Pastor Joseph Aiken

July 26, 2022

Is Suicide a Sin?

141: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas cover a tough topic...suicide. Questions covered: I'm watching a show where a military captain of a battleship stayed behind to blow the ship due to it being in enemy territory. ...

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July 14, 2022

Th Joy of Church Planting with Pastor Joseph Aiken

140: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas talk about Josephs upcoming move to be a church plant resident! Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Support the show:...

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July 12, 2022

Anointing with Oil

139: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss this past Sundays sermon over Mark 6:7-32. Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions covered: Why don't we anoint people with oil anymore? Support the Show : h...

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June 21, 2022

Four Soils and Levels of Judgement

136: Pastor Plek and Pastor Joseph celebrate Juneteenth, discuss Sunday's sermon, and answer questions about judgement. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Questions: Whenever I’ve read the parable of the so...

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June 14, 2022

Loose with the Truth?

135: Pastor Plek and Pastor Joseph discuss pastoring and church planting in today's episode. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. https://www.pastorplek.com/ Support...

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June 9, 2022

Don't Vacation with Children

134: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas catch up on Catie's friend Amber and answer a question sent in about attending church. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in bet...

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June 7, 2022

Respecting Authority?

133: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss this week's sermon and answer questions regarding authority. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Question : Question:...

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June 2, 2022

Who's the Problem Here?

132: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Jeff Mitchell, and Leah Brown answer questions about the Holy Trinity, relationships, and who God saves. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between...

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June 1, 2022

Rooftop Creepers

131: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Jeff Mitchell, and Leah Brown chat about flight, fight, fright along with disasters and NDEs. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Why does ...

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May 31, 2022

Is the 2nd Amendment Biblical?

130: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Jeff Mitchell, and Leah Brown discuss the tragedy in Uvalde and the 2nd Amendment. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Support the show

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May 26, 2022

Responding to Buffalo Part 2

129: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Leah Brown follow up on questions from the Buffalo podcast. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: I hate racism. We all should...

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May 25, 2022

Roe v. Wade Overturned? Part 2

128: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Leah Brown follow up on questions from the Roe v Wade podcast. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: Can you respond to this a...

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May 19, 2022

Impure Thoughts Part 2

126: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Pastor James and Catie Sas follow up on a question about struggling with impure thoughts. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Question: Goi...

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May 18, 2022

Special Edition: Responding to Buffalo

125: Pastor Plek and Pastor Joseph respond to the recent shooting in Buffalo. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Support the show

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May 17, 2022

Numbering Your Days

124: Pastor Joseph hosts Pastor James and Catie Sas as they recap this Sunday's sermon and answer a baptism question. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: Can som...

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May 12, 2022

Either Way, I Win

123: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Straight Outta (Heather) Compton answer questions over how to balance prayer, baptism, and more. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Qu...

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May 10, 2022

Purgatory, Hell, and Mother’s Day

121: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Straight Outta (Heather) Compton recap Sunday's sermon on What's After ATX while discussing purgatory and Mother's Day. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and ...

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May 5, 2022

It's Raining Because God is Crying with Special Guest Leah Brown

120: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Leah Brown get vulnerable while talking about why we feel guilty, how the church views gender identity, and how the van got scratched. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, ...

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May 3, 2022

Incredibly Skeptical with Special Guest Leah Brown

117: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Leah Brown talk Near Death Experiences and what it means to experience heaven on earth. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions a...

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April 28, 2022

Darkness Is My Only Friend

116: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Straight Outta Heather Compton talk through Heather's struggles with mental health and what it means for children to be "holy" when at least one parent is a believer. Want to submit a ques...

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April 26, 2022

Give Us Seven People to Kill

115: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Straight Outta Heather Compton talk slavery, submission, and Catholics. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions answered: Why is ...

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April 19, 2022

Toilet Seat Controversy and The Easter Bunny

113: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas recap Easter Sunday's sermon titled "Take a Deep Breath" and tackle questions sent in by listeners. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things i...

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April 12, 2022

The Weight

111: In this week's episode, the crew recaps Sunday's sermon and discuss of questions sent in. Listen in to hear Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Catie Sas, and Heather Compton talk faith, culture, and all things in between. Want ...

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April 5, 2022

Dissecting the Hillsong Controversy

109: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Cody Sparks, and Lizzie Turk recap Sunday's sermon and talk about the ongoing Hillsong controversy. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Sup...

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March 31, 2022

What's the Line?

108: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas answer questions about porn, leadership, and the current situation happening within Hillsong. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in betw...

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March 29, 2022

We Need to Talk

106: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas recap Sunday's sermon, discuss the phrase "we need to talk" and answer questions submitted regarding the teaching. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, a...

