Broad River Podcast

Baptism Sunday — I Belong to Jesus | 2 Kings 5:1–17 Texts: 2 Kings 5:1–17; Romans 6:3–4; 1 Corinthians 12:13 There is a difference between admiring Jesus and entrusting your life to Him. On Baptism Sunday, Pastor Kevin Mullins takes us into the remarkable story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5. Naaman was successful, respected, powerful, and accustomed to being in charge. But he was carrying something his p...

Open Hands — Week 1: Open Your Hands | Luke 19:1–10 Texts: Luke 19:1–10 What if your money isn’t mainly a math issue—but a heart issue? In Week 1 of Open Hands , Pastor Kevin Mullins begins a two-message series by teaching from the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19. Zacchaeus wanted to see Jesus, but by the end of the story, it becomes clear that Jesus saw much more than a short man in a tree. He saw...

Your Story Isn't Over — Week 3: The Love That Brings You Home | Ruth 3–4 Texts: Ruth 2:12; 3:9–13; 4:5–6, 9–10, 13–17; Matthew 1:5–6, 16; Galatians 4:4–7 Sometimes the encouragement we receive doesn't go far enough. People tell us, "You've got this." But what happens when the most honest thing we can say is, "Actually, I haven't got this"? In the conclusion...

Ruth – Week 2: The Barley Field Texts: Ruth 2:4–13 What if God is already making a way for you, even when you can't see it? In Week 2 of Ruth: Your Story Isn't Over , Pastor Jacinta takes us into the barley fields of Bethlehem, where Ruth—a grieving widow and an outsider—encounters unexpected kindness through a man named Boaz. Ruth is simply trying to survive. But in an ordinary field, s...

Ruth — Week 1: When Life Falls Apart | Ruth 1:1–22 Texts: Ruth 1:1–5, 14–22; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Ephesians 2:13 What do you do when the life you're living looks nothing like the life you thought you'd have? We all carry expectations about how our lives should unfold. But sometimes a relationship ends, a loss changes everything, or the future we imagined seems to disappear. In the openi...

Baptism Sunday — Identified with Christ | Matthew 3:13–17 Texts: Matthew 3:13–17; Romans 6:3–4; Acts 2:41 Some convictions are too important to remain invisible. On Baptism Sunday, Pastor Kevin teaches from the baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3 and explores what it means to be identified with Christ . Jesus had no sin to confess and nothing to repent of. Yet the sinless Son of God stepped into the sam...

I Love My Church — Week 4: Here We Make a Difference | Exodus 6:6–7 Texts: Exodus 6:6–7; 1 Peter 2:9–10; 1 Corinthians 12:4–7; Mark 10:42–45; John 13:12–17 God’s redemptive work in you was always intended to become redemptive work through you. In the final week of I Love My Church: Why the Church Still Matters in the Plan of God , Pastor Kevin closes the series by returning to the fourth promise i...

I Love My Church — Week 3: Here We Discover Purpose | Exodus 6:6–7 Texts: Exodus 6:6–7; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 12:12–27; Romans 12:4–8; Psalm 139:13–16; 1 Peter 2:9 God didn’t only redeem you from something. He redeemed you for something. In Week 3 of I Love My Church , John Higgins continues through the promises of Exodus 6 and explores what it means to Discover Purpose . Redemption is mor...

I Love My Church — Week 2: Here We Find Freedom | Exodus 6:6–7 Texts: Exodus 6:6–7; James 5:16; 1 John 1:7; Galatians 6:2; Acts 2:46; Hebrews 10:25 God doesn’t only bring us out. He teaches us how to live free. In Week 2 of I Love My Church , Pastor Kevin continues through Exodus 6 and shows that God’s redemptive work is bigger than rescue. God told Israel, “I will bring you out,” but He also said...

I Love My Church — Week 1: Here We Know God | Exodus 6:6–7 Texts: Exodus 6:6–7; Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:42–47; Hebrews 10:24–25 Why does the church still matter in the plan of God? In Week 1 of I Love My Church , Pastor Kevin begins a new series by showing that the church is not a religious event we attend, but a redeemed people Jesus has gathered so that we can know God and help others know Him. St...

Summer on the Mount — Week 8: Build Your Life on the Rock | Matthew 7:13–27 Texts: Matthew 7:13–27; Jeremiah 17:7–8 What are you building your life on? In the series finale of Summer on the Mount: A Better Way to Be Human , Miguel Plaza closes Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount by teaching from Matthew 7:13–27. Jesus ends His sermon with a series of choices: two gates, two roads, two trees, two kinds of f...

Summer on the Mount — Week 7: A Community Without Condemnation | Matthew 7:1–12 Texts: Matthew 7:1–12 Jesus does not build His church by tearing people down. In Week 7 of Summer on the Mount: A Better Way to Be Human , Jose Ramos teaches from Matthew 7:1–12, where Jesus confronts our tendency to see what is wrong with everyone else while missing what is happening in our own hearts. This message sh...

Summer on the Mount — Week 6: Free from False Masters | Matthew 6:19–34 Texts: Matthew 6:19–34 What actually has authority over your life? In Week 6 of Summer on the Mount: A Better Way to Be Human , Pastor Deborah Taylor teaches from Matthew 6:19–34, where Jesus talks about treasure, the eye, two masters, anxiety, and seeking first the Kingdom of God. This message shows that money and worry often...

