Swimming in the Deep
Our desire is to encourage, and equip you, to dive deep into knowing the riches of who God is so that you are driven to share the gospel, serve the community and make disciples.
Episodes
49 episodes
The Struggle of taking time to rest.
What is rest It is not sitting around being lazyWhat is the difference between resting and being lazy Work is a good thing - we are called to work
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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39:17
Welcome to the SBC annual Meeting
This episode we have the privilege of recording in Birmingham, AL. We are on our way back from the SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.In this episode we take a look at some of the highlights of the annual meeting, with speci...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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42:00
Implications of the fall of Roe v Wade on our church and our community
The implications of the fall of Roe v Wade on our church and our community. After Indiana passes legislation (currently still being debated), what our responses as individuals and a church should be. Who can we join with in the c...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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41:44
How does a parent decide...school?
In this episode we try to tackle the question: How does a parent decide whether to do public school, Christian school, or home school in the context of raising children in the Lord? What are the strengths and potential struggles w...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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48:16
Why have a lot of churches stopped having alter calls, for a time of response? When the church stopped alter calls, did the culture start spiraling downward faster?
In this episode we look at...What is an alter call and where did it come from...why did churches stop...did this effect culture...what should be the desire...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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34:03
What is a Cult? How is it different from a church?
In this episode we look at what a cult is? Are there different types? How is that different from the church?
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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43:28
What is a worldview? What is a biblical worldview? How does a biblical worldview affect the church?
In this episode we are looking at a worldview and what it is. Everyone has a worldview and it determines more than you realize. Some people do not understand that they live according to a worldview.
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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46:48
What does the Bible have to say about a believer who has had victory over sin in many areas but has one or more areas in which there seems to be little or no progress? Is this normal? What is God teaching us in this/why does he allow this?
In this episode we look at the truth and encouragement that because of Christ, the believer has been saved from the penalty of sin and is being saved from the power of win. We talk through how God gives us what we need to overcom...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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29:19
How have you seen God at work in your life and/or ministry?
This episode doesn't really answer a question, but it was a lot of fun to share how God has been at work in our lives and ministry.
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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43:35
Is the lack of Personal Revival a reason for the lack of church revival?
In this episode we look at the impact or potential impact of personal revival effecting or resulting in the lack of church revival. There is a lot to this question, but we have worked at answering this.
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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34:09
“spur one another on toward love and good deeds” Heb 10:24
The question for this episode comes from Hebrews 10:24 says “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works” What does that look like for believers and how do we get really good at this?
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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30:27
Testimony and Call to Ministry
We will look at questions that we have received over this next season. In this episode we answer the first question that we received for this upcoming season. Dan and Josh share their testimony and their call to ministry.
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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53:44
The struggles we face when it comes to rest
As with work, rest has meaning because God gives it meaning. He creates people who need rest and who have it in their nature to rest.In this final episode, we look at rest. What is it? Why is it hard for us to rest? We al...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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39:17
Grace in the Struggle - Parenting
Parenting is not easy at all. Then add in the mix of everything the world throws and it just got harder. Parenting is exhausting and overwhelming, don't go at it alone. What are some struggles in Parenting? What can we d...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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45:19
Grace in the Struggle - Technology
Today, we are going to look at the struggles we face when it comes to technology and how to be wise with it and see God’s grace to help usAs we go through this episode I would like to keep in mind a definition that Tony Reinke ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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59:11
Grace in the Struggle - Prayer
Join us as we look at the struggles we face when it comes to prayer and the things that we can remember to help us as we overcome those struggles. What Are Some Of The StrugglesKnowing how to express our hearts in pray...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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46:19
Having a quiet time with God to be filled with the Spirit vs. checking off a to do list
So this episode may be a little different than others, since we are going to be looking more at our own personal relationship with God and how it should shape us. I think that there is a point in all of our lives where we find ourselve...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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38:56
When Church Leaders Fail pt. 2
As we continue to look at the struggle when church leaders fail, in this episode we look at the last 5 things from Christopher Ash's article as well as look at some things from James Carroll book, Collateral Damage.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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32:07
What to do when church leaders fail pt. 1
We hear that someone, perhaps one we have known well, has fallen into financial sin (say, defrauding his church), or has been dishonest in his speaking or writing, or has committed sexual sin, or has had an outburs...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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40:40
How do we find unity among all the different denominations?
Historically denominations functioned not as the means of greater independence or division, but as concrete ways to protect peculiar emphases and traditions of the church in diverse places and times against government…basically serving as a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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39:41
How Do I Know When to Leave?
When should you not leave....when should you leave? Before considering leaving a church it is good to examine yourself first as well…so in light of the characteristics of a church, we as Christians also need to think about...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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40:30
Local and Global Church that is united in Christ
We are going to look at the struggle of unity in the church and the question of - how am I to be united when we disagree in the churchWe know this is a struggle because… We want to be united as Christ calls for us to be united,...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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33:24
Introduction to Season 4 Grace in The Struggle
As we finished our Daniel sermon series - “God’s Sovereignty In A Strange Land” and seeing that we too are in a land that is not our home but God is still sovereign and He has us here for a purpose - and in that looking at how to stand up in th...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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24:41