The Austin Stone Podcast

Tyler David explores how cultivating the imagination can fuel our faith and endurance in Jesus.

Ross Lester examines how our greatest opportunity to proclaim the gospel may come in the seasons we don’t always expect.

Halim Suh explores the kind of deep community that we were made for.

Matt Blackwell kicks off our sermon series on the book of Philippians by examining the author, audience, and aim of Paul’s letter.

Matt Blackwell examines what God’s blessing entails and the reason for His blessings.

Scott Hekman examines how God’s promise of eternity comforts, continues, and compels His people.

Walt Lengel explores the purpose, process, and product of God’s testing in our lives.

Bob Gutekunst examines what the Bible says is the antidote to anxiety.

Matt Blackwell explores what the Bible says about being an elder at the church.

Habakkuk’s questions don’t have a simple resolution. His prophecy ends with a view of God’s awesome wrath, with the crops barren, a day of calamity coming, and a song of praise on his lips. What does that mean for you and me when we’re stuck in traffic and when we get the diagnosis?Episode Transcript

Will Bostian explores how our invincible joy comes from God’s ultimate strength.

Tyler David explores the pain of loss and what it reveals about God and our own hearts.

A mailbag episode! You’ve got questions about doubt, suffering, evil, and how Christians can persist in faith and worship in a broken, painful world.Do you have a question you'd like us to answer? Email us at [email protected] Transcript

Matt Blackwell explores Habakkuk’s song of trust, calling us to remember God as our Creator, Savior, and Judge.

Tyler David explores how anchoring our worldview in God’s power, rather than in ourselves, gives us confidence in chaos and fuels our prayers for revival.

It’s the age-old question—if God is all-powerful, all-good, and all-knowing, why does evil exist? How can He let it go on? The existence of evil is one of the most challenging aspects of Christian faith. Yet, the question hinges on assumptions about God, ourselves, and the world around us.Do you have a question you'd like us to answer? Email us at [email protected] Transcript

Halim Suh explores God’s five woes upon Babylon and how they reflect the universal human condition of brokenness.

Greg Breazeale explores how we can wait on God and walk in faith.

If God is good, why does He allow suffering? And if He can end it anytime, why is He taking so long? Everybody experiences suffering—and if you haven’t experienced it yet, you’re only a phone call away from a heavy season. Join us as we learn to make sense of it all together.Do you have a question you'd like us to answer? Email us at [email protected] Transcript

Halim Suh explores Habakkuk’s raw prayer and how it demonstrates God’s kindness and Habakkuk’s faith.

Ross Lester examines God’s surprising response to Habakkuk and what it teaches us about His mysterious methods and purposes.

Do you struggle with doubt? More importantly, what should you do with doubt? Let’s talk about Christian doubting and how to wrestle our doubts toward faith instead of away from it. Whether you’re a natural skeptic or have experienced something that feels like an attack on your faith, this episode is for you.Do you have a question you'd like us to answer? Email us at [email protected] Transcript

Halim Suh explores Habakkuk’s painful lament to God to understand how we can trust Him in the midst of evil and suffering.

Ross Lester introduces the history of redemption up to this point and examines how God is always speaking.

Ross Lester explores John’s account of the resurrection and its implications for our current reality.

Jimmy McNeal explores why and how we worship God, specifically with our voices and bodies.

Tyler David shares the motivation and purpose behind evangelism, as well as practical principles to consider.

John Manning explores the invitation to biblical generosity to which all believers are called.

Tyler David explores the practices of celebration and lament to show how Jesus redefines our joys and sorrows.

God cares deeply about your pain and sorrow. He invites us to process with Him honestly and often. The Psalms show us that lament is an act of worship that can deepen our trust in Him.“Practicing Lament” is a 30-minute audio guide that walks you through five movements of biblical lament. We pray this resource helps you draw near to God in suffering, grief, or loss.

Ross Lester examines the purpose of practicing silence and solitude for our spiritual health.

Ross Lester explores the purpose of biblical fellowship and what life-giving fellowship often requires.

Halim Suh shares how our fasting today differs from how Israel fasted in the Old Testament.

Ross Lester discusses the importance of serving as believers and addresses some of our obstacles to a life of service.

Ross Lester examines the practice of Sabbath, highlighting it throughout the different seasons of biblical redemptive history.

Halim Suh examines the purpose of memorizing Scripture and demonstrates its impact.

Ross Lester explores the importance of Scripture study and walks through one of the practical methods of it.

Jimmy McNeal explores what Jesus teaches about prayer and how we can engage with this spiritual discipline.

Ross Lester introduces spiritual disciplines as a means of grace that disrupt our busy lives to remind ourselves of the reality of Jesus.

Ross Lester shares the vision for the ABLE Campaign and examines the biblical generosity we see in Scripture.

Ross Lester reflects on God’s faithfulness to our church over the past years while looking ahead to how we can be ready for His future provision.

Will Bostian explores the new identity we have in Jesus.

Matt Blackwell explores how God’s love for us is made known through Jesus’ birth.

Ross Lester discusses how the birth of Jesus brings joy to the world.

Halim Suh examines Zechariah’s song and how it points to the peace we have in Jesus.

Jimmy McNeal kicks off the Advent season by exploring Simeon’s song and how it points to our hope in Jesus.

Greg Breazeale closes out our time in Ecclesiastes by summarizing the meaning and purpose of wisdom and who it ultimately points to.

We have some big takeaways from the Ecclesiastes sermon series. We’ve also got a few unresolved tensions. Tyler David joins Ross and Val to wrap up the Chasing Shadows Podcast with an update on what seems to be a new work of the Holy Spirit among students at the University of Texas.

Halim Suh explores how Christians should respond to the uncertainty of our life and the certainty of our death.

A small fly can spoil the whole batch. A thousand follies lead to one big disaster. And wisdom doesn’t prevent all suffering or failure. This seems bleak. But take heart, Christian. In this episode, we discuss how the truths of Ecclesiastes instruct us in how to live, even in the suburbs, with courage and hope in Jesus.Join us each week for the Chasing Shadows podcast—new episodes available on Thursdays throughout the Ecclesiastes series.Do you have a question you'd like us to answer? Email us at [email protected] on YouTube