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Perry and Shawna Mornings
March 19, 2025
Fake Christianity – Jed Coppenger
As a pastor he struggled with anxiety about preaching due to his heart motivation being marked by “performance mentality” rather than the “servants mentality” that Jesus commands.
Dr. Jed Coppenger, author of Fake Christianity: 10 Traps of an Inauthentic Faith (and How to Avoid Them), joins Perry & Shawna for an honest conversation about how Jesus confronted hypocrisy and why it hinders our peace, joy, and purpose.
Whether it’s picking and choosing the scriptures to follow that support what we want out of life, being more concerned about appearances than loving & helping others, or sharing a version of God that doesn’t represent His heart it takes humility and courage to face the error and deception within us.
Jed shares passionately the true gospel and invites us into an authentic faith that’s fueled by the God who loves us and gave Himself for us.
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Perry admits, “I stepped into worship Sunday morning so aware of my deep-seeded pride and my compulsion to prove that I’m somebody. I just admitted that to Jesus and that’s when he did something amazing!”
Sin does not passively exist. It takes over. It corrupts our thinking and hijacks our lives. It’s the work of the enemy to steal, kill, and destroy us. Sin needs to be eradicated from our lives like cancer.
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Jed Coppenger
Jed Coppenger is the lead pastor of First Baptist Church Cumming, GA. He earned his MDiv from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and his PhD from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of 21 Days to Childlike Prayer: Changing Your World One Specific Prayer at a Time. He and his wife, Melanie, have three kids. Connect with him at jedcoppenger.com.
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Perry LaHaie
Perry LaHaie's passion is to know Jesus and make Him known. “I’m all in with Jesus but not all put together. I need Jesus right now as much as I did when I first started following Him!” Perry says. In addition to co-hosting Perry and Shawna Mornings, Perry is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and advocate for those who haven’t yet heard the gospel, especially those in the Muslim world. Born and raised in northern Michigan, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications and a graduate degree in Cross- cultural Communications. Perry also serves with Frontiers, a worldwide ministry to Muslims. Perry and his bride, Teresa, call Holland, Michigan home. They have two adult children, Kali and Taylor, and Taylor’s bride, Bri.
Shawna Beyer
Shawna Beyer has a way of telling stories that create personal connection— to her, to one another, and to God. She has been a homeschool mom, church planter, project lead for a consulting company, and church staff member. Though she’s been involved in ministry with her husband (Dan) in Iowa, Arizona, and now Michigan, she was born and raised in Southern California and as they say, “You can take the girl out of California . . .” She is mom to four grown kids (Bryn, Drayson, Eden, and Haven) who no longer need her but humor her anyway. Shawna is passionate about the rhythms we weave into the fabric of our lives to fall more in love with God each day. Healthy foods are her go-to, but she will abandon that whole track in a heartbeat for a homemade cinnamon roll like Grandma used to make.
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