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Beyond Sunday
Hosted by Pastor Lee Day · EN
Welcome to Beyond Sunday, the Podcast that takes you deeper into the Word of God throughout your week, with your Host Pastor Lee Day.
It's Time to Inspire, Uplift, and dig deeper. Beyond Sunday starts now!
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Church Hurt And Total Restoration
6d ago00:47:06Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailA lot of people don’t walk away from God in one big moment. They drift, one “reasonable” choice at a time, until prayer feels optional, church becomes a checkbox, and life fills the space with something else. Pastor Lee Day sits down with Chris Lee, a pastor’s son with a raw testimony, to talk about how that drift turned into Sunday racing, bar work, heavy drinking, blackout years, and cocaine and how God’s mercy kept showing up even when Chris didn’t want it.We get honest about church hurt and the damage of assumptions, especially when someone is trying to bring hurting friends into the church and gets judged for it. Chris shares what he learned by watching his dad walk into hard rooms with quiet courage, and why sometimes the most powerful ministry is a hug, a calm presence, and a step of faith while trusting the Holy Spirit to give the words.Then the story turns. A friend’s stage four colon cancer becomes the wake-up call that pushes Chris back to Scripture, prayer, and a foundation he didn’t realize was still holding him up. We also talk about what it means to stop living for someone else’s faith, realign work and family priorities, and finally go all in for God.Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with the line that hit you the hardest.Support the show
Transcribe →God Used A Knee Infection To Bring Me Home
2w ago00:27:12Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailA funeral could be the end of a story, but for Doug Caldwell it became the moment God started writing a new one. Doug joins me to share a raw, relatable testimony about growing up in church, drifting away for decades, and still telling himself he believed even while he avoided real discipleship and regular church attendance. Then one day, at a funeral service, the Word of God lands differently and he can’t shake it. He goes home, looks up CFOCHURCH online, and realizes God has been closer than he thought. Things get even more urgent when his knee replacement takes a dangerous turn. Doug explains how an infection, the lead-up to a dream Alaska cruise, and the shock of learning it could be deadly forced him to face mortality head-on. We talk about fear, repentance, and why “tomorrow is not promised” is not a slogan, it is reality. If you’ve ever lived on the edge of “I’ll get serious later,” you’ll feel the weight of this conversation. From there, the story turns hopeful and practical. Doug describes walking into Christ Family Outreach Church with a walker, feeling out of place, and then being met with unexpected kindness and community. We dig into what changes when you come back consistently: peace replacing road rage, prayer becoming daily, hobbies getting reordered, and faith moving from a private idea to a lived reality. Doug also shares how men’s ministry, Thursday Recharge, and even a simple Bible app helped him trade scrolling for Scripture, and why baptism now feels like a meaningful next step. If you’re on the fence about going back to church, let Doug’s story give you the nudge you’ve been waiting for. Subscribe to Beyond Sunday, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find these testimonies.Support the show
Transcribe →Breaking The Cycle
3w ago00:38:52Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHe overdosed at 16, watched addiction shape his childhood, and carried a kind of shame that’s hard to explain unless you’ve lived it. Nick Newcomb joins us on Beyond Sunday to share a testimony that starts with constant moving, drugs and alcohol on the table.We talk honestly about what it feels like to realize your “normal” isn’t normal, how substance use escalates from weed and alcohol into pills, and how one overdose can change the way you see your future. Nick also opens up about prison visits, short phone calls, and the choice to forgive rather than live in resentment. Then the story turns toward grief and responsibility as he shares the loss of his brother to an overdose, and the guilt that followed.From there, we get into marriage, mental health, and hope. Nick and Kayla face anxiety, depression, and heartbreak, until they reach a point where they can’t carry it alone. A Bible bought at a store, a friend’s invitation, and a first Sunday at Christ Family Outreach Church leads to tears, an altar call, and the beginning of a new legacy for their family, including powerful changes in the lives of loved ones.If you need a story about faith, addiction recovery, forgiveness, and breaking generational curses, press play, share it with someone you love, and subscribe so you don’t miss what God does next. Would you leave a review and tell us what part of Nick’s testimony you needed to hear?Support the show
Transcribe →Ready For Work
