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Paul ends his letter to the Ephesians in the same way he ends many of his letters. He specifically asks these brothers and sisters to pray for his boldness while he is in chains for the gospel. He prays…not for people to be saved…but for boldness to complete the mission of preaching the gospel as God has called him to.

Hello and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast! I'm Nate, and I'm thrilled to have you here.On today's episode, Jason Josh, and I sit down and talk about last Sunday's message on putting the Armor of God on, and we also answer a few of your questions.If you haven't listened to last Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen as it will help Sunday's message make more sense to you. do so. Itmore meaningfulWell, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

We live in the middle of a battlefield. It is sometimes easy to forget it when we are doomscrolling Facebook and shopping for avocados. However, Paul makes it clear that spiritual warfare is an ever-present reality in the life of a Jesus follower. This is his encouragement for us: prepare yourself for battle.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I’m your host, Nate, and I am so glad that you are here. On today’s episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and discuss last Sunday's message. We also take some time to answer a few of your questions. If you haven’t listened to Sunday's message, then I want to encourage you to stop here and give that a listen as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you . We are also two weeks away from ending in the book of Ephesians. And we would love for you to submit some practical things that you have taken from this book of Ephesians. We would love to sit down and review the last 20 weeks and hear the big wins you are getting from this book. You can submit those on our website quad city.church/podcast. Well with out further ado we hope you enjoy this conversation.

As we see in this text, the truth of the Gospel will impact how children interact with parents, and how parents interact with their kids. The Gospel will impact how we treat those who are below us in our jobs and businesses, as well as those above us. There is no relationship that our faith in Jesus does not influence.We're so glad you're here!

Well, hello, and welcome to the Become Better podcast. My Name is Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason Josh and I sit down to discuss last Sunday's message. If you haven't listened to last Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to do so, as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

Paul, writing to a local body of believers in Ephesus writes, “submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”This command isn’t written just to the women, or even to the wives, it is written to the church. Our general disposition toward one another should be one of submission. With that general understanding in mind, Paul moves specifically to speaking to wives and husbands. What he has to say to those in Ephesus would have been a brand new way of thinking, especially for the men.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. My name is Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today’s episode, Josh and I sit down with Noah and Freddy, our two student pastors, and talk to them about some of the cool things happening in the student ministry here at Quadcity. We also dive into Jason's message that he did this last week and answer some of your questions. If you haven’t listened to that yet, I want to encourage you to stop here and give that a listen, as it will help this conversation make more sense to you. If you would like to know more about what is happening around campus, I invite you to visit our website at www.Quadcity.church/events and everything that is going on this week. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

In this text, Paul continues his call for the people of God to not only believe something different than the rest of the world, but to live in a way that is different from the rest of the world. Paul says those who are outside of Christ are living in darkness, but those in Christ are living in the light.We're so glad you're here! NEW HERE? GET CONNECTED | https://quadcity.churchcenter.com/people/forms/128867MORE INFO | https://www.quadcity.churchINVITE A FRIEND | If you'd like to invite someone to join you this service or next, copy this link and send it to them with an invitation to join: https://www.youtube.com/c/prescottchristianchurch NEED PRAYER? | If you need prayer today or throughout the week, head here: https://quadcity.church/prayer-requestONLINE GIVING • If you want to continue your faithful giving today, head here: https://quadcity.churchcenter.com/giving or to the QuadCity Church App or mail it in or drop it by.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. My name is Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I discuss last Sunday's message. If you haven't listened to that yet, I want to encourage you to stop here and give that a listen, as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

We live in a culture where we are surrounded by people tolerating and celebrating sin. That is not acceptable among the people of God. When someone walks among believers, there should be a palpable difference in what they see, hear, and experience. The question this text makes us ask is: does the standard of holiness among us meet the standard God sets for his people?

Well Hey and welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. My Name is Nate and we are so glad that you are here. On Todays episode Jason Josh and I sit down and talk about last sundays message. If you haven't listened to last sundays message then I want to encourage you to stop here and give that a listen as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. Well with out further ado we hope you enjoy this conversation.

