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What are you connecting your hope to right now? In this episode, Mike Hess teaches from 1 Peter 1:3 and answers the question that Peter wrote to first-century Christians who had lost jobs, land, and family for their faith. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is the confident expectation that God will be true to his promises, grounded in the historical reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This was true in the first century. Mike makes the case it is just as true in 2026.
 
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Palm Sunday opens the most significant week the church observes. Everything this week points toward the cross and the empty tomb.
 
Mark and Tamar walk through everything happening at McGregor during Holy Week: the Newcomers Coffee today on campus between the Faith Building and the Worship Center, the Parent-Child Dedication video airing in Sunday services, the Good News Guys event Monday night at 6:30 PM in the Grace Building (sold out with over 400 tickets), and the Midweek Passion Service on Wednesday, April 1 at 6:30 PM in the Worship Center, which includes dinner, the Lord's Supper, and a benevolence offering. They also talk through the Easter invite cards, share a statistic about how open people actually are to a church invitation, and look ahead to April 12 when McGregor moves to Fellowship Hall for Renew Phase 2.
 
Whether you're a longtime member, a first-time guest, or someone who hasn't been to church in a while, this week at McGregor gives you more than one place to land. The invitation is open. Resurrection Sunday is April 5.
 
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On the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter, hope looked buried. In this episode, Rob Flint Jr. walks us through Matthew 27:62-66, the passage most people skip on the way to the resurrection, and shows us what happens when the world’s most powerful forces try to contain a dead man. More than that, he asks the honest question: when God feels silent in your own life, where do you turn? This is an episode for anyone who has ever found themselves in the waiting.
 
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What do you do with hope when life has already broken you? In this episode, Pastor Russell Howard takes us to a single verse, 1 Peter 2:24, and unpacks three things the cross of Jesus accomplishes: our burden is borne, our bondage is broken, and our brokenness is healed. This is where Living Hope begins. Not in positive thinking, but in what Christ has already done for us on the cross.
 
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What does the Bible mean when it says a household believed, and what credit do believing parents deserve when their child comes to faith?
 
In this episode of Beyond the Notes, Pastor Russell Howard follows up on questions that came in after his Sunday message on the parables of the treasure hidden in a field and the pearl of great price. He works through the four household passages in Acts, including the account of the Philippian jailer in Acts 16:31-33, and applies a foundational principle of biblical interpretation: clear Scripture must interpret less clear Scripture. That leads him to Ezekiel 18, a chapter that addresses the question of inherited righteousness and inherited guilt directly. He traces the chapter's three-generation argument and closes with the theological claim the chapter makes plainly.
 
Whether you grew up in a believing home and have wondered how much that shaped your faith, or you are a parent burdened by a child who has walked away, this episode gives you a clear biblical framework. Families influence faith. But salvation is not transmitted through a family. It spreads one soul at a time.
 
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Matthew - The King has Come
"Pictures Of The Kingdom"
(Matthew 13:44-52)
Ian this episode of the McGregor Podcast, Pastor Russell explores Matthew 13:44-52, sharing four vivid parables that reveal the nature of God’s kingdom. He emphasizes that discovering the gospel is both a personal and priceless experience, urging listeners to prioritize Jesus above all else. The episode also wrns of the coming judgment and stresses the urgency of genuine faith. Pastor Russell challenges believers to deliver the message of Christ to others, highlighting the importance of joyful generosity and obedience. This powerful message inspires viewers to embrace and share the value of the gospel in their daily lives.
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March 22, 2026Russell Howard • Lead Pastor
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Easter is days away, and one question runs through this episode: who are you going to invite?
 
Hosts Mark and Tamar walk through the full week ahead at McGregor, welcoming producer Christian back after paternity leave and introducing the church family to Arlo Miller. Topics include Newcomer Coffee returning to the green on March 29, the Good News event on Monday March 30 at 6:30 PM in the Grace Building for kids and families, Palm Sunday night of worship at 5:00 PM, the midweek passion service on April 1 at 6:30 PM with a fellowship meal from 4:30 to 6, and what to expect as Renew Phase 2 preparations begin.
 
The episode closes with a statistic worth sitting with: 70% of Americans say they would attend church if a friend personally invited them. Easter cards and missional kits are ready.
 
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Few questions carry more weight than this one: what actually separates Catholic and Protestant belief, and does it still matter?In this Hot Topic teaching, Pastor Russell Howard walks through four major areas where Catholicism and evangelical Christianity converge and diverge, covering the canon of Scripture, the authority of the Bible alone, the veneration of Mary and the saints, and the nature of justification before God.At the heart of the conversation is one defining question: is Christ's work on the cross a finished act or a contribution to an ongoing process? Whether you grew up Catholic, left the faith, or simply want to understand what you believe and why, this teaching gives you a biblical framework to think clearly and speak charitably.
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The Fate of the Fallen, from our Midweek Bible Study: "Book of Jude" - 3.18.26
Taught by Russell Howard.
Unbelief is not a passive thing. It is active, dangerous, and Scripture takes it with complete seriousness. In this Wednesday night teaching, Pastor Russell Howard works through Jude 5-7, showing how three Old Testament examples, apostate Jews, fallen angels, and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, each trace the same fatal pattern: unbelief leads to rebellion, and rebellion leads to judgment. He addresses the difference between someone who has genuinely trusted Christ and someone who has only ever dabbled around the edges of Christianity. Whether you are wrestling with doubt, examining your own faith, or trying to understand what the Bible says about those who walk away, this teaching gives you a biblical framework to think clearly and stand firm.
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Few questions carry more weight than this one: what actually separates Catholic and Protestant belief, and does it still matter?In this Hot Topic teaching, Pastor Russell Howard walks through four major areas where Catholicism and evangelical Christianity converge and diverge, covering the canon of Scripture, the authority of the Bible alone, the veneration of Mary and the saints, and the nature of justification before God.At the heart of the conversation is one defining question: is Christ's work on the cross a finished act or a contribution to an ongoing process? Whether you grew up Catholic, left the faith, or simply want to understand what you believe and why, this teaching gives you a biblical framework to think clearly and speak charitably.
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