Declare Church Podcast

Have you ever received a gift you wanted to return? In this message pastor Meredith talks about the gift of trouble. Many of God’s favored people find themselves in troubling situations because trouble and favor go hand in hand.

This message kicks off advent season and the mystery of who God is. The more we learn about God the more we realize that there comes a point where we cannot rely on clarity. While we can know God and God knows us, there are things about God that will always remain a mystery.

In this message Pastor Meredith uses Luke 15 to illustrate how the gospels are not exclusively gathered chronologically, but rather gathered by topic or theme. This chapter reveals a powerful message about identity and bitterness that can hold us outside, when we are invited to join the celebration.

Who do you call God? In part 2 of this message, Pastor Phil continues talking about some of the names of God, and invites you to decide who God is to you, because it matters who you call God.

In this message, Pastor Phil talks about how it matters who you name God. While God had many names such as Yahweh and Jehovah, he highlights the story of Hagar, who called God Jehovah Roi, the God who sees.

In part 2 of this message, the question remains: Where do I go from here? Pastor Meredith points out that Samson failed to seek God, and she walks through the process required to live gifted and healed.

Pastor Meredith uses the story of Samson to illustrate that even though we may be gifted, it does not guarantee that we are healed. We love and prioritize gifts so much that we neglect the condition of our soul.

Have you ever been in a fight you didn’t know you were in? This final message of the series "Church Fight", calls us to recognize that we are in a battle and to recognize who our enemy is.

The way you treat the people closest to you matters & has spiritual implications. In Part 5 of the Series "Church Fight" Pastor Meredith tackles a few verses of scripture that have been used out of context in the pursuit of power. We are designed to live as Christ did: reflecting a mutual submission to one another in all things, out of reverence for Christ.

In part 4 of "Church Fight" Pastor Meredith reminds us that our behavior doesn't earn us salvation. It's a free gift from God that all we have to do is receive. However, it becomes a barrier to our spiritual development when we receive the gift but never put it to use. Have you taken off your old self and put on the new you?

In Part 3 of the series “Church Fight”, Pastor Meredith talks about Unity. A winning team is a team that is unified, and the church is called to be people of unity in our mission. We waste our efforts fighting over things that shouldn’t be valued above our unity.

In this message, Pastor Phil talks about Jesus who is our good shepherd and what it means to be part of the church. When the enemy deceives, distracts, and divides us, Jesus picks us up and leads us back to community within the church.

Have you ever had a ridiculous thought run away with you? Sometimes this happens with what it means to be a follower of Christ. In this first part of the Series “Church Fight” Pastor Meredith reminds us that we have been saved not through our works, but by grace and through faith.

Introductions tell us a lot about a person. Pastor Meredith talks about Paul's introduction in his letter of Ephesians and two key components: Identity, and Place.

Have you ever felt stuck in your life? In this Everywhere Sunday experience, Pastor Meredith talks about how our frameworks and biases can cause us to stall out. Fostering our curiosity and shifting our view of who Jesus is are solutions to gain new perspective and move forward in our lives.

On this Youth Takeover Sunday, Kristian Vaculik talks about the power of your yes. When we give the Lord our yes, it gives us the opportunity to lead others to their yes to Him as well.

Pastor Meredith Talks about the rhythm of Yielding through fasting. When we fast, we prepare for a new thing, train for the new way, and become filled with the better things God has for us.

Did you know that there is greatness inside of you? Oftentimes our picture of greatness doesn’t match God’s picture of greatness. Status, recognition, and climbing over others to make it to the top is not the way to being great. Jesus says that greatness is released through serving others.

In this message, Bishop Michael Pitts talks about the rhythm of sharing a monthly meal. There’s something meaningful about sharing a meal with others. A table has a way of breaking down walls, and opening people up to connection, and transformation.

Pastor Meredith talks about the rhythm of withdraw and how we should pay attention to the pace at which we live our life. Rest is not our reward for working hard. It’s a holy gift from God designed for us to be filled up before we work.

In this week's message, Pastor Phil talks about the rhythm of weekly giving of our wealth. He points out different types of giving that we should be participating in on a regular basis and practical ways we can be stewarding our finances well. At the end of the day, it all belongs to God.

This week's message talks about the rhythm of gathering for a weekly worship experience. If church was just about singing worship songs or hearing a message to learn more about scripture, we could easily do it alone. But something is missing when you're not part of a weekly gathering because we all have a part to play.

What do you need to get out of the way to be God’s faithful servant? Things like insecurity, addiction, and habits can convince us not to follow in our calling and in our purpose. But God want us, and He wants us His way.

In this message Pastor Phil continues the conversation about the Rhythm of Devotion. He talks about Prayer, and what actually happens when we pray.

This message kicks off a summer collection on Rhythms. Pastor Meredith breaks down the Rhythm of devotion, specifically the reading of scripture. There is an enemy of your soul that tries to twist our identity, our desires, and our purpose. Pastor Meredith talks about the importance of knowing scripture, why we struggle with daily reading, and practical ways to strengthen our habit of reading our...