Next Steps Podcast
222 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe Next Steps Podcast is a weekly discussion aimed at engaging, encouraging, and equipping our church family to take next steps. Whether it is your relationship with God, connecting in community, or finding an on-ramp into mission, there is a next step waiting for you. We’re glad you’re here!
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Episodes
Episode 116: How Do We Do Church Part: One
February 01, 2022 14:27 - 30 minutes - 55.2 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan talk about how we prepare our hearts and minds the week, night before, and morning of Sunday worship. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 115: Romans 13, And the Call To Be Holy
January 25, 2022 19:24 - 49 minutes - 90.9 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan talk about how we are called to be set appart, as we engage as citizens of two kingdoms. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 114: Seeing People
January 18, 2022 16:36 - 40 minutes - 73.8 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan talk about how we are called to love one another, and doing that requires that we take time to listen and understand people. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 113: Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
January 11, 2022 17:35 - 28 minutes - 52.3 MBThis week Jonathan and Jedidiah talk about hungering and thirsting for righteousness, as we seek to find our satisfaction in Jesus. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 112: Taking Steps Toward Daily Repentance
January 04, 2022 16:05 - 37 minutes - 68.1 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan talk about picking up our cross daily as we seek to turn away from our sin and pursue Jesus daily. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 111: 2021 A Year In Review
December 28, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 67.1 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan, and Jedidiah take some time to look back on the year as we prepare to step into the new year. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 110: Entering Christmas With Joy and Purpose
December 21, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes - 61.7 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about entering into this Christmas with joy and purpose as a family. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 109: Celebrating Christmas With The Joy Of Gifts
December 20, 2021 21:56 - 31 minutes - 58.4 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about giving and receiving gifts, in a way that brings glory and focus to Christ this Christmas season. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 108: Leaning Into Christmas
December 07, 2021 19:24 - 34 minutes - 62.2 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about some Christmas resources and some ways we can lean into Jesus this season. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 107: Follow Jesus
November 30, 2021 16:19 - 42 minutes - 78.6 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about following Jesus, and what it means to believe in him. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 106: Talking About Community With Jonathan
November 23, 2021 16:15 - 48 minutes - 88.4 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan are joined in studio by Jonathan Klaassen as the talk about membership and the importance of community. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 105: The Grace of God In Covenant Community
November 16, 2021 15:30 - 33 minutes - 60.4 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about Sunday, and the joy it was to see people publicly profess their faith in Christ. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 104: Live Peaceably With All
November 09, 2021 15:29 - 40 minutes - 74.4 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan expand a bit on Sunday's passage, as we take a look at our call to live peaceably with all. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 103: Discipleship In Real-time
November 02, 2021 13:42 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBThis week Eric and Jedidiah take some time to read through Titus chapter 2 and model the SOAP method of bible study. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 102: Patience Through Tribulation
October 26, 2021 15:34 - 38 minutes - 71.1 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan expand a bit on Sunday's sermon, as we take a look at our call to have patience through tribulation. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 101: Rejecting Spiritual Laziness
October 19, 2021 15:29 - 48 minutes - 88.7 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan expand a bit on Sunday's sermon, as we take a look at how we can reject spiritual laziness and cultivate a fervent spirit. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 100: Extraordinary Grace In Ordinary Moments
October 12, 2021 16:01 - 26 minutes - 48.2 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about how our spiritual growth is made up of many ordinary moments filled with the extraordinary grace of Jesus. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 99: We're Back!
October 05, 2021 16:42 - 54 minutes - 100 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan spend some time telling stories from their week teaching down in Ecuador. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 98: Trust and Obey
September 21, 2021 14:02 - 34 minutes - 62.6 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about how we can trust God and obey his commands, when we feel unprepared for whatever might be going on in our lives. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 97: Our Identity
September 14, 2021 14:04 - 41 minutes - 76.2 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about our identity and how it is not rooted in our circumstances but rather it is rooted in who we are in Christ. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 96: A Conversation With Emma Part: Two
September 07, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan, and Jedidiah are joined in studio by Emma Segerstrom, as they continue their conversation about her experience following Jesus, as she walks through life in the navy. *Disclaimer* the views shared in this podcast do not reflect the official positions of the United States Navy. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 95: A Conversation With Emma Part: One
August 31, 2021 15:18 - 47 minutes - 86.4 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan, and Jedidiah are joined in studio by Emma Segerstrom, as they begin a two part conversation about her experience following Jesus, as she walks through life in the navy. *Disclaimer* the views shared in this podcast do not reflect the official positions of the United States Navy. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Special Episode: A Conversation with Matt and Lanny
August 26, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 83.1 MBIn this episode Eric and Jedidiah are joined in studio by former FBC pastors; Matt Rittgers, and Lanny Barringer. Where they have a conversation about ministry here at FBC, where they're at now, and leave us with a few words of encouragement as we remember 150 years of God's faithfulness in the past and look forward, with our eyes set on Jesus, as we press on toward the future. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 94: Three Take-Aways From This Weekend
