QuadCity Podcast

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?

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I'm your host, Nate, and we are so glad you are here. In today's episode, we dive deep into Josh's message on weeding and watering. If you haven't listened to Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen, as it will help make this conversation more sense to you. If you would like to learn more about anything happening around the church, our app is the best place to see it. You can sign up for all our events there and see our service times. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

Just a tree needs to be watered and pruned and fertilized, even the best of marriages need to be regularly maintained.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I'm your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason Josh and I sit down and discuss Sunday's message. We chat about how we are called to be evenly yoked in our marriage and how, before we even say our vows, we must start working on ourselves to bear good fruit. If you haven't listened to Sunday's 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. We hope you join us this Sunday and enjoy this conversation. https://wheatley.byu.edu/00000187-81c5-d575-ad9f-c5d7c4f10001/the-myth-of-sexual-experince-the-wheatley-institute-april-2023-pdf

The secret to cultivating a thriving marriage is that you must start long before the marriage ceremony.

If you are in Christ – you are a new creation.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I'm your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here. In today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and discuss last Sunday's message. We also discuss what's to come with the next series and other events that will come alongside this next series. If you haven't listened to Sunday's message, we encourage you to stop here and listen, as it will. Help this conversation make more sense to you. Well, without further ado, we adore you enjoy this conversation.

The rich young ruler and Zacchaeus had something in common: they both wanted salvation. One got to hear "salvation has come to you today" and the other heard "it's so hard for a rich person to get into heaven." Why did they hear such contrasting responses from Jesus?

Well hey and welcome to.the Becoming Better podcast. I'm your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I discuss last Sunday's message. We talk more about what the end of Luke 12 says and ask how we change our hearts when it comes to money. If you haven't listened to Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop. Here, listen to that as it will help. This conversation makes more sense to you. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

In Luke chapter 12, Jesus gives us a stark warning about building bigger barns. Where are you storing your treasure?

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I'm your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here. Well, in today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and dive deeper into Jason's message. We answer a few questions and discuss how we see this opening up the door for us to reach those in PV who haven't heard the gospel. If you haven't heard this last Sunday's 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. Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

Jesus continues to make the connection between our money and our hearts with this parable in Luke chapter 16 verses 1 to 15. The shrewd manager leverages the resources he has available to him to invest into his future home, and is commended by his master. What can the church learn from this? How can we leverage our resources to invest in eternal dwellings?

Well hey, welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast here at QuadCity. I'm Josh, I'm the host for today's episode.Myself, Jason, and a new guest to our podcast, Brad Greene who is new to our staff will be joining us as we talk about week one of our new series we just kicked off this past Sunday, "Transformed.""Transformed" is all about the heart and Jesus' teaching around generosity and our heart. And it ties in with this journey that we've been on as a church through Excel. So we are at the midpoint of our journey and as Jason mentioned as he kicked off the sermon, last year was focused on what God wants to do through us, but this series for these four weeks are all looking in at what God wants to do IN us. How God wants to transform us, which all of us would say we want if we are disciples of Jesus, that we want to be better.So as always if you haven't yet listened to the sermon this week, listen to that because it will help make sense and give more context around this conversation.We are grateful each week that you all listen in and join with us, so here's this week's episode.

Jesus, in his sermon on the mount, makes it very clear that we will store up treasure somewhere. The act of storing treasure isn’t condemned, but we should pay close attention to the location in which the treasure is stored. Jesus makes a concise statement of “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” So the question is, as Christians, where are we storing up our treasure? On earth? or in Heaven? It’s gotta be one or the other.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. We sit down and go over last sundays message and dive in deeper in what the text tells us. We also Take some time to sit down and answer some of your questions. If you haven't listened to last sundays message then pause here and take a listen to that as it will help this conversation make more sense. We hope you enjoy this conversation.

In a world where sex outside of marriage was expected for all men, the early Christian ethic of sex only between a husband and a wife was counter-cultural. The early disciples also saw sexuality as an equal gift and responsibility to both husbands and wives. The needs of women were never taken into consideration like this before. Early disciples saw sex, not just as a physical activity, but a spiritual one as well.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. I am your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here.In today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and talk more about how we serve the lowly. We also answer questions that you have submitted. If you haven't heard this past Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here and listen to it, as it will help make this conversation more sense to you. I hope you enjoy this conversation.

Everyone is willing to do for those who can do for them. But what set Christians apart from the very beginning, was their care for those who could not care for themselves. Building on the foundation laid in the Old Testament, the early Christians took seriously the call to take care of the poor and the marginalized and alien in their midst. And we are called to do the same.

Well hey, welcome to another episode of the Becoming Better Podcast here at QuadCity Christian Church.I'm Josh, I'm the host for this episode. And today's episode Ken and Jason will be joining in and we will be discussing the topic of abortion.So we've been in a series here as a church looking at the things that made the first Christians, the first followers of Jesus distinct. And one of the distinctives is that they were fiercely pro life.And so, as always, if you haven't heard Sunday's Message we think you should do so, it will help bring a lot of clarity to answer the questions you have and make sense of the questions we ask moving forward.Just a heads up, this is a longer episode, because this is a conversation with a lot of nuance to it, and so we just ask that you hang in there with us and hopefully find some good pieces for you to have conversations with your neighbors and friends.And lastly, if you or someone you know has gone through with an abortion and made that choice, and the emotions or the pain are just as real as the day they made that decision, we here as a staff want to come alongside and help pastor and shepherd. You can email any of us here on staff, or you can call and speak directly to us at our church, all of our contact info is at Quadcity.ChurchYou do not have to go through this alone. So without further ado, here's today's podcast.

