Breakaway Chapter a Day
Pastor Chris Plekenpol and his guests explore the Bible together one chapter at a time. They offer practical insights, theological depth, and real-life applications. Dive in for engaging discussions that bring God’s Word to life, one chapter at a time!
Episodes
538 episodes
Genesis 9 Discussion
A rainbow in the sky can feel like a cultural shortcut now, but Genesis 9 gives it a weightier meaning: God’s covenant promise to the whole world after the flood. We open with Noah as a kind of “second Adam,” blessed by God and told to be fruit...
Genesis 8 Discussion
God remembered Noah. That one sentence in Genesis 8 hits like a lifeline, because it speaks to everyone who’s felt small, stuck, or forgotten in a massive world. We talk through what it means that God doesn’t lose track of his people, even when...
Genesis 7 Discussion
Mosquitoes. The ark. And a word that sounds simple until you try to live it: righteous. We sit down with Pastor Plek, Jordan Smith, Adrian, and Scotty Cody Sparks to dig into Genesis 7 with the kind of questions people actually ask when they re...
Genesis 6 Discussion
Genesis 6 is one of those Bible passages that can send your imagination into overdrive and it can also expose what you really believe about sin, power, and faith. We jump straight into the question everyone asks: who were the Nephilim, and what...
Genesis 5 Discussion
Genesis 5 can feel like the part you skim, but we slow down and find the storyline inside the genealogy. The names from Adam to Noah aren’t just history, they’re a spiritual contrast between two ways to live. We talk about why Enoch stands out ...
Genesis 4 Discussion
Murder shows up in the Bible before most of us expect it, and Genesis 4 makes it impossible to shrug off as “ancient history.” We sit down with Jordan Smith and Cody Sparks alongside Pastor Pleck to unpack Cain and Abel with clear commentary an...
Genesis 3 Discussion
Genesis 3 is one of the most quoted chapters in the Bible, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. We slow down and read the Fall as a story about trust before it’s a story about rules: the serpent’s first move is to paint God as unreliabl...
Genesis 2 Discussion
Dirt, breath, rivers, mist, marriage, sex, and shame, Genesis 2 is way more concrete than people expect. We sit down with Jordan Smith and Cody Sparks and take the chapter line by line, starting with the moment God forms Adam from the dust and ...
Genesis 1 Discussion
Light shows up on Day 1. The sun and moon do not show up until Day 4. That single detail in Genesis 1 can either spark a pointless fight or open up a deeper, more worshipful way of reading the Bible. We dig into what the text actually emphasize...
Revelation 22 Discussion
A river clear as crystal. A tree that never stops bearing fruit. A final promise that cuts through every anxious headline: Jesus says, “Surely I am coming soon.” We open Revelation 22 and follow its closing images all the way to the heart of Ch...
Revelation 21 Discussion
Revelation 21 doesn’t just promise “something better.” It shows you a city, names on gates, stones in foundations, and a future where God personally ends the things that haunt human life: death, mourning, crying, and pain. We take you line by l...