ReCreate Church’s Podcast

The Resurrection on Trial Today, Pastor Michael is discussing the Resurrection and Easter. Michael reinforces the case of the resurrection. Did Jesus really rise from the dead?  The answer is all-important: if the resurrection didn’t happen, then Christianity’s claims all fall apart. Paul covers this in 1 Corinthians 15. 14  If it did, death has been defeated.  If Jesus walked out of the grave, yo...

What Nick and Joe Didn’t Know Today, Pastor Michael is covering the second part of the Story of the Cross, the Burial.   Remember, there are three parts to the Story of the Cross: Death Burial Resurrection Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus asked Pilote for Jesus’s body so that they could bury it before it became dark, as was Jewish custom of the day and the Sabbath was about to start.  Pilate gave...

Sacrifice and Salvation Today, Pastor Michael is on a mission for his next series: to help folks “get it” (the Story of the Cross) and, if you have it, to help others understand it.  There are three (3) main parts of the Story of the Cross: The Death  The Burial The Resurrection We’re starting with the heavy one today, the death. When Jesus died, His followers thought it was over: His Message and...

The Most Misunderstood Promise in The Bible, Part 2 Today, Pastor Michael is continuing our theme of studying one of the most famous quotes in the Bible, a quote used anytime one needs encouragement, that promise found in Jeremiah 29: 11. Things God Wants for You (God’s Plans for You!): Salvation, John 3: 16, John 4: 14. Fellowship, John 15: 5. Obedience,  John 14: 15. Holiness, Romans 12: 1-2. Di...

The Most Misunderstood Promise in The Bible Today, Pastor Michael is drilling down on the lore of Jeremiah, specifically verse 29 and the promise the Lord gave in it.  When life breaks down, God builds up, our central theme today. We must continuously look past our current situations beyond the anxiety and hopelessness that can easily consume us and instead focus on the figurative light at the end...

Jonah and The Worm Today, Pastor Michael is back in Jonah and NOT talking about Jonah and the whale.  Today’s story is the highly anticipated, the much heralded, the AMAZING story of Jonah and the WORM! We pick up the story at Nineveh, where Jonah has warned them to turn from their evil ways.  Which they did! And God spared them for doing so! But, Jonah isn’t happy about that, one bit!  In essence...

Every Day is a Second Chance Today, Pastor Michael is continuing the story of Jonah, a man just bent on not doing the will of God.  We pick up the story with Jonah, having been spat out of the fish/whale, being confronted with God’s forgiveness.  A second chance is given him, even though he’s not quite on board.  And he does go to Nineveh and speaks to the king.  They do what Jonah tells them, not...

Jonah and Jesus Today, Pastor Michael is continuing the story of Jonah and his continual running from God, notably because he did not agree with a decision made by the Lord to warn the city of Nineveh’s citizens of immenent destruction.  Jonah did not like God showing mercy to the Ninevites, so he was trying to get as far away from the situation as he could! Big problem, though.  You cannot run aw...

Salvation is in the Storm Today, Pastor Michael is back with Jonah, the prophet who ’never got it’.  The last time we saw Jonah, he was on a ship bound for Tarshish.  He was essentially in denial of God’s leadership, and he was running from God. The ship encountered a huge storm that the Lord clearly sent for Jonah’s disobedience.  This storm saved Jonah from destruction; in fact, many things we t...

Mercy Has No Margins Today, Pastor Michael is in Jonah, talking about how today’s theme, “Mercy Has No Margins” really shows how God’s people can miss God’s purpose.  The Lord had sent Jonah to Nineveh to warn them that their pagan ways would be held accountable for that evil.  Yet Jonah refused the call and tried to run from the Lord.  He boards a ship, with pagan sailors, at Tarshish, about as f...

Can’t Save Yourself. Today, Pastor Michael is continuing last week’s theme on salvation, and we continue with our previous week’s essential list: Everyone needs to be saved. You cannot save yourself. God sent the one and only savior, Jesus Christ, to save us. Pastor Michael picks up the story about 15 years after the Resurrection. Paul and Silas set out on a mission to start new communities of bel...

Only the Lost Get Found Today, Pastor Michael is discussing salvation and our situation in the present age.  Along those lines, Pastor Michael reminds us of three things, all hugely important: Everyone needs to be saved. You cannot save yourself. God sent a savior in Jesus. In today’s lesson, Michael will drill down on the first item: everyone needs to be saved.  We pick up the story back in Jesus...

