The UnSunday Show
The UnSunday Show asks honest questions about the origin and validity of institutional church rules, traditions, and practices. These religious rules and practices lead us away from the simplicity of the gospel and into an exhausting performance-based experience that is designed to perpetuate itself by placing ever increasing demands on its people and are of no value in Christ. If you're exhausted from trying to keep all the religious rules that have been placed on you, listen in to these conversations as we rediscover the freedom we've been given, apart from religion and empty religious obligation.
Episodes
136 episodes
Doing from Overflow, Not Obligation
Amber Stephens joined me in this YouTube livestream as we talk about doing from the freedom and overflow of grace, not from religious obligation and guilt. Links mentioned in this video:The video version of this episode: https://www...
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Episode 136
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1:08:39
Take Five: Performance-Based Christianity
In Matthew 15 Jesus is talking to the scribes and Pharisees when he says this:"You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship...
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Episode 135
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9:25
The Law, Fulfilled and Abolished: Did Paul and Jesus Agree?
One of the things I get pushback on from time to time is the idea that Paul was incorrect in saying that the Law was abolished and in fact, he was contradicting Jesus' words in Matthew 5 when Jesus said he didn't come to abolish the Law. I thin...
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Episode 134
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34:45
Take Five: Is The Holy Spirit Policing You? (133)
I used to think the Holy Spirit was convicting me of my sins. When I would leave a church service feeling bad about myself, I assigned that bad feeling to the Holy Spirit. The worse I felt after a Sunday sermon, the better I thought the sermon ...
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Episode 133
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12:05
Who Has Bewitched You? (132)
What qualifies as a false gospel? According to Paul, any mixture of law and grace. Mixing law and grace isn't neutral. It's toxic. It's deadly. Righteousness and the forgiveness of sins is by faith from first to last. It doesn't rely on me to a...
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Episode 132
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22:13
Take Five: Perfection, Not Progress (131)
In this episode of Take Five, let's talk about what God requires. At the end of Matthew chapter five, Jesus tells those listening that what God requires is perfection. So let's talk about that today.
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Episode 131
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6:42
Take Five: Christ is the End of the Law (130)
Today I am introducing you to a group of shorter episodes that I’m going to start dropping in between the regular longer episodes that I do. I’m calling these shorter episodes Take Five. In this first Take Five, Let's t...
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Episode 130
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9:37
Was the Sermon on the Mount Intended for the Church? (129)
This episode is available in video on the UnSunday YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/bFNtpuVi5MgMike Kapler joins me today as we talk about the Sermon on the Mount. Were Jesus' words in Matthe...
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Episode 129
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51:49
Is Hebrews 10:25 About Joining a Church? (128)
Is Hebrews 10:25 about modern church attendance or membership? Does it mean I need to be involved in church and conforming to church rules and expectations or is it referencing something else? Is it a call to belong to a religious organization ...
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Episode 128
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30:39
The Lord's Prayer In Context: Forgiving to be Forgiven? (127)
In this episode I take a look at the Lord's Prayer in response to a listener's question about the forgiveness of sins. Do we have to forgive others in order to be forgiven? And how does that fit in to what I said in a previous video about 1 Joh...
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Episode 127
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30:29
Covenant Context: The Big Picture in Understanding the Bible (126)
What is the New Covenant? What is the Old Covenant? Why does it matter? In this episode I take a high-level overview of the Old and New Covenants and why knowing the difference between the two is important when we read the Bible. This is a topi...
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Episode 126
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17:31
The Gospel at 70: A Quiet Confidence (125)
Age doesn’t diminish faith or make it less relevant—it clarifies it. This is the gospel after decades of life experiences, needing to be right, letting go, listening, and learning that the only thing that matters is faith expressing itself in l...
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Episode 125
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25:39
Untangling the Tithing Myth, with Joel Brueseke (124)
Joel Brueseke joins me as we talk about tithing. What is tithing? Where did it come from? Are we supposed to tithe? Is it a sin not to tithe? Does God want us to tithe to the local church? Hint: You can keep your money. Let's talk.
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Episode 124
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49:50
Sin Confession and Religious Paranoia: What Does 1 John 1:9 Mean? (123)
Do you feel the constant pressure put on you by religion to be confessing all of your sins while at the same time, filled with anxiety and seldom experiencing peace? What if I told you 1 John 1:9 has nothing to do with believers recounting all ...
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Episode 123
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34:48
Do Churches Need a Pastor in Charge? (122)
Are local assemblies supposed to be centered around one person or a small group of people, or has that emphasis forced the gifts of the Spirit and the full expression of Christ into obscurity? Let's talk.The video version of this episode...
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Episode 122
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20:57
Jesus' Heart For His Church: My Conversation with Jon Zens (121)
Jon Zens joins me today for an open discussion about church. Is the institutional church model that is all around us an accurate reflection of the mind of Christ for his people, or have we settled for something far less than what we see in the ...
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Episode 121
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49:26
The Reality of Not Fitting In, Part 2: You Can't Unsee This (120)
In this episode I continue the topic of not fitting in when it comes to the institutional church and religion. Let's look at 3 main topics.1. You have new spiritual DNA2. You can't unsee once you've seen3. Finding community is a...
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Episode 120
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25:55
The Reality of Not Fitting In, Part 1: Church and Ekklesia (119)
This episode is available in video format here: https://youtu.be/vHH8tYyzNIEMaybe the reason you don't fit in church… is because you were never meant to. In Part 1: Church and Ekklesia,...
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Episode 119
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15:52
Guilt-Driven Faith: How Religion Uses Guilt to Control You (118)
Amber Stephens (https://www.youtube.com/@breathin.godsgrace247) joined me live on Sunday, November 9th as we explored the topic of living life in a guilt-driven faith. Here's the Grac...
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Episode 118
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1:22:11
Breaking Down Religious Strongholds - Live With Joel Brueseke (117)
Joel Brueseke from the Growing in Grace podcast joined me for this YouTube livestream as we talked about the strongholds of church and religion that have a grip on us and are so much a part of us and our thinking after spending decades in that ...
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Episode 117
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58:41
The Ascension of Church Leaders Diminished the Free-Flowing Expression of Christ (116)
When church leaders ascended and became prominent in the assembly, the body of Christ suffered and continues to suffer. This episode takes a look at how institutional leadership reshaped gatherings that were once spontaneous, relational, and Sp...
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Episode 116
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11:03
The Gospel Alone vs. Church and Human Add-Ons (115)
Amber Stephens joins me in this episode of The UnSunday Show as we ask the question, "Is the gospel enough?" Does the gospel need our help? Why do we think it does and why do we add things to it that actually diminish it? Additionally, why do w...
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Episode 115
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48:28
Gospel Roundtable - New Covenant Grace: What The Church Ignores (114)
Four believers (Joel Brueseke, Amber Stephens, Mike Kapler, and Mike Adams) sit down for a powerful and honest conversation about grace, the New Covenant, and why mixing Law with performance is hurting people in the church. No titles, no pulpit...
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Episode 114
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56:20
Community Without Roll Call: Exchanging Freedom For a Contract (113)
Is signing a formal church membership contract a necessary expression of loyalty? Has the institutional church traded the freedom of life in Christ for institutional control? In this episode I explore how formal membership contracts — often loa...
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Episode 113
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1:53:36
Church Bullying: When Faith Turns Into Fear (112)
What happens when church becomes a breeding ground for control, fear, and manipulation? This episode of The UnSunday Show exposes the patterns of church bullying, from toxic leadership to spiritual abuse that often occurs when the institutional...
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Episode 112
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1:14:29
