Built for Durango

In this sermon from Acts 2, Pastor DJ paints a vivid picture of what the early church actually felt like when the Spirit of God broke in—not just as a theological idea, but as a living culture. This is not a checklist message. It is a vision of the kingdom of God : heaven’s culture arriving on earth through ordinary people whose lives were changed by Jesus and knit together by the Holy Spirit. DJ...

In Episode 8 of Built for Durango , Bob Bonnar is joined by Pastor Brian Firle to keep unpacking Acts 2—moving from the spectacle of Pentecost to the deeper framework underneath it: who Jesus is, what the Holy Spirit does, and how God’s “deliberate plan” intersects with real human choice. Building off Brian’s sermon, the conversation digs into one of the hardest tensions in Christian theology: pre...

In this message from Pastor Brian Firle, we stay in Acts 2—but instead of focusing on the fireworks of Pentecost, Brian zeroes in on what happens next: Peter’s Spirit-empowered sermon , and the moment thousands of people are “cut to the heart.” Brian explains Acts as the story of what God is doing through ordinary people once the Holy Spirit is poured out. He walks through Peter’s argument step-by...

In Episode 7 of Built for Durango , Bob and Pastor DJ stay in Acts 2 and dig into the Pentecost moment—the rushing wind, tongues of fire, and the public confusion so intense that some onlookers assumed the disciples were drunk at 9 a.m. But this episode isn’t a history lesson. It’s a challenge: if Acts is really “Acts of the Spirit,” what does a Spirit-empowered life look like in Durango right now...

In this message from Acts 2, Pastor DJ goes back to the foundation of what the Church is actually meant to be—especially as Durango Vineyard hits the 12-year mark and asks the honest question: What are we supposed to be anyway? DJ argues that the foundation of the Church isn’t just a list of beliefs—it’s a kingdom culture : a people who live, act, and love with “the life of heaven” showing up on e...

In this episode of Built for Durango , Bob and Daniel unpack Daniel’s sermon on one of the most sobering figures in Scripture: Judas Iscariot. Judas didn’t fall in a single moment. His betrayal was the result of small, incremental choices — compromises that slowly pulled him away from Christ. He had proximity to Jesus, witnessed miracles, heard the teaching firsthand. But he carried a competing vi...

The sermon explores the concept of “wasted opportunities” through the story of Judas, who, despite witnessing Jesus’ miracles, betrayed him. The focus is on the importance of belief and transformation, not just witnessing God’s work. The sermon also examines the process of choosing Judas’ replacement, Matthias, highlighting the need for self-reflection and awareness of potential pitfalls in one’s...

In this week’s episode of Built for Durango , Bob is joined by Pastor Brian Firle for his first appearance on the podcast following his second message in our new series on the Book of Acts.  But Brian isn’t calling it Acts of the Apostles . He’s calling it Acts of the Spirit —and that shift changes everything. While Acts is often remembered for its miracles, bold preaching, and explosive church gr...

This week on Built for Durango , we turn the page to the Book of Acts—what Pastor Brian rightly called the Acts of the Spirit . Before there was strategy, structure, or certainty, the early church was defined by its dependence on the Holy Spirit. They didn’t move by instinct or intellect alone; they moved because the Spirit led, empowered, and transformed them. In this episode, Bob and Daniel refl...

In Episode 3 of Built for Durango , DJ and Bob flip the script: DJ takes the interviewer’s seat and asks Bob to tell the story of how reconciliation has reshaped his life. Coming off DJ’s final message in his 2 Corinthians series, the conversation centers on a core gospel reality — God has reconciled us to Himself, and that reconciliation is what makes it possible for us to reconcile with others....

In Episode 2 of Built for Durango , Bob Bonnar and Pastor DJ Jergensen confront a quiet but persistent threat to both faith and leadership: mission drift. Whether in churches, organizations, or personal lives, they explore how it is possible to slowly lose sight of why we exist — often without realizing it. Using a parable about rescue stations that gradually become exclusive clubs, the conversati...

In this opening episode of Built for Durango , DJ Jergensen and Bob Bonnar lay the groundwork for what this podcast is—and what it is not. Rather than chasing trends or polishing religious language, their conversation centers on sincerity as a defining theme.  Drawing from the deeply flawed yet transformative story of the Corinthian church, DJ points to a hopeful truth: God works through imperfect...