The Austin Stone Podcast

Tyler David continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on false teachers from Matthew 7:15-27.

“How can you, in the midst of a trial, experience joy? What does that really look like?” After Matt Carter preached a sermon on 1 Peter, Seth and Brynn began to evaluate their faith. Could they trust in Jesus in the midst of a storm? In the last episode of Expectant, Seth and Brynn share their story of trusting Jesus even through suffering—even when they lost what was precious.

Tyler David continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on treating others the way you want to be treated from Matthew 7:12.

“The ultrasounds, the heartbeats, and all the testing came back normal … I could feel her hiccup all the time.” As parents of two young boys, Brian and Taylor were excited to find out they were pregnant with a baby girl. Then at 37 weeks of pregnancy, the unexpected happened, and Brian and Taylor had to trust God and His purposes more than ever before.

John Onwuchekwa teaches on what we should do when what God does doesn't line up with who He claims to be from Habakkuk 1:1-17.

“We were so excited and planning and dreaming of a life with three babies that we didn’t hear the gravity of the situation—and even if we had, it wouldn’t have changed anything.” Sarah and Will always dreamt of having a large family, but they had no idea about the long, difficult road ahead of them. Through the journey, Sarah and Will learned how to trust God’s heart, even in the midst of immense, unexpected suffering.

Tyler David continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on how Jesus describes life with and without God as two different gates​ on two different paths from Matthew 7:13-14.

“I want to be healed from this grief that I feel, but I don’t want to forget.” When Felicia and Neill became pregnant with their third child, they walked through tremendous joy and then unexpected suffering. As they continue to care for their children, Felicia and Neill hold on to a unique ebenezer that gives them the strength to embrace their grief.

“This process has helped me realize that any human being that I see is a straight-up miracle from God.” Jimmy and Staci were parents to a healthy toddler when they got pregnant with their second child. The arduous process of growing their family taught them that above all, their children belong to God and that no matter what, He is good and worthy of their praise.

Matt Carter continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on judging self and others from Matthew 7:1-6.

“I remember God speaking to my heart and saying, ‘This is the journey I have for you guys.’ But at the time, I didn’t know what that would look like.” David and Kathrin met in middle school, got married after college, and anticipated starting a family together. But after struggling to get pregnant and consulting medical professionals, God began a work in their hearts—taking David and Kathrin on a journey they never expected.

“Life really is about learning to trust God when it’s the hardest.” Married in their mid-thirties, Val and Rex quickly began trying to get pregnant. But month after month, the pregnancy tests were negative. Through a journey of grieving, rejoicing, and trusting God, Val and Rex continued trying for biological children—and found their true hope in Christ.

“Their bodies were experiencing certain things—their emotions, their hormones—and I knew that something was wrong with my body.” When teenage Anna noticed that her body wasn’t developing like those of her peers, she began to seek answers from doctors. After getting married in her twenties, Anna and her husband began trying to build their family, only to realize the process of having biological children would not be an easy one.

What do we do when the unexpected happens—the things we didn’t anticipate? The unexpected in this life will come, and when it does, we can expect our God to be faithful, loving, and merciful beyond measure. “Expectant,” a new podcast season from The Austin Stone Story Team, brings you eight stories from families in our church who have experienced loss, grief, hope, and God’s love in the midst of the things they didn’t expect while building their family.

Ross Lester continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on anxiety from Matthew 6:25-34.

Matt Carter concludes are series in The Lord's Prayer by teaching on praying not to be led into temptation from Matthew 6:13.

Halim Suh continues our series in The Lord's Prayer by teaching on praying for our daily bread from Matthew 6:11.

Tyler David continues our series in The Lord's Prayer by teaching on praying for God's kingdom to come from Matthew 6:10.

Matt Carter teaches on Easter about Jesus instructing us to pray for God's will to be done from Matthew 6:10.

Matt Carter continues our series in The Lord's Prayer by teaching on how Jesus teaches us to pray from Matthew 6:9.

Halim Suh continues our series in The Lord's Prayer by teaching on how we should pray from Matthew 6:9.

Tyler David kicks off our series in The Lord's Prayer by teaching on how not to pray from Matthew 6:5-8.

Tyler David continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on tthe spiritual practices of giving to the needy, prayer, and fasting from Matthew 6:1-4.

Matt Carter continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on what it means to turn the other cheek from Matthew 5:38-42.

Tyler David continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on oaths and keeping our word from Matthew 5:33-37.

Matt Carter continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on Jesus’s view of divorce and remarriage from Matthew 5:31-32.

Tyler David continues our series in The Gospel of Matthew by teaching on why God created sex for marriage in Hebrews 13:4.

Ross Lester continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on confronting human interactions around lust from Matthew 5:27-30.

Matt Carter continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on pursuing reconciliation in our relationships from Matthew 5:23-24.

Halim Suh resumes our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on what Jesus says about anger in our relationships from Matthew 5:21-22.

Matt Carter concludes our To The Ends series by teaching on our church's next step in playing our part in fulfilling the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20.

Tyler David continues our To The Ends series by teaching on our desire to be faithful Christians and a faithful church in Philippians 4:14-20.

Andy Kampman kicks off our To The Ends series by teaching on the return of Jesus in 2 Peter 3:8-13.

Matt Carter teaches from Ecclesiastes 3:11 on how we can meet the eternal longings of our heart, not through Christmas experiences, but through the eternal Christ.

Tyler David teaches on what God was doing in sending Jesus to be with us in John 17:5.

Halim Suh continues our Christmas series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on Jesus coming to fulfill the law in Matthew 5:17-20.

Tyler David continues our Christmas series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on Jesus calling us the light of the world in Matthew 5:14-16.

Halim Suh kicks off our Christmas series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on Jesus calling us to be distinct from the world in Matthew 5:13.

Ross Lester concludes our series in The Beatitudes by teaching on the eighth Beatitude from Matthew 5:10.

Matt Carter continues our series in The Beatitudes by teaching on the seventh Beatitude from Matthew 5:9.

Matt Carter continues our series in The Beatitudes by teaching on the sixth Beatitude from Matthew 5:8.

Halim Suh continues our series in The Beatitudes by teaching on the fifth Beatitude from Matthew 5:7.

Tyler David continues our series in The Beatitudes by teaching on the fourth Beatitude from Matthew 5:6.

Matt Carter continues our series in The Beatitudes by teaching on the third Beatitude from Matthew 5:5.

Matt Carter continues our series in The Beatitudes by teaching on the second Beatitude from Matthew 5:4.

Halim Suh continues our series in The Beatitudes by teaching on the first Beatitude from Matthew 5:3.

Tyler David kicks off our series on The Beatitudes by teaching on The Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5:1-2.

Matt Carter continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew by teaching on Jesus's earthly ministry in Matthew 4:23.

Halim Suh concludes our series on the mission at the core of The Austin Stone by teaching on how it propels us to love the nations from Matthew 28:18-20.

Matt Carter continues our series on the mission at the core of The Austin Stone by teaching on how it propels us to love the city from Jeremiah 29:7.