Summer on the Mount — Week 5: Voices of the House | Matthew 6:1–18 Texts: Matthew 6:1–18; Matthew 5:16; Colossians 3:3–4; Matthew 6:12, 14–15 What does it look like to live for the Father instead of the approval of people? In this special Voices of the House Sunday , Sony Thelusca, Jonathan Garcia, and Fernando Rodriguez continue our Summer on the Mount series by helping us listen to Jesus’ words...

Summer on the Mount — Week 4: Whole Hearts | Matthew 5:21–48 Texts: Matthew 5:21–48 Jesus does not just want better habits. He wants whole hearts. In Week 4 of Summer on the Mount: A Better Way to Be Human , Pastor Kevin continues through the Sermon on the Mount and teaches from Matthew 5:21–48, where Jesus talks about anger, lust, truth-telling, retaliation, and enemy love. But Jesus is not givin...

Summer on the Mount — Week 3: Deeper Than Rule-Keeping | Matthew 5:17–20 Texts: Matthew 5:17–20 What does Jesus mean when He says He came not to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it? In Week 3 of Summer on the Mount: A Better Way to Be Human , Pastor Kevin teaches from Matthew 5:17–20, one of the hinge passages in the Sermon on the Mount. Before Jesus talks about anger, lust, truth-telling, retaliat...

Summer on the Mount — Week 2: Salt and Light: The Visible Kingdom | Matthew 5:13–16 Texts: Matthew 5:13–16 Jesus does not bless us so we can disappear. He blesses us so His Kingdom becomes visible. In Week 2 of Summer on the Mount: A Better Way to Be Human , Pastor John continues through the Sermon on the Mount and teaches from Matthew 5:13–16, where Jesus calls His people the salt of the earth an...

Summer on the Mount — Week 1: The Upside-Down Good Life | Matthew 5:1–12 Texts: Matthew 5:1–12 What if the life the world calls blessed is not actually the good life? In Week 1 of Summer on the Mount: A Better Way to Be Human , Pastor Kevin begins walking through the Sermon on the Mount by looking at the Beatitudes. Before Jesus teaches about anger, desire, prayer, money, anxiety, or obedience, He...

The God Who Sees the Overlooked | Genesis 29:30–35; 49:29–31 Texts: Genesis 29:30–35; Genesis 49:29–31; Matthew 1:1–3; Revelation 5:5 What do you do with the pain of not being chosen? In this powerful standalone message, Pastor Kevin walks through Leah’s story and shows how God works through overlooked people, wounded places, and stories marked by rejection. Leah was present, but not preferred. Sh...

The Freedom We Find Together | Father’s Day + Small Group Sunday Texts: Exodus 6:6–7; Ephesians 1:17–18 Every family has patterns. Some are funny. Some are familiar. And some are painful—patterns of fear, anger, silence, shame, isolation, or pretending everything is fine when it really is not. In this Father’s Day message, Pastor Kevin shows that the gospel is not just about being forgiven one day...

Come, Holy Spirit — Week 4: There’s Water. Why Wait? | Acts 2:1–13, 37–41 Texts: Acts 2:1–13, 37–41; Matthew 3:13; Matthew 28:18–19; Romans 6:3–4 Baptism Sunday is not a normal Sunday with a little water at the end. In Week 4 of Come, Holy Spirit , Pastor Kevin closes the series by showing how perfectly Baptism Sunday fits with the work of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit who fills us does not leave us...

Come, Holy Spirit — Week 3: God Keeps Us | Ephesians 1:11–14 Texts: Ephesians 1:11–14 A lot of people fear that what started well may not finish well. In Week 3 of Come, Holy Spirit , Pastor Kevin teaches from Ephesians 1 and shows that the Holy Spirit is not only the One who fills God’s people and leads God’s people—He is the One who keeps God’s people. He is God’s seal and guarantee that what Je...

Come, Holy Spirit — Week 2: Guided Into Truth | John 16:12–15 Texts: John 16:12–15; John 16:7–8; Romans 8:26; Proverbs 3:5–6 A lot of people know about the Father. They know about the Son. But when it comes to the Holy Spirit, they feel uncertain, distant, or confused. In Week 2 of Come, Holy Spirit , Miguel Plaza teaches from John 16 and reminds us that the Holy Spirit is not a mystery to avoid,...

Poured Out on All God’s People | Joel 2:28–29 Texts: Joel 2:28–29; Acts 2:14–18; Luke 24:49; John 14:16–17; Romans 8:11 A lot of people live like God saves by grace, but expects them to keep going by grit. On Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Jose begins the new series Come, Holy Spirit by reminding us that God does not redeem His people and then leave them empty. He fills what He reclaims. The Christian l...

Do You Want to Get Well? | John 5:1–15 Texts: John 5:1–15; John 1:4; John 4:10 Some questions sound unnecessary at first. When Jesus looks at a man who has been disabled for thirty-eight years and asks, “Do you want to get well?” , it almost feels obvious. But Jesus never asks empty questions. He asks questions that expose what pain, disappointment, delay, and survival have done inside of us. In t...