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Pursuing God with Gene Appel
Gene Appel is the senior pastor of Eastside Christian Church, a multi-site church based in Anaheim, California. Since 2008, Gene has led Eastside into multiple seasons of rapid growth and as a result, Eastside has been consistently named among the 100 fastest growing churches in America. Gene’s recipe for success is simple: Pursue God, Build Community, and Unleash Compassion. Eastside’s explosive growth is rooted in a deep conviction that God’s heart and God’s grace is for everyone, resulting in a radically inclusive community of God-conscious “servant leaders” who serve both locally and globally. Join Gene Monday - Friday as he walks you through practical biblical teachings that will foster a deeper connection and awareness of God’s activity and presence in your life. No matter where you are at with your walk with God, this podcast is for everyone.
Episodes
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Episode 1010: When Will Christ Return?
We have long been fascinated with the second coming of Christ and the end of the world. Every generation has wondered if they were in the end times and if Jesus would return in their lifetime. Even the early church in the New Testament was conc...
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Episode 1009: Home in Heaven
Today is the last day of the New Testament Challenge. The Bible has a lot to say about what heaven will be, but heaven is still beyond our wildest imagination.We were made for heaven, and when we get there, we will truly be h...
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Episode 1008: Joy and Laughter
We are exploring heaven and all God has planned for those who trust Him. We’ve been discovering how heaven is a place of joy and laughter. Hell is not going to be parties, friends, or fun and games for eternity; it’ll be eternal sep...
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Episode 1007: Heaven will be a Place of...
As we continue to learn about the Kingdom of Heaven, we’ll read from Revelation. Heaven will be a place of love, relationships, intellectual growth, discovery, rewards, exploration, productivity, and accomplishment. ...
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Episode 1006: What is Heaven Like?
As we wrap up the New Testament Challenge, we will review what heaven is like. There are so many unanswered questions on earth. But heaven is a place of relational reunions and exciting learnings.
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Episode 1005: The Kingdom of Heaven
This is the last week of the New Testament Challenge. Can you believe it?The New Testament ends with an unspeakably glorious vision of the future: the Kingdom of Heaven coming to earth, or as some theologians have put it, heaven and eart...
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Episode 1004: Keep Pouring
When Paul made it to the end of his life, he wrote a last lecture from his prison cell. His last piece of words are keep pouring! 2,000 years later, we are still talking about Paul. What do you think your legacy will be?
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Episode 1003: Keep Reading and Sharing
We are reading Paul’s “last lecture” to Timothy this week. After Paul says to keep on no matter what, he says keep reading. All scripture is God breathed; our lives, and our families, and our careers, and our kids, and our futures, ...
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Episode 1002: Keep On
We are reviewing the latter part of the apostle Paul’s life. After he is arrested in Jerusalem, one of the governors holds him at a place along the Mediterranean known as Caesarea by the sea. Paul ends up being held there for 2 year...
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Episode 1001: Paul's Story
We are focusing on the apostle Paul this week. Initially, Paul was a committed Jew who persecuted Christians, and later became a follower of Jesus, maybe becoming the greatest proponent of Jesus and Christianity in history. In nearly every city...
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Episode 1000: The Last Lecture
This week we will look at Paul’s last lecture, which is found in Timothy 2. Paul knew he was going to die. God had warned Him; the Spirit had told him. He knew he would make a final journey to Rome, and that would be it.Would...
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Episode 999: Unleash Compassion
We are concluding a week devoted to what made the early Christian movement explode and how any alternate vision of the church leaves you, and the rest of the world, wanting.Paul, along with Jesus and so many others, gave His life for a v...
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Episode 998: The Vision for the Church
We are examining the expansion of the early Christian movement. The early church wasn't just coming to a place for an hour to get some entertainment. They were "devoted to the apostle's teaching."There are two competing visio...
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Episode 997: Paul Endures Hardship
Today we’ll look at the hardships Paul encountered as he spread the message of Jesus across the Roman world. Why would Paul endure the obstacles, the persecution, the difficult travel, and repeatedly risk His life for the church?&nb...
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Episode 996: Paul and the Church
God uses Paul in some dramatic ways. Paul goes on three different missionary journeys in the book of Acts. Paul opposed and persecuted the church, but then he became a part of the church, planted churches, wrote letters to churches,...
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Episode 995: The Early Church Movement
For Week 8 of our New Testament Challenge, we’ll be focusing on spread of the churches.In Acts 1-7, the Gospel spread through Jerusalem. In Acts 8-12, the Gospel spread to Judea and into Samaria. In Acts 13-28, the Gospel begins to sprea...
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Episode 994: Removing Barriers
This week, we’ve explored the book of Acts in our trek through the New Testament. At this point in history, we see the church expanding, but there is still resistance even in the church itself.From the beginning of the church there have ...
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Episode 993: The Greatest Missionary
After arguing with God, Ananias comes and, in a tangible way, expresses the love of God to Saul.Saul literally changes the course of human history. And you may not know him as Saul, but you are familiar with his new name…Paul, who become...
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Episode 992: The Story of Saul
One of the most remarkable human interest stories in the Bible is the story of Saul, whom God uses in a fascinating way.Saul has been confronted by Jesus himself while Saul was on his way to throw Christians in jail; he is left blind and...
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Episode 991: Courageous Compassion
After Jesus’ death, Peter and John used the power of the Holy Spirit to preach His message.God orchestrates events to grow our courage in His limitless power. Courageous compassion gives credibility to courageous words.Do you want...
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Episode 990: A Fresh Start
For Week 7 of our New Testament Challenge, we’ll be focusing on the beginning of the church.Acts 1 and 2 are a study in contrasts. In Acts 1, Jesus ascends into heaven and vanishes before people’s eyes. He has 120 followers who are weak,...
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Episode 989: Questions to Ponder
Based on what we've shared about the resurrection in our episodes this week, here are some questions to ponder: When did you believe in the events of the resurrection? When did you accept the events of the resurrection? When did you...
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Episode 988: Why the Resurrection Matters
This week has been dedicated to exploring the historical and present impact of the resurrection of Jesus. The resurrection is an event that happened and changed our world. It's how God worked in history to restore the relationship with broken p...
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