Ankeny Gospel Church Podcast
1) We Observed His Glory
As we near Christmas and the end of the year, it's only natural to reflect on how God has grown us. Two questions that are especially helpful are: where do I have a glory deficit? and am I compelled b...Show More
2) He Dwelt Among Us
The Incarnation is an extravagant claim: God lives among us, God's presence is pursuing us, God moved into the neighborhood. Listen in as we explore the theme of God's presence dwelling with His peopl...Show More
3) The Word Became Flesh
This week we start a new series on Advent, exploring the prologue to John's gospel. As we contemplate the incarnation, we recognize three advents of Jesus: his arrival as a Redeemer, his arrival as ou...Show More
4) The Letter to the Ephesians
Wrapping up our series, we ask ourselves the same question: what is the Church? Listen in as we summarize and explore the entire letter called Ephesians.
5) The Study Notes: On Slavery in Ephesians 6
Why does Paul tell slaves to obey their earthly masters? Why doesn't he outright condemn slavery? Listen in as we discuss the last section of the Household Code: slaves and masters.
6) Practicing the New Humanity
More often than not, we want to romanticize our discipleship, making it grandiose and extravagant, while failing to live out transformed lives in the most intimate and relational places: the home. Wha...Show More
7) Walk in Love; Walk as Light
Following Jesus isn’t a one-time decision, it’s a lifelong walk. Along the way, our desires are reordered, and our hearts are reshaped. Paul reminds us in Ephesians 5 that how we walk, and who we walk...Show More
8) Clothed in God's Life
In Ephesians 4, Paul invites us to leave behind our old selves–marked by lies, separation from God, and slavery to greed–and to put on the new humanity created in Christ. Listen in as we explore how i...Show More
9) The Unity from God
God is the source of all unity, and we are called to be agents of that unity! In Ephesians 4, Paul discusses the source, gifts, results, and ask of unity. Listen in as we explore what this means.
10) Prayer and the Love of God
Ephesians 3 ends with a banger of a prayer: Paul prays with both his body and his words, asking God that we would have power to be overwhelmed by His love. What does this look like? Listen in as we ex...Show More