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The Grove Church
Weekly Teachings from The Grove Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Please visit our website at www.thegrovechurch.org Fully Devoted, World Changing, Followers of Christ.
Episodes
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Deacons and the Early Church
This week on Cultivate, we explore how the early church navigated growth, practical needs, and cultural tension in Acts 6–8. The conversation centers on the…
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Religious Performance vs. Obedience
This week, we look at one of the most challenging moments in the life of Israel’s first king—Saul’s disobedience in 1 Samuel 15—and the complex confrontation…
The Grove ChurchPentecost and the Birth of the Church
This week on Cultivate, we look at how the earliest days of the church set the stage for everything that followed. Picking up in Acts 1 and 2, we step into the…
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Obedience, Consequences, and a God Who Stays
When we drift from God — when we’ve been chasing significance in the wrong places, living for approval, letting sin pile up — we tend to overcorrect in one of…
The Grove ChurchPeter and the Foundation of the Church
Before getting into the book of Acts, Charlie and Abigail stop at one of the most debated verses in church history: Jesus telling Peter, “On this rock I will…
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Be Careful What You Ask For
Israel had just watched God thunder against the Philistines and rescue them without a single soldier lifting a sword. And then, a few years later, they came to…
The Grove ChurchHow the Church Became What It Is Today
Last week covered the church’s first 500 years. This week, Charlie and Abigail finish the map. They trace the story from the book of Acts through Constantine…
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Faithful in the Waiting
Most of us assume that if God has called us to something, the path will be clear. The doors will open. Things will fall into place. And when they don’t — when…
The Grove ChurchMapping the First 500 Years of Church History
After two weeks on why church history matters, Charlie and Abigail start laying out the map. This week they cover the first three of eight eras they’ll walk…
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The God Who Knows
It’s easy to look at the way things are and assume that’s the way they’ll stay. The powerful stay powerful. The ones who’ve been knocked down stay down. The…
The Grove ChurchStanding on 2,000 Years of Faith
Most of what we believe about God didn't start with us. We inherited it from centuries of Christians who studied, debated, and prayed their way through the…
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How God Shapes Our Story
This week in our Samuel series, we discussed how God’s purposes often begin long before we understand them, using the opening chapters of 1 Samuel as our…
The Grove ChurchWhy Study Church History?
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail begin a new series on church history. Before getting into the people and events, they start with a simpler…
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Fellowship and Mentorship
You can sit in a room full of people and still feel completely alone. You can come to church every week, check the box, and never actually let anyone in. And…
The Grove ChurchThe Parables of Jesus: A Q&A Wrap-Up
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail close out the parables series the way it deserves — with a Q&A episode where Abigail asks the big picture questions…
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Service and Witness
Most of us have been taught to treat serving people and telling people about Jesus as two separate things — maybe even competing ones. Do you help someone in…
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The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the final parable of the series — the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats in Matthew 25. It's the last…
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Simplicity and Fasting
The culture around us is lying. It's telling us that more is always better — more stuff, more success, more achievement — and that life is found somewhere on…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Wedding Banquet
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the Parable of the Wedding Banquet in Matthew 22. A king throws a wedding banquet for his son. The…
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Baptism and Communion
Christians have been doing these two things since the very beginning. They've started wars, split denominations, and derailed would-be alliances between…
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Celebration and Confession
Most of us have a complicated relationship with both of these. Celebration can slide into pride — quietly convincing yourself that maybe you earned some of…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Ten Virgins
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 — and Abigail's initial read of the story was completely…
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The Ancient Path You Stopped Walking
There are paths that have always led to life. Tried, proven, ancient paths — the kind that don't go out of style any more than a well-made shoe does. We know…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Tenants
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through the Parable of the Tenants in Matthew 21 — and Jesus is not being subtle anymore. Coming right off the…
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Come and See
Most of us feel like we need to have all the answers before we can tell anyone about Jesus. The right words, the right theology, the right moment. So we wait —…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Two Sons
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the shortest and sharpest parables Jesus ever told — the Parable of the Two Sons in Matthew 21…
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Do You Have Your People?
