Cheyenne Hills Podcast

Julie Fogg and April Damey pick up our Fruit of the Spirit series with concept that doesn't come easy: peace. With the weight of what happens in the world today, it feels difficult to recognize peace as a fruit ripe and waiting to be gathered. Luckily, God's Word is filled with reassurance. Explore those with us today, and we hope to help you find a bit of your own piece.

If someone told you if you didn't accept their ideology, they'd take food away from your children, would that seem like bullying — if not downright criminal? Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters discuss actions being undertaken by the U.S. federal government and the responsibility of Christians — especially Christian public servants — to stand up and defend what is right.

Keith Kautz speaks in this week's sermon about time when he was in desperate need of a friend who could save him... by telling him he was wrong. What is a friendship? What does it take to be a True Friend? Kieth walks through Proverbs and finally the words of Jesus to thoroughly explore how we, as Christians, are called to behave. 

Did you know you can have true joy in God, but that doesn't mean you'll feel comfortable or even happy all the time? Join Cheyenne Hills' Executive Minister René Minder and programming director Holly Stevenson as they pick up our fruit of the spirit series with Joy. 

As children, many of us succumbed to curiosity and took one of our toys apart to see how it worked. Without the right skills, however, we neither learned more about the toy, nor could we put it back together again. Critical deconstructionism can come across the same way. Of course, sometimes a child's only goal is to tear something apart. Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters discuss how these concepts...

Over the past few years, many of our skills at connecting with others have atrophied. One of the biggest problems in a country emerging from the isolation caused by the pandemic is very simple, yet very powerful: Loneliness. This sermon series is about how to break out of our distancing habits and relearn to connect with one another. This week's sermon is about a Hospitality, a word that should be...

In Galatians chapter 5, Paul describes to new Christians who had lost their way and needed calling back. He describes the fruits of the flesh, which bring about only sin and suffering, and he describes the fruits of the spirit, which are gifts and tools we have through our salvation in Christ Jesus. So what are these fruits? What are they for, and how do we make the most of them in our modern-day...

While the U.S. Supreme Court rolled out a number of landmark decisions protecting religious freedom, other agendas are being pushed forward using a new kind of bullying. It's called "cry shaming," a way of claiming victimhood and using this to push others into changing their behaviors or beliefs. Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters look at examples happening right here in Wyoming, and why they feel th...

The sermon opens with a piece of a Hidden America episode about the sacrificial generosity and dedication of a generally unsung hero of the Revolutionary War named Thomas Nelson. Pastor Galen then walks through modern examples of courage under pressure, standing for one's beliefs, and words from the founding fathers, themselves, about how intertwined our Faith and the principles of our nation trul...

Time to explore The Bridge, one of Cheyenne Hills Founding Pastor Dick Young's favorite evangelism tools in this final part of our Sharing the Gospel series. Join Pastor Galen, church overseer Ken Will and producer Kasey Orr as we examine and walk through this powerful visual model of how Jesus bridges the gap between sinful humanity and a loving God. Follow along with us by visiting the links to...

The U.S. Supreme Court has come under scrutiny for recent decisions, but this one concerning school funding in the Northeast isn't seeing as many headlines. A decision that can pave the way for independent Christian schools across the country. Want the scoop, listen to Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters in today's episode.

The final sermon in our Trilogy of Truth series begins with the testimony of one of our congregants who went through one of the hardest imaginable situations, the loss of a young child. Pastor Galen speaks about trying to see God's plan and God's Truth in spite of the circumstances of our lives, and looking past the lies the enemy tells us and we tell our selves. The Truth is God is Love,  Go...

We continue our series on sharing the Gospel, this time tackling an audience that can be both the easiest and most difficult to talk to on the subject — children! Children's Ministry Director Tiffany Erickson and Jennifer Russell from early childhood development (otherwise known as The Ranch) walk us through a great tool for this conversation called The Wordless Book .

It's frustrating to have someone vehemently demand tolerance, when compliance is really all they'll accept. As Christians, we're called to stand for the Truth we've been given to steward, but to do so with love, mercy and open-heartedness. So what do we do when surrounded by the flags of those who would have us capitulate, or surrender entirely, our beliefs? Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters tackle...

[Message opens with a testimony] Men in prison for life sentences who've found Jesus can tell you bars and walls have nothing to do with freedom. They will tell you with joy on their faces they are free. Those who were in the prison of addiction will tell you only with a relationship with God are they free of their bonds. In the eighth part of our nine-week series on Truth, Pastor Galen speaks of...

The Great Commission calls us to share the good news of Jesus Christ, but where do we even start? Join us in this three-week series all about just that, sharing the Gospel with others! Each episode we'll take you step by step through a different model for the evangelism conversation the speakers have used themselves. This week, James and April Damey walk us down the "Romans Road" approach. Next we...

How old is "old enough"? To vote, to drink alcohol, to join the army, or have permanent body-altering surgery? What about old enough to accept Christ? The age of majority, age of accountability, legal adulthood, all terms from different schools of thought and legal systems endeavoring to draw a clear line beyond which we can be considered capable not just of making decisions, but making wise decis...

Guest speaker Keith Kautz opens the third section of our 9-part sermon series. First we talked about the nature of God's Truth and where it comes from, then learned about speaking the truth, and now in Demonstrations of Truth we're learning what it looks like to apply and recognize the Truth in our lives. Keith takes us through a thorough look at a passage in 2 Timothy he feels tells us all about...

In the final episode in our Armor of God series diving deep into Ephesians 6:14-20, we finally get to the main offensive weapon the "sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God." Join Cheyenne Hills Church Overseer Ken Will, youth pastor Austin Miesner and media producer Kasey Orr as we round of the series. Next week, we begin a three-part series on sharing the Gospel. We'll look at the Romans R...

Galen wanted to know what happens to politicians when they get into office and start waffling on issues? How do we as Christians gauge the people we're voting for and find those who will actually support legislation in line with the Christian world view? Luckily, Nathan Winters has experience seeing how the sausage is made, and offers insight. And there's a story about Davey Crockett, so there's n...

Some of us cling to the truth only when it feels good but lay it gently aside if it gets uncomfortable. What we’re asked to do, Galen says in today’s message, is to try to look at everything through the lens of what God has given us — the Bible — to see the truth in all parts of our world and lives. Join us in the final part of the second chapter of our nine-week Trilogy of Truth series.

Imagine you're a kid again, and riding your bike down a hill at full speed with one hand holding a slushie, and suddenly hit a curb. As the world starts tilting and you're flying through the air, it's a little late to decide you should be wearing a helmet. That's what we're talking about today in the Armor of God series based on Ephesians 6: 14-20. We're asked to take up the helmet of salvation an...

Tragedy like that in Uvalde, Texas, is one of the more difficult things to see through a Christian lens, but when we do we see a different root of the problem than others might. Join Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters as they look at the escalating violence of our day. [NOTE: At the time of this recording, information was still coming out about the shooting.]

Mankind loves to add it's own baggage to the Gospel, or so Christian martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer says. He was hung during World War II for standing up against Adolf Hitler's policies. This sermon begins with the pre-recorded testimony of Tom Harmsen, after which Pastor Galen unpacks Bonhoeffer's book The Cost of Discipleship in an effort to define the extreme boundaries to which those studying the...

In a culture where it feels Christianity is under constant question or attack, Paul tells us we have a shield that can block all the slings and arrows of the enemy. This piece of spiritual armor is the next subject in our Armor of God series where we're unpacking Ephesians 4:13-20. Join Cheyenne Hills Executive Minister René Minder and Director of Children's Ministry Tiffany Erikson as they examin...