Latest Matt chandler Podcast Episodes
Desperation to Destination - Genesis 35
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - April 24, 2024 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Genesis 35 recalls the final leg of Jacob's tumultuous journey, an uneasy but providential climb to Bethel. In the process, God protects and provides providentially, and reassures him who he is in Him, and His promises to him - the same thing God does for us...
Wrestling with God - Genesis 32
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - April 16, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | The most defining moments in Jacob's life happen in his two transition: from Canaan to Haran; and again, from Haran to Canaan. Both journeys are riddled by tumult and trial, but also tenacity: namely, his tenacity for what he wants for himself, but also God...
Trust In Transition - Genesis 30
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - April 08, 2024 16:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Jacob nears the end of his agreement with Laban, and he's anxiously awaiting a transition into a new chapter of life. As he begins the transition from Haran and back to Canaan, we see alot of messiness and manipulation, but also God's sovereignty, and princi...
25 Principles on Dating - Genesis 24
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - March 11, 2024 17:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Genesis 24 marks a significant transition - the end of Abraham's life and legacy and his 'passing of the torch' to his only son, Isaac. But before he passes, he sets out to find a wife for his son. Here in this chapter, we can find 25 principles that can be ...
The Sacrifice - Genesis 22
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - March 07, 2024 20:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | The life of Abraham can be seen as a series of tests of faith, which each one getting more and more severe. In faith, he left his homeland; in faith, he left his family; in faith, he left Lot; in faith, he trusted God with Ishmael; and now, in faith, he trus...
Stewardship & Worship - Genesis 14
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - February 12, 2024 22:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Genesis 14 establishes the 'tithe' between God and God's people, a primary way we respond God, trust Him, and also receive His honor and blessing.
The Call of God - Genesis 12
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - February 05, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Genesis 1-11 spans nearly 2000 years of human history, and the world keeps rebelling against God's will and ways. What's the hope? The offspring who's come to save and reverse the curse. Genesis 11 ends with what looks like little hope: the line of Shem has ...
Through The Storm - Genesis 7-8
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - January 15, 2024 19:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Genesis 7-8 recount Noah's ~370 day ride through the greatest storm in human history. And the promises, principles, and practices God shows Noah, are just as relevant for us today for the storms we will go into - and through.
Benchmark, Hallmark, Trademark - Genesis 4
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - January 01, 2024 22:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Genesis 4 features the story of Cain and Abel, the first children and siblings in human history. Their story is one of tragedy and grace, pointing forward to the truer and better older brother we all need.
What Is Humanity - Genesis 2
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - December 18, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Genesis 2 expands on and elaborates upon God's pinnacle creation, humankind. In it, we can see humanity's place in the world, their purpose, uniqueness, and capacity.
What Is Reality - Genesis 1
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - December 03, 2023 23:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Genesis 1 gives us the reality behind the creation, the creation itself, and our place in it. It introduces the story of God, the story of the world, and our story in it, too.
Only One Savior - Mark 15
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - November 19, 2023 20:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Chapter 15 records the 'pinnacle moment' of the Mark's main theme, which has been building like a crescendo over the past 14 chapters: Jesus is God's Suffering Servant and Man's Redeemer. Chapter 15 shows us why Jesus, and only Jesus, is the only One who can...
7 Signs of the End Times - Mark 13
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - November 05, 2023 21:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | In Mark 13, Jesus provides 7 signs of what happens at the end of the world, and even more importantly, how we can live in light of the end in our day-to-day lives.
To Serve, Suffer & Save - Mark 10
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - October 22, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Throughout his gospel, Mark increasingly builds the crescendo of what Jesus' life and ministry as God's suffering servant. But in chapter 10, the climactic moment of this developing theme happens: the clearest picture of his glory, reign, and rule. "The Son ...
Mountaintops, Valleys, & the Middle - Mark 9
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - October 15, 2023 21:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | All through his gospel, Mark uses paradigms that non-Jews would be familiar with as a way of showing who Jesus is: i.e, King-and-kingdom, sight-and-blindness, natural-and-supernatural, reaping-and-sowing. In chapter 9, he uses another paradigm to show who Je...
3 Stages of 'Seeing' Faith - Mark 8
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - October 08, 2023 22:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | In chapter 8, Mark draws a connection between increasing clarity of physical sight with increasing clarity of spiritual sight, i.e., seeing Jesus for who He really is. Mark 8 shows us that we all bring presuppositions, biases, expectations, brokenness, pride...