Most of us have friends. Acquaintances. People we like. But there's a different category — the kind of people who show up when everything falls apart, who know…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Fig Tree
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the shortest and strangest parables Jesus ever told — the Parable of the Fig Tree in Luke 13…
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Rooted: What It Actually Takes to Stay Grounded
Life doesn't come at you in one big wave. It comes in a relentless series of them — and if you don't have something solid underneath you, you end up somewhere…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Talents
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into one of the most well-known parables Jesus ever told — and one of the most misunderstood. The Parable of…
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The Gospel Was Always for Everyone
The disciples thought the good news was for their people. Their nation. Their tribe. They had to be pushed — sometimes literally scattered by persecution —…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail work through one of the most unusual parables Jesus ever told — the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16. It's the only…
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A Different Kind of Power
After the resurrection, the disciples still had the wrong question. They wanted to know when Jesus was going to fix the world — when he was going to restore…
The Grove ChurchParable of the Shrewd Manager
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail tackle what might be the most confusing parable in the Gospels — the Parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16. A…
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You Have Full Access
We say it so often it starts to lose its weight: Jesus died for your sins. But what does that actually mean? And what changed because of it? In week six of…
The Grove ChurchParable of the Rich Fool
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into Luke 12 and one of Jesus' most pointed parables — the Rich Fool. It starts with a guy in the crowd…
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When God Came Close
For four hundred years, the Jewish people waited in silence for a Messiah — and every expectation pointed to power. A warrior. A political liberator. Someone…
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Stop Settling for a Distant God
Most of us have a working theory about how God operates: follow the rules, hope you've done enough, and maybe he'll come through. It's functional. It's…
The Grove ChurchWhat Jesus Actually Teaches About Prayer
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into Luke 11 — where the disciples ask Jesus a deceptively simple question: "Lord, teach us to pray." Jesus…
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God Doesn't Have a Favorite. He Has a Family.
Most people have heard that Abraham is the father of the Jewish faith. Fewer people understand why — or what it actually means that God "chose" him. In week…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Persistent Widow
This week on Cultivate, Charlie and Abigail dig into the Parable of the Persistent Widow from Luke 18 and what it teaches about prayer, faith, and God's…
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What the Story of Noah Gets Wrong About God
Most of us grew up with the rainbow and the animals. We missed the harder, richer story underneath. In this week's Foundations sermon, Mark walks through…
The Grove ChurchFaith, Forgiveness, and Duty
This week on Cultivate, we explored the themes of sin, faith, and duty as found in Luke 17:1–10. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone dove into Jesus’ challenging…
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Foundations
This week in our Foundations series, we discussed the beginnings of God’s story in Genesis 1–3 and what it means for our lives today. Charlie Loften walked us…
The Grove ChurchThe Cost of Being a Disciple
This week on Cultivate, we unpacked the cost of being a disciple and what it truly means to follow Jesus. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone dove into Luke…
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Why We Need Each Other
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed the powerful role of friendship and the dangers of loneliness on our walk of faith. Mark led us through…
The Grove ChurchJesus at a Pharisee’s House
This week on Cultivate, we discussed what it looks like to live with humility and generosity, especially in spaces where we’re tempted to seek recognition…
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Breaking the Shame Cycle: Finding Freedom in God’s Truth
This week in our Off Roads series, we discussed how shame and fear can quietly steer us off course in our relationship with God—especially when it comes to the…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Growing Seed
This week on Cultivate, we explored the Parable of the Growing Seed from Mark 4—a story unique to Mark’s gospel where Jesus describes the mysterious way God’s…
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Trusting God’s Boundaries for Flourishing
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed the subtle ways spiritual drift can happen, especially in the area of sex and sexuality. Charlie Loften walked…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of Salt and Light
This week on Cultivate, we dove into Jesus’s teachings about being “salt and light” from Matthew 5:13–16. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone explored how Jesus…
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Finding Real Freedom in Faith, Not Works
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed how striving to be “good enough” can quietly derail our relationship with God. Charlie Lofton shared from…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Wineskins
This week on Cultivate, we explored questions about fasting through the parable of the wineskins in Matthew 9. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone unpacked why…
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The Heart Behind Our Finances
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed how our attitudes toward money can quietly lead us away from faith. Focusing on 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Charlie…
The Grove ChurchBuild Your House on the Rock
This week on Cultivate, we dove into the familiar parable of the wise and foolish builders from Matthew 7:24–27. Charlie Lofton and Abigail Boone explored how…
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Life is a Highway
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed the everyday struggles many of us have with money and the ways fear and anxiety can quietly pull us away from…
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Busyness
This week in our Off Ramps series, we discussed how busyness can quietly lead us away from the life God invites us into. Charlie Loften walked us through Luke…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Great Banquet
This week on Cultivate, we unpacked the Parable of the Great Banquet from Luke 14. Charlie and Abigail explored how Jesus uses a dinner party with Pharisees to…
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The Ancient Path
This week in our No Off Ramps series, we discussed what it means to stay on the path that leads to true life and rest for our souls. Drawing from Jeremiah…
The Grove ChurchThe Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
This week on Cultivate, we dove into the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard from Matthew 20. Charlie and Bagel walked through how Jesus compares the…