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March 24, 2022

Impure Thoughts

105: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph and Catie Sas discuss concubines and struggling with impure thoughts. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Question: - I was reading Exodus. ...

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March 22, 2022

Queen of Conflict

103: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Pastor James, and Catie Sas recap the sermon on hostility or humility and answer the question sent in this week. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in...

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March 17, 2022

Gingerly

102: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas talk about the ongoing war in the Ukraine and how Christians should respond. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: -...

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March 15, 2022

Grabbing a Lion by the Throat

100: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas recap the first sermon of our new series on CommUNITY and discuss the priority of family. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between....

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March 10, 2022

Logic Schmogic

99: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas talk about the Great Commission and the wrath of God in today's episode. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions : - The...

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March 8, 2022

Expectations of Justice

97: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas recap this week's sermon on Obadiah and answer questions submitted to the show. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions:...

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March 3, 2022

What Ought to Be

96: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas follow up on questions from Tuesday's episode and discuss the ongoing Ukrainian crisis. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Su...

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March 1, 2022

#NoFilters

94: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss respect for leaders and not filtering yourself in marriage. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: - Why are t...

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Feb. 24, 2022

Losing Respect for My Lead Pastor

93: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss submitting to leadership and how Paul would address the current-day church. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questi...

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Feb. 22, 2022

A Hard Head Makes a Soft Behind

92: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas recap this week's sermon on Love & Marriage and answer questions about unveiling yourself and translations of the Bible. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Cultu...

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Feb. 17, 2022

Same Sex Attraction and Second Marriages with Guest Jordan Smith

91: Guest Jordan Smith joins Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas to discuss his perspective on second marriages, the grounds for divorce and his desire to be faithful in dating women although he struggles with same sex ...

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Feb. 15, 2022

Online Dating and Vulnerability in Marriage

90: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss online dating and vulnerability in marriage on today's episode. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: - In th...

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Feb. 8, 2022

Imposter Syndrome, Judaism, and Boldness in the Workplace

88: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas dive into questions about imposter syndrome, judaism, and being bold in the workplace. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Que...

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Feb. 3, 2022

Preferred Pronouns and Down Syndrome

87: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss preferred pronouns and down syndrome in this week's bonus episode. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: - Ca...

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Feb. 1, 2022

Critical Race Theory vs The Gospel

86: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas follow up on discussing critical race theory and the Gospel. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Question: How does the church...

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Jan. 25, 2022

Sins of a Father, Cussing, and the Death Penalty

85: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss sins of a father, cussing, and the death penalty in this week's episode. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions...

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Jan. 21, 2022

The Garden, Myrrh, and Critical Race Theory

84: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas answer a long list of questions sent in after this week's sermon. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Questions: - Theology 101 question - if asked by an agnostic, athei...

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Jan. 11, 2022

Unforgivable Sin, Greeting False Teachers, Bible Study Motivation

82: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas answer questions sent in this week about unforgivable sins, greetings, and motivation to study the Bible. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all thi...

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Dec. 28, 2021

Pursuit of Sex and Relationship in Marriage

79: In the last podcast of 2021, Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Adrienne Plekenpol, and Catie Sas talk about providing, protecting, and pursuing in marriage. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all ...

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Dec. 21, 2021

Pastor Fashion, Fitness and Revelation 21

78: This week, Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas chat about pastor fashion, fitness, and answer questions sent in about Revelation 21. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in be...

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Dec. 14, 2021

Gay Men Dating Straight Women and Revelation 20

77: This week, Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss a plethora of questions sent in! Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: -Question 1: I’ve only been...

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Dec. 7, 2021

Depression, Discipleship, & Defining Gospel Issues

76: This week, Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas tackle questions over depression, discipleship, and Gospel issues. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Questions: -...

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Dec. 1, 2021

Sin? : Entertainment and Santa

75: In this bonus episode, Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Pastor James, and Catie Sas discuss questions sent in regarding sin, entertainment, and Christmas celebrations. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Questions: -...

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Nov. 30, 2021

Literal vs. Allegorical and Self Care

74: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Pastor James, and Catie Sas tackle theological and self care questions in this week's episode. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Questions: - What are your thoughts/feelings etc on ...

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Nov. 16, 2021

God's Wrath and Identifying Pronouns

73: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss sermon questions sent in and the controversial topic of pronouns in this week's episode. Questions: 1. What is the timeline of the seven bowls? How quickly does one bowl g...

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Nov. 9, 2021

Revelation 14 and Adoption Clarification

72: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Pastor James, and Catie Sas answer several questions regarding Revelation 14 and also provide clarification from last week's discussion on adoption. Catie also provides an update on her challen...

