Episodes

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 c...

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 conversatio...

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 y...

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 mid...

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 M...

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 ...

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 hop...