Marching Orders
Tom Shrader provides a comprehensive summary of the week's teaching, emphasizing that believers need transformed hearts, informed minds, and radical lives.
The Secret Contentment
Tom Shrader teaches on the biblical concept of contentment from 1 Timothy 6, examining Paul's equation that godliness plus contentment equals great gain. He challenges listeners to examine their hearts regarding material possessions, relationships, and achievements, arguing that true satisfaction comes from Christ alone rather than accumulating more stuff or status.
James Session 8
Tom Shrader teaches through James 3:1-12, focusing on the power and danger of the tongue. He emphasizes that the tongue reveals what is truly in our hearts, using James's illustrations of horses, ships, and fire to show both the controlling power and destructive potential of our words.
Living The Disentangled Life
Tom Shrader examines 2 Timothy 2 and the concept of living a disentangled life, using Paul's metaphors of the soldier, athlete, and farmer to illustrate Christian discipline.
Love
Tom Shrader teaches that genuine Christianity is fundamentally about doctrine rather than behavior, though right doctrine leads to transformed living.
Memorial Day (Friday)
Tom Shrader establishes the foundation for Christian living by examining what it means to be saved by God, from God, for God. Using Isaiah 6 and Matthew 5:13-16, he explains that Christians are called to be salt and light in the world, living distinctively so that others see their good works and glorify the Father in heaven.
Make The Invisible God Visible
Tom Shrader examines what it means to be salt and light in the world, emphasizing that Christians are called to make the invisible God visible through their lives.
Integrate Your Faith
Tom Shrader explores Paul's pursuit of spiritual maturity in Philippians 3, emphasizing that authentic Christianity cannot be segmented into just Sundays or church settings but must be integrated into every aspect of life.
Put a Lid On Your Dreams
Tom Shrader explores Paul's teaching that godliness accompanied by contentment equals great gain, contrasting this biblical principle with American materialism and consumer debt.
Living An Examined Life: Become A Person Of Ambitions
Tom Shrader redefines ambition from the world's pursuit of money, fame, prestige and power to five biblical priorities: improving relationships, increasing freedom from enslaving habits, intensifying godly passion, expanding perspective through learning, and being strengthened by the Holy Spirit.
God's Practical Advice For Marriage Part 2
Tom Shrader addresses the second key to a healthy marriage: having realistic expectations. Drawing from 1 Timothy 6:6-8, he explains that godliness plus contentment equals great gain, and warns against expecting our spouse to meet all our needs—something only God can do.