OneTwo Church at South Padre Island

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OneTwo Church is located in South Padre Island, TX.  We study the Word of God with passion and a deep commitment to the New Covenant of Grace.  Join us as we journey through the Bible verse by verse together.  

  1. 6d ago

    Back From the Dead

    Send us Fan Mail The resurrection is not a side topic for Christians, it is the backbone of hope, justice, and real life. We go after the questions people actually ask: Do we go straight to be with Jesus when we die? Why would we need a resurrected body if we are already with him? Will we recognize each other, and what happens to our scars, our aging, and our broken bodies? Working through John 5, we lay out two connected realities Jesus teaches. First, resurrection life starts now: “He who hears My word and believes… has everlasting life… and has passed from death to life.” Eternal life is not a paycheck for religious effort, it is a present gift received by faith. Second, a future bodily resurrection is coming for everyone, and Jesus describes two outcomes: resurrection of life and resurrection of condemnation. That leads to the real tension many feel about judgment, heaven, and hell, and why Jesus insists he is both the righteous judge and the merciful mediator. We also get painfully practical about performance and shame. The law can name sin, but it cannot change the heart. Only Jesus can. We unpack the “great exchange” of the gospel: our sin judged in Christ, his life given to us, and the freedom of living from love instead of trying to prove we are enough. If the same voice that will one day call graves open is calling us today, what would it look like to listen? Subscribe for more teaching through Scripture, share this with a friend who has big afterlife questions, and leave a review so more people can find the message. What’s the biggest resurrection question you still carry? Support the show

    Back From the Dead

  2. Oct 5

    The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

    Send us Fan Mail One sentence from Jesus can expose what we’re really worshiping: “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” In John 5, Jesus heals on the Sabbath and the religious leaders don’t celebrate a restored life, they plot a murder. That contrast opens up a raw conversation about legalism vs grace, why performance-based religion quietly breeds pride, and how pride turns into contempt for anyone who doesn’t keep “our” standards. We lean into the sermon theme, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” because Jesus insists that if you want to know what God the Father is like, you look at him. That claim doesn’t just challenge bad theology, it challenges our survival strategies. If God looks like Jesus, then God isn’t impressed by our spiritual resume, and he isn’t waiting to love us once we clean ourselves up. We talk about Sabbath rest as trust, not inactivity, and why the real calling beneath every calling is intimate dependence on the Father through the Son. From there, the stakes get even higher: Jesus says he gives life and he will judge the world. We unpack resurrection life as something believers can experience now, how suffering can train us to trust “God who raises the dead,” and why the only judge you want is the one who died for you. If you’ve wrestled with justice, evil, hell, or God feeling hidden, this message aims straight at the heart of it: Jesus loves you, and he will always do what is right. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s tired of performing, and leave a review so more people can find hope. What part of your faith feels most like pressure right now? Support the show

    The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

  3. Sep 28

    Rule Breaker or Son Maker

    Send us Fan Mail A miracle happens, and the religious crowd gets mad about a mattress. That is the tension at the center of John 5, where Jesus heals the man at the pool of Bethesda and then tells him to pick up his bed and walk, on the Sabbath. We cannot miss how revealing that reaction is: the leaders ignore the healing and obsess over whether someone broke their interpretation of God’s law. If you have ever felt like church became more about control than compassion, this conversation names it plainly. We dig into what the Sabbath was always meant to be: a gift of rest, joy, and trust in God’s provision. Then we trace how legalism turns good commands into a heavy burden, replacing the heart of God with endless edge cases and fear-based compliance. From there, we press into a practical, personal question every believer faces: how do we care about holiness without becoming harsh, and how do we talk about grace without excusing sin? The turning point is Jesus’ line, “Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” We talk through why that can sound like a threat, what it reveals about how we view God as Father, and why Jesus is actually offering a loving warning about consequences and spiritual ruin. We also touch the sensitive but real topic of sexual purity and sexual immorality as an example of how sin burns even when forgiveness is secure. We end with a simple question that cuts through the noise: who is Jesus to you, a rule breaker or the One who makes you well? Subscribe for more teaching through the Gospel of John, share this with a friend who needs grace without compromise, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Support the show

    Rule Breaker or Son Maker

  4. Sep 21

    No Power In The Pool

    Send us Fan Mail Waiting for the “right moment” can become its own kind of prison. We open with a story about a famous baseball curse and the way people cling to rituals, lucky breaks, and repeatable formulas when they feel powerless, then we turn to John 5 and the Pool of Bethesda, where a man has been stuck for 38 years hoping the water will move at the perfect time. We walk through the text and name the deeper issue: the pool is a picture of performance-based Christianity and religious solutions that promise change but cannot supply life. We talk about how rules expose sin without defeating it, why self-imposed regulations can actually feed pride and shame, and how legalism leaves people exhausted. Then we pivot to the heart of the gospel: Jesus does not tell the man to try harder or wait longer. He asks, “Do you want to be made well?” and He gives a command that requires faith for the impossible. From there, we dig into grace, identity in Christ, and the Holy Spirit as the real source of transformation. If you feel condemned, stuck in a cycle, or convinced you are not “good enough,” this is a practical reset toward relationship over religion, trust over luck, and rest over striving. If this encouraged you, subscribe, share it with a friend who feels stuck, and leave a review so more people can find the message. What “pool” are you tempted to trust instead of Jesus? Support the show

