Ep 74 | Luke 23:26-38 | Jesus On the Cross (Pt. 1)
In this episode of A Closer Look, Jason Smith and David Wojnicki go deeper into Luke 23, reflecting on the sobering reality of Jesus’ journey to the cross and the significance of His suffering. They d...
23 Mar 19min
Ep 73 | Consider the Lilies: God's Solution to Worry
In this episode, the team dives deeper into Sunday’s message on “Consider the Lilies” and God’s solution to worry. They explore the difference between healthy concern and sinful anxiety, how fear reve...
17 Mar 32min
Ep 72 | The Rooster, the Trial, and the Quiet Hours of Jesus’ Suffering
In this episode of A Closer Look, Jason and David reflect on Luke 22—Jesus’ betrayal, Peter’s denial, and the suffering surrounding His arrest and trial. They discuss the powerful image of the rooster...
24 Feb 19min
Ep 71 | Jesus in Agony: Prayer, Temptation, and the Garden
In this episode of Closer Look from Valley Center Community Church, Pastors Jason Smith and David Wojnicki discuss Luke 22, focusing on Jesus praying in the garden, prayer as a weapon against temptati...
17 Feb 22min
Ep 70 | New Pastor on Staff + How Christians Fight Temptation + The Lord's Prayer
This week on A Closer Look, we welcome David Baker—newly installed elder and now part of the pastoral staff at VCCC. Dave shares his story (corporate finance to ministry), his heart for serving the ch...
10 Feb 29min
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
