore + Jamie Harms

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The Triumphal Entry 31:16

6M ago31:16

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What was with the palm leaves? Jesus' last days before His death a filled with significant moments that sometimes get overlooked. Jerell shares with us how understanding some of the historical context behind Jesus' arrival during Passover bring color and richness to the biblical event.By Chris Moore + Jerell Carper

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How Much is Too Much? 22:47

6M ago22:47

22:47

When have I given enough? When we consider how relationships and our understanding of the Christian life intersect, sometimes it can be messy. Lew discusses how biblical boundaries create a framework for life that is both deeply compassionate as well as honoring our stewardship as God's creation.By Chris Moore + Lew Hines

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Intro to Holy Week pt. 2 Religious Context 36:03

6M ago36:03

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Who were the Essenes? As a matter of fact, who were the Pharisees and Sadducees, or the Zealots? The life and ministry of Christ saw Him cross paths with several different groups, but have you stopped to consider who they were? Jerell helps shed some light on these groups, what their motives were, and offer us insight into the conflicts that Jesus …

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Intro to Holy Week pt. 1: Political Context 38:04

6M ago38:04

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What happened between the Old Testament and the time of Jesus in the New? How we understand the history and context of a place and time is often a helpful, if not essential, piece of understanding the Bible. Jerell helps us understand the backdrop of Jesus' ministry, what the Jewish people would've thought and understood, and how we can benefit fro…

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