The Axiom Church Podcast

Pilgrimage of the Cross - Love is Practiced

Apprentice: Peter at the Fire
Text: Luke 22:54–62

Peter loves Jesus.
Peter swore loyalty.
Peter denies Him three times.

Love is practiced.
The pilgrimage gives room to get it wrong.
Failure is not the end of apprenticeship.

Under pressure, we discover what shapes us.
But Jesus’ gaze meets Peter not with rejection, but with invitation.

Practice:
Reflect on a moment you failed someone you love. Bring it to Jesus without defending yourself.

Pilgrimage of the Cross - The Weight We Cannot Carry

Week 2 – The Weight We Cannot Carry

Apprentice: The Rich Young Ruler
Text: Mark 10:17–31

He runs to Jesus. He kneels. He wants eternal life.
But he cannot release what anchors him.

Apprenticeship exposes attachments.
You can follow closely and still cling tightly.
Love matures through surrender.

Practice:
Name what feels hardest to release. Pray honestly about it all week.

Pilgrimage of the Cross - Conceived in the Dark

Week 1 – Conceived in the Dark 

Apprentice: Nicodemus
Text: John 3:1–8

Nicodemus comes at night. Curious. Confused. Reputable but searching.

Apprenticeship begins in questions, not certainty.
New birth cannot be mastered.
Following Jesus means entering mystery.

Practice:
Ten minutes of silence each night. Let questions surface.

CLOSER - Intimacy With the Father

For Jesus, the center of everything was His relationship with the Father.

AFTER - The Kingdom

Jesus brings His Kingdom.

AFTER - From Sacrifice To Belonging

Youth Pastor Wyatt teaches on Matthew 3:13-17. Before Jesus acts publicly, he is named beloved. Belonging becomes the foundation from which faithfulness grows.

AFTER - From Power Over to Power Wirth

Jesus reveals a different vision of power — one that restores rather than dominates, and leads through proximity rather than control.

AFTER - After Sacred Spaces

Epiphany Revelation:
God is no longer encountered in one location, but among people.

Key Shift:

• Worship becomes relational and portable (here is why that matters) 

• God’s presence moves into everyday life (access means)

Anchor Idea:
After Jesus, the sacred is no longer confined to places—it is carried by people.

AFTER - After the Law

Life with God is no longer organized primarily around adherence, but relationship.

AFTER - After Christ

When Jesus names the moment as today, he declares that reality itself has changed. After Jesus, God’s work is no longer only anticipated—it is unfolding now.