Off Script | John 8

Southland Christian Church

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 531 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What does it actually mean to "abide" in the truth, and how can familiarizing ourselves with God's Word help us spot the counterfeits in our culture?

In this episode of Off Script, Scott and Neil reflect on the incredible success of the recent Meal Pack, where Southland packed one million meals across five campuses. They dive into the importance of men stepping up for mission trips. The heart of the conversation focuses on "Week 3" of the Reset Challenge, exploring how replacing digital noise with Bible teaching and daily reading in the Book of John is changing lives. Scott also unpacks what it means to "make yourself at home" in the Bible so that we can develop the discernment needed to navigate a world where truth is often seen as relative.

The Challenge

Don't let go of the discipline you've put in place. As we move into the final week of the Reset Challenge, continue your daily reading in the Book of John and look for ways to move from being a bystander to pouring your life out as an offering for something bigger than yourself.

Hosts: Neil Gregory and Scott Nickell

What We Discuss

The "breaking news" that Scott is officially attempting to take over the DJ playlist for next year's Meal Pack
Why it's vital for men to prioritize mission trips despite busy schedules and work responsibilities
Feedback from the Reset Challenge and the impact of listening to solid Bible preachers
The "non-negotiable" habit of daily scripture reading to keep from falling back into old patterns
Why 83% of teenagers believe truth is relative and where that cultural shift is coming from
The definition of "abide" as making yourself at home in the Word of God
How Jesus illustrated his "I Am" statements through miraculous actions in the Gospel of John
Learning to recognize the "whiff of a lie" by becoming intimately acquainted with the real truth
Understanding what we are saved from: the penalty, the practice, and the power of sin
The significance of physical movement in worship and why Scott called people to the front of the stage this week

About Southland Christian Church

Southland is one church meeting in multiple locations across central Kentucky. We believe Jesus came for the lost and the broken, which means there's a place for everyone here. Around here, that means we worship defiantly, speak truth unashamedly, and extend grace generously.

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach across Central Kentucky and all around the world, visit: https://southland.church/give

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Offscript, a Southland Christian Church podcast.
0:05.0	Each week we sit down with our teacher to talk through what didn't make it into Sunday sermon.
0:10.0	Thoughts, stories, or questions that got left off the manuscript, but still matter.
0:14.0	Thanks for being with us. Let's jump in.
0:16.0	Well, hey everyone and welcome to Offscript.
0:19.0	My name is Neil and today, Scott, welcome. What's up? The man who cannot tell a lie. Truth. You are a UK fan. Man, I mean, you talk about... That was great. Yeah, you talk about having people say something really mean about you. I mean, when you first got those text messages, how did you actually, like, what was your response? How did you feel? I laughed. You know, the, the backstory was one of our elders, who's one of the worst textors of all time, Ross Barnett. I don't mind to say it out loud. He on, I think it was Monday that week, was like, KSR throwing us under the bus. And I was like, who's us? You know, he works for Central Bank. I'm like, is it Central Bank?
0:54.3	Is it Southling Christian Church?
0:55.7	And then he sent me like six follow-up texts, none of which were clear.
0:59.1	And so I just let it go.
1:00.2	And I had a few other people texts that day.
1:02.7	And then, but then it was the next day when they called me a Louisville fan that everybody
1:06.2	went ballistic.
1:07.8	That was great.
1:08.2	Nick Browns was my facilitator for getting on the show. He was telling me the number to call. I guess he's a frequent caller. So, oh, interesting. He was walking me through the whole process. Were you nervous to go on radio? No. Yeah, that makes sense. No. I mean, I was, it was, I knew it was going to be all fun in games, you know, so it was not like I was stepping into a hard-hitting interview or something like that.
1:30.2	You just had to defend that you're a UK fan, that's all.
1:33.7	I like it.
1:34.6	Well, we started off the service today by celebrating meal pack, which was awesome.
1:37.9	A million meals over the course of two days across five campuses.
1:41.5	It's still, to this day, I'm looking, I'm like, it's such a feat of,
1:45.3	like, organization and movement and knowing where it gets distributed and who it gets distributed
1:50.3	to. I've gone on a trip before with Lifeline. Now, this was in Haiti when, before it was
1:56.2	shut down, but I went and I actually got to distribute the meals. Man, there was nothing cooler than that.
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