The Austin Stone Podcast

Justin Lopez teaches on the ministry of reconciliation from 2 Corinthians 5:17-20.

“I wasn’t in a good place when Jesus began pursuing me, and I didn’t want to be a part of His family, but He didn’t stop pursuing me.” Jon and Ben felt convicted by the Spirit to serve in the foster care system, but as two single men, they weren’t sure what role they could play. With the Lord’s leading, they enacted a plan to start a Parents’ Night Out program on a monthly basis to give parents an opportunity to have a night to themselves. Developing the Parents’ Night Out has been hard, and its growth has been stalled along the way. But with the support of their Missional Community, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, God is using Jon and Ben to serve foster families.

Greg Breazeale teaches on setting our minds on the hope that we have in Jesus Christ from 1 Peter 1:13.

"That would have never happened if God had not developed these relationships. Absolutely, hands down, no way."When Ben and Jessica decided to be Goers, they looked for an unreached Muslim community with which to share the grace and love of Jesus. They could have never imagined the remote island where they would end up or the pizza restaurant the community would help them build. Though at times they are overwhelmed with loneliness as the only believers they know, they have faith that God has put them there for a reason.

Matt Carter teaches on remembering the joy of our salvation from 1 Peter 1:10-12.

Matt Carter teaches on the three characteristics of genuine faith from 1 Peter 1:8-9.

Matt Carter teaches on how suffering reveals genuine faith, for the praise and honor and glory of Christ from 1 Peter 1:6-7.

“An abortion is something you never forget. I’ll always be sad, but I’m forgiven."Less than two months into a relationship with her boyfriend, Michelle found herself pregnant at 18. Fearing the consequences of being a young mother and the disappointment of her parents, she followed her boyfriend’s advice and got an abortion. Her sin haunted her for years, but she has now been fully redeemed in Christ.

Halim Suh teaches on our secure, living hope from 1 Peter 1:3-5.

When Kenny discovered his gift for debate in high school, he thought the Lord was calling him to be an attorney. He led weekly worship services for his classmates in high school and college, but he was still pursuing his own desires and struggling with self-righteousness and self-glorification.Ultimately, God used corporate worship to change Kenny’s heart, and now he sees what the Lord always had planned for him.