A Wonderful Message on Bible Study. Today, Pastor Michael is turning over the reigns to David Boudreaux, one of our church elders.  Today, David wants us to read God’s Word and spend as much time in His Word as we can. The Word of God is the Law of God, the very breath of God.  God didn’t give us just a short study on life; He gave us a detailed guide to follow in His Word, and David will be spend...

Not This Year! Today, Pastor Michael is comparing our physical and spiritual health, which is very timely given how many are trying to start the New Year on a new foot. Some ways we can encourage spiritual health are: Start every day with prayer. Engage with the word of God every day. You can add other items, such as writing down things you are grateful for, scripture memorization, serving people...

If Jesus Said It, We Can Trust It. Today, Pastor Michael is giving us a lesson remotely, as the snow and ice forced us not to hold a service at the church.  Today’s lesson is about faith.  Jesus expressed sorrow that His followers didn’t have great faith.  But Jesus did have a believer who trusted Him in His word. Here, Jesus had just finished a powerful message, returning to Capernaum.  A delegat...

Get to the Root Today, Pastor Michael is showing us, we have a champion in Jesus!  A champion that wants you to thrive, in 2025! In a story found in Luke, we find a man that planted a fig tree.  This tree, for over three years did not produce fruit.  So, the owner of the orchard told his gardener to cut the tree down. But the gardener convinced him, to let him nurture the tree and see if they coul...

Courage in the Chaos. Today, Pastor Michael discusses how “Faith finds courage in the chaos,” our central theme.  We start at a place that is typically after most Christmas stories.  It’s the story of a tyrant trying to find the baby Jesus, and the Magi are at the center of it again.  The Magi made their visit and gave their gifts, and this is where most Christmas stories end.  But we’re going to...

The Shepherds Today, Pastor Michael is talking about the birth of Jesus.  Here, he’s talking about the shepherds.  Farm kids growing up in the country.  The shepherd’s story shows us that God doesn’t see value like people.  God chooses those who are overlooked. In those days, it was hard for shepherds to participate in Jewish customs and rituals due to them being ceremonially unclean.  But the ann...

Three Christmas Gifts Today, Pastor Michael is continuing the story of the Three Wise Men. At this point in the story, they have found Jesus and begun worshiping him. He is no longer at the stable where he was born, the Wise Men finding him in a house. They came with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.   Gold is a tribute paid to kings.  It represents royalty.  The gift of gold is the promise...

Peace for the Restless Heart Today, Pastor Michael is looking at the Three Wise Men looking for Jesus at His birth. The wise men, the magi, were coming from Persia.  They arrive in Jerusalem, asking where is the King of the Jews that was just born.  However, the message had not spread at this point, so most simply didn’t know.  They followed the star to Bethlehem and found Jesus and worshipped Him...

Grateful for the Gravy. Today, Pastor Michael is returning to the Old Testament, in 2 Kings, about a lesson in the ministry of Elisha, the prophet.  One day, he’s going through Shunem, and a couple invited him to dinner.  After one of many visits, the wife asked her husband to build a room for Elisha when he came through.  Gahezi traveled with Elisa through Shunem, so Gahezi retrieved the woman fr...

Gratitude Defeats Grump! Today, Pastor Michael is talking about gratitude and thankfulness. Paul wrote a letter to the Thessalonians about thanks.  It has one of the most famous lines in the bible, “…give thanks in everything…” Michael asks the pertinent question, “Do we really worship God, or do we worship the idea that God owes us an easy life?” Gratitude isn’t something God doesn’t have; it’s g...

Gratitude Makes Room Today, Pastor Michael is talking about gratitude. Today’s core idea is, “Gratitude for what you have now makes room for what God wants to give next.”  We are in James, Chapter 1 today, James being the half-brother of Jesus.   Central to our reading today is the fact that all good comes from God.  Even knowing that we are human and when life is going good, we feel grateful; whe...

Empowered to Proclaim Today, Pastor Michael is finishing our long study on Mark, ending with Jesus’s charter to His disciples and telling them to spread the word of all they have seen and done. We are starting with what is called “The Great Commission.”  Our central mission is to share the good news of Jesus and help them to learn of His love and make disciples. Do you know what to say to someone...

The Elephant, The Donkey, and The Lion. Today, Pastor Michael is talking about politics but not talking about politics. This is a timely segue due to next week’s elections.  Far greater than any political position is this: Jesus Christ, the son of God, lived a perfect, sinless life. He gave that life on the cross, He spent three days in the grave and rose to immortality, and whoever believes in Hi...