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The goal behind "What Matters Most" is simply to bring authentic conversations to you that encourage & equip you to connect, grow, and lead wherever you find yourself in life. In each episode, you’ll hear from a variety of guests who will remind you that you’re not alone and will challenge you to take your next step toward growth.

  1. 12/22/2025

    Blessed are the Pure in Heart | Beatitudes Pt. 7

    Send us a text What if having a pure heart has less to do with our actions or more to do with our motives? In this episode, Fawn Ellerbrook discusses Matthew 5:8 with Tabitha and Brian Caplinger, and we're challenged to understand that spiritual flourishing isn't about checking boxes or maintaining a perfect image. Instead, it's about the internal work God does within us when we position ourselves in the right place. The Hebrew understanding of 'heart' reveals it as the center of our intellectual and emotional life, where our desires, affections, and choices originate. This means purity isn't about following a religious checklist; it's about having undivided allegiance to God, with motives aligned to His will rather than our own self-protection or image management.  ____ What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church. Connect on socials: Facebook Instagram YouTube channel No matter where you're at on your journey, you are welcome here. Faith Community Church info@faithcommunity.co 636.671.4190

    1h 7m

  2. 10/01/2025

    Blessed are the Merciful

    Send us a text In this episode, Brian and Tabitha Caplinger sat down with Mary Stoinski - founder of Demential Life STL - and Wanita Foster - a member of Faith Community staff.  They talk about what it means to show mercy, why it's important to receive it ourselves, and how showing love to others can make a huge difference in the world around us.  ________________________ 00:00 Welcome & Introductions 03:15 Blessed are the Merciful - Defining Terms 06:52 Simple kindness matters 17:30 We're not above needing help 24:00 Healthy boundaries for caregivers 28:30 Where does forgiveness fit in? 37:45 How do you express mercy in everyday life? 49:30 Barriers to Mercy 54:00 Receive mercy yourself Learn more about Dementia Life STL here. What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church. Connect on socials: Facebook Instagram YouTube channel No matter where you're at on your journey, you are welcome here. Faith Community Church info@faithcommunity.co 636.671.4190

    1h 2m

  3. 09/09/2025

    Blessed Are Those Who Thirst | Beatitudes Pt. 5

    Send us a text Following Jesus is a choice, not a feeling. In this conversation, we continue our look at the Beatitudes with a couple of new guests you're going to love! Chet Hunter and Madison Hunter have such great insight into what it means to hunger and thirst after righteousness throughout the seasons of life.  02:30 Recap & today's Beatitude  04:00 Defining Terms 10:00 How our journeys began 20:00 Going after the healthy food for your soul 28:00 What does it look like to find satisfaction in God? 30:00 Following God is a choice, not a feeling 40:00 How do we identify what's missing? 50:00 People can be weird, God is not 55:00 The Power of Community ___________________________________________ If you're new to the Bible or want to take your study further, consider these free resources we use ourselves: Bible.com - A free, digital Bible with many translations from YouVersion that also provides hundreds of devotionals BibleProject.com - A free resource from The Bible Project that provides in-depth overviews and studies of Scripture as well as key concepts and themes within the Bible. What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church. Connect on socials: Facebook Instagram YouTube channel No matter where you're at on your journey, you are welcome here. Faith Community Church info@faithcommunity.co 636.671.4190

    1h 8m

  4. 05/29/2025

    Blessed are the Meek | Beatitudes Pt. 4

    Send us a text As we continue our discussion on the Beatitudes, we're chatting about the next Beatitude in our series - Blessed are the Meek. Tabitha sat down with a couple of friends to discuss the common misconceptions of meekness and how practicing it leads to God's blessing in our lives. Spoiler alert: it has nothing to do with weakness!  00:00 Last Episode Recap 03:30 The misconceptions & truth of "meekness" 17:50 What meekness means Biblically & how it makes us feel 20:00 It's not about me 24:50 Learning to be content with how God made you 27:00 The why behind the what 39:00 The promise of meekness 50:00 The power of the pause  ___________________________________________ If you're new to the Bible or want to take your study further, consider these free resources we use ourselves: Bible.com - A free, digital Bible with many translations from YouVersion that also provides hundreds of devotionals BibleProject.com - A free resource from The Bible Project that provides in-depth overviews and studies of Scripture as well as key concepts and themes within the Bible. What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church. Connect on socials: Facebook Instagram YouTube channel No matter where you're at on your journey, you are welcome here. Faith Community Church info@faithcommunity.co 636.671.4190

