Best Resurrection Houston Podcasts (2024)

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LOVE MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Words, Deeds and Feelings 29:54

1h ago29:54

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Drawing from the words of Maya Angelou and her own book, Love Check, Melanie challenges us to go beyond the bare minimum as we love in word and deed and create memories of kindness and love that others can truly feel. For more info on Melanie D, the Author, her book, and for more inspirational content, please visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Me…

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Parsha: Bechukosai - Impractical Torah? 1:00:02

2h ago1:00:02

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Torah is absolutely vast. It is a veritable ocean. And we are privileged to be able to study it and immerse ourselves in it. Those of us who have had the great privilege of studying in Yeshiva know that there's nothing as delightful and as wonderful as the intensive study of Torah. But how practical is the material? How much of what we study can we…

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Mitzvah: Consuming Blood (#148) 19:51

5h ago19:51

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Most of us are not tempted to taste blood. We find it repugnant and revolting. Nevertheless, in seven different verses, the Torah bans the consumption of blood. We must look elsewhere for our protein and iron. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our J…

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How the World Changes | Beyond Us

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Pastor Sean Palmer challenges us to rethink how we view power. Through the book of Acts and the story of the Civil Rights movement, we are invited to see the way that real lasting change is made through everyday actions.By Sean Palmer

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Episode 203: SUNDAY SERMON - Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So - Jeff McGee 56:13

5d ago56:13

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Parsha: Bechukosai - Self-Assembly Kit (5782) 53:35

3h ago53:35

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Why was our soul sent to this world? What was lacking for it in Heaven? That is not an easy question to answer. There are other hard questions to ponder: why are we so obsessed with Torah? How is Torah beneficial for mankind? In this superb episode of the Parsha Podcast, we discover a higher level of living and a higher level of Torah study. There …

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Ethics: Aversion to Honor (6.6.35) 36:37

1h ago36:37

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Honor is a funny thing. It yields no tangible, discernible, sensory benefit to the recipient, yet it is so highly coveted and desired. We all want respect. We all want others to look up to us and to admire us. Our standing in the eyes of others matters greatly to us. In way to wisdom number 35, we discover how potentially dangerous it is to care ab…

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The Win In the Wrestle | Isaac Elsner 36:57

7d ago36:57

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Disciple: Conform - Loving Others - Brian Barr 51:16

7d ago51:16

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What does it look like to conform into the image of Christ? This week, Brian Barr closed out our Conform series by looking at the primary marker of a life transformed by Jesus - our love for others. Our culture has defined love as self-centered and self-gratifying. But the love of God is sacrificial and living for the benefit of others. God’s love …

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Parshas Bechukosai (Rebroadcast) 51:23

7h ago51:23

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In two chapters in the Torah (Leviticus 26, Deuteronomy 28) we read about the positive consequences of obeying the Torah and heeding its laws; and the terrible, painful consequences of disobeying the Law. Though reading this week’s Torah portion is scary and a tad depressing, the truth is that this framework is the secret to our nation enduring suc…

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Parsha: Behar - Intractable Land 1:02:00

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The Land of Israel is special: It is the land of God. All other lands were given by God to humanity. The land of Israel He reserved for himself. The Torah gives us comprehensive laws regarding every element of our life. Many of the laws are only applicable in the land of Israel. The commentaries tell us that truthfully all of the laws can only be f…

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Parsha: Behar - The Jubilant 50's (5782) 1:00:20

7h ago1:00:20

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Being a farmer in antiquity was a hard job. Without any mechanized tools and plows, farming demanded a great deal of sweat and toil. But what choice did you have? If you want to feed your family, you need to work the land. Then comes the Shemitah. Every 7th year, the farmers in the Land are barred from working the field. For one year, the Land must…

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TORAH 101: The Timeline of Resurrection 49:20

3h ago49:20

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It is hard enough for us to keep track of what happens to us in our lifetime; what happens after we die is truly a mystery. But there are timelines that are even murkier: what happens after Messiah? How does the Resurrection unfold? Is Resurrection a one-time thing or are there many different resurrections? What happens to this world when the clock…

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The Purpose of Pentecost | Garrett Booth 39:26

14d ago39:26

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Love Your Enemies: Friends of OneLife with Bob Roberts 40:26

14d ago40:26

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What is the most radical thing that Jesus instructed His followers to do? “Love your enemies.” This week we had the privilege of having Bob Roberts with us from Northwood Church in Dallas, Texas. In a world where people are divided over differing beliefs, ethnicities, and political parties, whole hearted followers of Jesus are commanded to love eve…

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Parshas Behar (Rebroadcast) 58:56

