Champion Church of the Nazarene Podcast

Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:18-21 | Fear is something that is universal and can shape every relationship, even our relationship with God. In our final installment of Boundaries of Freedom, we discover how fear cannot be mixed with God’s way for our lives and how He frees us from it.

Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:15, 17 | As we look at the last two Boundaries of Freedom in Exodus, we find that God has given us a way to live that frees us from a constant feeling of discontentment. We will discover that the life of freedom reorients our desire towards God alone.

Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:12-14, 16 | One of the reasons there is conflict and animosity among people is we compete for power in the world. As we look at four of God’s Boundaries of Freedom, we will discover He provides us a life free from the power struggles of the world.

Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:8-11 | We often define ourselves by our work and careers and we have found ourselves working a lot. God, in his fourth Boundary of Freedom, gives us the freedom to rest. Listen as we discover just how essential Sabbath is for our lives and for the lives of those around us.

Rev. Matt Slater | Exodus 20:1-7 | We often believe that freedom comes through having no constraints or boundaries put on our lives. But this belief often causes greater discontent and anxiety than we realize. Our new sermon series, Boundaries of Freedom, is a fresh look at the Ten Commandments and how they bring us freedom to live life abundantly.

Rev. Matt Slater | John 1:1-18 | The commitments we have in our lives seem to require a never ending balancing act. It’s hard to stay committed to God in this process. In today’s message, we will discover that God’s commitment to us transforms this process by giving us His presence in all aspects of life.

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Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 11:2-11 | In the third installment of our Advent series, Born the King, we begin to understand what joy is. We all struggle when people are different than we expect them to be, but what happens when the Messiah turns out different than what we expect? We find that it is a springboard for true joy in our lives.

Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 3:1-12 | For our second week of Advent, we are reminded the places we often avoid, are typically the places where God is looking to work. Listen as we discover how God journeys with us in the midst of and leads us out of our wildernesses.

Rev. Christine Cline | Matthew 24:36-44 | Advent is a time of anticipation and waiting. Pastor Christine shares with us the life we are called to live as we wait for Christ’s return. We will discover our focus is to be on Him and Him alone as we wait on the Lord.

Rev. Matt Slater | Colossians 1:10-20 | Who or what can you trust in a world filled with points of view, opinions, and philosophies? On this Christ the King Sunday, we discover that God has shown us the truth in His Son, Jesus, our Lord and our King.

Rev. Matt Slater | John 6:25-35 | Often, we come to Jesus with our own wants and desires. But what if what Jesus offers to us is far greater than we think? In today’s message, we discover that Jesus has the most amazing gift to give to us, and all we need to do is to believe Him when He reveals who He is.

Rev. Matt Slater | 2 Timothy 4:6-9; 16-18 | Sharing our faith can be difficult. But as we’ve learned in this series, Leading a Legacy, we are constantly sharing our faith in the way we live. Today we discover the three things we are called to live to share our faith with others and lift others up in love.

Rev. Matt Slater | 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 | Often we quote scripture to help others begin to understand God, but is that the only source to start sharing who God is and what He wants for us? In today’s episode, we will see how essential the stories of the past and present leaves a legacy of faith for the future.

Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 25:14-30 | Our time, talent, and resources are limited, and life sometimes feels like a constant risk assessment about where we invest it. We receive a vision from Jesus that we are called to give everything to Him and His kingdom.

Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 20:1-16 | Many of us have similar motivations for how hard we work, whether it be goals or family. But in this installment of Kingdom Lenses, Jesus teaches that the work in his kingdom cannot come from ourselves, but from Him alone.

Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 10:25-37 | Often when we think of our neighbors, we think of people who live near us. However, Jesus gives us a new worldview for who our neighbor is and how we are to relate with them in His kingdom.

Rev. Matt Slater | Matthew 13:33 | How does the kingdom of God expand? In our next installment of our series, Kingdom Lenses, Jesus gives us a vision that small acts of faith can have a great impact for the kingdom.

Matthew 28:16-20 | Rev. Matt Slater | Jesus talks about the kingdom of God for much of his ministry. What does that mean? In our first episode in the series, Kingdom Lenses, we start with the mission of His kingdom and what that means for our faith journey.

Rev. Matt Slater | Job 38-42 | We’ve been searching for reasons about why bad things happen when we haven’t brought them on ourselves. We will discover that God’s answer is far greater than anything we could imagine.

Rev. Matt Slater | Job 28 | Humans often think they have the ability to do anything and understand everything. But in the next installment in our series, But Why? Reflections from Job, we will learn understanding our limits is the beginning of wisdom.

Rev. Matt Slater | Job 2-3 | If grief is the first step to dealing with the pain and suffering of life, the next step Job shows us in our series, But Why?, is to communicate our anger. We will discover that God wants to hear our anger, our grief, and our doubt and can turn it into something greater

Rev. Matt Slater | Job 1:1-22 | One of the most universal questions we ask as humans is why? Why are things the way they are? This question becomes the most real when we experience pain and suffering. In the first installment of the series, But Why?, we begin journeying alongside Job and learn how to cope with pain and suffering in our lives.

Genesis 22:1-8 | Our special guest, Ryan from Attaboy, shares the important message about what true worship is and asks us the question, What song will you sing?

Rev. Brent Erb | Isaiah 42:8 | Pastor Brent Erb shares his personal story and how we are to give God the credit as He moves in our lives.