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More Than Bread
It's not enough to get into God's Word, we need to let His Word get into us. "More Than Bread" is a podcast featuring Pastor Dan Nold from Calvary Church in State College, PA. It focuses on simply reading the Bible (with a few comments) in the hopes that listening to God's Word, learning from God's Word and leaning into God's Word will shape our hearts, minds, and souls to bring us life. As Jesus said, "We do not live by bread alone, we live by every Word that comes from the mouth of God."
Episodes
465 episodes
Christmas Prep #21 -- Luke 20 -- There's no Christmas without resurrection!
Here's the deal. Jesus was born to die. The manger led to the cross and the cross was the ultimate blow-out love-burst of God. But we never would've known that without the resurrection. Before the resurrection, from our perspective the cross wa...
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Season 5
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Episode 465
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24:33
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Christmas Prep #20 -- Luke 19 -- A Palm Sunday moment on the way to Christmas!
Yes, that's right. I'm sorry. I know it's supposed to be a chapter a day. 24 chapters. 24 days from December 1 to Christmas Eve. But I just couldn't leave Luke 19. So now we are a chapter off and you'll have something to listen to on Christmas ...
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Season 5
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Episode 464
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22:19
Christmas Prep #19 -- Luke 19 -- Let's get covered in His love this Christmas!
After the last episode and its focus on someone who missed Christ, who you might say, missed Christmas, we can’t skip Zachaeus; the wee little man, his tree, and the celebration in his home. Zach is a guy who got it, a guy who didn’t miss Chris...
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Season 5
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Episode 463
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23:31
Christmas Prep #18 -- Luke 18 -- You only lack one thing?
In this episode we are going to hear Jesus say something quite interesting to a rich, young leader. This leader wants to follow Jesus and so he comes to Jesus to ask what he needs to do and Jesus says, "You only lack one thing." Now before you ...
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Season 5
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Episode 462
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24:49
Christmas Prep #17 -- Luke 17 -- Where is Jesus this Christmas?
At the risk of sounding a bit too much like the creators of "elf on a shelf," in this episode we are going to ponder the question, "Where is Jesus this Christmas?" That's my question, "Where do we find Jesus this Christmas?" So in this episode ...
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Season 5
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Episode 461
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24:04
Christmas Prep #16 -- Luke 16 -- Where are the eager multitudes of Christmas?
In Luke 16, with all that we could focus on, we will end up focusing on a part of one verse that says, "The Gospel of the Kingdom of God is being proclaimed and eager multitudes are trying to get in!" I think what Jesus was saying is that the K...
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Season 5
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Episode 460
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22:48
Christmas Prep #15 -- Luke 15 -- A Christmas for Prodigals!
Luke 15 contains three "lost and found" stories. There's a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son. And with each story Jesus is telling us something deep about the Father's heart and what heaven celebrates! And in a way, he is reminding us of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 459
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23:24
Christmas Prep #14 -- Luke 14 -- No empty seats at His table!
In this episode I'm going to ask you, to ask yourself, two questions. First, do I live like I'm invited. Second, do I live like there's still room at His table?In Luke 14, Jesus describes a great banquet and you might say that Jesus is ...
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Season 5
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Episode 458
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23:23
Christmas Prep #13 -- Luke 13 -- Don't miss the significance of small things!
In the midst of Luke 13, there is this moment where Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed. And in part his message is, "Don't miss the significance of small seeds." This Christmas don’t miss the significance of small seeds; like a...
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Season 5
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Episode 457
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23:06
Christmas Prep #12 -- Luke 12 -- Let's just assume that we all are greedy...?
In Luke 12, one of the things that we will hear Jesus say is, "Guard against every kind of greed." Did you know there's more than one kind of greed? I bet you didn't know that. Do you know why? It's because greed is sneaky. We know when we are ...
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Season 5
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Episode 456
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25:02
Christmas Prep #11 -- Luke 11 -- No woe this Christmas!
The Jesus of the gospels was simply amazing. Crying one minute, knocking tables over the next. Confronting leaders and then pouring out grace on prostitutes. Cursing hypocrites and forgiving a woman caught in adultery. Healing the sick, doing b...
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Season 5
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Episode 455
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24:44
Christmas Prep #10 -- Luke 10 -- Have a Mary Christmas!
Luke 11 is one of my "core" chapters. I explain that a bit in this episode, but it's an amazing chapter for Christmas Prep. At first glance, Luke contains three separate, somewhat unrelated stories. They are about going on a mission, loving our...
