Breakaway Chapter a Day
Pastor Chris Plekenpol and his guests explore the Bible together one chapter at a time. They offer practical insights, theological depth, and real-life applications. Dive in for engaging discussions that bring God’s Word to life, one chapter at a time!
Episodes
530 episodes
Genesis 5 Discussion
Genesis 5 can feel like the part you skim, but we slow down and find the storyline inside the genealogy. The names from Adam to Noah aren’t just history, they’re a spiritual contrast between two ways to live. We talk about why Enoch stands out ...
Genesis 4 Discussion
Murder shows up in the Bible before most of us expect it, and Genesis 4 makes it impossible to shrug off as “ancient history.” We sit down with Jordan Smith and Cody Sparks alongside Pastor Pleck to unpack Cain and Abel with clear commentary an...
Genesis 3 Discussion
Genesis 3 is one of the most quoted chapters in the Bible, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. We slow down and read the Fall as a story about trust before it’s a story about rules: the serpent’s first move is to paint God as unreliabl...
Genesis 2 Discussion
Dirt, breath, rivers, mist, marriage, sex, and shame, Genesis 2 is way more concrete than people expect. We sit down with Jordan Smith and Cody Sparks and take the chapter line by line, starting with the moment God forms Adam from the dust and ...
Genesis 1 Discussion
Light shows up on Day 1. The sun and moon do not show up until Day 4. That single detail in Genesis 1 can either spark a pointless fight or open up a deeper, more worshipful way of reading the Bible. We dig into what the text actually emphasize...
Revelation 22 Discussion
A river clear as crystal. A tree that never stops bearing fruit. A final promise that cuts through every anxious headline: Jesus says, “Surely I am coming soon.” We open Revelation 22 and follow its closing images all the way to the heart of Ch...
Revelation 21 Discussion
Revelation 21 doesn’t just promise “something better.” It shows you a city, names on gates, stones in foundations, and a future where God personally ends the things that haunt human life: death, mourning, crying, and pain. We take you line by l...
Revelation 20 Discussion
Revelation 20 doesn’t let us stay abstract. It gives us a chained devil, a thousand years that Christians debate, a last gasp rebellion that ends in fire, and then a courtroom scene so final that “earth and sky” flee from it. We sit down as pas...
Revelation 19 Discussion
Heaven throws a hallelujah-filled celebration, and then Revelation 19 slams the door open on one of Scripture’s most intense portraits of Jesus. We’re talking fire in his eyes, a robe dipped in blood, and a sword coming from his mouth not to be...
Revelation 18 Discussion
Babylon looks like a winner right up until the moment it falls. Revelation 18 paints that exact picture: a system dripping with luxury and influence while hiding spiritual rot underneath. We sit with the text’s blunt warning that Babylon’s judg...
Revelation 17 Discussion
Babylon looks beautiful right up until you see what she’s holding and where she’s headed. We dig into Revelation 17 and follow John into the wilderness where a scarlet beast carries “Babylon the Great,” a stunning symbol of seductive influence,...