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Unshaken: Chapter a Day
Unshaken: Chapter a Day
Author: Pastor Plek
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Pastor Chris Plekenpol and his guests explore the Bible together one chapter at a time. They offer practical insights, theological depth, and real-life applications. Dive in for engaging discussions that bring God’s Word to life, one chapter at a time!
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Send a text Ever felt like you’re running hard but not getting closer to God? We open Romans 10 and watch Paul reshape the way we think about salvation, mission, and mercy. It starts with a pastor’s ache for his people and flows into a bold claim: righteousness by faith is not far away. It’s near—on your lips and in your heart—so close that confession and belief form the simple doorway to a rescued life. We trace the chapter’s logic with clear steps: people call on Jesus because they believe...
Send a text Pastor Holland reads Romans 10. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text Ever read Romans 9 and feel your stomach drop a little? We did too—and we walked straight into the tension with open Bibles and honest questions. Together we trace Paul’s heartbreak for Israel, the unsettling beauty of God’s sovereign mercy, and the stumbling stone that turns works-based confidence into humble faith. Along the way, we explore why lineage can’t save, how Gentiles are fully welcomed, and what it means that God has mercy on whom He wills without becoming unjust. We ...
Send a text Pastor Plek reads Romans 9. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text What changes when the judge becomes your Father? We walk line by line through Romans 8 to explore a life no longer ruled by shame, powered by the Spirit, and anchored in a love that will not let go. From “no condemnation” to “more than conquerors,” we connect the grand promises of the gospel to the grind of daily discipleship. We start with the seismic shift: God condemned sin in the flesh of his Son, so we can stop condemning ourselves. That opens the door to life in the Spirit,...
Send a text Pastor Holland reads Romans 8. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text Ever feel like your will and your actions live on different planets? Romans 7 names that tension with startling clarity and points us to a freedom that doesn’t deny the struggle but transforms it. We walk through Paul’s outline—from release from the law’s condemnation to the raw confession, I do the very thing I hate—and show how this chapter reframes obedience, desire, and hope. We dig into why the law is good even when it hurts. Like a mirror, God’s law exposes what we would ra...
Send a text Pastor Plek reads Romans 7. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text What if grace isn’t a hall pass but a jailbreak? We open Romans 6 and follow Paul’s bold claim that everyone serves a master, and that real freedom comes when Christ breaks sin’s rule. From the first question—“Should we keep sinning so grace may abound?”—we unpack why union with Christ changes not just behavior but identity. Baptism becomes a vivid sign of death and resurrection: the old self buried, the new self raised to walk in newness of life. We get honest about sin as more ...
Send a text Pastor Holland reads Romans 6. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text What if joy could grow right in the middle of your hardest week? We open Romans 5 and trace a path from peace with God to hope that does not put us to shame, showing how suffering—far from being wasted—builds endurance and character that anchors the soul. Along the way, we explore why Paul places the weight of the fall on Adam, how Christ stands as the better Adam, and why His obedience overflows far beyond the damage of sin. We also tackle the surprising claim that the law incre...
Send a text Pastor Plek reads Romans 5. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text Grace lands hardest where pride holds tight. We open Romans 4 and watch Paul reach back to Abraham and David to show how righteousness is credited by faith, not earned by effort. Abraham believed God before any ritual or rule, and that trust was counted to him as righteousness. David sings the same mercy in Psalm 32: blessed is the one whose sins are not counted. That single thread pulls together a divided church, leveling the ground for Jew and Gentile and shifting our confidence...
Send a text Pastor Holland reads Romans 4. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text What if the most freeing truth is the one that first humbles you? We walk through Romans 3 and face the hard claim that no one is righteous—then discover why that diagnosis opens the door to joy. With a clear outline of the chapter, we unpack Paul’s Q&A method, the sweeping charge that Jew and Gentile alike are under sin, and the stunning pivot to a righteousness that comes apart from the law, witnessed by the law and prophets. We dig into the heart of the passage: Jesus as t...
Send a text Pastor Plek reads Romans 3. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text Hypocrisy is easy. Integrity is costly. Walking through Romans 2, we confront the quiet ways we excuse ourselves while condemning others—and discover why God’s judgment is both perfectly fair and fiercely kind. We break down Paul’s flow: from God’s impartial justice, to the law written on the heart and the witness of conscience, to the emptiness of religious boasting, and finally to the true mark of belonging to God—a heart changed by the Spirit. Along the way, we challenge a comm...
Send a text Pastor Holland reads Romans 2. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.
Send a text A single line from Romans can change a life: “I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation.” We take a clear-eyed walk through Romans 1 and ask what that claim means for real people, real cultures, and real sin. From Paul’s humble greeting and longing to visit Rome, to the thunderous contrast between natural revelation and the saving word of Christ, this conversation is about urgency, clarity, and hope. We unpack why creation’s witness leaves everyone ...
Send a text Pastor Holland reads Romans 1. Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.