2h ago58:56

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At Mount Sinai, the Almighty instructed Moshe to convey a series of laws to the Jewish people. The first is the mitzvah of Shemittah, the prohibition of engaging in any agricultural work every seven years. What is the lesson inherent in this mitzvah and what are the consequences of transgressing it? – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DONAT…

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Parsha: Emor - Simulated Martyrdom 1:14:08

12h ago1:14:08

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Humans have a very important role to play in God's world. The Almighty created a world in which He is obfuscated. It is possible to live a whole life without acknowledging the one, singular reality of existence: God. The world was designed with the capacity for that reality being ignored. But we are here to change that. Our national mission is to s…

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Episode 202: SUNDAY SERMON - Mothers' Day 2024: What About Me? - Joshua Rushing 39:06

18d ago39:06

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Parsha: Emor - Spiritual Fingerprint (5782) 1:04:21

2h ago1:04:21

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The Kohanic family is the most prestigious and sanctified family in our nation. Direct descendants of the legendary Aaron, this family was consecrated as the priests of our nation. They oversee the temple and its operations, they do the service of the Temple, they process the sacrifices - they are the spiritual leaders of our people. Given their st…

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The Birth of A Church

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Rochelle Palmer tells stories of mothers in her life with beautiful and tragic stories, and shares how Jesus and the disciples taught us how to journey through life holding grief and joy all at the same time.By Rochelle Palmer

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Episode 201: SUNDAY SERMON - Power for Victorious Living - Steve Meeks 33:13

20d ago33:13

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The Infinity of Torah 1:10:41

1h ago1:10:41

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The Torah is effectively infinite. It is longer than the land and broader than the seas. God is infinite and unfathomable; He gave us His Torah in order for us to connect with Him. Torah is, in fact, accessible to us, but we never arrive at the end point of Torah. It's infinite. Moreover, the deeper someone immerses themselves into the vast seas of…

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Handling Pressure | Holly Wagner 37:45

21d ago37:45

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Mother's Day: Families of Wholehearted Jesus Followers - Brian Barr 36:13

21d ago36:13

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Every parent has goals for their kids. But as Christians, our greatest desire is that our kids would grow to be wholehearted followers of Jesus! In this Mother’s Day message, Brian Barr gives us five practices of families who are raising wholehearted disciples of Jesus. Discipleship has to start in our homes and in the way we model what it looks li…

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Parshas Emor (Rebroadcast) 1:03:18

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Parshas Emor contains a staggering 56 mitzvos, nearly all of them relating to either to the Kohanim, the priests, or to the Festivals, and the parsha ends with a very unusual episode that happened at Sinai. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewi…

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Parsha: Kedoshim - Loving the Unlovable 51:50

5d ago51:50

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Some people are easy to love. They are good people. They have a good character. They are righteous and noble and pleasant. People like that are very lovable. But there are other people. The second group of people are very hard to love. They may have a very execrable character. They may have very unlikable traits. These people can only be loved with…

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Ethics: Loving Rebuke (6.6.34) 34:35

25d ago34:35

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No one likes criticism. To receive criticism is painful. To be told what we did wrong stings. We bristle at the notion that we are flawed and imperfect. The mere knowledge of the existence of our shortcomings causes us discomfort. But receiving criticism is actually highly productive. It's a good thing. It is very beneficial for someone who wants t…

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Parsha: Kedoshim - The Superhuman Imperative (5782) 46:14

26d ago46:14

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Our Parsha begins with an unusual ceremony: Moshe gathers the entire Jewish Nation, men, women, and children, to convey to them the mitzvos of our Parsha. Unlike the rest of the Torah where the nation is conveyed the Law in shifts, in this week's Parsha everyone has to be together. When we examine the reasons why, things get interesting. In this ed…

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Valuing People | Beyond Us

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Pastor Sean Palmer continues through our series in the book of Acts sharing and invites us to consider whether we value people or what a relationship can give us. Through the story of Peter's imprisonment and release, we see how the early Church began to grow.By Sean Palmer

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Facing The Fire | Dan Hunter 43:01

28d ago43:01

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A Tale of Two Builders: Friends of OneLife with Mbonisi Malaba 40:19

28d ago40:19

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How storm-proof is your life? This week we had the privilege of having Mbonisi Malaba with us from OneTribe Church in Nairobi, Kenya. Mbonisi led us through Jesus’ famous parable of two builders who built their houses on the rock and on the sand. When a great storm came, with violent winds, rain and floods, the house built on the rock stood firm, b…

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Parshas Kedoshim (Rebroadcast) 57:04

1d ago57:04

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This week’s parsha has the highest mitzvah density of any parsha: In its 64 verses we learn 51 separate mitzvos covering many different areas of Jewish practice, including arguably the most famous mitzvah in the whole Torah. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to …

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Parsha: Acharei Mos - Fleshy Onesie 55:36

