Maplewood Nazarene Podcast

One of the key "tells" of an authentic disciple of Jesus is that they will make other disciples. Join us at Maplewood for this week's message as we explore this essential part of what discipleship really looks like for Jesus' followers.

Did you know that you can go to church every week and not really be a disciple of Jesus? That's the brutal truth Maplewood confronts this week as we continue to explore what discipleship really means.

Maplewood is focusing on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. This week, we're exploring what we allow to shape who we are in our lives...for we are truly disciples of whatever we allow to shape us.

What is discipleship? Its a church word that gets thrown around. But what does it really mean. Over the next several weeks we are going to explore the importance of discipleship in the walk of a follower of Jesus. We begin exploring what the apostle Paul meant to be "in Christ" in 2 Corinthians 5:17.

What's better than "if only" faith? We unpack that question this week as we study Mark 9:18-31...

This week at Maplewood, we celebrated the day with our church service on the lawn. As we sat among the neighborhood trees and enjoyed the breeze, we spent some time reflecting on who we are becoming as we aspire to follow Jesus.

This week at Maplewood, we're exploring the high stakes need to guard one's faith in a world full of fake news and godless chatter.

Joy isn't complete unless it is shared. We're taking a hard look at that truth this week as we study 1 John 1:1-4. Take a listen...

This week at Maplewood, we are celebrating baptism of new believers. Yes, to be baptized is to be dunked, sprinkled with, or poured over with water. But what does it mean? We break it down as Pastor Joe speaks from Mark 1.

Life can sometimes derail our joy. This week, we are exploring how to relocate the joy of the Lord as our strength. Join us as we explore Phil. 4:4-9...

It's hard to know the joy of the Lord as our strength if we don' t get personally acquainted with God's Word.  This week, Maplewood continues to focus on Nehemiah 8:10-12, where we find the people of Israel discovering the joy of the Lord when they understand God's Word.

This week at Maplewood, we're continuing to study the source of authentic joy. Join us as Pastor Joe talks about the type of joy that ONLY comes from a right relationship with Jesus.

This week at Maplewood, Kristi Payne brings the message as our guest speaker. She locks in on what Philippians 1 teaches us about the source of lasting joy.

We are all prone to failure and stumbles in our walk with Jesus.  Those failures don't define us. How we respond to them does. This week at Maplewood, we're focusing on how God's wonderful grace is available to help us get up and to teach us to press on in our journey as followers of Jesus.

A key way to unlock spiritual momentum in our lives is to learn the heart of Christ. How do we do this? Jesus offered a lesson in learning His heart on the night he was betrayed. Listen in on this important means of grace...learning the heart of Christ.

Did you know Jesus has work for you to do? Specific work appointed to you and you only? That's our focus this week as we're exploring how being responsive to God's calling in our lives opens us up to spiritual growth and momentum.

An important component of the flywheel of faith is our participation in the body of Christ. This week at Maplewood, we're continuing to focus on the means of grace God provides so that we can access grace, love, forgiveness, and peace. Being part of a faith family takes work. It's why we ask God to Teach Us to Gel Together.

Jesus teaches His followers to bring the children his way. This week at Maplewood, we're exploring how children can teach grown-ups what the Kingdom of Heaven looks like and how it works. Join us by clicking and listening to the message as we explore the meaning behind Christ's words in Mark 10:13-16.

The primary means of grace is forgiveness. We need to be forgiven. And we need to learn how become people who forgive others. This week, Maplewood continues to focus on what followers of Jesus can do to maintain and build spiritual momentum in our lives.

One of the toughest spiritual lessons to learn is to obey Jesus, in all circumstances in our lives. This week, we continue to explore the 'means of grace' by which we can allow the Holy Spirit to do a new work in us and change us from the inside out. It's kind of like learning to drive a stick-shift vehicle.

At Maplewood, we're digging into the essentials of what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Have you lost your spiritual momentum? This week, we're looking at one of the key expectations for a follower of Jesus to gain spiritual momentum in our walk with Christ.

This week at Maplewood, we are focused on what it means to really let Jesus teach us to pray. Our text is Luke 11, and the lesson could be game-changer.

This week at Maplewood, we're talking about what we must do to unlock our faith potential. We can know about Jesus, but our faith can be dormant. How can we change that? The answer is obvious.

How are we responding to the voice of Jesus in our lives? That's our focus this week at Maplewood, as we explore the response of James and John to the calling of Jesus in their lives in Mark 1:19-20....

What does love look like in real life? That's what we're focusing on this week at Maplewood. Join us as we explore the real-life implications of 1 Corinthians 13, also known as "The Love Chapter."