<![CDATA[BGC Field Homilies]]>1f76e7ff-6ae5-5f93-8a18-2db2f73791c7Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:09:03 +0000Captivate.fmMathew Lucehttps://artwork.captivate.fm/2a497df1-7977-40bc-bb8d-b1a30806ed98/BGC-Field-Homilies-cover-FINAL-3000.jpgBGC Field HomiliesMathew LuceMathew LuceAudio Blogs and Sermons shared throughout the bush of Northern and Southern BGC Field Homilies is an audio blog from Beehive Global Collective. Each episode is the spoken form of a BGC blog post — short, pastoral reflections written from the field and delivered in the tradition of the Pauline letter and the Circuit Rider: formed, faithful, and sent from the road to the Church. New episodes follow the BGC blog publishing schedule. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.https://30c068ca600b398e1c16fa.captivate.fmfalseserialnopodcastThe Counsel You Keep — Rehoboam, the Young Men, and the Kingdom He LostThe Counsel You Keep — Rehoboam, the Young Men, and the Kingdom He LostRehoboam had one moment to lead well. He chose the wrong voices. The kingdom split in a day. What counsel are you keeping?

]]>Rehoboam had one moment to lead well. He chose the wrong voices. The kingdom split in a day. What counsel are you keeping?

]]>1e1ee941-eee2-418c-a3ae-c2b620f6e403Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:00:00 -040012:55falsefull117171Seek Her as SilverSeek Her as SilverProverbs 2 gives the map. Proverbs 8 names the destination. John 1 confirms it. Jeremiah 29 promises: seek with your whole heart, and you will find Him.

]]>Proverbs 2 gives the map. Proverbs 8 names the destination. John 1 confirms it. Jeremiah 29 promises: seek with your whole heart, and you will find Him.

]]>ffa15995-2ada-4f03-8984-4f4949f42173Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:25:00 -040012:11falsefull116161He Leans In — The God Who Watches with DelightHe Leans In — The God Who Watches with DelightGod is not a distant judge watching for failure. He is a Father leaning forward in His seat, enraptured, watching each of us with pride and delight.

]]>God is not a distant judge watching for failure. He is a Father leaning forward in His seat, enraptured, watching each of us with pride and delight.

]]>98ed3232-7a93-4084-97ba-b37a800cdb09Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:25:00 -040012:42falsefull115151Ra'ah — Near Enough to SeeRa'ah — Near Enough to SeeFrom Hagar's wilderness to Leah's silence to the burning bush: ra'ah traces a God whose seeing always produces nearness, and whose nearness always produces action.

]]>From Hagar's wilderness to Leah's silence to the burning bush: ra'ah traces a God whose seeing always produces nearness, and whose nearness always produces action.

]]>907a8f50-1664-47ee-bddd-67941c9e2634Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:25:00 -040012:37falsefull114141He Came to the Well — The Scene the Bible Kept RehearsingHe Came to the Well — The Scene the Bible Kept RehearsingFrom Genesis 24 to John 4, the Bible kept rehearsing a betrothal scene at a well. John names it Jacob's well. The Bridegroom has arrived — and He is still seeking.

]]>From Genesis 24 to John 4, the Bible kept rehearsing a betrothal scene at a well. John names it Jacob's well. The Bridegroom has arrived — and He is still seeking.

]]>64f3efe5-2460-4775-94f0-58729f589744Sat, 30 May 2026 05:55:00 -040013:49falsefull113131With Our Whole HeartsWith Our Whole HeartsHe did not set his heart — sixteen words that diagnose the most common form of spiritual failure. Not rebellion. Drift. What does it mean to truly seek God?

]]>He did not set his heart — sixteen words that diagnose the most common form of spiritual failure. Not rebellion. Drift. What does it mean to truly seek God?

]]>f7de19e8-fffc-48e6-9cb4-07ab51b69788Sat, 23 May 2026 09:30:00 -040014:55falsefull112121Firm FoundationFirm FoundationGenesis 15:6 is not ancient history — it is the cornerstone of everything we believe about grace, faith, and justification. An exploration of Abram's covenant faith and what it means for us.

]]>Genesis 15:6 is not ancient history — it is the cornerstone of everything we believe about grace, faith, and justification. An exploration of Abram's covenant faith and what it means for us.

]]>add29ab2-d478-4153-8b2f-71cd2ec9db3bThu, 14 May 2026 17:35:00 -040013:44falsefull111111Super LoverSuper LoverHollywood keeps reaching for the sacrificial hero. Creation has been groaning since Genesis 3. There is only one love fierce, defiant, and brave enough to answer both.

]]>Hollywood keeps reaching for the sacrificial hero. Creation has been groaning since Genesis 3. There is only one love fierce, defiant, and brave enough to answer both.

]]>2070bcb5-ac8f-4079-86a1-4d2701ab03e8Fri, 08 May 2026 10:45:00 -040011:02falsefull110101You Cannot Give What You Do Not HaveYou Cannot Give What You Do Not HaveA disciple who pours out without being refilled has nothing left to give. Drawing from Ephesians 3, Elijah, and the gathered body, this post calls every believer back to the interior life that makes outward ministry possible. Be filled first.

