Ignite City Church Podcast

Isaiah 53:10 - “Yet the LORD was pleased to crush him severely.” (CSB) Wait! It pleased God to crush Jesus severely? How can this be true? “Pleased” and “crush” seem like two words that can never be put together into one sentence without telling a horrible story. And yet the gospel uses these two words to convey a beautiful and powerful truth. They remind us of a story about God’s amazing grace. I...

Brian Holland

Brian Holland

How do we make sense of everything that's going on? Wars. Mass shootings. Violence. Racism. Pandemics. Hatred. Poverty. Homelessness. Sickness. Death. How do we make sense of it? And here's the thing: I'm not sure that we can. But we can find hope in the midst of everything going on in the fact that God is still good. And some who read this while looking at the world may wonder how can God still b...

Brian Holland

When we think of the book of Proverbs we think of wisdom. As we should. But what if the fullness of Proverbs is fully understood when we see that Jesus is wisdom. We look at Proverbs 16:6 today and see Jesus fulfilling what he came to do and what our response should be. Once again the Bible leaves us speechless as we encounter Christ and his cross. If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for...

James Braum

Have you arrived? I know it's kind of a vague question but I think it's so important to slow down and answer it. Have you arrived? In your marriage? Career? Education? Parenting? Relationships and friendships? Your walk with God? I was confronted with this question this morning as I spent time with the Lord in 1 Kings 3 + 6 . In today's podcast episode we're gonna chat about why it's so important...

Brian Holland

When you look up in the night sky, what do you hear? Yes, hear. I know that we usually only pay attention to what we see (as we should). But according to the Bible, the heavens are declaring the glories of God. The heavens speak in a universal language that can be heard and understood by everyone on planet earth who has a sense of sight. But then I asked the question, "Do we?" Do we as followers o...

Brian Holland

"Fear is a reaction; courage is a decision." We have a decision to make when fear invites itself into our lives. And so are reminded over and over throughout the Bible, "Don't be afraid." So we pray for boldness and courage. But what if we actually need courage to pray? We know that statement seems outside of what we are used to thinking when we think of prayer. The beauty of prayer is that we can...

Do you see others with the position of leadership that you wish that you had and therefore believe that you aren't really a leader? Have you been tempted to lead others at the expense of caring for those that you lead? We will look at these things in today's episode of our podcast as we look at a couple more things about leadership. If you're not part of the Bible reading plan for Ignite City Chur...

Brian Holland

Have you noticed the number of resources available on the topic of leadership today? Podcasts. YouTube videos. Books. Seminars. TedTalks. Conferences. We are a culture that is consumed with the topic of leadership. Why? Because I believe everyone wants either to be a leader that people are willing to follow or want to follow leaders who are worth following. In this podcast episode, I share some th...

Are you guilty? Have you taken something or something and replaced God with that thing or person? Have you given someone else the place in your life that only God is able to fill and handle? We will look at that in today's podcast episode as we look at 1 Samuel 17:25. Also, 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...

John 11:1-44 Brian Holland

John 15:1-5 Brian Holland

John 14:1-7 Brian Holland

John 10:11-18 Brian Holland

Are you trading God's best for trinkets? Are you settling for the momentary experience when God wants to give you lasting fulfillment? That's what we are looking at in this episode of the Ignite City Bible Reading Podcast. ALSO... 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 "Ple...

So often we can approach people and automatically jump to the conclusion that God is about us and against those that we are against. But what if it's not like that at all? Imagine hearing God tell you, "I'm not about your side. In fact, you're supposed to be about me and mine." This doesn't mean that God isn't for us (see Romans 8:31) because he is. He loves us and is not against us. But he is not...

John 10:1-10 Brian Holland

Have you experienced a season that feels like you're walking through a wilderness? Are you in one now? If so, why do we go through them? Did we do something wrong? Are we just not good at being Christian? Join Brian in this episode as he looks at Deuteronomy 8 and unpacks the good purpose that comes with walking with Jesus through the wilderness. If you're not part of the Bible reading plan with I...

John 8:12-13 Brian Holland