For most of us, we read texts like this as a checklist of "do’s" and "don’ts." And rightly so! These verses clearly lay out for us in very specific terms how we are to act towards one another. However, we should not see these texts as exhaustive lists of how to act. Instead, they are examples of what it looks like to live out the command of chapter 5 verse 1: following God’s example and walking in love.

Hey,y, and welcome to the Becoming BettBecome Better podcast. I'm your host Nate and I am so glad you're here. On today's episode, Jason Joshsh and I discuss last Sunday's message. If you haven't listened to the message, stop here and do so, as it will help make this conversation more sense. Without further ado we hope you enjoy this conversation.

When you think about your life, is there a difference between your actions and attitudes before you knew Jesus and after? Not just a change in beliefs, but a change in behaviors?As Paul is speaking to these gentile Ephesians, he implores them to turn away from the way they used to live. Paul makes it clear that to live like the “gentiles” is incongruent with following Jesus.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. My name is Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I discuss last Sunday's message. We go over what it looks like to use our gifts for the church and then answer some questions. If you haven’t listened to last Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen. As it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. If you are interested in some of the cool things happening on campus, I invite you to our events page. QuadCity.church/events will fill you in on some of the cool things happening each week. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

If you are in Christ, you have been given a spiritual gift meant to be used with and for the body of Christ. The big idea of these verses is that the body is made up of many parts, but they are designed to work together. The goal of Paul's exhortation here is that the body would be unified and mature.In the western church, we often see church as an event we attend, instead of a body to which we belong. In a body, every part is important. If one part hurts, the whole body is affected. If one part is missing, the body doesn’t function as it was designed. Do we see the church, and our role in it, with that kind of importance?

Jason, Josh, and I discuss Sunday's message in this episode. We also answer a few of your questions. If you haven't listened to last Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen, as it will make this conversation more meaningful to you. Go to quadcity.church/events to find out everything around campus. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.Paul: A Biography By: N.T. Wright Link

As is often the case in Paul's letters, the first half of the letter is a reminder of the gospel. It is a retelling of who we were before Christ, and who we are in Christ. As we enter into chapter 4, the letter now takes a turn. Paul begins to move from theological to practical. He shifts from reminding us of what Christ has done, to what we should do because of what Christ has done.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. On this episode, we kick off 2025, looking back on all the ministry that we did in 2024. We also talked about some of the Cool things we didn't get to discuss this Sunday. We hope that you enjoy this conversation.

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This is a new command, as the original command to love was to love your neighbor as yourself…the golden rule. Jesus elevates that expectation for us to love each other as He has loved us! Jesus commands us to do this because it doesn’t come naturally! Romantic love or parental love tends to come naturally, but to love people with a Christ like love, does not come on its own.

Welcome to the Becoming Better podcast on today's episode. Jason and Josh and Guest Freddy sit down, and they talk about this last message. If you haven't heard last Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen, as it will make more sense for this conversation. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

This is one of the most famous Prayers of Paul, and it is primarily focused on knowing the great depth of the love of Christ.

Welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. In today's episode, Jason, Josh, and Nate sit down and discuss this message from last Sunday. We would love to invite you to our Christmas eve services this year. We have three in Prescott. Those times are 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM, and 5:00 PM. We hope you enjoy this conversation.

In this section of text, Paul speaks of a mystery that was revealed to him for the sake of the gentiles. A mystery in the New Testament is typically something that was once hidden but has now been made known. What has been made known? The gentiles have been given the same standing as the Jews in the family of God.

Welcome to the Become Better Podcast we are so glad that you are here. On today's episode Jason, Josh, And Nate sit down and discuss last sundays message. If you haven't listened to last sundays message then pause here and listen to that as it will make this conversation make more sense to you. Well we hope you enjoy this conversation.