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Season 5
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Episode 454
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25:31
Christmas Prep #9 -- Luke 9 -- Seeking a mountain-top experience this Christmas!
As I've been pondering Christmas, aren’t we all looking for a mountain-top experience this Christmas? As I ponder what I need to do to prepare for Christmas, Jesus keeps making it clear that strategically speaking, nothing matters more th...
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Season 5
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Episode 453
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24:42
Christmas Prep #8 -- Luke 8 -- The favor of God is for you!
Way back in Luke 1, remember the angel came to Mary, the future mother of Jesus and said to her, "You are highly favored by God." Don't miss this, in this episode you will hear me say, "That same favor is for you." The favor of God was not just...
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Season 5
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Episode 452
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24:05
Christmas Prep #7 -- Luke 7 -- Jesus, are you the one?
In Luke 7, John the Baptist asks a really important Christmas-Prep question. "Jesus are you the one, or should we keep looking?" Here is what I believe. I believe that every heart-longing you have, or think you have, every ache that arise...
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Season 5
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Episode 451
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24:00
Christmas Prep #6 -- Luke 6 -- "God give me eyes to see..."
Right in the middle of Luke 6 is this kind of odd question that sticks out enough for me to pause and ponder. The question is, "What happens when the blind lead the blind?" So that leads me to my Christmas prep question for this episode. Do we ...
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Season 5
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Episode 450
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24:29
Christmas Prep #5 -- Luke 5 -- If you say so, Jesus...
There is so much good stuff in Luke 5, but in this episode we are going to focus on a fishing story with this challenge, "Don't miss the boat." In church our Advent series is "More to Come" and last week, my challenge was "Don't miss Jesus, thi...
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Season 5
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Episode 449
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24:11
Christmas Prep #4 -- Luke 4 -- Because God loves us, here comes the wilderness!
In Luke 4, Jesus goes from baptism to battle. He goes from the affirming voice of God to the wilderness. What we will find is that God drove Jesus into the wilderness, because He loved and had a mission for him. God had a world-changing life-gi...
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Season 5
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Episode 448
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23:20
Christmas Prep #3 -- Luke 3 -- Preparing the way for Jesus!
Life is made up of moments, opportunities. Have you ever had an opportunity that you missed because you didn't prepare? Here's what I know; moments are not seized in a moment. Life's greatest moments come to those who have prepa...
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Season 5
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Episode 447
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22:30
Christmas Prep #2 -- Luke 2 -- Just give me Jesus!
As we listen to and ponder Luke 2. I think the main message is simpley, "Jesus is the treasure of Christmas." When it comes to the continuing story of Christmas, Jesus is written all over the pages of the book. It's so easy to focus...
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Season 5
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Episode 446
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23:20
Christmas Prep #1 -- Luke 1 -- "I surrender my little k!"
The full title of this advent Christmas series is “Christmas Preparations – 24 Days with Luke.” But I’m calling it "Christmas Prep" for short. Three plus years ago, we started this podcast with a jet-tour through the New Testament; the whole ne...
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Season 5
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Episode 445
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24:14
Gratitude #6 -- Psalm 23 -- Blessed Beyond Belief
For our last episode on gratitude, I’m going to read a very familiar Psalm, Psalm 23. It might not even mention gratitude or thanksgiving but if you believe the Psalm is true, it will give you all kinds of things which could explode in gratitud...
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Season 5
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Episode 444
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22:31
Gratitude #5 -- John 7:37-39 -- Thank you for overflowing life!
Our gratitude moment today comes from a story in the life of Jesus when he offered us such an overflow of life, that it would be like a river pouring out of our hearts. How many of us are looking for a little more life? How many...
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Season 5
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Episode 443
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24:56
Gratitude #4 -- Colossians 3:1-17 -- Thanks-Giving-Living
This episode on gratitude is going to take us back to the book of Colossians, to ponder the possibility that thanksgiving is not just a day, it's a way of life. It's not just the words we say, it’s the way we live…thanks-giving-living. In Colos...
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23:20
Gratitude #3 -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Be the one!
The theme of this episode on gratitude is simply, be the one. It's based on a moment in the life of Jesus, a story found in Luke 17:11-19. Jesus healed a group of men who had experienced the trauma of leporsy. But only one returned to say...
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Season 5
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Episode 441
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21:42