Teaching & News From Eastgate PCB
Teachings from Eastgate Christian Fellowship in Panama City Beach Florida
100 episodes
latest
weekly cadence
English language
https://www.eastgatefellowship.net/podcast?format=rss
Episodes
Reading the feed…
Teachings from Eastgate Christian Fellowship in Panama City Beach Florida
Reading the feed…
1 Timothy #2: Paul's War On Error (1 Timothy 1:3-11) Rob Woodrum (8/23/26) Download This Sunday we’ll be continuing in our new study of 1&2 Timothy. We’ll be reading chapter 1, v 3-11. After his quick greeting, Paul jumps right into correcting teachers in Ephesus (through Timothy whom he sent there in order to get them re-established), warning them that they’re veering off the path Paul originally pointed to. What are some of the things he warns against in v4? So…we might start thinking: “what’s the big deal Paul? Why is doctrine such a sticky issue with you? What does it matter what some peop
1 Timothy #1: An Introduction to 1 Timothy (1 Timothy 1:1-2) Janelle Greene & Rob Woodrum (8/16/26) Download Back in 1979, David Macaulay wrote and illustrated Motel of the Mysteries, an imaginative picture book of an archeological find in the far flung future of 4022. In the ancient country of Usa, archeologist Howard Carson finds the remains of an ancient motel buried beneath many feet of earth and debris. It’s a fun exercise in acknowledging the challenges of making sense of artifacts from an ancient world. He sees the “do not disturb” sign hanging on a doorknob and assumes he has discovere
Matthew #61: The Conclusion of Matthew (Matthew 28:16-20) Janelle Greene (8/2/26) Download Well, after a year and some change, we have come to the final study in the Gospel of Matthew. We will be finishing up chapter 28, reading verses 16-20. This is Matthew’s abbreviated account of Jesus meeting up with his disciples after his resurrection. It’s a brief passage, but there is a lot of stuff to consider in these final words. For one thing, v16-17 are fascinating and delightful to me. As his followers gather around their previously deceased Rabbi, they respond in a way that is telling about the
Matthew #60: The New Creation (Matthew 28:1-15) Rob Woodrum (7/26/26) I’ve said many times before how much I love the Gospel accounts of the resurrection of Jesus. Critics will often point out all the discrepancies we find in them and declare the whole story as untrustworthy because of them. But it’s precisely because of those discrepancies that I find them so compelling! The narrative carries the tone of people who were shocked by something unexpected and impossible to believe, who stumble all over themselves trying to piece together the chain of events that led to their world being turned up
Matthew #59: The Curse Removed (Matthew 27:32-66) Rob Woodrum (7/19/26) Download It’s amazing to me how much the crucifixion of one Middle Eastern man two millennia in the past has persistently and relentlessly invaded the imagination of humans right up until this present day. We just can’t escape the cross. That cross emanates something we vaguely intuit. There is a key there and we can’t shake it. The New Testament presents the crucifixion of Jesus as a central theme from which the hope of the gospel flows out. While a robust theology of this event was still in it’s primitive stages in the m
Matthew #58: The Beauty of the Cross (Matthew 27:1-31) Janelle Greene & Rob Woodrum (7/12/26) This Sunday we’ll be reading Matthew 27:1-31. It describes the preliminary stages of the cross experience of Christ. We’ve stated before that the cross is the central revelation of God’s character. So, we’ll be focusing on the cross in our teaching, discovering what it reveals and provides for us. It’s a very painful section to read and discuss, but it is also beautiful when understood as a picture of God’s heart towards humanity. That’s one of those strange, delicate tensions that the Gospel is full
Matthew #57: When Our Faith Is Failing (Matthew 26:31-75) Rob Woodrum (7/5/26) This Sunday we’ll be reading Matthew 27:1-31. It describes the preliminary stages of the cross experience of Christ. We’ve stated before that the cross is the central revelation of God’s character. So, we’ll be focusing on the cross in our teaching, discovering what it reveals and provides for us. It’s a very painful section to read and discuss, but it is also beautiful when understood as a picture of God’s heart towards humanity. That’s one of those strange, delicate tensions that the Gospel is full of. In v1-10, J
Matthew #56: Tasting The Tree Of Life (Matthew 26:17-30) Janelle Greene (6/28/26) When I was in college, one of my professors led an activity that has stayed with me ever since. He said the word “apple” and asked us to write down as many descriptive words as we could. We wrote things like fruit and tree. Then he showed us a picture of an apple, and our list grew with words like red, round, and leaf. Next, he brought out a fake apple, giving us even more details to describe. Finally, he passed around a real apple. Now we could write about its weight, texture, smell, the sound of a bite crunchin
Matthew #55: Proximity Doesn't Mean Transformation (Matthew 26:1-16) Lawana Schreifer & Nate Prepelka Download Join us as Nate and Lawana continue in our study of the book of Matthew. Click here for a pdf of the teaching slideshow.
