Bible Study Podcast

The version of Jesus most people carry in their minds — gentle, passive, blonde-haired, blue-eyed — is not the Jesus of Scripture. The real Jesus turned over tables, carried heavy stone, wept publicly, welcomed the outcast, and went to the cross without flinching. This episode is a conversation with Derek Mack about what genuine biblical masculinity actually looks like when Jesus is the model instead of culture.

In this episode:
• Why our domesticated version of Jesus has produced a domesticated version of men
• The Greek word androzomai — play the man — and why Polycarp heard it from heaven before he burned
• Andrew Tate and why half-truths are more dangerous than outright lies
• The Peter Pan generation — living in Neverland, escaping into video games, avoiding the call to grow up
• Why the fatherless crisis is at the center of everything happening with men right now
• 1 Corinthians 16:13 and the call to be on guard, stand firm, be courageous, be strong, and do everything in love
• Stop waiting for permission to be strong

SPONSORS & SUPPORT
This podcast is a nonprofit. If you would like to support the work we are doing here, you can give at https://commissionedcollective.org/

This podcast is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation that we use when reading and studying the Bible, as well as for preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English and delivers the best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. With its easy to read and easy to understand language, the NIV is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you! https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

📖 Visit https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst to start your free trial today

Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Derek Mack — https://www.instagram.com/derekmack_

#BibleStudy #Masculinity #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast #BiblicalMasculinity

A good father does not correct a child he has given up on. He corrects the one he is still invested in — the one he delights in. This episode is a conversation with Preston Morrison about what God's correction actually is, why it is one of the clearest signs of His love, and how to respond when you feel that prompting that something is off.
In this episode:
Proverbs 3 — the Lord disciplines those He loves, as a father the son He delights in
Why correction from God sounds nothing like condemnation from the enemy
What God's wrath in Romans 1 actually is — and why most people misread it
What it feels like when the Holy Spirit corrects you — even in the smallest moments
Why the faster you are grieved by what grieves God the closer you are to Him
Don't run from correction — run toward it like the buffalo in the storm
Repentance — teshuvah, metanoia, and what Jesus meant in Mark 1

SPONSORS & SUPPORT
This podcast is a nonprofit. If you would like to support the work we are doing here, you can give at https://commissionedcollective.org/
This podcast is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation that we use when reading and studying the Bible, as well as for preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English and delivers the best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. With it’s easy to read and easy to understand language, the NIV is true to God's Word and true to the reader.
Find an NIV Bible that’s right for you! https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
📖 Visit https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst to start your free trial today

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Preston Morrison — https://www.instagram.com/prestonmorrison

#BibleStudy #HolySpirit #Conviction #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

Jesus did not die for followers. He did not die for servants. He died to restore our friendship with God — and we have to come back to the table. This episode is a conversation with Preston Morrison about what it looks like to re-dig the old wells, tear down what is competing with God, and return to the simple things that have always carried the presence of God.
In this episode:
Preston's fostering and adoption story — why God told him this was not for Maxon, it was for him
The pleasure of the Lord — what it is, what produces it, and why it becomes an addiction
Idols defined — anything that occupies the part of your heart God alone was meant to occupy
Why addressing idols is romantic not religious — the marriage illustration that reframes everything
John 15 and friendship with God — why this has to be at the center of everything
What the church needs to recover right now — worship, the Word, prayer, intercession, and patience
Memorial stones — Joshua 4 and why we need to remember what God has done before we ask for what is next
SPONSORS & SUPPORT
This podcast is a nonprofit. If you would like to support the work we are doing here, you can give at https://commissionedcollective.org/

This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading, studying, and preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English, delivering the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. It is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

📖 NIV Lectio Bible: Rediscover a contemplative method of reading Scripture with a seamless, minimalistic design. https://bibl.es/NIVLectioBible

 📖 NIV Jesus Bible: Encounter the living Jesus throughout all of Scripture. https://bibl.es/NIVJesusBible

 📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you! https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/
We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
📖 Visit https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst to start your free trial today

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Preston Morrison — https://www.instagram.com/prestonmorrison
#BibleStudy #Revival #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast #FriendshipWithGod

Spiritual formation is an intentional process of being transformed into Christ-likeness — for the sake of others. That last phrase is what the church has quietly dropped. This episode is a rich, theologically deep conversation with Pastor Michael Koulianos about what formation was always meant to be, why the self has become the center of so much Christian practice, and how the cross reorders everything.

In this episode:
Why the current obsession with personality, calling, and passion is a sign of expressive individualism making its way into the church
Find a church and stay there — Eugene Peterson's one line that reframes everything about how we approach community
The vine and the branches — why severing anything God is doing from the Lord Himself turns it into an idol
Pre-fall Adam was not self-aware — he was enamored with God, and that is what formation is recovering
Why Jesus does not give life — He gives Himself, and in giving Himself He gives life
Angela's honest testimony of being platformed before she was rooted and what kept her tethered to Jesus
The Christian life includes you but it is not about you

SPONSORS & SUPPORT
This podcast is a nonprofit. If you would like to support the work we are doing here, you can give at https://commissionedcollective.org/
This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading, studying, and preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English, delivering the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. It is true to God's Word and true to the reader.
📖 NIV Lectio Bible: Rediscover a contemplative method of reading Scripture with a seamless, minimalistic design. https://bibl.es/NIVLectioBible
 📖 NIV Jesus Bible: Encounter the living Jesus throughout all of Scripture. https://bibl.es/NIVJesusBible
 📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you! https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/
We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
📖 Visit https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst to start your free trial today

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Pastor Michael Koulianos — https://www.instagram.com/michaelkoulianos/

#BibleStudy #Intercession #Prayer #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

Pastor Michael Koulianos has been in rooms where the Holy Spirit moved in ways that could not be explained, manufactured, or replicated. He has also been in rooms where everything was tried and nothing happened. This episode is a conversation about the difference — what revival actually is, what produces it, and why the church in the West is so hungry for something she has largely stopped making room for.

In this episode:
• The Holy Spirit is a person not a force — and that distinction changes everything
• You can grieve the Holy Spirit — what that means practically and why most of us do it without realizing
• Pastor Michael's personal story — how an encounter with the Holy Spirit redirected the entire trajectory of his life
• What it looks like when the Holy Spirit actually moves vs. when it is manufactured enthusiasm
• Revival is not an event — it is what happens when the people of God return to their first love
• What the church needs to recover right now and what Pastor Michael believes God is stirring
• How to position yourself and your community to make room for the Holy Spirit

SPONSORS & SUPPORT
This podcast is a nonprofit. If you would like to support the work we are doing here, you can give at https://commissionedcollective.org/

This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading, studying, and preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English, delivering the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. It is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

📖 NIV Lectio Bible: Rediscover a contemplative method of reading Scripture with a seamless, minimalistic design. https://bibl.es/NIVLectioBible
📖 NIV Jesus Bible: Encounter the living Jesus throughout all of Scripture. https://bibl.es/NIVJesusBible
📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you! https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

📖 Visit https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst to start your free trial today

Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Michael Koulianos — https://www.instagram.com/michaelkoulianos/

#BibleStudy #HolySpirit #Revival #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast