Leaving the Kid's Table

Chad Sherlock

Do you remember the “kid’s table” when at family holidays or dinners? I do and that is right where I feel I am at, still, in my walk with God. Some look at it as being “ankle deep” in our walk. Either way, I am at a point where I am tired of being in this state. Every Monday at 6 am I will release short episodes where I am going to share what stood out to me in my time with God. At the end of the day it comes down to where scripture meets your story. You may be in the same spot as I am or you are sitting at the adult table or may need to join the kids table. Either option is ok, these episodes are to start the conversation as to “what stands out to you?” and not only grow myself but help others grow as well. "Here's the thing - leaving the kid's table isn't a one-time decision. It's a daily choice. And every day you choose to go deeper, I'll be right here with you."

  1. 5d ago

    God Already Had Your Answer

    Episode Title: God Already Had Your AnswerEpisode Description:Ever think you caught God off guard with your doubt? Moses told God he wasn’t the right man for the job, and God’s response wasn’t what you’d expect. In Exodus 7, God doesn’t argue Moses out of his fear. He reconfirms the ask and points Moses back to what He had already provided. In This Episode:Moses ends chapter 6 saying “I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”God doesn’t convince Moses he’s wrong about himself. He reconfirms the same ask with more weight (7:1-2)Moses will be like God to Pharaoh, and Aaron will be his prophetBack to chapter 4: the answer to Moses’ excuse was already on its wayGod knows every excuse we’ll make, and He equips us because He knows usMoses is 80 and Aaron is 83, and they did what the LORD commanded (7:6-7) Key Quote:"The question was never “Am I able?” The question is “Will I trust the One who already knows my excuses and has already made a way?”" Next Steps:Subscribe so you don't miss an episodeShare this with someone ready to go deeperSubmit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ Connect With Us:Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ About Leaving the Kid's Table:A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

    God Already Had Your Answer
  2. Oct 26

    When God’s Answer Is a Name

    Episode Title: When God’s Answer Is a NameEpisode Description:In Exodus 6, we see a people too beaten down to hear good news, a man who keeps doubting himself, and a God who says His goal isn’t just to free them but to be known by them. What if the question isn’t “am I enough?” but “is He?” In This Episode:God answers Moses’s “why” with His name, “I am the LORD,” and a string of “I will” promisesVerse 3: the patriarchs held the promise, and this generation gets to see it keptIsrael couldn’t hear good news because of discouragement and harsh labor, and God didn’t scold themVerse 7: freedom is the gift, but knowing Him is the goalA picture of God leaning in with a smirk and a halftime speech: “This half is My time to shine”Moses repeats the same objection in verses 12 and 30, with a genealogy in between that shows God uses real peopleThe question that changes everything: not “am I enough?” but “is He?” Key Quote:“When God asks something of you, the question isn’t ‘am I enough?’ It’s ‘is He?’” Next Steps:Subscribe so you don't miss an episodeShare this with someone ready to go deeperSubmit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ Connect With Us:Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ About Leaving the Kid's Table:A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

    When God’s Answer Is a Name
  3. Oct 19

    Why, Lord, Why?

    Episode Title: Why, Lord, Why?Episode Description:Moses did what God asked, stood before Pharaoh, and walked away with a worse situation than when he started. In Exodus 5, the people turn on him, and Moses takes his hurt to the one place that matters and asks God why. If you’ve ever followed God and ended up somewhere that doesn’t make sense, this one is for you. In This Episode:What happened between Exodus 4 and 5: Moses meets Aaron, and the elders believe themMoses and Aaron ask Pharaoh to let the people go worship, and Pharaoh wants to know who the LORD isPharaoh takes away the straw, keeps the same brick count, and calls the people lazyThe foremen get beaten, then blame Moses and AaronMoses’s honest “why” in verses 22 and 23, and what it means that he took it to GodChad’s own “why” moment after stepping out to help plant a churchWhy asking why is not the opposite of faith, and how to keep moving while you wait Key Quote:“Asking why is not the opposite of faith. Moses asked it to God’s face.” Next Steps:Subscribe so you don't miss an episodeShare this with someone ready to go deeperSubmit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ Connect With Us:Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ About Leaving the Kid's Table:A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

    Why, Lord, Why?
  4. Oct 12

    Moses Had the Burning Bush and Still Said No

    Episode Title: Moses Had the Burning Bush and Still Said NoEpisode Description:Moses has seen a burning bush, a staff turn into a snake, and a hand healed on the spot. He still says “send someone else.” In Exodus 4, God answers every excuse Moses gives with a promise of His help. If you’ve ever told God “I can’t,” this one is for you. And so is the question at the end. In This Episode:Why Moses moves from doubting himself to doubting that anyone will believe himThe signs God gave Moses, and the one thing He gave that no tool could replaceMoses’s “I am not eloquent” and how patiently God answers itThe moment God’s anger is kindled, and what He does nextA dad’s side of “I can’t” (shoes, bikes, and getting back up)The excuses we hold onto: “If there was a burning bush...”One question to take with you. Key Quote:“I know I have given 1000 excuses to God why I can’t, shouldn’t, or won’t do what He asked of me.” Next Steps:Subscribe so you don't miss an episodeShare this with someone ready to go deeperSubmit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ Connect With Us:Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ About Leaving the Kid's Table:A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

    Moses Had the Burning Bush and Still Said No
  5. Sep 28

    What Made God Remember?

    Episode Title: What Made God Remember?Episode Description:Have you ever felt forgotten or all alone? Moses was raised in Pharaoh's house, ended up a runaway at a well in Midian, and the Israelites were still slaves in the place they were born. In Exodus 2 we follow Moses through all of it, then land on three verses that raise a real question. What made God remember? Chad works through it honestly and says what he believes Scripture says to anyone who feels unheard. In This Episode:Have you ever felt forgotten or alone?Moses' birth, the Nile, and Pharaoh's houseMoses kills the Egyptian and flees to MidianThe well, a home, a marriage, and a sonExodus 2:23-25: God hears, remembers, and looks on IsraelNothing you can do makes God hear you. He hears you.Jesus, the empty grave, and your next steps Key Quote:"There is no magic pill, genie, or step to take that makes anything on earth go away." Next Steps:Subscribe so you don't miss an episodeShare this with someone ready to go deeperSubmit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ Connect With Us:Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ About Leaving the Kid's Table:A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

    What Made God Remember?
  6. Sep 21

    When the Story Doesn't Explain Itself

    Episode Title: When the Story Doesn't Explain ItselfEpisode Description:Genesis is over, but the covenant isn't. In Exodus 1, a new generation of Israelites faces an old promise in a new form affliction, growth in spite of it, and two midwives who feared God more than they feared a king. This episode sits inside the tension of not knowing why hard seasons happen, and asks whether that not knowing is where we're being shaped for what's next. In This Episode:The covenant didn't end when Joseph's generation died God kept building the nationThe more Egypt afflicted Israel, the more they multiplied (v.12)Two midwives refused a direct order to kill Hebrew baby boysTheir reward was tied to their fear of God, not to anything else in the storyChapter 1 gives no reason for the hardship, only that it doesn't have the final word Key Quote:"What if the hard, confusing seasons we're in are reshaping us for something we can't yet see either?" Next Steps:Subscribe so you don't miss an episodeShare this with someone ready to go deeperSubmit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ Connect With Us:Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ About Leaving the Kid's Table:A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

    When the Story Doesn't Explain Itself
  7. Sep 14

    The Last Chapter, The Same Heart

    Episode Title: The Last Chapter, The Same HeartEpisode Description:Jacob is dead. His sons are terrified of what comes next. And in one raw, unscripted episode, Chad closes out the entire book of Genesis with the question that's been underneath it the whole time not "what did you do," but "what does your heart say?" Joseph's answer to the brothers who sold him into slavery might be the hardest thing you hear all week. In This Episode:Genesis 50 opens with Joseph's grief, falling on his father's body, weeping, kissing him goodbyeThe extraordinary honor Egypt gave Jacob in burial, and why it mattersThe brothers' fear once Jacob is gone and what that fear revealsJoseph's response to the men who wronged him most: "You meant evil... but God meant it for good"Why Genesis, from start to finish, keeps coming back to one thing, the heartA challenge to look at your own heart and ask if God could say the same over youDelivered raw and unscripted, Chad steps outside the usual format for this one Key Quote:"But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive." — Genesis 50:20 (NKJV) Next Steps:Subscribe so you don't miss an episodeShare this with someone ready to go deeperSubmit a prayer request or Tell us what stood out to YOU at https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ Connect With Us:Website: https://leaving-the-kids-table.captivate.fm/ About Leaving the Kid's Table:A weekly podcast where we explore God's Word together, one chapter at a time. Every Monday, join me as I share what stood out to me in Scripture and challenge you to discover what stands out to you. It's about going deeper with God in authentic community—heel, toe, heel, toe, one step at a time.

    The Last Chapter, The Same Heart

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Do you remember the “kid’s table” when at family holidays or dinners? I do and that is right where I feel I am at, still, in my walk with God. Some look at it as being “ankle deep” in our walk. Either way, I am at a point where I am tired of being in this state. Every Monday at 6 am I will release short episodes where I am going to share what stood out to me in my time with God. At the end of the day it comes down to where scripture meets your story. You may be in the same spot as I am or you are sitting at the adult table or may need to join the kids table. Either option is ok, these episodes are to start the conversation as to “what stands out to you?” and not only grow myself but help others grow as well. "Here's the thing - leaving the kid's table isn't a one-time decision. It's a daily choice. And every day you choose to go deeper, I'll be right here with you."