Welcome to the Farther Along Podcast: The place where sermons can be shared farther along than the local congregation they were given in. With the technology available to us, and in an easily digestible format, we hope to send quality Christian teaching farther along to whoever in the world is listening. We aim to make solid gospel preaching more accessible in the hopes of bringing us all of us closer together and closer to Jesus.
Latest episodes
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33 min
#20 - God Created Everything - Patrick Swayne
Today’s episode comes from Alaska where my friend Patrick Swayne preaches. Patrick takes us all the way back to the beginning and focuses on the first lesson the Bible brings to ou…
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32 min
#19 - The Sacrifice (Genesis 22:1-19) - G. Clay Leonard
Today’s episode comes from Clay Leonard on a tough text from the book of Genesis. Do you remember God’s command to Abraham to kill his son Isaac? If you’re like me and grew up in S…
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42 min
#18 - Dealing with Relativism - Trevor Major 🇳🇿
After the past two episodes, I’m reminded how much I miss New Zealand church of Christ family camps. This next lesson completes the recent trilogy from last year’s Easter camp and…
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32 min
#17 - Dealing with Conflict - Todd O'Donnell 🇳🇿
Laughter? Bad audio quality? Heartfelt lessons nonetheless? You’re probably at camp! This lesson is the next in a series from New Zealand. Todd O’Donnell reminds us in a lightheart…
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43 min
#16 - Dealing with a Mixed Up World - Kent O'Donnell 🇳🇿
The next few episodes are coming all the way from New Zealand and will be a little bit longer than usual. That’s because the members of the churches of Christ over there get togeth…
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33 min
#15 - Glorifying God in Your Gender - Robert Hatfield
Gender. It’s a concept we likely took for granted. Men are men and women are women. Right? Our culture has introduced complexity to something that many of us never even thought cou…
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17 min
#14 - New Year, New Opportunities - John Jones
Have you ever made a New Years Resolution? This is usually the time of year when wives all over the world collectively roll their eyes for some far fetched scheme that their husban…
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22 min
#13 - What Are You Giving? - Justin Rogers
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or at least that’s what the song tells us. It certainly is a time of year in our culture when people, whether religious or not, seem to be…
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32 min
#12 - Loving the Samaritan - Doug Burleson
Biblical characters and people groups have deeply impacted our common vocabulary, even thousands of miles away and thousands of years later. If someone was to call you a “Doubting…
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32 min
#11 - Connected to the Body of Christ: A Study on Church ‘Membership’ - John Jones
Jesus wants his followers to be connected with one another. What exactly does that look like in my local congregation? Thanks for joining us today as we study how the Lord adds us…
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29 min
#10 - Burned Out: When Ministry Drains You - Chris Fry
Our episode today comes from Chris Fry. Chris has served in ministry for over 20 years and now serves as Director of Latin Teams with Great Cites Missions. Have you ever considered…
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26 min
#9 - Fight the Good Fight of Faith - Lance Mosher
As Christians, our spiritual walk can be described as a battle. At the very end of his life, Paul could say, in 2 Timothy 4:7 that he fought the Good Fight. How is your battle goin…
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48 min
Restoration History #2 - "Civil Government" by David Lipscomb (Chapter 1b)
For the first time, the Farther Along podcast would like to take something written in the past and bring its message farther along than the libraries and archives where it may be f…
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28 min
Restoration History #1 - "Civil Government" by David Lipscomb (Chapter 1a)
As mentioned in the intro, check out https://thechristianexile.com for articles about how Christians, as exiles and strangers in this world, can best understand Jesus’s kingdom and…
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33 min
#8 - Vote for Pharaoh! - David Pharr
Have you voted? Who did you vote for? If we don’t win this election, this will be the end of democracy! Maybe you’ve been asked these questions or heard similar sentiments because…
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19 min
#7 - Sanctified for Service (Isaiah 6:1-10) - John Jones
There are certain words that you will likely never hear outside of a church building. One of those words is sanctification. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 tells us that our sanctification is…
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30 min
#6 - The Family of God is an Army - Kurt Montooth
The children’s song: I’m in the Lord’s Army is likely a favorite at Vacation Bible Schools all across this country. The song mentions being in the Lord’s army, but not marching in…
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22 min
#5 - What the Word Tells us about the World (1 John) - John Jones
One of my favorite songs is “This world is not my home.” I remember singing it as a child, without knowing what it meant. I sang it before I ever knew how alluring certain aspects…
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24 min
#4 - Finding Encouragement in the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) - John Jones
Where do you look for encouragement? There are encouraging messages coming from many different directions in this world, but are all of them true? As Christians we need to find con…
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31 min
#3 - Dealing with Suicide - Lance Mosher
Suicide. It’s a word we’d rather not say, but whether we say it or not, it is a reality that darkens the doors of our communities and even the Lord’s church. In this lesson Lance M…