Episodes

  • 1 Timothy 3:14-16 - Dr. Kimara Ellefson

    1 Timothy 3:14-16 - Dr. Kimara Ellefson
    May 31 2026
    Dr. Kimara Ellefson takes us through the last three verses of chapter 3 in Paul's first letter to Timothy, where he lifts his attention from specific instructions in order to give an anchoring description of what the church is and what the church is to believe. Being the "household of God", the church is called to bear family resemblance to our Lord. As the "buttress of the truth", the church acts as a stabilizing structure to support believers in the journey of holding fast to our faith in the Living God, amidst all the alternatives that the world would offer. Our faith rests ultimately in Christ, who is the truth and revelation of God.
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    44 mins
  • 1 Timothy 3:1-13 - Dr. Kurt Owens

    1 Timothy 3:1-13 - Dr. Kurt Owens
    May 24 2026
    Pastor Kurt takes a deep dive into 1 Timothy 3:1–13, where Paul gives the church a clear picture of the kind of men who should lead and serve in God’s house. Through Paul’s profile of an overseer, we see that spiritual leadership is not about status or talent first, but about proven character, maturity, and faithfulness. Through Paul’s portrait of a deacon, we see that service in the church is also sacred work that requires dignity, integrity, and a life shaped by the gospel.
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    44 mins
  • 1 Timothy 2:8-15 - Dr. Kurt Owens

    1 Timothy 2:8-15 - Dr. Kurt Owens
    May 17 2026
    Pastor Kurt takes a deep dive into In 1 Timothy 2:8–15, where Paul moves from speaking about prayer for all people to his desire for how men and women should carry themselves within the life of the church. His desire is that the men be marked by holy, peaceable prayer and that the women be marked by modesty, godliness, and a teachable spirit rather than outward display or disorder. Then Paul gives his directive, placing boundaries around teaching and authority in a way that has become one of the most debated issues in the church. Together, the passage shows both Paul’s pastoral desire for order and godliness and his directive for how that order was to be expressed in the Ephesian church.
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    49 mins
  • 1 Timothy 2:1-7 - Dr. Kurt Owens

    1 Timothy 2:1-7 - Dr. Kurt Owens
    May 10 2026
    Pastor Kurt takes a deep dive into 1 Timothy 2:1–7, where Paul calls the church to PRAY for all people—including rulers—so the church can live credibly and the gospel can advance. He then grounds that prayer in PROCLAMATION: salvation is for all people.
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    40 mins
  • 1 Timothy 1:12-20 - Chad Ellefson

    1 Timothy 1:12-20 - Chad Ellefson
    May 3 2026
    Uflourish Church elder, Chad Ellefson, continues the series through 1st Timothy. Preaching from Paul's words to his protégé, Timothy, Chad highlights the way gratitude compels us to serve, the overwhelming mercy of God that seeks the lost, and the urgent call to hold fast to our faith.
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    34 mins
  • 1 Timothy 1:1-11 - Dr. Kurt Owens

    1 Timothy 1:1-11 - Dr. Kurt Owens
    Apr 26 2026
    Pastor Kurt takes a deep dive into 1 Timothy 1:1-11, where Paul charges Timothy to protect the message by confronting false teaching. These teachers had swerved from the true aim of sound doctrine and turned the law into a source of vain discussion. Paul also reminds Timothy that the law is good only when used properly--to expose sin, not fuel controversy.
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    43 mins
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:10-18 - Ed Wade

    2 Thessalonians 3:10-18 - Ed Wade
    Apr 19 2026
    Uflourish Church elder, Ed Wade, wraps up the series in Thessalonians looking at Paul's concluding instructions to the church in Thessalonica. As they embrace the reality of awaiting the return of Christ, Paul calls them to neither grow idle in their work nor weary in doing good.
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    41 mins
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:1-9 - Dr. Kurt Owens

    2 Thessalonians 3:1-9 - Dr. Kurt Owens
    Apr 12 2026
    Pastor Kurt takes a deep dive into 2 Thessalonians 3:1-9 where Paul urges the church to persevere under pressure by praying for the gospel to spread and trusting God’s faithfulness to strengthen and protect them. Then he calls them to follow godly examples, rejecting disorder and imitating his hardworking, non-burdensome life so the church stays unified and credible.
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    44 mins