Unshaken: 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
310 episodes
2 Corinthians 6 Discussion
Grace can be offered, heard, and even admired and still be wasted. That’s the tension we sit with as we open 2 Corinthians 6 and follow Paul’s urgent words: don’t receive the grace of God in vain, because now is the day of salvation. We talk ho...
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2 Corinthians 5 Discussion
Death, depression, and everyday suffering have a way of shrinking our vision until all we can see is what hurts right now. 2 Corinthians 5 refuses to let us stay there. We talk through Paul’s picture of our bodies as a fragile tent, then lift o...
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2 Corinthians 4 Discussion
The line “the god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers” can feel intense until you’ve watched it play out in real life. We’ve all seen it: someone you love can’t see the beauty of Jesus, and no amount of clever arguments seems to ...
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2 Corinthians 3 Discussion
You can feel the pressure to prove yourself everywhere: credentials, reputation, followers, even spiritual “wins.” We open 2 Corinthians 3 and let Paul dismantle the whole game. He refuses to build his ministry on self-commendation or external ...
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2 Corinthians 2 Discussion
A wide open door for ministry sits in front of Paul and he walks away anyway. That single decision in 2 Corinthians 2 exposes a deeper set of questions we all face: What does faithful leadership look like when your heart is heavy? When does lov...
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2 Corinthians 1 Discussion
Pain has a way of shrinking your world until all you can see is what’s right in front of you. We open 2 Corinthians 1 and let Paul speak with surprising honesty about a season of suffering so heavy he “despaired of life itself,” then we follow ...
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1 Corinthians 16 Discussion
Church life gets real when the Bible starts talking about money, relationships, awkward greetings, and the kind of strength that actually protects people. We’re in 1 Corinthians 16, where Paul moves from big theology to daily practice: a weekly...
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1 Corinthians 15 Discussion
If you strip Christianity down to its load-bearing wall, Paul points to one claim: Jesus rose from the dead. That’s where we spend our time today as we work through 1 Corinthians 15 with Pastor Pleck and Pastor Holland, outlining the chapter an...
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1 Corinthians 14 Discussion
If church feels like a fog machine for the soul, 1 Corinthians 14 brings you back to earth. We sit down with Paul’s most practical guidance on spiritual gifts and ask a blunt question: does what we do in public worship actually build people up,...
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1 Corinthians 13 Discussion
If everything you do for God could still be “a noisy gong,” would you want to know why? We open 1 Corinthians 13 and let it confront the way we talk, serve, argue, and even “minister,” because Paul refuses to separate spiritual power from Chris...
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1 Corinthians 12 Discussion
If you’ve ever looked around church and thought, “I’m not like these people, so I must not belong,” 1 Corinthians 12 has a better word for you. We’re Pastor Plek and Pastor Holland, and we unpack Paul’s most practical picture of the Christian l...
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