Matthew #54: Identifying With The Insignificant (Matthew 25:31-46) Janelle Greene (6/14/26) Download I once had a job where I wasn’t entirely sure what I was supposed to be doing. Every time my boss walked into the room, I suddenly felt the need to look busy. The problem was that I wasn’t even sure whether what I was doing was close to what was actually expected of me. Maybe you’ve felt that way before. Have you ever wondered if you’re spending your time on the things that matter most? Have you ever wished someone would simply tell you exactly what was expected? I know someone who started a ne
Matthew #53: The Risk of Grace (Matthew 25:14-30) Rob Woodrum (6/7/26) This week we’ll be reading a very familiar parable – what is often called “The Parable of the Talents”, in Matthew 25:14-30. As you read this story, remember that parables aren’t meant to be exact representations of God’s kingdom in all the details. Jesus said it is “like” this sort of thing. The most important element of this story to discern is just what Jesus meant the bags of silver to represent. Older translations call this money “talents”, which is a literal translation. A talent was Roman currency. We get our English
Matthew #52: Waiting For The Wedding (Matthew 25:1-13) Rob Woodrum (5/31/26) It seems like every culture has a different approach to weddings and the rituals associated with them. This Sunday, as we continue our study in Matthew, we’ll be reading about the unusual wedding rituals of ancient Palestine as we study chapter 25:1-13. As you read the parable that Jesus tells, what do you believe the main point is? How comfortable or uncomfortable are you with the topic of the end times? If you knew for sure that Jesus was going to return within the next hour, is there anything you would do different
Matthew #51: Faithfully Waiting (Matthew 24:36-51) Rob Woodrum (5/24/26) Download My wife and oldest daughter were in Chicago once, trying to navigate our way to my son’s house on the city’s train service. This was back before it became much easier and all on your phone – at that time we had to buy metro cards and load them with the proper amount for our trip. My daughter had gotten hers in order and had gone through the turnstiles, but my wife and I encountered a problem and the cards wouldn’t work. “Wait for us on that side, we’ll be there soon!” we shouted to her above the noise on the busy
Matthew #50: Wise Living In A Troubled World (Matthew 24:15-35) Rob & Janelle (5/17/26) Download This Sunday we’ll be continuing our trek through Matthew 24, reading v15-35. Much of what Jesus predicts in this section deals with the upcoming siege of Jerusalem, a prediction that was fulfilled in 70 AD. As we did last week, we’ll focus on the instructions we receive from Jesus concerning how we respond and live in light of the temporal nature of this world’s systems. As you read through the passage, pay attention to the places where Jesus gives specific instructions to his disciples and conside
Matthew #49: Living In A Fading World (Matthew 24:1-14) Rob Woodrum (5/10/26) Download This Sunday we’ll be starting chapter 24 of Matthew’s gospel this Sunday reading the first 14 verses. End time predictions are almost a cottage industry in the Church over the years…needless to say, we won’t be adding to those. What we’ll learn from Jesus is that there is a presupposition of the world’s ending. It’s how we live in the time we have that’s truly important. v1-3 give us the overall heading of this section. Jesus predicts the end of something – what is it? The disciples ask him when this will ha
Matthew #48: Bad Religion (Matthew 23:1-39) Janelle Greene (5/3/26) Download Join us as we continue our study of the book of Matthew. In this passage, Jesus pronounces woes upon the religious leaders. Click here for a pdf of the teaching slideshow.
