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What is a lesser Magistrate? What is it's significance and how does it translate to my life as a Christian where I live? Today we dive into this topic hoping to further encourage Christians to act biblically in relation to politics.

Today Pastor Mike and Connor continue the conversation on politics. As something that seems to be demanding our attention more than ever, Christians can often feel confused or frustrated on where to even start or what to think. In these episodes we're hoping to help bring the believer some clarity.

More and more politics seems to be an unavoidable part of life. This is especially true for the Christian. So how are Christians, who are citizens of Heaven, meant to interact and participate in politics here on earth? Today Pastor Mike and Connor hope to lay a foundation for the Christian to start from.

In a follow up to a recent episode, Pastor Mike and Connor discuss the Church and it's tendency to rank doctrines, and how we should handle the word of God in areas where we may have disagreements with other in the body.

As Christians there is a heavy emphasis on the written word of God. We should be reading it, obeying it, desiring to the living in submission to it. But we live in a day in age with many amazing advances in technology and ways to consume the written word. For todays episode Pastor Mike and Connor answer a listener submitted question, about reading the bible and listening to the bible.

In todays episode, Pastor Mike and Connor sit down for an discussion that has fairly large implications for the Church. Should Christians rank doctrines? Does one point of doctrine outweigh another?

We are back with Pastor Mike! Fresh off his time away on Sabbatical, we ask Pastor Mike "What exactly is a Sabbatical?" and " What did you do while on yours?"

For today's episode, we are joined by special guest Andrew McNeill. Connor and Andrew discuss the importance of spending quality time with the Lord. But what does that look like? How do you get the most width breadth and depth from your time in Gods word? We hope to encourage you in this today.

For today's episode, Pastor Mike and Connor hope to bring some clarity to the issue of the confusing Christian. The one you are hopeful is a believer, but you're not totally sure. How should we interact with them? What principles should we hold to?

Today is part 3 of our series on understanding real, fake and confusing Christians. Today Pastor Mike and Connor explore the topic of a confusing Christian. What exactly is it? How do you interact with them? What does the Bible have to say about it?

For todays episode, we have part 2 of a 5 part series on interacting with genuine believers, fake believers and those that are just confusing. Today Pastor Mike and Connor discuss the Fake Christian? What is it? How can you really know if someone is professing faith but is not genuine?

The first part of a new Series we're starting on the Ordinary Church Podcast. Today Pastor Mike and Connor ask the question, what is a real Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian? That is THE question. We hope this series is helpful and encouraging to you as you consider this often times difficult topic.

In today's episode, Pastor Mike and Connor stray from our usual format to talk about reading! Specifically what they personally recommend to be reading to get you through the summer!

If you have grown up in church or been around church for a while, VBS is likely something you're familiar with. But why do so many churches dedicate their time and resources to it? Is it necessary? What is the true purpose of it? And what is the history of VBS? In today's episode Pastor Mike and Connor spend some time talking about VBS and it's place in the local church!

In light of fathers day approaching this coming Sunday, Pastor Mike proposes 3 things Men are tempted to ground to in their lives, and along with Connor, encourages them to holdfast to what is true.

Having correct Theology is essential to correctly understanding scripture. Especially when trying to understand what exactly happened on the cross! Today Pastor Mike is hosting solo, as he walks us through this important section of scripture!

In a follow to to last weeks Episode titled "What Must Change For Christ's Church to Grow?" Pastor Mike and Connor discuss the importance not judging each other falsely for the sake of the body!

In today's episode, Pastor Mike and Connor take time to consider the title of our podcast; what must change for Christ's Church to grow? Are we helping or hindering? What are some of the unseen areas where we are more troublesome then we are a blessing?

Continuing on from our episode, on Empathy. Today, Pastor Mike and Connor talk about some of the areas where empathy can go awry! You're not going to want to skip this one!