The Austin Stone Podcast
Our podcasts share personal stories of what God is doing across the globe through the lives of everyday believers. Whether it's listening to a goer overseas or a tour of racially-significant landmarks in Austin, these stories help encourage the church to worship Jesus for who He is and to remember what He has done.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 613
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Mephibosheth and the Mystery of Mercy
Ross Lester spends time in 2 Samuel 9 and examines who God’s mercy is for, what His mercy is like, and the response His mercy should elicit from us.
God's House
Matt Blackwell examines 2 Samuel 7 and walks through David’s presumption, God’s promise, and David’s prayer.
Celebrating God's Presence
Matt Blackwell looks at David’s life in 2 Samuel 6 and outlines three types of confrontations and responses to God’s presence.
Worshiping in the Wilderness
Halim Suh explores Psalm 63 and leads us to consider how we can worship in the midst of hardship.
David Spares Saul
Jimmy McNeal continues in The Life of David by looking at David’s encounter with Saul in 1 Samuel 24.
The Art of True Friendship
Ross Lester invites us to consider the concept of biblical friendship by examining David’s juxtaposing relationship with Saul and his son Jonathan.
David & Goliath
Halim Suh approaches the familiar story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel by examining the text through the lens of the occasion, power, and object of faith.
A God Who Is Working
Ross Lester spends time in 1 Samuel 16 and highlights how God is working even when people are failing, He loves working through unlikely people, He works even when no one is watching, and He often wo…
Commission and Covenant
Ross Lester wraps up our series The Gospel of Matthew by examining Matthew 28:16-20 and looking at the command, context, and covenant of the Great Commission.
The Deceitfulness of Riches
Halim Suh walks through Matthew 28:11-15 and looks at how the good news of the gospel and the power of the resurrection promise us a better inheritance than any sum of money ever could.
A Hope Resilient
Ross Lester opens Matthew 28:1-10 and looks at how the resurrection offers a resilient hope when we don’t know where we fit, when we don’t know what to believe, when we don’t know what we’re made to …
The Costly Exchange
Jimmy McNeal looks at the costly trade that occurred in Matthew 27:11-44 and how it paved the way for an even greater exchange—Jesus becoming our sin so that we might become the righteousness of God.
The Suicide of Judas and the Sovereignty of God
Join Halim Suh as he examines Matthew 27:1-10 and looks at the contrasts of Judas versus Peter, the chief priests of Israel versus the true and better High Priest, and the evil men in their planning …
The Look That Changes Everything
Ross Lester looks at the motivation, progression, pain, and response of Jesus to Peter’s denial in Matthew 26:69-75.
The Trial of Jesus
Greg Breazeale looks at Jesus' trial in Matthew 26:57-68 and highlights what this passage shows us about our King—He is the Christ, He is the judge, and He is the Lamb.
The Betrayal & Arrest of Jesus
Matt Blackwell looks at Jesus’ response to Judas, Peter, and the crowd's reaction to His arrest and how, in each moment, His character and determination to obey the Father’s will is put on display.
The Battle of Gethsemane
Halim Suh continues in our series, The Cross of Christ, by looking at Jesus’ time in the Garden of Gethsemane detailed in Matthew 26:36-46.
Judas and Jesus
Ross Lester walks through Matthew 26:14-35 and looks at Judas’ story to show the essence of our sin and how Jesus is still faithful to those who can’t be fully faithful to Him.
Jesus is Better
Halim Suh looks at Matthew 26:1-13 and leads us through the story of Mary of Bethany’s anointing of Jesus.
Reach the Nations
Kevin Peck looks at Revelation 5:1-14 and walks through the reasons God calls us to reach the nations and how we’re to love them—no matter where we live.