Take Hold Church Podcast

Week 5 of The Life You’re After | Matthew 5:7 | Matthew 18:21-35 | Luke 6:36 In the fifth Beatitude, Jesus says, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Through the parable of the unforgiving servant, we see how withholding mercy imprisons us, and how God’s mercy toward us is meant to flow through us to others. Mercy isn’t a doormat and works alongside justice. Forgiveness is a d...

Week 4 of The Life You’re After | Matthew 5:6 | Matthew 4:17 | Ephesians 1:9-10 Guest speaker Tim Grandstaff from Genesis Church in Orlando takes us into the fourth Beatitude: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Being blessed means flourishing because our lives are oriented toward God, even when circumstances don’t look blessed. Jesus blesses t...

Week 3 of The Life You’re After | Matthew 5:5 | Philippians 2:5-11 | Matthew 11:28-30 In the third Beatitude, Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Meek doesn’t mean weak. It’s power under control, and meekness does: it serves and gives when no one is watching. We look at Jesus as the greatest example of meekness, the only time he describes himself, and this week’s...

Week 2 of The Life You’re After | Matthew 5:4 | Psalm 56:8 | James 1:2-4 In the second Beatitude, Jesus says, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Moaning goes around God; mourning goes to God. Whether it’s grief, loss, disappointment or our own sin, the invitation is to stop burying it and bring it to him. We look at how God keeps count of our tears, and how the comfort Jes...

Week 1 of The Life You’re After | Matthew 5:1-3 | Matthew 9:9-13 We begin a new verse-by-verse series through the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus doesn’t offer life tweaks, he offers transformation. We set the context for Matthew’s gospel, written by a tax collector Jesus called and changed, and look at why this is a livable message for today through the power of the Holy Spirit. Then we step into the...

Take Hold Church's 3rd Anniversary | Acts 17:16-34 Tonight we celebrated three years of Take Hold Church and looked at Paul's message to the philosophers of Athens in Acts 17. Paul finds himself in a city he never planned to be in, surrounded by people who are spiritual but far from God, and he tells them about the unknown God they've been searching for all along. The message: God posi...

A special message | Hebrews 12:1-2This week our pastor stepped away from the planned schedule to bring a message he felt the Holy Spirit had placed specifically on his heart for Take Hold Church: lay aside the weight. Preaching from Hebrews 12:1-2, he unpacked what it means to run the race of faith surrounded by a "great cloud of witnesses," connecting back to the "faith chapter&quo...

Week 4 of Nothing Is Off the Table | John 20:19-31 This week we're tackling a question a lot of us carry but rarely say out loud: what do I do with my doubt? We walk through the story of Thomas, who refused to let his doubt about the resurrection stay hidden, and see how Jesus responded, not with rebuke, but with mercy and an invitation to bring it into the light. We also look at the father in...

Week 2 of Nothing Is Off the Table | Romans 1:19-21, Romans 10:9-15 | Ecclesiastes 3:11 | 2 Peter 3:9 | James 4 | Luke 14 This week in Nothing Is Off the Table, we tackle some of the most personal and honest questions submitted by the congregation — questions about the people we love and whether it's okay to wait until the end of your life to respond to God. These aren't abstract theologic...

Week 1 of Nothing is Off the Table | Romans 7:15-25 | Romans 8:1 | Luke 15:20 | Hebrews 12:2This week we kick off a brand new series called "Nothing is Off the Table" — built entirely from questions submitted by the Take Hold Church congregation. Week one tackles the responses that kept coming back in different forms: the shame cycle. What do you do when you keep sinning, keep asking for...

This week we close out our three-week series — having covered intercessory prayer and spiritual warfare — with a foundational message on the Holy Spirit. Who is he, what does he do, and what does it mean to be filled with him? This message works through the theology of the Spirit as a full member of the Triune Godhead, addresses common misunderstandings around a "second work" of the Spir...

his message is a standalone talk on intercessory prayer, delivered between series as the church prepares for a new season. Drawing from Jesus' teaching in Luke 11 — the Lord's Prayer and the parable of the friend knocking at midnight — the message unpacks what it looks like to pray with shameless audacity: persistent, desperate, and deeply relational. The sermon explores three movements of...

