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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
813 episodes
Awaken Revival #1 -- Nehemiah Review -- God's gracious hand is for broken people...
Don't worry, we're still in Nehemiah. We'll be in Nehemiah all the way to the end of Nehemiah. But I'm changing the series title, because the first half of Nehemiah is more about rebuilding broken places while the second half is more about rebu...
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Our Unfinished Story #23 -- Nehemiah 1-6 -- Finishing Well!
In this episode we will ponder what it takes to finish well. That's one of the themes that I take with me from the first half of Nehemiah into the second half. John Ortberg writes, "The capacity to finish well is what the New Testament writers ...
Our Unfinished Story #22 -- Nehemiah 6:14-19 -- God's Standing Ovation
So the wall was completed in 52 days. Pretty amazing, it so obviously involved the hand of God. No way they could do that, without the hand of God on them. So here’s my question, again, "What work are we working, that requires the hand of God?"...
Our Unfinished Story #21 -- Nehemiah 6 -- What's your big boat?
They did it. They did what seemed impossible. They worked at a work that would only work if God showed up and God showed up. They finished the wall in 52 days. In this episode I'm going to share one of my favorite stories. It's about a man name...
Our Unfinished Story #20 -- Nehemiah 5:14-19 -- We don't know the whole story!
One thing that has impacted me in the last two chapters of Nehemiah is the reality that we do not know the whole story. In our arrogance or ignorance, sometimes we act like we know the whole story. But we don't, at best we see a chapter o...
Our Unfinished Story #19 -- Nehemiah 5:1-19 -- God's gracious hand is on gracious people.
Nothing is beyond God. No problem is greater than His power. No sin goes deeper than His grace. No heart is so damaged, neglected or hard that He cannot breathe into it, new life. But it requires His gracious hand. Nehemiah's description of the...
Our Unfinished Story #18 -- Nehemiah 5+ -- People are God's treasure!
The next chapter of the story God is writing in you and through you is primarily about building people, rebuilding marriage and families, and neighborhoods . It's all about rebuilding hearts. When it comes to church, facilities are tools. Progr...
Our Unfinished Story #17 -- Nehemiah 4:9-23 -- Work like it depends on God!
There is work to be done and sometimes a battle (spiritual) to be fought. What should we do? Rush to the battle and God will fight for you. Listen if God is theauthor of my story, then trouble is not the story of my life. And here is the tr...
Our Unfinished Story #16 -- Nehemiah 4:1-10 -- Don't lose heart!
In Nehemiah 4, the people are half-way home, the wall is half-way rebuilt. But how many of us know that half-way home is sometimes the hardest place to be. Because half-way home, means we still have just as far to go as we've already gone...
Do it again, Lord! -- Acts 2 -- A message for Pentecost
So if you didn't listen to my message from this weekend at Calvary, even if you usually take Monday off because it's not part of the normal episode, let me encourage you to listen. If you did listen, maybe this is a good one to hear twice. Not ...
Our Unfinished Story #15 -- Nehemiah 3 (recap) -- You are invited into His story!
There are two groups who didn't share in the story God was writing through the leadership of Nehemiah. The Nobles of Tekoa wouldn't put their shoulders to the work and the rulers of the region didn't want to give up control. The political leade...
Our Unfinished Story #14 -- Nehemiah 3:5-21 -- God's writing a good, good story!
Your story isn’t finished. You need a team. But if you’re not dead, God’s not done. He has a team for you and a team with you. And listen to me, make no mistake, there will be times when the life you want more than anything will be outside of y...
Our Unfinished Story #13 -- Nehemiah 3:1-12 -- You can't do it alone!
When God gives us a mission, the call to sacrifice is not far behind. Feeling bad will not save the day. It requires action, sacrifice, even risk. A good idea isn't good enough, it requires good work. Has anyone ever asked you the question, "If...
Our Unfinished Story #12 -- Nehemiah 2:18-3:5 -- Who is on your team?
Your story is unfinished AND...your story has a team. You are not alone. It may feel that way, but it's not true. Your story has a team. Sometimes we know the people on the team and sometimes we don't. Some of them are people you never met, may...
Mother's Day Message: Psalm 63 -- Our Longing for More! (Dan & Lynn together)
The unmet longings of your heart are not a flaw, they are a gps for your soul. If you let them, they will keep redirecting your heart to God. But this is what amazes me, "you have captivated God's heart." And before Lynn and I talk about ...
Our Unfinished Story #11 -- Nehemiah 2:11-20 -- Your story has a team!
Listen, when it comes to the story God is writing in your life, your story has a team. We need each other. No one rebuilds alone. Walking through the rubble and brokenness of life alone, leads to discouragement. If we want to rebuild broke...
Our Unfinished Story #10 -- Nehemiah 2:8-20 -- If our story is hard, is God still in it?
If our story is hard, is God still in it? That's the question I ask and answer, more than once, in this episode. Throughout Nehemiah's story, the opposition grows. From death threats to picket lines to deception and betrayal, Nehemiah's story g...
Our Unfinished Story #9 -- Nehemiah 2:1-8 -- Ask Him for more!
I don't know what's ahead of us, here at Calvary, or ahead of you wherever you live. I wish I did. I wish I could tell you what God's going to do in your region and how He's going to do it. But I can't. All I can do is tell you I believe ...
Our Unfinished Story #8 -- Nehemiah 2:1-8 -- God we need your gracious hand on us!
In Nehemiah 2, Nehemiah makes this statement, "God's gracious hand was upon me." In other words, Nehemiah is saying, "This story was written by the hand of God. It wasn't my strategy, leadership or plan. It wasn't my resources, no it was the gr...
God, Welcome Home! -- Mark 11 -- (Sunday's Message)
If you have been following me for a bit, you know that the last few months, I've loaded my weekend message from Calvary on Monday's. Gives me a bit of a break and sometimes, it has fit right in with the current MTB podcast series.While t...
Our Unfinished Story #7 -- Nehemiah 1 (review) -- "I need a breakthrough!"
In the midst of all the rubble, all the pain, all the conflict, all the brokenness in our world, I am reminded of this. I am reminded that God is our Unwavering Certainty in the midst of uncertainty. He is our Loving Father who covers us in his...
Our Unfinished Story #6 -- Nehemiah 1:4-11 -- Are we owning our rubble?
Are we owning our rubble? That's the question that will end this episode. Remember the BLESS acronymn that gives us some rebuilding, story-writing, principles? B is for "Be Still." L is "Look for the rubble." Nehemiah allows his heart to be sat...
Our Unfinished Story #5 -- Nehemiah 1:4-11 -- Have you ever travailed in prayer?
You won't find much written on travailing prayer today. If you want to read about travailing prayer you have to read old books, and listen to old sermons, sermons and books birthed in revival. And yet, the Bible's pages are filled with examples...
Our Unfinished Story #4 -- Nehemiah 1:1-11 -- What is my holy discontent?
In this episode, I'll start with a question for you to ask yourself, "When I look around at a broken world, what grabs my heart? What is broken in the world, or who is broken in the world, that breaks my heart?" Another way to ask that question...
Our Unfinished Story #3 -- Nehemiah 1:1-6 -- Is there glory in your story?
Over and over again, through the years, I've prayed Tozer's prayer, "Lord make me a person to whom you can entrust your glory." But Nehemiah is a reminder that we probably won't see His glory without some of groaning on our part. Awhile back, w...