Breakaway Ministries Podcast

Ephesians 1:15-23   Paul's prayer for his readers is that the Father would give them the Spirit, so they might know the inheritance, power, and HOPE that comes from an ever-deepening knowledge of Him.   For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.   If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, visit www....

Ephesians 1:1-10 We've identified the top things Gen Z is looking for… and god is using Ephesians to give us everything we know we need, Gods gift to an anxious generation is a revival of PEACE…delivered through family, freedom, and forgiveness.   For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin.   If Breakaway has impacted your life and...

Does my life have a purpose? Former Director, Timothy Ateek, now lead pastor of Watermark, walks us through 1 Chronicles 28 where David commissions Solomon. We finish an incredible school year by asking the Lord to grant us two crucial things: 1) an undivided heart, and 2) a clear calling. For more information about Breakaway, check out  www.breakaway.org  and follow us on social  media  @breakawa...

We seem live in a world of perpetual stimulation, with no satisfaction. Is a truly fulfilled life even possible? If so, where is such a life found? Brian McCormack walks us through Jesus' encounter with a Samaritan woman in John 4, and makes a bold claim — that truly knowing Jesus is the most satisfying thing in the universe. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org  and f...

Is real, lasting change even possible? If so, is it our own responsibility to make ourselves more like Jesus using our own resources and nothing more? Brian McCormack lays out the beauty of sanctification, and invites us to rest in God's promise to finish the work he has started in us. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org  and follow us on social  media  @breakawaymin....

Does your soul have an anchor? In the storms of life, what do you count on to see you through Brian McCormack (re)introduces us to the BIG Jesus of Colossians 1, and invites us to trust him — not only to save us for the life yet to come, but to sustain us in our lives here and now.   For more information about Breakaway, check out  www.breakaway.org  and follow us on social  media  @breakawaymin....

What is God's heart toward those who are far from him? Is there really a place for people who have previously chosen distance from him over nearness to him? Brian McCormack walks us through Luke 15 to see what happens when the lost get found. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you wa...

Question: What does Jesus save us from? Answer: More than we think. And the best news of all time deserves a deep dive to see the glory of it all. Brian McCormack walks us through Romans 3 to see the depth of our problem, and the beauty of God's solution. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your li...

Statistically, the vast majority of us are fearful about messing up God's plans for our lives. Brian McCormack uses a look at the life of Paul to build a list of principles to inform our understanding of God's plan, and provide a process for making big decisions as a follower of Jesus. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If...

Brenna Blain takes us to the city of Corinth to see just how broken people were in the first century church…then uses her own story to show us how true freedom comes through an unexpected means — submission of one's entire life to Jesus… messy parts and all. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your...

Sometimes prayer changes our circumstances, but more often it changes US. Brian McCormack takes us for a walk through the conversion story of Saul in Acts 9, which provides an unexpected framework for the kind of prayer that changes people. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want...

An informal response to Richard Dawkins and his question about how anyone could ever trust the Bible, Clint Knechtle lays out his evidence for God's Word being worthy of our trust and devotion. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, visit www.breakaway.o...

Breakaway Director, Brian McCormack sits down with evangelists and apologists, Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle in front of an arena full of college students for an unscripted time featuring some of the biggest questions one can ask. What's so special about Christianity compared to other religions? Isn't the cross just a barbaric act of divine child abuse? And more. Dive into the deep end with us, and s...

By walking us through the story of Stephen in Acts 5-7, Brian McCormack challenges us to live in the tension with a God who CAN do any miracle, but often leaves our immediate hopes for the miraculous unfulfilled. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, vi...

What if God was actually with us in our suffering? Passion City Church DC Pastor and Former Breakaway Director Ben Stuart challenges us to remember that we have a great comforter in Jesus as we walk through pain. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, vis...

What if the truest thing about you, is who God says you are? Sadie Robertson Huff challenges us to remember that if we are in Christ, we are salt and light, we are the light of the world, and we are God's temple. For more information about Breakaway, check out http://www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give b...

What are the essentials one must be devoted to in order to be a Christian, and to experience the fullness of the Christian life? Brian McCormack walks us through Peter's sermon in Acts 3 -- highlighting the core beliefs he proclaims -- and challenges us to believe what Peter believed, so we can live how Peter lived. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on...

This semester's study of Acts 1 and Acts 2 revealed our true identity and invited us into our purpose here on Earth. But sometimes, our best intentions to live this out don't always lead to our desired actions. Jack Thweatt helps us examine 3 areas of our life where we distort our purpose and identity, which can lead to a results-oriented faith when we were made for relationships. Jesus is the key...

Don't let the enemy steal your wonder. Brian McCormack takes us on a biblical tour of AWE - from creation, to the cross, to very throne room of God himself - and challenges us to fight for the thing that inspires our worship more than any other. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you...

A culture marked by division needs Christians who walk in unity…with God, and with one another. Brian McCormack makes a case for unity as central to the Bible's story, presents the path to unity, and passes along God's invitation into unity…also known as "the Gospel." For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has imp...

Christians believe they can speak with God... any time. Yet most of us admit our prayer lives feel more like a growth area than an area of strength. Brian McCormack walks us through 3 simple questions as we seek to be a community devoted to prayer. What is prayer? Why should I want to pray? How do I pray? For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org  and follow us on social  m...

The table is dying. More and more young adults report not being able to recall the last time they had a real meal, at a real table, with real people.  This is a problem, because we are called to devote ourselves to the breaking of bread. What if what we need most is waiting for us at the table? Brian McCormack reminds us what Christ did to bring us to the table, and challenges us to gather around...

Do I really have to live in community to follow Jesus? Why can't it just be me, my bible, my coffee, and my God? What if I've been hurt in Christian environments in the past? Brian McCormack walks us through these questions ABOUT community, as he points us toward the God who IS community. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin....

What is the Bible? Can I trust it? Why Should I read it? How should I read it? Brian McCormack walks us through these questions as we strive to be a community devoted to Scripture…and points us toward the God who is inviting us to feast with him. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org  and follow us on social  media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and...

Dr. Joel Muddamalle provides a theological fly-by of the book of Acts, reminding us of two simple, essential truths: you are welcome, and you have purpose. For more information about Breakaway, check out www.breakaway.org and follow us on social media @breakawaymin. If Breakaway has impacted your life and you want to generously give back, find information on supporting financially at www.breakaway...