Beyond Sunday is a conversation from Azalea City Church of Christ about living faith beyond the weekly gathering. Terry and Justin explore Scripture, community, mental health, relationships, and practical Christian living.
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What if the place God has for you is closer than you think? In Episode 5 of Beyond Sunday, Terry and Justin explore how everyone can find a place in the body of Christ. This episode is an invitation to stop comparing, use what you have, and be faithful where God has placed you. You do not have to do everything. Use your existing abilities for God, encourage others through your example, and take the next step. This week's practical challenges: Ask where your gifts can meet a real need this week. Stop comparing your role with someone else's. Use one ordinary skill, resource, or opportunity to se
What do you do when faith feels difficult and quitting starts to sound easier? In Episode 4 of Beyond Sunday, Terry and Justin explore a hard but hopeful truth: faithfulness is not perfection, and struggling is not failing. Looking at Elijah, David, Jacob, Peter, and other heroes of the faith, they discuss discouragement, doubt, and seasons when God feels distant, and why those seasons do not mean God has abandoned you. This episode is an invitation to keep going: stay in community, keep praying, remember what God has already carried you through, and focus on today's mile. You do not have to h
What does it really mean to win spiritually? In Episode 3 of Beyond Sunday, Terry and Justin discuss why the Christian life is not about crossing the finish line first. It is about remaining faithful, encouraging others, and helping more people finish the race with Christ. Together, they explore how Christians can become encouragers instead of discouragers, celebrate other people’s victories, persevere through difficult days, and develop simple habits that keep God at the center of everyday life. This week’s practical challenges: Put God before the world by beginning your day with focused time
Have we replaced community with convenience? In Episode 2 of Beyond Sunday, Terry and Justin discuss how technology, consumerism, busyness, and distraction can quietly isolate us from God and one another. Together, they explore God’s design for Christian community, the importance of being present in other people’s lives, and how discipleship helps us become more like Christ. This week’s practical challenges: call, visit, share a meal with, or pray for someone; spend 30 distraction-free minutes fully present with your family; and ask yourself, “What is shaping me, and have I chosen convenience
In the first episode, Terry and Justin introduce Beyond Sunday and explore Christian community: why believers need one another, how the early church modeled fellowship, and what it means to carry faith into everyday life.
