September 27, 2026 • Sermon Summary Romans 13:8-14 — Week 23 This week Pastor Mel preached Romans 13:8-14, where Paul turns from governing authority to the people inside the church. His call to a divided church is love — not a starry-eyed feeling but a sacrificial practice. It’s the only debt worth carrying. Paul sumsContinue reading “Romans – Week 23: Romans 13:8-14”
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BACK40 E130 – One Side of Hell, Wielding Power
September 25, 2026 • The Back 40 Leadership Podcast Episode 130 — One Side of Hell, Wielding Power Mel, Joel, and Michael discuss one side of hell that rarely gets talked about — the final realization of how much God loved the people who turned away from him, and why hell is the natural endContinue reading “BACK40 E130 – One Side of Hell, Wielding Power”
Romans – Week 22: Romans 13:1-7
September 20, 2026 • Sermon Summary Romans 13:1-7 — Week 22 Pastor Mel preached Romans 13:1-7, the passage on how a Christian relates to governing authority. He makes the case that believers are called to submit to the authorities God places over them — even the ones they did not vote for. Submission to authorityContinue reading “Romans – Week 22: Romans 13:1-7”
Bible Study E14 – Genesis 6:1-10
September 17, 2026 • Summit Bible Study Episode 14 · Genesis 6:1-10 This study moves into Genesis 6:1-10 and the events leading up to the Flood. As humanity multiplies, so does its corruption — the sons of God (Seth’s godly line) take wives from the daughters of man (the apostate line of Cain), and godlinessContinue reading “Bible Study E14 – Genesis 6:1-10”
Romans – Week 21: Romans 12:9-21
September 13, 2026 • Sermon Summary Romans – Week 21: Romans 12:9-21 Pastor Mel preached Romans 12:9-21, the final movement of Romans chapter 12. After eleven chapters of doctrine, Paul turns to the practical shape of life in a divided church — and his prescription for unity is genuine love: costly, sacrificial, and possible onlyContinue reading “Romans – Week 21: Romans 12:9-21”
Leadership Night – Lessons from Jack Welch
September 10, 2026 • Leadership Night Lessons from Jack Welch Pastor Mel mines six leadership lessons from Jack Welch — the CEO who grew General Electric many times over. Control your destiny, or someone else will. Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be. Be candid —Continue reading “Leadership Night – Lessons from Jack Welch”
BACK40 E129 – Predicting A.I., Contagious Sin, Equally Yoked
September 10, 2026 • The Back 40 Leadership Podcast Episode 129 — Predicting A.I., Contagious Sin, Equally Yoked Mel and Michael discuss artificial intelligence — where it is headed, and the “alignment problem” that keeps researchers up at night. They discuss the unfolding value of writing true, useful thinking into the world. Then sin asContinue reading “BACK40 E129 – Predicting A.I., Contagious Sin, Equally Yoked”
Romans – Week 20: Romans 12:3-8
September 6, 2026 • Sermon Summary Romans 12:3-8 — Week 20 Pastor Eran Holt picked up Romans 12:3-8 one week after the call to be transformed by the renewing of your mind, asking a plain question: if God has truly changed a person, what would you actually see? Paul answers with four ordinary changes —Continue reading “Romans – Week 20: Romans 12:3-8”
