Eden Church NJ Podcast

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund What does it mean to follow Jesus when so many voices are competing for your attention? In this opening message from Eden Church’s sermon series through Galatians, Pastor B begins with Galatians 1:1–5 and explores why Paul opens this letter with urgency, authority, and a deep concern for the gos...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund What does it mean for the Church to truly be one in the name of Jesus? In this powerful message from Rev. Dr. Michael Carrion of Promised Land Covenant Church and Redeemer City to City, we are brought back to the prayer of Jesus in John 17 — that His people would be united, not around preference...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund What does Eden Church believe about sexuality, identity, and LGBT+ questions? As Pride Celebrations happen in Asbury Park and Pride Flags get raised in Hackensack and Jersey City, this conversation has come up frequently. In this statement, Pastor Brandon Cobb and Eden Church seek to respond wit...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund In this message, Sidney Bowie joins us from Crossroads Christian Fellowship in Summit NJ. We are reminded that when pain, shame, sin, or failure expose what is broken in us, our first instinct is often to cover it, hide it, or manage it ourselves. But from Adam and Eve in the garden, to David’s...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund What does it mean for a church to welcome everyone without affirming everything? In this message from 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 , Pastor Brandon Cobb addresses one of the most honest and difficult questions facing Christians today: Can we love people deeply while still submitting to the authority of...

Is the Bible actually anti-sex — or has culture been lying to you this whole time? In this message, Pastor B breaks down what God actually says about sex, why the biblical vision for sexuality is more expansive, beautiful, and fulfilling than anything culture is offering, and why the so-called "sexual revolution" isn't as new or as free as you've been told. Whether you're...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund In The Waiting Room of Faith, guest preacher Jordan Rice, Lead Pastor of Renaissance Church NYC, walks through Luke 8:40–56 and reminds us that waiting is not wasted when Jesus is in the room. For anyone struggling with delay, disappointment, anxiety, or the quiet belief that doing the right thi...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund What does God say about retirement, purpose, and the next season of your life? In this message from Numbers 8:23–26, Pastor Brandon Cobb teaches that in the Kingdom of God, retirement does not mean retreat — it means reassignment. Whether you are 25, 55, 75, or 85, your life still carries purpos...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund What does it look like to trust Jesus in your work, your waiting, your serving, and your community when life is not moving on your timeline? In this Eden Church interview, Pastor Brandon Cobb sits down with Barbara Nweji, a Hospitality Team member at Eden Church and a staff member at Hackensack...

Can Christians work in sales, entertainment, business, politics, public schools, dealerships, corporate spaces, or industries where things are messy? In this sermon, Pastor Brandon Cobb preaches on faith and work, calling Christians to stop hiding their light and start seeing their workplace as a mission field. From Genesis 3 to Acts 1, Romans 10, Matthew 5, and Luke 5, this message wrestles with...

What does it look like to glorify God through your actual work — not just on Sunday, but in meetings, projects, pressure, creativity, leadership, and the everyday responsibilities of a real job? In this conversation, Pastor Brandon Cobb sits down with Chris Shaw to talk about faith, calling, and work at Apple. Together, they explore how God can use skill, excellence, service, and ordinary career d...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund  What does it actually mean to know your calling? A lot of us are trying to figure out God’s will for our lives, find our purpose, choose the right career, make the right decision, and hear God’s voice without feeling like one wrong move will ruin everything. But what if calling was never meant...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund What do you do when your first job does not match your dream job? In this message from our Faith at Work series, Emmanuel Harley preaches from Genesis 39 and the story of Joseph to show us how God works in the gap between what we dreamed and where we actually are. Joseph had a vision for leaders...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund  In Part 2 of our Faith at Work series, “Parks & Rec,” we tackle one of the biggest questions believers and skeptics alike are asking right now: What is the purpose of work? Is your job your identity? Is work just about money, passion, success, or fulfillment? And how should Christians think...

Tithe to keep the mission moving here 🔋: https://edenchurchnj.churchcenter.com/giving/to/ministry-fund  What if the reason work feels empty isn’t that your job lacks purpose… but because you’ve been taught to disconnect it from God? In this message, we confront the quiet lie many of us have believed — that faith and work should stay separate. But from the very beginning in Genesis, we see a diffe...

What is the resurrection—and what does it actually change about your life today? In this message from Matthew 28, we explore how the resurrection of Jesus isn’t just a moment in history, it’s a disruption to everything we thought was possible. Like an unexpected earthquake shaking the ground beneath us, the empty tomb challenges our assumptions about identity, purpose, and hope. This sermon wrestl...

Did the crucifixion have to happen? Why was Jesus crucified? Isn’t that unnecessarily violent, and maybe abusive?  What could The Cross  actually mean for me right now? In this message from Eden Church, we wrestle with the raw truth behind the cross: not as a distant religious idea, but as God’s real, costly response to the sickness of sin in us and around us. This sermon unpacks why Jesus didn’t...

What do you do when someone you trusted betrays you? And how do you keep that pain from turning you into someone you never wanted to become? In this message, The Betrayal: How to Beat Betrayal, we walk through one of the most painful and honest realities of life — betrayal. Not just how it happens, but how it shapes us if we’re not careful. Looking at the story of Jesus, Judas, and Peter, we uncov...

What if the biggest obstacle to real faith isn’t rebellion — but appearances? In Inside Out, Emmanuel opens Matthew 23 and walks through one of the most direct teachings of Jesus about hypocrisy, exposing the danger of looking spiritually alive while remaining unchanged at the heart level. Jesus speaks directly to religious performance, warning that outward righteousness without inward transformat...

When global conflict erupts, fear spreads fast. News headlines, political debates, and social media outrage can make it feel like the world is spiraling out of control. But what does Jesus actually say about wars, rumors of wars, and the chaos of nations? In this message from Matthew 24, Pastor Brandon Cobb explores the deeper spiritual reality behind global conflict and why Christians should not...

In this powerful message, Aaron Carr walks us through the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 and challenges us with a life-shifting question: What are you doing with what God placed in your hands? So often we minimize our worth, compare our calling, or bury our gifts because of fear, insecurity, or misunderstanding who God truly is. But this message reminds us that what God gave you has weight,...

What does it really mean to step into the power of service? And why do so many of us resist the very thing Jesus calls greatness? In this message, we walk through Matthew 20 and uncover three realities we must embrace if we’re going to live as servants of the Lord. Before service is action, it’s mercy. Before it’s a title, it’s an outcry. Jesus doesn’t redefine greatness by lowering the bar — He r...

What does it really mean that Jesus “did not come to be served, but to serve” (Matthew 20:28)? And why do some of the most blessed people in church quietly grow the most bitter? In this message, we confront a hard spiritual truth: if you don’t learn to serve more than you’re served, your faith will slowly rot. Through the bold request of James and John’s mother and Jesus’ repeated prediction of Hi...

When Can I Get a Divorce? Is Divorce okay with God? Few questions carry as much weight, pain, and urgency as this one. In this sermon, Pastor Brandon walks straight into the tension without shortcuts or religious loopholes, letting Jesus define the conversation instead of culture or convenience. Rather than starting with legality — what’s allowed — this message begins where Jesus begins: What is m...

What does it really mean to be great in the Kingdom of God? In this message from Eden Church, we step into Matthew 18:1–5 where the disciples ask a question that feels way more modern than we expect: Who’s the GOAT? Jesus doesn’t dodge it—He redefines it. This sermon explores how cultural ideas of status, power, and hierarchy quietly shape our faith, often without us noticing. From everyday debate...