Champion Church of the Nazarene Podcast

Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 | In our last message of the series “Say Yes to the Dress” the metaphor of the bride of Christ is fully grasped in the time between the already and not yet. We will find that this life is like the rehearsal, living a holy life to prepare us for the coming kingdom of Christ.

Rev. Matt Slater | Galatians 5:16-26 | Living a holy life isn’t just about what we do or do not do, but also how we live our lives in everything. Listen as we begin to understand how the Spirit transforms us in all things and enables us to live new lives in Christ.

Rev. Christine Cline | Luke 19:1-10 | In this week’s episode, Christine Cline, our guest preacher from Niles First Church of the Nazarene, shares reflections from the story of Zaccheaeus and asks the question, who are we inviting to our tables?

Rev. Betsy Scott | In this week’s episode, Betsy Scott, missionary to Croatia shares about what God is doing through their ministry. You will be inspired to share God in whatever context you find yourself, as we understand diaspora missions.

Rev. Matt Slater | Ephesians 4:17-5:5 | On their wedding day, couples wear distinct clothing that indicate that their lives are about to change. In our second installment of “Say Yes to the Dress”, we will discover God transforms us inside and out, which means new understandings and behaviors according to his holiness.

Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Peter 1:13-23 | When someone is engaged to be married, there are a lot of changes and transitions before the wedding. The same is true about a life of faith. We begin a new series, “Say Yes to the Dress”, and we’ll learn just what it means to begin to walk a life of faith alongside the metaphor of the Bride of Christ.

Rev. Matt Slater | Revelation 22:12-21 | Sometimes we wish we had a do not disturb feature for certain parts of our lives. We will discover that the purpose of Revelation is to help us understand that DND does not exist in life and calls us forward to live faithfully, even when things around us disturb us.

Rev. Matt Slater | Revelation 21:22-22:5 | When people get to the end of the book of Revelation, they think it’s all about the future. But in this installment of Apocalypse Now? we discover that the city that God brings down in this vision, inspires us to live differently today.

Rev. Matt Slater | Revelation 21:1-6 | When people think about the end of the world, they often think that destruction will come down from above. In today’s message, we will discover the vision Jesus gives of the end isn’t one of destruction, but one of transformation.

Rev. Matt Slater | Revelation 7:9-17 | When humans have something good in front of them, they often do whatever it takes to get to that end. In today’s episode, we’ll discover that Revelation doesn’t exist for us to do whatever it takes to bring Jesus back, but rather to trust His timing, His life for us and living it daily until he returns.

Revelation 5:11-14 | Rev. Matt Slater | We begin a new series called Apocalypse Now? Is the end of the world really near? Is it to be something that we fear? Or does God provide us good news about what we is going to do next in our lives?

Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 24:13-35 | We examine how Jesus modeled for us the process of discipleship. We will discover that He meets us right where we are, and the church is to meet people right where they are to share the good news of the resurrection.

Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 24:1-12 | On Easter Sunday, we discover how we often miss the point when we encounter the empty tomb. We will discover that Jesus’ resurrection invites us into a new life that leaves what we’ve known and our own agendas behind.

Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 19:29-40 | Many of us approach life’s difficulties and conflicts as battles or wars. But what if God wants something different for our life? What if this misses the point? We experience Jesus’ modeling of what peace really is as he journeys into Jerusalem.

Rev. Matt Slater | John 12:1-8 | Too often, Christians are known by their moral posture. In today’s message, Jesus will show how this misses the point. And the actions of a woman will model for us that our faith is to begin with a love for Christ that extends beyond ourselves.

Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 15:11-32 | As we continue our series Missing the Point, we encounter Jesus sharing a parable that reveals who God really is and how he runs to us when we turn our lives to Him, no matter how far off we are.

Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 13:1-9 | Often when we look around us at the bad things that happen to others, we look to explain why. In the third installment of Missing the Point, Jesus explains his purpose for us is to turn to Him to live the life He has instead of focusing finding reasons that keep us from living that life faithfully.

Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 13:31-35 | We will look at an account where Jesus is misunderstood because of fear. Even in that opposition, Jesus modeled compassionate truth. And in our own lives, we will learn how to speak truth in love.

Rev. Matt Slater | Luke 4:1-13 | In Jesus’ ministry, people were often confused or misunderstood about who he was and what he was trying to do. As we begin our new series Missing the Point, we look to understand Jesus’ responses as he was tempted in the desert.

Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 15:42-58 | How do we fully love, love in the way Christ loved us? We will discover that loving in the way Jesus loved us will cost us, but with his amazing promise of life and resurrection.

Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 15:12-34 | In today’s episode, we examine the stories that affect what we believe and how we act. We will discover that living a life of love is centered only in Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, and provides the way we can leave sin behind.

Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 | Why do people’s actions not always match their faith in Christ? And how do we stop that from happening in our lives? It begins with recognizing that an ethic of love doesn’t start with us, but rather Christ.

Rev. Matt Slater | 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 | What is love? How is it to be lived out? We begin a journey to understand what love is and how it is to manifest in our lives of faith in Christ.

Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 11:1-9 | Why do humans continue to grasp for power when time and again it goes wrong? We explore the account of Babel and God’s response for this reality and how to move forward.

Rev. Matt Slater | Genesis 9:18-29 | What is the source for division in the world? We will discover it comes from a surprising source and find out how God calls us to live in our divided world.