Matthew #47: God's Redemptive Plan (Matthew 22:15-46) Janelle Greene (4/26/26) Download This Sunday we’ll be reading through a string of confrontations Jesus experiences in Matthew 22:15-46 as we continue our study in that Gospel. It’s delightful to me how Jesus is able, not only to gracefully answer his accusers, but to weave clues into his answers that reveal an overview of what God is up to. The section we’ll be covering breaks down into four sections – v15-22, where Jesus is asked if it’s lawful to pay a poll tax to Rome. It was an extremely loaded (even dangerous) question. His answer rev
Matthew #46: An Invitation From The King (Matthew 22:1-14) Janelle Greene (4/19/26) Download What is the biggest, most elaborate party you’ve ever been invited to? Did you enjoy yourself or was it challenging to be there? No matter how big the party was that you attended, I can guarantee it didn’t hold a candle to ancient royal feasts. They were known to last up to 10 days. Even into the medieval period, England and France threw a joint party that lasted for 17 days in a huge field, where everyone was given coats woven with silk and gold. This Sunday we’ll read a story told by Jesus about a pa
Matthew #45: The Great Power Grab (Matthew 21:33-46) Rob Woodrum (4/12/26) Download Has someone ever taken something that belonged to you – or at least you felt belonged to you? How did that make you feel? Have you ever been in charge of something and someone else starts stepping all over your authority? What do you want to do in a situation like that? We’re going to be thinking about that theme this Sunday as we continue our study in Matthew, reading chapter 21:33-46. Jesus tells a parable that traditionally is referred to as “the parable of the wicked tenants”…but it could be more accurately
Matthew #44: A Fruitless Religion (Matthew 21:18-23) Rob Woodrum (3/29/26) Download Many years ago I was with my dad at the home of family friends. At one point, he reached out for an apple that was in a fruit bowl as the centerpiece for the table where we were sitting. Our friends gasped in horror as he quickly put it to his mouth and bit down hard…only to find it was plastic. I have to give it to the old man, his teeth were in great shape because he bit right through the plastic shell. We all had a good laugh (at least I did), but my dad didn’t seem to find it as humorous as the rest of us.
Matthew #43: The Triumph of Peace (Matthew 21:1-17) Rob Woodrum & Janelle Greene (3/22/26) Download This Sunday we’ll be reading the account of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem, something we’ve called the “Triumphal Entry”. It’s a very familiar event from the Gospels, and one that we might miss the significance of because of that familiarity. We’ll be reading Matthew 21:1-17 as we continue our study of that Gospel. This event is pointing back to ancient prophecies about the Messiah, as well as prior historical events in Israel, and all of it is meant to create a contrast between the kingdoms of thi
Matthew #42: The Power of Mercy (Matthew 20:29-34) Rob Woodrum (3/15/26) Download This Sunday, in our study of the Gospel of Matthew, we’ll be reading Matthew 20:29-34. Like all the gospel writers, Matthew loves a good contrast. In this text, we find two blind and desperate men who are presented right on the heels of James and John seeking greatness in the last section. Instead of two self-assured followers of Jesus looking for advancement, we have these two beggars bereft of any self-confidence. It’s another reminder of what sort of attitudes rightly represent God’s kingdom activity. When the
Matthew #41: The Path To Greatness (Matthew 20:17-28) Janelle Greene (3/8/26) Download This Sunday, we will continue our study in the Gospel of Matthew as we read Matthew 20:17–28. In this passage, Jesus predicts His death for the third and final time (see also Matthew 16:21 and Matthew 17:22). Yet instead of seeing the disciples wrestle with or process what Jesus has just revealed, we immediately encounter an unexpected request. The mother of James and John approaches Jesus asking that her sons be given seats of honor in His kingdom. Their reaction reminds me of this humorous scene from The S
Matthew #40: The Radical Exchange (Matthew 19:27-20:16) Rob Woodrum (3/1/2026) Download This Sunday we’ll be reading Matthew 19:27-20:16 – which includes a parable that is unique to Matthew’s gospel. It is the parable of the laborers in the vineyard. In chapter 19, after witnessing what happened with the rich young ruler, Pete asks the question that is basically “after sacrificing all we had to follow you, what’s in it for us?”. Jesus does promise a reward to him, but where is it centered, according to the first part of v28? Given that context, what do you think the first/last dynamic is inten
Matthew #39: Treasures The World Misses (Matthew 19:13-26) Janelle Greene (2/22/2026) Download Last week my son carried his piggy bank to the store and exchanged months of saved change for a pair of upside down goggles. After carefully looking at each item in the toy aisle, he chose to spend his own money on something that would flip his view of the world. The goggles use small mirrors to turn everything upside down, and they honestly made me dizzy when I tried to use them. Simple challenge cards like high five the person next to you or drawing a tree suddenly become surprisingly difficult. Wh
