Arcc Podcast

On this episode we dive into Sunday's sermon and talk about anxiety. Then we spend some time recapping 4 major things from our family meeting. We talk about new members and what it means to be a covenant member at ARCC, we tell you about our newest Elder Roy Stokes, we talk about the new deacon process, and finally we share some updates on the building.

On this episode we start out by discussing how we should respond as we worship together. And then we dive into 1 Timothy 3 and explore the qualifications for deacons and some helpful things to consider as we seek to understand them.

On this episode we discuss Easter and how we plan and prepare for it, then we dive into how we can live life with the Kingdom in mind regardless of the life stage we are in.

On this episode we discuss the framework of Up, In, and Out and how it can be a great tool to use to measure spiritual growth in our personal lives and the lives of our missional communities.

On this episode we discuss how ARCC chooses our music and how that fits in with the sermon, and what we as Christians should be hoping for when we gather together.

On this episode we talk about masks and how they point out the polarization in our culture, belief and how it relates to our lives, and finally we discuss formal alter calls and invitations.

We're back for the first time in 2021. On this episode James and Michael talk about the crazy snow in San Antonio and Prayer

In this episode, we talk about Roman Catholicism and how we approach evangelism. We also talk with Carl Young about Missional Communities and what it means to be gospel-centered.

In this episode we discuss the unexpected death of Kobe Bryant and the 2020 Grammy Awards. We also talk through what repentance truly is and why evangelism is so difficult, but so vital for us as believers.

In this episode, we talk about all things New Year: Resolutions, New Year experiences, and what's new for ARCC in 2020.

James, Michael, Jon Paul, Carl, and Roy discuss our 1st year at the school that ARCC has started in Isiolo Kenya. The school's purpose is to train and equip Pastors, teachers, and leaders. We walk through a lot of the curriculum, and experience to try to give you a taste of what God is doing through ARCC in Africa.

On this episode, we talk about marriage, divorce, and remarriage. This episode is meant to provide a conversation and some context to the paper that we have released detailing our Elders stance on these issues. The paper can be found on our website at https://arcc.church/articles/marriage

On this episode, Michael, Jon Paul, Carl, and James we get into how our new year's resolutions are going, Sunday nights, the steward series, and we get our Super Bowl picks in. There also may be a little Creed talk.

This is a special Thanksgiving edition of the podcast. We talk about holiday traditions, Black Friday, and what it looks like to live a life from thankfulness and gratitude knowing what God has given us.

In our sermon series in Hebrews, we've come to the section that talks about rest. On this episode, we talk more about what biblical rest is and how that practically plays out in our lives. We dive into social media, our jobs, and this idea that we have to be busy all the time. We talk about how we can find rest in light of the Gospel and our identity in Christ.

On this of the podcast, we wrap up our 3 part series on free will vs God's Sovereignty. We deal with some philosophical arguments and verses that are used in an attempt to refute Calvinism.  We also talk about what we personally believe and how we arrived at those beliefs.

This is the 2nd episode in a series of three where we take a look at the idea of free will vs God's sovereignty. On this one, we take a look at two very different theologies Arminianism and Calvinism. We look at the history that led to both and then discuss them both in relation to one another.

On this one, we dive into something we've been asked to cover quite a bit. We ask the question does man have free will? This is the first episode in what we think will be a three-episode series debating God's Sovereignty vs free will.

This episode is a recap of our first session at GISM in Africa. James and Jon Paul talk with Roy, Josephine, and Michael about their experience and what we're planning for in the upcoming trips. GISM is a Bible School in Kenya that ARCC has started. The mission is to equip future pastors and church leaders to take the Gospel into their individual contexts.

On this episode, we get back to a question that was asked on Facebook....money. We talk about what the bible says about tithing, how we should seek to steward our money, and how all of our lives are really about stewardship. We also get into our hopes for the upcoming NFL season.