In a world where children were literally thrown out with the trash and left to die or to be picked up and sold to slave traders or sex traffickers, it was the early Christians who would take in those kids to raise them as their own. Knowing that all humans were made in God's image meant that all life was worth saving.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I'm your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason Josh and I sit down and discuss last Sunday's message. We answer a few questions and dive into what made the church so different and how we are called to do the same. If you haven't heard Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to stop here, go back to one episode, and give it a listen. It will help make this conversation more meaningful to you.Well, without further ado, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

Slave and master, rich and poor, Jew and Gentile, and men and women, were all invited to be a part of the kingdom of God. The multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and economic diversity in the church was unmatched in its day. Everyone was welcome. Since all people are made in the image of God, all people are invited to be a part of the body of Christ.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. On this weeks episode Jason, Ken, and Nate sit down and talk through Joshes Message on Forgiveness. We dive in a little deeper on what that looks like for us as followers of Jesus. We hope you enjoy this conversation.

As Christians, we often read and hear that we should forgive one another, but is there a limit to the amount of forgiveness that we should give? At what point is it okay to stop forgiving someone? The answer to these questions is a matter of life and death.

This week, we sit Down with Josh and Corey and dive into the Burdens that Corey Covered last Sunday. If you haven't listened to Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to go back and listen to that, as it will help make this conversation more sense to you. We hope you enjoy this conversation.

Today Pastor Corey Huard takes us through the biblical command to share one another's burdens. There are types of burdens we can help share with others such as emotional burdens, financial burdens, and grief and mourning.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. My name is Nate, and I am so glad that you are here. On this week's episode, Joe, Brett, and I sit down and talk about last Sunday's message. We introduce both Brett and Joe on the Show, and then we dive into the message. If you missed this last Sunday's message, then I want to encourage you to stop here and go back to one episode, as it will help you follow this conversation. We hope you enjoy this episode.

This year for Variety Pack we are teaching through the famous "One Another" commands of the New Testament. Joe Zizz takes us through a conversation on the importance of using our words to encourage others while we still can.We're so glad you're here!

Welcome to the Become Better podcast. I am your host, Nate, and I am so glad you are here.On today’s episode, Josh, Tim, and I sit down, and we dive in on Admonishing each other and breaking down Tim's message even more. We also Chat about how we are called to do it and talk a little more about the steps Tim gave us in his message.If you haven’t heard this Sunday's message, I want to encourage you to pause here and listen to it, as it will help make this conversation more meaningful.We hope that you enjoy this episode.

This year for Variety Pack, we are teaching through the famous "One Another" commands of the New Testament. Tim Duensing takes us through what it looks like to biblically admonish one another and how to receive admonishment well if we are confronted by other believers to turn from our sin.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. I am your Host, Nate, and we are so glad you are here. On today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and discuss Job 42 more. We talk more about how the story ends for Job and how God gave him double everything he lost. We also took some time to answer the questions that were submitted. Thank you for following along for this series, and we hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did.We hope you will join us this summer for our Variety Pack series.If you missed last Sunday's message, we ask that you pause and go back one episode and listen to it right here on this channel. It will help this conversation make more sense to you.Video of Precious Moments-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GtEO7N4Jb4T_krm-Fn2y_8Y3HZflST28/view?usp=sharinghttps://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTAzMTI4MzcyOTQ0NjE2?story_media_id=2583933348054772286&igsh=ZjRwZTk1cmE2bWU0Well, we hope you enjoy this episode.

There was an end to Job's suffering. And the scripture says he was more blessed in the latter part of his life than before. Does that mean we, too, will experience greater earthly blessings after our suffering? No. But for those who remain faithful to Jesus, we are promised that our suffering will end one day. And we, too, will be richly blessed beyond measure. What Job got in this life…we are promised to get in the next. So don’t quit!

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. We hope that you enjoy this episode.

Many people will say, “I can’t wait to ask God why he ____________.” There is an expectation that God owes them an explanation. Job gets the opportunity so many people dream off…and it doesn’t go like he envisioned. When confronted about Job's suffering…God offers no explanation except: I am God.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. We are so excited that you are here. Jason, Josh, and Brendan dive deeper into Job 32-37 and discuss more about Elihu. If you haven't listened to last Sunday's message, then pause here and play that so you have more context for this discussion. We hope you enjoy this episode.

A few weeks ago we learned what not to say from Job's three friends. Today a new voice jumps in, a young man named Elihu. He offers a different perspective of what to say to a person who has suffered greatly. Sometimes, in addition to encouragement and lament, there are hard things that need to be said in love and truth.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. We are so excited that you are here. On today's show, we will answer your questions about the last two sermons. We hope that you enjoy this episode.If you haven't yet listened to the last two sermons, we encourage you to listen to them as they will help make this conversation more sense.

The only thing worse than bad things happening to good people is when good things happen to bad people. Does it ever feel like the wicked are never punished? Like everything works out in their favor? Job made the same observation. Does that mean it’s better to be bad?

As Job continues to sit in his suffering, he understands one thing for sure: God is all powerful. There is no doubt in Job's mind that God is above him and can do anything he pleases and no one can stop him. However, there is one issue that Job seems to struggle with: Is God good? Does He care for the people He created? Does He listen to their cries? Is He willing to respond to their hurts? The answer to that for Job seems to be "no." At the end of this chapter, Job seems to think the solution would be a mediator in between him and God...