The Alley Church Podcast

Talk about lent: Lent commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert while enduring temptation. Lent is to prepare us for Easter, the day we celebrate Jesus' resurrection from the dead. It starts this Ash Wednesday the 5th and ends the Thursday the 17th before Easter which is April 20th. It is a time to be thinking about what Christ’s death and resurrection mean to you and to pray...

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ (44) But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (45) that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. (46) If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax co...

Matthew 5: 38-42 - Do not Retaliate   “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you,...

Let your words be true Matthew 5: 33-37 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you...

Matt 5:27-30 - Purity Starts in the Heart Matt 5:27-30 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into...

We are studying the Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes solidify our identity and paint a vision of those who are in the Kingdom of God. Now we are being instructed on how the Kingdom of Heaven is different from the Kingdom of Religion.  Last week, we defined some important words to set the stage for the rest of our series on the Sermon on the Mount. One of those words was Righteousness.(podcast)...

Jesus, the fulfillment of the law Advent, NY tools  - 2025 = seeking him and knowing him in a deeper way Which we are always all about and invite each of you into this! Trust & Obey Sermon on the Mount revisited - where we are now in the new year. And we read that we are salt and light. We are like a preservative for this decaying world. And we make it taste better.  Review Advent The OT point...

A New Year, A New Opportunity - Hello 2025 Philippians 3:12-14  We are having our worlds collide this morning by combining our Shandel Group  Coaching with the Alley Church.  This is a motivational message for setting goals in the new year in the most important area in your life. Your relationship with Jesus. SMART goals for Jesus people!  specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound...

What is love  How could we preach this sermon without using John 3:16  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Advent culminates, we light the Christ candle on Tuesday and what He did for us we celebrate today with the ultimate expression of love: God sending His Son, Jesus, to rescue and redeem humanity fro...

Week 3 of Advent: Joy  God Has Come to Earth Luke 2:8-14, Matthew 2: 1-18 Advent means “coming” from the latin word adventus and that is what we are celebrating.  First, that Jesus came as the Messiah, the Christ, to die for our sins, And He is coming again in all His fullness, power and glory.

Matthew 1:18-25 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of...

Take a moment and close your eyes. I want you to think about Christmas. What comes to mind? What images of Christmas do you see? How many of you had images of family gathered around a Christmas tree? How many thought of presents, maybe the best gift you ever received? Maybe you have sad thoughts about Christmas? Because of good and or bad memories of Christmases past.  Or being disappointed where...

Thanksgiving! And what we mean is Give Thanks! Phil 4: 6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving (gratitude), present your requests to God. (Promise) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Begin here:  I’m naturally someone who is a glass half empty kind of guy. I...

We Are Like Salt And Light M atthew 5:13-16 (13) “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. (14) “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand...

Quick Review The Bible’s mega theme: the Kingdom of God / or Kingdom Heaven has come! The Kingdom of God is “God reigning”. To live in the Kingdom means aligning our lives with God’s will, which transforms our character to reflect Christ Now, there exists two kingdoms. The Kingdom of Jesus and the Kingdom of Satan or the kingdom of this world…it is most recognized as the Kingdom of you. And as Kin...

The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, (2) and he began to teach them. He said: (3) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (4) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (5) Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. (6) Blessed are those who hunger a...

The Beatitudes tell us who we are, our identity as God sees us living in His Kingdom. It is for those who believe and are followers of Jesus. The remainder of the sermon is instruction as to how we should live.  Today we are starting with the meek, but let’s read it in context.   The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples c...

The Beatitudes - pt 1 The message of the Bible is about the Kingdom of God / Heaven Matthew 5:1-12 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, (2) and he began to teach them. He said: (3) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (4) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (5) Blessed are the meek...

Welcome to our series on the Gospel of Matthew This morning we’ll be doing an overview of Matthew, main themes, and touching on the genealogy of Jesus. We would like to invite you to read through Matthew and we included a great way to do it on Facebook page . And of course The Chosen show and Bible Project overview

Pastor Dan Frank of Grace Church Reno was a guest speaker answering the question: Can I trust my bible?

Spiritual Warfare Pt 2 Lifestyle Christianity …Scripture…Romans 12:1-2 - OUR WILL We continue the WILL section today with the big question we got on spiritual warfare. WE will not do this justice, this is a Huge subject.  Podcast last week. Bottom line. Whether you are a believer in Jesus or not, we are all in a spiritual war. There is a kingdom of God and there is a kingdom of darkness (world, ev...

We are in Pt 3 of answering your questions. You’ve given us some doozies. We have wrapped them effortlessly into Romans 12:1-2 1: Give your bodies to God. 2: Give God your mind. 3: Give God your will. Romans 12:1-2 I want to read this in the New Living Translation  And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a livin...

The #1 Lifestyle Christianity issue today is compartmentalization—the tendency to separate faith from daily life. Many Christians struggle to integrate their faith into every aspect of their lives, treating Christianity as something that applies primarily to Sundays or specific spiritual activities, while leaving their personal, professional, or social lives largely untouched by biblical principle...

Lifestyle Christianity  How many of you want to KNOW God’s Will? How many of you would do God’s Will if you did KNOW? If you did KNOW how many of you would DO God’s Will if it conflicted w/ yours? Romans 12:1-2 NIV "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship...