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Todd Humbert tells stories of life change to give us a glimpse of all Jesus is doing in his life, within his family, and through the Greenhouse Church in Athens, Tennessee. We hope today inspires us to pray for Todd, his wife Michelle, their kids, and the Greenhouse. Also, if you live in or around Athens, check out the Greenhouse! You can find them on Instagram “@thegreenhouseathens” or Facebook “The Greenhouse Church”. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

During this series, we see that kids and students matter to God and should matter to us, but how do non-parents major on the minors? How do parents invest in other people’s kids? As we look for Jesus’ answers, we hope this talk is especially inspiring to everyone in education who is starting a new school year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Where are you irreplaceable? Yes, someone could take your place, but nobody should ever have to take your place. If someone does, there will be heartache and heartbreak. We begin our new series by talking about the irreplaceable role of a parent as a spiritual leader. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

How do you end a series on Colossians? We finish by discussing the letter delivered with it: Philemon. This is a deeply personal letter that involves Biblical justice and gives us guidance for how to navigate situations that we may want to avoid. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Steve and Kellie Knapp serve as counselors in our community, and they share insights on how we can navigate mental and emotional health with all the hits we have taken over the past one and half years. We want you to know that Jesus cares about our mental and emotional health, so it’s vital for the church to have this conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Many Jesus followers know that we should pray and tell people about Jesus, but it’s hard to actually do it. In Colossians 4:2-6, Paul explains how we can be people of prayer and people who talk to others about Jesus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

For some reason, our homes are one of, if not the hardest arenas to live out our faith in Jesus. Today, we dive into that difficulty by discussing Colossians 3 and Ephesians 5. Here, Paul casts a vision for how following Jesus transforms our homes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Are you a list person? Some of us love lists, and others don’t like them. Either way, lists can be dangerous when it comes to faith in Jesus. We can view lists to check as a way to connect with God, but ultimately all that effort will fail. Many of us have experienced people using lists to criticize others who don’t keep their favorite parts of the list. Since lists are danger, why does Paul use them, especially in Colossians 3:5-17? We dive into the purpose of his list and how Paul’s writings can impact our everyday lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

As Public Church reads through Colossians, Todd and Whitney share how their time in the Word is changing their everyday lives. Also, this is the final episode for the summer, as they create some margin to evaluate and dream about great works for the fall. If you have any insights about what you would like to see on Embracing the Journey, message us with your thoughts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Craig Groeschel, in his latest book, Winning the War In Your Mind, says that our lives are moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts. Paul echoes that in Colossians 2:8 – 3:4 as he dives into how to not be distracted or deceived in our thought life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

We invite you to join us on a Journey through Colossians as Todd reads from his journal about specific ways Jesus is impacting his life through God’s Word. If you want to read through Colossians with us, please download the Public Church app for the study or message us, and we will send it to you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Many of us love behind the scenes interviews of successful people where they share their motivations. We get a similar feel today in our section of Colossians, as Paul, the author, lets us know his motivations and even what fuels him. Often hearing about someone else’s motivation helps us evaluate what drives us, and we pray that happens for all of us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

On embracing the journey this week, Whitney shares what God has been showing her through week one our Colossians Bible Study! You can find the study on our Public Church app on your App Store. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

We start our Journey through Colossians, and we would love for you to go with us. Our Team prepared a Colossians Bible Study on our Public Church app, so we kick off our journey by focusing on the main character. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

During the month of June, we are reading through the book of Colossians as a church. Whether or not, you are in our Public Church family, we invite you to go on this journey with us! Our team made a Bible study to give you a strategy for studying God’s Word on your own, and you can find this resource on our Public Church app starting Sunday, June 6. If you don’t want to download the app, message us, and we will be happy to send you the study! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

t’s easy to coast into summer needing a break from spring but then never stop coasting. As a result, summer can be a season of drifting, but what if we intentionally chose a summer culture? Culture is a way of life that includes values and perspectives, so let’s be intentional about what guides our way of life during this two-month window that we will never get back. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Stress is a part of our every day lives, so Todd shares about how he deals with stress. We hope that today challenges and inspires you to have a strategy for healthily processing stress. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Would you consider yourself wealthy? Does the nature of this question make you uncomfortable? Even if it does, the reality is that on a global scale, our culture is very affluent, and many of us are too. This acknowledgement leads to an unavoidable implication: when we read about wealth in the Biblical narrative, that’s us. What Jesus said to the wealthy, he said to us. When a character in a story is wealthy, let’s lean in because we naturally relate. That’s the case as we finish our series by doing a character study on Boaz, the Wealthy. If we lean in, it’s very likely that we can see strengths we need to lean into and weaknesses that we need to lean out of. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

Nolan and Todd discuss content that didn’t make the cut in the series that they are team-teaching called “A Story of the Bitter, the Wealthy, and the Foreigner.” As they share how they were challenged through their study, we hope you are inspired to dig into the book of Ruth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message

We continue our series in the book of Ruth as we examine the character of Ruth. We look at how God cares for the outsiders and now has made a way for all of us at His table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apublicchurch/message