Authority Over All - Mark 3
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - September 17, 2023 23:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | In chapter 3, Mark convincingly shows the extent and expansiveness of Jesus' authority: on the earth, over the earth, and in heaven: specifically, over the Sabbath, Synagogue, & Sanhedrin; over the Spirits and Satan; and over Sin and Salvation.
4 Hallmarks of Jesus' Kingdom - Mark 1
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - September 11, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | In the first 15 verses, Mark writes about how Jesus will bring the Kingdom of God into the earth; but starting in verse 16 and onward, Mark shows Jesus bringing that Kingdom of God to earth. In essence, the second half of Mark 1 serves as a microcosm of how ...
The Prophesied One - Mark 1
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - September 03, 2023 21:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Mark opens his gospel in a dramatic fashion, introducing the hero we've all wanted. However, Mark explains that God sends us a hero who doesn't arrive or arise to power through the systems of the world; instead, He would do so in a counter-cultural way, chal...
Right In The Heart - Lamentations 3
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - August 27, 2023 21:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | The book of Jeremiah closes, not-officially, with the book of Lamentations - Jeremiah's 'epilogue' of sorts, his closing thoughts and feelings about everything he's experienced as a prophet and what he's had to endure. Chapter 3 spotlights the 'hinge' of his...
Only What I Want To Hear - Jeremiah 42-43
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - August 13, 2023 20:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | After decades of rejecting Jeremiah's words, the people finally come to Jeremiah asking his advice and guidance. They're in pain and have no plan. Jeremiah gives them 2 options, except tragically, they choose what makes sense to them instead of following God...
Cancel-Culture & The Truth - Jeremiah 36
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - August 06, 2023 22:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Jeremiah 36 features arguably one of the most-epic-least-known books in the entire Bible; where God reproduces and replicates His Word in a hostile culture that wants to destroy it. He does the same today as well.
What would God say to the Amish, or to us? - Jeremiah 35
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - July 30, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Jeremiah 35 features a unique story where God brings the Rechabites (a quasi-Amish subculture) into the Temple, for the purpose of making a point to the larger Israelite population. Chapter 35 shows us legalism, immorality, and the path to discernment.
Faux Leaders & False Prophets - Jeremiah 23
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - July 10, 2023 02:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | In Jeremiah 23, God calls out the many faux leaders and false prophets in Israel, specifically listing 5 main, signs of these types of leaders - signs that are just as relevant for us today.
Righteous Love - Jeremiah 12
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - June 26, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | In Jeremiah 12, God gives the prophet Jeremiah a sobering indictment - to have faith in His plan, even when it doesn't feel fair, just, or right. The solution to this discouragement is greater faith in the righteousness, love, and compassion of God.
True Worship - Jeremiah 7
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - June 18, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | Jeremiah puts the people of God on notice, right as they are walking into the Temple for a worship service. According to God's Word through Jeremiah, worship has more to do with our heart posture towards and our relationship with Him and less about the build...
8 Reasons to Stray, 1 to Stay - Jeremiah 2
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - June 11, 2023 17:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | In chapter 2, Jeremiah recounts why 8 different reasons why Israel abandoned the LORD. Their 8 reasons are just like ours today. God responds to Israel's straying just like He responds to us - there's 1 main reason to stay.
God's Call For Truth Over All - Jeremiah 1
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - June 04, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | The book of Jeremiah opens with Israel's pseudo-religious context and God's call for Jeremiah to preach repentance over self-made righteousness.
The Resurrection's Proof, Picture & Plea - John 20
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - May 22, 2023 03:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | John 20 highlights what makes Jesus Christ truly unlike any other religious leader or person to have ever lived: the resurrection. In John 20, the gospel writer provides proof for the resurrection for the mind, a picture of the resurrection for the body and ...
The Heroic Cross - John 19
Second Thoughts with Austin Gentry - May 15, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSecond Baptist Church - Houston, TX | John 19 features Jesus' big, heroic accomplishment - the apex moment of his message, mission, and ministry - giving his life as an atonement for sin on the cross. As we'll see, all heroes follow Jesus' heroism: a hero fulfills his high calling, defeats evil,...
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