Ignite City Church Podcast

John 6:25-40 Brian Holland

Complaining seems to be a normal part of life - a form of self-expression or venting that we deem necessary for our health. And if not for that, we deem it our right to share whatever we want whenever we want. But is it right to complain? Is it necessary? Is it helpful? Is there a better way? In this episode, we look at the topic of complaining from the perspective of Numbers 11:1-3.  If you'...

When we read Leviticus 26 we see God promise blessings to the people of Israel if they would obey his commandments. However, he also promises discipline if they decide to disobey his commandments. So is God just an angry God who looks for opportunities to punish people, or is there something much deeper and more meaningful behind it? We will look at that in today's episode. If you're not part of t...

Do you find yourself asking God to bless where you're going more than asking God to lead where he wants you to go? We will be looking at that in this episode of the podcast as we look at the final verses of Exodus 40. If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Church but would like to be, click here and fill out our connect card for Ignite City Church and choose "Please add me to...

In Exodus 28-29 we see God making all of these requirements when it comes to priestly garments and the consecration of the priests so that they could serve before him. But why did he put all of these things in place? Was it so that we had a religion that we could follow, having priests and special robes and traditions that made us religious? I don't think so. I think there is something so much mor...

Exodus 25:9 |  "You must make it according to all that I show you..." If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Church but would like to be, click here and fill out our connect card for Ignite City Church and choose "Please add me to the Bible reading plan on Google Calendar" at the bottom of the form. And to check out everything about the Ignite City Church community, chec...

Exodus 20:18 | All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram’s horn, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it they trembled and stood at a distance. If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Church but would like to be, click here and fill out our connect card for Ignite City Church and choose "Please add me to the Bible reading pla...

"When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, 'The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.'" - Exodus 13:17 (CSB) When you feel like things are taking longer than they should, When you feel like you're going in the wrong direction, When you feel like you know a quicker and...

"You are to keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembly of the community of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight." - Exodus 12:6 (CSB) The word "slaughter" is such a dark word. There's a sense of finality and destruction when it's used. And yet, when we look at the word and connect it to Isaiah 53:7 and John 10:18 , we are reminded of the limitless and unapolog...

If someone asked you how old you were, what would you say? Some love that question while others loathe it. But most of the time I would guess that we all simply say, "I'm ______" and then say our age. But what if we answered it a different way? What if we actually thought of our age as connected to the quality of our days instead of simply the length of them. What if we saw our lives as a pilgrima...

What does God do during our times of affliction? Can anything good come out of those seasons that are so difficult? We are going to be looking at that and a few other things as we look at Genesis 41 . If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Church but would like to be, click here and fill out our connect card for Ignite City Church and choose "Please add me to the Bible readin...

"Surely the LORD is in the place, and I did not know it." - Genesis 28:16 Do we rely on the experience of God's presence to know that he's with us or do we trust him when he says that he won't leave us? Is there a problem with wanting to experience his presence? We look at these things as well as why it's so important to BE SURE that we know that God is in this place, even when we aren't aware of...

Genesis 22 is the passage where God calls Abraham to offer Isaac to him as an offering. And the thing is that Abraham actually obeys to the point of offering Isaac. What can we learn from this difficult passage today? Was God asking too much? Is God heartless? If we look at only part of this passage it does come across that way. But when we read the whole chapter and then read this chapter in ligh...

Has God made you laugh? If so, have you checked why? What was the motivation for your laughter? Was it because you didn't believe he could come through? Was it because you were so overwhelmed by what he did when he did come through? Was it both? We look at this in this episode and we look at one part of one verse in Genesis 21:6 . If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Church...

Do you realize that God's send us out is actually God's inviting us with? We will look at that today as we take a quick look at God's call on Abram in Genesis 12:1-3. If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Church but would like to be, click here and fill out our connect card for Ignite City Church and choose "Please add me to the Bible reading plan on Google Calendar" at the...

"I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted." - Job 42:2 (CSB) Do we really believe this? And do we find the comfort that comes from this statement? It is amazing how this statement can be said from two different circumstances and yet bring us back to the same comfort that comes with believing God's word. If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Church...

"He was a man of complete integrity, who fear God and turned away from evil." This is how Job is described. And his integrity is the topic of conversation throughout the first two chapters of Job. And yet this is what Satan wants to attack the most. We take a look at this in this episode as well as a challenge to never be the mouthpiece of the devil in anyone's life.  If you're not part of th...

It is so important that we never settle for a fake version of what God has the blueprints to for the original version. An example today: wisdom. We are going to dive into The Fall, that day when everything changed because a man and woman were deceived and rebelled against God's instructions, settling for a fake version of wisdom--something that actually belongs to God. If you're not part of the Bi...

According to Genesis 1 + 2 , God created the heavens and the earth in six days. And before anyone jumps into the debate of "old earth" or "new earth," let's just pause and reflect on what God as the Eternal Creator means for us and how that truth can cause us to love him more and to walk with him in trust and humility. If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Church but would l...

A quick look at 2 Timothy 1:6-12 . Read it before listening to this episode and then read it after. What a powerful passage of Scripture.

Faith. We are called to live by faith. How's your faith? Is the life that you live by faith the type of faith that will impact generations after you're gone? Does it cause you to look forward in hope? Let's look at parts of Hebrews 11 as Brian takes us through some of the key statements that stood out to him in his time alone with Jesus today.

God cares for you. Have you heard that before? Maybe you need to be reminded of the beauty of this truth as we look at Hebrews 2:6 in today's episode of Five Minutes.

If people asked you to share about your faith in Jesus, what would you say? Would they be happy? Afraid? Joyful? Worried? We look at that today as we take a quick look at Acts 24:25 . And Brian apologizes: he went about 7 minutes. :)

"...you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you." - Romans 11:18 What did Paul mean by this? What's so important about that word sustain ? Let's spend the next five minutes looking into this verse.

Are you humble? Even answering that question makes us feel like we aren't. And yet, the Bible calls us to live lives of humility. In today's podcast we look at this topic of humility from Paul's 2 letter to the Christians in Corinth. KEY PASSAGE: 2 Corinthians 11:7