All Saints Church Podcast

The Bible is both literature and alive, able to pierce our souls and shape our hearts with the truth of the gospel. As we close our series on Reading Scripture Well, we discover how stories—especially Jesus’ parables—form our imagination and understanding of the God who designed us to experience him through His word. We don't just read scripture; by God's Spirit, scripture reads us. 

Reading scripture as an act of spiritual warfare helps us to remember who we are and demolish demonic doctrines. Learning to wisely wield this "sword of the Spirit" is a lifelong journey, but we can grow in our discipleship each day as we memorize, pray and obey the Word of God. 

Encountering Jesus in the word through daily devotions is vital to our spiritual formation, but it was never meant to be done alone. Reading scripture well requires us to read with our spiritual forefathers (and mothers), our global neighbors, and our local community. When we do, we become faithful readers committed to the faith that was "once and for all entrusted to the saints" in the long story our Father left us. 

One of the boldest claims Jesus makes is that the whole Bible is about him. He is the lens through which we interpret scripture, the light by which we read, and his life tells the story that makes sense of everything else. Yet before we can read scripture well, many of us need Jesus to meet us in the middle of confusion, disappointment, and half-belief. Thankfully, Jesus walks beside us the whole way.

All Saints Church turns two! Join us as we celebrate where we've been, cast vision for where we are going, and hear an invitation from the early church for how we get there.

Jesus has an authority no one else has, to do for us what no one else can. He demonstrates this by forgiving a paralyzed man's sins in Matthew 9 – an authority reserved for God alone – before healing his body, too. As his miracles reveal his uniquely divine nature as God made flesh, we discover that Jesus sees our faith, forgives our sins, and offers eternal hope when all hope seems lost. Listen now for more. 

In Matthew 8:28–34, Jesus confronts the forces evil and sets two demon-possessed men free. Frightened by his power, the people of the surrounding towns ask him to leave. Today, Jesus still has authority over demons, and a deep desire to set us free from everything that keeps us from him. Will we welcome him or reject him? And when we do welcome him to transform our lives, do we continue to keep the door open to other spiritual options? Listen now for more!

In Matthew 8:23-27, the disciples follow Jesus into a boat across the Sea of Galilee when an unexpected storm hits. This perilous moment tests their faith, while also revealing three important truths about Jesus that all disciples must remember: Jesus is close, Jesus corrects the ones he loves, and Jesus is in control. May we move from fear to faith as we recognize his authority over the storms that rage in our own lives today.

In Matthew 8:18-22, we meet two (potential) disciples–one with career aspirations and another with cultural commitments–whom Jesus confronts with the cost of true discipleship. Their encounters with Christ reveal two questions we can ask ourselves today: Are we willing to choose his vision for our futures over our own? Is our relationship with him our most important relationship? Don't get the wrong idea: Jesus wants it all. Listen now for more!

Dr. Eric Redmond explores Matthew 8:14–17, showing Jesus as a compassionate authority who touches and heals Peter’s mother-in-law, casts out demons with a word, and heals all who are sick—fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy that he would bear our infirmities. He invites believers to pray boldly, bring every need to Christ, and recognize the cross as the basis for healing and deliverance.

The healing of a centurion's servant in Matthew 8:5–13 highlights one soldier's humility and extraordinary faith in Jesus' authority. It also demonstrates Jesus' compassion toward this ethnic and political enemy, which he expects his Church to mirror. Finally, we discover that faith, not perfection or pedigree, grants access to God's kingdom.

After the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus came down the mountain and demonstrated his spiritual authority over sickness and demons, the nations and nature, and even sin itself. He begins by bringing holistic healing to a man with leprosy, and restoring him to community. Jesus continues to demonstrate his spiritual authority today, in and through the life of his church, by taking down the mountains we face in our ordinary lives. 

Luke 2:36–38 introduces the prophetess Anna, emphasizing long waiting, persistent prayer, and the posture of longing during Advent. Her story demonstrates how prayerful watchfulness prepares us to recognize Christ’s comings in everyday life. Practical invitations include setting aside focused time to encounter Jesus, memorizing simple prayers, and cultivating spiritual vigilance—‘buying oil’—so we are ready to receive the Savior with gratitude and active devotion when he comes.

Luke 1:5-25 tells the story of God announcing the miraculous birth of John the Baptist to a faithful, elderly couple, Zechariah and Elizabeth. Through their story we discover that we too can be blameless and still barren, and hear the call to keep our lamps burning, especially when life feels dark. God will meet us in our waiting. The question is, how will we respond?

Advent is a time of waiting that invites us to reflect on the ways we too await God's word to be fulfilled in our lives. This week, we reflect on Mary’s yielded life as a model for trusting God without full answers, committing to a costly process, and finding peace. Like her, we call our whole community to say “yes” to God with our whole selves, even when it costs us, trusting that God's light will outshine the dark.  This podcast episode also includes our first ever financial update as we reflect on God's faithfulness to All Saints through the generosity of His people. We invite our whole church to take ownership of the story God is writing in this church plant through regular, prayerful contribution to the work of Jesus in our community. Listen now for more!

As we close our Origins series and enter the season of Advent, scripture leaves us with a timely reminder: Even in darkness and wastelands, God is with us. He gives us hope to endure and a fire to carry until He comes again. 

Human sin unravels God’s good world and leads to death. Death unfolds through decreation and alienation, limiting our ability to multiply God's image and bring order and beauty to the world. Yet death is not the end. In Christ, sin never has the final word.

In the moments after the first humans reject him, God graciously moves towards humanity to speak with us–and confront our spiritual enemy. God exposes the serpent's deception and pronounces punishments upon him, culminating in the promise of a Savior born of human seed who will defeat the serpent for good. From the beginning of scripture we discover that when we hide, God hunts. He draws close to us and destroys our enemy.

Genesis 3:1-7 introduces the serpent, a mysterious creature whom Scripture reveals as a rebel against God and an enemy of humanity. In the garden, we discover the serpent's tactics—twisting God's words, telling us lies, and turning our gaze from God—while hearing God's call to recognize spiritual reality, resist the serpent's strategies, and rest in Christ's victory. We have a Savior who is sufficient, stronger, and worthy of all our praise!

Before sin entered the world, the only thing God calls "not good" is a human without community. You were created with a holy longing to be with others, and Genesis 2 demonstrates how God's good design for community is fulfilled in marriage, mission, and ultimately the Church. As we lean in to love and be loved by one another, we experience a foretaste of eternity right here on earth.