]]>A disciple who pours out without being refilled has nothing left to give. Drawing from Ephesians 3, Elijah, and the gathered body, this post calls every believer back to the interior life that makes outward ministry possible. Be filled first.

]]>c8d1d8ea-7096-4ed6-8848-6c0a72c79d85Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:55:00 -040014:01falsefull1991Our Confidence in ChristOur Confidence in ChristTwo trips. Two failures. One common thread: misplaced confidence. A reflection from the field on what Paul really meant when he said to put no confidence in the flesh — and what a different kind of confidence looks like.

]]>Two trips. Two failures. One common thread: misplaced confidence. A reflection from the field on what Paul really meant when he said to put no confidence in the flesh — and what a different kind of confidence looks like.

]]>750aa7f1-6cac-4924-a8f4-0e04c2e50047Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:50:00 -040012:28falsefull1881Collateral Damage: Satan Is Defeated, but the War Is Not Over YetCollateral Damage: Satan Is Defeated, but the War Is Not Over YetSatan is defeated but not finished. As a wounded enemy with time remaining, he is targeting image-bearers with focused destruction. Here is how we respond.

]]>Satan is defeated but not finished. As a wounded enemy with time remaining, he is targeting image-bearers with focused destruction. Here is how we respond.

]]>4ff9e7ff-6b86-422a-9647-62e7fa50e2f2Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:20:00 -040007:43falsefull1771Where Are You Going? Olderkesi AGC April 12, 2026Where Are You Going? Olderkesi AGC April 12, 2026Sermon from Olderkesi Africa Gospel Church April 12, 2026

Genesis 16 & Luke 24:13-33

]]>Sermon from Olderkesi Africa Gospel Church April 12, 2026

Genesis 16 & Luke 24:13-33

]]>1b83c0c2-a14c-49fb-b272-4e56d36ffbbcSun, 12 Apr 2026 09:30:00 -040052:27falsefull1661Return to Your Jerusalem | Obedience, Courage, Faith, and WorshipReturn to Your Jerusalem | Obedience, Courage, Faith, and WorshipLuke's last two verses are not a postscript. They are a portrait of a resurrection people — obedient, courageous, faithful, and worshipful — sent back into the city that had just crucified their Lord.

]]>Luke's last two verses are not a postscript. They are a portrait of a resurrection people — obedient, courageous, faithful, and worshipful — sent back into the city that had just crucified their Lord.

]]>8d91fc3e-c756-43ee-b5a7-4219302619adSat, 11 Apr 2026 06:55:00 -040016:47falsefull1551Crushed Fig Leaves: Baptism, Resurrection, and a New Creation LifeCrushed Fig Leaves: Baptism, Resurrection, and a New Creation LifeEaster Sunday announces the end of the fig leaves. Through baptism and resurrection, Christ buries our shame and raises us into new creation life. Galatians 2:20.

]]>Easter Sunday announces the end of the fig leaves. Through baptism and resurrection, Christ buries our shame and raises us into new creation life. Galatians 2:20.

]]>f3c62b1a-7a4f-4d04-9f4a-14729dfe33b8Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:30:00 -040007:54falsefull1441May He Inherit the GatesMay He Inherit the GatesCenturies before Palm Sunday, the pre-incarnate Christ stood on Mount Moriah and promised one Man would possess the gate of His enemies. That Man descended the Mount of Olives on a colt. And He is coming back.

]]>Centuries before Palm Sunday, the pre-incarnate Christ stood on Mount Moriah and promised one Man would possess the gate of His enemies. That Man descended the Mount of Olives on a colt. And He is coming back.

]]>6f291940-e42f-4c80-b19a-24db9b1acaccFri, 27 Mar 2026 15:10:00 -040017:14falsefull1331A Foreshadowing of ObedienceA Foreshadowing of ObedienceAs Lent leads us toward Holy Week, Genesis 12 shows Abram leaving everything at God’s call and stepping into contested ground by faith. His obedience points beyond itself to Christ, the better Son, who walked toward the Cross with the full cost in view.

]]>As Lent leads us toward Holy Week, Genesis 12 shows Abram leaving everything at God’s call and stepping into contested ground by faith. His obedience points beyond itself to Christ, the better Son, who walked toward the Cross with the full cost in view.

]]>65090e41-8ed7-4c51-a103-f5f723d43d4aThu, 19 Mar 2026 17:25:00 -040009:32falsefull1221‘What Must I Do?’‘What Must I Do?’A lawyer's three-word question in Luke 10:25 reveals an ancient posture — transactional spirituality. From Cain's altar to Bonhoeffer's cheap grace, this piece traces the human instinct to approach God on our own terms, and the invitation to something more.

]]>A lawyer's three-word question in Luke 10:25 reveals an ancient posture — transactional spirituality. From Cain's altar to Bonhoeffer's cheap grace, this piece traces the human instinct to approach God on our own terms, and the invitation to something more.

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