Countryside Church | Sermon Podcast

Most of us have a running list of reasons why God wouldn't use us. Not smart enough. Not bold enough. Don't have the right words. Haven't got it all figured out yet. Maybe you're not even sure you believe any of this. And yet… here's what keeps jumping off the page in this week's sermon: God has never once waited for the right person to show up. He just uses whoever's already there. Pastor Sam Wei...

He Is Risen — but what does that actually mean for YOU? Whether you are walking in faith or full of doubt — this message is for you. This Easter, Pastor Sam Weitman preaches from John 20 and brings Easter to life in an honest, powerful way. No fluff, no empty religious phrases — just the raw, real story of an empty tomb and why it still matters nearly 1,993 years later. In this message, you'll dis...

What if Good Friday isn't meant to be rushed? 🕊️ We live in a world that skips straight to Sunday. But what if slowing down and staying in the grief of Friday and Saturday is exactly what your soul needs this Easter season? In this reflective and moving Good Friday service, Care Pastor Bryan Intemann invites us to resist the urge to fast-forward to the resurrection and instead do something counter...

Have you ever felt like things aren't going the way they were supposed to? 🌱 Life has a way of not matching our expectations — relationships that don't work out, dreams that never happen, a world that feels more broken than hopeful. And maybe you've wondered... if God is real, why does everything feel so uncertain? You're not alone in asking that. But this message isn't just for people who are fa...

Jesus didn't wait for people to clean themselves up. And neither should we. What if the most important thing you could do with your life was simply to show up for the people around you, especially the messy ones? In this message, College Pastor Scott Manning walks through Luke 19:11-27 — the Parable of the Ten Minas — where Jesus tells a story about a king who entrusts his servants with something...

What if the most broken person you know walked through your church doors this Sunday? In this message, Pastor Sam Weitman takes us deep into Luke 15 — home of some of Jesus' most beloved stories: the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:3-7), the Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10), and the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24). But here's the twist: these aren't just feel-good tales. They're a mirror held up to our hearts, revealing...

What if the thing you're holding onto is the very thing keeping you from the life God has planned for you? 🤔 William Borden had it all — heir to a dairy empire, wealth, connections, and a future that most people only dream about. But he walked away from everything to chase something greater. At every crossroads, he wrote three simple phrases in the back of his Bible: No reserves. No retreats. No...

Be honest — anxiety is exhausting. Whether it's your job, your relationships, your future, or just the general feeling that something could go wrong at any moment... most of us are carrying more than we let on. In this message from Luke 12:22-34, Pastor Sam Weitman tackles one of the most quoted — and most misunderstood — passages in the entire Bible. You know the one. "Consider the lilies." It's...

What if more people are ready to say "yes" to Jesus than anyone thinks? Senior Pastor Sam Weitman spent 19 years in the Bible Belt — churches on every corner — and not one person ever sat down to explain the gospel to him, invited him to church, or offered to pray for him. Six months after someone finally did? His life was completely transformed. That's the heartbeat of this message. Opening up Lu...

Pastor Sam Weitman unpacks one of Jesus' most famous parables. We love the idea of seeking God's kingdom. We get excited about transformation, breakthrough, and seeing God move. But what if the real question isn't "what should we do for the kingdom?" but "what kind of heart do we actually have?" This message covers: 💡 The parable of the four soils (and why we all want to skip to soil #4) 💡 Why l...

Pastor Sam Weitman shares one of the hardest truths about following Jesus. We love dreaming about what God can do. Marriages restored. Lives transformed. Breakthroughs we've prayed for. But what happens when you give everything for the kingdom and end up in prison instead? What do you do when following Jesus leads to a place you never saw coming? This message covers: ✨ The final days of John the...

Join Pastor Sam Weitman for a gut-check message from Luke 6:20-26 that confronts our self-righteousness and calls us back to the heart of the gospel. In this convicting message, you'll discover: 🎯Why we have more in common with the "worst sinners" than we do with God—and what that means for how we treat others 🎯The difference between spiritual bankruptcy (which opens heaven's gates) and moral su...

What if God wants to do MORE than we've been asking for? In this powerful message, Pastor Sam Weitman challenges us with an uncomfortable question: Have we become so familiar with Jesus that we've stopped believing He can do the impossible? Drawing from Luke 4:14-30, Pastor Sam reveals that the Kingdom of God isn't for those who have it all together—it's for the spiritually poor, the captive, the...

