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One of the things that we often do whenever reading an account of the events in scripture is to imagine ourselves in the story. Looking for someone in the text that represents us, we can find someone that we can see ourselves in. However, if you are looking for yourself in the Easter story, you don’t have to look any further than Barabbas.

Well, Hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. I am your host, Brendan Krismer, and we are so glad that you are here. As some of you guys have noticed, this week's episode is coming to you a few days late. The reason for that is that on Monday morning, Jason, Josh, and I sat down and recorded the podcast. We spent about an hour and twenty minutes doing so and had a great conversation to realize at the very end that the file on which we recorded all of the audio was corrupted. So it sound...

All of us wonder at times if our prayers do any good. James is convinced that the heart of God can be moved by the prayers of faithful people. Sick people can actually be made well, sinners can be forgiven, and prayer with confession can result in healing. The same God who answered Elijah’s prayer is eager to answer ours.

Well, hey, and welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. My name is Nate, and I will be your host. On today’s episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down, and talk a little bit about our spring break trips. And we dive into this past sermon and chat about suffering and how we shouldn’t go through it alone. We also take some time to pray over the church as a whole. If you haven’t listened to Sunday's message, then I want to encourage you to stop here and listen to that as it will help make this conversati...

Life is hard, especially if you are trying to live for Jesus. Paul made it clear to the people he pastored, “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” James calls us to be patient, because the coming of the Lord is near. However, it's not just about being patient, it's about perseverance, because there is no salvation without perseverance.

Well, hey, and welcome to another episode of the Becoming Better Podcast. I'm your host, Brendan Krismer, and we are so glad that you are here. Well, on today's episode, Jason Josh and I sit down, and we discuss saving money, how to know when your savings account becomes a hoarding account, and the hope that we have living a generous life. We hope that you enjoy this episode today.

James has some very severe words of warning for wealthy people (like us). He is especially harsh with those who have wealth they have hoarded. The questions for us are: How do you know you have enough? When does wise saving become excessive? What should we do to make sure the warnings of James don’t come to pass for us?

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. On this weeks episode Jason, Josh and Corey sit down and they talk about James 4:13-17. they talk about whether you want to know about the day you will die, and they also talk through the verse of our life being a misty and what is the good that God is calling us to do. If you missed last Sundays message then we encourage you to stop here and listen back to it as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. We hope you enjoy this episode.

On your tombstone there is a birth date and a death date and the rest of your life is a dash in-between. James teaches us that dash goes fast…our life is but a midst. Our time here is short. Which means we don’t have time to waste. Which is why wasting any opportunity to do good is a sin. We are presuming on God to assume we will have another chance to do the good tomorrow that we have the opportunity to do today.

As always, if you have not yet listened to last Sunday's message, we encourage you to stop here and go back and listen to that, as it will help make this conversation make more sense to you. If you have any comments or questions for last Sundaysundays's message, we would love for you to submit them at quadcity.church/Podcast to be answered right here on the show. We hope you enjoy this conversation.

Jesus made a promise to his friends that just as the world hated him, the world would hate them too. Yet, for many who claim Christ, they have instead chosen friendship with the world, without knowing that means enmity with God. There are two powers at work around us, the power of God and the power of the Devil. And inevitably we will submit to one, and resist the other.

Well Hey And welcome to another episode of the Becoming Better Podcast.I am your host, Brendan Krismer, and we are so glad that you are here. Well, on today's episode, Josh and I sit down and discuss the weight of leadership, teaching the weight of the words that we say, and how to speak life rather than death to those around you. As always, if you have not yet listened to last Sunday's message, we encourage you to stop here and go back and listen to that, as it will help make this conversation...

We have all said things that we instantly regret. Things we wish we could unsay. Our words have deceived people, hurt people, insulted people, and angered people. While we often blame it on the tongue, the tongue only expresses what is in our heart. We have a heart problem, and while no man can tame the tongue, we worship a God who can transform our hearts.

Well, Hey, and welcome to another episode of the Becoming Better podcast. I am your host, Brendan Krismer, and we are so glad that you are here. Well, on today’s episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and we discuss. Faith and deeds and how they aren’t a dichotomy. We also talk about how to take your first steps if you don’t yet see good works in your life as a result of your faith in Jesus. In this episode, we also discuss a little bit about the Quadcity app and how it is the primary driver of ta...

It doesn’t matter what you believe if that belief doesn’t impact what you do. Biblical faith is not simply attesting to a set of doctrinal truths, it is living your life in the light of the doctrinal truths. True faith is always displayed through actions. And if you have no actions, then your faith is as good as dead.

Well, Hey, and Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. My name is Brendan Krismer, and I am so glad you are here. Well, on today's episode, Ken, Josh, and I sit down, and we discuss what it means to have a kingdom mindset rather than being polluted by the world. And why it is essential to have a diversity of thought and experience in the local church and how we see the fruit of that in our own lives. As always, if you have not yet listened to last Sunday's message, we encourage you to stop here...

We live in a world where prejudice is rampant. From the way one speaks, to the color of one's hair, the neighborhood they live in, the shape of one's body, and to the color of one's skin. However, it should not be that way among the people of God. We have been given a very specific command from God, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Your big neighbor, your black neighbor, your rich neighbor, your ugly neighbor, your Republican neighbor, your homeless neighbor, and even your pastor neighbor. In t...

Well, Welcome to the Becoming Better podcast. Where we go deeper into what we learned from last Sunday's message. Today on the show, Jason, Josh, and Ken sit down and talk about James chapter 1 versus 19-27. They answered a few questions that were submitted. And they finish off the podcast by talking about the call to action with foster care and adoption. If you are interested in fostering or adopting, we would love to invite you to a class that AZ 1.27 is doing at our Prescott campus. It's this...

Most Christians thoroughly enjoy hearing good teaching. We are often wowed by truths that good teachers and preachers bring out of the text. The problem is, far too many of us don’t do anything with what we learn. In the words of James, we “deceive ourselves” by thinking that simply hearing the word does us any good. This week we are going to talk about actually doing what the Scriptures say.

Welcome to the Becoming Better Podcast. On this bonus episode, Josh and Ken sit down with Anthony and Stephanie Naimo. We are excited to share their story with you today. If you would like to check out their blog post you can visit at https://letnothingbewasted.com/

Well, hey, and welcome to another episode of the Becoming Better podcast. I am your host, Brendan Krismer, and I am so glad that you are here. Well, on today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and discuss trials, temptation, and the power that we have over them in Christ Jesus. We also spent some time answering really great questions this week, so we are so grateful to all of you who sent those questions to us for this episode. Before we get any deeper into this episode. I do want to share ...

There are three forces that lead us into temptation: The Devil, the world, and our flesh. James clarifies that God cannot and will not tempt us, our temptations come when we "are dragged away by [our] own evil desire and enticed."

Well, hey, and welcome back for another episode of the Becoming Better podcast. I'm your host, Brendan Krismer, and I am so glad you are here. Well, on today's episode, Jason, Josh, and I sit down and discuss all that we know about James, the brother of Jesus and the writer of the book that we will go through over the next 11 weeks. We also talk about how important it is to persevere in our faith and how we have an internal perspective on our suffering. As always, if you have questions or commen...

How can we consider it "pure joy" when we face trials? It's not that the trials are joyful, but rather it's what the trials produce that we should take joy in. Trials test our faith and produce perseverance. Therefore we should be joyful in the perseverance that is produced through trials, which strengthens our faith.