    No Power In The Pool

  5. Sep 14

    If You Know, You Know

    Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever wondered, “Do I really believe?” or “Why won’t God just give me a sign?” you’re not alone. We start with the uncomfortable reality that a lot of us treat prayer like a transaction: if we say the right words, with enough emotion, God will finally deliver the miracle we want. But Jesus refuses to be handled like a vending machine. And strangely, the crowds who demand the most signs often end up missing Him entirely.  We walk through John 4 and the sharp contrast between two groups: the Samaritans who believe Jesus simply because of His word, and the Galileans who “receive” Him because they’ve seen spectacular works. We pull in Matthew 13, Mark 6, and Luke 4 to show how hometown familiarity turns into offense and unbelief, and why Jesus’ humility doesn’t match people’s expectations of power. Along the way, we tell a fresh story from our friend Brett about praying through intense eye pain and experiencing real relief, not as a formula, but as a glimpse of grace and trust.  Then we slow down on one of the clearest pictures of faith in the Gospels: a nobleman who walks about 30 miles to Cana because his son is dying, and Jesus heals the child without traveling anywhere. One sentence carries the whole message: “Your son lives.” We talk about why Jesus’ word is enough, why belief is a present-tense “continue,” and how the Bible becomes the place where faith grows strong. If this challenged you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s chasing answers, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. What are you asking Jesus for right now? Support the show

    If You Know, You Know

  6. Sep 8

    Forget Your Waterspout

    Send us Fan Mail Forget the safe, careful version of faith that always keeps a backup plan. We open John 4 with a blunt question: what happens when Jesus goes all in for us and then asks us to stop clinging to the “water pot” we keep dragging around? The Samaritan woman’s story is not just a Bible scene about a well, it’s a map of spiritual thirst, living water, and the moment a guarded heart finally lets itself be satisfied by Christ. We talk about why the disciples nearly miss the biggest revelation in the passage because they are distracted by culture, religion, and what feels acceptable. From there we get honest about prejudice: who do we avoid, who would we secretly feel relieved to never talk to about the gospel, and what boxes have we put people in? We also push back on modern relativism and make the case that truth matters, that Scripture can be trusted, and that we can love everyone without pretending every belief is equally true. Then the cross moves to the center. Colossians 2:14 names what grace does with the record of charges against us, and we connect that to Jonah’s struggle with mercy for enemies. When the cross lands in the heart, it produces what programs cannot: real love, real joy, and a kind of witness that sounds like, “Come and see.” We close with the harvest imagery, salvation by faith in Jesus, and 2 Corinthians 5’s call to live as ambassadors of reconciliation. If this stirred something in you, subscribe for more, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find the message of living water. What “water pot” do you need to put down this week? Support the show

    Forget Your Waterspout

  7. Aug 31

    Cold Water on a Hot Day

    Send us Fan Mail Thirst is obvious in August, but spiritual thirst can hide under success, stress, shame, or the constant need for something new. We open John 4 at Jacob’s well and watch Jesus do something no one expects: he walks straight through Samaria, sits down tired and thirsty, and starts a gentle conversation with a Samaritan woman everyone else avoids. From the first request for a drink, he builds a bridge to a bigger offer, a free gift from God that can actually satisfy.  We dig into the real-world friction behind Jews and Samaritans, why religious confusion is not a barrier to Jesus, and why we have to be careful with bad theology by measuring everything against Scripture. Then the story turns personal. Jesus offers “living water” that becomes a spring inside us, pointing to the Holy Spirit and the kind of life you cannot buy, earn, or manufacture. We connect the promise of living water across the Bible, from Jesus’ public invitation to the final picture of the river of life in Revelation.  The warning lands hard: when we abandon the fountain of living water, we dig cracked cisterns that cannot hold anything, the empty fixes we run to when we stop trusting Christ. Jesus exposes sin without condemnation, calls us toward confession, and shows that worship is not about the right place or the right performance, but spirit and truth. The moment he says, “I who speak to you am He,” everything becomes clear: the gift is Jesus himself.  If you feel dry, distant, or done trying to hold it all together, listen through to the invitation and prayer. Subscribe, share this with a friend who is thirsty for hope, and leave a review so more people can find the story of the living water. Support the show

    Cold Water on a Hot Day

  8. Aug 24

    Out With the Old, In With the New

    Send us Fan Mail The silence right before a courtroom verdict is a special kind of dread and we use that image to name a fear a lot of people quietly carry about God: that He’s watching, waiting, and ready to declare us guilty. Then John 3 interrupts that storyline with a shock of good news. Jesus doesn’t arrive to condemn the world; He comes to rescue it, and that changes what church, faith, and repentance even mean. We walk line by line through John 3:17-21 and talk about why “light” can feel threatening when we’re protecting our secrets, our reputation, or our self-made righteousness. The problem underneath isn’t only behavior, it’s shame, and shame always tries to rewrite your identity. We talk about how the cross deals with sin so completely that you don’t have to hide anymore, and why confession is simply bringing what’s real into the light so grace can do what it does best: cleanse, restore, and rebuild a person from the inside out. From there we move to John 3:22-36 and John the Baptist’s joyful refusal to compete with Jesus. “He must increase, but I must decrease” isn’t a call to disappear; it’s the old covenant way of performance, scorekeeping, and striving stepping aside for the new covenant of grace. We also hit the phrase that changes how you think about spiritual power: God does not give the Spirit by measure, which means you don’t beg for scraps from a reluctant Father. If you’re tired of trying to earn what Jesus already offers, press play, share this with a friend who’s stuck in shame, and then subscribe and leave a review so more people can find the freedom of grace. Support the show

    Out With the Old, In With the New
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OneTwo Church is located in South Padre Island, TX.  We study the Word of God with passion and a deep commitment to the New Covenant of Grace.  Join us as we journey through the Bible verse by verse together.  

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