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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.
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Episode 1100: A Mat and a Miracle
Today, Gene reflects on the paralyzed man in Mark 2 who spent years confined to a mat until four friends carried him to Jesus. For him, that mat represented weakness and limitation — but it also became the place where he experienced healing ...
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Episode 1099: The Miracle of Transformation
This is our final episode in our week about dealing with gray areas in Christian living. We've established that love should guide our decisions when the Bible doesn't give clear direction, we've seen Paul's example of voluntary limitation, and ...
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Episode 1098: The Ultimate Goal
Today we’ll focus on the ultimate goal that should drive all of our decision-making: We should be trying to get as close to Jesus as we can. Paul said, "I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved." Th...
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Episode 1097: Love is our Guiding Principle
Welcome back to a week where we’re dealing with gray areas that surface when we follow Jesus. We've established that love should be our guiding principle when the Bible doesn't give us clear direction, and we've seen how Paul applied this.&n...
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Episode 1096: The Principle of Love
In 1 Corinthians, believers were struggling with whether they should eat meat that had been sacrificed to idols in pagan religious practices. Today we're going to dive into Paul's answer about how the principle of love plays out in making diffi...
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Episode 1095: The Gray Areas of Christian Living
On many things, the Bible is absolutely black and white. But what about those gray areas where the Bible doesn't say anything specific? What do we do then? What are the principles that guide us when we're walking in uncertain territory?P...
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Episode 1094: The Miracle of Transformation
The parable Jesus told wasn't just a nice story about wine-making practices in ancient times; it was a powerful illustration of how God works in our lives and what He expects from us as His followers. We’ll give some practical thoughts about wh...
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Episode 1093: Connection to Jesus
Is God doing a healing work in your life emotionally, relationally, spiritually, or even physically?When we remain in our connection to Jesus, His spirit in us produces the power to face our circumstances.
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Episode 1092: Transformation in Faith
There are two kinds of people seen in church: those who have transformed a lot and those who have barely transformed at all.What’s the major differentiating factor between those two kinds of people? The word YES. We were all ...
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Episode 1091: A Sharp Contrast
We’ll continue to look at the parable of the wineskins from Luke. We’ll review the context of when this parable was told.Do you prefer the old way of doing things when God is doing something new? Do you resist situations he is calling yo...
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Episode 1090: Are you ready?
Sometimes we’re not as prepared as we think when God does something new. New spiritual goals require new ways of pursuing them.Jesus explained in Luke that new wine in old wineskins could lead to a mess. This week, we’ll explor...
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Episode 1089: Finding A Life Of Freedom
From the archives - it’s the best of “The Best Way To Live” podcast - summer edition:Romans 3:23 says, “ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God has extended an outrageous invitation of life and grace, but He’s waiting fo...
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Episode 1088: Forgiving the Filth
From the archives - it’s the best of “The Best Way To Live” podcast - summer edition:Many of us are serious about following Jesus but still have bridges back to our old lives that need to be destroyed. When you have sin in your life, it ...
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Episode 1087: Fooled By Religious Activity
From the archives - it’s the best of “The Best Way To Live” podcast - summer edition:It is easy for Christians to fall for the myth that says religious activity equals personal transformation. True freedom isn’t found by just going throu...
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Episode 1086: Longing For A Life Without Limits
From the archives - it’s the best of “The Best Way To Live” podcast - summer edition:Christianity isn’t just a good way to die, but it’s the best way to live. While we fear God is going to take away our freedom and make our lives miserab...
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Episode 1085: Fearing The Law That Gives Freedom
From the archives - it’s the best of “The Best Way To Live” podcast - summer edition:Since the Garden of Eden human beings have been saying, “Don’t mess with my FREEDOM.” The reality is that FEAR of God’s law prevents many from...
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Episode 1084: Applying The Bible To Your Daily Life
From the archives - it’s the best of “Understanding the Bible in 5 Days” podcast - summer editionHow do you cope with pain and loss? Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.” And as we learn to l...
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Episode 1083: Articulating The Outline Of The Bible
From the archives - it’s the best of “Understanding the Bible in 5 Days” podcast - summer edition:What would you say if you were asked to explain what the Bible is all about? How would you clearly and briefly articulate this powerful lib...
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Episode 1082: Understanding God’s Promises To Abraham
From the archives - it’s the best of “Understanding the Bible in 5 Days” podcast - summer edition:In Genesis 12, God makes three promises to Abraham that set His plan in motion to restore the relationship with people like us. And when yo...
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Episode 1081: How God Worked In History To Restore The Relationship With People Like Us
From the archives - it’s the best of “Understanding the Bible in 5 Days” podcast - summer edition:The only way you can love authentically is if you have the free will not to love.In the beginning, God’s very Spirit was inside of A...
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Episode 1080: God Longed for a Relationship with People Like Us
From the archives - it’s the best of “Understanding the Bible in 5 Days” podcast - summer editionEvery great book starts with the plot. In the beginning, Adam and Eve lived in a perfect world because they had a perfect relationship with ...
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Episode 1079: One Church's Vision for Compassion
From the archives - it’s the best of “Seeing others as Jesus sees them” podcast - summer edition:“The more people who are pursuing God and building true community, the more compassion we are going to unleash in a broken world.” In today’...
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Episode 1078: Having Eyes of Love
From the archives - it’s the best of “Seeing others as Jesus sees them” podcast - summer edition:Jesus had a kind of peripheral vision that saw people who were often forgotten or marginalized because He always looked through eyes of love...
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