August 24, 2021 17:26 - 58 minutes - 107 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan, and Jedidiah are joined in studio by Tabitha Jermeland as they talk about some of the key things they saw this weekend as we celebrated our church's 150th anniversary. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 93: The Best Is Yet To Come
August 17, 2021 15:31 - 37 minutes - 69.1 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about how \we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, we can lay aside all that entangles, and set our eyes on Jesus and celebrate all that God has done over the past 150 years, because we know that the best is yet to come. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 92: Share Your Story
August 10, 2021 17:35 - 40 minutes - 74.2 MBThis week Eric and Jedidiah talk about how we can share our testimonies as we point people to Jesus. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 91: Without Complaining
August 03, 2021 14:15 - 37 minutes - 68.6 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan take a look at philippians 2:14 and talk about our call to do all things without complaining or arguing. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 90: Killing the Weeds of Sin
July 27, 2021 16:56 - 31 minutes - 57.7 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about how in order to effectively put on the good things that lead to spiritual growth, we have to start by putting to death the bad things that still linger in our hearts. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 89: Joyful Generosity and Gracious Hospitality
July 21, 2021 18:23 - 42 minutes - 76.9 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan start a conversation about two of our church's core values. Joyful generosity and gracious hospitality, and talk about how we can and should love one another because Christ has loved us If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 88: Avoiding Drift
July 13, 2021 21:37 - 39 minutes - 72.6 MBThis week Eric and Jedidiah talk about how we can take some time to think about some things that might be influencing the way we are living, and how we can start to drift when we forget who we are in Christ. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 87: Love Others
June 29, 2021 13:35 - 16 minutes - 30.1 MBThis week Jonathan and Jedidiah talk about how we can prepare to love others the way Jesus has loved us, as we head into this holiday season. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 86: A Joyful Heart Is Good Medicine
June 22, 2021 15:40 - 28 minutes - 51.7 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan spend some time talking about how our Joy is rooted in Jesus, rather than our circumstances. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 85: Nearsighted Or Farsighted
June 15, 2021 13:34 - 24 minutes - 45.7 MBThis week Jonathan and Jedidiah recap Sunday's sermon, and talk about how we can grow in having far sighted faith that spurs us on toward authentic worship. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 84: Sing Praises
June 08, 2021 14:13 - 34 minutes - 64 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about singing, and why we should all sing more. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 83: God Is The God Who Saves
June 01, 2021 14:16 - 28 minutes - 52.8 MBThis week Eric and Jedidiah talk about who God is, who we are, and how that informs and encourages us as we take next steps. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 82: Send a Note
May 18, 2021 13:59 - 28 minutes - 52.3 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about how valuable a note of encouragement can be. And encourage us to take a step this week by writing a note or letter to someone telling them some good news. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 81: Consider Your Testimony
May 11, 2021 13:48 - 27 minutes - 50.4 MBThis week Jonathan and Jedidiah recap Sunday's sermon, and talk about the importance of sharing our own testimonies with each other. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 80: Christ Is A Person
May 04, 2021 14:27 - 33 minutes - 61.4 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan recap Sunday's sermon, and take a deeper look at how Christ is a person and how the law leads to Him. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 79: Romans 9 and God's Sovereign Plan
April 27, 2021 14:52 - 56 minutes - 104 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan, Scott and Jedidiah take a deeper dive into what Eric preached on Sunday from Romans 9:19-33, and dig deeper into what God's sovereignty looks like from different perspectives. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 78: Romans Nine, With Scott
April 20, 2021 17:37 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis week Eric, Jonathan, Scott and Jedidiah take a deeper dive into what Scott preached on Sunday from Romans 9:1-18. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 77: Encouragement For Our Leaders
April 13, 2021 14:12 - 32 minutes - 59.1 MBThis week Jonathan and Jedidiah talk about some practical ways we can support and encourage our leaders. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 76: Observations
April 06, 2021 14:32 - 43 minutes - 80.1 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about how we can read scripture using the S.O.A.P. acronym. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 75: He Is Risen Indeed
March 30, 2021 15:38 - 41 minutes - 76.7 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan look forward to easter as they reflect on a few moments from the easter story, and discuss some songs that have spoken to them over the season. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 74: Looking Toward Good Friday
March 23, 2021 14:22 - 44 minutes - 80.8 MBAs Good Friday draws closer Eric and Jonathan reflect on the events of Good Friday, and talk about some songs that can help our hearts focus on the love of Christ that was demonstrated at the cross. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 73: Stepping Towards Easter
March 16, 2021 14:15 - 29 minutes - 53.7 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about some practical steps we can take as we approach Holy Week, and remember Christ's death and resurrection on Easter. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 72: Let's Talk About Membership
March 09, 2021 14:43 - 30 minutes - 56.1 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about membership and how we as Christ followers are called to love one another. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 71: Five Questions For Spring Cleaning
March 02, 2021 14:57 - 29 minutes - 54.5 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about five questions we can ask ourselves as we see a new season approaching. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 70: Rejoice and Weep
February 23, 2021 15:14 - 30 minutes - 55.3 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about envy, and how we are called to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice, as we set our minds on the things of the spirit rather than the things of the flesh. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 69: God's Grace On Display
February 16, 2021 15:16 - 33 minutes - 60.9 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about how we can start spotting evidence of God's grace on display in our lives. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"
Episode 68: How We End Our Day
February 09, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 75.2 MBThis week Eric and Jonathan talk about ways we can be intentional about focusing our hearts and minds on Jesus in our evening rhythms and routines. If you have a question for us feel free to send us an email at "[email protected]"