In Paul's day the world was divided up in two groups, Jews and gentiles. The two did not mix, there was hostility between them. The Jews believed they were the ones who had received all the blessing of being God’s people…the gentiles had been left without hope.But God’s design from the beginning was to take the two and make them one…and he did so through the blood of Christ.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I am your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down to discuss Sunday message and answer some of your questions. If you haven't listened to Sunday message, then I want to encourage you to stop here and listen to that, as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you.

This text is the glorious declaration of the Gospel. It is out of God’s great love that he lavished his mercy on us and made us alive with Christ. We are saved by God's Grace. There is nothing we can do to earn it. It is a gift we receive.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Become Better podcast. I am your host, Nate, and I am so glad that you are here.On today's episode, we have Ken and Corey on the show, and we dive into an update on some of the cool things that are happening out at our Prescott Valley; then, we dive into talking about Sunday's message and answering questions that have been submitted.With Thanksgiving on the way this week, we just wanted to give you guys an update that the office will be closed on Wednesday through Friday. We hope you have a great Thanksgiving and see you guys Sunday at either campus. Finally, if you haven’t listened to Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen to it, as it will help make this conversation more meaningful.Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

Chapter 2 begins with Paul teaching the good news, but to accurately teach the good news, people need to hear the bad news. Paul shares the bad news first. There is a cultural idea that we are all good people: since we are all children of God we must do something really bad to have that status removed. "Good” is our default position., and we have to behave our way to “bad.”However, that isn’t what scripture teaches. We begin as those under the wrath of God, and without Christ, that is where we will remain.

Well hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast On today’s episode, Jason Josh and I sit down and talk about our prayer life, how we need to be closer to Jesus, and how we can do that in our lives. If you have missed Sunday's message, then I want to encourage you to pause it and give that a listen, as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. Well, without further ado, we hope that you enjoy this conversation.If you would like to see the Message about Silence and solidarity, click on the link below, and if you would like to watch the podcast Josh did with Joe, you can also click on this link below as wellSermon-https://vimeo.com/854405492Podcast-https://vimeo.com/854701452

After Paul's doxology, he turns his attention to the church. He is overwhelmed with gratitude for them and offers one of the highest and richest prayers in all of scripture for them.We're so glad you're here!

Well, hey, and welcome to the Become Better podcast. I am your host, Nate, and I am so glad you guys are here. On today’s episode, Jason David and I sit down, and answer a few of your questions, and dive a little deeper into last Sunday's message. So, if you haven’t listened to that yet, I want to encourage you to stop here and give that a listen, as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you.Before we dive into this episode, I want to let you know about a few things happening around campus this week. On Tuesday, we will have our community meal, which starts at 5 p.m., so if you want a hot meal, head over to the Prescott campus and join us for that. We also have our Celebrate Recovery meeting on Tuesday at 6 p.m., and we would love to see you there.Finally, on Saturday, the 16th of November, we have our Brown Bag brunch for the ladies, and then we meet at the Prescott campus at 10 am. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

This week our study of the church of Ephesus moves us into the book of Ephesians. This letter was likely written around 60 AD. Paul left his ministry in Ephesus around 56 AD. He went to Jerusalem and was arrested and eventually was taken to Rome. It was from his Roman detention that Paul writes this letter back to the people he spent over 2 years doing ministry with. The letter to the Ephesians begins with a reminder of all that comes with being “In Christ”. This term is used in some fashion 9 times in the first 14 verses.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. Before we jump in I would love to stop and tell you about some events happening around campus this week. On Tuesday at 5 pm, we will have our community meal. So come by and share a meal with us. Also, on Tuesday night, we have Celebrate Recovery, which meets in the student building at 6 pm. Child care is provided. Finally, on Saturday, November 9th, from 7:30-9:00 am at our Prescott campus, we have men's breakfast, where we gather for a meal and go through the book of 1st Peter. You can find all these events on our website and our app. We hope to see you this week.Jason, Josh, and I jump in to talk about last Sunday's message and answer some questions that you guys submitted. If you haven't listened to last Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen, as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

After the riot Paul leaves Ephesus. A year later he makes his way back to the area, but doesn’t have time to stay. So he calls for the Elders to meet him in Miletus. He has a message for them as they lead the church in Ephesus.