4w ago00:33:21Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailYour calendar can be full and your soul can still be unprepared. We sit down as a family around Titus 3 and let Scripture confront the places where Christian maturity gets tested the most: authority, speech, and the everyday choice to serve. I’m Pastor Lee Day, joined by my wife Erica Day and my mom Sheila, and we take Paul’s command seriously, to be ready for every good work, not only when it’s convenient but also when it interrupts our plans. We talk about biblical submission to rulers and leaders, what it means to obey without compromising God’s Word, and why respectful conduct matters for your witness. Then we get honest about the damage done by gossip, slander, and quarreling, even when what you want to say feels “true.” One line becomes a gut-check for everything we say out loud or type online: is it anointed or is it poison? We connect that to Ephesians 4 and James 3, and we challenge ourselves to let prayer replace the urge to vent. From there, Titus 3 pushes us into the harder work: gentleness and perfect courtesy toward all people. Erica frames gentleness as strength under control, and we reflect on how mercy changes your tone, your timing, and your reactions. Paul’s reminder that we were once foolish leads straight into the gospel hope: God saves us by mercy, renews us by the Holy Spirit, and keeps chiseling away the old while shaping the new. We close with practical ways to stay devoted to good works and wise boundaries for divisive behavior that threatens unity in the church. If this encouraged you, subscribe to Beyond Sunday, share it with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What is one “good work” you want to be ready for this week?Support the show
Transcribe →Job Description
Jun 2200:20:44Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailYour ministry does not start when you walk into a church building and it definitely does not end when you walk back out. We open Acts 6 and follow the early church as it grows so quickly that real people get overlooked, then we watch how wise delegation protects the mission without treating service like “less than.” Stephen is chosen to handle a practical need, yet Acts 6:8 says he is full of grace and power, doing great wonders and signs. That contrast forces an honest question: have we been calling something “not my job” when God is calling it obedience?We talk about what it means to be Spirit-filled in everyday life. Yes, the Holy Spirit comes at salvation, but surrender is what invites Him to take full control. I challenge the idea that Christian leadership depends on talent or personality and instead point to the anointing that comes when ordinary believers yield every area of life. We connect Stephen’s example to the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20, because disciple-making is our real job description at work, at home, and everywhere else we represent Jesus.Then the tone shifts as Stephen faces dispute, false witnesses, and violent resistance in Acts 6 to 7. Even with truth on his lips and Jesus in his sight, he is stoned and his final words mirror Christ-like forgiveness. We also sit with a sobering warning from Leonard Ravenhill and a piercing question from John Newton about churches drifting from the Spirit’s leadership, and we end by praying for hunger, sensitivity, and a life lived in God’s overflow. If this challenged you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. What would change this week if you fully surrendered control?Support the show
Transcribe →Pass It On
Jun 1500:23:40Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailSilence is expensive, especially when it costs the next generation their chance to hear what God is really like. We open with Psalm 100 and let it set the posture: joyful worship, gratitude, and a steady confidence that the Lord is good and faithful to all generations. From there, we lean into a direct question: if God’s faithfulness lasts, what are we doing to make sure our kids, grandkids, friends, and coworkers actually know it? We walk through Psalm 145 and focus on the responsibility of one generation commending God’s works to another. That starts with remembering. If your mind goes blank when you try to name what God has done, we talk about meditating on his wondrous works and creating quiet space for prayer and the Word so your testimony becomes specific again. We also turn to Joshua at the Jordan River, where the call to “consecrate yourselves” becomes a practical challenge about preparation, obedience, and living a lifestyle that matches the name Christian. Joshua 4 and Psalm 78 sharpen the legacy: memorial stones, family conversations, and faith that is taught on purpose so children yet unborn can set their hope in God. We even contrast inheritance with heritage, because what we leave behind should be more than stuff it should be stories of God’s faithful hand that push the next generation toward Jesus. If you’re ready to build a generational legacy of faith, listen, share this with someone you love, and then subscribe and leave a review so more people can hear the call to pass it on.Support the show
Transcribe →The Assignment
