Welcome to the weekly audio podcast for East Cobb Church in Atlanta, GA where our mission is to inspire people to follow Jesus. Our desire is that this podcast will encourage you in your relationship with God. Visit us at eastcobbchurch.org.
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The fear of what might happen can keep us managing, hiding, and pretending long after we know something needs to change.
Blame has a way of protecting us from an uncomfortable truth: the other person may not be the only one with something to own.
Sometimes what we call “complicated” is really fear in disguise. And until we name it honestly, we'll never find the courage to move forward.
Your greatest victory may not be in getting the outcome you want, but discovering a different kind of win.
Everyone wants people who will show up when life begins to unravel. Far fewer of us are willing to be the kind of friend who steps in before it does.
We all see needs in the world around us. We all agree that someone should do something. How do we know when that person is us? Jesus told a story so powerful we're all still talking about it today. And if we live by it, it would not only change our lives but our community as well.
There are a lot of areas of our lives where we find ourselves saying, "It can wait." According to Jesus, that's not how he wants us t approach our relationship with God. When it comes to our faith, he's inviting us to live by the story that says, "Get ready now." Join us as we unpack a parable meant to disrupt our lives and change our faith for the better.
How good are we at applying the lessons we learn in life? Are we any better when it comes to the teachings of Jesus? The parable of the builders gives every person a challenge to assess how we are responding to Jesus.
The founders believed liberty was worth risking everything for, but they also understood it came with a hidden requirement. Two hundred fifty years later, that requirement matters more than ever.
Many Christians spend their lives measuring themselves by whether or not they are obeying all the rules. That’s not what Jesus intended.
Somewhere along the way, many of us began treating God's love and approval as something to earn. That assumption quietly shapes our relationship with God more than we realize.
We often think freedom comes from having fewer obligations, but some of the most meaningful moments in life begin when we embrace a weight we never asked to carry.
Long before the storm arrived, Noah made a decision about whose wisdom he would trust.
Chaos rarely arrives all at once. It often begins with ordinary choices that seem reasonable until the consequences finally surface.
The gap between skepticism and faith starts to close when Christianity is viewed through the lens of history. In this conversation with Andy Stanley and John Dickson, the story of Jesus is presented as something meant to be investigated, not avoided.
Have you ever sent someone thoughts and prayers? When someone is having a tough time, we instinctively want to help however we can, including prayer. But we don't always know how to pray or even if our prayers will make a difference. Jesus wants to change that. He is inviting us to join him in praying prayers for people that work. Join us as we learn from him how to upgrade our prayers for the people we know and love.
Jesus taught us to talk to God. But does God ever talk back? Is our relationship with God meant to be a monologue or a dialogue? The truth is, God is speaking, and he has something to say to you. We just have to learn to listen. Join us as we discover how to listen to God and experience more of his voice in our lives.
We've all been told that we should pray. And we've heard stories of it working. But for many of us, when we've tried it, we didn't get the same results. So we lost confidence. Some of us gave up. Or worse, concluded no one was there. But what if that doesn't have to be our experience? What if there is a way to pray that works? That brings us closer to God, impacts our lives, and moves things in and around us. Join us as we learn from Jesus how to pray.
Healthy relationships aren’t built on rules, but they can’t survive without a particular one. And it’s a rule that removes every loophole.
The secret to stronger relationships isn’t being understood, but choosing to put someone else first, even when they don’t deserve it.
Every conflict feels like it’s about what someone else did, but the real source runs deeper and it’s hard to admit.
When we read the Easter story, we're left asking the question. "What happened?" There are ripples in history that all trace back to one day: the day eye witnesses saw Jesus risen from the dead. It's the event that is the epicenter of our faith, and one, that if we let it, could change our lives. Easter isn't just historical. It's personal.
Join us as we reflect on the importance of Good Friday and journey alongside a few of the characters who witnessed these events first hand.
Discover the story that God wants to tell as we move into our new building and how he is inviting us to make room for more!
Jesus regularly challenged people’s assumptions about both wealth and eternity, and when he did so it revealed that the way we handle what’s temporary points to what we truly believe is permanent.