The uncomfortable truth: God's heart breaks for the lost, and ours should too. Pastor Sam Weitman kicks off 2026 with a powerful challenge: What if everything we do as a church—and as Christians—was reoriented around ONE central mission? In this message from Luke 4:42-44, discover: ✨ Why Jesus said "no" to a crowd of adoring fans 💔 What truly breaks God's heart (hint: it's not your prayer life o...

If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. As we roll into 2026, what dominated your thoughts in 2025? Personal finance? Health concerns? Economic worries? Global uncertainty? If we did an honest audit of where our minds spent the most time last year, what would it reveal? Here's the truth: Worry is meditation without faith or hope. But that can be changed. In this New Year message, Care...

Good news: Christmas isn't over. We're only on day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas. Most of us know the Christmas story—baby in a manger, angels, shepherds, wise men. But what if we've been missing the most radical part of the entire narrative? In this post-Christmas message, Elder Shannon Ferrell explores Matthew 1 and the often-overlooked theme woven throughout the entire Christmas story: radical...

What if everything you thought Christmas was about... was only the beginning? Most of us treat Christmas like it's the end of the story. A baby in a manger, angels singing, shepherds worshiping... But what if that incredible moment was just one chapter in the greatest story ever told? In this Christmas Eve message, Senior Pastor Sam Weitman unpacks John 1:29 and reveals something the religious peo...

If you've ever wondered where God is in your suffering or whether your pain has any meaning, this message will transform how you see both Christmas and your own story. In this powerful Advent message, Senior Pastor Sam Weitman unpacks John 1:14-18, and reveals why the first-century audience would have been absolutely stunned by what it claimed. You'll discover: ✨ The Revolutionary Truth - Why God...

Are you tired of the darkness? Do the holidays amplify pain instead of joy? Senior Pastor Sam Weitman delivers a powerful message about finding courageous peace in a world that often feels overwhelming. What if Christmas isn't just about what happened 2,000 years ago—but about what's still to come? In this message from John 1:4-13, Pastor Sam explores why Jesus is called "the light of the world" a...

In this powerful Advent message, Pastor Sam Weitman explores John 1:1-3 and what it means to wait for Christ's return by examining one of Jesus' most profound titles: The Word. In This Message: ✨Understanding the two advents - Jesus' first coming and His return ✨Why Jesus is called "The Word" and what that reveals about His nature ✨The difference between the first and second coming (John 1 vs....

Are you living like you're at war, or just killing time until heaven? Join us as guest pastor Chris Freeland from Doxology Bible Church brings us the powerful conclusion of Ephesians 6, exploring the Armor of God and what it means to fight FOR the world, not against it. In this message, Pastor Chris challenges us to see our everyday lives as a spiritual battleground—not to destroy the culture arou...

What if the key to thriving in life isn't getting your way—but learning a completely different way of relating? College Pastor Scott Manning gets vulnerable about his own struggles as a young dad while tackling Ephesians 6:1-9—one of the Bible's most misunderstood and controversial passages. No sugarcoating, no avoiding the hard parts. Just an honest exploration of the surprising connection betwee...

In this powerful message, Senior Pastor Sam Weitman unpacks what marriage is really meant to be according to God's design in Ephesians 5:21-33. Using a memorable analogy about authentic hand-pulled noodles, Pastor Sam shows us how we've all experienced different versions of marriage, but God's design is the way it was truly meant to be. Key Points: 💍 The Purpose of Marriage - It's not primarily a...

What does it mean to live as God's people in a world that opposes Him? Pastor Sam Weitman unpacks Ephesians 5:15-21, revealing the paradox of Christian living: we're called to both sober-minded urgency AND undeterred praise—at the same time. The days we live in are evil—not because of politics or culture wars, but because the god of this world, Satan, is evil and actively opposing God's kingdom. W...

Join us as Senior Pastor Sam Weitman continues the "Family Matters" sermon series with a powerful message from Ephesians 5:1-14. In this sermon, Pastor Sam challenges us to understand our identity as children of light and our calling to bring hope to a world trapped in darkness. Pastor Sam's Key Points: ✨ God's design for intimacy reflects the gospel itself ✨ True love is self-sacrificial, not s...