16d ago55:36

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The first verse of our Parsha revisits a tragic event from the past. The Torah tells us that after the death of Aaron's sons Nadav and Avihu, Moshe was instructed to command Aaron about the prohibition against entering the Holy of Holies unauthorized. What is the significance of the tragic demise of Aaron's two sons to the the instruction governing…

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Giving Beyond Us - For The City & The World

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Pastor Chris invites us into a new initiative inspired by the actions of Barnabas from the Book of Acts.By Chris Seay

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Parsha: Acharei Mos - A Consequential Life (5782) 54:52

27d ago54:52

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The verse in our Parsha makes a big promise: if you adhere to the Mitzvos and statutes and laws of the Torah you will be granted life. Life is what we all so deeply covet. Torah and Mitzvos are the ways to get it. But it doesn't seem to bear out in the real world. There seems to be no life expectancy differentiation between those who adhere to the …

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ASCEND TO LOVE: Rising Up to God's Standard 36:17

22d ago36:17

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Referencing such literary works as The Count of Monte Cristo, Shawshank Redemption, the Bible (1 John 4:7), and her own book, Love Check, Melanie takes another deep dive into the topic of Love. This episode further highlights the evidence, challenges, necessity and supremacy of love, while reminding us to look within and rise up to God's standard. …

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Episode 200: SUNDAY SERMON - Knowing God's Will - Jeff McGee 54:36

1M ago54:36

54:36

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Parshas Acharei (Rebroadcast) 1:03:09

8d ago1:03:09

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The three chapters of our parsha cover three general categories. First we read about the Yom Kippur sacrifices and procedures; then we learn about the prohibitions against consumption of blood among other ritualistic and sacrificial laws; and the final chapter is oriented around the many prohibited sexual relationships. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – …

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The Story of the Sand | Everyday Gospel | Garrett Booth 38:22

16d ago38:22

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Disciple: Conform - Walk by the Spirit - Nate Miller 35:23

1M ago35:23

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What does it look like to grow in spiritual maturity? This week, Nate Miller finished our Disciple: Conform series looking at how we change to be more like Jesus. Like plants produce fruit as they grow, followers of Jesus are also called to produce fruit of the Spirit in their lives. In Galatians, Paul says that we are to “walk by the Spirit and yo…

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Episode 199: SUNDAY SERMON - Regarding the Recent Eclipse: An Invitation to Show up Well in Culture - Jeff McGee 58:18

1M ago58:18

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Living a Resurrected Life | Beyond Us

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Ericka Graham challenges us to believe and see the power of resurrection in our everyday lives. She guides us through chapters 3 & 4 of the Book of Acts and leads us to three important points: 1. God often invites us to heal, instead of offering us what we "want" 2. Resurrection is a beginning and not an ending 3. The church is not in the business …

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The Story of the Sons | Everyday Gospel | Dan Lain 31:50

1M ago31:50

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Disciple: Conform - 5 Steps When You Sin - Chris Nagel 35:23

1M ago35:23

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What should our response to sin be in our lives? This week, Chris Nagel continued our series Disciple: Conform giving us five steps to help us in turning from sin. While we no longer are enslaved to sin when we become a Christian, we will still battle the temptation to sin. It’s not only external threats that we fight against - like Satan or the wo…

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Parsha: Metzora - Barbarians at the Gate 1:01:20

21d ago1:01:20

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The Metzora (one stricken with tzaraas) is unwelcome in polite society. Even impolite society doesn't want anything to do with him. They must leave the camp. They must be alone, in seclusion, in isolation outside of the camp. They may not have close interaction with others. Others don't even want to have any interaction with them. They are afflicte…

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Episode 198: SUNDAY SERMON - Overcoming Boring Prayer - Joshua Rushing 56:00

2M ago56:00

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Parsha: Metzora - 21st Century Prophecy (5782) 1:07:26

23d ago1:07:26

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How involved is God in the day-to-day lives of humanity? What is the nature of divine communication to humanity? The central subject of our Parsha offers a fascinating window into this question. In antiquity - when our people were very close to the Almighty and very elevated spiritually - every sin would register as a splotch transgressor's skin, g…

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The Kingdom of God is Within You | Beyond Us

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Pastor Sean is continuing the sermon series on the book of Acts and shares stories from scripture in Acts 2. He invites us to consider that the Holy Spirit dwells in us all and that God's good news is good for ALL, no matter who you are, what you've done or where you're from.By Sean Palmer

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Ethics: Loving Straightness (6.6.33) 25:24

24d ago25:24

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Straightness is a virtue. Straightness means to be proper and upstanding in all of your conduct. It means doing what's proper and just and good. It also references thinking. Straight, sensible, logical, clear, cogent thinking is better than crooked thinking. Way number 33 to wisdom is about this virtue. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – D…