Ep 69 | Who’s the Greatest? Humility, Service, and Heaven’s Rewards
On A Closer Look, Pastors Jason Smith and David Wojnicki unpack the disciples’ dispute over “who is the greatest” in Luke 22. They discuss how self-exaltation shows up in everyday life, what it means ...
3 Feb 23min
Ep 68 | The Bread and the Cup: Jesus Redefines the Passover (Luke 21)
Jason and David unpack Sunday’s sermon on the Passover: the meaning of unleavened bread, why Jesus chose bread for communion, and how the Lord’s Supper points forward to the marriage supper of the Lam...
27 Jan 26min
Ep 67 | No Temple Needed: Jesus Is Enough (Luke 21:25-38)
In this episode of A Closer Look, Pastors Jason and David talk through Luke 21 and the destruction of the temple—why it was both judgment for rejecting Christ and mercy to end the sacrificial system a...
19 Jan 23min
Ep 66 | The Temple, the End, and Faithful Living (Luke 21:5-24)
In this episode, Pastors Jason and David talk through Jesus’ words in Luke 21 and why they matter for the church today. The conversation focuses on how to read passages about judgment, suffering, and ...
14 Jan 22min
Ep 65 | Two Paths: Living and Thriving in Psalm 1
In the first episode of 2026, Jason Smith sits down with Pastor David to reflect on Sunday’s sermon from Psalm 1—a timely “reset” after the holidays and a season of sickness. David explains why Psalm ...
6 Jan 21min
Ep 63 | Why Jesus Came: Delivered from Darkness
In this episode of A Closer Look, Jason Smith is joined by elder and Pastor of Congregational Care, John Walters, to reflect on Sunday’s Advent sermon in the series Why Jesus Came. John shares his jou...
16 Des 202511min
Ep 62 | Why Jesus Came: Obedience, Adoption, and the Hope of Advent
In this Advent kickoff episode, Jason Smith sits down with John Wojnicki to unpack the first message in our series, Why Jesus Came. John preached on Christ’s purpose “to do the Father’s will,” leading...
3 Des 202514min
