Further
Further is a weekly show for the people of Harmony Bible Church, where we seek to revisit and expand on Sunday sermons, with the goal of growing deeper in Biblical truth that transforms our lives.
Episodes
154 episodes
Episode 151: Surrender for the Soul
In today’s episode, Brenton and Chris dive into the difficult but essential topic of surrender and submission in the Christian life, exploring why trusting God and earthly authority can feel so challenging. They discuss how pride, control, past...
Episode 150: Rest for the Soul
In today’s episode of Further, Chris Carr and Brenton Grimm discuss Jesus’ invitation to find true rest in Him rather than in religion, productivity, or self-reliance. They explore how modern culture rewards busyness and individualism while oft...
Episode 149 : Hope for the Soul
In today’s episode, Brenton and Chris continue their conversation on the soul, challenging the common tendency to either ignore it or misunderstand it as something vague and detached from everyday life. They explore how this confusion impacts s...
Episode 148: Life for the Soul
In today’s episode, Paul Fischbach fills in for Brenton Grimm and sits down with Pastor Chris to reflect on what God has been doing through Harmony’s “All In” journey. They share stories of life change from recent events and celebrate the growt...
Episode 147: Believe
In today’s episode of Further, hosted by Brenton Grimm, pastors Nathan Williams, Matt Mitchell, and Andrew Wiese dive into the theme of belief through the story of Thomas in the Gospel of John. The conversation unpacks the tension betw...
Episode 146: Easter Continued…
In this episode of Further, Brenton Grimm and Chris Carr unpack the significance of the resurrection in John 20, with a particular focus on why the bodily resurrection of Jesus truly matters. They challenge common assumptions about eternity, re...
Episode 145 : It Is Finished
In this episode of Further, the team reflects on the opening of the new Fort Madison campus and the powerful message behind Jesus’ words, “It is finished.” They unpack why we naturally drift toward trying to earn, prove, or pay for wha...
Episode 144: The Crucifixion
In this episode of Further, Brenton Grimm and Chris Carr walk through the crucifixion in John 19, focusing on the depth and meaning of Christ’s suffering. They wrestle with the tension between God’s sovereignty and human responsibility...
Episode 143: Behold the Man, the Son of God, Your King
In this episode of Further, Brenton sits down with Clay Baker to dig into John 19 and the powerful titles given to Jesus: man, Son of God, and king. Clay unpacks how John uses irony in the passage, why understanding the author’s purpos...
Episode 142: Is Jesus My King?
In this episode of Further, Brenton Grimm and Chris Carr continue their discussion through John 18, focusing on Jesus’ interaction with Pontius Pilate and the deeper themes behind the trial. They explore the historical background of Pi...
Episode 141: I Am He
Brenton Grimm sits down with Nathan Williams and Coleman Reed to talk through John’s shorter, punchier account of Jesus’ arrest in the garden and why John zooms in on Jesus’ authority and deity rather than the “cup” prayer found in the other go...
Episode 140: Church: God’s Family
This episode of Further features Brenton Grimm with Paul Fishbach and Matt Mitchell, starting with a quick Family Conference plug and why it’s meant for the whole church family. From there, they unpack what biblical unity actually look...
Episode 139: Complementarity: How God Designed Gender, Sex, and Roles in the Family
In this episode of Further, Chris, Eva, and Brenton reflect on Sunday’s sermon and examine why a biblical framework is essential amid cultural confusion surrounding gender, sexuality, and marriage . They revisit three foundationa...
Episode 138: Covenant: What Holds the Family Together
Brenton and Chris explore how culture has shaped the church’s view of marriage, often reducing it to something fragile or temporary. They contrast this with the biblical vision of marriage as a covenant marked by leaving, cleaving, and weaving—...
Episode 137: Creation & Calling: Why the Family Exists
In this episode of Further, Brenton and Chris kick off the Created and Called series by laying a foundation for how God defines who we are and what we’re called to do—especially within the family. They unpack why self-definiti...
Episode 136: Loving God with Our Minds, Part 2
This week, Brenton sits down with Chris Carr and special guest Matt Yaley, our Pastor of Counseling Ministries, for a conversation about identity and the battle for the mind. They talk about how media, self-talk, and distraction shape us, and w...
Episode 135: Loving God with Our Minds
After a short break, Brenton Grimm and Pastor Chris Carr kick off the new year with a quick “All In” update—celebrating God’s faithfulness as Harmony reaches 48% and hearing how real spiritual transformation is taking root alongside the numbers...
Episode 134: A Prayer for Jesus' Disciples
In this final episode of the year, Brenton and Chris wrap up their conversation around John 17 and what it means to live in the world without becoming like it. They talk about the two common extremes Christians fall into—blending in with cultur...
Episode 133: A Prayer for God's Glory
On this week’s episode of Further, Brenton and Chris kick things off with a quick update on the holiday schedule and a preview of an upcoming All-In mini-series on loving God with our minds. They dive into John 17 and talk about Jesus’ prayer a...
Episode 132: Indestructible Joy
On this week’s episode of Further, Brenton Grimm sits down with Clay Baker to talk about what biblical joy really is and how it’s different from simple happiness. They unpack how joy can coexist with sorrow and suffering, looking at passages li...
Episode 131: The Convicting Work of the Holy Spirit
On this week’s episode of Further, Brenton and Chris dig into John 16 and the often-misunderstood “unforgivable sin,” clarifying it as a persistent refusal to believe the Holy Spirit’s witness about Jesus. They talk through the difference betwe...
Episode 130: Expect to be Hated
On this week’s episode of Further, Brenton Grimm sits down with Nathan Williams to unpack John 15 and what it really means to count the cost of following Jesus today. They talk through modern forms of persecution—from lost jobs to lost...
Episode 129: Love & Obedience
In this week’s episode, Brenton and Chris talk about a quick life update—moving locally and celebrating 14 years at Harmony—before diving back into John 14. We unpack why the relationship between love and obedience is both a theological and pra...