    1h 1m

  5. 03/31/2025

    Blessed Are Those Who Mourn | Beatitudes Pt. 3

    Send us a text What if grieving sin is actually a way to grow closer to the God who loves us and others? As we continue our study of the Beatitudes, Tabitha Caplinger sat down with Josh Quick and Fawn Ellerbrook to chat about what sin is, what it means to mourn it, and how we walk with others as we learn to follow Jesus together. 00:00 What does "blessed are those who mourn" actually mean? 04:30 Defining sin and why it's something to mourn 17:00 The consequences of our sin 25:00 The hope for something better because of God's mercy 30:00 Having compassion for ourselves and others 42:00 Walking with people who are struggling 50:00 God transforms us from the inside out  ___________________________________________ If you're new to the Bible or want to take your study further, consider these free resources we use ourselves: Bible.com - A free, digital Bible with many translations from YouVersion that also provides hundreds of devotionals BibleProject.com - A free resource from The Bible Project that provides in-depth overviews and studies of Scripture as well as key concepts and themes within the Bible.  What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church. Connect on socials: Facebook Instagram YouTube channel No matter where you're at on your journey, you are welcome here. Faith Community Church info@faithcommunity.co 636.671.4190

    58 min

  6. 02/27/2025

    Blessed Are The Poor in Spirit | Beatitudes Pt. 2

    Send us a text In Matthew 5, Jesus shares a set of profoundly rich statements about what it means to be blessed as you follow Him. In this episode, we jump into the first statement - "Blessed are the poor in spirit..." Tabitha Caplinger is joined by Lauren Earls, Brian Caplinger and Fawn Ellerbrook to chat about what this statement means and what it looks like in our everyday lives over 2,000 years later.  02:00 What does it mean to be poor in spirit? 14:00 You don't have to be enough. 24:00 What we can learn through lack 27:00 How do we love in humility? 40:00 Sanctification is a process. 44:30 What are my expectations rooted in? _________________________ To get a free digital Bible, visit Bible.com. To learn more about the Sermon on the Mount & The Beatitudes, visit BibleProject.com. What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church. Connect on socials: Facebook Instagram YouTube channel No matter where you're at on your journey, you are welcome here. Faith Community Church info@faithcommunity.co 636.671.4190

    56 min

  7. 01/29/2025

    An Introduction to the Beatitudes

    Send us a text We're starting a new series walking through the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5. In this first episode, we'll get an overview of what this section of scripture is and talk through our thoughts on what this means for us. Tabitha Caplinger got to chat with three friends from Faith Community - Grant Reeves, Nicole Sullivan, and Fawn Ellerbrook - as we kick off the series. 00:00 Welcome & Introductions 03:00 Reading the Beatitudes 04:58 What does it mean to be blessed? 16:55 Our thoughts on the Beatitudes 23:25 Jesus made things right for us 33:00 We're called to follow Jesus & partner with the Holy Spirit in every season 46:15 The eternal perspective 51:50 It's all rooted in God's love for us ___________________________________________ If you're new to the Bible or want to take your study further, consider these free resources we use ourselves: Bible.com - A free, digital Bible with many translations from YouVersion that also provides hundreds of devotionals BibleProject.com - A free resources from The Bible Project that provides in-depth overviews and studies of Scripture as well as key concepts and themes within the Bible.  What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church. Connect on socials: Facebook Instagram YouTube channel No matter where you're at on your journey, you are welcome here. Faith Community Church info@faithcommunity.co 636.671.4190

    56 min

  8. 11/22/2024

    The Power of Influence

    Send us a text We’re all influenced by our surroundings - our friends & family, the media we consume, the work we engage in. So how do we determine if our influences are helping or hindering us? How do we create healthy boundaries, build healthy relationships, and consume content that helps us move toward the person we want to be? In this conversation, Brian Caplinger, Radonda Rowton and Fawn Ellerbrook chat about how to assess and steward our influence well.  ________________________________________ 00:00 Welcome & Introductions 04:25 What is influence? 08:35 The importance of knowing who you are 12:00 Life is seasonal, things can change!  15:30 How does our family of origin impact us? 20:00 Influence as connection 22:25 How do we determine what influences to keep and what to let go of? 30:35 What questions can we ask ourselves to determine how to care for ourselves? 39:29 The problem with pornography 41:44 Overcoming the voice of shame 44:30 Reframing our thoughts with what's true 47:00 Learning from King Solomon's story 53:00 You don't need to change people 1:04:00 How do we steward our own influence? 1:12:18 You are in charge of your own influence and what influences you What Matters Most is a podcast from Faith Community Church. Connect on socials: Facebook Instagram YouTube channel No matter where you're at on your journey, you are welcome here. Faith Community Church info@faithcommunity.co 636.671.4190

    1h 18m
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The goal behind "What Matters Most" is simply to bring authentic conversations to you that encourage & equip you to connect, grow, and lead wherever you find yourself in life. In each episode, you’ll hear from a variety of guests who will remind you that you’re not alone and will challenge you to take your next step toward growth.

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