Jun 800:24:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailA packed church means nothing if we miss the real assignment Jesus gives us. We’re opening Luke 14 and sitting with the parable of the great banquet, where invited guests make excuses and the master’s command cuts through the noise: go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. We talk plainly about evangelism, gospel urgency, and what it looks like to “fill the house” with people who actually want Jesus, not just a spiritual add-on. From there, we connect the dots to Mark 1 and our calling to be fishers of men, then to Matthew 28 and the Great Commission. We slow down on a point many Christians forget: Jesus doesn’t just call us to help someone pray and move on. He calls us to make disciples, to spend time, to teach, to model obedience, and to live in a way that makes the love of God visible. That raises a tough question we all have to answer: when people step back and watch our lives, do they see Jesus or just talk? Then we go to Luke 14 again for “the cost of discipleship,” because staying on assignment will cost comfort, reputation, and sometimes relationships. We discuss what it means to forsake all. If you want practical Christian discipleship that is rooted in Scripture and honest about the cost, this one is for you. Subscribe to Beyond Sunday, share this with someone you’re praying for, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s one step you can take this week to be more compelling and more faithful to the assignment?Support the show
Transcribe →Valley Of Dry Bones
Jun 100:23:12Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailA valley full of bones sounds like the end of the story, but Ezekiel 37 starts with a question that still hits home: “Can these bones live?” We go line by line through the Valley of Dry Bones and talk about what it means when life feels drained, faith feels quiet, and your hope feels cut off. If you’ve been sensing spiritual warfare, pressure, or that heavy feeling you can’t quite name, this message is for you.We also get honest about the role of sin and disobedience. God warns Israel, and the warning still applies to us: sin separates, divides, and never takes you anywhere good. But we don’t stay there. We point to God’s mercy, the God of second chances, and the promise that he gives life to the dead and calls into existence what does not exist. That is not inspirational talk, it is Bible truth.Then we move into the command that changes everything: speak God’s Word into dead places. Ezekiel prophesies, the bones come together, and when God’s breath enters, what was dead stands up as an exceedingly great army. We connect that to real life, from depression and discouragement to the daily grind, and we end with God’s promise in Ezekiel 36 to cleanse, restore, and give a new heart by his Spirit.If this encouraged you, subscribe to Beyond Sunday, share it with someone you love, and leave a review so more people can find hope and new life through God’s Word.Support the show
Transcribe →Don't Play Games
May 2600:18:28Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailLosing a battle can make you ask the right question and still make the wrong move. We open 1 Samuel 4 with Israel stunned by defeat, and we slow down on the moment that exposes the real issue: they recognize God’s hand is not with them, but instead of repentance and patience, they reach for a shortcut.We talk about what it looks like to “play church” and why it never delivers real victory. Israel brings the Ark of the Covenant into the center of the fight, hoping God will bail them out, and the result is even more devastating. That story confronts a mindset many of us slip into: checking boxes, getting loud in worship, quoting verses, then expecting God to fix what our disobedience keeps breaking. We unpack the difference between believing in God and walking with God, and why you can’t chase the fruit of a godly life without living one.We also speak plainly about spiritual warfare. When you start getting serious about prayer, church, and leaving old habits behind, the enemy notices. That’s why the call is not to perform faith, but to be transformed, to be born again, and to live by the power of the Holy Spirit with a real relationship with God. We close with a clear invitation to surrender to Jesus and trust Him not just to save your day, but to save your life.If this challenged you, share it with a friend, subscribe for more Beyond Sunday, and leave a review that helps someone else stop playing games and start following Jesus.Support the show
Transcribe →Don’t Get Comfortable
May 1700:32:27Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailComfort can be the most dangerous season of your faith, not because God is distant, but because we start drifting without noticing. We’re talking about the warning signs of spiritual complacency and why “don’t get comfortable” is not a catchy phrase, it’s a lifeline for anyone who wants to stay awake, clean-hearted, and faithful.We open Joshua 23 and sit with Joshua’s final message to Israel: God has fought for you, God has kept His promises, and God will still call you to obedience. That tension matters. We dig into what it means to live as people being sanctified, to surrender our whole life to God, and to stop offering Him parts and pieces. If you’ve ever felt yourself getting spiritually dull, distracted, or “fine with a little compromise,” this will hit home.Then we turn to Exodus 14 at the Red Sea where fear screams and faith has to stand firm. “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent” is more than a verse to quote, it’s a posture for pressure, bad reports, and battles you can’t control. We also connect Isaiah 41 to the promise that God holds our right hand and helps us, while still warning against clinging to the remnant of the old life.If this encouraged you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s been getting too comfortable, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What are you clinging to right now?Support the show
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