Captivate Podcast

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We will unpack the very unconventional style of Jesus witnessing to non-believers, who were very much doubting and struggling with faith. If you ever feel over your head or under-qualified when it comes to telling people about eternity, death, salvation, etc. know that is a normal feeling! But what Jesus models to us in scripture is a very different and refreshing way to boldly share our faith wit...

“Do not judge.” It’s one of the most famous verses in the Bible, even for those who’ve never stepped foot inside of a church. But what does that really mean? What do we do with the judgmental spirit often found within us? This week we’re continuing our series, GoTwo by unpacking this passage in Matthew 7. We’ll learn what it looks like to put and end to our judgment of others, but also how to go t...

This weekend we are pumped to be launching a new series, "Go Two.” Jesus teaches us to fall in love with the world but not its ways. This life often teaches us to think in ways like “an eye for an eye” or if you hurt me then I’ll hurt you. But the Kingdom of God flips our world’s thinking completely upside down. In this series we are excited to study the Bible and let scripture reshape the way we...

We are excited to debunk a common myth in church that some of us have a small assignment from God and others have a large assignment from God. The reality is, God doesn't give small assignments. We get to bring Jesus into our work spaces no matter where that is. Everything we do for God is spiritual, whether in church or out of church. 

This Sunday we’re wrapping up “Love that Lasts” with a panel of couples and individuals on our staff talking all about how we actually live out and practice the concepts and principles that we’ve learned so far.

The reality is, lust is one of the most prevalent issues in our world and our spiritual lives. Lust often shows up as a psychological force that produces an appetite that can literally make us do things that go against what we believe and value. This weekend I will unpack how to fight this, where it comes from, and the purposes of sex. 

What does the Word say about building a romance that will last? We learn in scripture that God has a specific order to building love that is very different than the culture we find ourselves in. In Sunday's message I can't wait to unpack what that is to help all of the married, single, and dating people in our church family have satisfying intimate relationships.

If we want to experience healthy marriages and relationships, it starts with the realization that God has made us whole and healthy and complete as individuals. This week, we talk about it looks like to be secure in the person that God made us to be in a message we’re calling, The Person Before The Partner.

This weekend we wrap up our New Years series "Consecrate Yourself" as we have studied Joshua chapter 3 together these past 3 weeks. We have talked about how consecration is a test from God and this weekend I will unpack how to practically and powerfully pass this test, to let God change us, and to see His wonders in 2023!

We are studying Joshua chapter 3 through the end of January as we get ready for a year marked by God’s movement in and through us. This Sunday we will further unpack this chapter in scripture as we chat to through what it looks like to pray first, take risks for Jesus, and prepare for wonders in a message called “Wonders Among You.”

The process of "Consecration" leads us to intentionally dedicate our lives as holy and set apart for the Lord’s work and will. It helps us to look past our new year's goals and to make Jesus our new year's priority. There is no doubt we will all face tests this year with God and in this world. But consecration will prepare us to pass these tests, to ready ourselves for God's wonders and rewards in...

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Zechariah has been wanting and waiting for a child his whole life. The interesting thing is that when he finally receives the good news he’s been waiting—that he is, in fact, going to have a child—he can’t believe it. This is often true of us as well. It can be hard to believe, and sometimes even harder to receive, the good news that Jesus offers us. 

As believers, we have the greatest story ever told. But who might God cast in the supporting roles in Jesus' story? One guy God uses is Jesus' earthly father, Joseph. in part 1 of this series we will unpack how Joseph actually lost Jesus as a child. And yet at Christmas time, it's not hard for us to also lose Jesus, in the midst of all the hustle and bustle.

For many Christians, our spiritual gifts seem to go unnoticed and unopened for most of our lives. But the Bible is very clear that God has given each of us Spiritual Gifts and Jesus even teaches us the importance of stewarding well what He gives us so, we can live the fullest life.  This weekend we talked about defining, discerning, and deploying these gifts from God in our lives, in a message cal...

Sloth can seem like the one sin we don't need to address as our culture seems to always be on the grind. But because our lives are so full working for the man, we often neglect our kingdom work for God. We can become so burnt and overstimulated that we miss out on our God given dreams, leading to a slothful life. This weekend we will talk about how to reawaken our dreams for God, killing the distr...

Wrath is uncontrolled feelings of anger and hate.  These feelings can manifest themselves in things like impatience, revenge, slander, and even violent fantasies.  Wrath is often produced by a misguided need for justice.  Wrath says, “I trust my version of justice more than God’s” and gives us permission to be judge, jury and executioner. This week we’re taking deeper look as this deadly sin and h...

Envy is a private sin that often carries public consequences. It has the capacity to build resentment in us, while destroying our closest relationships. But the good news is, God has given us weapons to fight back through scripture.

Lust is the psychological force that produces an uncontrolled appetite. The result of lust is often our desires controlling us more than we control them. Lust is so powerful it can literally make us temporality lose our minds and do things that go against what we believe and value. This weekend we unpacked how to fight this, where it comes from, and the purposes of sex, all according to scripture.

This weekend we examined our souls for Greed. Greed is an excessive desire for more. It's an uncontrolled pursuit of unneeded things. Jesus warns us about greed and money more than anything else in the Gospels because Greed makes our souls small. But God gives us stewardship and generosity as virtues to kill greed in our lives.

This weekend we opened up our talk about the sins that "so easily entangle us" as followers of Jesus. Pride is the root of all sin and gives way to others. God's call to us to get low, because God moves and speaks in the low places.