Week 7 of Dream Builders | Nehemiah 6 | Acts 2 | Romans 5:17 We're wrapping up the Dream Builders series in Nehemiah 6 — the final stretch of building the wall, where the opposition is loudest and the temptation to step back is strongest. This message covers the mindset and the prayer that kept Nehemiah going in the last 10%, and what Pentecost Sunday has to do with the dream God has placed on...

Nehemiah chapter five arrives at a surprising moment — the walls of Jerusalem are almost finished, and instead of a victory lap, everything nearly falls apart from the inside. Debt, exploitation, and injustice are tearing apart the very people doing the building. It turns out the dream was never really about the wall. This message from Nehemiah 5 asks a question every one of us needs to sit with:...

Nehemiah chapter three opens with the Sheep Gate — and it's no accident. Before a single stone is laid, the people consecrate the one gate that points to sacrifice, to the cross, to the only thing that makes us right with God. From there, the wall goes up section by section, shoulder to shoulder, everyone using their gifts in their own lane. But in chapter four, the opposition arrives. And Neh...

How does a God-sized dream actually begin? In this message from Nehemiah 1, we see that it doesn’t start with strategy—it starts with a burden. A burden that leads to prayer, fasting, and ultimately courage. Nehemiah didn’t begin with resources or influence. He began with heartbreak, humility, and a deep trust in the covenant love of God.

In this opening message of Dream Builders, we look at Psalm 126 and discover a God who doesn’t just give dreams—but restores them. This isn’t about self-help or positive thinking. It’s about trusting a God who works in the unseen, brings life out of barren places, and turns seasons of weeping into seasons of joy.

The resurrection of Jesus didn’t just leave behind an empty tomb—it demanded a response. In Luke 24, we see people wrestling with confusion, doubt, and disappointment. The tomb is empty, the stories are spreading… but everything changes when they encounter the risen Jesus for themselves. This message explores the true turning point of the Easter story: not just that Jesus rose, but that He reveals...

Palm Sunday begins with celebration—but what happens when celebration turns into confusion, disappointment, and even devastation? In this message, we journey from the triumphal entry to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus faces His darkest hour. While the crowds shouted “Hosanna,” many would soon experience heartbreak as everything they hoped for seemed to fall apart. Through Jesus’ prayer in th...

Jesus didn’t come for a select few—He came to remove every barrier. In this message, we follow Jesus on His journey toward the cross and encounter people like Bartimaeus, Zacchaeus, and Mary—each one invited into full discipleship, not something less. From a blind outsider to a sinner in a tree to a woman pouring out everything she had, we see a powerful truth: No one is called to lesser disciples...

This Easter series follows the final stretch of Jesus’ journey toward the cross—a road marked not only by determination, but by divine compassion. In this message, we are reminded that the way of Jesus is not only about where He was going, but what He was revealing along the way. On His way to Jerusalem, Jesus shows that the kingdom of God reaches the humble, the broken, the searching, and the des...

Worship is more than a song—it’s a response to God. In this message, we explore how worship extends beyond singing and into every part of our lives. From the way we trust God to the choices we make each day, worship is about living in a way that honors Him. When we begin to see our work, our faith, and our daily lives as offerings to God, our entire life becomes an expression of worship.

We often define peace as relief — a break from pain, war, anxiety, or suffering. But what if peace was never meant to be a circumstance… but a Person? In this sermon, Cody unpacks Jesus’ promise of peace in the middle of suffering and the story of the storm in Mark 4. The disciples feared death. Jesus slept. Why? Because He wasn’t just the hero of the story — He was the Author. The problem with pe...

There is no category in the New Testament for a Christian who is not a disciple — and no category for a disciple who is not called to make disciples. In this powerful message, we are reminded that: • Jesus is still building His Church • The Great Commandment + Great Commission belong together • Ordinary believers are God’s chosen means to reach the world From Acts 1:8 to stories of disciple-makers...

What kind of life inspires others? In week five of Stand Out , we dive into Daniel 6 and uncover the hidden key behind Daniel’s extraordinary life: consecration . Daniel didn’t just have faith in a moment—he lived a life continually set apart for God. Even under pressure, threat, and injustice, Daniel refused to compromise. His quiet, daily devotion positioned him for God’s power, protection, and...