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The Seacoast Podcast: Things You Won't Hear On Sunday

The Seacoast Podcast: Things You Won't Hear On Sunday captures meaningful – and often challenging -- conversations that happen off the stage amongst the people of Seacoast. Hang with us and guests we love to learn from, including authors, artists, pastors, and many others who share their stories of struggle and oftentimes, how God's grace brought about peace and redemption. We hope listening in to our discussions revolving around church, theology, and culture will feel like slowing down and hanging with friends. You'll be encouraged, laugh, find solidarity with someone else's story, or see things from a new point of view. What if listening to other perspectives was the first step in loving people with a different point of view? We're giving it a shot.

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The Seacoast Podcast: Things You Won't Hear On Sunday

32 - Should Christians Become “Better Christians” Over Time?

March 06, 2023 • Seacoast Church

The church is the “righteousness of God,” (2 Corinthians 5:21) but not as a result of anything one has done (or refrains from doing). Last time we checked, people of all types are still making messes everywhere with everything. The only scenario in which one can truly live the right way is when the Spirit is working through and in a person’s heart. But shouldn’t one still try hard as well? It's common knowledge that deep change can't be made in passivity. But if it’s a work of the Holy Spirit, what does "putting forth effort" even look like, and what's the risks of getting all this wrong? Joey, Lynne and Teddy discuss while reflecting on their own life-journeys of faith.

But at the top of the episode, Darrel Wallace, who tunes into Seacoast services as a volunteer every Sunday through Church Online, stops by to share his life story. Despite a fair share of pain in his life, including emotional neglect from his parents, the loss of his wife to cancer, and a stint of being homeless, this Seacoaster is full of smiles and is about as thankful and optimistic as they come.

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Darrel Wallace ("Festus") / Facebook
Lynne Stroy, co-host / Instagram
Teddy Winter, co-host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, co-host / Instagram
Bri Smoak, co-host, narrator / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

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