Midweek Move

Paul stands before King Agrippa and shows how testimony and theology aren't in competition, they work together. Dallas and Carlos unpack why your story isn't a substitute for scripture but the proof of it, then look at how Paul turns his own defense into an invitation to believe.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Cold open: living out the truth you preach
0:31 – Welcome back, Carlos joins the show
2:27 – Setting the scene: Paul before King Agrippa
3:59 – Why understanding your audience changes how you speak
9:22 – Does testimony outweigh theology, or the other way around?
9:59 – The Rottweiler illustration: seeing it vs. reading about it
13:08 – Festus says Paul's "out of his mind," Agrippa's "almost persuaded"
16:29 – Playing the long game in ministry

Does trusting God mean waiting on a clear sign before every decision? In this solo episode, part of the Acts Revisited series, Dallas walks through Acts 25 — why the same opposition to Paul keeps resurfacing under new leadership, discernment about what's actually worth reacting to in culture, how Paul's appeal to Caesar reflects wisdom rather than a lack of trust in God, and what his years of unresolved waiting teach about faithfulness.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Recap of Acts 24
1:27 - Festus Takes Over & the Plot Resurfaces
2:21 - Discernment: What's Worth Reacting To in Culture
4:08 - Paul's Appeal to Caesar
4:56 - Making Decisions Without Overthinking Them
7:37 - The Long Wait: Faithfulness With No Resolution
9:20 - Closing & How to Visit The Healing Place

Felix hears the truth clearly and tells Paul, "Go away for now — when I find a convenient time, I'll call for you." In this solo episode, part of the Acts Revisited series, Dallas walks through Acts 24 — how to respond when someone delays or pushes back after hearing the gospel, being accused for your beliefs rather than your actions, and what it means to keep a clear conscience while ministering.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Welcome (Solo Episode)
2:06 - Paul Brought Before Felix
2:30 - The Real Accusation: Belief, Not Wrongdoing
6:07 - Keeping a Clear Conscience in Ministry
8:07 - Felix's Delay: "A Convenient Time"
11:13 - Interested in the Gospel vs. Changed By It
12:45 - Closing & How to Visit The Healing Place

What do you do when the people who represent God are the ones causing you pain? Carlos Renfroe returns to the show as he and Dallas dig into Acts 23 — cancel culture and clear conscience, how to restore people the church has written off, and how God moves through small, easily dismissed moments instead of only dramatic miracles.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Welcome Back Carlos
2:44 - Acts 23:1-5: Paul Struck Before the Council
4:20 - Cancel Culture & Keeping a Clear Conscience
7:56 - How to Restore People Who've Fallen
11:22 - Church Hurt: When Leaders Fail You
15:55 - Paul's Nephew Uncovers the Assassination Plot
19:02 - God's Providence in Small "Coincidences"
21:06 - Closing & How to Visit The Healing Place

Why did an angry mob go silent the moment Paul started speaking Hebrew? In the final episode of our student interview series, film school student Hadley asks Pastor Dallas about Acts 22 — Paul's retelling of his Damascus road conversion, why his companions saw the light but never heard the voice, and why Paul argued with God about leaving Jerusalem.

This episode wraps our special series where students from THP Students interviewed Pastor Dallas about the passages we studied together, recorded and edited by the students themselves as part of our church Film School program.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Welcome
1:07 - Why the Crowd Went Silent When Paul Spoke Hebrew
4:11 - Paul Retells His Damascus Road Conversion
6:19 - Why Couldn't the Others Hear God's Voice?
9:23 - Paul's Trance in the Temple & God's Warning
11:53 - Why Paul Argued With God About Leaving Jerusalem
14:17 - Closing & How to Visit The Healing Place

Why would the Holy Spirit warn Paul not to go somewhere if that's exactly where God was leading him? In part 3 of our student interview series, film school student Aleesia asks Pastor Dallas about Acts 21 — prophetic warnings, the Nazarite vow, and Paul's arrest and Roman citizenship reveal in Jerusalem.

This episode continues our special series where students from THP Students interview Pastor Dallas about the passages we're studying together, recorded and edited by the students themselves as part of our church Film School program.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Welcome
1:10 - Acts 21: Paul Warned Not to Go to Jerusalem
4:22 - Agabus Prophesies With Paul's Belt
5:19 - Meeting With James and the Jerusalem Elders
9:23 - Why Paul Took the Nazarite Vow
15:36 - Paul's Arrest and Roman Citizenship Reveal
21:57 - Closing & How to Visit The Healing Place

Why did Paul travel by land instead of sailing straight to Jerusalem? In part 2 of our student interview series, film school student Farren asks Pastor Dallas about Acts 20, covering ministry stewardship, safety in numbers, and Paul's tearful farewell to the Ephesian elders.

This episode continues our special series where students from THP Students interview Pastor Dallas about the passages we're studying together, recorded and edited by the students themselves as part of our church Film School program.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Welcome
1:12 - Acts 20:1-3: Paul Leaves Ephesus for Macedonia
1:50 - Why Paul Avoided Sailing Straight to Jerusalem
4:43 - Acts 20:13-15: The Voyage to Assos and Mitylene
5:28 - Why Paul Walked Instead of Sailing With the Group
6:22 - Acts 20:34-38: Paul's Farewell to the Elders
8:12 - Closing & How to Visit The Healing Place

What happens when you use the name of Jesus without actually knowing Him? In this episode, one of our students, Brayson, flips the format and asks the questions, walking Pastor Dallas through Paul's ministry in Ephesus, the strange story of the sons of Sceva, and the riot that broke out when the gospel started costing people money. We talk about whether there's a time to stop pouring into someone who won't receive it, why imitating faith isn't the same as having it, and how to preach truth even when it disrupts people's lives.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro & the new studio built by our student film school
1:32 – Brayson takes over: introducing Acts 19
2:06 – When do you stop trying to reach someone? (Acts 19:8-10)
6:06 – The Sons of Sceva: what went wrong when they used Jesus's name (Acts 19:11-20)
11:21 – The Ephesus riot: preaching truth even when it's a hindrance (Acts 19:23-27)
16:08 – Closing thoughts & how to reach us