It’s time to tackle the questions that have been submitted for us to answer in our season 2 finale episode. This is part 1 and we will have Pastor Garry with us for part 2. We have some fun and insightful questions to answer along with some season 2 bloopers. Thank you everyone for submitting!

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Dr. Todd Fisher serves as the Executive Director-Treasurer for Oklahoma Baptists. He is a former Pastor and has been involved in the Southern Baptist Convention on the association, state, and national levels throughout his career serving on committees and boards. With numerous degrees including: a BA in Pastoral Ministry, an MDivBL, a DMin in hermeneutics, a ThM in biblical spirituality, and a PhD in preaching, he shares his knowledge with us on understanding the call to ministry, the authority of scripture, and the primacy of preaching. Dr. Fisher also shares his testimony with us which includes surviving a near fatal car accident in 2024 that changed the course of his life forever. You will see how God’s provision is our source of strength in this powerful story of divine intervention through the valley of the shadow of death (Ps. 23:4). Find out more about Dr. Fisher and Oklahoma Baptists through the link below.

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Fellow church member Jason Ward joins us to share his story and talk about how to discover your purpose through life's divine moments. Jason is a creative director, photographer, and entrepreneur who has written a book about finding your Gold Thread, which represents the pure and true purpose and calling God has for your life. Not knowing or understanding the course of your life can be one of the most difficult things we experience in the human condition. If that describes you, you're not alone! The good news is: God loves you, God hears you, and He desires to make your path straight. As we examine our lives we encourage you to examine your own moments and even failures that have shaped you into who you are (Rom. 5:3-4 & Eph. 2:10). See Jason's links below.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro.

0:50 First takes.

3:27 Jason's story.

12:23 Who is this book for?

22:46 Delighting in the Lord.

30:30 Our gold & black threads.

47:06 Wrestling with our calling.

50:20 Outro.

Hey everyone! This year we had a new Wednesday evening Holy Week service to contemplate the events at the cross before we celebrate Easter Sunday. So this episode is a little different in the sense that it is the live audio recording from our 2026 Holy Week service where we spent time worshiping in song, prayer, communion, and scripture readings. This episode is a great option for you to worship online for Good Friday.

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Today we are reflecting on the previous four episodes of this podcast, a series we're calling "Friends & Family", which guides us through a sequence of major life events that many of us go through — friendship, singleness/dating, parenting, and marriage. We've intentionally met with specific people for each of these chapters of life to gather insight and learn how to pursue these milestones in a walk with Christ. We hope and pray you're encouraged by these episodes and our recapping of them as you abide in Christ in whatever life stage you're currently in.

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Lead Pastor Garry McNeill and his wife, Heather McNeill, join us to share their story together and have a conversation about marriage. "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro.

0:46 The Not So Newlywed Game.

13:15 Garry & Heather's story.

22:43 The transition to marriage.

28:00 How has faith influenced your marriage?

34:53 Roles in marriage.

44:31 Marriage counsel advice.

54:53 Outro.

Today we speak with Calvin Palmer on the topic of raising children. Calvin is a father to 12 kids in which many of them have grown up in our church over the years. Raising children is a blessing from the Lord that many of us get the responsibility of nurturing in life. Parenting is not an easy task but a beautiful model of faithfulness. Instructing, disciplining with love, and providing care (spiritually and physically) are all traits that our Heavenly Father uses with us. If you're a parent, we hope this episode is an encouragment to you. If you're not a parent, we hope this episode still provides spiritual guidance that is helpful for whatever journey of life the Lord has you on.

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To continue through a series of friends and family related topics, we discuss navigating the waters of a dating relationship, along with being single. Will and Alisa Sandmann, who have recently gotten married, are here to share their experience and what things they have learned throughout their singleness and dating life. While the Bible doesn't explicitly mention "dating" as we know it in today's cultrue, it provides timeless principles focused on purity, intentionality, and godly character. Whether you are single, dating, or married, God's will for your life is that you follow Him throughout any of these life stages wholeheartedly.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro.

0:43 First takes.

5:24 Will & Alisa's story.

13:50 How did the Lord use your singleness?

25:48 What was dating llike?

39:20 When & how do you know this is the person to marry?

47:10 Singleness & dating encouragement.

55:15 Outro.

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