When we left Israel last week, they had just received the 10 Commandments on Mt. Sinai. The plan was for Israel to move directly from Mt. Sinai to the Promised Land. But instead of trusting God, they complain. And then, things get much worse when they take a wrong turn. Instead of trusting in their GPS, their God Positioning System, they trust in their own judgement. And God says, “Recalculating!” The result is that they will wander in the wilderness for 40 years. And we do the same today when we fail to trust our God Positioning System.

Pastor Rick McClain is the speaker.

Christy McClain is our guest, and in this episode, we discuss Chapter 5 - "Commandments and a New Covenant" from "THE STORY: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People." The host is Rick McClain. 

This is week 5 in our journey through the Bible. This week, we find Israel at Mt. Sinai, and God is planning to come down and dwell with his people. But in order for that to happen, God says, we will need 3 things to happen. We look at all of this, and what happened while Moses was up on the mountain. Finally, we’ll see what it means to you and me today.

This podcast is a discussion of Chapter 4 - "Deliverance," from "THE STORY: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People." This week covers Exodus 1-17. The host is Dr. Rick McClain, Pastor of Christ Community Church, and our guest is Julie Jinks.

In this message, we continue our journey through the Bible in 31 weeks using a resource called “The Story.” This message corresponds with Chapter 4 of THE STORY or Exodus 1-17. Last week, we saw how Israel ended up in Egypt. In this message, we see how Israel is delivered from Egypt. Our main character is Moses, but this story is less about Moses and more about what God reveals about himself for the first time. Here, we’ll see how God reveals his name, his power, and his plan.

This podcast is a discussion of Chapter 3 — "Joseph," from "THE STORY: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People." This week covers Genesis 37-50. The host is Dr. Rick McClain, Pastor of Christ Community Church, and our guest is Mariece Harris. Contributions to our discussion are made by Rebekah Bowers Kelley, Christy McClain, and the Tooke family.

In this message, we are continuing our journey through the Bible in 31 weeks using a resource called “THE STORY.” This message corresponds with Chapter 3 of THE STORY — Genesis 37-50 in your Bibles — and our main character is Joseph. Joseph went through a lot of difficult times. Yet, better than perhaps anyone else in all of the Old Testament, he understood how the story of his own life, even the bad parts, fit into God’s plan.

This podcast is a discussion of Chapter 2 — "God Builds a Nation," from "THE STORY: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People." This week covers Genesis 12-36. This is the time of "The Patriarchs": Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But here, we will focus on God's call of Abram and the Sacrifice of Isaac. The host is Dr. Rick McClain, Pastor of Christ Community Church, and our guest is Rebekah Bowers Kelley. Contributions to our discussion are made by Elizabeth Iverson, the Tooke family, and Wava and Christy McClain.