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Nov. 2, 2021

Predestination and Holding Grudges

71: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas answer questions this week regarding predestination and holding grudges. Want to submit a question? Text 737-231-0605! Questions: 1. Who are the saints in verse 7? Please address ...

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Oct. 26, 2021

Picking Sides

70: In this week's episode, Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss the potential difficulties in choosing a child for adoption, picking which songs we sing for worship, picking what sabbath looks like and choosing ...

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Oct. 20, 2021

Oaths & Dinosaurs & Miracles, Oh My!

69: Join Catie Sas, Pastor Plek, and Pastor Joseph in this week's podcast! Want to send in a question for them? Text 737-231-0605 Questions: How do dinosaurs and cavemen fit into the Bible? Were there even cavemen if Adam and...

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Oct. 12, 2021

The Holy Spirit and Alcohol

68: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss questions about the Holy Spirit and alcohol in this week's episode. Questions : - I hope you're doing well! I came across your church videos on YouTube and I have a …

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Sept. 21, 2021

Homosexuality and Second Marriages

65: Join us this week as Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss homosexuality and second marriages from a biblical perspective. Questions : What is the churches view on Homosexuality? Of course we love them, but do...

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Sept. 2, 2021

Special Edition: The Case of the Awkward Messages

64: In this special edition, Lizzie Turk asks for advice on an awkward situation from the perspective of Catie Sas, Pastor Plek, and Pastor Joseph. Support the show (https://wbcc.churchcenter.com/giving)

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Aug. 31, 2021

Landing a Lost Plane

63: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, Lizzie Turk, and Host Catie Sas dive into lengthy questions from Sunday morning's sermon. Questions: In the diagram of the purpose in the Upper Room... there is a pic representing speaking in t...

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Aug. 24, 2021

Sake of the Prayers and Submitting to Government

62: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph, and Catie Sas discuss a plethora of questions sent in for this week's episode! Questions: Can you talk more about "for the sake of your prayers"? Are you saying God answers prayers more when I …

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July 27, 2021

Fear and Blessings

58: Pastor James, Pastor Joseph, and Lizzie Turk answer a lengthy list of questions sent in after this week's sermon. Questions : When is fear/doubt good and when do they become sin? What scripture says that God will withhold...

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July 20, 2021

Identifying and Killing Idols

57: After a sermon on tearing down idols, Pastor Joseph, Pastor James, Catie Sas, and Lizzie Turk discuss questions sent in for this week's podcast. Questions: How do we identify idols in our lives? Can we be used by God …

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July 13, 2021

Awkward and Anxious Christians

56: Pastor James, Pastor Joseph, Catie, and Lizzie discuss the awkwardness and anxiety we can encounter as Christians. Questions: I want to be bold in my faith and be able to recognize when the Holy Spirit is telling me to …

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July 8, 2021

Foundation, Salvation and Suicide

55: As Pastor Plek is on sabbatical for the month of July, we're continuing to answer questions with Pastor Joseph , Pastor James, Catie Sas, and Lizzie Turk. Questions: Please sell me on how Jesus isn't actually calling us t...

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July 1, 2021

Welfare and Christianity

54: Pastor Plek, Pastor Joseph Aiken III, and Catie Sas discuss welfare and Christianity in this week's episode. Question: How can we the western church preach sermons about the poor and giving and investing in those that hav...

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June 24, 2021

Masturbation and Tattoos

52: Join Pastor Plek, Pastor James Foster, Pastor Joseph Aiken III, and special guest Jeshua Alonzo in this week's bonus episode. Question: Sexual immorality is a sin and the Body is the temple of Christ. Does that make Mastu...

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June 22, 2021

Barns, Guns, and Government

51: Pastor Plek, Pastor James Foster, and Pastor Joseph Aiken III discuss barns, guns, and government on this week's episode. Questions: - Based on the storage barn parable, what should Christians infer about saving for retir...

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June 15, 2021

Money Management

50: Pastor Plek is joined this week by Pastor James Foster and Pastor Joseph Aiken as they discuss money management. Questions: What are good ways we can invest in God's kingdom locally, nationally and globally? What if my li...

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June 7, 2021

Two Witnesses

48: Join Pastor Plek and Pastor Joseph Aiken as they discuss the two witnesses in Revelation 11. Questions: Are the two witnesses actual people or is it more a picture of the church or a group of people? They have …

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Dec. 2, 2020

Politics and Jesus

24: Check out this weeks podcast with our guest Joseph Aiken ! This week we are catching up from our previous sermon series "Politics and Jesus". Questions: Marriage/relationships are already hard, How do you or should you be...

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