Well, Hey, and Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. I am your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here. In today's episode, Josh, Anthony, and I answer some questions. We also dive into this last Sunday message and discuss some of the big takeaways that we had from it. If you haven't listened to this last Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to do so, as it will help make this conversation more sense. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

Imagine a church so influential that it changed a city's economy! That is what happened inEphesus. The idol makers were running out of customers! A riot breaks out and engulfs thecity. And instead of being afraid…Paul is excited to share the gospel in a stadium of 24000people.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I'm your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here. Well, on today's episode, we dive into last Sunday's message, and we answer your guy's question that you had from the message. If you haven't listened to last Sunday's message, I encourage you to stop. Here, listen to that, as it will help make this conversation more sense. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

There are times when Gospel work is miraculous, when God chooses to work in way that falls outside of the laws of physics. Paul experienced this many times in his ministry in Ephesus.

Well, Hey, and Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. My name is Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and talk about our favorite era of music. We also discussed The Jewish People and Why we used the word Mundane this week. If you haven't listened to last Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen to that, as it will help with this conversation. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this Conversation.

We often think of the ministry of the Apostles as always being adventurous and excited, filled with feats of bravery and miraculous events. Yet while that is often true, there is more to the story. In Acts chapter 19 we find Paul fulfilling his promise to return to Ephesus. He meets some disciples there, who, like Apollos, didn’t quite get the baptism piece right, so Paul corrects them. Then he does what he always did, he started preaching in the synagogue sharing about Jesus. He did this for 3 months. And when he wore out his welcome, he rented a local classroom…and preached and teached everyday for two years! Two years of faithful gospel proclamation.

Well, Hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I am your host, Nate, and I am so excited that you are here. Jason, Josh, and I sit down and dive into the intro of the rise and fall of Ephesus. If you haven't listened to this last sundays's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen to that as it will help you understand this conversation makes more sense to you. We hope that you enjoy this conversation.Watch "The Early Church was PRO-LIFE" here: https://youtu.be/E8bVnLs82Hc Listen to the podcast here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quadcity-podcast/id1481099372?i=1000662387819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7wwuzX4GrojYNujHbFKiE1?si=e6546ea4c7da4805

Acts 18 records the first gospel seeds being planted in the city of Ephesus. Paul, with his companions from Corinth, Priscilla and Aquila, come to Ephesus, enter the Synagogue, and share the gospel. Paul soon leaves, and another evangelist arrives to pick up where Paul leaves off, named Apollos.

Well, hey and welcome to the becoming better podcast. My name is Nate and I’m so glad you’re here. Well on today’s episode. Jason Josh and I sit down and we wrap up our marriage series. Cultivating a godly marriage now as a heads up just wanna let you know this is a longer episode, but we wanted to make sure we gave each of your questions enough time and thought as we answered them. So you might have to break this up into a couple of listens but we hope that you stick with us to the end. If you still have some questions and want to chat with a pastor I want to let you know our team is always available and willing to sit down with you and have a conversation. If you missed Sundays message then I would encourage you to stop here and listen to that as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. Well with out further ado we hope you enjoy this message.

No one stands before their friends and family in a white dress or black suit and dreams of the day when this marriage will be over. Unfortunately, it happens to millions of people every year. So what do we do when the relationship we once cultivated has been relegated to the wood pile?

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. My name is Nate, and I’m your host. In today’s episode, Jason, Josh, and I discuss the message of this last sermon: revival or die. We dive into practical ways of how this looks and how, in each season, it looks a little different, but we still need to put in the work. We’re excited about the Grace marriage conference we will host here. If you want to register, you can do so on our website—quadcity. church/marriages. We hope you enjoy this conversation.

What do you do when your marriage is dying?